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16 Dec 2009 21:36

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Politics: Health care support is under the magic 50% mark, kids

  • 46% of respondents support the health care bill and would tell their Senator to support it
  • 48% of respondents wouldn’t and would probably get pretty uppity if you asked them again source
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07 Dec 2009 09:30

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Biz, U.S.: TARP’s apparently gonna cost a little less. Time to celebrate!

  • $341 billion the original anticipated cost of TARP to taxpayers; that’s pretty huge, right?
  • –$200 billion the amount the government says you can now chop off that number; hooray! source
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23 Oct 2009 11:11

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Biz, Tech: Microsoft’s earnings numbers: FAIL, but not MASSIVE FAIL

  • -14% decline in Microsoft’s year-on-year profits this quarter source
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19 Oct 2009 20:55

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Tech: Now that the PS3 doesn’t cost a month’s rent, people are buying it

  • three years amount of time Sony’s costly PS3 has been on the market; the Xbox 360 and Nintendo Wii routinely beat its sales numbers source
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17 Sep 2009 20:49

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Tech: Duh: Price Snow Leopard at $29, and people buy it in droves

  • $100 the decrease in price from Leopard (Mac OSX 10.5) to Snow Leopard (Mac OSX 10.6) source
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09 Sep 2009 10:36

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Tech: To celebrate the catstravaganza, Apple heavily cuts iPod prices

iPod price discounts
  • The prices have all been cut, but the one on the far right is most significant – it’s $120 cheaper than it was before. Apple’s event is in just a couple of hours. We’ll have the latest, kids. (The store, at last check, was closed.)source
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05 Sep 2009 14:34

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Sports: Coming soon to NASCAR: Racers whose voices are still cracking

  • 16 age you can start driving if you have access to your dad’s Ford Taurus source
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23 Aug 2009 00:00

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Biz, U.S.: Get out the violins for the super-rich. They’re suffering badly.

  • 24% decrease in people with $30+ million in net worth source
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20 Aug 2009 21:02

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Biz: Whoa. Starbucks is going to actually cut prices on some drinks!

  • Drinks like small coffees and lattes should go down by 5-10¢, on average. It’s the first price decrease in the company’s history. source
  • Drinks like Frappuccinos go up by a quarter in most markets; other drinks will go up 10-15¢. Doesn’t matter; they still suck. source
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18 Aug 2009 10:06

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Biz: Home building numbers dip in July, but not without silver lining

  • -1% the decline in housing starts in July, which was much lower than expected source
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