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| Is Pinterest worth $3.8B? | | | Social media site Pinterest just received another $225 million in funding. The offering, led by Fidelity Investments, puts the company's valuation at a staggering $3.8 billion. |
| Oracle shareholders give Ellison's pay a thumbs down | | | SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A majority of shareholders opposed Oracle Corp Chief Executive Larry Ellison's pay in a non-binding vote on Thursday following complaints that the world's third-richest man makes too much as his company struggles against smaller rivals. |
| Solving great white mystery | | | When coming face to face with the monstrous jaws of a great white shark, you'd probably want to be armed with more than a wet towel. |
| Why money isn't what really matters | | | People want money so they can afford more of life's indulgences. But, research shows, money isn't the only thing that matters. Connections with other people are vital to keep workers productive and happy. |
| Contrite White House Spurns Health Laws Critics | | | While the secretary of health and human services apologized profusely for the troubled rollout of the Affordable Care Act, President Obama traveled to Massachusetts to offer a forceful defense of the law. |
| Obama halted NSA spying on IMF and World Bank headquarters | | | WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama has ordered the National Security Agency to stop eavesdropping on the headquarters of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank as part of a review of intelligence gathering activities, according to a U.S. official familiar with the matter. |
| 'I did it my way,' says F1's 'Lazarus' | | | He was given last rites by a priest after suffering life-threatening injuries in a race accident, but returned to the track just 42 days later and went on to win two more world titles. Niki Lauda reveals how he defied his rivals, his employers and even his family to create a career that has been immortalized on the big screen. |
| Storms spook some U.S. cities into postponing Halloween fun | | | NASHVILLE, Tennessee (Reuters) - Forecasts for heavy rain and strong winds spooked dozens of U.S. cities and towns into postponing Halloween trick-or-treating on Thursday as a storm system that flooded parts of Texas, killing at least one person, churned north toward the Great Lakes. |
| TSA agent killed, six wounded in Los Angeles airport shooting | | | LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A lone gunman stormed into a crowded terminal at the Los Angeles International Airport and opened fire with an assault weapon on Friday, killing a security agent and wounding six other people before he was shot and captured, authorities said. |
| DIARY - U.S. Company Conf Calls/Webcast for week ahead - II | | | ** To see prior events please click on or,. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - DATE GMT SYMBOL COMPANY NAME AND PERIOD 07 Nov 1300 Q3 2013 Endo Health Solutions Inc. Earnings Conf Call 07 Nov 1300 Q3 2013 Flowers Foods Earnings Conf Call 07 Nov 1300 Q4 2013 Kulicke Soffa Earnings Conf Call 07 Nov 1300 Q3 2013 Taminco Corp Earnings Conf Call 07 Nov 1300 |
| Immigration nightmare begins | | | Reactions to the drowning of nearly 400 migrants in the seas off Lampedusa and Malta earlier this month demonstrate three important reasons why Europe will not resolve its immigration crisis any time soon. |
| Wider seats mean better sleep | | | Richard Quest and Samuel Burke discuss a study that found widening airplane seats by an inch helped people sleep better. |
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