08/04/11
Marketplace for August 4, 2011
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Marketplace for August 4, 2011
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Hackers spread the word about cybersecurity problems
Hackers are doing some good this week -- meeting at a conference in Las Vegas to talk about security problems in the tech world and about how to fix them
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Kraft Foods slices itself into two companies
Kraft will split into separate snack and food companies. It's the latest conglomerate to decide that bigger isn't necessarily better
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Global economic fears rattle financial markets
With the U.S. debt ceiling distraction over, investor fears of a global economic slowdown sent Wall Street and overseas markets sharply lower
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Syrian opposition says new sanctions lack clout
Syria's opposition says U.N. sanctions need to hit the country's profitable oil and banking industries harder if they are to be truly effective
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Summer Reading: Jennifer Shanley
Why do you do what you do in terms of your job? Sometimes, a book about succeeding without selling out can help you answer that.
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The facets and forces changing New York's Diamond District
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