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Huge security plans for 2012 Super Bowl
Colorado Springs News.Net
Security officials say the crowds expected in Indianapolis for the NFL's Super Bowl championship game are tempting targets for terrorists.
An operation in place to protect the Super Bowl 46 site ...
Asian stocks rise after US unemployment falls
Sign on San Diego
BANGKOK -; Asian stock markets climbed Monday after U.S. unemployment fell to its lowest in three years, suggesting a stronger recovery in the world's No. 1 economy that could benefit the ...
As Facebook grows up, it courts Madison Avenue
Reuters
(Reuters) - About a year ago, when it became clear that taking Facebook Inc public was a matter of when not if, Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg went out and poached Caroline Everson, then ...
China issues EU carbon tax 'ban'
BBC
China has "banned" all airlines in the country from joining the European Union's Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) aimed at cutting carbon emissions. The authorities have also barred ...
Insurance lags on wound care
Star Tribune
Gary Christoferson and wife, Karin, in their Brooklyn Park townhouse, where she uses the TruHeal system on a leg wound that wouldn't heal for more than a year. She started to see signs of ...
LightSquared holding hammers Falcone's Harbinger
Star Tribune
Phil Falcone's Harbinger Capital Partners lost 47 percent for investors in his main hedge fund last year as he was forced to slash the value of his troubled wireless venture by more than half, ...
Family leaves a stamp
Star Tribune
One moment, Ed Mellgren is expressing pride in the longevity of his family's fifth-generation company, St. Paul Stamp Works. After all, the maker of custom nameplates, badges and plaques has ...
St. Anthony: Career academic now talking business
Star Tribune
Six months into his tour as the boss of Minnesota State Colleges and Universities, Steve Rosenstone, a career academic, is now all about business. Rosenstone, a political scientist who is the ...
Business forum: Why a muni crash didn't materialize
Star Tribune
In September 2010, Wall Street analyst Meredith Whitney made a bold prediction: The U.S. municipal bond market was going to crash in 2011. People make predictions all the time, but Whitney's ...
EU asks Google to delay privacy policy changes
Star Tribune
BRUSSELS -- European governments are pressing Google to halt coming changes to its privacy policies while they investigate the implications for personal data protection. The move is a shot across ...
Time to cheer, and heckle, the Super Bowl ads
MSNBC
I love this Chevy Sonic ad featuring Rob Dyrdek, the pro skateboarder who had his own show on MTV for a while, "Rob and Big." It's the Super Bowl -- go big on the stunts, I say. Do ...
Greek parties face Monday EU bailout deadline
Reuters
ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece's coalition parties must tell the European Union on Monday whether they accept the painful terms of a new bailout deal as EU patience wears thin with political ...
GM, Ford feud over Super Bowl ad
Reuters
LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - A simmering feud between General Motors Co and Ford Motor Co heated up on Sunday as Ford objected to GM's Super Bowl advertisement for its Chevy Silverado pickup ...
US stocks cheer strong jobs data
Business News
A strong January jobs report on Friday sent US stocks soaring, pushing the Dow to pre-crisis levels, as investors celebrated a surge in job growth that pointed to new vitality in the fragile ...
In praise of ... switching your bank | Editorial
Guardian
What do the bankers do - work tirelessly on your behalf, or work for themselves on your money? We have an option - to move our money, but few of us actually do. In fact, we are more likely to ...
Ford Asks GM to Pull Its Super Bowl Ad
CNBC
] stands by the ad and says it will run during Sunday's game. In the ad, a driver in a Silverado navigates a post-apocalyptic scene. When he meets up with some friends, he notices one is ...
Jason Wu for Target: Fashion for the Masses
ABCNews
an affordableParisian-inspired line that features delicate blouses, pleated skirts, handbags and clutches. While luxury department stores can sell Jason Wu items for almost $5000, Target is ...
Real estate rewind
San Diego Union-Tribune
An aerial of the Mickelson home in Rancho Santa Fe. Photo courtesy of Susan Bartow. Two local celebrities have put their homes on the market, and a debate between those for and against real estate ...
Celeb real estate: Own Johnny Cash's home
MSNBC
When Scarlett Johannson and Ryan Reynolds announced their engagement in 2008, it seemed like an A-Lister match made in Hollywood heaven, akin to the beautiful pairing of Brad and Jennifer Aniston. ...
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