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Barnes & Noble gets $1B buyout bid
"However, our view of the eBook opportunity and the transitory opportunity from the Borders Group Inc. bankruptcy makes this offer inadequate," he wrote. Borders, based in Ann Arbor, Mich., is working to reorganize itself under bankruptcy court
Updated: 05/20/2011 09:04A
Quest Diagnostics to pay $241M in Medi-Cal overcharge settlement
The settlement is the result of a 2005 whistleblower lawsuit, which alleged that Quest overcharged the state's Medi-Cal program for more than 15 years and gave free or discounted testing kickbacks to doctors, hospitals and clinics, according to a
Updated: 05/20/2011 09:03A
Cloud Computing: Intel Plays the Watt Game
Despite being perceived as too "hot" for the mobility game, Otellini claimed Intel's making more margin than the silicon vendors selling chips into the devices because a server is needed to handle the traffic created by every 600 smartphones and every
Updated: 05/20/2011 09:03A
Stopped for speeding? Try saying sorry, U of Waterloo researchers suggest
You're headed home or to the mall or rushing to pick up the kids and you see flashing lights behind you. You look down and realize, too late, you're speeding. And you're about to be nailed for it. There are a million theories on the best thing to say
Updated: 05/20/2011 09:02A
Barnes & Noble worth more than $17 per share: analysts
N) undervalues the largest US bookstore chain, analysts said, citing its success in the growing digital book business and the bankruptcy of its biggest rival. Barnes & Noble said late on Thursday that Liberty Media had offered $17 per share,
Updated: 05/20/2011 09:01A
Morning Roundup: Bike to Work Day Edition
The new law will prohibit reading text messages at stop signs or traffic lights, which until this point was allowed. Violations of the law bring a $500 fine and one point on your license, and you can be pulled over for little more than being spotted
Updated: 05/20/2011 09:01A
Video: Kixor Herbicide Performance On Display
Named the 2010 No-Till Farmer herbicide of the year, the control of Kixor herbicide technology on glyphosate-resistant marestail was recently demonstrated in this video from the field. The video, captured in Louisiana, compares the success of
Updated: 05/20/2011 09:00A
Gov. Snyder says Michigan doesn't need Arizona-style immigration law
Rick Snyder told an audience of Hispanic business leaders that the state doesn't need an immigration enforcement law like the one causing controversy in Arizona. Snyder told members of the Michigan Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Thursday in Detroit that
Updated: 05/20/2011 09:00A
Obama's immigration speech falls short
Obama seemed to answer this plea by saying he wished he could bypass Congress and change the law himself, but "that's not how a democracy works." In fact, this executive power is routinely used for Cuban emigres. Obama's speech came off as just a
Updated: 05/20/2011 09:00A
Jude Law Among Phone Hacking Lead Cases
Actor Jude Law and football pundit Andy Gray will be among the first alleged phone hacking victims to have their cases against the News Of The World heard. Interior designer Kelly Hoppen, agent Sky Andrew and Labour MP Chris Bryant will also have their
Updated: 05/20/2011 08:58A
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