PayPal cutting jobs as part of major reorganization

affiliate marketing SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – PayPal is cutting about 325 jobs as part of a major reorganization by its new president, David Marcus, designed to regain an innovative edge and head off rising competition.PayPal, the online payment pioneer owned by eBay Inc, said on Monday the full-time jobs would be eliminated as it combines...

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Rolling Stones memorabilia auctioned after divorce

affiliate marketing NEW YORK (Reuters) – An assortment of Rolling Stones memorabilia and artwork provided by Rolling Stones guitarist Ronnie Wood and his ex-wife was sold in a two-day auction, Julien’s Auctions said on Sunday.The collection featured memorabilia spanning four decades from the guitarist’s work with the band, and included...

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Meningitis outbreak spreads to 19 states with case in Rhode Island

affiliate marketing (Reuters) – The deadly meningitis outbreak tied to steroid injections from potentially tainted medications spread to a 19th state on Monday with the first case reported in Rhode Island, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said.Only four of the 23 states that received some of the medication have not reported...

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Baidu profit up 60 percent, revenue growth slows

affiliate marketing BEIJING (AP) — Chinese search engine operator Baidu Inc. says its latest quarterly profit rose 60 percent but revenue growth slowed as the economy cooled.The Beijing-based company said Tuesday that profit for the three months ending Sept. 30 was $ 478.6 million (3 billion yuan). Revenue rose 49.7 percent to $ 994.6...

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Pole gets 30 years for killing 6 on Channel Island

affiliate marketing LONDON (AP) — A Polish builder who killed six people, including his wife and children, on the British Channel Island of Jersey has been sentenced to 30 years in prison.Damian Rzeszowski, 31, carried out the knife attack in August 2011 at his home. He was said to have become depressed after his wife admitted to an...

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Steve Jobs’s Secret Yacht Looks Like a Giant iPhone

affiliate marketing RELATED: Should You Buy an iPad 2?Just over a year after Steve Jobs’s death, shipbuilders in Aalsmeer, Holland have finally finished the yacht that the Apple visionary spent years designing — stealthily, of course. Boy, does it look like an Apple product. Her name is Venus. affiliate...

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“Argo” rises above “Cloud Atlas” as Sandy spooks

affiliate marketing LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Acclaimed Iran hostage thriller “Argo” brought home its first box-office win over a quiet weekend, leading movie charts with $ 12.4 million in U.S. and Canadian ticket sales as would-be moviegoers hunkered down for Hurricane Sandy.The tally for “Argo,” directed by and starring Ben Affleck,...

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U.S. regulator needs new authority over compounding pharmacies: report

affiliate marketing WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration‘s power to regulate compounded drugs similar to those linked to a deadly meningitis outbreak is legally nonbinding and lacks the authority of stringent standards imposed on drug manufacturers, according to a congressional report released on Sunday.The report,...

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Taskforce to rescue High Streets

affiliate marketing 28 October 2012 Last updated at 20:30 ETBy Emma Simpson Business correspondent, BBC News affiliate marketing Senior figures from across the banking, retail and property sectors have signed up to a new industry-wide group, the Distressed Retail Property Taskforce.They...

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Ukraine’s opposition doing well in election

affiliate marketing KIEV, Ukraine (AP) —Ukraine’s opposition parties performed strongly in Sunday’s parliamentary vote, according to an exit poll, but President Viktor Yanukovych‘s party could still retain control of the legislature as its members are likely to sweep individual races across the country. affiliate...

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