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America’s 10 largest websites By Douglas A. McIntyre, 24/7 Wall St. The 10 most-visited websites in America may share a few characteristics, but interestingly enough, none are in the same business, with the exception of two portals. Each has a different business model as well. An analysis of these largest sites shows that no single […]

Cities with the most new construction By Morgan Brennan Forbes  Thanks to the housing bubble, Phoenix garnered a reputation for dusty abandoned homes and half-built tracts of retail sprawl. Arizona’s biggest city suffered a 55% drop in home prices since the 2006 peak and it consistently ranks among the country’s 20 worst cities in terms […]

February 2012 unemployment rate for white men decreased while increasing for African American men White male unemployment lowered to 6.8% African American male unemployment rose to 14.3% White female unemployment remained 6.8% while African American female unemployment decreased to 12.4% Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics African American unemployment African American unemployment for February 2012 increased to 14.1% (Seasonally adjusted) African […]

Hacker says will release Symantec source code Reuters A computer hacker said on Friday it would release the source code for Symantec Corp’s Norton antivirus software, citing a lawsuit that had been filed against the company. The message appeared on hacker Yama Tough’s Twitter feed, saying the code would be disclosed “today.” Symantec this week […]

December 2011 unemployment rate for whites decreased while it increased for African Americans White male unemployment lowered to 7.1% African American male unemployment lowers to 15.7% White female unemployment lowered to 6.8% while African American female unemployment increased to 13.9% Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics African American unemployment African American unemployment for December 2011 […]

Unemployment soars among college majors like architecture By Annalyn Censky CNNMoney January 4, 2012 NEW YORK — If you want the best odds of getting a job after graduation, don’t major in architecture. Among recent college grads, architecture majors by far have the highest unemployment rate at 13.9%. That’s according to a new report from […]

Japan Seen With First Trade Gap Since ‘63 in JPMorgan Outlook By Eleanor Warnock Bloomberg Japan probably recorded its first annual trade deficit since 1963 last year, part of a shift that may see the world’s largest net creditor come to rely on inflows of foreign capital by 2015, according to JPMorgan Chase & Co. […]

Wednesday, January 04, 2012   DNCC deposits funds into local minority oriented banks The bulk of the $17 million payment made to the Democratic National Convention Committee is deposited with Charlotte headquartered Bank of America   WTVD ABC 11 Raleigh-Durham     DURHAM, NC — The Democratic National Convention Committee is pumping $4 million into two Durham-based businesses […]

Facebook to Lead Biggest U.S. Internet IPO Year Since 1999 By Lee Spears | Bloomberg Facebook Inc. and Yelp Inc. are set to lead the biggest year for U.S. initial public offerings by Internet companies since 1999, testing demand for IPOs after investors lost money on Zynga Inc. and Pandora Media Inc. With Facebook considering […]

120 Kmart, Sears stores closing Associated Press NEW YORK – Sears Holdings Corp. plans to close between 100 and 120 Sears and Kmart stores after poor sales during the holidays, the most crucial time of year for retailers.   The closings are the latest and most visible in a long series of moves to try […]