Description: Apple’s newest store overlooks the Grand Concourse of N.Y.’s Grand Central station and costs the company $800,000 a month in rent.
Source: CNNMoney.com – video report
Date: 12/09/2011
Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/technology/2011/12/09/t-ts-apple-grand-central.cnnmoney/
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Description: Fortune’s Allan Sloan talks about investing in boring old blue-chip stocks given the lack of other viable options these days.
Source: CNNMoney.com – video report
Date: 12/08/2011
Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/markets/2011/12/07/mkts_allan_sloan.cnnmoney/
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Description: Behind the drug advertisements in your inbox is a multimillion-dollar mail-order pharmaceutical business
Source: Businessweek.com
Date: 12/08/2011
Link: http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/spam-works-12082011-gfx.html
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Description: Think you’re spending a lot more for your French wines than you did in 1986? It all depends on which ones.
Source: Fotune.com
Date: 12/09/2011
Link: http://features.blogs.fortune.cnn.com/2011/12/09/wine-price-change/?iid=SF_F_River
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Description: New research from Google and Ipsos claims that recall improves when TV spots appear again in YouTube pre-rolls, making a stronger case for its pre-roll and in-stream ads
Source: Clickz.com
Date: December 06, 2011
Link: http://www.clickz.com/clickz/stats/2130484/brands-increase-recall-tv-digital-mix-google
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Description: The online giant has opened a holiday pop-up store in the U.K. where shoppers can purchase items with their phones and have it delivered to their homes.
Source: CNNMoney.com – video report
Date: 12/02/2011
Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/technology/2011/12/02/t-ts-ebay-popup.cnnmoney/
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Description: Hollywood studios increasingly are releasing movies overseas first
Source: Businessweek.com
Date: 12/01/2011
Link: http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/tintin-opening-in-theaters-far-from-you-12012011.html
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Description: Research In Motion Ltd. (RIM-T17.08-1.73-9.20%) took a hit of nearly half-a-billion dollars on its PlayBook tablet, but it was troubling news about sales of its BlackBerry smartphones that stoked fresh worries from investors about the tech giant.
Source: GlobeandMail.com
Date: 12/02/2011
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Description: Facebook has acquired location sharing service Gowalla for an undisclosed sum, according to a source close to Gowalla.
Source: CNNMoney.com
Date: 12/02/2011
Link: http://money.cnn.com/2011/12/02/technology/gowalla_facebook/index.htm?iid=SF_BN_Lead
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Description: Like many Americans, I like to shop at small, locally-owned businesses when I can. Millions of people participated in “Small Business Saturday” this past weekend, with an eye toward improving our local economies. After all, a 2008 study of Grand Rapids, Mich. from research firm Civic Economics found that locally-owned businesses tend to spend a higher percentage of their revenue on payroll than chains. For instance, for every $1 million in revenue, chain restaurants employed 9.7 people while independent restaurants employed 14.8. In other words, if you want to create jobs, you buy local.
Source: CBSNews.com (MoneyWatch)
Date: November 29, 2011
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