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Churchill Downs Inc. owns the horse racing track which hosts the famed Kentucky Derby

Churchill Downs buying YouBet.com

Technology / Internet

created Nov 12, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Churchill Downs Inc., owner of the horse racing track which hosts the famed Kentucky Derby, announced it has agreed to acquire online betting website YouBet.com.


EMC raises offer for Data Domain

Technology / Business

created Jul 06, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Computer storage giant EMC raised its offer to purchase data storage firm Data Domain on Monday in a bid to top a rival offer for the company by data management firm NetApp.





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Herding leads to wrong decisions in the stock market

Other Sciences / Economics

created Sep 21, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (4) | comments 0

One reason for extreme fluctuations in the stock market is herding.


In Brief: Cisco to buy back additonal stock shares

Technology / Business

created Jun 08, 2006 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Cisco Systems Thursday named a new chairman of the board and authorized a stock repurchase that could be worth up to $5 billion.


DirecTV, Liberty Media detail spinoff plans

Technology / Business

created May 04, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(AP) -- DirecTV Group Inc., the nation's largest satellite TV provider, said Monday it will be combined with the entertainment unit of Liberty Media Corp. and spun off into a separately traded company.


SolarWinds shares climb during first trading day

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created May 20, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Shares of SolarWinds Inc. climbed Wednesday during the network management software maker's first day of trading, marking the latest flicker of life in an IPO market that has barely registered a pulse this year.


Ion trap quantum computing

Physics / Quantum Physics

created May 12, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (11) | comments 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- “Right now, classical computers are faster than quantum computers,” René Stock tells PhysOrg.com. “The goal of quantum computing is to eventually speed up the time scale of solving certain important proble ...


Firm location determines equity issuance

Other Sciences / Other

created Jun 24, 2008 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

[B]Seasoned equity offerings less common for rural firms[/B] A new study in the journal Financial Management reveals that firms in rural areas are less likely to issue equity than firms in urban areas. In addition, rural firm ...


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Blackberry maker RIM to buy back $1.2 bln in stock

Technology / Business

created Nov 05, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Blackberry smartphone maker Research in Motion (RIM) announced Thursday it would buy back 1.2 billion US dollars worth of its stock to prop up the sagging share price amid heightened competition.


Data Domain Files IPO, Cuts Deal with Quantum

Technology / Business

created Mar 31, 2007 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Quantum will receive 390,000 shares of stock when the sale ensues, thanks to a pre-sale cross-licensing agreement with Data Domain.


It's time for a 'third wave' of malaria activism to tackle drug shortages

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Nov 24, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

In this week's PLoS Medicine, the journal's editors call for concerted international action to address the crisis of malaria drug shortages across Africa.


Green firms rewarded by financial markets

Other Sciences / Other

created May 29, 2008 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 0

When a company improves its environmental performance, it is common to think that the accompanying economic improvements are based on the company's more efficient use of resources. However,



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