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#PreMarket Primer: Monday, August 11: Negotiations To End The War In Gaza Continue Amid Fragile Ceasefire Extension
Monday, August 11, 2014 - 6:55am | 1158Read More...Israel and Hamas agreed to another 72-hour ceasefire over the weekend which went into effect on Sunday, giving officials a limited amount of time to broker a lasting treaty before the violence begins again. Negotiators flocked to Cairo on Monday in an effort to find a more permanent way to end...
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#PreMarket Primer: Wednesday, July 9: Chinese CPI Cools In June
Wednesday, July 9, 2014 - 7:16am | 1037Read More...Consumer price index data from China came in slightly below expectations at 2.3 percent. The figure gave the People’s Bank of China more room to ease further if necessary and confirmed that the region’s domestic demand has been muted. The nation’s economic data has been...
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Amazon Customers Could Receive $3 Refund On Select Kindle Books (AMZN)
Tuesday, September 3, 2013 - 3:51pm | 549Read More...Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) customers who purchased an e-book between April 1, 2010 and May 21, 2012 could receive a refund for nearly $4. This is a result of the legal action that was taken against Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and five book publishers who were accused of colluding to raise prices. Apple has...
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Apple May Have Caught Another Break In E-Book Pricing Scandal (AAPL)
Thursday, August 29, 2013 - 8:51am | 448Read More...Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) seems to have caught another break in its ongoing battle with the Justice Department. According to Bloomberg, U.S. District Judge Denise Cote said that she plans to limit the Justice Department's measures for ensuring Apple will not institute another e-book pricing scheme. If...
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Apple May Put McGraw-Hill Educational Materials On Tablet
Friday, January 22, 2010 - 9:30am | 156Read More...Apple Inc. (Nasdaq: AAPL) is having discussions with McGraw-Hill Cos. (NYSE: MHP) and Hachette Book Group about putting educational and trade titles on the tablet computer. Sources close to the talks, who declined to be identified, said that McGraw-Hill may put its electronic textbooks and parts...
