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Wall Street: Stocks mixed; gold falls again

September 23, 2011
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Wall Street: Stocks mixed; gold falls again

Stocks bounced around uncertainly Friday morning as speculation built that central banks may take stronger action to stimulate the economy.

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Eric Schmidt denies ‘cooking’ search results

September 21, 2011
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Eric Schmidt denies ‘cooking’ search results

Google Inc. Chairman Eric Schmidt on Wednesday denied that his company "cooked" its search results to send Internet users to its own growing stable of online services. Schmidt defended his company's search rankings and other business practices at a Senate hearing Wednesday examining complaints from competitors that the Internet search giant is...

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Fed will revive Operation Twist in hope of stimulating recovery

September 21, 2011
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Fed will revive Operation Twist in hope of stimulating recovery

Federal Reserve: A divided Federal Reserve, trying to do what it can to perk up the dreary economy, announced Wednesday that it would revive a half-century-old scheme intended to make borrowing even cheaper for consumers, businesses and municipalities.

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Long-term Treasury bond yields dive on new Fed plan

September 21, 2011
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Long-term Treasury bond yields dive on new Fed plan

Long-term Treasury bond yields are plummeting Wednesday after the Federal Reserve confirmed it would shift more of its mammoth Treasury portfolio toward longer-term securities. Although the Fed’s decision, announced in its post-meeting statement, had been expected, the volume of purchases...

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Surge of holiday retail goods is starting at U.S. ports

September 21, 2011
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Surge of holiday retail goods is starting at U.S. ports

The relative doldrums for import cargo traffic through the nation's major seaports are finally over, according to a report released this week by the Washington consulting firm Hackett Associates.

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Wine industry optimistic despite economy, low supply, study finds

September 21, 2011
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Wine industry optimistic despite economy, low supply, study finds

Nearly 3/4 of wine professionals expect industry to improve: UC Davis study

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Succeeding in the Expertise Economy

September 20, 2011
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Succeeding in the Expertise Economy

There was a time when all you had to do was have a quality product or service and some good marketing. You put together a marketing budget and plan, and then you executed. The companies with the deep pockets and compelling messages seemed to take the lion’s share of the market.

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Marketing Tips From SMX East 2011

September 20, 2011
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Marketing Tips From SMX East 2011

While I was at SMX East last week I had the opportunity to sit in on the SoLoMo Landscape session (my liveblog) that was taking place there. The goal of the session was to look at the convergence happening among social media, local search and mobile, and discuss how small business owners could take advantage of it....

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Last Week to Apply to Show in The Mercury’s Annual Fashion Show!

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The clock is ticking! Applications for designers interested in showing in this year's eighth annual Mercury Spring Fashion show are due by 5 pm...

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