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Top 10 places to buy a foreclosed home
Here are the Top 10 metropolitan areas to buy a foreclosed home, according to RealtyTrac:
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The Masters: 12 women candidates for Augusta National membership
The Augusta National Golf Club has steadfastly refused to alter its all-male membership. But circumstances may soon cause the gender barrier to break, and if it does there are several women who might be good fits for the club.
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In Pictures: Top ten highest paid American CEOs
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Meg Whitman new HP CEO. What firm has more CEO change?
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Steve Jobs: One of the greatest business leaders?
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Bond funds: Investors pulling out. Now what?
Bond funds' outflows have reached their highest levels since October 2008.
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Jeopardy contestants to go up against IBM computer for $1 million
Two Jeopardy champs – Ken Jennings and Brad Rutter — will play two games against "Watson," a computer program developed by IBM's artificial intelligence team.
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12 things I learned about pro football history
I thought I knew a lot about pro football but "The Ones Who Hit the Hardest" was full of surprises.
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Consumer confidence rises. Did that drive Cyber Monday?
The Consumer Confidence Index jumped to 54.1 in November. That's still well below prerecession levels, but the improved sentiment may have helped online sales on Cyber Monday.
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Wal-Mart: Is Amazon replacing it as low-price leader?
Wal-Mart, the longtime price leader, can't undercut online retailer Amazon this holiday season, an analyst says.
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Stock market points to lower open
Stock market futures fall on concerns over Europe's debt crisis.
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Brand new thinking about government?
Every election -- and most of the days in between -- government takes a beating. But even if you believe that the public sector should butt out of the economy, you have to admit that roads, police, armies, and even the Internet can't happen without its involvement.
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Who's a monopoly? Microsoft loses market share
To be a true monopoly, a company needs explicit government privilege. Lacking that, we have companies with massive market share...and that changes with time.
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Hello financial television, I’m a mid cap!
What am I, chopped liver?
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Citigroup earnings push market higher
Citigroup announced better-than-expected earnings, which helped boost the broader stock market.
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Léo Apotheker: Will software salesman measure up as HP CEO?
Léo Apotheker, a software strategist, must lead hardware-maker HP into a new world of software services.
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Chocolate genome could unlock tastier, healthier candy
Chocolate genome may hold secrets for better sweets. That's why Mars and Hershey have spent millions to crack the code.
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Education secretary Arne Duncan: headmaster of US school reform
As students head back to school, educators nationwide are implementing controversial school reform wrought by Arne Duncan. Pushing competitive market approaches and armed with unprecedented funding and support from the president, he is possibly the most powerful education secretary ever.
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Bond funds, gold targets of big investors
Bond funds have netted an estimated $170 billion this year, while the price of gold has more than quadrupled.
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Did Mark Papermaster, Apple iPhone exec, leave over 'Antennagate'?
Mark Papermaster, who came to Apple to oversee iPhone hardware, left the company this week.
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The ghost in the iPad. Why tech becomes us
From iron tools to iPads, technology changes way we think and interact. And that's the way it always is.
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Semiconductors: Intel Corp. makes best-in-decade profit
Semiconductors business is booming and the world's No. 1 producer has reported its biggest quarterly net income in a decade.
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Iran sanctions kick in, and Ahmadinejad says he'll ban Coca-Cola
Iran sanctions are leading to the possible banning of Coca Cola as Iranian President Ahmadinejad has decided that a ban on American and Western products is a fitting retaliation.
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'Globish' and the open-sourcing of English
This form of 'English lite' is out from under the control of native speakers; does that matter?
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Can Apple's iPad spur economic recovery?
Sales of Apple's iPad are strong. If they skyrocket, they may herald a faster-than-expected recovery.
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Own William Shatner's motorcycle - 'Star Trek' collectibles up for auction
Fans of Star Trek and William Shatner now have a chance to bid on artifacts from the original series to the recent film re-launch of the franchise.
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Opinion: Jobs in America: Puritan values must replace MBA values
Jobs in America will return if hands-on managerial culture – the kind the Puritans exemplified and which created US prosperity – replaces the 'professional' MBA approach to business.
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Innovation center? How Israel became a 'Start-Up Nation.'
The recent New York Times bestseller Start-Up Nation drew much attention to Israel as a global innovation center. Israel has more Nasdaq-listed companies than all Europe, but is this success sustainable? Venture capital funding fell sharply in 2009.
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Meet the hot new Web interface: fingers
From the iPad to Firefox, the Droid to Google Chrome -- no matter what cool digital tool you use, the crucial interface is the one we've used more than 130 years: fingers on a keyboard.
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How America can create jobs
The nation's entrepreneurial prowess may be the best hope to stem 9.7 percent unemployment. Companies from a laser-tech firm to a baby-sitting network are harnessing new ideas – and helping reinvent the economy.
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