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Backlash builds against online classes

Amy Scott | Apr 30, 2013
Faculty at Duke and Amherst reject online partnerships -- for now.
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Facebook earnings out later today

Stacey Vanek Smith | Jul 26, 2012
One quarter after its initial public offering, analysts are questioning whether Facebook will be able to live up to its promises.
Posted In: Facebook, IPO
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State budgets are doing better, but will they spend the new income?

David Weinberg | Apr 30, 2013
State tax receipts have rebounded and are set to exceed the pre-recession peaks. After severe budget cutbacks, states are spending the new money on...what?
Posted In: Ohio, state budgets
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What's behind the helium shortage?

Scott Tong | Apr 29, 2013
There have long been warnings that helium supplies are running out, but now we may know why. The answer comes down to dollars and cents.
Posted In: helium
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Setting up a bank in Britain gets easier

Stephen Beard | Apr 29, 2013
Despite the recent global banking crisis, UK regulators have decided to cut down application approval times for new banks and lower the capital requirements. An American starting a bank there says this will stimulate competition.
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Smells -- coming soon to a theater near you?

John Laurenson | May 1, 2013
Maybe you saw the ‘Google Nose’ April Fool's prank, where users clicked on 'wet dog' and sniffed their laptops to find out what it smells like. Well new smell technology is not a joke -- or not only a joke.
Posted In: Google, movies, smells
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Respond to emails on the same day? You're probably a negative person

Kai Ryssdal | Apr 29, 2013
A study says that negative people are 36 percent more likely to respond to emails within 24 hours.
Posted In: email
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Major American companies benefit from undocumented workers

Jeff Tyler | Apr 30, 2013
Major American brands and some of the country's largest temp staffing companies profit from undocumented workers while keeping them at arm's length.
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Comparing CEO-to-employee pay ratios

Kai Ryssdal | Apr 30, 2013
Bloomberg breaks down the CEO-to-worker pay ratios of the top companies in the S&P 500 index.
Posted In: ceo, ceo pay, JCpenney
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Undocumented workers pay special fees

Jeff Tyler | Apr 30, 2013
Undocumented workers are vulnerable to exploitation and often get nickeled and dimed as a result of their status.

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