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  • PayPal wants to get rid of your wallet

    (Credit: PayPal) SAN JOSE, CALIF. -- PayPal spotlighted its retail partners Tuesday, showing off new campaigns for its in-store purchase feature as it tries to get into 2 million locations by the end of this year. PayPal president David Marcus said PayPal is expanding its Jamba Juice "order ahead and skip the line" feature to more of the juice chain's locations and taking ...

  • Twitter granted refresh patent vows to use it only defensively

    (Credit: Twitter/USPTO) Twitter has won a new patent that it hopes to use as an example to stem the tide of patent lawsuits. Granted by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office today, the patent named ...

  • NBC Makes Bet on Fake Reality

    NBC has added another show in its summer lineup: Siberia, a drama about contestants in a reality show gone wrong. Set to premiere July 1 at 10 p.m., Siberia is reportedly a spooky adventure thriller reminiscent of Lost, set in a remote Siberian territory. Jeff Bader, NBC Entertainment's president of program planning, strategy, and research, believes Siberia's combination of survival ...

  • BlackBerry shifting emphasis from smartphones to services

    By Euan RochaTORONTO (Reuters) - BlackBerry no longer owns the fast-paced, innovative smartphone world but the company, whose email-on-your-hip devices once revolutionized the industry, now aims to run it.The change in focus was hard to miss at the company's well-attended annual conference in Florida last week, even as news of a new smartphone model and its plans to offer the popular ...

  • UPDATE 1-The Irish loophole behind Apples low tax bill

    Tue May 21, 2013 12:44pm EDT By Tom Bergin LONDON May 21 (Reuters) - Apple's ability to shelter billions of dollars of income from tax has hinged on an unusual loophole in the Irish tax code that helps the country compete with other countries for investment and jobs. A U.S. Senate investigation has revealed that Apple, maker of iPhones, iPads and Mac computers, had channelled profits into ...


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Two Girls and a Guy

James Toback's "Two Girls and a Guy" is a thoroughly cynical look at modern romance and the general state of contemporary interaction between human beings. Although the film ends on an arguably positive note -- suggesting that the immature, selfish brats with whom the audience has spent the last two hours might have the possibility of redemption in the form of belated maturity -- the majority of t ... ...

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  • UPDATE 2-Fiat Industrial seeks UK residence to cut tax bill

    Tue May 21, 2013 12:26pm EDT * UK has cut corporate tax rate to 20 pct from 30 pct * Fiat Industrial paid 36 pct effective rate in Italy in 2012 * Government opposes move By Jennifer Clark MILAN, May 21 (Reuters) - Italy-based truck and tractor maker Fiat Industrial plans to lower its tax bill by shifting its residence to Britain after a planned merger with unit CNH, a move that drew angry ...

  • UPDATE 2-Best Buy sees investments squeezing near-term profits

    Tue May 21, 2013 12:25pm EDT * Shares drop 4 percent * May need to make further cost cuts By Dhanya Skariachan May 21 (Reuters) - Best Buy Co Inc reported lackluster sales in the first quarter and warned that efforts to entice shoppers could squeeze profits in the near term. The news overshadowed its better-than-expected, first-quarter profit and sent shares of the world's largest consumer ...

  • Senate panel peels back Apples offshore taxes

    By Patrick Temple-West WASHINGTON | Tue May 21, 2013 12:54pm EDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Apple Inc's chief executive officer defended the company's tax record at a Tuesday Senate hearing where lawmakers said the maker of iPads, iPods and Mac computers kept billions of dollars in profits in Irish subsidiaries to avoid U.S. taxes. The hearing marked another foray by the ...

  • UPDATE 2-KKR selling remaining stake in Seven West Media

    Tue May 21, 2013 11:54am EDT * KKR puts 12% stake up for sale via Deutsche Bank, Goldman * Exit comes towards end of typical investment period By Stephen Aldred and Rob Taylor HONG KONG/SYDNEY, May 21 (Reuters) - U.S. private equity firm Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co (KKR) is selling a remaining stake in Australia's Seven West Media Ltd valued at A$265 million ($260 million), exiting an ...

  • ATT Sprint waive overage fees for Oklahoma tornado victims

    bring in extra telecommunications resources to the affected area and will waive overage charges for affected customers through June 30. "Our thoughts and prayers are with those affected by the tornado," the company said Tuesday. "We are coordinating with local authorities and bringing in additional resources. We recommend text messaging for communications with family, friends, ...

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