These American Companies Refused To Sign The Bangladesh Safety Accord

huffingtonpost.com 15 hours ago

The deadline to sign onto the Accord on Fire and Building Safety in Bangladesh passed on Tuesday, and at least 14 major North American retailers declined to participate.

 
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You Can Blame Hipsters For That $7 Bud Light

huffingtonpost.com 16 hours ago

Cheap beers are becoming less cheap, and for that you can thank hipsters...

 
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5 new tech ideas that will scare you silly. Or not Slide Show

marketwatch.com 2 hours ago

These 5 cutting-edge technology innovations should scare the Google Glass out of you. Unless they don’t.

 
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Treasury Officials Told Of IRS Probe In June 2012

huffingtonpost.com 14 hours ago

WASHINGTON -- Senior Treasury officials were made aware in June 2012 that investigators were looking into complaints from tea party groups that they were being harassed by the Internal Revenue...

 
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A Fool Looks Back (BBRY, NOK, SODA, TSLA, VELT)

fool.com 2 hours ago

It was a busy week of market news.

 
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Obama Student Loan Policy Under Scrutiny As Congress Tackles Student Borrowing Costs

huffingtonpost.com 17 hours ago

WASHINGTON -- Congressional Democrats have pounced on a nonpartisan government report showing the Department of Education this year is forecast to earn a record $51 billion profit off student...

 
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As Hollywood Leans on Blockbusters, the Flop Looms

nytimes.com 18 hours ago

Hollywood, increasingly reliant on big-budget spectacles that make hundreds of millions of dollars, may be headed over a blockbuster cliff.

 
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$10 trillion in X-Prizes needed to save the world Paul B. Farrell

marketwatch.com 2 hours ago

Today’s X-Prize winners resemble slow-moving dinosaurs when you think of the accelerating challenges facing the real world of the coming generation.

 
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Npower feels the heat after accusations of UK tax avoidance

guardian.co.uk 7 hours ago

With npower accused of avoiding tax at the same time as hiking prices, some consumers are taking matters into their own hands

 
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Times Site Is Attacked by Hackers

nytimes.com 13 hours ago

The New York Times Company was a victim of online attacks earlier this week that slowed down The New York Times Web site and limited access to content.

 
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10 Percent Of Facebook Users Aren't Human

huffingtonpost.com 21 hours ago

Facebook loves to talk about its ridiculously high number of users. Yes, Facebook has a whole lot of accounts, but many of them aren't humans.

 
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Let's move to Wallingford in Oxfordshire

guardian.co.uk 21 hours ago

It's Midsomer, without the murders, says Tom Dyckhoff

 
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China's King of All Social Media - Barrons.com

online.barrons.com 2 hours ago

Tencent's dominance in China's social media merits a premium valuation. If its forward P/E returns to its long-term average of 26, the stock could climb 20%. Company is pushing hard into e-commerce...

 
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China April housing inflation quickens to two year high

reuters.com 4 hours ago

BEIJING (Reuters) - China's housing inflation accelerated to its fastest pace in April in two years, driven by a jump in prices in Beijing and Shanghai, complicating the task of policymakers trying to...

 
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Panel probing Walmart lobbying to submit report in few days

moneycontrol.com 2 hours ago

Sources said the report is expected to be submitted to the government either today or tomorrow. The conclusions of the panel could not be immediately ascertained...

 
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Tata Motors subsidiary issues $280 m senior notes

moneycontrol.com 2 hours ago

Tata Motors Ltd said its subsidiary TML Holdings Pte Ltd had issued and allotted S$350 million of senior notes due 2018...

 
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Yahoo nearing $1.1bn acquisition of Tumblr

moneycontrol.com 4 hours ago

Yahoo's Marissa Mayer tries to attract more traffic and advertisers to the Internet company`s website and mobile applications...

 
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Purple Power: Yahoo! Reportedly in Talks to Buy Tumblr for Up to $1 Billion

business.time.com 20 hours ago

Internet icon Yahoo! is in talks to buy New York-based social blogging platform Tumblr for as much as $1 billion, according to multiple reports...

 
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Gold, silver price slide on weak demand, global sentiment - Business Today

businesstoday.intoday.in 2 hours ago

Reduced offtake from stockists as well as lack of retail buying support amid continued global-sell-off contributed to the gold prices decline at the domestic bullion market on Saturday.

 
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If bearded, your face could be your fortune

moneycontrol.com 2 hours ago

Noticeboard looks into Beardvertising, that is, advertising using beards! Also Saurabh Kanwarof Flarepath tells you who you should follow on Twitter. ..

 
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Voltamp Trans standalone Mar '13 sales at Rs 174.97 crore

moneycontrol.com 2 hours ago

Voltamp Transformers has reported a sales standalone turnover of Rs 174.97 crore and a net profit of Rs 14.93 crore for the quarter ended Mar '13..

 
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IRS chief declines to identify employees involved in scandal

news.yahoo.com 12 hours ago

By Andy Sullivan and Kim Dixon WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The outgoing head of the U.S...

 
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Sorry, Deniers, U.S. Debt Crisis Isn't Going Away - Barrons.com

online.barrons.com 2 hours ago

CBO's most plausible projection puts national debt at 83% of GDP by 2023, but figure could hit 200% in the following decade.Looking at the Medicare fee-cut mythology.

 
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Inside the human robot factory

bbc.co.uk 16 May

The factory making robots we can relate to

 
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Jackpot Soars Again

huffingtonpost.com 20 hours ago

The Powerball lottery jackpot grew to $600 million Friday ahead of the game's May 18 drawing, making the prize one of the largest lottery jackpots ever.

 
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Monthly bond-buying process by Fed to continue: Arnab Das

moneycontrol.com 4 hours ago

The Canadian dollar declined for a fifth time in six days versus its US peer as a regional Federal Reserve president said the central bank may begin slowing monthly bond-buying as the labor market...

 
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How 60-yr old saree brand Chhabra 555 got a new twist

moneycontrol.com 3 hours ago

Asheeta Chhabra is part of the 60-year old brand Chhabra 555 which started selling sarees at Delhi’s oldest and busiest market place – Chandni Chowk...

 
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Accenture Buying Acquity Group for $316 Million (ACN)

fool.com 1 hour ago

New subsidiary is growing three times as fast as the company that's buying it.        

 
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Expect industrial activity to pick up in FY14: CARE Ratings

moneycontrol.com 3 hours ago

IIP: Industrial activity is expected to pick up in FY14 and grow by 4.0 - 5.0% with mining projected to grow by about 2.0%, electricity by 7.0% and manufacturing activities in the range of 4.0 - 5.0,...

 
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If you win the $600 million Powerball, the tax man cometh - NBC News.com

nbcnews.com 18 hours ago

If you’re lucky enough to win the upcoming $600 billion Powerball, you’ll also be putting a big smile on Uncle Sam’s face. And when it...

 
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Financial Times Site Is Hacked

nytimes.com 20 hours ago

The group calling itself the Syrian Electronic Army claimed responsibility for disrupting the Web site and Twitter accounts of The Financial Times.

 
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PBM Polytex standalone Mar '13 sales at Rs 53.73 crore

moneycontrol.com 2 hours ago

PBM Polytex has reported a sales standalone turnover of Rs 53.73 crore and a net profit of Rs 4.50 crore for the quarter ended Mar '13..

 
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Retirement 'is harmful to health'

bbc.co.uk 16 May

Retirement has a detrimental impact on mental and physical health, says a new study by the Institute of Economic Affairs, a think tank.

 
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Mount Everest standalone Mar '13 sales at Rs 6.21 crore

moneycontrol.com 2 hours ago

Mount Everest Mineral Water has reported a sales standalone turnover of Rs 6.21 crore and a net profit of Rs 0.04 crore for the quarter ended Mar '13..

 
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Beloved Bacon Restaurant Forced To Close Because Of Smell

huffingtonpost.com 14 hours ago

The Upper Haight smells like a lot of things...

 
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