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Feb 2, 2012

Marketplace for Thursday, February 2, 2012

Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg will take a huge pay cut this year. His new salary: $1. Will Facebook’s culture change with the company going public? Law schools are getting sued for allegedly attracting students through deception. Walmart is succeeding in going green. With the unemployment rate in double digits, there just aren’t many opportunities for Nevada’s new college graduates. And London bureau chief Stephen Beard reports on what the Queen of England does for work.

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How going public changes Facebook’s culture
by Tess Vigeland
Justin Sullivan/Getty Images
Larry Dignan, chief editor at ZDNet, talks about the challenges facing the social networking giant as it tries to preserve its corporate culture post-IPO.
What role will Nevada’s unions play in the election?
by Tess Vigeland
Nevada's unionized workforce could play a huge role in deciding who wins the swing state come November. Professor Ruben Garcia discusses Nevada's union landscape.
Facebook’s Zuckerberg to take a salary cut
by Stacey Vanek Smith
Justin Sullivan/Getty Images
Mark Zuckerberg will follow a tradition of CEOs who earned just $1 a year. Sort of. Facebook isn’t struggling, so what’s his point?
German leader Merkel seeks support from China
by Rob Schmitz
German chancellor Angela Merkel is in China this week, telling Chinese leaders that European Union plans to solve its debt crisis can work.
Nevada grads worry about their futures
by Sarah Gardner
College seniors in Nevada have endured budget cuts and tuition hikes. They now face a less-than-promising job market.
Walmart units jump to top of green power users list
by Eve Troeh
In October, Walmart's facilities in Texas and California were ranked 15th by the Environmental Protection Agency for the amount of clean energy it uses. Now it is number three, thanks to a big going-green initiative.
Woman wins small claims suit against Honda
by Tess Vigeland
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A Los Angeles woman sued the carmaker for saying that the Civic hybrid she bought could get 50 miles per gallon of gas, when the most she got was 42. She won $10,000 in court.
Law schools sued by alumni who can’t find work
by Amy Scott
A group of recent law graduates sues a dozen law schools, saying the institutions misled them about job and salary prospects.
Queen Elizabeth at 85 — still working
Britain’s Queen Elizabeth still handles a strenuous program of foreign trips and public ceremonies. Some ask how much longer she should carry on.

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