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Issue of the week: Sexism in the tech industry
feature Silicon Valley's “persistent problem with women” surfaced when a female developer called out male colleagues for making sexual puns.
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Issue of the week: Why Summers bowed out
feature Has choosing the Fed chairman become too overtly political?
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Issue of the week: JPMorgan in Washington’s crosshairs
feature The biggest U.S. bank is discussing an $11 billion payment to settle government investigations related to the mortgage crisis.
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Issue of the week: BlackBerry’s chances for survival
feature Is BlackBerry finally dead?
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The real victims of Herbalife
feature “It’s been a wild ride lately for Herbalife.”
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Issue of the week: Is the employment picture brightening?
feature The monthly jobs report was “full of good news,” but some commentators say hiring will remain sluggish.
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Issue of the week: Yahoo’s $1.1 billion Tumblr deal
feature Yahoo’s purchase of Tumblr is basically “a billion dollar bailout.”
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Issue of the week: Phasing out quantitative easing
feature U.S. markets sank, after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke hinted that the Fed might end its bond-buying program.
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Issue of the week: Blocking a major airline merger
feature The Justice Department and six states filed suit to block the proposed merger between American Airlines and US Airways.
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Issue of the week: A disappointing jobs report
feature The economy added just 88,000 jobs in March, less than half of Wall Street’s expectations.
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What not to ‘like’ about Facebook
feature Be careful what you “like”—it might just be part of the latest Facebook scam.
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Issue of the week: Is the U.S. headed for fiscal collapse?
feature According to David Stockman, the U.S. economy is doomed and the government is to blame.
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Issue of the week: More jobs and a skittish market
feature Let’s have some perspective on the latest jobs report.
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Fleecing BP on the bayou
feature Since 2012, the British oil giant has been tied up in litigation over the Gulf Coast oil spill.
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