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  • Now that just about every business' phone number and information is available online, the Yellow Page volumes in our home rarely get touched….

  • Will enough advertisers display their brands next to user-generated videos to make YouTube as profitable as television? Executives from video…

  • To settle U.S. regulatory claims, UBS has agreed to buy back $19 billion of auction-rate securities and pay $150 million in fines. This comes a day…

  • In the two years I've had my car, I've loaded a CD into the stereo player maybe twice. It's not that I don't listen to music. I do — a lot. Rather…

  • A fascinating story posted on Portfolio.com today about a company called WeatherBill, which uses Google-like technology to allow businesses — from…

  • The San Francisco Web site YouNoodle , which spotlights and supports networking for young businesses, is launching a tool they claim can predict…

  • As we approach the Summer Olympics in Beijing — and all the advertising that goes with it — MSNBC.com offers a look at "The top 8 Olympic marke…

  • Minor-league sports teams and smaller colleges are being hit especially hard by the rising costs of travel. And that means you could be paying more…

  • Crude oil prices hit a three-month low yesterday. At $119 a barrel, oil producers are scrambling to protect themselves against more downside. They…

  • American farmers' move toward growing more corn for ethanol production has been one of the factors cited for rapidly rising food costs. The…

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