Business Stories from January 24, 2015 (Change date)
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Asia stocks mostly higher as initial Greek jitters easeJan 24, 2015 10:00 pm - TOKYO (AP) - Asian stocks were mostly higher Tuesday as markets calmed from initial jitters over Greece's election result, with Tokyo shares making a significant rebound...
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'American Sniper' holds top spot at weekend box officeJan 24, 2015 10:00 pm - LOS ANGELES (AP) - "American Sniper" hit the mark with moviegoers again. The military drama starring Bradley Cooper as Navy SEAL marksman Chris Kyle topped the box offic...
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Facebook tries to cut down on hoaxesJan 24, 2015 6:43 am - Facebook has a new fix for fibs. The Menlo Park, California-based social media company said it has updated its service to reduce the number of hoaxes that appear in use...
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Why fake-news industry isn't afraid of Facebook changesJan 24, 2015 6:43 am - Facebook dealt a blow to the fake-news industry that could, in all likelihood, wipe it out: Starting this week, the site will cut down on the number of fake news stories...
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Facebook added 4.5 Million jobs to global economyJan 24, 2015 6:43 am - Facebook Inc. has helped to create 4.5 million jobs and add $227 billion to the world economy, according to a Deloitte study commissioned by the social networking servic...
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Kaspersky exec: Criminals get smarter along with techJan 24, 2015 6:42 am - WASHINGTON - Online attacks against such prominent targets as Sony, Target and Home Depot have brought cybersecurity and digital privacy to the forefront of the national...
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Questions about AKHAN, looking to move to Gurnee, surface in complaintJan 24, 2015 6:32 am - Questions about the viability of a project touted by AKHAN Semiconductor - a high-tech company being lured to Gurnee with millions of dollars in state and local incentiv...
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Review: Reading e-books on different devices toughJan 24, 2015 6:31 am - NEW YORK - In the world of e-books, you largely have a choice between Amazon's Kindle and everyone else. Amazon.com Inc. distributes its e-books in a proprietary format ...
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Apple may be designing an iPad stylusJan 24, 2015 6:18 am - I have a confession to make: I don't hate the stylus. That may make me unusual, particularly as a tech writer. But I love pen and paper, still take most of my notes by h...
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Twitter and Tumblr execs ditch smartphones to combat addictionJan 24, 2015 6:00 am - From Arianna Huffington to strategists at Twitter Inc. and Tumblr, technocrats are taking a break from their smartphones to show they can survive without digital media —...
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