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Etsy Handmade Shops

Etsy: Turning Artists into Entrepreneurs, Passion into Possibility

Assuming the power to change the entire world economy is no small feat, but Etsy is doing just that. Created in 2005 by Rob Kalin, a painter, carpenter and photographer who found there was no practical marketplace in which to sell his handiwork, Etsy now boasts over 12 million active members, 1.5 million Twitter followers and $467.8 million in sales through November 2011. Etsy is the classic Little Engine That Could story. After all, Etsy was built not on a mountain, but on a molehill; s...
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange arrives at the High Court in London

Julian Assange to guest star on The Simpsons

Controversial WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will be a guest character and voice on animated TV comedy The Simpsons, playing a neighbor of the family after they move from their home in fictional Springfield.
A Lloyds bank branch sign is seen in the City of London

FTSE Close Lower as Bank Shares Lead Retreat

Weakness in banks and commodity stocks dragged Britain's leading share index lower on Monday as the protracted search for a Greek bond deal and concerns about economic growth kept investors nervous.
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British Tourists Detained by Homeland Security for Flippant Twitter Posts to 'Commit Crimes'

Two British tourists, 26-year-old Leigh Van Bryan and 24-year-old Emily Bunting, were detained and handcuffed last Monday by police during their trip to Los Angeles when the Department of Homeland Security flagged flippant posts on Twitter as potential threats to commit crimes. Bunting said Homeland Security was treating me like some kind of terrorist despite their testimony during questioning at LAX.
Centamin Egypt

Centamin's 4Q Operating Profit More Than Doubles

Miner Centamin, which operates the first modern gold mine in Egypt, more than doubled its fourth-quarter operating profit and said it expects 2012 production to rise by more than 20 percent from last year, with cash costs easing.
The logo of Swiss bank UBS can be seen outside its New York office

Regulators Weigh Action on Huge UBS Trading Loss: Report

Regulators in Britain and Switzerland may take steps against bank UBS for shortfalls in oversight that allowed an alleged rogue trader to run up a huge loss, the Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday, citing sources familiar with the matter.

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