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Christmas and New Year’s travel numbers expected to grow slightly

December 16, 2011
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Christmas and New Year’s travel numbers expected to grow slightly

With gasoline prices dropping, the Automobile Club of Southern California predicts that the number of Southern Californians traveling for the Christmas and New Year's holidays will increase slightly over last year.

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Google’s new fashionable wallet

November 17, 2011
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Google’s new fashionable wallet

Recently, Google announced that it would phase out its Checkout product in favor of its new, shiny Google Wallet platform. Wallet is designed both for online payments, the way Checkout was, as well as mobile payments at select retailers.

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10 Ways to Save Money for Your Business

November 17, 2011
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10 Ways to Save Money for Your Business

Small business owners like us need to make sure we run tight ships. Spending less can help us weather slowing cash flow; cutting expenses can help realize more profit. The following are my tips for saving money – I suggest sharing them with key members of your team.

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Solar power costs higher for California

November 11, 2011
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Solar power costs higher for California

California consumers will be paying too much for electricity generated by a large solar-thermal power plant being built in the Mojave Desert, the state's independent ratepayer watchdog agency said. The Division of Ratepayer Advocates questioned the California Public Utility Commission's 4-1 vote Thursday to approve the Mojave Solar Project's 25-year power contract

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What is a Walmart pop-up store

November 11, 2011
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What is a Walmart pop-up store

Wal-Mart has opened two temporary Walmart.com pop-up stores in Southern California aimed at steering shoppers to its website.

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Volt fire leads to opening for safety regulators

November 11, 2011
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Volt fire leads to opening for safety regulators

Federal safety regulators are looking into fires in electric vehicles following a Chevrolet Volt crash test. The probe by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration was launched after a Volt caught fire following a crash test.

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Stocks higher in Europe

November 11, 2011
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Stocks higher in Europe

The stock market ping-pong ball bounced up as investors cheered new moves by debt-hobbled European nations to tackle their fiscal woes. The passage of an austerity budget in Italy and further steps toward a unity government in Greece comforted investors...

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New record for United States fuel exports

November 11, 2011
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New record for United States fuel exports

Companies that run the nation's vast system of oil refineries have accelerated their exports of processed fuels, particularly diesel, to foreign customers to new record highs, according to the U.S. Energy Department. Analysts say the trend has become a huge factor in keeping U.S. gasoline and diesel prices at record highs for this time of year.

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The 10 Best Concept Cars That Were Never Made

November 1, 2011
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The 10 Best Concept Cars That Were Never Made

Concept cars are part of the automotive industry, and have been for the last 50 years. We love them, but the problem is a lot of them never make it into production. Car manufacturers often like to just give us...

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Sick Of Paying For Cable? Here Are Your Options

November 1, 2011
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Sick Of Paying For Cable? Here Are Your Options

When I was a kid, it seemed like our television bill was never more than twenty dollars. Then, sometime between starting college and graduating college, the price of television skyrocketed. I now get about six hundred channels, the...

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Why Google Continues to Fund Firefox

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Google has its own web browser, so why is the company renewing its revenue deal with Mozilla? The answer is simple: Google makes money...

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