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Google search working again in China

CNN Financial News 5 hours 31 min ago
Google users in China were temporary blocked from accessing the search engine, the company said Thursday, but the site was was once again working a few hours later.

Stocks edge lower

CNN Financial News 7 hours 40 min ago
Stocks slid Thursday, although they finished off their session lows, as investors weighed cautious comments from a regional Federal Reserve president about the health of the economy and a mix of quarterly profit reports.

Ballmer: Microsoft feels tablet 'urgency'

CNN Financial News 8 hours 6 min ago
Microsoft Chief Executive Steve Ballmer said Thursday that the software giant is urgently working with its partners to unveil a host of tablet computers running Windows 7, to compete with Apple's fast-selling iPad.

Senator demands probe of BP tax break

CNN Financial News 9 hours 52 min ago
Two days after BP said it will write off the cost of the oil spill cleanup against its income taxes, a U.S. senator is calling for a Congressional probe into the company's tax plans.

30-year bond yield at 1-month high

CNN Financial News 10 hours 15 sec ago
Longer-dated Treasury prices turned lower Thursday, with the 30-year yield spiking to a one-month high, as investors took in a better-than-expected report on jobless claims and prepared an auction of government debt later in the day.

Citi to pay $73 million for misleading investors

CNN Financial News 10 hours 41 min ago
Citigroup said Thursday it would pay $73 million to settle charges by the Securities and Exchange Commission that the bank, as well as two of its executives, misled investors about the company's exposure to the subprime mortgage market.

Summertime tax savings

CNN Financial News 10 hours 48 min ago
April may be eight months away, but it is never too early to start thinking about saving on your taxes. Take advantage of these summer savings before it is too late.

Hugo Chavez hurts toothpaste, makeup sales

CNN Financial News 11 hours 12 min ago
The world's largest toothpaste maker reported disappointing sales Thursday, and who's to blame? None other than the country of Venezuela, the company said.

Is Kindle 3 a game-ender for e-reader wars?

CNN Financial News 11 hours 32 min ago
Amazon unveiled its long-awaited Kindle 3 on Thursday, slashing the price to $139 and setting the tech world abuzz about what the move means for the ongoing e-reader wars.

What's so scary about Elizabeth Warren?

CNN Financial News 12 hours 29 min ago
Elizabeth Warren doesn't look or sound scary. She's a 61-year-old Harvard Law School professor from Oklahoma who has written personal finance books, some with her daughter.

New Wall Street rules pit SEC vs. the media

CNN Financial News 13 hours 30 min ago
One of Wall Street reform's littlest known provisions is getting big attention for giving a government agency a possible loophole for avoiding journalists' requests for information.

Apple may soon be worth more than Exxon

CNN Financial News 13 hours 43 min ago
Better watch your back Exxon Mobil.

Public data snatched from 170 million Facebook profiles

CNN Financial News 14 hours 8 min ago
Public but personal details from more than 170 million Facebook profiles were harvested from the site and made available in a downloadable torrent file this week.

Exxon Mobil profit nearly doubles

CNN Financial News 14 hours 9 min ago
Exxon Mobil Corp. reported quarterly earnings Thursday that easily beat analysts' expectations on higher crude prices.

Reform brings a renewed focus on short-term results

CNN Financial News 14 hours 10 min ago
While much has been made out of the sheer heft of the 2,300-page behemoth known as the Dodd-Frank Act, it's a mere 26 pages that address the corporate governance and compensation issues that will have a profound effect on public companies and their investors.

How much life insurance do I need?

CNN Financial News 14 hours 31 min ago
Q: I'm 37, married, and have four kids ages 2 to 13. I'm in the market for term life insurance. What features should I look for? -- N.N., Lutherville, Md.

Dollar sinks on recovery doubts

CNN Financial News 15 hours 12 sec ago
The dollar continued to slide this week, hovering near monthly lows versus major currencies as worries about an economic slowdown weighed on investors.

Money makeover: Married couple, separate finances

CNN Financial News 15 hours 33 min ago
Michelle Spranger and Scott Zuckerberg have been husband and wife for eight years, but they've yet to marry their finances.

Desperately seeking math and science majors

CNN Financial News 15 hours 55 min ago
Applied Materials had to fly in 100 interviewers just to screen all the job applicants for its new Solar Technology Center in Xi'an, China, last year. The company wanted to fill 260 high-tech jobs. It got 26,000 resumes. A fraction of those applicants were invited to interview. The final selectees, board member Andy Karsner tells me, "were top-of-their-class, English-speaking engineers. They're the best of the best."

Microsoft's chance to show it still leads

CNN Financial News 16 hours 37 min ago
It's a pretty good time to be Microsoft -- but the company still has a lot to prove.
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