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Small Business Survival: Overcoming the Recession and More

Small business survival is about evolving to match the business with changing realities, said Karl Baehr, Director of Business & Entrepreneurial Studies at Emerson College.

Macworld-iWorld Expo 2012: Top 10 Coolest Gadgets You Must See [PHOTOS]

The Macworld-iWorld Expo kicked off on Thursday at the Moscone Center in San Francisco, with hundreds of hardware manufacturers and software publishers jostling for the attention of Apple Inc. aficionados. Start the slideshow to check out the coolest gadgets being showcased there.

BP Loses Bid to Shift $15B in Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill Costs

Oil giant BP has lost its attempt to shift over $15 billion of costs related to the Gulf of Mexico oil spill onto contractor Transocean, increasing the possibility BP may have to foot the entire $42 billion clean up bill.

Sprint to Launch ZTE Optik in February; Rumored Specs of the Affordable Tablet

Rumors are swirling that Sprint would launch its new affordable tablet, ZTE Optik, for online buyers Feb 5. ZTE Optik, priced at $100, is designed to tap the budget-minded tablet lovers.

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The Big Lead on the USA Today Acquisition: A Q&A with TBL Editor in Chief Jason McIntyre

Take a look at The Big Lead's site and you'll see a list of the Top 15 online sports properties along the side. It's a measure of how far the once-fledgling site started in 2006 by former newspaper and magazine journalist Jason McIntyre has come in those five years. Now, Big Lead Sports by FSV ranks No. 6 in online sports properties, in front of the sports media group that just took over a majority stake in it -- USA Today. The Big Lead makes up the centerpiece for USA Today and Gannett...

Hacked Symantec Security Software Goes Rogue

Symantec security software was hacked back in 2006, and now the anti-virus software maker says it didn't even know the source code for pcAnywhere, a remote access program, was even gone. Symantec knew there was a breach alright, but until a hacker called Yama Tough posted online in January he had the code, the company was unaware of the theft.

Ex-Vatican Official Charges Widespread Corruption

The Vatican was shaken by a corruption scandal Thursday after an Italian television investigation said a former top official had been transferred against his will after complaining about irregularities in awarding contracts.

Samsung Posts Record Quarterly Profit Powered by Smartphones

Samsung Electronics Co, the world's top technology firm by revenue, reported a record quarterly profit on Friday, aided by its best-ever sales of smartphones and one-off gains.

Twitter Bows to Big Brother

Twitter, the social network many have lauded as the launching pad for several protests around the world, has just changed its privacy policy. Twitter made the announcement the company's official blog: We give ourselves the ability to reactively withhold content from users in a specific country - while keeping it available in the rest of the world, said the post. We have also built in a way to communicate transparently to users when content is withheld, and why.

Motorola Mobility Posts Quarterly Loss

Motorola Mobility Inc posted a quarterly loss after it warned earlier this month that it was having a tough time competing in the smartphone market amid intense competition from rivals such as the Apple Inc iPhone.

Bank of America Extends Drop in Mortgage Rankings

Bank of America Corp was the fourth-biggest U.S. mortgage lender in the fourth quarter of 2011, continuing its descent in the rankings after it stopped buying loans made by smaller banks.

Nokia Clawing its Way Into Smartphone War With Lumia Windows Phones

Before the iPhone debuted in 2007, Nokia was virtually alone in the smartphone world, and ever since then, it (and everyone else) has been chasing Apple. Nokia still sells more mobile phones than any other company, but mostly they are of the feature phone variety that don't have touchscreens and data plans. Nokia announced Jan. 26 they had lost over a billion dollars worth of business in the last three months of 2011, but their new line of Windows Phone-powered Lumia smartph...

Romney's Health Care Views Different from Obama's, Republicans Say: Poll

A poll released Thursday showed 49 percent of Republicans believe Mitt Romney and President Barack Obama have different views on health care policy, despite the similarities between their health insurance reform laws.

WotWentWrong: Learn Why You’re Constantly Heartbroken

WotWentWrong, a new social media company, helps people learn more about why their relationships ended. The service cuts against the grain according to several recommendations made from dating experts.

Coffee May Cause High Achievers To Slack Off

Starbucks Beats Street View, Revenue up 16%

Starbucks Corp's reported a quarterly profit that topped Wall Street's view after global economic worries failed to weaken demand for drinks and other products from the world's biggest coffee chain.

Apple TV Plus Siri Could Be on Sale by May

Apple could ship a 42-inch TV set featuring organic light-emitting diode (OLED) displays as well as controls activated by the Siri “voice assistant” in the iPhone 4S, a report said.It could Apple TV or iTV.

U.S. Appeals Court Explains Chevron-Ecuador Case Decision

The U.S. Second Circuit Court of Appeals on Thursday explained why a New York judge did not have the authority to order an injunction last year prohibiting Ecuadorean plaintiffs from collecting on a ruling against Chevron Corp.

NFL Pro Bowl 2012 will be Tweeted, but can it Save a Meaningless Game?

In a desperate attempt to make their all-star event relevant, last year the National Football League (NFL) moved the Pro Bowl to the week before the Super Bowl and even displaced it from Hawaii. Reviews of the change were generally unfavorable, as the game was still played at half the speed as normal, but the NFL did get the ratings boost it was looking for.

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Netflix Shares Surge After Subscribers Flock Back

Shares of entertainment provider Netflix surged nearly 26 percent after the company reported subscribers are returning after separate miscues last year.

Nucor 4Q up 25% on Rising Prices and Shipments

Nucor Corp. beat weak expectations for its fourth quarter profit on Thursday with a 25 percent increase in earnings, marking a swing to profitability fueled by an uptick in steel prices and shipments.

Shares of Gold, Silver Mining Companies up with Metals' Prices

The price of gold was up 1.57 percent in afternoon trading to $1,726.8 while the price of silver is up 1.77 percent to $33.71.

Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg: How to Succeed with Silicon Valley's Top Boss

After the release of the film The Social Network, founder of Facebook Mark Zuckerberg has received a bad rap. But as we've come to find, through a series of posts made by Facebook engineers, working with Zuckerberg is not all that bad -- so long as you're confident.

J.C. Penney Store-Revival Plan Includes New Sale Strategy and Apple’s Magic Touch

J.C. Penney will undergo a complete store revival, announced new CEO Ron Johnson on Wednesday. The new strategy includes permanent 40-percent price-cuts and hopefully Apple's magic touch. On Wednesday new CEO Ron Johnson announced his ideas during a 90-minute presentation in NYC.

Obamacare and Supreme Court: Poll Says Americans Believe Justices Will Strike Insurance Mandate

A January poll from the Kaiser Family Foundation said more Americans believe the U.S. Supreme Court will overturn the Affordable Care Act's insurance mandate, but will base their decisions on ideology, instead of legal analysis.

China Southern Airlines Gets the First A380 in the Country

Airbus Confirms Cause of A380 Wing Cracks

Cracks in the wings of the world's largest passenger plane, the Airbus A380, stem from stresses caused by unsuitable materials and the way engineers designed the bolts to fit into certain brackets -- not stresses caused by flying, Airbus said.

Email, Dropbox and Skype has made international communication much easier and cheaper

Small Business Ideas for 2012: Why not go Global?

Social media is booming, the IT revolution is stronger than ever and emerging market countries are the engines for global economic growth. For small businesses, a bright idea could be expanding internationally.

Flames from Chevron Nigeria's natural gas well

Chevron Nigeria Natural Gas Well Burning Underwater

A natural gas offshore exploration rig that caught fire off the coast of Nigeria, killed two contractors and sank, is still burning causing flames to rise up from the surface of the water, and Chevron a official expects the fire will not be put out for another month.

Apple CEO Tim Cook Faces a $98 Billion Problem

Apple CEO Tim Cook has a problem, a $98 billion problem. Just 18 months ago, Apple's $46 billion mountain of cash, while huge by most standards, attracted only muted complaints from investors, who did call for a dividend or share buyback, but were mostly happy with the meteoric rise in the stock price.

Is Facebook IPO Nearing? Secondary Trading in Shares Ended

Facebook’s lawyers have advised the social networking giant to stop trading shares on private exchanges, which could foreshadow the company’s long-awaited initial public offering.

French Breast Implants Maker Arrested on the Riviera

Jean-Claude Mas, the founder of French breast implant company Poly Implant Prostheses, was arrested on Thursday by national police in the Riviera town of Six-Fours-les-Plages.

Small Business Plan: A Template for Making Sales

Nothing happens until something gets sold. This statement, posted on the Web site of Sales Engine, is something any small business plan should adhere to.

Unlocking iPhone: How to Reset Factory Settings (Easy Tutorial)

Restoring the factory settings of your device is very easy to perform and can help you if your device is not functioning properly, or some applications are not working, or the device has been hit by a virus. Here is a complete tutorial for you to proceed with the restoring.

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