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Mar 21, 2014 by Mark Brooks

Wal-Mart's New Tool Does the Price Matching for You, Refunds the Difference

Wal-Mart, which declined to comment on when the program would be rolled out nationwide.

Mar 21, 2014 by Mark Brooks

Microsoft Says It Snooped on Hotmail to Track Leak

Hotmail's terms of service includes a section that says, "We may access or disclose information about you, including the content of your communications, in order to ... protect the rights or property of Microsoft or our customers."

Mar 21, 2014 by Mark Brooks

Turkish Attempt to Ban Twitter Backfires

Turkey in the past has blocked access to YouTube, but this is the first ban on Twitter, which is hugely popular in the country.

Mar 21, 2014 by Mark Brooks

5 Companies Make Their Trading Debut Friday

All five were trading higher by midday.

Mar 21, 2014 by Mark Brooks

Media General to Buy LIN Media in Deal Worth $1.6 Billion

The combined company would own and operate or service a combined 74 stations across 46 markets.

Mar 20, 2014 by Mark Brooks

25 Years Later, Exxon Valdez Spill Effects Linger

Responders estimated that as many as 3,000 sea otters died the first year.

Mar 20, 2014 by Mark Brooks

Amazon's Prime Isn't the Only Free-Delivery Game in Town

Of course, if you're not shopping online frequently enough, the membership fees can be a waste of money.

Mar 20, 2014 by Mark Brooks

Arkansas Court Tosses Out $1.2 Billion Judgment Against Johnson & Johnson

The court ruled that the state improperly sued under a law that applies to health care facilities, not pharmaceutical companies.

Mar 20, 2014 by Mark Brooks

Fonda and Tomlin Reunite for Netflix Sitcom

The two actresses co-starred a quarter-century ago in the comedy hit Nine to Five.

Mar 20, 2014 by Mark Brooks

DreamWorks, Chinese Partners Unveil Shanghai "DreamCenter" Plan

The 15-hectare (40-acre) site includes eight outdoor events plazas.

Mar 20, 2014 by Mark Brooks

Alibaba Investment Gives Mobile Messaging Company Tango a Reason to Dance

Tango's audience is half the size of WhatsApp, which boasts more than 450 million users.

Mar 20, 2014 by Mark Brooks

Yellen's "Dashboard" of Job-Market Gauges

tkThe "dial on virtually all of those things is moving in a direction of improvement," she said.

Mar 19, 2014 by Mark Brooks

Fed Removes Language on Threshold Unemployment Rate

Most analysts think the Fed will keep its target for short-term rates near zero until mid to late 2015.

Mar 19, 2014 by Mark Brooks

FAA Releases Report on Boeing 787's Design, Manufacture

Wednesday's report was not intended to address the battery's design, but rather the overall safety of Boeing's design and manufacture of the plane and the adequacy of FAA's oversight.

Mar 19, 2014 by Mark Brooks

Freed From Restriction, BP Bids on 31 Tracts in Gulf of Mexico

A total of 42 companies bid on 326 blocks in the central Gulf, and one company -- ExxonMobil Corp. -- bid on three blocks in the western Gulf.

Mar 19, 2014 by Mark Brooks

New "Star Wars" Set 30 Years After "Jedi"

"Episode VII" is set for release in December 2015.

Mar 19, 2014 by Mark Brooks

Siemens to Build Locomotives for U.S. Rail Projects

The lighter weight locomotives can operate at speeds up to 125 mph.

Mar 19, 2014 by Mark Brooks

Toyota to Pay Record $1.2 Billion Over Handling of Safety Issues

Starting in 2009, Toyota issued massive recalls, mostly in the U.S., totaling more than 10 million vehicles for various problems including faulty brakes, gas pedals and floor mats.

Mar 18, 2014 by Mark Brooks

Yellen and Husband: A Tight Economic Partnership

Yellen's husband, George Akerlof, has been critical in the past of the institution his wife leads and of other central banks.

Mar 18, 2014 by Mark Brooks

Consortium Including Caesars Gets Preliminary OK for Casino Resort in South Korea

It is the first South Korean casino license given to foreign investors, though a final approval is pending.

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