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China's Tudou makes Wall Street debut, shares dive

Shares of China's internet company Tudou fell sharply as the online video company made its debut on Wall Street.

Technology / Business

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News Corp. board backs Murdoch after hacking scandal

Rupert Murdoch claimed boardroom backing Wednesday to remain at the helm of News Corp. as he worked to shift attention from the phone-hacking scandal to his media behemoth's healthy bottom line.

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created Aug 11, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

News Corp. buoyed by strong profits after scandal

Media behemoth News Corp. posted strong profits Wednesday, boosting owner Rupert Murdoch's attempts to reassure investors after a damaging phone-hacking scandal in Britain.

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Market sell-off claims IPOs; 8 cancel deals

(AP) -- Wall Street's recent gloom is laying waste to the hopes of companies planning to raise money from investors.

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Netflix braces for growth slowdown, stock plunges

Netflix Inc. is bracing for a backlash to its recently announced price hikes that could result in its slowest subscriber growth in more than three years.

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Special committee defends Wall Street Journal

A special committee set up to ensure the editorial integrity of The Wall Street Journal following its 2007 purchase by Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. said Monday it found no evidence of wrongdoing at the newspaper.

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Dow Jones editor reminds reporters of ethics code

Dow Jones editor-in-chief Robert Thomson, the American flagship of Rupert Murdoch's media empire, has reminded journalists that they must follow a code of ethics in a memo to all staff.

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Intel, Qualcomm show changing face of computing (Update)

(AP) -- The changing face of the computer industry was on display Wednesday as two companies representing the old guard and the new issued strong results for the latest quarter.

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created Jul 20, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Pseudomonas deploys a toxin delivery machine to breach cell walls of rivals without hurting itself

Microbiologists have uncovered a sneaky trick by the bacterium Pseudomonas aeruginosa to oust rivals. It deploys a toxin delivery machine to breach cell walls of competitors without hurting itself.

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

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Apple shares hit record high ahead of earnings

Apple shares hit a record high on Wall Street on Monday ahead of what is expected to be another blockbuster quarterly earnings report by the California gadget-maker.

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created Jul 19, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Wall Street Journal attacks News Corp. critics

The News Corp.-owned Wall Street Journal blasted critics Monday for double standards and insisted that the phone-tapping scandal in Britain should not tarnish all of Rupert Murdoch's media empire.

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New contrast agents detect bacterial infections with high sensitivity and specificity

A new family of contrast agents that sneak into bacteria disguised as glucose food can detect bacterial infections in animals with high sensitivity and specificity. These agents -- called maltodextrin-based ...

Chemistry / Materials Science

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Google 2Q earnings soar past analyst estimates

(AP) -- Google Inc. ushered in new CEO Larry Page with second-quarter earnings that were far better than analysts expected.

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created Jul 14, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Enzymes for cell wall synthesis conserved across species barriers

Plants have neither supportive bone tissue nor muscles, and yet they can form rigid structures like stalks and even tree trunks. This is due to the fact that plant cells are enveloped by a stable cell wall. The main component ...

Biology / Biotechnology

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A News Corp. without newspapers?

Rupert Murdoch built his vast fortune selling newspapers, expanding a single daily in his native Australia into a media and entertainment empire that spans the globe.

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