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Intel CTO Justin Rattner on the future of tech

Ben Johnson | May 9, 2013
Consumers should expect wearable computers among other new products from the world's largest chip maker.
Posted In: Intel, mobile

PODCAST: Marijuana tax, stock stacks

David Brancaccio | May 9, 2013
Legalize it, but tax it! Colorado seeks to regulate marijuana sales. Paid sick leave is coming to New York City. And stocks are up above 15,000, when will they come down?

FBI to announce new wiretap proposal

Ben Johnson | May 9, 2013
The government wants to wiretap services like Facetime and Skype.
Posted In: FBI, skype, surveillance

Legalize it, but tax it! Colorado seeks to regulate marijuana sales

Sabri Ben-Achour | May 9, 2013
Last year, Colorado became the first state to legalize recreational marijuana. Now it’s decided how to regulate it. The legislature approved a 25 percent tax on the sale of marijuana among other requirements.
Posted In: colorado, drugs, marijuana

Paid sick leave coming to New York City

Sabri Ben-Achour | May 9, 2013
New York's City Council has approved a bill requiring employers with 15 or more employees to offer five paid sick days per year to their employees. The bill, passed by a veto-proof majority, is the latest in a series of cities to take up the idea.

Sony back in the black for the first time in 5 years

Rupert Wingfield-Hayes | May 9, 2013
Japanese entertainment and electronics giant Sony has managed to make money, not lose it for the first time in five years. The company reported a net profit of $948 million.
Posted In: Japan, Sony, yen
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What unemployment rate should we be aiming for?

Chris Farrell | May 9, 2013
Is there such a thing as an unemployment rate that is too low?

Markets tread water above 15,000

David Brancaccio | May 9, 2013
The new normal for the Dow Industrial average seems to be hovering around15,000 points. U.S. markets were down slightly this morning but still trading above the 15,000 mark.
Posted In: Dow, stock, stock market
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Why other cities want to copy Austin's innovative spirit

Gigi Douban | May 9, 2013
How has the capital of Texas became a hub for innovation and job creation, and what can other aspiring cities learn from Austin?
Posted In: Austin, innovation

New York City cyber thieves loot $45 million

Kai Ryssdal | May 9, 2013
The thieves also hit up 2,000 ATMs in Manhattan in a single day.
Posted In: ATM, bank, Crime

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