‘Fake Steve Jobs’ Blogger Comes Clean - New York Times
The (formerly) mysterious writer has used his blog, the Secret Diary of Steve Jobs, to lampoon Mr. Jobs and his reputation as a difficult and egotistical leader, as well as to skewer other high-tech companies, tech journalists, venture capitalists, open-s
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Why iPod’s slide […]
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Yes, it probably paid too much for ATI, but the chipmaker has goodies on the way and offers a big advantage in servers that Intel can’t touch
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With energy and labor expenses climbing, companies are passing along costs to consumers. Here’s how players in key industries are handling the hikes
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ARROYO GRANDE, Calif. (MarketWatch) — The last bear market dragged on for 30 very long agonizing months, from early 2000 to late 2002, far longer than average. The current bull market is five years old, ancient by historical averages. So let’s stop kidding ourselves, folks. Get real, this bull’s on life support.
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NEW YORK (MarketWatch) - Who doesn’t want to own a first-class, destination-quality vacation home without dealing with homeowner headaches and without paying for months of non-use?
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PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. (MarketWatch) — Going on vacation raises some bank-related questions. For instance, is it better to use a credit card or a debit card when you travel?
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HONG KONG (MarketWatch) — Asian markets rebounded early Tuesday, inspired by a strong overnight recovery on Wall Street, as bargain buying lifted financial stocks such as Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group and Mizuho Financial Group in Japan, and Macquarie Bank in Australia. In Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 index rose 0.5% to 17,001.74 and the broader Topix index added 0.4% to 1,673.78. Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 rose 1.6% to 6,015.10, New Zealand’s NZX 50 index climbed 1.5% to 4,134.49 and South Korea’s Kospi advanced 1.4% to 1,880.99. On Monday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed as much as 286 points to 13,468, recovering from its 281-point plunge on Friday.Market Pulse Stories are Rapid-fire, short news bursts on stocks and markets as they move. Visit MarketWatch.com for more information on this news.
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Wall Street surged higher in a volatile session Monday, offsetting the losses it incurred Friday but showing more fractiousness than conviction in an advance that lifted the Dow Jones industrials 286 points, its biggest gain in nearly five years.
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Being long oil over the past 1.5 years has paid off handsomely. Between January 2006 and July 2007, oil prices have risen as much as 55 percent. Earlier this month, the price of crude even hit an all-time high of $78.77 a barrel and since then, it has pulled back approximately 6 percent.
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