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Gates: Microsoft shifts focus after Yahoo deal collapses
Microsoft Corp. will focus on growing its own advertising and Internet search business after it withdrew its takeover offer for Yahoo Inc., Chairman Bill Gates said Friday.
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Real estate market drop affecting commercial properties
The distress in the residential real estate market is beginning to be seen with commercial properties in Muskegon as price reductions are driving sellers in what is a strong buyer's market.
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Troy politics deters some, but not all, developers
THE BUSINESS REVIEW “We’re certainly going to think twice before investing further money in Troy until we can see that the city council and city government can work together,” says Jeff Pfeil, ...
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Downey, special effects make "Iron Man" leap from screen
First, a confession: I have never read a single "Iron Man" comic. I know of the character, but largely from reading Wikipedia out of curiosity after seeing the movie trailer.
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Pinole Point Business Park sold for $54.2M
East Bay Business Times - by Jessica Saunders Sares Regis Group of Northern California has bought the half-finished 100-acre Pinole Point Business Park in Richmond for $54.2 million, pouncing on one of the ...
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MGM Mirage Also Down A Notch
Standard & Poor's rating service changed its rating outlook for Las Vegas-based MGM Mirage Thursday, citing weak operating trends on the Las Vegas Strip.
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German insurer Allianz 1Q net profit falls 65 percent
Allianz, which also owns Dresdner Bank, said net profit for the January through March period came in at 1.1 billion euros compared with 3.2 billion euros in the same quarter a year ago.
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The Morning Read: Friday, May 9, 2008
The editorial board of The Staten Island Advance , a hugely influential paper in Vito Fossella's district, wants him to resign.
Lesbos residents sue gay group over use of name
A Greek court has been asked to draw the line between the natives of the Aegean Sea island of Lesbos and the world's gay women.
The Stock That Changed My Life
Put some finance types together at a party, give them a few drinks, and soon they're all regaling each other with the story of their first stock -- or the stock that got away, the stock that betrayed them, the ...
Oil's too rapid rise inflicts pain
From the poorest of Africa to the United States and big business, a breakneck rally that could take oil to $200 a barrel is likely to inflict pain on everyone.
UN halts Burma aid after seizure
Aid from a number of Asian countries has been arriving in Burma The World Food Programme has halted aid shipments to Burma after two plane-loads of food were impounded on arrival by the military authorities.
Preparing teenagers for the real world
These days, the name of the game for everyone is to save money, cut costs and hold onto your job.
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