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Zynga’s Valuation Could Reach $10 Billion After IPO
Web gaming phenom Zynga, which is preparing to go public Friday, does not have a complicated business. People love to hang out on Facebook and share stuff with their friends. People also love to play online games. So it’s no …
Governor Pre-Judges Health Care Panel Findings
On Wednesday, Charleston’s Post & Courier.com revealed that South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley has actively used her influence to prevent the implementation of federal health care reform — and, arguably, spending federal …
Can the U.S. Recovery Continue Without Europe?
A strange thing has happened as the debt crisis in Europe has gotten worse: The U.S. economy has, surprisingly, improved.
First of all, the outlook for the job market is looking brighter. On Thursday, the Labor Department …
Big Deal: A Major New Player (eBay’s PayPal) Enters the Daily Deal Market
Without question, Groupon has been a tremendous business success story thus far, inspiring the legions on copycat daily deal sites, along with the previously unheard-of notion that coupons can, in fact, be cool. The latest major force to leap into the field dominated by Groupon and LivingSocial is PayPal, which is expected to start …
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How Apple’s iPhone and Google’s Android Left BlackBerry in the Dust
Update 5 p.m. December 15 — Research in Motion reported disappointing third-quarter results Thursday after the close of the stock market. Earnings plummeted 71% to $265 million, from $911 million one year ago, though much of …
‘Tis the Season for Procrastinating Shoppers: Free Shipping Available Closer to Christmas
Free Shipping Day takes place this Friday, December 16. On that day, more than 2,000 e-retailers (and counting) will offer free shipping for some or all purchases. But before and after Free Shipping Day, guess what’s readily …
Latest Top Holiday Deals: Site-Wide Discounts of 30%, 40%, Even 50% Off
Don’t fret if you missed out on big online sales offered on Cyber Monday, or the site-wide discounts that followed. In the current e-retail scene, it’s all but guaranteed that when one set of deals expires, another slew of …
Why You Should Shop For Cars When You’re Grumpy
Nearly all accounts about why people have the tastes and preferences that they do center around the idea that the human brain has been “wired” to have those tastes and preferences because of advantages they provided to our …
Don’t Cry for Goldman Sachs, Despite ‘Bad’ Year and Partner Exits
Has Goldman Sachs lost its lustre? The Wall Street powerhouse is wrapping up its worst financial performance since 2008, with profits down more than 40% so far this year. As a result, end-of-year bonus payouts are sure to be …
Chase Makes Checking Account Fees Easy to Understand
Nothing seems to make consumers angrier than getting charged a fee by their bank when they weren’t expecting it. Some people even leave banks altogether just to get away from the onslaught of fees that are disclosed only in …
There’s a 1 in 5 Chance You’ll Hate a Holiday Gift This Year
Here’s another argument for having everybody pick out presents via gift registry, or perhaps just cutting to the chase and buying gifts for yourself. According to a new survey, there’s a 20% chance you’ll get a crummy present …