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PayPal's new features aim to replace traditional wallet in stores
San Jose Mercury NewsSAN JOSE, Calif. PayPal is doubling down on efforts to bring the mobile payment platform to brick-and-mortar stores and restaurants, offering new pay-from-your-smartphone services that threaten to make the physical wallet obsolete. At an event at...Tags: Restaurant and Catering Industry, Business, Foursquare, Lifestyle and Leisure, David Marcus
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Mortgage settlement brings relief to 25K in Illinois
Tribune reporterMore than 25,000 Illinois residents have received approximately $1.8 billion from the landmark national mortgage settlement, but servicer compliance with the pact remains an issue for several companies, according to a report from the settlement's...Tags: Citigroup Incorporated, Bank of America Corp., Mortgages, Financial and Business Services
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CONSUMER REPORTS: Cheap Chromebooks
If you’ve been thinking about getting a backup laptop, either for yourself or one that’s easy for your kids to use, there’s a new kind that’s being heavily advertised. It’s called a Chromebook. Chromebooks fall between...Tags: Computing and Information Technology Industry, Viral Diseases and Infections, Electronics, Chromebook, Science and Technology
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Kohl's can be sued for alleged false discount claims, court says
SAN FRANCISCO -- California retailers may be liable for large money awards if they falsely advertise that their products are on sale. A federal appeals court Tuesday revived a potential class-action lawsuit against Kohl’s Department Stores for...
Tags: Judges, Crime, Law and Justice, Samsonite, Kohl's, Litigation
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Front & Center: Ethanol critic: End state mandate
Florida legislators passed a bill this year to repeal the state law that requires most gasoline sold in the state to include 10 percent ethanol. The bill, awaiting action from Gov. Rick Scott, would be largely symbolic, because federal law still...Tags: Conservation, Biofuels, Renewable Energy, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Lobbying
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Contractors flock to Home Depot in sign of recovery
The Atlanta Journal-ConstitutionIn another sign of an economic rebound, Home Depot said that for the first time in at least four years, sales to contractors are growing faster than sales to consumers. One of the nation's largest retailers, Home Depot in recent years has more heavily...Tags: Housing Industry, The Home Depot, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
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PayPal to increase marketing this year for offline push
ReutersSAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - PayPal, the online payment operation owned by eBay Inc, will increase marketing spending to support its push into physical stores, President David Marcus said on Tuesday. "You'll start seeing us amping marketing up later this...Tags: Marketing, Online Advertising, David Marcus, Electronics, Computer Hardware
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Sprint sweetens offer for remainder of Clearwire
The Kansas City StarSprint Nextel Corp. on Tuesday opened its wallet a bit wider to gain full control of its longtime wireless network partner Clearwire Corp. and the valuable airwaves it owns. The Overland Park, Kan.-based wireless phone company is now offering $3.40 a...Tags: Satellite Technology, Verizon Communications, T-Mobile, Computer Hardware, Media Industry
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BofA, JPMorgan say they have fulfilled mortgage settlement terms
Bank of America Corp. and JPMorgan Chase & Co. say they have satisfied their obligations to help troubled borrowers under last year's landmark mortgage settlement with state and federal officials. Another bank that signed the settlement, Wells Fargo &...
Tags: JPMorgan Chase & Co., Investments, Citigroup Incorporated, Mortgages, Bank of America Corp.
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Kohl's can be sued over sale ads, court says
SAN FRANCISCO — California retailers may be liable for large money awards if they falsely advertise that their products are on sale. A federal appeals court Tuesday revived a potential class-action lawsuit alleging that Kohl's Department Stores...
Tags: Judges, Crime, Law and Justice, Lawyers, Samsonite, Kohl's
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Microsoft to unveil new Xbox Tuesday
ReutersMicrosoft Corp. is unveiling its new Xbox game console, eight years after the last version. The small device faces some big competition from the PlayStation 4 by Sony Corp. and the Wii U by Nintendo Co. and a shifting market. Gamers are gravitating to...Tags: Netflix Inc., PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Gaming Industry, Sony Corp.
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Obama urges Myanmar to stop violence against Muslims
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama urged the president of Myanmar on Monday to halt violence against a Muslim minority but praised economic and political reforms in the formerly pariah nation that is emerging as a U.S. ally in China's backyard....Tags: Heads of State, China, Energy Resources, Chess Playing, Lifestyle and Leisure
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