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Auto-parts retailers' immunity to Amazon drives stock surgeOct 24, 2015 7:40 am - NEW YORK _ Not all brick-and-mortar retailers are running in fear from Amazon.com Inc. Just look at the auto-parts industry. The three largest U.S. sellers of replacemen...
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Pay-TV losing 300,000 customers is good news in cord-cutting eraOct 24, 2015 7:37 am - NEW YORK - How bad have things been for the pay- television industry lately? An estimated 300,000 Americans dropped TV service last quarter, and analysts are calling it ...
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Washington stands still despite drumbeat on high drug pricesOct 18, 2015 7:41 am - WASHINGTON - On the campaign trail, Hillary Clinton is proposing to force pharmaceutical companies to spend more on research. In California, the push is on for a law to ...
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King of Beer flies coach, wears jeans and loves pressureOct 18, 2015 7:31 am - LONDON - Carlos Brito says the company he runs resembles the bottles of beer it sells, in one important way: The contents are under pressure. "If you want the best out o...
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How a rate hike could end U.S. auto boomOct 18, 2015 1:00 am - The end of seven years of easy-money Federal Reserve policies may derail a U.S. auto boom fueled by cheap debt, a group of economists said in a recent report. One of the...
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If Adobe won't retire Flash, just hit deleteOct 17, 2015 7:37 am - Arguably the most useless and obnoxious piece of near universally installed software, Adobe Flash has received another kick that ought finally to send it to its grave. A...
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Internet of things? Stock you've never heard of just rose 500 percentOct 17, 2015 7:35 am - A little-known stock listed in London has become a trade of choice for investors looking to profit from the technological megatrend known as the Internet of Things. Teli...
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What you watch on your phone might not be privateOct 17, 2015 7:30 am - If you download a free app to your phone or tablet and watch videos without registering, can the service share your viewing preferences with a third party? The answer is...
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Facebook plunges into home repair matchmaking serviceOct 11, 2015 7:39 am - SAN FRANCISCO - Facebook is the latest technology company that wants to connect you with a handyman who can install a ceiling fan or fix a leaky toilet, following Amazon...
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Six rules for investing in volatile marketsOct 11, 2015 7:38 am - The gyrations of U.S. equity markets on Wednesday - the Dow Jones industrial average initially surged almost 200 points, turned negative, then finished the day up 122.10...