Business Stories from October 29, 2011 (Change date)
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A look at recent tech-industry earningsNov 01, 2011 12:57 pm - Here is a summary of recent earnings and reports for selected technology companies and what they reveal about the state of spending and the overall economy: Oct. 13...
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FBI seeking personal Internet-usage data more often in courtsNov 01, 2011 12:57 pm - WASHINGTON — The FBI is increasingly going to court to get personal email and Internet usage information as service providers balk at disclosing customer data without a ...
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Squirmy toddler? There’s an app for thatNov 01, 2011 12:57 pm - MIAMI — There’s a new routine these days whenever Amber Mullaney goes out to eat at a restaurant. While waiting to be seated, she asks her husband to get the phone ready...
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Boeing 787 passengers fly in styleNov 01, 2011 12:57 pm - TOKYO — Kiyoko Furusho kept her moisturizer in her bag while flying on the first commercial Boeing 787 flight. “My skin usually gets very dry when flying and I have to p...
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Anti-Wall Streeters inspire Halloween costumesNov 01, 2011 12:57 pm - NEW YORK — Dressed as protesters, complete with toy megaphone, Mitch Robinson and his wife unrolled a sleeping bag and “occupied” their friends’ Halloween party. Unlike ...
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‘Occupy’ protests spawn new catchphraseNov 01, 2011 12:57 pm - NEW YORK — Occupy Wall Street, meet Occupy the Bar. The nearly 6-week-old social protest in Manhattan has inspired campaigns, headlines and spoofs that often have nothin...
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Female CEOs leading more in tech industryNov 01, 2011 12:57 pm - SAN FRANCISCO — IBM Corp. has passed a milestone, naming the first female CEO in the company’s 100-year history. The selection of Virginia “Ginni” Rometty is also a stat...
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Writer Isaacson on Steve Jobs: ‘I just listened’Nov 01, 2011 12:57 pm - NEW YORK — Steve Jobs told Walter Isaacson he wanted him to write his biography because he’s good at getting people to talk. Jobs, it turns out, didn’t need much proddin...
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Review: Nike improves GPS running watchNov 01, 2011 12:57 pm - NEW YORK — Since 2003, I’ve tried several fitness accessories that use the GPS system to tell you how far and how fast you’re running. I’ve generally liked them, except ...
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FCC unveils rules for rural broadband fundNov 01, 2011 12:57 pm - WASHINGTON — Federal regulators have unveiled a plan for overhauling the $8 billion fund that subsidizes phone service in rural areas and for the poor. It redirects the ...
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