U.S. Stocks Gain Most Since November on Factory Orders, Profits
U.S. Stocks Gain Most Since November on Factory Orders, Profits
Feb. 20 (Bloomberg) — U.S. stocks advanced the most in more than three months as improving earnings and better-than- expected reports on manufacturing bolstered optimism that the economy is gaining momentum.
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Schools deny part in hacking
Schools deny part in hacking
SHANGHAI – Two prominent schools in China dispute allegations hacking attacks on Google and other firms originated from them, a report said Saturday.
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Chinese school ‘denies cyber-attack on Google’
Chinese school ‘denies cyber-attack on Google’
A Chinese school linked to cyber-attacks on Google denied any involvement, the state-run Xinhua news agency reported on Saturday. File photo of a Chinese flag flying over the company logo outside the Google China headquarters in Beijing.
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Apple’s iPad: No Fun, No ROI for Small Businesses
Apple’s iPad: No Fun, No ROI for Small Businesses
Does the iPad offer any true return on investment for small business owners? Coolness factors aside, the iPad, if used in business, will present device issues, software-compatibility problems and very real security risks.
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Life-and-death debate over mammograms
Life-and-death debate over mammograms
n Task force now says women shouldn’t get annual, routine mammograms until age 50
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The Week’s Top 10 Videos On MarketWatch
The Week’s Top 10 Videos On MarketWatch
The Week’s Top 10 Videos On MarketWatch
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The Pain in Spain
The Pain in Spain
Last week we talked about Greece. But the problems are more than just Greece. We look at two very different views of the euro, and then opposing thoughts on Spain. Is Spain a problem or not? And how can the US keep on spending? Is there a limit?
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Crowded special Town Meeting warrant
Crowded special Town Meeting warrant
Articles to purchase new police cruisers, to fund vocational school tuition and to settle an AFSCME union contract highlight next week’s special Town Meeting.
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Lurching Again … With Morphine
Lurching Again … With Morphine
I sit here in front of my computer with some residual morphine and about 10,000 other drugs making writing a lot of work for the first time in my life. My broken back offers only some minor pain right now because of who-knows-what. I know I will be rambling, but at least I am back at the desk and doing what I love to do the most: share the ups and downs of a life spent lurching from one near …
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Asheville-Buncombe Tech’s new leader Hank Dunn faces budget squeeze
Asheville-Buncombe Tech’s new leader Hank Dunn faces budget squeeze
ASHEVILLE — Over the last three years, Chancellor Hank Dunn saw Ivy Tech Community College’s Central Indiana campus squeezed by explosive growth and a recession, forcing students and teachers into trailers for lack of other classroom space.
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