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  • As Oprah releases a new tea at Starbucks, a look at the power of branding. And, the business value of connecting with old flames, or "dormant ties."

  • We look at why breast-cancer survivors have a high rate of long-term unemployment. And, a look at the markets in the week ahead.

  • Mortgage lending this winter fell 58 percent from a year ago to the lowest level in 14 years. A report says dentists see more Medicaid patients without increasing wait times for existing patients.

  • This morning brought a bit of a reversal fortune for tech companies that have been getting pummeled in recent weeks. The FCC is expected to introduce new rules today that will allow broadband providers to charge companies for faster internet service. Colleges are growing their wait lists and using them in some surprising ways.

  • Apple is expected to report mostly flat revenues from a year ago. One famed activist investor says there is a tech bubble and he's betting against it. And, film and TV production flee LA for big tax subsidies in states like Georgia and New York.

  • Netflix is planning to raise prices on new members. And Earth day, at 44, may be a little tired.

  • We look at Japan's surging trade deficit. And, for the past few weeks, God has quietly been ruling the box office.

  • Japan and the U.S. are having beef over the price of meat. And, the fight between TV broadcasters and Aereo goes to the Supreme Court.

  • Diplomats from Ukraine, Russia, the U.S. and the EU are in Geneva

  • Two Chinese workers prepare to remove scaffolding at a construction site in Beijing on April 15, 2014. Chinese exports and imports fell sharply in March, data showed on April 10, as officials noted that the world's second-largest economy faces headwinds from tougher regional competition and 'friction' with trade partners. 
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    A disease ravaging shrimp is pushing up prices for the small shellfish. And a look at homelessness in Silicon Valley.