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Walmart's violent Black Friday: 5 'grim' incidents
Posted on November 28, 2011, at 10:50 AMCrowds who came looking for holiday deals came face-to-face with riots, shootings, and pepper-spray attacks
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Starbucks closes its public bathrooms: The best wisecracks
Posted on November 16, 2011, at 3:07 PMThe coffee king mandates that its frequently-trafficked NYC restrooms will be restricted to employees only — sparking both anxiety and jokes
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Will Starbucks' $30 million bet on juice pay off?
Posted on November 14, 2011, at 10:44 AMThe coffee giant snatches up a major juice maker, and plans to hawk healthy fruit drinks alongside its creamy peppermint mochas
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Warren Buffett and Jay-Z's 'awesomely dorky' financial literacy cartoon
Posted on October 20, 2011, at 6:16 PMBuffett plays financial guru to entrepreneurial kids in the animated web series The Secret Millionaires Club — with a cameo from the hip-hop mogul
Goldman Sachs' $428 million loss: What does it mean?
Posted on October 19, 2011, at 1:53 PMAmid market turmoil, the investment banking giant posts a rare loss for the third quarter — inspiring both ominous predictions and shrugs
Warren Buffett's divisive plea: 'Raise my taxes'
Posted on August 15, 2011, at 4:03 PMThe world's third-richest man argues for tax increases for the wealthiest Americans in a New York Times op-ed titled, "Stop Coddling the Super-Rich"
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Should Starbucks pull the plug on laptop loafers?
Posted on August 5, 2011, at 5:24 PMSome of the java giant's New York City coffee shops are cutting off customers who mistake the cafés for a home office
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Can Walmart topple Netflix?
Posted on July 27, 2011, at 12:15 PMThe retail giant pushes into the video streaming market (again), just as the dominant Netflix suffers a moment of weakness
Goldman Sachs' 'troubling' outsourcing plan
Posted on June 29, 2011, at 10:15 AMAfter taking a massive bailout from American taxpayers, Goldman Sachs plans to fire 1,000 U.S. workers and replace them with staffers in Singapore
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Walmart's big sex-discrimination court victory: Winners and losers
Posted on June 21, 2011, at 11:36 AMThe Supreme Court sides with Walmart in a monumental case. Who benefits from the ruling, and who gets burned?
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Is Warren Buffett's reputation 'tarnished'?
Posted on May 3, 2011, at 11:25 AMThe Oracle of Omaha admits a "big mistake" in how he dealt with an ex-deputy snared in an insider trading scandal. Is Buffett's legacy forever changed?
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Is Starbucks a thief magnet?
Posted on May 2, 2011, at 3:17 PMThanks to a steady flow of distracted customers, criminals are finding it easy to grab something to go, according to The New York Times
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The latest tweets on 'Warren Buffett'
Posted on May 2, 2011, at 11:24 AMUnfiltered, real-time commentary from the world at large
Why are more Walmart stores selling guns again?
Posted on April 28, 2011, at 6:05 PMThe struggling retailer is reintroducing firearms and ammunition at hundreds of its locations. What's behind the decision?
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Walmart's risky online grocery service
Posted on April 26, 2011, at 9:35 AMThe retail giant is testing a grocery delivery service to fend off online competitors like Amazon. But this is a tricky business. Can Walmart pull it off?
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Goldman Sachs execs: Going to jail, after all?
Posted on April 15, 2011, at 5:14 PMSen. Carl Levin says the bank misled its clients and Congress and that Goldman executives could still face charges. How likely is that?
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Hollywood is trying to conjure enthusiasm for a film based on Ouija, but that's not the only unlikely game-to-movie adaptation in town
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