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Wells Fargo Maintains Lead In U.S. Banking Retail Locations Despite Decline In Philadelphia Growth
Disney Robots Are Coming: Scientists About To Bring Your Favorite Cartoons To Life
Disney fanatics can now look forward to a future where they can interact with their beloved animated movie characters as scientists develop "reel-like" robots.
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Dollar Surges Against Competitor Currencies Following Janet Yellen's Interest Rate Announcement
The United States dollar has reached an almost eight-year high against Japan's yen, and several other competitor currencies, following an announcement made by Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen last week.
TiVo Reports Better-Than-Expected Profit And Revenue For Last Quarter
The digital video recorder company TiVo has reported revenue and profit results for the first quarter of fiscal year 2015 that exceeded analyst estimates.
The FCC Will 'Look To See How American Consumers Would Benefit' From Charter's Proposed $56 Billion Acquisition Of Time Warner
The Federal Communications Commission is planning to "look to see how American consumers would benefit" from a proposal submitted by Charter Communications to purchase Time Warner Cable for $56 billion.
Re/code To Collaborate With The Verge Following Vox Media's Acquisition
Vox Media has announced that it is in plans to acquire Revere Digital, the parent company of the Re/code technology website.
How Hackers Accessed 100,000 IRS Tax Accounts In Security Breach
Online hackers recently breached the Internal Revenue Service's website, accessing personal information from approximately 100,000 tax accounts.
Government Investigation Could Lead To Criminal Prosecution Of Company Allegedly Responsible For Santa Barbara Oil Spill
Municipal, state and federal government officials have launched an investigation of the recent California oil spill, which could lead to the criminal prosecution of company officials who are said to be responsible.
Microsoft Drops Bid For Salesforce Following $70 Billion Request
Microsoft officials have dropped their bid for ownership over global cloud computing company Salesforce following Chief Executive Officer Marc Benioff's price tag request of $70 billion.
McDonald's Protestors Demand $15 An Hour And A Union At Oak Brook Headquarters
McDonald's has come under increasing pressure to improve working conditions for employees: hundreds of protesters rallied around the company's Oak Brook, Ill. headquarters on Wednesday, demanding $15 an hour pay as well as a union.
BP Ends Conflict Over 2010 Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill With Transocean And Halliburton
BP PLC has ended its conflict over the 2010 Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill with the oil-services firms Transocean Ltd. and Halliburton Co., the Wall Street Journal reports.