Description: Japanese motor maker Minebea Co. chose Cambodia over Vietnam to build a plant for 5,000 workers in a sign growing labor disputes are hurting Vietnam’s appeal as a low-cost alternative to China.
Source: Bloomberg.com
Date: 06/16/2011
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Description: UJAM co-founder Peter Gorges talks about how and why he created a web app that allows non-musicians to make music.
Source: CNNMoney.com – video report
Date: 06/10/2011
Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/technology/2011/06/10/t_tt_ujam_music_sharing.cnnmoney
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Description: Shares of Men’s Wearhouse surge after the retailer reported profits that doubled from a year ago, helped by strong sales across the board.
Source: CNNMoney.com – video report
Date: 06/09/2011
Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/markets/2011/06/09/mkts_midday_menswear.cnnmoney/
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Description: Stephen Ragsdale is no longer one of Honda Motor Co.’s “Happy Drivers.†A loyal owner for a decade, he ditched a 2009 Accord just 18 months after he bought it. The reason: He coveted his mother’s stylish Kia Optima.
Source: Businessweek.com
Date: 06/10/2011
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Description: Toyota Motor said Friday that it expected its annual net profit to fall almost a third from the previous year, hurt by production disruptions after the earthquake and tsunami that struck Japan in March.
Source: NYTimes.com
Date: 06/10/2011
Link: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/11/business/global/11toyota.html?ref=business
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Description: When Corky’s closed, a little slice of me died. How I found it back in business.
Source: Fortune.com
Date: 06/10/2011
Link: http://features.blogs.fortune.cnn.com/2011/06/10/pizza-a-love-story/?iid=H_F_News&iid=H_M_News
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Description: Deal site Groupon and music service Pandora could continue the tech IPO boom started by LinkedIn and Renren.
Source: CNNMoney.com – video report
Date: 06/03/2011
Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/markets/2011/06/03/mkts_groupon_pandora.cnnmoney/
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Description: Chrysler Sergio Marchionne says the government bailout was a ‘great deal’ for U.S. taxpayers, and we won’t recognize the carmaker in a few years.
Source: CNNMoney.com – video report
Date: 06/03/2011
Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/news/2011/06/03/n_fiat_ceo.cnnmoney
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Description: A proposal in the U.S. Senate aims to end the longtime exemption for e-commerce
Source: Businessweek.com
Date: 06/02/2011
Link: http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/11_24/b4232041319222.htm
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Description: Rovio has a blockbuster franchise just as notable for its flock of revenue streams as its wildly addictive game play.
Source: Fortune.com
Date: 06/03/2011
Link: http://tech.fortune.cnn.com/2011/06/03/25-ways-angry-birds/
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