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Bitcoin continues to spike in the wake of Cyprus

Interview by
Jeremy Hobson | Apr 3, 2013
Whenever there's a big economic crisis, investors usually flock to the safety of gold or U.S. government bonds. But when things got crazy in the last couple weeks in Cyprus, it was something called Bitcoin that surged in value.
Posted In: bitcoin, currency, cyprus, Tech
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Jay-Z's blueprint for baseball

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Mark Garrison | Apr 3, 2013
Jay-Z’s move into sports management adds to the rapper's business portfolio and help baseball.
Posted In: baseball, Jay-Z, robinson cano, Sports, Yankees
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Furniture comeback draws attention of politicians

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David Gura | Sep 4, 2012
Lincolnton Furniture is hailed as a success story for bringing jobs back to the U.S.
Posted In: 2012 election, furniture, insourcing, outsourcing
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The nurse practitioner will see you now

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Dan Gorenstein | Mar 25, 2013
With millions of newly insured patients ready to descend on the health care system, there won't be enough primary care doctors to go around.
Posted In: doctors, nurses
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Oil spills, pipelines, and angry environmentalists, oh my!

Interview by
Scott Tong | Apr 4, 2013
The latest oil spill in Arkansas has environmentalists up in arms over how Big Oil transports their product.
Posted In: Keystone XL, Oil, pipelines
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Political intelligence or insider trading?

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Nancy Marshall-Genzer | Apr 4, 2013
The Government Accountability Office is releasing a new report on the so-called 'political intelligence' industry -- a growing arm of investment research.
Posted In: insider trading, political intelligence, politics
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Facebook's phone function -- and some fresh O.J.

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Queena Kim | Apr 4, 2013
Facebook reveals a way to turn your phone into a direct extension of your Facebook account.
Posted In: android, Facebook, sushi
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Dementia is highest cost disease and rising

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Dan Gorenstein | Apr 4, 2013
A report in the latest issue of the New England Journal of Medicine says the U.S. spends more on treating dementia than any other disease including cancer and heart disease.
Posted In: dementia, Health, health care
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Tactonic expands touch screen technology to the floor

Interview by
David Brancaccio | Apr 3, 2013
A New York City start-up called Tactonic Technologies has revolutionized the computer touch sensor, making them tough enough and cheap enough to turn an entire floor, maybe an entire gym or theme park into a surface that senses footsteps.
Posted In: sensors, start-ups, touch screen
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Corn prices plummet, will the price of Cheerios?

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Stacey Vanek Smith | Apr 4, 2013
Corn prices are tanking amid stuffed silos and plans for the country’s biggest planting in decades.
Posted In: Agriculture, corn, food and drink

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