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S&P 500 hits 1900 for the first time
THE QUOTE: The stock market is gradually returning to normal after a sustained period of uncertainty following the financial crisis and the Great Recession, said Rob Stein, CEO of Astor Investment Management. “It would not … FADING BEAUTY: Elizabeth …
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S&P 500, Dow eke out record closes; Nasdaq loses ground: stock market live …
We're live blogging all the action in the U.S. stock market on Tuesday. You can read … Stocks continue to show mostly modest gains after a report on business inventories that came out a few minutes ago. … “Retail sales data were soft, but still …
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Health Saving Accounts (HSA)—Webcast
FARGO, N.D.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–A June webcast and panel discussion will provide insights into the growing popularity of health savings accounts (HSAs) since their establishment just over a decade ago. During the HealthChange™ Web Series “The Rise of …
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Sport training idea impresses experts

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Sport training idea impresses experts
Experts from the worlds of media, industry, finance and tourism came together to scrutinise the business plans of hundreds of first-year students. The winners were Josh Kitchen, Miles Heptonstall and Adam Holland, who came up with a business called All …
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ConocoPhillips Donates More Than Million to The University of Texas at Austin
HOUSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–ConocoPhillips (NYSE: COP) continued its commitment of funding quality higher education at The University of Texas at Austin yesterday with a contribution of $ 1.185 million. A portion of the donation, $ 685,000, is intended to …
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Latest Business Level Strategy News

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Fund Affiliated with Apollo Global Management Completes Acquisition of …
NEW YORK & MONTREAL–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Apollo European Principal Finance Fund II (“Apollo EPF II”), a fund affiliated with Apollo Global Management, LLC (NYSE:APO) (together with its consolidated subsidiaries, “Apollo”) today announced the … “This …
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MOBILE Mini's CEO Discusses Q1 2014 Results – Earnings Call Transcript
And as part of the top grading over the last year we have raised the bar and increased the level of accountability and expectations which had temporarily driven turnover and open proficiency. With the exception of the fleet repairs and redeployment and …
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Should the public sector be slashed?
Having worked as an economist in both the federal and Victorian bureaucracies, my personal view is that Australia has too many public sector agencies and too much duplication across federal and state levels, and there is significant scope to streamline …
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Business Wire

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Business Wire
“The NSA has three degrees of separation, Microsoft says they accessed Hotmail/Office 365 data without a warrant, and Google's terms of service allow farming of your data to sell the results to advertisers,” says Wayland Bruns, CTO of CompanionLink.
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Microsoft en Dell sluiten licentieovereenkomst patenten
Microsoft en Dell hebben een licentieovereenkomst voor patenten gesloten betreffende Android, Chrome OS en Xbox. Dat meldt Microsoft op zijn blog. Volgens de softwaregigant kunnen de bedrijven "bouwen op de innovaties van beide partijen".
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Cornerstone OnDemand and Ellucian Achieve Success in Helping Higher …

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Cornerstone OnDemand and Ellucian Achieve Success in Helping Higher …
SANTA MONICA, Calif., Apr 02, 2014 (BUSINESS WIRE) — Cornerstone OnDemand (NASDAQ:CSOD) , a global leader in cloud-based talent management software solutions, and Ellucian , a leading software and services provider for the higher education … Several …
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Energy industry targeting carbon to clean up business
Boulet says Husky will inject the carbon into an oil field near Lloydminster, a town that straddles Alberta and Saskatchewan, to boost production in a process called enhanced oil recovery, or EOR. Mel Duvall, a Husky spokesman, declined to comment.
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CHOP to go before planning committee on new tower project
The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia's bold plan to construct a 21-story tower at South Street and Schuylkill Avenue is scheduled to go before the Philadelphia Planning Commission's civic design review committee Tuesday afternoon. The project would …
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CIOs: Plan mega-datacenter migration now
If the ITO does not have strong relationships with the major business servers, the CIO needs to develop those relationships early in the process. Third, CIOs should convene a strategic migration team with members covering each of the major parts of the …
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Latest Business Ideas For 2011 News

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3M Annual Meeting Highlights Innovation and New Vision
PAUL, Minn., May 08, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) — Executive Chairman George W. Buckley, and President and CEO Inge G. Thulin told shareholders at the Annual Meeting held at the River Centre in St. Paul today that 3M innovation is stronger than ever and …
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Americaneagle.com Recognized With 8 Horizon Interactive Awards for 2011
In addition to E-commerce recognitions, Americaneagle.com-developed websites Spectrum Technologies, Inc. and GH Cretors Popped Corn were honored with Bronze awards in the categories of "Business-to-Business" and "Consumer Information," respectively.
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TD Ameritrade Reports Monthly Metrics
By Business Wire TD Ameritrade Holding Corporation (NYSE: AMTD) today announced Company metrics for April 2012. Monthly activities included: An average of 368000 client trades per day in April 2012, down 8 percent from April 2011 and down 3 percent …
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HealthStream Announces First Quarter 2012 Results

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HealthStream Announces First Quarter 2012 Results
By Business Wire 04/23/12 – 04:30 PM EDT HealthStream, Inc. (NASDAQ: HSTM), a leading provider of learning and research solutions for the healthcare industry, announced today results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2012.
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BBCN Bancorp Reports Strong First Quarter 2012 Earnings
By Business Wire 04/23/12 – 09:12 PM EDT BBCN Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company”) (NASDAQ:BBCN), the holding company of BBCN Bank (the “Bank”), today reported net income available to common stockholders of $ 22.1 million, or $ 0.28 per diluted common share, …
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5 Sustainable Green Ideas for Your Portfolio
On the contrary, I enjoy researching companies that have sustainable and renewable business models — I'm just hypercritical when it comes to new technologies because many are still years away from being viable — and by "viable" I mean "profitable.
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Latest Business Ideas For 2011 News

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Approach Resources Inc. Releases 2011 Annual Report
By Business Wire 04/20/12 – 10:30 AM EDT Approach Resources Inc. (NASDAQ: AREX) today announced that the 2011 annual report is now available under the Investor Relations section of the Company's website at www.approachresources.com.
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LCNB Corp. Reports Financial Results For The Three Months Ended March 31, 2012
By Business Wire 04/20/12 – 02:50 PM EDT LCNB Corp. (NASDAQ: LCNB) today announced net income of $ 2277000 (total basic and diluted earnings per share of $ 0.34) for the three months ended March 31, 2012. Commenting on 2012 earnings, LCNB CEO Steve …
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Staples.com Survey Reveals Businesses Can Manage Without the Boss, But Not the …

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Staples.com Survey Reveals Businesses Can Manage Without the Boss, But Not the …
FRAMINGHAM, Mass., Apr 19, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) — In honor of National Administrative Professionals' Day, a Staples.com survey provides insight on the "office VIP," finding the administrative assistant more crucial than the boss in many offices.
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Calling Creative Cooks: Online Cooking Competition Creates Big Buzz in the …
Described by online bloggers as an "addictive shopping experience," zuuzs makes online shopping fun and social. zuuzs is a property of Nectar Online Media, Inc. MakobiScribe is a blog dedicated to finding the best gift ideas and sweepstakes for every …
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Global Income And Currency Fund Announces Expiration Of Annual Share …

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Global Income And Currency Fund Announces Expiration Of Annual Share …
By Business Wire 04/11/12 – 06:18 PM EDT Nuveen Investments, a leading global provider of investment services to institutions as well as individual investors, today announced the expiration of the annual repurchase offer of shares of common stock for …
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Goodwill Advocates Urge Congress to Invest in Job Training
Congress must make it a high priority to preserve funding for programs that enable individuals with disabilities and disadvantages to become self-sufficient and meet the needs of the nation's businesses. Workforce Investment Act (WIA) Reauthorization: …
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UBS Announces Monthly Changes To The UBS Next Generation Internet Index
By Business Wire 04/11/12 – 10:00 AM EDT UBS Investment Bank announced today that following the close of business on April 3, 2012, the following changes to the UBS Next Generation Internet Index (NYSE ticker symbol “NETIPO”) were implemented.
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