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Top 5 greatest Super Bowl ads
In addition to football, Super Bowl XLVII will bring a new crop of ads to rate, discuss, and chuckle over Monday morning. But while several Super Bowl ads hold our attention for hours or days, very few stand the test of time. Here are five that do, from special frogs to an iconic ad from a master director. Can you guess which ad took the (highly subjective) top spot? Did we miss your all-time favorite?
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National Spelling Bee: 10 winning business words
In the National Spelling Bee’s 85-year existence, a wide range of words have crowned the winners – from science words like ‘crustaceology,’ to musical terms such as ‘soubrette,’ and ‘appoggiatura.’ The list of winning words also includes several that could slide right into the pages of this newspaper’s business section. In honor of the 2012 Scripps National Spelling Bee, here are 10 business words from past years that have determined the champion. Will this year’s winning word make the list?
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Top 5 greatest Super Bowl ads
In addition to football, Super Bowl XLVII will bring a new crop of ads to rate, discuss, and chuckle over Monday morning. But while several Super Bowl ads hold our attention for hours or days, very few stand the test of time. Here are five that do, from special frogs to an iconic ad from a master director. Can you guess which ad took the (highly subjective) top spot? Did we miss your all-time favorite?
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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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Obamacare fee to offset costs of pre-existing conditions
Obamacare fee may come as somewhat of a surprise to companies and employees as part of the President's health-care overhaul legislation. The Obamacare fee will take effect in 2014.
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Fiscal cliff: for Obama and liberals, a wary alliance (+video)
After a White House meeting Tuesday, liberal leaders expressed confidence that President Obama would make sure fiscal remedies don't hurt middle and low-income Americans. But entitlements are still on the table.
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Finger scans to get federal childcare vouchers protested
Mississippi childcare operators are protesting the planned November start of a program using finger scans for identification of parents checking their kids into childcare funded by federal vouchers. The state says it will save money; opponents say it’s intrusive and unproven.
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The New Economy Jobs outlook is tepid, but investors don't have to be glum
Job growth is subdued and could stay that way well into 2013, but that doesn't mean investors can't profit by choosing stocks wisely. J.P. Morgan is introducing a new Nifty Fifty for the world's emerging markets.
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Opinion: Why it won't be a problem if Marissa Mayer stumbles
Yahoo! Inc. appointing Marissa Mayer as its new CEO is being hailed as a victory for women in technology, women business leaders, and even for mothers in the workplace. But it is not a signal that parity has been reached.
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Haunted by Europe, US market can't get ahead
While The Street was able to ignore Europe's struggles for the past few days, the struggles of Spain on Friday proved too much for the market to bear. As Spain's stock market plunged 6 percent, the Dow Jones dropped 120 points to close at 12,822.
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As Mayer takes reins at Yahoo, what's her first order of business?
Marissa Mayer started her new job Tuesday, leading her former rival, Yahoo. Mayer will be Yahoo's fifth CEO in the past five years.
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Donald Marron Rio+20: Green infrastructure gets its day to shine
Held two decades ago, the original Earth Summit gathered world leaders in Rio de Janeiro to try to grapple with climate change, biological diversity, and other environmental challenges. Rio+20 is smaller, but still generating interesting ideas.
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National Spelling Bee: 10 winning business words
In the National Spelling Bee’s 85-year existence, a wide range of words have crowned the winners – from science words like ‘crustaceology,’ to musical terms such as ‘soubrette,’ and ‘appoggiatura.’ The list of winning words also includes several that could slide right into the pages of this newspaper’s business section. In honor of the 2012 Scripps National Spelling Bee, here are 10 business words from past years that have determined the champion. Will this year’s winning word make the list?
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Will the iPad follow the path of zippers, escalators, and heroin?
Despite other companies' efforts to create a household brand name, Apple has won with the iPad. The name is used not only to describe Apple's popular products, but also tablets in general.
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Eastman Kodak employees, retirees, stockholders brace for pain
Rochester mayor Tom Richards described Thursday's bankruptcy filing as more of a psychological blow than an economic jolt to the city, where Kodak has been the engine of local commerce for 132 years.
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Cyber Monday deals: Does your boss know what you're doing right now?
Cyber Monday deals are driving many Americans to shop online at work. Some workplaces are looking the other way, with online shopping for Cyber Monday deals up 20 percent over last year.
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Steve Jobs: Businessman, innovator, visionary
Steve Jobs passed on Wednesday. Steve Jobs was more than Apple's CEO, he helped make computers a household necessity and ushered in the iPod, iPhone and other must-have gadgets. Considered one of the greatest American CEOs of his generation, Steve Jobs' career path was a long, winding road that included several major hurdles.
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HP and Meg Whitman: signs of a Silicon Valley in transition
HP, as Silicon Valley's biggest and most mature corporation, is more big business now than Silicon Valley startup. Meg Whitman has to help HP figure out which way to go from here.
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Patents: Ten of Jobs's key innovations
Patents for more than 200 products made Steve Jobs a technology leader. These 10 patents made him a business legend.
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Steve Jobs broke ground with marketing genius
Steve Jobs showed how marketing can be just as crucial as developing technology
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Opinion: Liberate liberal arts from the myth of irrelevance
Today’s employers want workers who are thinkers. To meet the demands of the 21st century student and economy, a new model of liberal arts is emerging – one tied to hands-on experience.
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Why 'temp' jobs may be new norm
Temporary jobs always surge after recessions, until companies gain confidence and create permanent jobs. Is this time different?
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Stock market: News-laden week starts lower globally
Stock market news was slightly negative Monday morning, as world markets fell and earnings expectations were weak.
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Obama: CEOs joining to push math, science education
CEOs are launching a new nonprofit initiative, Change the Equation, which will expand privately funded projects to 100 communities in need of better math and science education. Obama is making this announcement Thursday.
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Eppicard glitch causes delays for benefits recipients
Users of Eppicard, an electronic-payment card issued to recipients of government benefits in 19 states, couldn't access their online accounts Tuesday because of a computer glitch.
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WikiLeaks Q&A with Daniel Ellsberg, the man behind the Pentagon Papers
Daniel Ellsberg, the man behind the most significant leak in Pentagon history – the 1971 Pentagon Papers – spoke to the Monitor about how important the WikiLeaks documents are and whether WikiLeaks is the Afghanistan war's Pentagon Papers.
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Lawmakers slam Big Oil executives on spill preparedness
At Tuesday's congressional hearing, legislators criticized four Big Oil companies for being no more prepared for a large spill than BP.
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