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Jay Hancock

Jay Hancock

Economic refrain: 'We're forever blowing bubbles' - November 20, 2009 - Thursday's stock market decline was just what Ben Bernanke needed.

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Susan Reimer: Skipped on Skype, forgone on Facebook

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Idea for how cargo ships can trim turnaround times

Driving over the Bay Bridge on his way to work about four years ago, Luis Elizondo routinely found himself thinking about the large ships he...

E. Baltimore plant purchased by anthrax vaccine maker

A Maryland maker of anthrax vaccine said Friday it bought a 55,000-square-foot manufacturing plant in East Baltimore that it will use to...

FTC seeks contempt order against BlueHippo

BlueHippo Funding, the Woodlawn electronics sales company that has been the subject of thousands of consumer complaints and the target of...

Hewlett-Packard buying 3Com

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Hewlett-Packard Co. said Wednesday it is buying the 3Com Corp. networking company for $2.7 billion, the latest...

'An elevator ride away' from jobs in biotech industry

UMB worked with the city's community college to make a new home for its associate degree program in biotechnology. No longer would...

Regulators OK Ciena's bid to buy Nortel optical business

Regulators have cleared the way for Ciena Corp. to acquire the optical networking business of Toronto-based Nortel Networks Corp. for $521...

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Barnes & Noble says customers ordering Nook starting today will receive it after Christmas

NEW YORK (AP) — Consumers who haven't yet ordered Barnes & Noble's electronic book reader, the Nook, won't see one before Christmas.

Wis. law firm sues rival over search-engine keywords; suit based on privacy law, not trademark

MILWAUKEE (AP) — A lawsuit in Wisconsin is bringing a fresh challenge to the practice of paying for keywords on Google and other...

EU extends antitrust review of Oracle's Sun takeover until Jan 27

BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union regulators said Friday that they have extended until Jan. 27 a deadline to wrap up their antitrust...

Busy week for IPOs signals there's more to come, but investors remain picky about placing bets

NEW YORK (AP) — The flurry of initial public offerings this week is confirmation that this fall's rebound in the market wasn't a fluke...

Microsoft offering nearly 24,000 vouchers for computer skills training to NC residents

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Microsoft Corp. is giving away nearly 24,000 vouchers to North Carolina residents who want to improve their...

Group of 25 major research libraries offers full-text search to 4.6 million digitized volumes

ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — A group of major national research libraries says users now can search the full text of 1.6 billion pages from...

GE, Vivendi talks over NBC Universal stretch on, Comcast not likely to pay more

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A deal for Comcast Corp. to buy a controlling stake in NBC Universal and create one of the most powerful media...

EBay completes sale of Skype for $2 billion to investor group that includes co-founders

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — EBay has completed its sale of Skype for about $2 billion to an investor group that included the founders of...

Shareholders approve DirecTV spinoff but sale to phone company uncertain

NEW YORK (AP) — Shareholders approved the formation of a new company out of DirecTV Group Inc. and some of Liberty Media Corp.'s...

Google expects new operating system to be running low-cost computers by 2010 holiday season

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Consumers will have to wait until next year's holiday shopping season to find out if Google Inc.'s new...