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<title><![CDATA[Apple Finds Solace in Strength of China Sales]]></title>
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			http://www.minyanville.com/sectors/global-markets/articles/Apple-Finds-Solace-in-Strength-of/5/17/2013/id/49898</link>
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			Fri, 17 May 2013 16:20:00EST
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<![CDATA[China Watch: Top Business News From the World&#39;s Second Largest Economy

	 
Global mobile phone sales slowed down in the first quarter of 2013, with research firm Gartner saying that only one region, Asia Pacific, registered sales growth.
 
According to Gartner, close to 426 million mobile phones were sold worldwide, which was a 0.7% increase from a year ago. However, sales in Asia Pacific grew a strong 6.4% year-on-year.

	 An Apple store in Shanghai

"More than 226 million mobile phones were sold to end users in Asia/Pacific in the first quarter of 2013, which helped the region increase its share of ]]>
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	<![CDATA[China Watch: Top Business News From the World&#39;s Second Largest Economy

	 
Global mobile phone sales slowed down in the first quarter of 2013, with research firm Gartner saying that only one region, Asia Pacific, registered sales growth.
 
According to Gartner, close to 426 million mobile phones were sold worldwide, which was a 0.7% increase from a year ago. However, sales in Asia Pacific grew a strong 6.4% year-on-year.

	 An Apple store in Shanghai

"More than 226 million mobile phones were sold to end users in Asia/Pacific in the first quarter of 2013, which helped the region increase its share of ]]>
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<title><![CDATA[BlackBerry: Why Expanding BBM to iOS and Android Is Smart -- and Hazardous]]></title>
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			http://www.minyanville.com/sectors/technology/articles/Will-BlackBerry2527s-Move-to-Expand-BBM/5/17/2013/id/49873</link>
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			Fri, 17 May 2013 09:00:00EST
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<![CDATA[It's been a busy week for the mobile industry, with Nokia (NYSE:NOK), BlackBerry (NASDAQ:BBRY), and Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) all having held events meant to hype new technologies.
 
One of the biggest pieces of news to come out of BlackBerry's Live developer conference on Tuesday was that BlackBerry Messenger (BBM), arguably the company's most popular service, will now be available to iOS (NASDAQ:AAPL) and Android platforms.
 
Though BlackBerry is far, far away from its halcyon days as the world's most popular smartphone -- Windows (NASDAQ:MSFT) Phone has just pushed BlackBerry to fourth place in the global smartphone market --  BBM, the pioneer ]]>
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	<![CDATA[It's been a busy week for the mobile industry, with Nokia (NYSE:NOK), BlackBerry (NASDAQ:BBRY), and Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) all having held events meant to hype new technologies.
 
One of the biggest pieces of news to come out of BlackBerry's Live developer conference on Tuesday was that BlackBerry Messenger (BBM), arguably the company's most popular service, will now be available to iOS (NASDAQ:AAPL) and Android platforms.
 
Though BlackBerry is far, far away from its halcyon days as the world's most popular smartphone -- Windows (NASDAQ:MSFT) Phone has just pushed BlackBerry to fourth place in the global smartphone market --  BBM, the pioneer ]]>
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<title><![CDATA[Did the iPhone Play a Role in the Failure of Facebook Home?]]></title>
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			http://www.minyanville.com/sectors/technology/articles/Did-The-IPhone-Have-A-Role/5/15/2013/id/49845</link>
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			Wed, 15 May 2013 16:10:00EST
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<![CDATA[It has only been a month since Mark Zuckerberg introduced his company's new "Home" mobile software, but it's already looking like a failure.
 
Facebook (NASDAQ:FB) Home, the app that turns your smartphone into a social portal, has garnered poor reviews on the Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) Play store. Home has a two-star rating, with over half of the 17,000-plus reviews having one-star ratings. The app has also sold poorly; it took close to a month to reach one million downloads at the Play store, which is mediocre considering the fact that Facebook has 750 million active users.
 

	
To make matters worse, BGR ]]>
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	<![CDATA[It has only been a month since Mark Zuckerberg introduced his company's new "Home" mobile software, but it's already looking like a failure.
 
Facebook (NASDAQ:FB) Home, the app that turns your smartphone into a social portal, has garnered poor reviews on the Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) Play store. Home has a two-star rating, with over half of the 17,000-plus reviews having one-star ratings. The app has also sold poorly; it took close to a month to reach one million downloads at the Play store, which is mediocre considering the fact that Facebook has 750 million active users.
 

	
To make matters worse, BGR ]]>
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<title><![CDATA[Winning Bid for Coffee With Tim Cook Closes at Record Level]]></title>
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			http://www.minyanville.com/sectors/technology/articles/winning-bid-for-meeting-with-apple/5/14/2013/id/49821</link>
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			Tue, 14 May 2013 16:46:00EST
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<![CDATA[[UPDATED] Tim Cook can officially claim the title of CharityBuzz&#39;s top-selling auction item! At 3:51 p.m. EDT today, 17 minutes before an auction of a meeting with him closed, a bid of $610,000 came in from someone named "a********s." That figure matches the site&#39;s highest bid ever for a Lamborghini Aventador LP 700-4 Roadster back in March.



Details on the auction were removed from CharityBuzz&#39;s site once the Tim Cook auction was closed, but as you can see from this screen cap, the $610,000 bid was the winning one with 55 seconds until the auction close.


"a********s" put in a ]]>
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	<![CDATA[[UPDATED] Tim Cook can officially claim the title of CharityBuzz&#39;s top-selling auction item! At 3:51 p.m. EDT today, 17 minutes before an auction of a meeting with him closed, a bid of $610,000 came in from someone named "a********s." That figure matches the site&#39;s highest bid ever for a Lamborghini Aventador LP 700-4 Roadster back in March.



Details on the auction were removed from CharityBuzz&#39;s site once the Tim Cook auction was closed, but as you can see from this screen cap, the $610,000 bid was the winning one with 55 seconds until the auction close.


"a********s" put in a ]]>
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<title><![CDATA[Tesla Is Becoming Too Popular for North Carolina Lawmakers]]></title>
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			http://www.minyanville.com/sectors/transportation/articles/Tesla-Is-Becoming-Too-Popular-For/5/14/2013/id/49814</link>
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			Tue, 14 May 2013 12:28:00EST
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<![CDATA[Tesla Motors (NASDAQ:TSLA) is on a roll. After shaking off the controversy of the questionable New York Times review of its Model S sedan earlier in the year, the electric vehicle maker reported its first ever profitable quarter on May 8, sending shares soaring ever since.
 
The stock is up 72% in May and 174% year-to-date, with Tesla's market cap now larger than the market caps of Fiat (OTCMKTS:FIATY) and Peugeot (OTCMKTS:PEUGY). Earlier today, Morgan Stanley analyst Adam Jonas even raised his price target on Tesla to $103 from $47.
 

	 The Tesla Model S
"What Tesla has accomplished isn&#39;t luck, ]]>
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	<![CDATA[Tesla Motors (NASDAQ:TSLA) is on a roll. After shaking off the controversy of the questionable New York Times review of its Model S sedan earlier in the year, the electric vehicle maker reported its first ever profitable quarter on May 8, sending shares soaring ever since.
 
The stock is up 72% in May and 174% year-to-date, with Tesla's market cap now larger than the market caps of Fiat (OTCMKTS:FIATY) and Peugeot (OTCMKTS:PEUGY). Earlier today, Morgan Stanley analyst Adam Jonas even raised his price target on Tesla to $103 from $47.
 

	 The Tesla Model S
"What Tesla has accomplished isn&#39;t luck, ]]>
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<title><![CDATA[Apple's Tim Cook Officially More Appealing Than Elon Musk or Jack Dorsey]]></title>
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			http://www.minyanville.com/sectors/technology/articles/Apple2527s-Tim-Cook-Officially-More-Appealing/5/13/2013/id/49792</link>
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			Mon, 13 May 2013 16:55:00EST
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<![CDATA[He's no Steve Jobs &ndash; so goes the conventional wisdom &ndash; but Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) CEO Tim Cook is ostensibly still very highly thought of, according to the record bids a charity coffee date with him is fetching.
 
The online charity auction site CharityBuzz is auctioning off a 30 minute to one hour meeting with Cook at Apple's headquarters in Cupertino, California. As of Monday, a day before the auction closes, the highest bid stood at $605,000. That is a mere $5,000 away from the top-earning item ever in CharityBuzz's history: a Lamborghini Aventador LP 700-4 Roadster that went for $610,000 ]]>
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	<![CDATA[He's no Steve Jobs &ndash; so goes the conventional wisdom &ndash; but Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) CEO Tim Cook is ostensibly still very highly thought of, according to the record bids a charity coffee date with him is fetching.
 
The online charity auction site CharityBuzz is auctioning off a 30 minute to one hour meeting with Cook at Apple's headquarters in Cupertino, California. As of Monday, a day before the auction closes, the highest bid stood at $605,000. That is a mere $5,000 away from the top-earning item ever in CharityBuzz's history: a Lamborghini Aventador LP 700-4 Roadster that went for $610,000 ]]>
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<title><![CDATA[Apple Looks Set to Launch Cheaper iPhone by the Third Quarter]]></title>
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			http://www.minyanville.com/sectors/global-markets/articles/Apple-Looks-Set-to-Launch-Cheaper/5/10/2013/id/49767</link>
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			Fri, 10 May 2013 16:23:00EST
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<![CDATA[China Watch: Top Business News From the World&#39;s Second Largest Economy

Is Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) preparing to launch a lower-end iPhone this year? Speculation is rife after Apple supplier Pegatron said that it plans to increase its workforce in China as much as 40% in the second half of the year.
 
Pegatron chief financial officer Charles Lin also added that he expects 60% of his firm's 2013 revenue will come from the second half.
 
A Reuters report notes that suppliers have told the agency Apple is planning to introduce a cheaper iPhone by the third quarter to target emerging markets like ]]>
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	<![CDATA[China Watch: Top Business News From the World&#39;s Second Largest Economy

Is Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) preparing to launch a lower-end iPhone this year? Speculation is rife after Apple supplier Pegatron said that it plans to increase its workforce in China as much as 40% in the second half of the year.
 
Pegatron chief financial officer Charles Lin also added that he expects 60% of his firm's 2013 revenue will come from the second half.
 
A Reuters report notes that suppliers have told the agency Apple is planning to introduce a cheaper iPhone by the third quarter to target emerging markets like ]]>
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<title><![CDATA[Forget Apple TV or iWatch: Apple's Next Trump Card Is Mobile Payments]]></title>
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			http://www.minyanville.com/sectors/technology/articles/Forget-Apple-TV-or-iWatch-Apple2527s/5/10/2013/id/49742</link>
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			Fri, 10 May 2013 09:05:00EST
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<![CDATA[Since hitting a 52-week low of $385.10 on April 19, shares of Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) have recovered somewhat and have stayed above $450 thus far in May.

It seems like investors are slowly but surely regaining their confidence in the Cupertino, California-based company, whose stock had taken a hammering in the months leading up to April 19 because of falling gross margins, a perceived lack of new ideas and increased competition from Korean rival Samsung (OTCMKTS:SSNLF).

"I think a year ago when Apple stock was on its sort of unstoppable run-up toward $700 per share, a lot of people on Wall ]]>
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	<![CDATA[Since hitting a 52-week low of $385.10 on April 19, shares of Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) have recovered somewhat and have stayed above $450 thus far in May.

It seems like investors are slowly but surely regaining their confidence in the Cupertino, California-based company, whose stock had taken a hammering in the months leading up to April 19 because of falling gross margins, a perceived lack of new ideas and increased competition from Korean rival Samsung (OTCMKTS:SSNLF).

"I think a year ago when Apple stock was on its sort of unstoppable run-up toward $700 per share, a lot of people on Wall ]]>
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<title><![CDATA[Will the Fast Rise of Tablets Help or Hurt Apple?]]></title>
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			http://www.minyanville.com/sectors/technology/articles/Will-The-Rise-of-Tablets-Help/5/8/2013/id/49695</link>
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			Wed, 8 May 2013 09:02:00EST
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<![CDATA[By now, it's a fait accompli that tablet sales will surpass those of the PC. The only question that remains is: When?
 
That day is not too far away, if Sameer Singh, head analyst at technology incubator BitChemy Ventures is to be believed. According to Singh's projections, global tablet shipments will increase to nearly 80 million in the fourth quarter, while PC shipments will slide to around 70 million to 75 million.
 
"These shipment estimates could be affected by the pace of low cost tablet penetration in emerging markets and any changes to the Windows 8 (NASDAQ:MSFT) operating system," the ]]>
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	<![CDATA[By now, it's a fait accompli that tablet sales will surpass those of the PC. The only question that remains is: When?
 
That day is not too far away, if Sameer Singh, head analyst at technology incubator BitChemy Ventures is to be believed. According to Singh's projections, global tablet shipments will increase to nearly 80 million in the fourth quarter, while PC shipments will slide to around 70 million to 75 million.
 
"These shipment estimates could be affected by the pace of low cost tablet penetration in emerging markets and any changes to the Windows 8 (NASDAQ:MSFT) operating system," the ]]>
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<title><![CDATA[A Progressive Divide: Unions Vs. Environmentalists on Keystone XL]]></title>
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			http://www.minyanville.com/sectors/energy/articles/A-Progressive-Divide253A-It2527s-the-Unions/5/7/2013/id/49680</link>
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			Tue, 7 May 2013 12:15:00EST
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<![CDATA[Since it was proposed in 2008, the TransCanada (NYSE:TRP)-owned Keystone Pipeline project has faced fierce opposition from environmentalists, who say that in addition to creating a whole host of environmental worries, the pipeline's greenhouse gas emissions will push climate change past the point of no return.
 
"If Canada proceeds [with Keystone], and we do nothing, it will be game over for the climate," wrote NASA scientist James Hansen in a New York Times op-ed last year.
 
Typically a solid voting bloc for the Democratic Party, environmentalists are hoping that they carry enough political clout to influence President Obama to reject ]]>
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	<![CDATA[Since it was proposed in 2008, the TransCanada (NYSE:TRP)-owned Keystone Pipeline project has faced fierce opposition from environmentalists, who say that in addition to creating a whole host of environmental worries, the pipeline's greenhouse gas emissions will push climate change past the point of no return.
 
"If Canada proceeds [with Keystone], and we do nothing, it will be game over for the climate," wrote NASA scientist James Hansen in a New York Times op-ed last year.
 
Typically a solid voting bloc for the Democratic Party, environmentalists are hoping that they carry enough political clout to influence President Obama to reject ]]>
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<title><![CDATA[Should Best Buy Exit China?]]></title>
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			http://www.minyanville.com/sectors/global-markets/articles/Should-Best-Buy-Exit-China253F-china/5/3/2013/id/49633</link>
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			Fri, 3 May 2013 15:55:00EST
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<![CDATA[China Watch: Top Business News From the World&#39;s Second Largest Economy

	 
Struggling electronics retailer Best Buy (NYSE:BBY) officially pulled out of Europe this week after selling its holdings in a European joint venture at a loss. Now analysts want the company to do the same in China, where it has been bleeding market share to Chinese firms Suning (SHE:002024) and Gome (HKG:0493).
 
Best Buy's China operation has also been without a leader since Nicholas Wang, the former CEO of Best Buy's Five Star unit, departed in March.
 
Many Wall Street analysts Reuters spoke to agreed that it would be a ]]>
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	<![CDATA[China Watch: Top Business News From the World&#39;s Second Largest Economy

	 
Struggling electronics retailer Best Buy (NYSE:BBY) officially pulled out of Europe this week after selling its holdings in a European joint venture at a loss. Now analysts want the company to do the same in China, where it has been bleeding market share to Chinese firms Suning (SHE:002024) and Gome (HKG:0493).
 
Best Buy's China operation has also been without a leader since Nicholas Wang, the former CEO of Best Buy's Five Star unit, departed in March.
 
Many Wall Street analysts Reuters spoke to agreed that it would be a ]]>
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<title><![CDATA[Google Now Is Actually a Good Thing for Apple]]></title>
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			http://www.minyanville.com/sectors/technology/articles/google-now-good-thing-iphone-iphone/5/3/2013/id/49612</link>
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			Fri, 3 May 2013 09:00:00EST
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<![CDATA[On Monday, Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) announced that its personal assistant app, Google Now, had been made available on Apple's (NASDAQ:AAPL) iTunes store, providing iPhone users an alternative to Siri.
 
Most tech experts view this development as a triumph of Google. In his article, Google Has Destroyed Apple&#39;s Walled Garden From Within, Minyanville writer Mike Schuster said that "Google apps [like Google Now and Google Maps] are besting the iPhone&#39;s default software, and Apple has to grin and bear it."
 
But while it's undeniably great for Google that its apps are available on iOS and that people like them, is it necessarily ]]>
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	<![CDATA[On Monday, Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) announced that its personal assistant app, Google Now, had been made available on Apple's (NASDAQ:AAPL) iTunes store, providing iPhone users an alternative to Siri.
 
Most tech experts view this development as a triumph of Google. In his article, Google Has Destroyed Apple&#39;s Walled Garden From Within, Minyanville writer Mike Schuster said that "Google apps [like Google Now and Google Maps] are besting the iPhone&#39;s default software, and Apple has to grin and bear it."
 
But while it's undeniably great for Google that its apps are available on iOS and that people like them, is it necessarily ]]>
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<title><![CDATA[Led By 'Iron Man 3,' Disney Set to Dominate 2013 Summer Box Office]]></title>
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			http://www.minyanville.com/sectors/media/articles/Iron-Man-3-Disney-to-Dominate/5/2/2013/id/49583</link>
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			Thu, 2 May 2013 10:06:00EST
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<![CDATA[It was fitting that Robert Downey Jr., otherwise known as Tony Stark, rang the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange yesterday morning.
 
Downey's new film, Iron Man 3, which unofficially kicks off the traditionally lucrative summer blockbuster season, is set to provide Disney (NYSE:DIS) with a substantial revenue boost. While not likely to be the astounding breakout hit domestically that last summer's The Avengers was, Iron Man 3 is projected by box office sites like BoxOfficeMojo.com to gross some $400 million, which would probably make it the top-grossing film of 2013.

	 Robert Downey Jr. ringing the opening bell ]]>
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	<![CDATA[It was fitting that Robert Downey Jr., otherwise known as Tony Stark, rang the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange yesterday morning.
 
Downey's new film, Iron Man 3, which unofficially kicks off the traditionally lucrative summer blockbuster season, is set to provide Disney (NYSE:DIS) with a substantial revenue boost. While not likely to be the astounding breakout hit domestically that last summer's The Avengers was, Iron Man 3 is projected by box office sites like BoxOfficeMojo.com to gross some $400 million, which would probably make it the top-grossing film of 2013.

	 Robert Downey Jr. ringing the opening bell ]]>
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<title><![CDATA[CEOs of Public Companies Are Paid Peanuts Compared to Hedge Fund Managers]]></title>
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			http://www.minyanville.com/business-news/editors-pick/articles/CEOs-of-Public-Companies-Are-Paid/4/30/2013/id/49541</link>
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			Tue, 30 Apr 2013 12:05:00EST
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<![CDATA[It's that time of the year when executive compensation comes under heavy scrutiny as public companies release details on 2012 CEO pay packages and shareholders vote on them at annual meetings.
 
Some of the best-paid CEOs of 2012 include Oracle's (NASDAQ:ORCL) founding CEO Larry Ellison, who received a $96.2 million package; Activision Blizzard&#39;s (NASDAQ:ATVI) Robert Kotick ($64.9 million); CBS's (NYSE:CBS) Les Moonves ($62.2 million); and Disney's (NYSE:DIS) Robert Iger ($40.2 million).

Ellison and Facebook&#39;s (NASDAQ:FB) Mark Zuckerberg, of course, are part of the symbolic $1-a-year salary club, though the amount they actually receive is far higher, thanks to options awards ]]>
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	<![CDATA[It's that time of the year when executive compensation comes under heavy scrutiny as public companies release details on 2012 CEO pay packages and shareholders vote on them at annual meetings.
 
Some of the best-paid CEOs of 2012 include Oracle's (NASDAQ:ORCL) founding CEO Larry Ellison, who received a $96.2 million package; Activision Blizzard&#39;s (NASDAQ:ATVI) Robert Kotick ($64.9 million); CBS's (NYSE:CBS) Les Moonves ($62.2 million); and Disney's (NYSE:DIS) Robert Iger ($40.2 million).

Ellison and Facebook&#39;s (NASDAQ:FB) Mark Zuckerberg, of course, are part of the symbolic $1-a-year salary club, though the amount they actually receive is far higher, thanks to options awards ]]>
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<title><![CDATA[Apple's Sales in China Are Healthy, but Can They Be Sustained?]]></title>
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			http://www.minyanville.com/sectors/global-markets/articles/Apple-Sales-in-China-Healthy-But/4/26/2013/id/49510</link>
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			Fri, 26 Apr 2013 15:27:00EST
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<![CDATA[China Watch: Top Business News From the World&#39;s Second Largest Economy

Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) reported its quarterly financial results this week and among the chief concerns was slowing growth in China, the world's largest market for computers and mobile devices.
 
During the fiscal second quarter, Apple sales in China jumped 11% to a record $8.8 billion. However, the growth rate was significantly lower than the 67% rate of growth achieved in the previous quarter.
 
A large part of the slowdown can be attributed to the maturation of the high-end smartphone market, which Apple dominates. In China, the new mobile growth arena ]]>
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	<![CDATA[China Watch: Top Business News From the World&#39;s Second Largest Economy

Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) reported its quarterly financial results this week and among the chief concerns was slowing growth in China, the world's largest market for computers and mobile devices.
 
During the fiscal second quarter, Apple sales in China jumped 11% to a record $8.8 billion. However, the growth rate was significantly lower than the 67% rate of growth achieved in the previous quarter.
 
A large part of the slowdown can be attributed to the maturation of the high-end smartphone market, which Apple dominates. In China, the new mobile growth arena ]]>
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<title><![CDATA[Should Apple Be More Worried About Samsung or Google?]]></title>
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			Fri, 26 Apr 2013 09:00:00EST
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<![CDATA[Since hitting an all-time high of $702.10 in September 2012, shares of Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) have experienced a precipitous 40% decline, thanks to a combination of product fatigue, a perceived lack of new ideas, botched application launches, and increased competition from its rivals.
 
Indeed, Apple's fall from grace (at least in the eyes of investors) has largely coincided with the rise of Korean electronics giant, Samsung (PINK:SSNLF), whose Galaxy-branded smartphones have become the most popular mobile devices worldwide this side of the iPhone.
 
"It's pretty interesting to see just how far [Samsung has] come in the last few years. I think ]]>
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	<![CDATA[Since hitting an all-time high of $702.10 in September 2012, shares of Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) have experienced a precipitous 40% decline, thanks to a combination of product fatigue, a perceived lack of new ideas, botched application launches, and increased competition from its rivals.
 
Indeed, Apple's fall from grace (at least in the eyes of investors) has largely coincided with the rise of Korean electronics giant, Samsung (PINK:SSNLF), whose Galaxy-branded smartphones have become the most popular mobile devices worldwide this side of the iPhone.
 
"It's pretty interesting to see just how far [Samsung has] come in the last few years. I think ]]>
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<title><![CDATA[Flight Delays and Furloughs: Who You Blame Depends on Who You Read]]></title>
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			Thu, 25 Apr 2013 10:17:00EST
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<![CDATA[If you had taken a plane ride from big cities like New York, Dallas, or Los Angeles in the past few days, you most likely had to endure an excruciatingly long delay, thanks to the sequestration-linked furlough of air traffic controllers.
 
Because the Federal Aviation Administration has been forced to trim its 2013 budget after sequestration came into effect, the agency has decided to furlough some 1,500 (about 10%) controllers per day, with the manpower shortage causing a massive gridlock at the nation's busiest airports. The Associated Press noted on Tuesday that an 8 a.m. EDT New York-bound US Airways ]]>
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	<![CDATA[If you had taken a plane ride from big cities like New York, Dallas, or Los Angeles in the past few days, you most likely had to endure an excruciatingly long delay, thanks to the sequestration-linked furlough of air traffic controllers.
 
Because the Federal Aviation Administration has been forced to trim its 2013 budget after sequestration came into effect, the agency has decided to furlough some 1,500 (about 10%) controllers per day, with the manpower shortage causing a massive gridlock at the nation's busiest airports. The Associated Press noted on Tuesday that an 8 a.m. EDT New York-bound US Airways ]]>
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<title><![CDATA[Is the Netflix Stock Boom a House of Cards?]]></title>
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			Tue, 23 Apr 2013 10:00:00EST
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<![CDATA[Earlier this month, BTIG Research analyst Richard Greenfield crunched some numbers and found that if Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX) were a cable TV network, it would probably be the highest rated one.
 
"We believe Netflix streaming per sub/day is now over 87 [minutes, compared with 79 minutes last summer] and, in turn, Netflix is now likely the most watched cable network, essentially in-line with the Disney (NYSE:DIS) Channel," calculated Greenfield on the BTIG blog (registration required).
 
The popularity of Netflix over cable networks was confirmed yesterday when the Los Gatos, California-based company reported quarterly earnings.
 
According to its report, Netflix added over ]]>
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	<![CDATA[Earlier this month, BTIG Research analyst Richard Greenfield crunched some numbers and found that if Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX) were a cable TV network, it would probably be the highest rated one.
 
"We believe Netflix streaming per sub/day is now over 87 [minutes, compared with 79 minutes last summer] and, in turn, Netflix is now likely the most watched cable network, essentially in-line with the Disney (NYSE:DIS) Channel," calculated Greenfield on the BTIG blog (registration required).
 
The popularity of Netflix over cable networks was confirmed yesterday when the Los Gatos, California-based company reported quarterly earnings.
 
According to its report, Netflix added over ]]>
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<title><![CDATA[In China, Apple Told to Remove Pornographic Content From App Store]]></title>
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			http://www.minyanville.com/sectors/global-markets/articles/Apple-Told-To-Remove-Pornographic-Content/4/19/2013/id/49379</link>
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			Fri, 19 Apr 2013 16:25:00EST
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<![CDATA[China Watch: Top Business News From the World&#39;s Second Largest Economy

	 
Despite having officially apologized for its poor customer service, Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) continues to face problems with the Chinese media.

This week, the state-run People's Daily has published an article saying that China's National Office Against Pornographic and Illegal Publications ordered Apple, along with 197 other websites, to remove obscene content that is allegedly found on its app store. No details about the material were provided.


	
However, according to a Xinhua news article from late March, many of the best-selling e-books on China's Apple app store contained lewd content. The ]]>
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	<![CDATA[China Watch: Top Business News From the World&#39;s Second Largest Economy

	 
Despite having officially apologized for its poor customer service, Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) continues to face problems with the Chinese media.

This week, the state-run People's Daily has published an article saying that China's National Office Against Pornographic and Illegal Publications ordered Apple, along with 197 other websites, to remove obscene content that is allegedly found on its app store. No details about the material were provided.


	
However, according to a Xinhua news article from late March, many of the best-selling e-books on China's Apple app store contained lewd content. The ]]>
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<title><![CDATA[Apple's Alliance With Yahoo Makes Sense, but Don't Expect Breakup With Google]]></title>
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			http://www.minyanville.com/sectors/technology/articles/Apple2527s-Alliance-with-Yahoo-Makes-Sense/4/19/2013/id/49358</link>
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			Fri, 19 Apr 2013 09:15:00EST
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<![CDATA[Last week, the Wall Street Journal broke the news that Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) and Yahoo (NASDAQ:YHOO) were in talks to deepen their mobile-services relationship,
 
The partnership is mutually beneficial because it allows Yahoo to improve its presence in mobile, and it allows Apple to distance itself from rival Google (NASDAQ:GOOG), said Sterne Agee analyst Shaw Wu in a report. Additionally, Yahoo data already powers native iOS stock and weather apps on iPhones and iPads.

Wu wrote:


	 The Yahoo-powered iOS native weather app, as seen on this reporter&#39;s phone.

	While this is a positive for Yahoo as it looks to strengthen its ]]>
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	<![CDATA[Last week, the Wall Street Journal broke the news that Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) and Yahoo (NASDAQ:YHOO) were in talks to deepen their mobile-services relationship,
 
The partnership is mutually beneficial because it allows Yahoo to improve its presence in mobile, and it allows Apple to distance itself from rival Google (NASDAQ:GOOG), said Sterne Agee analyst Shaw Wu in a report. Additionally, Yahoo data already powers native iOS stock and weather apps on iPhones and iPads.

Wu wrote:


	 The Yahoo-powered iOS native weather app, as seen on this reporter&#39;s phone.

	While this is a positive for Yahoo as it looks to strengthen its ]]>
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<title><![CDATA[Just Why Are Those 'Stupid' iPhone Games So Addictive?]]></title>
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			http://www.minyanville.com/mvpremium/2012/04/05/just-why-are-those-stupid/</link>
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			Thu, 5 Apr 2012 12:23:00EST
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<![CDATA[Much ink has been spilled about the loss of upward economic mobility in the US in recent years, but if there&rsquo;s an area where the American dream is still very alive, it must be the mobile gaming industry.
Â 
Witness the men behind Omgpop, who, after six years of work, hit the jackpot when Draw Something became a global sensation and Zynga (ZNGA) acquired the company for a cool $200 million.
Â 
The success of Omgpop, and indeed of parent company Zynga, can be wholly attributed to those of us who cannot help but be drawn to gaming apps on ]]>
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	<![CDATA[Much ink has been spilled about the loss of upward economic mobility in the US in recent years, but if there&rsquo;s an area where the American dream is still very alive, it must be the mobile gaming industry.
 
Witness the men behind Omgpop, who, after six years of work, hit the jackpot when Draw Something became a global sensation and Zynga (ZNGA) acquired the company for a cool $200 million.
 
The success of Omgpop, and indeed of parent company Zynga, can be wholly attributed to those of us who cannot help but be drawn to gaming apps on ]]>
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<title><![CDATA[What You Need to Know About Airline Food]]></title>
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			http://www.minyanville.com/mvpremium/2012/04/04/what-you-need-to-know/</link>
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			Wed, 4 Apr 2012 15:32:00EST
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<![CDATA[Never order pasta on board an airplane. Conditions at 30,000 ft above sea level make it impossible for pasta to stay al dente.
Â 
So says Fritz Gross, director of culinary excellence at LSG Sky Chefs Asia Pacific, which is responsible for preparing all in-flight meals at airlines like United (UAL), Delta (DAL), and US Airways (LCC).
Â 
Speaking to CNN, Gross shared that other no-nos on the menu include chicken breast, noodles, and all that is deep-fried.
Â 
What should you order then? Your best bet, Gross shares, is stew because &ldquo;we can simmer it and reheat it over ]]>
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	<![CDATA[Never order pasta on board an airplane. Conditions at 30,000 ft above sea level make it impossible for pasta to stay al dente.
 
So says Fritz Gross, director of culinary excellence at LSG Sky Chefs Asia Pacific, which is responsible for preparing all in-flight meals at airlines like United (UAL), Delta (DAL), and US Airways (LCC).
 
Speaking to CNN, Gross shared that other no-nos on the menu include chicken breast, noodles, and all that is deep-fried.
 
What should you order then? Your best bet, Gross shares, is stew because &ldquo;we can simmer it and reheat it over ]]>
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<title><![CDATA[Burger King Drops Possibly Offensive Mary J. Blige Commercial]]></title>
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			http://www.minyanville.com/mvpremium/2012/04/04/burger-king-drops-possibly-offensive/</link>
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			Wed, 4 Apr 2012 11:06:00EST
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<![CDATA[The strategy of employing celebrities to shill for F&B brands is as old as the hills. Pepsi (PEP) has in the past few decades hired the likes of Michael Jackson and Britney Spears to star in its soda ads, while Yum Brands (YUM) has gotten Jessica Simpson and Charles Barkley to hawk Pizza Hut and Taco Bell respectively.
Â 
Thus, no one blinked an eye when Burger King announced that Mary J. Blige would be appearing in new TV commercials promoting the fast food chain&rsquo;s new menu.
Â 
Controversy struck, however, when the commercial was released on Monday. Here&rsquo;s MTV ]]>
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	<![CDATA[The strategy of employing celebrities to shill for F&B brands is as old as the hills. Pepsi (PEP) has in the past few decades hired the likes of Michael Jackson and Britney Spears to star in its soda ads, while Yum Brands (YUM) has gotten Jessica Simpson and Charles Barkley to hawk Pizza Hut and Taco Bell respectively.
 
Thus, no one blinked an eye when Burger King announced that Mary J. Blige would be appearing in new TV commercials promoting the fast food chain&rsquo;s new menu.
 
Controversy struck, however, when the commercial was released on Monday. Here&rsquo;s MTV ]]>
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<title><![CDATA[Latest Foxconn Controversy: The Apple Supplier Exploits Student Interns]]></title>
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			http://www.minyanville.com/mvpremium/2012/04/03/latest-foxconn-controversy-the-apple/</link>
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			Tue, 3 Apr 2012 15:08:00EST
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<![CDATA[Another day, another Foxconn controversy.
		
		Yes, Foxconn, now probably world-renowned for being the assembler-in-chief ofÂ Apple&rsquo;sÂ (AAPL) iPads and iPhones, and which also assemble products forÂ AmazonÂ (AMZN),Â SonyÂ (SNE),Â DellÂ (DELL),Â MicrosoftÂ (MSFT) andÂ Hewlett-PackardÂ (HPQ), has made headlinesÂ in the past few months for the harsh working conditions it imposes on its factory workers in China.
		Â 
		In response to an audit by the independent authority, the Fair Labor Association, or FLA, that revealed the company flouted numerous labor laws, Foxconn head honcho Terry GouÂ pledged on MondayÂ to increase work pay and cut working hours for workers at its plants.
		Â 
		However, just a day after he made his remarks, a fresh ]]>
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	<![CDATA[Another day, another Foxconn controversy.
		
		Yes, Foxconn, now probably world-renowned for being the assembler-in-chief of Apple&rsquo;s (AAPL) iPads and iPhones, and which also assemble products for Amazon (AMZN), Sony (SNE), Dell (DELL), Microsoft (MSFT) and Hewlett-Packard (HPQ), has made headlines in the past few months for the harsh working conditions it imposes on its factory workers in China.
		 
		In response to an audit by the independent authority, the Fair Labor Association, or FLA, that revealed the company flouted numerous labor laws, Foxconn head honcho Terry Gou pledged on Monday to increase work pay and cut working hours for workers at its plants.
		 
		However, just a day after he made his remarks, a fresh ]]>
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<title><![CDATA[Now You Can Go on a Cruise With Your Favorite Musical Act]]></title>
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			http://www.minyanville.com/mvpremium/2012/04/03/nowyou-can-go-on-a/</link>
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			Tue, 3 Apr 2012 10:55:00EST
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<![CDATA["You sang like someone who sings on a cruise ship. Halfway through I imagined the ship sinking."

If you&rsquo;ve ever watched an episode of Fox&#39;s (NWS) American Idol or The X Factor, you would know that one of judge Simon Cowell&rsquo;s famous putdowns for singers is that they sound like a cruise ship singer.
Â 
Thanks to years of Cowell repeating this putdown, cruise ship singers might have lost their allure for customers. This could be, as the New York Times reports, why cruise promoters like Sixthman have come up with a new concept for its cruises: music-themed cruises, featuring ]]>
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	<![CDATA["You sang like someone who sings on a cruise ship. Halfway through I imagined the ship sinking."

If you&rsquo;ve ever watched an episode of Fox&#39;s (NWS) American Idol or The X Factor, you would know that one of judge Simon Cowell&rsquo;s famous putdowns for singers is that they sound like a cruise ship singer.
 
Thanks to years of Cowell repeating this putdown, cruise ship singers might have lost their allure for customers. This could be, as the New York Times reports, why cruise promoters like Sixthman have come up with a new concept for its cruises: music-themed cruises, featuring ]]>
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<title><![CDATA[Goldman Sachs Sells Stake in Sex Trafficking Company]]></title>
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			http://www.minyanville.com/mvpremium/2012/04/02/goldman-sachs-sells-stake-in/</link>
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			Mon, 2 Apr 2012 11:00:00EST
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<![CDATA[The month of March has seemingly zoomed by us, and Goldman Sachs (GS) is probably grateful for that.
Â 
It has not been a great month news-wise for the storied Wall Street firm. First, it took a public relations hit when ex-employee Greg Smith released an op-ed in the New York Times slamming the bank for its client-belitting, profits-at-all-cost culture (See our own Michael Comeau&#39;s hilarious parody)
Â 
Then, last week, in case you missed it, it was revealed that a private equity fund run by Goldman was one of the largest stakeholders in Village Voice Media, a newspaper publisher ]]>
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	<![CDATA[The month of March has seemingly zoomed by us, and Goldman Sachs (GS) is probably grateful for that.
 
It has not been a great month news-wise for the storied Wall Street firm. First, it took a public relations hit when ex-employee Greg Smith released an op-ed in the New York Times slamming the bank for its client-belitting, profits-at-all-cost culture (See our own Michael Comeau&#39;s hilarious parody)
 
Then, last week, in case you missed it, it was revealed that a private equity fund run by Goldman was one of the largest stakeholders in Village Voice Media, a newspaper publisher ]]>
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<title><![CDATA[Maybe We Should Stop Blaming Apple for the Woes of Chinese Factory Workers]]></title>
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			Thu, 29 Mar 2012 15:17:00EST
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<![CDATA[As the world&rsquo;s largest company, Apple (AAPL) has become, much like Wall Street banks, a symbol of the kind of corporate gigantism that Occupy Wall Street protestors and their sympathizers rail against.
Â 
Among the myriad controversies the Cupertino-based company has faced this year, none has caused as much consternation or created as much media coverage as allegations that it had commmited labor abuses in China.
Â 
The site of the media storm is, of course, the Foxconn factory in Shenzhen, which, though it also assembles products for Amazon (AMZN), Sony (SNE), Dell (DELL), Microsoft (MSFT) and Hewlett-Packard (HPQ), has ]]>
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	<![CDATA[As the world&rsquo;s largest company, Apple (AAPL) has become, much like Wall Street banks, a symbol of the kind of corporate gigantism that Occupy Wall Street protestors and their sympathizers rail against.
 
Among the myriad controversies the Cupertino-based company has faced this year, none has caused as much consternation or created as much media coverage as allegations that it had commmited labor abuses in China.
 
The site of the media storm is, of course, the Foxconn factory in Shenzhen, which, though it also assembles products for Amazon (AMZN), Sony (SNE), Dell (DELL), Microsoft (MSFT) and Hewlett-Packard (HPQ), has ]]>
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<title><![CDATA[Check Out New Zealand's Marijuana Vending Machine]]></title>
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			Tue, 27 Mar 2012 13:43:00EST
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<![CDATA[When it comes to vending machines, no country can boast of a greater selection than Japan. Besides the usual ones for Coke (KO), Pepsi (PEP), DVDs from RedBox (CSTR), or even electronics like the Best Buy (BBY) Express, Japan has vending machines that dispenses fresh lobsters, fortunes, eggs and even lingerie.
Â 
The land of the rising sun, however, is facing fierce competition of the title of Weirdest/Most Awesome Vending Machine from upstart New Zealand. What does the island country boast of? How about a vending machine that dispenses cannabis?
Â 
Yes, the Daktory, New Zealand&rsquo;s first cannabis club, has ]]>
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	<![CDATA[When it comes to vending machines, no country can boast of a greater selection than Japan. Besides the usual ones for Coke (KO), Pepsi (PEP), DVDs from RedBox (CSTR), or even electronics like the Best Buy (BBY) Express, Japan has vending machines that dispenses fresh lobsters, fortunes, eggs and even lingerie.
 
The land of the rising sun, however, is facing fierce competition of the title of Weirdest/Most Awesome Vending Machine from upstart New Zealand. What does the island country boast of? How about a vending machine that dispenses cannabis?
 
Yes, the Daktory, New Zealand&rsquo;s first cannabis club, has ]]>
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<title><![CDATA[Goldman Sachs on Global 'Muppet' Hunt]]></title>
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			Thu, 22 Mar 2012 11:13:00EST
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<![CDATA[The reactions to Greg Smith&rsquo;s now-infamous &ldquo;Why I Am Leaving Goldman Sachs&rdquo; op-ed in the New York Times can generally be classified into two categories: Those who think Smith makes a great point and those who feel that Smith is serving up a large plate of self-serving bull. (Minyanville&rsquo;s Michael Comeau falls into the latter category).
Â 
On their part, Lloyd Blankfein and Gary Cohn, the head honchos of Goldman Sachs (GS) who came under direct attack by Smith, swiftly released a statement defending the firm, pointing to surveys that showed that a large majority of Goldman employees believed they ]]>
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	<![CDATA[The reactions to Greg Smith&rsquo;s now-infamous &ldquo;Why I Am Leaving Goldman Sachs&rdquo; op-ed in the New York Times can generally be classified into two categories: Those who think Smith makes a great point and those who feel that Smith is serving up a large plate of self-serving bull. (Minyanville&rsquo;s Michael Comeau falls into the latter category).
 
On their part, Lloyd Blankfein and Gary Cohn, the head honchos of Goldman Sachs (GS) who came under direct attack by Smith, swiftly released a statement defending the firm, pointing to surveys that showed that a large majority of Goldman employees believed they ]]>
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