Times: Microsoft sharpens its advertising sword to jab rivals
The company will launch “Smoked by Windows Phone,” a series of online ads challenging those who use iPhones, Android phones or other mobile devices to beat the speed of a Windows Phone.
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US stock futures higher after Greek bailout deal
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stock futures were higher Tuesday after Europe finally put together a bailout for Greece. Strong earnings reports from some key U.S. retailers also helped.
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US, Mexico agree to cooperate on energy
LAS CABOS, Mexico (AP) — The United States and Mexico have agreed to work together when drilling for oil and gas below their maritime border in the Gulf of Mexico.
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‘Safe House,’ ‘The Vow’ beat out new ‘Ghost Rider’
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The President’s Day weekend box office was too close to call as the action tale “Safe House” and the love story “The Vow” competed for the No. 1 spot.
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NY newspaper man Richard Blood dies at 83
NEW YORK (AP) — Richard J. Blood, a former city editor at the New York Daily News who nurtured a generation of young journalists while teaching for more than two decades at the Columbia University School of Journalism and New York University, has died. He was 83.
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Obama to Boeing: ‘You’re the most productive on Earth’
President Barack Obama called Friday for more steps to help U.S. companies compete overseas, standing in front of an enormous Boeing Dreamliner to summon a bright future for American manufacturing and exports.
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Alaska Air CEO Bill Ayer retiring
The CEO of Alaska Air Group Inc., which runs Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air, is retiring on May 15.
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US futures fall but US data tempers decline
NEW YORK (AP) — Encouraging economic news is tempering an early dip in U.S. stock market futures. The early decline reflected uncertainty on a Greek bailout.
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Cisco challenges Microsoft, Skype merger in EU
For Cisco Systems Inc., the world’s largest maker of computer networking equipment, the Skype deal creates a serious challenger to its WebEx service, one of the most popular teleconferencing platforms.
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Lion Air finalizes largest order ever for Boeing
Boeing and Jakarta-based Lion Air finalized an order for the largest single contract in the history of Boeing.
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