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Hundreds of U.S. energy facilities at risk of flooding

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Eve Troeh
Apr 25, 2012
Climate Central combed federal weather and disaster data and found that in the next 20 years, hundreds of coastal oil and gas refineries could end up underwater.

Instagram could struggle to turn a profit

by
Eve Troeh
Apr 10, 2012
Facebook is buying the mobile app company Instagram for $1 billion. But when many similar image-based companies have failed to make a profit, will Instagram be any different?

The motivation behind Facebook's Instagram buy

Interview with
John Moe
Apr 10, 2012
Facebook is making its biggest purchase yet as it prepares to go public. The company is buying the photo-sharing app Instagram for a billion dollars. Is it worth the price tag?

Insta-billion: The price tag on Instagram

Interview by
David Brancaccio
Apr 10, 2012
A wee little program that lets you send photos from your cell phone to your pals is worth a billion U.S. dollars. That’s the price the social networking company Facebook is paying to snap up Instagram, an app that also lets the sender mess with the photos before sending them.

Is Facebook's big Instagram purchase worth it?

Interview with
Eve Troeh
Apr 10, 2012
Facebook is making its biggest purchase yet as it prepares to go public. The company is buying the photo-sharing app Instagram for a billion dollars.

Cashless apps: Shopping without a wallet

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Tess Vigeland
Dec 16, 2011
New apps are allowing consumers to use their smartphones to shop and not have to carry a dime. We take one out for a road test.

UN climate summit to conclude in South Africa

Interview with
Eve Troeh
Dec 9, 2011
Delegates are expected to stay up late into the night at the UN climate summit, and rumors are swirling that baby steps are being taken towards a legally-binding climate change deal by 2015.

The score of Central Park

by
Marc Sanchez
Dec 8, 2011
Wear comfortable shoes for this walk in the park

Shopping 2.0

by
Marc Sanchez
Dec 7, 2011
Compare and save?

Mobile apps increasingly replacing cash registers

by
Stephen Nessen
Nov 25, 2011
The ability to conduct purchases on mobile devices is growing as apps develop, but traditional cash register companies are still making up the majority of the market.

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