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28 Mar 2010 10:40

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Biz: Volvo cars: Once Swedish, then American, now going Chinese

  • $1.8 billion sale of Volvo cars from Ford to China’s Geely source
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27 Mar 2010 16:49

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Biz: In case you were wondering, illicit money is really, really heavy

  • 100 lbs. the weight of a million dollars
    in mixed bills – something that a dog would notice immediately
  • twenty number of prepaid debit cards you’d need to carry a similar amount; drug runners win source
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27 Mar 2010 16:41

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Biz: Who wants to kill Ronald McDonald (well, besides obesity)?

  • The group that got Joe Camel killed now wants to kill a certain clown. Corporate Accountability International, a business watchdog group, is trying to get McDonald’s to “retire” (a.k.a. kill) their key corporate icon, due to the fact that he has so much influence on kids. They plan to release a poll suggesting this, too. McDonald’s, for their part, isn’t budging, saying he’s a huge part of the company and its charities. We think he won’t be as easy to kill as Joe Camel, kids; he’s too well-known. source
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27 Mar 2010 14:25

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Biz: GM recalls a bunch of vans, but you probably don’t own one

  • 5,000 Chevrolet Express and GMC Savana vans have been recalled
  • 1,300 are being used by rental fleets and are no longer being rented source
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26 Mar 2010 23:35

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Biz: The U.S. could make bank by selling their Citibank bailout stake

  • 27%
    stake     the share of bailed-out Citibank the government currently owns
  • $8
    billion     amount they’d make on their investment if they sold today source
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26 Mar 2010 15:59

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Biz: The karaoke industry tanked with the rest of the economy

Apparently, people would rather be anywhere else besides hearing your annoying friends sing annoying renditions of Spice Girls songs. source
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26 Mar 2010 15:44

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Biz: Times of London to charge online: Good thing we like typing “£”

  • £1 for a day of Times or Sunday Times of London; thank Rupert Murdoch
  • £2 for a week of the same thing; oh yeah, you can try them out first for free or something source
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26 Mar 2010 11:18

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Biz: Cost of a year in prison: Two million stolen debit and credit cards

  • 40
    million     number of card numbers Albert Gonzalez, 28, stole via hacking
  • 20
    years     number of years he’ll be spending in prison; privacy is cheap source
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25 Mar 2010 09:22

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Biz: John Deere says their health care costs are about to go up

  • $150 million boost in health
    costs this year source
  • » Why so much? Simple answer: Industrial companies have a lot of retirees, and the health care bill affects their costs greatly as a result.
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25 Mar 2010 00:44

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Biz: A little clarity on that whole baby-sling-recall thang we posted

  • Babywearing is safe, but some slings and positions are not. While baby carriers are as old as civilization, modern babywearing has exploded in the last four years.
  • Mothering Magazine writer Elizabeth Carovillano • Giving some context to our earlier report on wearing babies like messenger bags. There’s a difference between the old-school approach holding a baby on your back or stomach and these new slings, which almost treat babies like laptops. The magazine offers some suggestions for choosing the best sling. Tip number one: “Only choose a sling that allows you to see your baby’s face.” Good idea. (hat tip Heather Denkmire) source
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