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BUSINESS / NEWS Thu Jan 24, 2008 @ 8:17am neoform

MSNBC -- Faced with growing competition from cheaper rivals, Starbucks Corp. is selling small cups of drip coffee for $1 with free refills as part of a test in its hometown. That’s about 50 cents less than the Seattle-based coffee retailer normally charges fo.. Read More

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

MSNBC -- The Boy Scouts of America said Thursday that a painted, plastic badge commonly worn by some of its youngest scouts is being voluntary recalled after a test revealed high levels of lead in the paint. As many as 1.6 million of the badges, which are made.. Read More

BUSINESS / NEWS Thu Jun 26, 2008 @ 8:15am neoform

BusinessWeek -- A court order against a Web site that gave away test questions could land some B-school students in hot water More than 1,000 prospective MBA students who paid $30 to use a now-defunct Web site to get a sneak peak at live questions from the Graduate Ma.. Read More

BUSINESS / NEWS Tue Feb 26, 2008 @ 8:13am neoform

MSNBC -- The 2009 Nissan Murano was the best performer in new crash tests of midsize sport utility vehicles, while the Hummer H3 had one of the poorest showings, according to results released Tuesday by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. The institute,.. Read More

BUSINESS / NEWS Tue Jan 8, 2008 @ 8:14am neoform

BusinessWeek -- Amazon may finally allow record labels to give iTunes a run for its money. But the e-commerce giant will also test the labels' tolerance for lower pricing Amazon.com's (AMZN) new music download service amounts to a grand experiment for record labels, m.. Read More

BUSINESS / NEWS Tue Dec 4, 2007 @ 8:15am neoform

BusinessWeek -- S&P's Mark Arbeter believes the S&P 500 may be in for a critical test of its recent lows The stock market, more specifically the S&P 500, fell exactly to the Aug. 16 closing low on Monday, Nov. 26, and then popped sharply higher. While it was a major r.. Read More

BUSINESS / NEWS Tue Apr 10, 2007 @ 12:45am neoform

BusinessWeek -- A recent study on the impact of software on test scores fails to capture the profound impact technology is having on education In our increasingly global marketplace, how to effectively prepare our kids to compete in a 21st-century economy is the cruci.. Read More

BUSINESS / NEWS Tue Mar 20, 2007 @ 7:49pm neoform

ABC News -- Consultants hired by Consumer Reportsto investigate how it botched a story about infant car seatsconcluded Tuesday that a major misunderstanding between themagazine and the lab that conducted the test resulted in the error. The findings of the test - t.. Read More