Looks like Best Buys got a pretty massive boner for Carphone Warehouse, as its just increased its ownership share from 2.9% to 50%, according to IDG News Service. Best Buy has agreed to invest an additional $2.1 billion in the European retailer, likely…
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Mortgage Firms Cool to Principal-Cut Plan
A major provision of the housing-market legislation passed by the House Thursday might not help as many borrowers as some expect, trade groups that represent mortgage companies say.…
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Lou Dobbs on Olofson
The conviction of a Wisconsin gun owner has people saying the case threatens their right to bear arms.If you missed the segments from the past two nights, here is the first one, from Wednesday. They've done a hell of a job summarizing things. …
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RealNetworks Spinning Off Games Business (RNWK)
Here's a deal that makes sense at first blush: RealNetworks (RNWK) is spinning off its game business, and may or may not do an IPO as part of the spin-off. Bonus prize for long-suffering RNWK shareholders: $50 million stock buyback, and an increase in…
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Feel free to rock the boat if you have this waterproof Coolpix case
Thats right, with the Fantasea Line FS-51 Housing for the new Nikon Coolpix S52 and S52c cameras, you could toss it in the ocean without any worries. Even if it happened to leak its still protected by its one year flood Insurance policy (your photos are…
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Bubble Isn't Price Driver, Poll Says
Surging food and energy prices are being driven by fundamental trends, according to the majority of economists in the latest Wall Street Journal forecasting survey.…
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UN pressures Myanmar to allow aid
Frustrated United Nations officials all but demanded that the nation end barriers to supplies and workers.…
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Property Mogul Poised to Fall Again
Ian Bruce Eichner is on the verge of losing control of his Las Vegas casino-resort project -- 16 years after a similar loss in Times Square. His roller-coaster track record shows that in commercial real estate, failure on an epic scale need not be a…
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