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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.
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Service Sector Expands at Fastest Pace in Year
The services sector expanded at its fastest pace in a year in February, helped by a gain in new orders and as the housing market shows signs of stabilizing.The Institute for Supply Management said its services index rose to 57.3 in February last month from 56.8 in January, in sharp contrast to economists' expectations for a drop to 56.1.It was the index's highest level since February 2011. The services sector accounts for about two-thirds of U.S. economic activity. A reading above 50 i...
U.S. Small Businesses Add 45,000 Jobs in Feb
U.S. small businesses added 45,000 employees in February and offered workers more money even as working hours were little changed, an independent survey showed on Monday.
Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group Reports Record Fourth Quarter and Full Year Profit
Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc. (NYSE: DTG) today reported results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2011. Net income for the 2011 fourth quarter was $33.9 million, or $1.08 per diluted share, compared to net income of$12.5 million, or $0.41 per diluted share, in the fourth quarter of 2010. Net income for the fourth quarter of 2011 was negatively impacted by $0.01 per diluted share related to changes in fair value of derivatives, compared to a favorable impact on net inco...




