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Winfrey choice helping Discovery Channel

ROCKVILLE, Md., Nov. 22 (UPI) -- The Discovery Channel is reaping major benefits from U.S. TV star Oprah Winfrey's decision to focus on a new cable channel, experts said. Douglas Gomery, a media economist at the University of...

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BofA CEO hunt to go into next year?

Bank of America Corp.'s board may extend its search for a new, permanent CEO into 2010 if directors can't settle on a candidate in the next four days, according to people familiar with the matter. The directors, who met Friday,...

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Brett Arends' ROI: Crowded and costly, but airlines may carry value

MIAMI (MarketWatch) -- Earlier this month was hardly high season for air travel - especially if you are flying in the middle of the day and the middle of the week. But my plane was booked solid - and the tickets weren't cheap...

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Craig Stephen's This Week in China: Hong Kong warns of bubble, does nothing

Craig Stephen's This Week in China Hong Kong's do-nothing bubble warnings Commentary: Time for investor caution as China acts By Craig Stephen HONG KONG (MarketWatch) -- It appears Hong Kong's new monetary chief is reading from...

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Girding against germs: Flu outbreak in area spurs disinfectant, sanitizer sales germs

Nov 22, 2009 (The Blade - FOR THE LAST four months, Kelly Royce has kept two bottles of hand sanitizer gel on her desk and a can of Lysol in the drawer. After they leave, I do my hand sanitizer, and I use Lysol on the...

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Thompson uses clout in health debate

Former Wisconsin Gov. Tommy Thompson is crisscrossing the country giving speeches, appearing on cable news shows and writing opinion pieces - all in an attempt to influence the national debate on health care reform.

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How to buy gold and gold ETFs

How to invest in gold and gold ETFs Options abound for the worried gold investor , MarketWatch SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- SPECIAL REPORT: THE NEW GOLD BUGS Now or never Gold has long been favored by a fringe of the...

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InstaSave Delivers Digital Coupons via Text Messages to Loyalty Cards

Nov 23, 2009 (Close-Up Media via COMTEX) -- InstaSave announced the launch of digital coupons delivered via mobile phone text messaging to Lowes Foods Fresh Rewards customers. According to InstaSave, consumers that receive...

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Don't Dwell on Investment Mistakes; Move on, Like Buffett (at CNBC)

Stay up to date with the CNBC Guest blog. Don't Dwell on Investment Mistakes; Move on, Like Buffett Published: Monday, 23 Nov 2009 | 1:02 AM ET Michael Yoshikami President & Chief Investment Strategist YCMNET Advisors Where...

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Barron's picks 10 stocks as good dividend bets (at Reuters)

NEW YORK, Nov 22 (Reuters) - Barron's highlighted ten companies that it sees as good bets for investments with big dividends that look safe for the long term, including Banco Santander (SAN.MC) at the top of its list and...

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