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January Is Over, How Are Those New Year's Resolutions Going?
Tuesday, February 2, 2016 - 3:40pm | 1113It's officially the second month of the year, and those who made New Year's resolutions are a full 31 days into their new routines. Or, are they? According to research conducted by the University of Scranton, 46 percent of people who made New Year's resolutions have abandoned their...
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Yandex Could Be Winner From Anti-Google Stance In Russia
Monday, September 14, 2015 - 1:04pm | 399Shares of Yandex NV (NASDAQ: YNDX) spiked higher by more than 6 percent on Monday. The move is attributed to reports that Russia's regulators are ordering Google Inc (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) to stop abusing its dominance. Yandex is Russia's largest domestic search engine and...
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5 Recent Big Media Spinoffs
Monday, August 11, 2014 - 11:19am | 826Gannett’s (NYSE: GCI) announcement last Tuesday that it planned to spin off its print business, including USA Today, into a separate company was only the latest of several recent media spinoffs. Here's a look at how the deal stacks up against the others. The Debt Question Gannett...
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3 Ways Robots Will Benefit Mass Journalism
Wednesday, July 2, 2014 - 12:39pm | 1063The Associated Press made a historic announcement this week that it would be using automation technology to write company earnings reports. Many are asserting that this decision indicates that another middle-class job is being replaced by technology, that writers will soon be taken...
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Why Would Apple Pay $3.2 Billion For Beats Electronics?
Friday, May 9, 2014 - 12:54pm | 671The Financial Times reported that Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is on the verge of acquiring Beats Electronics for $3.2 billion. Not long after that report hit the Web, the Los Angeles Times said that two independent sources confirmed that Apple and Beats had discussed a possible acquisition. This...
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Letterman Out, Colbert In As Late Show Host -- How Will He Do Amid Late Night Disrupt?
Thursday, April 10, 2014 - 1:47pm | 788He is America. And so can you? CBS (NYSE: CBS) announced that satirical political pundit and comedian Stephen Colbert will replace David Letterman as host of Late Show. Letterman announced in early April that he will be retiring from hosting the show when his contract ends sometime in 2015. "I...
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Top Trending Tickers On StockTwits For February 5
Wednesday, February 5, 2014 - 11:41am | 956Here's a look at the top tickers trending on StockTwits.com Tableau Software: Trouncing estimates Last night, Tableau Software (NASDAQ: DATA) reported its fourth quarter results. The company announced an EPS of $0.20, beating the consensus estimate of $0.00. Revenue of $81.45 million beat the...
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Time (Inc.) Marches On, Plans To Separate From Time Warner In 6 Months
Monday, December 30, 2013 - 1:52pm | 621The largest magazine publisher in the U.S. with a 91-year history is about to separate from parent, Time Warner (NYSE: TWX). According to The New York Times, the move will take place within the next six months, if all goes well. The “going well” part may be a challenge. Time Inc. has gone...
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Why the Heck is Steve Jobs on Time's 20 Most Influential Americans List?
Thursday, July 26, 2012 - 3:51pm | 599Steve Jobs, Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) legendary co-founder, is one of Time's 20 Most Influential Americans of All Time. While his inclusion might make sense to those who use one or more of Apple's products every single day, there is a bigger issue at hand. How can Jobs appear on a list that also...
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After Today, Plan B Emergency Contraceptive Pill May Appear On Shelves Next to Aspirin
Wednesday, December 7, 2011 - 7:50am | 535Teva Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: TEVA) may soon have the only emergency contraceptive pill available to all ages without a prescription. If the company gets its way and the Food and Drug Administration complies, the company's Plan B One-Step--the original morning-after pill--will be available to...
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TIME Names Facebook Founder Mark Zuckerberg The 2010 TIME Person of the Year
Wednesday, December 15, 2010 - 10:09am | 85TIME names Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg the 2010 TIME Person of the Year. Editor Rick Stengel on Mark Zuckerberg: "For connecting more than half-a-billion people and mapping the social relations among them (something that has never been done before); for creating a new system of...