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PODCAST: My finger is on the button

Would a Softbank-Sprint deal lower mobile phone costs in the U.S.? The 'start' button is back. And happy 40th to Broadway discounter TKTS.

Shareholders of Sprint Nextel approved an offer from Softbank to acquire a bulk of the U.S. phone company. Now it’s up to Washington regulators to approve the foreign purchase.

Microsoft holds its big developer conference and all the buzz is about the “start” button — why that’s a bad thing.

Broadway ticket discounter TKTS turns 40 today. We take a look at the business of one of the original discounters.

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