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February 9, 2011 / World News

Egypt's Turmoil Continues: Government Just Sitting Back

Egypt’s Turmoil Continues: Government Just Sitting Back

President Mubarak has said he will stay until elections in September. The protesters are continuing to call for Mr Mubarak to leave office immediately, and say they are sceptical about any transition

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February 9, 2011 / World News

What Is The Dow Jones Industrial Up To: Wait And See

What Is The Dow Jones Industrial Up To: Wait And See

Last 3 days Dow Jones Industrial Average has small moves; spinning tops on the chart are not good signs. Market is out of steam. Pattern formation hints to Evening Star or Harami, but without confirm

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February 9, 2011 / World News

Has It Come To This: Julian Assange Getting The Nobel Peace Prize

Has It Come To This: Julian Assange Getting The Nobel Peace Prize

The nomination of Julian Assange's WikiLeaks for the Noble Peace Prize could be as controversial as WikiLeaks itself. While there was quite a bit of international support for Assange prior to the rele

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February 7, 2011 / World News

Is Egypt All Talk And No Action: Where Are The Results

Is Egypt All Talk And No Action: Where Are The Results

In further signs of a return to normal life, the nightly curfew in three Egyptian cities including Cairo was pushed back to 8:00 pm to 6:00am. Activists kept up the pressure by barring access to the

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February 6, 2011 / World News

Apple Hopes Verizon Alliance Brings A Mobile Dominance

Apple Hopes Verizon Alliance Brings A Mobile Dominance

Verizon Wireless didn't share any actual numbers for the pre-sales. It's likely that Apple and Verizon will issue a press release no later than Monday, February 14, to reveal how many Verizon iPhone 4

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February 4, 2011 / World News

Shareholder's Sue Tenet Health (NYSE: THC): Want CHS Merger

Shareholder’s Sue Tenet Health (NYSE: THC): Want CHS Merger

The class representative, a union pension fund, claims Bush and Tenet's other board members fought off a merger offer from Community Health Services by changing company bylaws, adopting a poison pill

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February 4, 2011 / World News

Tenneco (NYSE: TEN) Moving Forward: Paying Down Debt

Tenneco (NYSE: TEN) Moving Forward: Paying Down Debt

“Tenneco’s profitability did not meet the expectations of others, but we still believe in the fundamental long-term value of the company,” said Brian Sponheimer, analyst at New York-based instit

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February 3, 2011 / World News

Fears Arise With The Crisis In Egypt

Fears Arise With The Crisis In Egypt

The escalating crisis in Egypt has attracted fresh attention to foreign policy at the very time that prospective Republican contenders are trying to establish their credentials as prospective commande

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February 3, 2011 / Business, World News

Verizon Plan To Repurchase 100 Millions Shares Of Stock

Verizon Plan To Repurchase 100 Millions Shares Of Stock

Last week, Verizon forecast revenue growth for this year that topped analysts’ estimates, as it sells more smartphones and wireless data plans. The New York-based company started selling the iPhone

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February 3, 2011 / Business, Current Events, Finance, World News

Dow Jones Industrial's Run Halted With Crisis In Egypt

Dow Jones Industrial’s Run Halted With Crisis In Egypt

Traders' television screens were filled with scenes of fighting in Egypt between groups that support President Hosni Mubarak and those who are calling for his ouster. Mubarak vowed Tuesday that he wil

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February 2, 2011 / World News

iPad2 Could Break New Ground With Technology

iPad2 Could Break New Ground With Technology

So, if the leaked iPad 2 is really the same display, Apple’s iPad 2 will come slapped with then, are we going to also see the same A4 ARM processor in the device similar to iPad’s current edition,

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February 2, 2011 / Current Events, World News

With Egyptian Struggles: Silver Prices Are On The Rises

With Egyptian Struggles: Silver Prices Are On The Rises

The price decline of silver appears to be shaking investor confidence regardless of companies' operations. For silver royalty trusts like Silver Wheaton which do not do any physical mining, but rather

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