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Stocks End Month in the Black

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Stocks rose last week, finishing May with a second consecutive monthly advance, on a government report of improved economic growth and the steepest drop in oil prices since March.

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6 ousted CEOs: What they’re doing now

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The past few years have seen the departure of a bevy of high-profile CEOs. A roster of a half-dozen of the most prominent, and how they’re keeping busy.

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Putin weighs into TNK-BP Russia row - Telegraph.co.uk

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Putin weighs into TNK-BP Russia row
Telegraph.co.uk - 1 hour ago
By Angela Monaghan Vladimir Putin has waded into the shareholder row at BP's Russian joint venture, TNK-BP, saying that he warned the British company years ago about the risks of setting up the partnership with a group of Russian billionaires.
Putin Says He Warned BP of TNK Joint Venture Fighting (Update1) Bloomberg
UPDATE 1-Putin says warned BP about Russian risks Reuters
Wall Street Journal - New York Times - Forbes - Houston Chronicle
all 240 news articles

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People Of New York: Shop Today, Because Tomorrow You’re Taxed - Mashable

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People Of New York: Shop Today, Because Tomorrow You’re Taxed
Mashable - 2 hours ago
Do you recall that tax bill sent into law in New York State which requires some Internet retail businesses to require customers to fork over some cash and coin?
Overstock.com suing the state of New York Laptop Logic
Overstock sues New York over Net sales tax law CNET News
Reuters - AffiliateTip.com - Biloxi Sun Herald - InternetRetailer.com
all 26 news articles

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Disney and Pixar: The Power of the Prenup - New York Times

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Disney and Pixar: The Power of the Prenup
New York Times - 13 hours ago
Pixar, co-founded by Steve Jobs, left, and Disney, run by Robert A. Iger, have a Hollywood marriage that works. Starring in their newest animated film is a robot named Wall-E.
Review: 'The Pixar Touch' by David A. Price Newsday
NONFICTION: Pixar's success is more than just pixel-deep Richmond Times Dispatch
San Francisco Chronicle - Los Angeles Times
all 7 news articles

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Technology Stocks Are the Week’s Stars - New York Times

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Technology Stocks Are the Week’s Stars
New York Times - 10 hours ago
By JEFF SOMMER The overall stock market managed a small gain for the week, and technology stocks propelled the Nasdaq composite index to a hefty advance.
Stocks End Month in the Black Washington Post
US Stocks Advance, Led by Tech, Energy Shares; Dell Climbs Bloomberg
RTT News - The Age - Monsters and Critics.com - Newsroom America
all 18 news articles

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Conventional Wisdom, Foiled Again - New York Times

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Conventional Wisdom, Foiled Again
New York Times - 7 hours ago
By MARK HULBER IT is widely assumed that a stock’s price will rise when it is added to a major stock market index. As is often the case with conventional wisdom about the stock market, however, the truth is more complicated.
Fewer US IPOs seen going into Russell Global Index Reuters
Index dropouts outperform the newcomers — contrarian investing works! BloggingStocks
The Associated Press
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Merck Gets Two Vioxx Victories, But Settlement Still on Track - Newsinferno.com

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Merck Gets Two Vioxx Victories, But Settlement Still on Track
Newsinferno.com - 1 hour ago
Vioxx maker Merck & Co. won two court victories this week, in Texas and New Jersey, as appeals courts reversed rulings in Vioxx lawsuits.
Courts Overturn 2 Vioxx Verdicts Against Merck New York Times
Appeals court finds for Merck in Texas Vioxx case MarketWatch
Wall Street Journal - CNNMoney.com - Reuters - TheStreet.com
all 337 news articles

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Google finds a new way to make money - BloggingStocks

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Google finds a new way to make money
BloggingStocks - 7 hours ago
When Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) bought RSS company Feedburner, experts seemed to think it made a good match with the search companies big blog business, Blogger.
FeedBurner Finally Rolls Out AdSense Washington Post
AdSense for RSS Feeds Set to Launch Next Week Mashable
Silicon Alley Insider - Search Engine Journal
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Get ready for a crazy June

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