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BUSINESS / NEWS Wed Jun 20, 2007 @ 12:24am neoform

USA Today -- Internet search giant Google (GOOG) hopes to speed the development of plug-in hybrid cars by giving away millions of dollars to people and companies that have what appear to be practical ways to get plug-ins to market faster. But the money, announced M.. Read More

BUSINESS / NEWS Tue Feb 13, 2007 @ 3:52pm mrmdc

Yahoo News -- Sky-high oil prices and Americans' insatiable hunger for Chinese goods drove the US trade deficit to a record high of 763.6 billion dollars in 2006, the government said. The Commerce Department said the December gap alone was 61.2 billion dollars, up f.. Read More

BUSINESS / NEWS Fri Oct 5, 2007 @ 8:20am neoform

MSNBC -- How would you like to go shopping in your spare time – and get paid thousands of dollars to do it? That is the lure of mystery-shopper ads. Become a secret shopper, the ads say, and you will make good money, eat at fancy restaurants, shop at upscale cl.. Read More

BUSINESS / NEWS Mon Mar 19, 2007 @ 12:09am neoform

BusinessWeek -- Companies are facing increasing pressure to put their cash to good use. Here are five sitting on vast hoards of unspent dollars The pressure is on for companies hoarding enormous amounts of cash. Investor activists like Carl Icahn have been hounding ca.. Read More