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Facebook stock: 6 intriguing investors
Facebook stock will make many people suddenly wealthy when it begins trading this Friday. The company is expected to be valued somewhere around $100 billion, with stock expected to sell anywhere between $34 and $38 per share. Here are six of the more unexpected people set to make a killing with initial public offering of Facebook stock, including a rock star, a graffiti artist, and pair of Mark Zuckerberg’s enemies.
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'Arrested Development': 5 other TV shows saved by fans
'Arrested Development' will get 10 new episodes on Netflix and a movie – here are 5 other TV shows fans brought back.
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Kids tablets: Five touch-screen computers for the nine-and-under set
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Five surprising facts from the new Steve Jobs biography
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5 discoveries made about the Amazon Kindle tablet
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Horizons Nearly 2,000 Netflix movies to disappear overnight
Almost 2,000 Netflix movies to disappear as contracts expire and new additions roll in. Just what is Netflix doing?
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Global News Blog Good Reads: Mars mission, gene patents, cellphone tracking, 'absurd' start-ups, Netflix streamlines
This week's round-up of Good Reads includes a company that aims to turn a Mars colony into reality television, attempts to patent human genes, cellphone users' real feelings about privacy, and a smart focus by Netflix.
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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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Stocks surge after fake tweet scare
Dow briefly plunges 143 points after fake AP tweet about explosions at the White House. But the market recovers and the Dow closes 152 points higher. Strong quarterly earnings boost stocks.
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Netflix soars. Other stocks rise on recovery in oil prices.
Netflix gains 20 percent after adding 2 million subscribers during the first quarter. Dow, S&P edge up as oil prices rise after last week's tumble.
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'Veronica Mars': Will other TV shows become movies through fan support?
'Veronica Mars' made the industry sit up and pay attention when it earned the money it needed to become a movie in 11 hours. What will this mean for fans of beloved canceled TV shows?
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The Simple Dollar Everything you need to know about financial planning
Hamm gives his take on a pithy list of everything you need to know about financial planning.
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The Simple Dollar Is Amazon Prime really worth it?
Amazon Prime gives you free shipping and other perks for $80 a year. Depending on how often you use Amazon, it could be money well spent.
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Culture Cafe Margaret Thatcher: Her portrayals in pop culture
Margaret Thatcher, like other politicians before and after her, has appeared often in movies, TV shows and stage productions. Everyone from Meryl Streep (who received an Oscar for her performance) to Monty Python comedian Michael Palin has portrayed the 'Iron Lady.'
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More viewers 'binge' on episodes
DVRs and online providers like Hulu and Netflix are making marathon TV-watching easier than ever.
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'Veronica Mars' online campaign passes $2 million: What's Hollywood thinking?
'Veronica Mars' fans have contributed more than $2 million online in two days in hopes of turning the defunct TV show into a film. The campaign upends Hollywood's business-as-usual model.
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Stocks up; Dow on longest streak since '96
Stocks closed up on Wall Street Wednesday with the Dow Jones industrial average notched its ninth gain in a row, giving the index its longest winning streak in more than sixteen years. Demand for stocks has been propelled this year by optimism that the housing market is recovering and that companies have started to hire.
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Chapter & Verse A "Netflix for children's books"?
Sproutkin, a new web startup, is launching a children's book subscription service based on the Netflix model.
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Stir It Up! Loaded nacho chicken
Sometimes simplicity is bliss. Tortilla-coated chicken breasts topped with warm chile con queso, and a your favorite nacho toppings is weeknight dinner waiting to happen.
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Z10 and BB10: Are BlackBerry's new launches worth your time?
BlackBerry 10 is here. How do the new operating system and the new BlackBerry phone, the Z10, stack up?
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Stocks drop on weak Apple sales
Stocks fell on Wall Street Thursday after the tech giant Apple warned of weaker sales. Airline stocks were mostly higher, despite rising fuel costs.
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CES 2013 ushers in TVs built for waving, pointing, and tapping (+video)
At CES 2013 Samsung, Panasonic, and LG trotted out their next generation of Smart TVs.
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Culture Cafe 'Pretty Little Liars' star Lucy Hale discusses what's next in season 3
'Pretty Little Liars' star Lucy Hale, who portrays Aria, talks about how the cast gets along on set and what's next for the high schoolers on the show.
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Modern Parenthood Our "Downton Abbey" family ritual: Thanks for the memories, PBS
Now in season 3, "Downton Abbey" has become our Sunday evening family ritual, like "Murder She Wrote" before it, or "Bonanza" before that. It makes the electronic hearth safe again -- and it satisfies a kid as much as "Glee."
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Hollywood's record haul: why 2012 was a great year for movies
Hollywood set a box-office record in 2012, raking in $10.8 billion. Franchises like James Bond and 'The Avengers' ruled a year that signaled some important trends in the industry.
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Netflix CEO pay: Hastings' gets 100 percent raise
Netflix CEO pay will double after he took a 43 percent pay cut this past year for management missteps. Netflix CEO Reed Hastings will be paid $4 million in salary and stock options for the coming year.
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Netflix Christmas outage: Amazon to blame
Netflix outage affected customers in the US, Canada, and Latin America.
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Netflix CEO in SEC trouble over Facebook post
Netflix CEO Reed Hastings is trouble for a Facebook post saying that Netflix's online viewing 'exceeded 1 billion hours for the first time ever in June.' Hastings didn't clear the data with the SEC or send out a formal press release, and Netflix stock climbed as a result of the post.
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Netflix vows not to raise prices after landing rights to Disney movies
The multiyear licensing agreement announced Tuesday represents a breakthrough for Netflix as it tries to secure more exclusive programming for a popular service that streams video over high-speed Internet connections.
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Disney opens its vault for Netflix
Disney classics will now appear on Netflix. Newer Disney films will get there – in 2016.
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