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Wall Street posts first weekly loss since mid-April on Fed angst
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters) - The S&P 500 declined for a third day on Friday, with the three major stock indexes posting their first negative week since mid-April on lingering concern that the central bank may scale back its stimulus measures to support the...Tags: Fidelity National Financial Incorporated, Machine Manufacturing, Gap Inc., Theravance Incorporated, Carnival Corporation
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Chicago's GrubHub to merge with Seamless
One company was founded in Chicago by hungry software engineers, the other in New York by hungry lawyers. Both were looking to replace restaurants' paper takeout menus with Web-based technology. Now the two rivals are joining forces. GrubHub, one of...
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Studios Eye Pinterest to Sell Movie Tickets
VarietyRetailers are buzzing over Pinterest's ability to boost sales for their businesses. But Hollywood's remained mostly silent about its potential to fill movie theater seats. For now. As studios step up their social media activity, movie marketers are...Tags: Paramount Pictures, Media Industry, Movies, Social Media, Entertainment
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Abe's Market branches out to eco-services
Tribune reporterOnline retail startup Abe's Market is launching a new feature in Chicago where it rewards customers for trying local, eco-friendly businesses. Abe's Market, which sells natural and organic products, said it picked a group of Chicago-area service...Tags: New Products, Marketing
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PRESS DIGEST - Wall Street Journal - May 16
ReutersMay 16 (Reuters) - The following are the top stories in the Wall Street Journal. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy. * A heated takeover battle has erupted around generic drug company Actavis Inc as industry...Tags: Ford Motor Co., Global Expansion, Companies and Corporations, Mexico, Bitcoin
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Hedge funds get in and out of grocery chain Supervalu
ReutersBy Sam Forgione and Aaron Pressman NEW YORK, May 15 (Reuters) - Barry Rosentein's JANA Partners liked grocery chain Supervalu Inc in a big way in the first quarter, while Philippe Laffont's Coatue Management lost its stomach for the company's shares....Tags: Apple iPad, Finance, American Express Company, Leveraged Buyouts, Computer Hardware
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Young retail entrepreneurs at Hall & Madden go straight to the source for apparel
As Richard Hall and McGregor Madden traveled the country fitting clients with their high-end, custom-made suits, they noticed something strange — professional men yearning to look stylish nevertheless sported dress shirts with stains. Their young,...
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Activist hedge fund reveals Groupon stake
ReutersJANA Partners, an activist hedge fund run by billionaire Barry Rosenstein, has revealed a stake in Groupon and Zynga, two of the most battered technology stocks. Shares of both companies jumped on the news. JANA, which oversees more than $4 billion in...Tags: Zynga Inc., Gaming Industry, Mutual Funds, Eric Lefkofsky, Computer Hardware
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Groupon co-founder Andrew Mason to start new company
Tribune reporterGroupon co-founder and former Chief Executive Andrew Mason is heading to San Francisco to work with entrepreneurs and launch a new company. The former CEO announced on his personal blog that he's "accumulated a backlog of ideas over the last several...Tags: Corporate Officers, Eric Lefkofsky, Google Inc., Social Media, Entertainment
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Groupon offers Breadcrumb to all retailers
Groupon Inc. said Tuesday it has started offering its point-of-sale system to all bricks-and-mortar businesses, building on an important part of its strategy to tackle every aspect of local commerce. The Chicago-based company has been getting deeper...
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IPOVIEW-Tableau, Marketo software IPOs soar to the cloud
ReutersBy Sarah McBride and Olivia Oran SAN FRANCISCO, May 17 (Reuters) - Strong debuts in the initial public offerings of two business software companies on Friday underscored a pattern in the market: While consumer companies like Facebook Inc get the buzz,...Tags: Evercore Partners, Auto Trends, Companies and Corporations, Social Media, Storage
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In blogpost, Andrew Mason touts move to San Francisco, new album
ReutersAndrew Mason, who was ousted as chief executive of Groupon in February, plans to start a new company in San Francisco. Mason provided few details about the company in an update to his blog Thursday. "If there's a silver lining to leaving Groupon, it's...Tags: Entertainment, Music, Andrew Mason, Apple iTunes
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