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Energy Voices Forget ExxonMobil. Chevron is new leader in oil.
Although Chevron is smaller, it has eclipsed ExxonMobil as the best-managed international oil company. Chevron's stock has outperformed ExxonMobil's, it pays a higher dividend, and the company is reporting a slightly higher profit margin.
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Kindle TV: Is an Amazon set-top box on the way?
A new report suggests that Amazon could release a TV set-top box by the end of 2013.
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Horizons The Pixel: Google's newest (and most expensive) Chromebook yet
Google's new Chromebook, the Pixel, has left critics with much to be desired. So, is Google's latest attempt to break into the laptop industry worth it?
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Horizons Will Sprint steal MetroPCS from under T-Mobile's nose?
Earlier this week, it looked as if T-Mobile's parent company Deutsche Telekom would soon acquire MetroPCS. Now come reports that Sprint is interested in the budget carrier, too.
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Lance Armstrong may lose Tour titles: justice for doping or a witch hunt?
The cyclist – a breathtaking seven-time winner of the prestigious Tour de France – will be stripped of all his titles, medals, and earnings from races, after deciding to stop fighting allegations of illegal doping.
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The Reformed Broker From progression to regression: Wall Street moves into the closet
A 200-year evolution followed by a 10-year devolution, progression turned to regression in no time at all. The exchanges went for-profit and a third of all trading activity migrated away into the dark recesses of a utility closet.
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Horizons Stolen identity: Soldier allegedly targets Microsoft co-founder
Stolen identity case revolves around Brandon Price, a resident of Pittsburgh, who allegedly attempted to steal the identity of Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen. Why us Allen's stolen identity?
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Change Agent Five poverty-fighting women to watch
These women don't hand out aid. They're creating innovative new ways for women – and men – to lift themselves out of poverty.
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Horizons Bringing broadband to 18 million more Americans
FCC chairman Julius Genachowski unveils a plan to bring broadband access to 18 million more Americans, mostly in rural areas. But it involves dismantling and rebuilding a 15-year-old national service fund.
10/12/2011 11:27 pm -
Horizons Chrome OS-powered 'Chromebooks' introduced by Google
Chrome OS laptops by Acer and Samsung will hit shelves next month, Google says.
05/13/2011 05:19 pm -
The Circle Bastiat Is social networking a waste of good minds?
Many great minds are hard at work trying to figure out how to get people to click on ads. Could they be doing something better for the world?
04/18/2011 10:05 am -
The Reformed Broker iConomics: Six things to learn from Apple
Apple has ascended to 'über-success,' and other companies could learn a lot from watching.
02/16/2011 11:53 am -
Horizons Twitter founder: Twitter will hit one billion member mark
Twitter is set to attract millions more members in coming months, said Twitter co-founder Evan Williams.
10/12/2010 06:46 pm -
The Circle Bastiat Should we be upbeat on unemployment?
The April jobs report was described as "upbeat," with the reported 290,000 positive job gain the best in four years.
05/10/2010 01:06 pm -
The Daily Reckoning Jitters over sovereign debt: Is it time to buy gold?
Some 73 percent of traders believe worries over sovereign debt default may boost the price of gold, a new survey says.
03/07/2010 02:05 am -
Horizons As Apple Tablet buzz reaches fever pitch, news of an Acer tablet
Apple is expected to unveil its Tablet device this week. Meanwhile, Taiwan-based Acer has announced it will wade into the tablet fray.
01/25/2010 03:09 pm -
When China Rules the World
Is China set to displace the US as the new global superpower?
01/11/2010 10:56 am -
Horizons Apple disses Verizon, Droid with tongue-in-cheek iPhone ads
Can your network do that? Apple is launching two iPhone ads Monday night that not-so-subtly knock Verizon's network.
11/23/2009 12:00 am -
Woman charged in Fort Hood-related hate crime: Pulling a headscarf
An Illinois woman is charged with a hate crime for berating a Muslim woman about the Fort Hood shooting and then pulling at her headscarf. The charge could lead to three years in prison: justice or prosecutorial overkill?
11/20/2009 12:00 am -
Horizons Horizon highlights: Geek-nightlife edition
03/06/2009 12:00 am -
Opinion Obama's election network can transform US consumer culture
Our sense of entitlement may ingrained, but change is possible.
01/21/2009 12:00 am -
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12/22/2008 12:00 am -
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10/21/2008 01:00 am -
Horizons Horizon highlights – Blogging for profit, more 3-D movies, recycling PCs
10/03/2008 01:00 am -
The Numerati
How computers and data patterns are invading our lives.
10/01/2008 01:00 am
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