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Fortune 500: Top 10 companies in 2013
Fortune has released its annual list of the largest corporations in the United States, and there were a few notable changes in this year’s group. Here are the Top 10.
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iPhone 5? The 11 best uses for your old iPhone
Here are 11 good ideas for an 'obsolete' iPhone:
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GOP convention winners and losers, from Condoleezza Rice to Clint Eastwood (+video)
It was a chaotic week in Tampa, Fla., as Mitt Romney accepted his party's nomination and hurricane Isaac crashed the party. From the major speeches to some trivial moments, we rate some of the winners and losers to come out of the 2012 GOP convention.
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Facebook IPO: five things to know before buying the stock
About 1 out of every 8 people on the planet have a Facebook account. Now, with the arrival of a public stock offering, all those people have a chance to be part owners of this social hub. Should you buy? Here are five things to consider.
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Top 5 foreign-language films
Occasionally, foreign films score big at American box offices. Here are the all-time top-grossing foreign-language films in the US.
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Dow sinks, but tech stocks rally
The Dow Jones industrial average fell 40 points to close at 11478, but an afternoon rally in technology stocks trimmed some of the market's losses.
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Stocks rise on hopes for European banks
The Dow rose 131 points to close at 10939 as officials made moves to support Europe's struggling banks
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Stocks sink; S&P at lowest level of the year
The latest setback in Greece's financial crisis sent bumped the Standard and Poor's 500 index 32 points to 1099, its lowest level of the year. The Dow fell 258 points to 10655.
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Facebook news: master plan to 'socialize everything we do online' revealed
Watching movies? Listening to music? Facebook wants you to do it all through Facebook. And in a Facebook news conference, it unveiled its plan for achieving this online hegemony Thursday.
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Mark Zuckerberg: F8 brings major updates to Facebook
Here's what you need to know about Mark Zuckerberg, F8, and the bevy of new Facebook features. Changes include Netflix and Spotify integration, a new Timeline, and more options than a simple "Like" button.
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Meg Whitman new HP CEO. What firm has more CEO change?
Fortune 500 companies are supposed to be stable, rock-solid institutions, where CEO change rarely happens. But it doesn't always happen that way. Just ask Hewlett-Packard, which announced Thursday that Meg Whitman would be the company's new chief executive officer, the fourth HP CEO in six years. In the past six years, only 16 companies on the Fortune 500 or S&P 500 have had three CEOs, according to executive search firm Crist Kolder Associates in Hinsdale, Ill. Besides HP, only two have had four or more. Can you guess who these CEO change champions are? [Editor's note: This story was updated 9/23/2011.]
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Does America really need 'X-Factor'? In two words, 'heck yes.'
'The X-Factor,' another singing reality competition, debuts Wednesday. At what point will the US public hit singing TV saturation? Not yet, suggest experts and critics.
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Droid Bionic review roundup
The Droid Bionic reviews have begun to trickle in. Let's take a look at the score cards.
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Stocks close lower following Bernanke remarks
The Dow lost 119.05 points to close at 11,295.81 as Bernanke's address failed to outline specific plans for economic recovery
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Stocks rally, breaking a three-day losing streak
Stocks rose as fears about Europe's debt crisis subsided. The Dow went up 2.75.56 points to close at 11,414.86, and nine stocks rose for every one that fell on the New York Stock Exchange.
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Iranian government may be behind hack of Dutch security firm
The cyberattack, which affected hundreds of thousands of users in Iran, may have been meant to allow the Iranian government to eavesdrop on its citizens via Google, Yahoo, Facebook, and other sites.
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AT&T and T-Mobile merger in jeopardy as Justice Department takes action
An AT&T and T-Mobile merger would mean 'higher prices' for customers, says the Justice Department, which is suing to block the deal. Is the AT&T and T-Mobile merger now a bust?
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Daryl Hannah arrested for protesting proposed Keystone XL oil pipeline
Daryl Hannah: The star of "Splash" and the "Kill Bill" movies was arrested outside the White House in an oil pipeline protest. Daryl Hannah is a longtime environmentalist who has previously been arrested for green causes.
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Can NCAA really police college football? Miami emerges as test case.
NCAA critics were growing more vocal even before new allegations that University of Miami football players accepted gifts and prostitutes from a booster. Now, the NCAA faces a test of its credibility.
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Has Rick Perry proved he's a better campaigner than Michele Bachmann?
At a Republican dinner in Iowa Sunday night, recently announced candidate Rick Perry appeared to outshine the straw poll winner, Michele Bachmann. His campaign team is receiving accolades too.
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Bing is more accurate than Google, report shows. Does it matter?
Bing and Yahoo are more successful at generating solid search results than Google, one firm says.
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In Pictures: Google Doodles you'll never see
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Rupert Murdoch: Read all about him and the phone hacking scandal in a new e-book
Vanity Fair has just released an e-book on the life of Rupert Murdoch and the News of the World phone hacking scandal.
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Friendliest country in Asia for entrepreneurs? Try Indonesia.
A recent BBC Global Survey ranked it just behind the US as one of the world's friendliest countries for entrepreneurs.
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Google Books deal to be reached
Google and publishers ordered to reach a settlement on Google's proposed digital library by Sept. 15.
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Stocks soar after Obama signals progress on debt limit talks
Stocks add to gains after press briefing by president. With a surge of 200 points before falling back, Dow having its best day in three months as investors pile into stocks.
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Opinion: Debt talks and tax cuts: Save young Americans from slavery
Young Americans like me can't 'win the future' saddled with debt. But there's a formula that works. Reagan cut taxes and the US saw economic growth, lower unemployment, and higher revenues. Let's do that again.
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'Horrible Bosses,' 'Bad Teacher': Why we love 'bad' – and bad – movies
Adults behaving badly in 'The Hangover' led to the runaway hit of 2009, and studios paid attention, bringing the Summer of Bad to a multiplex near you. 'Horrible Bosses' opens Friday.
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Social media: Did Twitter and Facebook really build a global revolution?
Social media: From Iran to Tunisia and Egypt and beyond, Twitter and Facebook are the power tools of civic upheaval – but social media is only one factor in the spread of democratic revolution.
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Google investigation: Is it abusing its dominance?
Google investigation will focus on search results and advertising. Federal Trade Commission's launch of Google investigation could parallel federal probe of Microsoft in the 1990s.
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