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Markets tumble on weak economic data

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The Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500 had their worst day of the year Wednesday, as the stock market was hit from multiple sides with troubling economic reports.
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No more Samsung AMOLED for Apple iPad 3?

The adoption of AMOLED into the iPad 3 is now unlikely, as the display provider and the tablet producer have turned their once friendly relationship to heated pending court cases.
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Lockheed Martin Network hack triggers panic

Concerns were raised as Lockheed Martin became the latest victim in a sophisticated cyber attack on the RSA SecurID authentication system allowing hackers to breach into the largest U.S. weapons manufacturer's network.
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Which stocks should be sold now?

Wall Street investment guru and editor of GameChangers Hilary Kramer has put together a list of 12 stocks which she advised investors to sell immediately. While the names that appeared on the list are big ticket stocks, Kramer justifies her position, saying that investors usually make the mistake of holding on to what used to be hot previously. She says, for example, retail stocks were 'yesterday’s market leaders.'

Mark Zuckerberg is on kill what you eat diet

The only type of meat billionaire Mark Zuckerberg is eating for now comes from animals he's slaughtered himself. He doesn't want to forget being thankful for what has to die so he can eat.

Top Women CEOs in US: Fortune 500

Top positions of leadership in American businesses are still dominated by men, but top women CEOs in the US are breaking the so-called glass ceiling.

TEPCO Admits Other Reactors Melted Down

Tokyo Electric Power Corp. admitted that more than one reactor at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant suffered a meltdown in the wake of the earthquake and tsunami that hit the country in March.

Report: Get Spent Nuclear Fuel Into Dry Storage Soon

A report from the Institute for Policy Studies says that the spent nuclear fuel currently stored in pools at dozens of sites in the U.S. poses a danger and should be moved into dry storage as soon as possible.

Christmas Island: Harold Camping's Doomsday Truth Serum

As the clock struck 6 P.M. on May 21st local time, Christmas Island also known as Kiritimati, reported no rapture or other catastrophic events. It began a series of non-events that disproved Harold Camping's long predicted End of Days. The believed rapture is the Biblical belief that Jesus Christ will arrive in a Second Coming to carry the believers up to heaven.
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Next Issue Media looks to give the gift of profitability

While a number of publishers have spoken of solutions to growing losses in readership and advertising revenue without widespread success, Next Issue Media is placing a rather large bet on the future. The joint venture, which includes Condé Nast, Hearst, Meredith, News Corp. and Time Inc, has shown to be methodical in its approach to creating its digital product. When Next Issue Media was established nearly 18 months ago, the company provided few details about its business strategy.

Barnes & Noble weighs offer for controlling stake

Nearly nine months after bookseller Barnes & Noble Inc put itself up for auction, the lengthy process may have reached a turning point as a new offer from Liberty Media Corp is under consideration. Liberty Media is looking to purchase a 70 percent stake in Barnes & Noble, which announced on Thursday that the offer is valued at $17 per share. The deal would therefore exceed $1 billion.

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