Description: Microsoft Corp (MSFT.O) has yet to persuade investors that a deal to put its Windows software on Nokia Corp (NOK1V.HE) phones is not just two losers hoping to combine into one winner.
Source: Reuters.com
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Date: 02/11/2011
Link: http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/02/11/us-microsoft-idUSTRE71A78Z20110211
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Description: THE next time consumers visit a Walgreens drugstore looking for something to soothe their achy heads, the company hopes they will reach for its private-label pain reliever and not a brand name.
Source: NYTimes.com
Date: 02/10/2011
Link: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/11/business/media/11adco.html?ref=business
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Description: The storied franchise is the country’s only publicly-owned, non-profit major professional sports team.
Source: CNNMoney.com – video report
Date: 02/04/2011
Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/news/2011/02/04/n_green_bay_packers.cnnmoney/
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Description: Sales of the Italian automaker rose 20% in North America in 2010 and big gains are being made in China.
Source: CNNMoney.com – video report
Date: 02/04/2011
Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/luxury/2011/02/04/lux_ferrari.cnnmoney/
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Description: With office cultures becoming more egalitarian and companies mindful of the bottom line, reserved spaces are becoming harder to find.
Source: Businessweek.com
Date: 02/04/2011
Link: http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/11_07/b4215081250566.htm
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Description: Media companies are making big bets on tablet-friendly newspapers and magazines — even as they bleed cash chasing a still-tiny audience.
Source: CNNMoney.com
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Date: 02/05/2011
Link: http://money.cnn.com/2011/02/04/technology/ipad_magazines/index.htm
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Description: IT’S not easy being gray. For the first time ever, getting out of a car is no picnic. My back is hunched. And I’m holding on to handrails as I lurch upstairs.
Source: NYTimes.com
Date: 02/05/2011
Link: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/06/business/06aging.html?ref=business
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Description: U.S. stocks are taking a turn downward on Friday as Ford and Amazon tumble. Kristina Peterson, Kathleen Madigan and Donna Kardos Yesalavich report.
Source: Marketwatch.com – video report
Date: 01/28/2011
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Description: The movie rental company has focused on cheaper, older films for its streaming catalog to keep costs down.
Source: CNNMoney.com – video report
Date: 01/29/2011
Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/technology/2011/01/28/tm_netflix_new_releases_expensive.fortune/
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Description: A labor dispute between the National Football League and its players is threatening to bleed billions in revenueâ€â€and possibly cancel the 2011-12 season.
Source: Businessweek.com
Date: 01/27/2011
Link: http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/11_06/b4214058410168.htm
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