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Stimulus money should go to lowest bidders, economists say
Apr 20, 2009 |
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A group of Stanford economists is pressing the government to streamline the process for doling out $7.2 billion in economic stimulus money slated for high-speed Internet development.
EBay admits more work ahead for marketplaces unit
Mar 12, 2009 |
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(AP) -- EBay Inc. has been struggling to improve its online marketplace, and the company acknowledged Wednesday that it still has a long way to go. But eBay also highlighted the strength of its PayPal unit, predicting its ...
EBay's PayPal envisions doubling in size by 2011
Mar 11, 2009 |
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(AP) -- EBay Inc.'s name may conjure images of online auctions, but the company is hoping to turn attention to its second-largest business - PayPal - which it expects to blossom significantly in the next few years.
You can look -- but don't touch
Jan 07, 2009 |
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Consumers are often told that if they break an item, they buy it. But a new study suggests that if they just touch an item for more than a few seconds, they may also end up buying it.
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Brain imaging study provides new insight into why people pay too much in auctions
Sep 25, 2008 |
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Auctions are an old and widely used method for allocating goods that have become increasingly common with the advent of internet auctions sites such as Ebay. Previous economic research has shown that in an auction people ...
Ebay: A good reputation pays off
Jul 31, 2006 |
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A good reputation at Ebay is worth its weight in gold: whoever was given an overwhelmingly positive assessment by their customers at previous auctions on average achieves noticeably higher returns. This is what researchers ...
Carbon dioxide allowances head for auction
Mar 19, 2008 |
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A consortium of Eastern U.S. states will auction carbon missions allowances this fall in an effort to reduce carbon missions from power plants.
Deadly frog fungus found in Japan
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Jun 13, 2007 |
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A deadly parasitic fungus that has been killing frogs around the world has has been found in wild frogs in Japan for the first time.
India says will start 3G auction in January
Oct 25, 2009 |
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India said Saturday a long-delayed auction of radio bandwidth for third generation (3G) telecommunications services will start in January and will be open to foreign companies.
eBay auction items affiliated with a cause command higher prices, study shows
Dec 14, 2006 |
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Non-profits, companies and individuals seeking an alternative way to raise funds for their respective causes might consider selling a product.
Researchers: EU must allocate fewer emission allowances and stop making free allocations
Sep 28, 2009 |
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EU emissions trading has put a price on something that used to be free - the right to pollute the atmosphere.
Review: IE8 features good, but no need to switch
Apr 01, 2009 |
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(AP) -- I procrastinated for nearly two weeks before installing Microsoft Corp.'s new Web browser.
Symantec Cracks Down on Piracy
May 22, 2007 |
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Symantec's decision to file lawsuits against eight companies it accuses of selling pirated software was the latest move in the industry's continuing struggle against counterfeit products. That it was a top-tier security software ...
Microsoft CEO: Windows 7 Japan sales 'fantastic'
Nov 05, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Sales of Microsoft Corp.'s new Windows 7 operating system have been "fantastic" in Japan since its launch last month, CEO Steve Ballmer said Thursday.
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