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Google Privacy Changes Should Be Stopped, Consumer Group Says - BusinessWeek

Wednesday, 22 February 2012 11:52 News - SciTech
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Google Privacy Changes Should Be Stopped, Consumer Group Says
BusinessWeek
By Sara Forden Feb. 22 (Bloomberg) -- Google Inc.'s planned changes to its privacy policy are deceptive, violate a settlement with the US Federal Trade Commission and should be stopped, an advocacy group said in a federal complaint.
Google's Safari Tracking: Here Come the LawsuitsMashable
Google Privacy Plan Should Be Stopped, Consumer Group's FTC Complaint SaysBloomberg
Microsoft Says Google Violates User PrivacyKXLY Spokane
InfoWorld -Broadcasting & Cable
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An Off Switch for Pain; Charging Cell Phones with Fingers - The Atlantic Wire

Wednesday, 22 February 2012 11:31 News - SciTech
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The Atlantic Wire
An Off Switch for Pain; Charging Cell Phones with Fingers
The Atlantic Wire
Discovered: An off switch for pain, a finger-powered cell phone charger, what your ear of choice says about your brain, the clouds are coming for us, and buckyballs in space. An off switch for pain? This sounds too good to be true, because it is.
Cosmic Buckyball Particle 'Factory' DiscoveredDiscovery News
NASA's Spitzer Finds Solid Buckyballs in SpacePR Newswire (press release)

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Sony launches PlayStation Vita with hopes of upping quality of its portable play - Washington Post

Wednesday, 22 February 2012 11:25 News - SciTech
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Sony launches PlayStation Vita with hopes of upping quality of its portable play
Washington Post
Sony's much -awaited gaming device, the PlayStation Vita, hit the US on Wednesday as the company tries to compete with the mobile gaming industry. The Post's Hayley Tsukayama reports: While most mobile games don't have the hours of storylines that ...
Sony's Vita arrives just as market may be fadingReuters
Sony PlayStation Vita Launches With New PS Store AppsPC Magazine
PS Vita Review: The Future of The PastForbes
PCWorld -Wired News -TIME
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Groups ask FCC to block Verizon spectrum deals with cable providers - Macworld

Wednesday, 22 February 2012 11:21 News - SciTech
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Groups ask FCC to block Verizon spectrum deals with cable providers
Macworld
by Grant Gross, IDG News Service The US Federal Communications Commission must block Verizon Wireless from buying wireless spectrum from cable providers because two proposed deals would concentrate too much spectrum in the hands of one company, ...
T-Mobile Asks FCC to Block Verizon's Purchase of Cable AirwavesBusinessWeek
T-Mobile Urges US to Block Verizon's Spectrum PurchaseNew York Times
T-Mobile urges FCC to block sale of cable-company wireless spectrum to Verizon ...Washington Post
FierceCable -Wall Street Journal (blog)
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Google Seen Poised To Overtake Facebook In Display Ads - Wall Street Journal

Wednesday, 22 February 2012 11:14 News - SciTech
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Google Seen Poised To Overtake Facebook In Display Ads
Wall Street Journal
By John Letzing Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES SAN FRANCISCO (Dow Jones)--Google Inc.'s (GOOG) display-advertising business is growing faster than anticipated and is on track to surpass that of Facebook Inc. next year, according to research published Wednesday ...
Google to pass Facebook in US display ad revenue, report saysLos Angeles Times
Google Poised to Overtake Facebook in US Display Ads Next YearBusinessWeek
Google's Diversifying Display Ad Business Could Pass Facebook's, eMarketer GuessesTechCrunch
Forbes -Equities.com -Bloomberg
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Judge to rule on Mubarak case on June 2

CAIRO (Reuters) - The verdict in the trial of former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, charged with ordering the killing of protesters in the uprising that swept him from power, will be delivered on J...
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US News

Obama calls black museum symbol for all Americans

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Political and cultural figures joined to break ground for a new museum celebrating black Americans on Wednesday, with President Barack Obama calling it a symbol of Americans' sh...
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As rioting leads to deaths in Afghanistan, NATO officials apologize again for ... - Fox News


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As riots over the accidental improper disposal of the Koran led to seven deaths by Wednesday, two senior N...
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Health

Whooping cough vaccines should be given to all adults, gov't panel says - CBS News


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Whooping cough vaccines should be given to all adults, gov't panel says
CBS News
A woman is vaccinated against whooping cough (pertussis), at a pharmacy in Pasadena, California on September...
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General Business

S&P fails to break key level

NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks fell on Wednesday with the S&P 500 stalled near a 10-month-old high after weak data on Europe's business activity raised concerns about a recession.
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SciTech

Google Privacy Changes Should Be Stopped, Consumer Group Says - BusinessWeek


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Google Privacy Changes Should Be Stopped, Consumer Group Says
BusinessWeek
By Sara Forden Feb. 22 (Bloomberg) -- Google Inc.'s planned changes to its privacy policy are deceptive, viola...
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Sports

Live blog: Tiger is 1-down after 6 holes in match play - USA TODAY (blog)


USA TODAY (blog)
Live blog: Tiger is 1-down after 6 holes in match play
USA TODAY (blog)
By Tom Weir, USA TODAY Tiger Woods faces Spaniard Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano in the World Golf Championships-Accent...
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Entertainment

President Obama sings 'Sweet Home Chicago' with BB King, Buddy Guy - Washington Post


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President Obama sings 'Sweet Home Chicago' with BB King, Buddy Guy
Washington Post
President Obama sang a few lines from “Sweet Home Chicago” with blues greats BB King and Buddy Gu...
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US Markets

Stocks drift lower as market takes a breather

U.S. stocks drifted lower Wednesday amid doubts over the latest bailout for Greece and concerns about global economic growth.
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Economy and Government

Mitt Romney's plan to cut your taxes

In a switch to a more aggressive tax plan, Mitt Romney said Wednesday that he now favors cutting marginal tax rates for individuals by 20%.
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International Finance

China manufacturing rises to 4-month high

Chinese manufacturing continues to grow at a slow pace, edging up to a 4-month high in February, according to a preliminary report issued Wednesday.
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Commodities

US farm subsidies attacked amid boom (Financial Times)

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Currencies

Global Markets Update: Dell Hit After Earnings Miss

CNBC's Mandy Drury reports U.S. markets are down after hitting 13,000 yesterday. Dell is hit after yesterday's earnings miss. HP earnings come later today. Toll Brothers is down on the day after loss....
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Mergers & Aquisitions

TEXT-S&P puts FortisAlberta ratings on watch negative

Overview -- On Feb. 21, 2012, Fortis Inc. announced it entered into an agreement to acquire all of the shares of CH Energy Group Inc. for about C$1.5 billion. -- We are placing our...
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Investing Strategies

Reading the Tea Leaves in RIM Shake-Up

To hear Mike Lazaridis and Jim Balsillie of Research In Motion tell it, their departures as co-chairs and co-CEOs at RIM were well thought out and their own decisions. They deny being pushed out by an...
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Investing Ideas

Pros Like Yum!, McDonald’s After New Highs

A few restaurant stocks traded near new highs this week, but the “Fast Money” traders thought one company stood out.
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Banking

Existing Home Sales: Jobs Still Needed For Recovery

A strong job market is necessary to give young couples confidence that they can take the plunge into homeownership, and not get caught in a fire sale situation by losing a job or a forced relocation.
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Mortgages

Best-Execution Mortgage Rates Rise For First Time in a Month

For the first time since late January, Best-Execution Mortgages Rates moved back to 4.0%.  Over the past month, the rate averaged 3.875% despite plenty of fluctuations in terms of closing costs.&nb...

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Treasuries

Meredith Whitney: High-End Consumers Benefit From Low Rates

The high-end income consumer has dominated more of total spending, says Meredith Whitney, Meredith Whitney Advisory Group founder/CEO. Whitney says the middle class has been compromised because they h...
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Interest Rates

Housing's Dilemma: There's Not Enough To Buy

Non-distressed sellers are making up less and less of the overall housing market. That does not a healthy housing market make. Without good, move-up homes available, the market cannot see real price a...
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Real Estate

Forestar posts $22.9M loss, pulled down by charges

Forestar Group Inc. on Wednesday it posted a $22.9 million fourth-quarter loss, pulled down by hefty charges related to some of its real estate projects.
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Federal Reserve

90 Seconds with Art Cashin: Dow 13,000

CNBC's Brian Shactman and Art Cashin, of UBS, discuss whether the Dow reaching 13,000 means the economy is really moving forward. Cashin says he doesn't think the jury is in yet and we'll have to give...
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Hedge Funds

Closures, Losses Push Back Asia Hedge Fund Industry

A rough year for Asian hedge funds in 2011 exposed the long-only bias of many managers' portfolios, leaving the industry fighting a tough battle to retain clients as assets shrink and fund closures ac...
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Top 5 Up Unusual Volume

22 Feb 2012 13:55:00 - Top 5 Stocks up on Unusual Volume

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Symbol Volume %
Change 		Price %
Change 		News
  FIRE 1051%  44.93% news
  HSTM 721%  21.91% news
  GRMN 609%  48.32% news
  WIRE 254%  29.46% news
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Video Feeds

Housing optimism springs to life

Feb 22 - Sales of previously owned U.S. homes jumped to a 1-1/2 year high in January in a promising sign a turnaround is starting to take hold. Conway G. Gittens reports.
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Opinion

Critical Issues for understanding a Bank- Keyfunds.com

There are multitudes of issues to work on while analyzing a bank. They can be broken down to Asset Quality, Liquidity, Earnings, Capital, Sensitivity to Market Risk, Management.

Asset Quality-

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Fashion Report

Fall and Winter Line of iPurse.com Pouch Collection is perfect for this season

On October 15th 2011 , iPurse CEO, Robin Trehan told that fall and winter line of iPurse.com Collection is available in the store, so it is the time to update the wardrobes by takin...

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