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LinkedIn Buys Smart Email Startup Rapportive

Rapportive, a startup that makes a Gmail add on that displays social media info about contacts as you email them, confirmed on Wednesday that it had been purchased by LinkedIn.

• 9:54 pm Feb 22, 2012 | business

Apple’s Foxconn Operations Exposed in ABC Report [VIDEO]

In case you missed last night’s report on ABC’s Nightline, the video above provides a rare glimpse into Foxconn plants in Shenzhen and Chengdu, China, that create various Apple products, including the iPad.

• 9:36 pm Feb 22, 2012 | business

Lawmaker: 'Radical' Girl Scouts out to destroy 'American family values'

Indiana state Rep. Bob Morris, R Fort Wayne, accuses the Girl Scouts of celebrating feminists, lesbians and communists.

• 10:51 pm Feb 22, 2012 | national

EU seeks legal opinion on global copyright pact

The European Union's executive said on Wednesday it would refer a disputed global agreement to tackle online piracy to the bloc's highest court to check whether it complies with EU fundamental rights.

• 3:42 pm Feb 22, 2012 | business

Argentine commuter train crashes, killing 49 people

A packed commuter train plowed into the buffers at a Buenos Aires station during Wednesday's morning rush hour, killing 49 people and injuring more than 600 in Argentina's worst rail accident in more than 30 years, officials said.

• 8:56 pm Feb 22, 2012 | world

5 budget assumptions that won't happen

Earlier we mentioned a bombshell report in the about a secret memo circulated in Europe, which admitted the truth about the Greek bailout: Reform measures are killing the economy, and there's a good chance that the country will never get its public debt…

• 6:16 pm Feb 21, 2012 | business

Decision day for 2nd Greek bailout despite financing gaps

Euro zone finance ministers are expected to approve a second bailout for Greece on Monday to try to draw a line under months of uncertainty that has shaken the currency bloc, although work remains to be done to make the numbers add up.

• 9:28 pm Feb 20, 2012 | business

Iran stops oil sales to British, French companies

Iranian warships have crossed the Suez Canal and docked in Syria's port city of Tartous, Iranian state media has reported.

• 5:30 pm Feb 19, 2012 | business

Pat Buchanan To Sean Hannity On MSNBC Exit: 'Un-American' Blacklist Pushed Me Off The Air (VIDEO)

"Morning Joe" co hosts Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski issued a statement on Friday saying that they "strongly disagree[d]" with Pat Buchanan's exit from MSNBC.

• 3:59 pm Feb 18, 2012 | business

Romney allies spending $7.7 million on new ad blitz

Rick Santorum might be about to feel what it was like to be Newt Gingrich in Florida.

• 4:57 am Feb 18, 2012 | business

Santorum backer apologizes for contraception remark

Republican Rick Santorum's main financial backer apologized on Friday for a comment about how women should use contraception, the latest spark in a debate over birth control in the U.S.

• 6:22 am Feb 18, 2012 | business

Murdoch pledges "unwavering support" to UK Sun

Rupert Murdoch pledged unwavering support to his scandal hit Sun on Friday, and promised to launch a Sunday edition soon, to try to win back angry staff in one of the biggest challenges to his more than 40 years as proprietor at the British tabloid.

• 7:01 pm Feb 17, 2012 | business

German president resigns in blow to Merkel

Angela Merkel's hand picked choice for the ceremonial post of president resigned on Friday in a scandal over political favours, dealing a blow to the German chancellor in the midst of the euro zone crisis.

• 1:04 pm Feb 17, 2012 | business

GM profit bolstered by pricing, stock up

General Motors earned its largest profit ever in 2011, two years after it nearly collapsed into financial ruin.

• 6:15 pm Feb 16, 2012 | business

Wall St opens flat as data offsets Moody's warning

stocks opened little changed on Thursday as concerns about a possible downgrade of global banks by Moody's were offset by upbeat U.S.

• 7:57 pm Feb 16, 2012 | business

Former executives, bankers arrested over Olympus fraud

Four months after one of Japan's biggest corporate scandals, police and prosecutors on Thursday arrested seven men, including the former president of Olympus Corp and ex bankers, over their role in a $1.7 billion accounting fraud at the medical equipment…

• 3:30 pm Feb 16, 2012 | business

Stocks fall as Greek bailout delay dampens mood

Asian shares fell and the euro slipped to a 3 week low on Thursday as another delay in cementing a crucial bailout for Greece underscored how far Europe is from resolving a debt crisis that threatens the stability of the financial system.

• 5:46 pm Feb 16, 2012 | business

Greece seeks Monday bailout deal, EU questions remain

Greece expressed hope it can secure its second EU/IMF bailout in as many years and a deal on easing its debt burden next week, but its euro zone peers made clear the months of increasingly ill tempered argument are not quite over yet.

• 12:28 am Feb 16, 2012 | business

Apple may face iPad export ban in China trademark row

A Chinese tech firm that claims it still owns the iPad trademark will seek a ban on exports of Apple Inc's computer tablets from China, which could deal a blow to the U.S.

• 9:04 pm Feb 15, 2012 | business

Kellogg's buying Pringles for $2.7 billion

CNNMoneyNEW YORK (CNNMoney) Procter & Gamble has found a new buyer for its Pringles unit, as cereal maker Kellogg Co.

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• 8:57 pm Feb 21, 2012 | business

Iran to load own nuclear fuel rods in Tehran reactor

Iran will load domestically made nuclear fuel rods into its Tehran Research Reactor on Wednesday for the first time to keep it running, a senior official told a national news agency.

• 4:37 pm Feb 15, 2012 | business

Zynga: We Want to Teach the World to Play

Social games company Zynga has just reported its first financial earnings since going public back in December.

• 3:09 am Feb 15, 2012 | business

US lawmakers get tentative deal on payroll tax, jobless benefits

lawmakers reached a tentative deal on Tuesday on legislation aimed at boosting the economy by extending a payroll tax cut for 160 million workers through this year and continuing long term jobless benefits, congressional aides said.

• 4:10 am Feb 15, 2012 | national

Today's Hallmark of Valentine's Day

I can still remember myself as a school girl, watching those tear jerker Hallmark commercials that reminded us, “When you care enough to send the very best …” And I know I’ve flipped over a card or two, especially on Valentine’s Day, to see if someone…

• 9:16 pm Feb 14, 2012 | business

Monsanto says to appeal French poisoning verdict

agri business giant Monsanto said on Tuesday it will appeal a French court ruling that found it responsible for the poisoning of a farmer who inhaled a weedkiller in what is the first such case to reach court in France.

• 12:47 pm Feb 14, 2012 | business

Britain will not stray from debt-cutting plans-Osborne

Britain will not stray from its debt cutting measures, finance minister George Osborne insisted on Tuesday, after credit ratings agency Moody's said the nation's prized triple-A rating risked being downgraded.

• 3:18 pm Feb 14, 2012 | business

The man behind Europe's debt downgrades

On Jan. 13, Standard & Poor's Ratings Services cut the credit ratings of nine euro zone countries, stripping France and Austria of their triple A status and ringing alarm bells in global financial markets about the region's financial health.

• 2:12 am Feb 14, 2012 | business

About those 4,400 MacBooks in Mooresville, N.C.'s schools

For once, an educational success story that's not really about the computers If it weren't for tablets and mobile phones, 2011 would have been a miserable year for the U.S.

• 5:24 pm Feb 13, 2012 | business

Schiphol airport partly evacuated after bomb threat

The main terminals at Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport were evacuated following a bomb threat on Monday, military police said.

• 1:46 pm Feb 13, 2012 | business

Kobe-mania reigns in Lakers win over Toronto

'Linsanity' may be the NBA's newest smash hit but the Kobe Bryant Show remains one of professional basketball's longest running acts.

• 10:36 am Feb 13, 2012 | sport

S&P Downgrades 34 Of 37 Italian Banks - Full Statement

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• 3:46 pm Feb 21, 2012 | business

Bernanke urges action to heal US housing markets

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke on Friday issued a call to action to restore U.S.

• 6:44 am Feb 21, 2012 | business

U.S. banks agree to $25 bln mortgage settlement

banks will compensate homeowners for abusive foreclosure practices in a $25 billion deal billed as the largest federal state settlement ever obtained.

• 7:21 pm Feb 10, 2012 | business

American Express Is Moving Deeper Into The Market For People With Bad Credit

Cards with annual fees may sound like they're for wealthy people, but they often come with lower credit lines and worse benefits, and they may be the only option for people with bad credit.

• 4:11 am Feb 10, 2012 | business

$AAPL sets new intraday record...near $500...makes it worth $462B...that's more than value of $MSFT & $GOOG combined $$ $AAPL sets new intraday record...near $500...makes it worth $462B...that's more than value of $MSFT & $GOOG combined $$

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• 4:47 am Feb 16, 2012 | business

Foxconn Hacked as Apple Customers Prepare to Deliver Petitions Calling for ‘Ethical’ iPhone 5

Hackers claim to have breached the computer systems at Foxconn, the controversial electronics manufacturer headquartered in Taiwan that makes products for companies such as Apple, HP and several other large consumer electronics companies.

• 7:12 pm Feb 20, 2012 | business

The Top Twelve Reasons Why You Should Hate the Mortgage Settlement « naked capitalism

As readers may know by now, 49 of 50 states have agreed to join the so called mortgage settlement, with Oklahoma the lone refusenik.

• 5:59 pm Feb 18, 2012 | business

Oracle Buying Taleo for US$1.9 Billion in Direct Hit at SAP

Oracle is buying Taleo , a “cloud based talent management” company for $1.9 billion or $46 a share.

• 4:54 am Feb 21, 2012 | business

Photo Finish: Kodak to Stop Selling Digital Cameras

In a cost cutting move and a signal of the company’s poor financial situation, Eastman Kodak on Thursday announced it plans to stop selling digital cameras.

• 1:44 am Feb 10, 2012 | business

U.S. jobless claims brighten labor market picture

The number of Americans filing new applications for unemployment benefits unexpectedly fell last week, suggesting recent gains in employment are being sustained.

• 4:49 pm Feb 9, 2012 | business

ECB Holds Interest Rates At 1.00%

The ECB decided this morning to hold rates steady at 1.00%.

• 3:11 pm Feb 9, 2012 | business

The Fed has indicated that rates may stay at this near-zero level until 2014. But what will be the impact?

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• 12:27 pm Feb 9, 2012 | business

Why we are buying paidContent

TweetFirst the news: Yes, the rumors are true.

• 10:15 pm Feb 8, 2012 | business

Amazon and Viacom to Sign Video Deal [REPORT]

Update: the deal is now official, with Amazon adding “thousands” of TV episodes from MTV, Comedy Central, Nickelodeon, TV Land, Spike, VH1, BET and CMT to its Prime Instant Video service.

• 4:44 pm Feb 8, 2012 | Science & Tech

Yahoo Chairman Steps Down

Yahoo‘s chairman of the board, Roy Bostock, is leaving the company.

• 2:30 am Feb 8, 2012 | business

W.House says open to compromise over contraception rules

The Obama administration is willing to work with Catholic universities and hospitals in implementing new rules that require health insurance to cover birth control, a top adviser to the president's re election campaign said on Tuesday.

• 1:30 am Feb 8, 2012 | business

Bernanke: U.S. Labor Market ‘Long Way’ From Normal

Blitzer presses Ahmadinejad on gay stance CNNMoneyBoth Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich have vowed to replace him if they're elected president.

• 8:58 pm Feb 7, 2012 | business

In shift, Obama campaign to support Super Pac fundraiser

President Barack Obama's re election campaign, worried about the influx of money to groups supporting Republican candidates, said on Monday it would start supporting the struggling Super PAC designed to help Obama stay in office.

• 7:08 pm Feb 7, 2012 | business

Nikon Unveils D800, the World’s Highest Resolution Full-Frame DSLR Camera

Nikon keeps looking for more mountains to climb.

• 7:19 am Feb 14, 2012 | business

Jay-Z Brings Brooklyn 'Glory' To Carnegie Hall

From Marcy to Madison Square and now from Crooklyn to Carnegie.

• 9:28 pm Feb 7, 2012 | business

Fiat Nails Men's Relationship to Women and Cars Perfectly

So that supposedly offensive (to whom we aren't quite sure) Fiat ad in which a nerd is approached by an Italian woman after she catches him staring at her as she adjusts her shoe?

• 5:32 am Feb 6, 2012 | business

Russians stage rival protests over Putin

Tens of thousands of Russians defied bitter cold in Moscow on Saturday to demand fair elections in a march against Vladimir Putin's 12 year rule, and thousands of others staged a rally supporting the prime minister.

• 6:57 am Feb 21, 2012 | business

Look for NYT on Pinterest soon, but not a Facebook app

news:rewired New York Times Social Media Editor Liz Heron said during a talk in London on Friday that the Times will have a presence on Pinterest soon.

• 5:32 am Feb 4, 2012 | Science & Tech

Nevada's triple economic whammy

CNNMoneyNevada has the dubious distinction of leading the nation in unemployment, foreclosure filings and number of underwater homes.

• 1:37 pm Feb 21, 2012 | business

Nasdaq vaults to 11-yr high on surge in US jobs

A surge in hiring in the world's largest economy last month drove the Nasdaq to an 11 year high on Friday as optimism grew that the labor market is on a steady path to recovery.

• 12:47 pm Feb 14, 2012 | business

U.S. eyes Russia trade vote by summer end

The Obama administration, a senior U.S.

• 10:58 pm Feb 3, 2012 | business

Micron CEO Dies in Plane Crash

Unlike most semiconductor executives, who often start in engineering or technology marketing, Mr. Appleton began at Micron as a production worker in 1983.

• 12:44 am Feb 4, 2012 | business

Facebook's Zuckerberg to keep iron grip after IPO

Facebook unveiled plans for the biggest ever Internet IPO that could raise as much as $10 billion, but made it clear CEO Mark Zuckerberg will exercise almost complete control over the company, leaving investors with little say.

• 5:58 pm Feb 21, 2012 | business

Panasonic Forecasts $10 Billion Loss

Panasonic Corp. said Friday that it now expects to post a loss of more than $10 billion for the fiscal year ending March 31, and cited a write down related to its acquisition of a rival and hefty restructuring costs in its loss-making television business.

• 9:48 am Feb 13, 2012 | business

Food Democracy Now

On January 31, family farmers will take part in the first phase of a court case filed to protect farmers from genetic trespass by Monsanto’s GMO seed, which contaminates organic and non GMO farmer’s crops and opens them up to abusive lawsuits.

• 8:33 pm Feb 2, 2012 | business

Wall St. cash flows to Romney over Obama

The captains of Wall Street have picked a presidential candidate for 2012 and it is Republican Mitt Romney, rather than Democratic President Barack Obama, campaign donation records show.

• 4:43 pm Feb 2, 2012 | business

US jobs data helps stocks, euro off on Greece

Stocks rose on Thursday on signs of an improving U.S.

• 9:07 pm Feb 2, 2012 | business

1st-time filings for US jobless benefits fell by 12,000 in the latest week to 367,000

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• 5:09 pm Feb 2, 2012 | business

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• 8:13 pm Feb 1, 2012 | business

Chrysler reports FY profit on strong U.S. sales

automaker Chrysler Group LLC swung to a full year net income of $183 million on Wednesday, and made the bold prediction that profit would be eight times higher in 2012, on strong sales in its main U.S.

• 8:46 pm Feb 1, 2012 | business

Sony names Hirai to replace Stringer as CEO

Kazuo Hirai is Sony‘s new CEO and President, replacing Howard Stringer, the company has announced.

• 1:30 am Feb 2, 2012 | business

Facebook to Celebrate 8th Birthday on Heels of IPO Announcement

Facebook will file a preliminary prospectus for its long awaited IPO Wednesday morning, but the company will raise less than expected — $5 billion — according to a report.

• 3:22 am Feb 1, 2012 | business

Apple poaches Dixons chief to expand retail

Apple Inc is hiring Dixons chief executive John Browett, who drove a recent turnaround at the UK electricals retailer, to lead the iPad maker's retail expansion.

• 3:30 pm Jan 31, 2012 | business

Judge who Ruled against Raw Milk in Wisconsin quits to work for Monsanto law firm

The Wisconsin judge who recently ruled that we have no right to own a cow or drink its milk resigned to join one of Monsanto’s law firms.

• 8:46 am Feb 19, 2012 | business

Facebook’s Road to IPO

It feels like it’s happening overnight, but Facebook has been marching toward an initial public offering (IPO) for almost eight years.

• 6:18 pm Feb 9, 2012 | business

The impact of Twitter's censorship plan

Twitter views the censorship tool as a way to ensure tweets remain available to as many people as possible.

• 2:27 am Jan 31, 2012 | business

Facebook to file IPO documents as soon as Wed.-WSJ

Facebook is turning to the courts to fight the “clickjacking” scourge which sometimes plagues the social networking site.

• 6:43 am Feb 21, 2012 | business

Soccer-Chelsea boss calls for Ferdinand and Terry handshake

Police are investigating after a "malicious communication" reportedly containing a bullet - was sent to Queens Park Rangers' training ground.

• 7:45 pm Jan 27, 2012 | sport

Fitch cuts Italy, Spain, other euro zone ratings

Fitch Ratings London-27 January 2012: Fitch Ratings has today concluded its review of the six eurozone sovereigns it placed on Rating Watch Negative (RWN) on 16 December 2011.

• 9:03 pm Jan 27, 2012 | business

Facebook reported to File for IPO Next Week

Facebook plans to file documents as early as Wednesday for a highly anticipated IPO that will value the world's largest social network at between $75 billion and $100 billion, the Wall Street Journal cited unidentified sources as saying on Friday.

• 12:11 pm Feb 8, 2012 | business

Shares Close Down on Disappointing US GDP Data

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• 7:06 pm Jan 27, 2012 | business

UK's Cameron urges EU to look beyond Doha

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• 8:00 pm Jan 26, 2012 | business

Geithner: Obama Wouldn’t Ask Me to Stay in a Second Term

Geithner said he doesn’t expect President Barack Obama to ask him to stay in office if he’s re elected, and dismissed Wall Street’s concerns about financial regulations.

• 1:13 am Jan 26, 2012 | national

Apple tops Exxon as most valuable U.S. company

CNNMoneyMarketsNEW YORK (CNNMoney) Apple nudged out oil giant Exxon Mobil early Wednesday to become the most valuable publicly-traded company in the world.

• 1:31 am Feb 21, 2012 | business