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Archive for March, 2008

March 27, 2008

Wikipedia Moving From Florida to San Francisco

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Wikipedia Moving From Florida to San FranciscoOnline encyclopedia to move cross-country in January to hub of tech world.
Oracle Makes $6.66 Billion Bid to Buy BEA SystemsThe business software maker confirmed today it offered BEA Systems $17 per share, a 25 percent premium over Thursday’s closing price of $13.62.
Harvard Endowment Selects CEO [...]

March 17, 2008

China’s inflation fight grows more complicated

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China’s inflation fight grows more complicatedStockhouse Canada - So has the new carry trade — going short the dollar and buying just about any other currency or commodity — finally reached China? Analysts at Standard Chartered were not quite sure how this trade was done, and expect quotas on foreign-exchange
in a year [...]

March 15, 2008

Mining the past for a new suspense film

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Mining the past for a new suspense filmChicago Tribune - Ira Sachs just loves a good popcorn movie. He’s talking less about the sit-at-the-edge-of-your-seats-because-some-big-action-sequence-is-about-to-happen film and more about the type of film whose story line keeps you guessing. The director says he’s
What do you do if your 401(k) options are subpar?USA Today [...]

March 10, 2008

Just a few more reasons to save

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Just a few more reasons to saveMeridian Star - By opening an Individual Retirement Arrangement (IRA) before April 15, 2008, I may be able to take advantage of some potential tax benefits on my 2007 return.
Hornets’ win over Jazz proves their mettleFOXSports.com - Even Ira Newble had a career 3-ball accuracy of 34.5 percent. Not [...]

March 5, 2008

Exotic Stocks: Investors Flee, But Pros Don’t

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Exotic Stocks: Investors Flee, But Pros Don’tWall Street Journal - Treasury bonds. Investors pulled a record $10.7 billion out of emerging-market stock funds in the week ended Jan. 23, according to Emerging Portfolio Fund Research Inc.
TREASURIES-Bond prices extend losses on manufacturing dataReuters - NEW YORK, March 3 (Reuters) - Treasury bond prices extended losses on [...]

March 2, 2008

Treasurys advance as stocks slide

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Treasurys advance as stocks slide