Features By Sally Herships
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If JPMorgan lost on trades, who won?
JPMorgan Chase has gotten a lot of attention for its estimated $3 billion trading loss. But who were the winners in those bets?
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Pinterest joins the billion-dollar club
The social media scrapbooking site is the latest startup to be valued at over a $1 billion. Big money for a company with no profits or business model.
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Facebook offer: Pay $2 to promote your posts
As Facebook looks for new sources of revenue, it targets users who may want more attention and better placement for their posts.
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Foursquare checks in on discount deals
Foursquare has attracted 20 million users to its social network. To make money, it plans to go the Groupon route, but with personalized deals.
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Sendak passes away, his legacy of books goes on
Children’s books -- the real books -- are selling well and defying the trend toward e-books. Author Maurice Sendak would be pleased.
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What’s hot, and what’s not, in the workplace
The latest trends in the labor market suggest you’re better off looking for job that produces a service, not a physical product.
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Hollywood movies open abroad, then come home
"The Avengers" is expected to be a big hit this weekend. It’s already garnered more than $250 million overseas. Why didn’t it debut at home?
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MasterCard profit soars on rising transactions
MasterCard reported a 21 percent jump in quarterly profit after the biggest jump in card swipes -- to 7.7 billion -- since the company went public in 2006.
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Why Hulu may not always be free
Services like Hulu want revenue, but it's moving toward relying on viewers -- in addition to advertisers -- to pay. The new model may mean that consumers may not be able to cut their cable cord quite yet.
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One World Trade Center to recapture the N.Y. skyline
One World Trade Center, under construction, could surpass the height of Empire State Building Monday, reclaiming skyline honors. Is downtown Manhattan back?












