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Yahoo! Acquires Tumblr: Initial Reactions From Around the Web Submitted By Andrew

▲25 Votes Comment  Tumblr seemed to be playing hard-to-get for a little while, but no longer: Yahoo! has approved a $1.1 billion deal to purchase the hip social-blogging platform. According to AllThingsD, the tech gi... 
business.time.com |  1h ago
 

Stories Of Hope Amid America's 'Unwinding' Submitted By Andrew

▲7 Votes Comment  When the factory she worked at closed down, Tammy Thomas reinvented herself as a community organizer; and when Dean Price's truck stop business went belly up, he became a champion of biofuel. In a ... 
www.npr.org |  11h ago
 

UK lawmakers consider probe into transparency of mining firms Submitted By Estelle

▲29 Votes Comment  Exterior view of the office building that houses Bumi Plc in LondonBy Clara Ferreira-Marques LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's parliament will this week consider whether to probe the transparency of oil... 
news.yahoo.com |  5h ago
 

How Obama Can Rescue His Presidency From Faux Scandals Submitted By Estelle

▲18 Votes Comment  Heres the White House view of the current trilogy of so-called scandals: Republicans are trying to destroy President Barack Obamas second term by magnifying bureaucratic miscues and distorting poli... 
www.bloomberg.com |  5h ago
 

Tea party looks to take advantage of moment Submitted By Elaine

▲26 Votes Comment  Is the tea party getting its groove back? Shouts of vindication from around the country suggest the movement's leaders certainly think so. They say the IRS acknowledgement that it had targeted thei... 
finance.yahoo.com |  1h ago
 

5 Companies Set to Cash In on America's Aging Population Submitted By John

▲9 Votes Comment  Filed under: Stock Picks, Consumer Goods, Drug Companies, Insurance Industryaging population Getty Images Let's face it: We're getting old. The percentage of Americans age 65 or older has been ste... 
www.dailyfinance.com |  14m ago
 

Report: Yahoo Nearing $1.1B Acquisition of Tumblr Submitted By Richard

▲21 Votes Comment  (NEW YORK) Yahoo may be on the verge of closing its biggest acquisition during the 10-month reign of CEO Marissa Mayer as she tries to attract more traffic and advertisers to the Internet companys ... 
business.time.com |  3h ago
 

The Case-Shiller CAPE Is Obsolete (At Least for Now) Submitted By George

▲14 Votes Comment  Filed under: InvestingIs another bubble forming in stocks?Are stocks cheap right now? Are they expensive?While these are fundamental questions that serious investors should know the answer to, I'd ... 
www.dailyfinance.com |  14m ago
 

Web Startup Targets DIY Investors Who Think They Can Spot a Trend Submitted By Carrie

▲26 Votes Comment  Filed under: Technology, Stock Picks, Financial Services, Investing By Mark Jewell BOSTON -- Think you can tell the difference between a fad and a trend with staying power? Look around, and you mig... 
www.dailyfinance.com |  14m ago
 

5 American Cities With a Booming Manufacturing Industry Submitted By Carl

▲5 Votes Comment  Filed under: InvestingIt's a fairly well-accepted narrative that manufacturing in America is all but dead. Over 3 million manufacturing jobs were lost during the Great Recession, and what's left wi... 
www.dailyfinance.com |  14m ago
 

The 5 Best Companies in America: You Won't Know Most of Them Submitted By Samantha

▲27 Votes Comment  Filed under: Company News, Google, Stock Picks, InvestingCummins - Bloomberg News/Tom Strickland Tom Strickland, Bloomberg News via Getty Images There are dozens of ways to evaluate and measure th... 
www.dailyfinance.com |  14m ago
 

Midday Report: UBS Releases List of 14 Favorite Stocks Submitted By Ed

▲34 Votes Comment  Filed under: Stock Picks, Market News Produced by Drew Trachtenberg Stocks have soared to record levels this year, but one brokerage firm says there are still plenty of profits left to mine.After t... 
www.dailyfinance.com |  14m ago
 

5 Stocks for Mother's Day Submitted By Jerry

▲11 Votes Comment  Filed under: Technology, Stock Picks, Entertainment Industry, Travel Industry, Investingmother daughter savings bank Alamy Sunday is Mother's Day and, sure, you could spring for flowers, a sappy c... 
www.dailyfinance.com |  14m ago
 

Yahoo! (YHOO) Deal To Buy Tumblr Approved? Deal Looks Too Rich Submitted By Andrew

▲9 Votes Comment  Filed under: InvestingYahoo_LogoJust as there were rumors that Yahoo! (NASDAQ: YHOO) would buy social media site Tumblr, there are not rumors that the deal is finished. It is not clear what a $1.1 ... 
www.dailyfinance.com |  14m ago
 

The Greatest Business Rivalries of All Time Submitted By Carl

▲31 Votes Comment  Filed under: Stock Picks, Industry News, InvestingBurger King Vs McDonalds Cassandra Hubbart, DailyFinance There was the time Thomas Edison electrocuted an elephant to demonstrate the danger of a ... 
www.dailyfinance.com |  14m ago
 

How to Get Rich by Banking on the Echo Boomers Submitted By Charlotte

▲23 Votes Comment  Filed under: Stock Picks, Clothing & Accessories, Shopping Trends, EconomyEcho Boomers Alamy Although the economic potential of echo boomers may not be as promising as some are expecting, there ar... 
www.dailyfinance.com |  14m ago
 

Stock Trek: 7 Companies that Behave Like 'Star Trek' Aliens Submitted By Morty

▲9 Votes Comment  Filed under: Google, Microsoft, Apple, Stock Picks, Amazon.com, Cisco Systems, eBay, Entertainment Industry, Music & EntertainmentStar Trek Into Darkness movie still Paramount Pictures "Star Trek ... 
www.dailyfinance.com |  14m ago
 

5 Stocks That Have More Than Doubled in 2013 Submitted By Jerry

▲19 Votes Comment  Filed under: Energy, Netflix, Stock Picks, Earnings, Industry News, Investing Ronda Churchill/Bloomberg News The first quarter was a great one for investors. The tech-heavy Nasdaq rose by more tha... 
www.dailyfinance.com |  14m ago
 

5 Foreign Stocks You Can Snap Up at Bargain Submitted By Elaine

▲8 Votes Comment  Filed under: Stock Picks, Stocks, InvestingKristian Helgesen/Bloomberg via Getty Images(Bloomberg / Getty Images)Many of us find the prospect of investing in international stocks scary. With all th... 
www.dailyfinance.com |  14m ago
 

Stocks of Ice and Fire: 'Game of Thrones' Investing Ideas Submitted By John

▲14 Votes Comment  Filed under: Stock Picks, Investing Basics, Books, StocksGame of Thrones HBO From King's Landing to Winterfell to Qarth to The Wall to living rooms across the nation -- the epic tale of the fight ... 
www.dailyfinance.com |  14m ago