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By Brandon Jones On Thursday, April 25th, 2013
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GE Capital Bank joins Wells Fargo to stop funding and lending to gun shops

General Electric has been informing gun shop owners that the company will no longer be providing lending and financial services to them, the Wall Street Journal reports. GE Capital is noting that the decision comes More...

By Brandon Jones On Wednesday, April 24th, 2013
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AP twitter hoax, hacking, blamed for Wall Street drop as FBI begins investigation

Hackers took control of the Associated Press Twitter account on Tuesday and sent a false tweet of two explosions in the White House that briefly shook US financial markets. Anonymous hackers may be behind the AP More...

By Brandon Jones On Thursday, April 18th, 2013
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Cybersecurity bill passes House and heads to Senate with White House threatening veto, protects companies from lawsuits

Fighting hackers and cyberattacks will allegedly get easy for companies with the legislation which was voted through the  House on Thursday despite a White House veto threat and an outcry from privacy advocates More...

By Kaye Wonderhouse On Wednesday, February 27th, 2013
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Outbox, New business in California which digitizes and emails customer their physical mail

Outbox that is attempting to pick up where the embattled United States Postal Service leaves off — by digitizing physical mail. This William Hartnell “Doctor Who” postage stamp might be welcome More...

By Brandon Jones On Friday, February 22nd, 2013
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Hillsborough County commissioners approve $6.25 million subsidy to bring Bass Pro Shop to Brandon Florida

Hillsborough County Commissioners approved a measure that paves the way for a Bass Pro Shops in Brandon, Florida. Tax payer money and big business appears to be a bone of contention for voters, but the commissioners More...

By Brandon Jones On Thursday, February 14th, 2013
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American Airlines and US Airways merger will create largest airlines

American Airlines and US Airways say they have agreed to merge in an $11 billion deal to create the world’s biggest airline. 2010 photo/Lasse Fuss The combined carrier will be called American Airlines but More...

By Brandon Jones On Thursday, February 14th, 2013
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Time Warner set to dump magazines, including People, InStyle to Meredith Corp

Time Warner Inc. is in talks to divest most of its Time Inc. magazine group in a deal with Meredith Corp., reports the WSJ, potentially ending its long reign as the biggest U.S. magazine publisher. The deal Time More...

By Brandon Jones On Wednesday, February 6th, 2013
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Post Office will cut Saturday deliveries to save $2 billion

After losing $16 billion last year, the Postmaster General will announce on Wednesday the end of Saturday delivery for first class mail. The final Saturday delivery will happen in August. The end of Saturday delivery More...

By Brandon Jones On Wednesday, January 16th, 2013
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Utah juice and smoothie bar owner charging liberals $1 more for drinks

 One Utah juice and smoothie bar owner is taking his political stance to his customers’ pockets with a $1 surcharge for liberals. The owner of the “I Love Drilling Juice and Smoothie Bar” in More...

By Brandon Jones On Thursday, January 10th, 2013
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30 second Super Bowl ads sold for $4 million, setting new record

Super Bowl ads have sold for more than $4 million for some 30-second spots for this year’s game. donkeyhotey donkeyhotey.wordpress.com All the commercials for the NFL championship Feb. 3 in New Orleans are More...