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Torrent Spy Ordered to Pay $110m
Torrent Spy Ordered to Pay $110mFile-sharing site TorrentSpy has been ordered to pay $110m (£56m) in damages to the Motion Picture Association of America for copyright infringement. The ruling from a court in the United States comes just weeks after … Continue reading
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Tagged Bbc, Bunnell, Central Servers, Copyright Infringement, Damages, Dan Glickman, Demise, Illegality, Little Bit, Money Judgement, Motion Picture Association Of America, Mpaa, News Bbc Co Uk, Parent Company, Sharing Technology, Substantial Money, Time Jim, Torrent Spy, Torrentspy, Wes
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Microsoft Will Pursue Independent Path
Gates Says Microsoft Will Pursue ‘Independent Path’ After Failed BidAssociated Press May 7, 2008 5:40 a.m. TOKYO — Microsoft Corp. Chairman Bill Gates said Wednesday the company isn’t pursuing other deals following its withdrawal of its $47.5 billion takeover bid … Continue reading
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Tagged Acknowledgment, Advertising Strategy, Bill Gates, Business Partners, Chairman Bill Gates, Google, Google Inc, Impasse, Independent Path, Independent Paths, Independent Strategy, Microsoft Chief Executive, Microsoft Corp, Mr Gates, Periodic Trips, S Board, Software Maker, Steve Ballmer, Takeover Bid, Yahoo Inc
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Hit Movie “Ironman” Helps Marvel Stock to Soar
Hit Movie Helps Marvel Stock Soar By REUTERS Shares of Marvel Entertainment, the comic book publisher, soared on Monday after “Iron Man,” its first self-produced film, raked in more than $100 million in ticket sales over the weekend. The company, … Continue reading
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Tagged 100 Million, Business Media, Comic Book Publisher, Emc, First Quarter, Iron Man, Ironman, Market Estimates, Marvel Entertainment, Net Income, New York Stock, New York Stock Exchange, Nytimes, Power Armor, Quarter Profit, Reuters, Sanity, Spider Man, Ticket Sales, York Stock Exchange
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Feds Cracking Down on Credit Card Companies
Feds Cracking Down on Credit Card Companies. The Federal Reserve plans to crack down on credit card issuers claiming that they charge too many hidden fees and raise interest rates on borrowers unfairly. Two other regulators plan to follow suit, … Continue reading
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Tagged Area 1, Borrowers, Credit Card Bill, Credit Card Companies, Credit Card Issuers, Credit Union Administration, Federal Reserve, Feds, Good Shape, Interest Rate, Interest Rates, National Credit Union Administration, Office Of Thrift Supervision, Own Business, Part Time Job, Regaining Control, Regulators, Reputable Companies, Scams, Time Frame
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Part 2 – Wachovia to Pay $144M Settlement
Part 2 Wachovia to pay $144M settlementFederal regulators accuse the Charlotte, N.C.-based bank of not acting quickly enough to protect customers from telemarketers. Last Updated: April 25, 2008: 5:44 PM EDT _______ Here is a Court Document on one of … Continue reading
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Tagged Bucks County Pennsylvania, Court Document, District Court Judge, Eastern District Of Pennsylvania, Fraudulent Telemarketers, Hellinger, Judge John, Michael Weisberg, O Keefe, Payment Processing Center, Payment Processors, Pearlman, Punishable Crime, Receivership, Restitution Fund, Restitution Program, States District Court, United States District, Usao, Wachovia
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Wachovia to Pay 144M Settlement
Wachovia to pay $144M settlement Federal regulators accuse the Charlotte, N.C.-based bank of not acting quickly enough to protect customers from telemarketers. Last Updated: April 25, 2008: 5:44 PM EDT WASHINGTON (AP) — Wachovia Corp. has agreed to pay an … Continue reading
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Tagged Allegations, Bank Account Numbers, Comptroller Of The Currency, Demand Draft, Demand Drafts, Discount Travel, Elderly Consumers, Fraudulent Telemarketers, Groceries, Information Credit, Marketers, Office Of The Comptroller, Office Of The Comptroller Of The Currency, Payment Processors, Regulators, Senior Citizens, To Block Telemarketers, Vouchers, Wachovia, Wachovia Corp
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Google Soars
Google Soars Most Since IPO; Profit Trumps Estimates (Update4)By Ari Levy “April 18 (Bloomberg) — Google Inc. posted the biggest gain since its initial public offering after profit trounced analysts’ estimates, spurred by overseas growth and a bigger-than-predicted jump in … Continue reading
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Tagged Amazon Com Inc, Auctioneer Ebay, Comscore, Ebay, Ebay Inc, Economic Slump, Google, Google Inc, Initial Public Offering, Interesting Fact, Internet Search Engine, Largest Online Retailer, Nasdaq Stock Market, New York Time, Overstock Com Inc, Quarterly Loss, Reston Virginia, Retail Inventory, Stock Market Trading, Text Advertisements
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Greenspan Said Today That the U.S. Economy is in Recession
Former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan said today that the U.S. economy was in recession, and said it would be appropriate to tap public funds to resolve the mortgage-related crisis that has helped pull the economy under. Greenspan went on … Continue reading
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Tagged Adjustable Mortgage, Alan Greenspan, Bush Administration, Chairman Alan Greenspan, Federal Reserve Chairman, Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan, Former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan, Loan Associations, Loan Programs, Office Of Thrift Supervision, Public Money, Recession, Resolution Trust Corporation, Retrospect, Rtc, Rule Of Thumb, Savings And Loan, Savings And Loan Crisis, Thrifts, Year Fixed Mortgage
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Home Sales Soar
This is a follow up post to the ones dated March 12 and 14, 08. In those posts I mentioned the opportunity in real estate. Here is a related article: New home prices plunge, sales soar Sharpest decline in price … Continue reading
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Tagged April Sales, Chief Economist, Chris Isidore, Cnnmoney, Detroit Automakers, Economists, Excess Supply, Home Prices Plunge, Housing Recession, Longest Time, May 24, Median Number, Median Price, New Homes, Northern Trust, Paul Kasriel, Sales Incentives, Spike, Spurs Stronger Than Expected Sales, Strong Sales
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Chasing the Bear
If you thought the $2 a share offer for Bear Stearns was kind of low then you are in good company. This is an example of a behind the door deal that refuses to stay hidden. JPMorgan in Negotiations to … Continue reading
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Tagged Andrew Ross Sorkin, Bear Stearns, Behest, Chasing The Bear, Collapse, Confidentiality Agreements, Fair Deal, Fire Sale, Furor, Good Company, Initial Agreement, Investment Bank, Jpmorgan Chase, Majority Shareholder, New Deal, Renegotiation, S Board, Secret Negotiations, Shareholder Approval, Treasury Department
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