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iPad HD Release: Why Apple Won't Live Stream The Launch Event
Today is the big day for Apple fans, and for all of those following the news about an "iPad 3," or, more likely, an "iPad HD." However, if you're looking for a live stream from San Francisco's Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, you might want to stop looking.
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CARE Celebrates International Women's Day 2012
Highlights Include a New Report Championing the Measurement of Women's Empowerment, Citizens Storming the Hill for Change, and a Special Screening of "Pray The Devil Back to Hell"
AmerisourceBergen Paying $520M for World Courier
U.S. drug wholesaler AmerisourceBergen Corp. said Tuesday it will pay $520 million in cash to buy privately held World Courier Inc., a global specialty transportation and logistics provider for biopharmaceutical companies.
Pension Plans: Are Big US Firms Betting on a Bull Market With New Accounting Step?
A significant but largely unnoticed shift is underway in how big U.S. companies account for pensions on their books. The move to mark-to-market accounting could signal that corporate America is betting on rock-bottom interest rates and continued economic recovery through 2012 and into next year.
Google Play could Lead to Apple and Amazon’s Demise?
Google Play could Lead to Apple and Amazon’s Demise? Google Inc. has integrated its music, apps store, films section and digital books archive into one store, to be now called Google Play.
UN Report: 2011 Global Disasters Amount to Economic Costs of $380-B
All combined, the natural disasters that the world saw in 2011 have amounted to a whopping economic cost of $US380 billion, according to a new report issued by the United Nations on Monday.
Yahoo to Lay off Thousands: Report
Yahoo Inc is planning to undergo a major restructuring of the company, which will include lay-off of many employees.
Yet Another Reason Chinese Economic Growth May Hit A Wall
The macroeconomic measures adopted under Deng Xiaoping -- infrastructure, deregulation, privatization, decentralization, attraction of foreign investment and improved access for exports -- must now give way to changes in how the "real" economy operates.
Brazil Replaces UK as World's 6th Biggest Economy
Despite a slowing growth rate in 2011, Brazil's economy overtook the United Kingdom to become the sixth biggest in the world.
Dollar Shave Club: Would You Pay $1 for 'High Quality' Razors? [VIDEO]
The California start-up promises to save money on razors, thanks to its monthly membership-only plan
