Sony, Sharp in turnaround battle; Panasonic battered

affiliate marketing TOKYO (Reuters) – Sony Corp is likely to say it returned to an operating profit for July-September after it sold a chemicals business, but investors still aren’t sure a consumer electronics revamp will deliver the profit growth the group seeks.Sony shares, valued at less than $ 12 billion, have dropped 19 percent...

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After Sandy’s Pain, There Will Be Gain

affiliate marketing In terms of sheer size (1,100 miles from end to end) and the number of people in its path (some 60 million), Hurricane Sandy was the biggest storm ever to hit the East Coast of the U.S. Estimates of its devastation range from $ 30 billion in destroyed property and lost business activity to as much as $ 50 billion....

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Clinton calls for overhaul of Syrian opposition

affiliate marketing ZAGREB (Reuters) – The United States called on Wednesday for an overhaul of Syria‘s opposition leadership, saying it was time to move beyond the Syrian National Council and bring in those “in the front lines fighting and dying”.Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, signaling a more active stance by Washington in attempts...

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Storm knocks down some web sites, but most stay online

affiliate marketing SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Despite outages at a few well-known web sites and ripple effects that occasionally slowed communications around the country, the Internet came through the massive storm that swamped New York and New Jersey with relatively minor problems.Built for resiliency and buttressed by the adoption...

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‘Homeland’ hits series high, Showtime sets record

affiliate marketing LOS ANGELES, Oct 30 (TheWrap.com) – Showtime‘s “Homeland” hit a series high with its Sunday episode — and it helped to deliver a first-time honor for the network, Showtime said Tuesday.With “Dexter,” in its seventh season, inching up 5 percent from last week to score 2.28 million total viewers, Sunday marked the first...

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Top medical innovations address headache, diabetes, cancer

affiliate marketing (Reuters) – The best medical innovations for next year include an almond-size device that’s implanted in the mouth to relieve severe headaches and a hand-held scanner resembling a blow dryer that detects skin cancer, the Cleveland Clinic said on Wednesday.The clinic’s annual list of the best medical innovations for...

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NYC Rats: Stronger Than Sandy

affiliate marketing Unprecedented flooding throughout low-lying portions of New York City over the past two days undoubtedly left hundreds—if not thousands—of rats scrambling for their dear lives. According to experts, most of them likely survived. “They’re a jack of all trades when it comes to locomotion,” says Rick Ostfeld of the Cary...

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Hurricane’s death toll rises to 65 in Caribbean

affiliate marketing PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — As Americans braced Sunday for Hurricane Sandy, Haiti was still suffering.Officials raised the storm-related death toll across the Caribbean to 65, with 51 of those coming in Haiti, which was pelted by three days of constant rains that ended only on Friday. affiliate...

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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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