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As many of you already know, Comcast has gone through with a deal to purchase NBC Universal. As part of the deal, Comcast will own NBC, CNBC, MSNBC, Bravo, The Weather Channel, USA Network, E!, and a host of other cable channels. It would also …

Upbeat shoppers led to an increase in retail stores’ increase in sales for October. Some say that the shoppers were enticed by signs of an improving economy and getting a head start on holiday shopping.
Retail numbers were up across the board; with stores like Costco …

A disruption in the refinery of crude oil into gasoline due to a fire in a Los Angeles area refinery couldn’t even raise the price of oil and gasoline. For the first time in two months the price of a gallon of gas has fallen …

Flash orders give some traders an edge in the purchase or sale of their stocks. The advantage is only a split second advantage, but it is enough to get the attention of the SEC.
For the next 60 days, the change will be up for public …

While December and January are still the highest drops in online job listings so far this recession (at just over 500,000 postings), February was a modest 6,600 and March jumped back up to 100,000 fewer job postings.
The March decline reported by the non-profit Conference Board …