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Advertising during a Recession May Yield Increased Earnings Later

Other Sciences / Economics

created Mar 30, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Firms that are able to increase advertising during recessions are likely to have stronger future earnings, according to a new study by researchers at Oregon State University and Western Oregon University.





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Whitman says eBay didn't misuse Craigslist data (AP)

Whitman says eBay didn't misuse Craigslist data

Technology / Internet

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(AP) -- Former eBay CEO Meg Whitman said Monday she was unaware of any attempt by the Internet marketplace to misuse confidential data from Craigslist to help eBay develop a competing online classifieds business.


Playing favorites: Parents still involved after children are grown

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

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(PhysOrg.com) -- Middle-aged parents are more involved in their grown children's lives than ever, according to new research from Purdue University.


AP sources: Comcast to pay $13.75B for NBC stake (AP)

Comcast aims to reshape entertainment with NBC

Technology / Business

created Dec 03, 2009 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

(AP) -- Comcast Corp. announced Thursday it plans to buy a majority stake in NBC Universal for $13.75 billion, giving the nation's largest cable TV operator control of the Peacock network, an array of cable ...


Golden State: Yes, No or Maybe?

Golden State: Yes, No or Maybe?

Other Sciences / Other

created Nov 10, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Dan Schnur, director of the College's Jesse M. Unruh Institute of Politics, analyzes the findings from the first of six USC College of Letters, Arts & Sciences/Los Angeles Times statewide ...


Experts favor broad medicare reforms to control costs and foster health-care innovations

Medicine & Health / Health

created Nov 03, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A vast majority of leaders in health care and health policy believe Medicare has been successful in providing access to care and stable coverage to the elderly and disabled individuals; however only a small percentage think ...


Simple measures can yield big greenhouse gas cuts, scientists say

Space & Earth / Environment

created Oct 26, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (7) | comments 2

New technologies and policies that save energy, remove atmospheric carbon and limit greenhouse gas emissions are needed to fight global climate change - but face daunting technological, economic and political hurdles, a Michigan ...


Google, MySpace, Facebook make music moves (AP)

Google, MySpace, Facebook make music moves (Update 2)

Technology / Internet

created Oct 21, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

(AP) -- Internet power players Google, MySpace and Facebook are adopting strategies to better compete in a music industry that is rapidly shifting online.


Older workers spend less on necessities and health care

Older workers spend less on necessities and health care

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Oct 21, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

More older Americans are choosing to continue to work or are returning to the labor force. The number of workers age 65 and older is predicted to increase by more than 80 percent by 2016. In an ongoing study, ...


Americans who believe in equality are more likely to buy on impulse

Americans who believe in equality are more likely to buy on impulse

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Oct 20, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (6) | comments 10

A new study from Rice University's Jones Graduate School of Business finds that Americans who believe in equality are more-impulsive shoppers. And it has implications for how to market products differently ...


Study looks at effect of high foreclosure rates on local tax bases

Other Sciences / Economics

created Sep 29, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Foreclosed homes and unsustainable growth can wreck the tax base of local governments. That’s the warning being issued by Auburn University’s Center for Governmental Services following its study of newly ...



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