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Friday roundup: DOJ and Apple, John Green's commencement speech
John Green, bestselling and prize-winning author of young adult novels including "The Fault In Our Stars" and "Looking for Alaska," gave the commencement address at Butler University on May 11. It's witty, smart, thoughtful, and going viral; if you...
Tags: Book, Steve Jobs, Antitrust Issues, The Washington Post, Media Industry
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Ocean vistas at Glass House in Manhattan Beach
The minimalist, loft-style Glass House was designed to make the most of its ocean and sandy beach views. An 11-foot-tall folding door system allows indoor-outdoor living, while channel glass side walls bring diffused natural light into the interiors....
Tags: Lauren Beale, Personal Service
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Cedars-Sinai stands out for steep pricing
When Medicare disclosed average charges from thousands of U.S. hospitals for 100 common procedures last week, only one hospital was near the top in every category: Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. Be it a cardiac stent, a hip replacement or a...
Tags: Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Insurance, Career and Workplace, Mayo Clinic, Medical Research
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Bay Area median home price tops half-million-dollar mark — again
The median home price in the San Francisco Bay Area moved above the half-million-dollar threshold last month — a sign of just how hot that market is getting. The median price for a home in the nine-county area was $510,000 in April, up 17% from...
Tags: House Building, Homes, Credit Ratings
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California's housing market surges in April
California’s housing market surged last month as prices jumped from Southern California to the San Francisco Bay Area. The state’s median home price in April ticked up 3.5% from the previous month and soared 22.7% from the same month a...
Tags: House Building, Homes, Services and Shopping, Real Estate Buyers, Credit Ratings
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T-Mobile increases price of iPhone 5 by $50
T-Mobile has quietly increased its price of the iPhone 5 by $50, raising the down payment to $149.99. The Seattle-based carrier began selling the phone last month at $99.99 plus 24 payments of $20, for a total cost of $579.99, but now, T-Mobile is...
Tags: Steve Jobs, T-Mobile, Verizon Communications, Apple iPhone
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Do your patriotic duty: Ask for a raise
The downturn we call the Great Recession officially started in 2007. But after spending the last two years talking to people who lost jobs, homes or savings during the official recession, I'd argue that the trouble actually started decades earlier....
Tags: Career and Workplace, Productivity, Employees, Finance, Economy, Business and Finance
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Lower energy and food costs fuel big drop in wholesale prices
WASHINGTON -- Big drops in the cost of food and energy pushed wholesale prices down 0.7% in April, the largest monthly decline in more than three years, the Labor Department said Wednesday. The slide in the producer price index, the largest since...
Tags: Federal Reserve, Energy
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J.C. Penney woes may persist as Best Buy rebounds
For a while, J.C. Penney and Best Buy seemed to be doppelgangers. The two retailers struggled with intensifying competition after years of comfortable stagnation. Beset by Wall Street skepticism and shaky consumer loyalty, each made sweeping attempts at...
Tags: George Soros, Best Buy Co., Inc., Richard Schulze, Ball State University, Marketing
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True Religion to be sold to TowerBrook for $835 million
High-end jeans seller True Religion Apparel Inc. will be sold to investment firm TowerBrook Capital Partners for $835 million, the companies said. The Vernon, Calif., designer denim brand, known for pricing its products well into the three figures, said...
Tags: Religion and Belief, True Religion Apparel Inc.
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Comparing healthcare prices
With increasingly wide-ranging costs for medical procedures, here are some resources to help you find and understand medical prices. • Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services: Data base shows charges for the 100 most common hospital-based...Tags: Insurance, Private Health Care, Hospitals and Clinics, Medical Procedures and Tests, Health Treatments
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Hospital prices diverge wildly, U.S. data show
New Medicare data reveal wildly varying charges among the nation's hospitals for 100 of the most common in-patient treatments and procedures, calling into question medical billing practices just as U.S. officials try to rein in rising costs. The...
Tags: Healthcare Policies, Health Insurance Cost, Insurance, Consumers, Hospitals and Clinics
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