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- Blog posts 2008-10-07
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- Blog posts 2008-10-07
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- Discussion threads 2008-10-06
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- Blog posts 2008-10-06
- eBay doubles down on payments as it buys Bill Me Later; Lays off 1,000
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- The Securities and Exchange Commission will investigate Friday's false report that Steve Jobs was whisked to the emergency room, AppleInsider reports. The inquiry: Was the posting on CNN's iReport an attempt to manipulate the market? CNN pulled the page after Apple denied the rumor. AP just reported...
- Blog posts 2008-10-03
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- Blog posts 2008-10-03
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- Software downloads 2008-10-03
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- Blog posts 2008-10-02
- California governor: Silicon Valley should go to Germany
- After more than a hundred years of talk about the Pacific Rim economic opportunities for California, Silicon Valley and other California businesses are firmly focused on the west rather than the east. But Thursday morning California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger will be at Intel's HQ in the heart of Silicon Valley...
- Blog posts 2008-10-01
- IBM's one-day tumble: Tough quarter or fluctuating dollar?
- The perfect storm may be brewing for Big Blue. Clearly, the economy is slowing. Also, the impact of Wall Street's activity this week, as well as the troubled financial sector that IBM serves, could start to trickle down. And, the dollar is fluctuating. As a result, IBM's stock dropped by...
- Blog posts 2008-10-01
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