On November 24, 2010
U.S. Offshore Wind Hits the Fast Track… Just Two Decades Behind Europe
The U.S. offshore wind industry gets a hefty presidential boost. But can it catch Europe, or even China?
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On November 24, 2010
Holiday Sales Forecast: E-Commerce Growing Like Gangbusters
Look for an overall bigger holiday spending pie with e-commerce grabbing a bigger slice. ComScore has forecast that Internet retailers will enjoy an 11-percent gain over last year's holiday billing. The firm expects e-commerce spending to total…
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On November 24, 2010
Britain and Ireland: Destitute, But Are They Happy? | BTalk
Podcast: Economist Oliver Hartwich talks through the problems in Britain and Ireland, blaming them on a high spending government and a failed single currency experiment.
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SAP Likely to Weather TomorrowNow Storm Despite Record $1.3B Damages
Executives at SAP will be starting off the holidays in a glum frame of mind: A federal jury handed Oracle a victory in its legal tangle with SAP, awarding it $1.3 billion for copyright infringement. The damages…
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On November 24, 2010
Alec Baldwin for Wegmans’ Supermarkets: Now It’s Hip to Be Unironic
One of the more charming new trends: cast a famous person against type, have them play it straight, and then leave consumers to guess what the heck is going on.
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On November 24, 2010
Bernie Madoff Victims to UBS: Give Us $2 Billion
The trustee trying to recover money on behalf of Madoff investors accuses the Swiss banking giant UBS of enabling the swindler's Ponzi scheme.
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On November 24, 2010
Walgreens’ Refusal to Sell Plan B to Men: Stupid, and Illegal
The lesson is clear: Not properly educating employees about the law can cost you customers and hurt your reputation.
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On November 24, 2010
Is TSA the New Gestapo? Let the Conspiracy Theories Begin
As anger from the flying public over full-body scans and pat-downs grows, conspiracists say the real enemy is a Big Brother government, not international terrorists.
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On November 24, 2010
Al Gore: No More Subsidies for Corn-Based Ethanol
Al Gore has criticized support for corn-based ethanol before (and admitted his previous support was just for political reasons), but his latest salvo comes at a critical time for the industry.
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On November 24, 2010
Business Horoscopes: December 2010
Sagittarius (November 22-December 21)
For the past few weeks, Sagittarians have been patiently waiting for Jupiter to settle down into its regular orbit, bringing back high profit potential for work-related projects, be it a new…
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