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Materion Opens New Applications Laboratory

Materion Opens New Applications Laboratory Partnering with Customers to Solve Coatings Issues WESTFORD, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Materion Microelectronics & Services, a Materion Corporation ( NYS: MTRN ) business, has opened a customer-focused Materials Applications Laboratory. Show More Summary

Google Inc (GOOG) Makes Big Updates Here

Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG) is not the type of company that sits back, hoping for the best but never really knowing what the future is going to bring. Instead, the search engine giant is always on the move. It is always looking for changes that can make life easier on its users. Recently, Google announced a [...]

Investors Learn The Market Can Go Down Too

By Bret Jensen: The market had a rare bout of volatility in Thursday's trading. The Dow Jones rose more than 150 points early in the day only to reverse itself to post an ~80-point loss by the end of trading. It was the first time the Dow has been up over 150 points and ended the day down since March 2009. Show More Summary

4 Contagion Plays

Have you inoculated your assets against bird flu?

Senior Scientific Announces Issuance of U.S. Patent for the Detection, Measurement and Imaging of Ca

Senior Scientific Announces Issuance of U.S. Patent for the Detection, Measurement and Imaging of Cancer Cells Using Nanoparticles Manhattan Scientifics Subsidiary Expands Patent Portfolio ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- SeniorShow More Summary

Thursday Morning Stir

-Aaaand, here are your 2013 Effie Awards winners (.pdf). link -JWT worldwide chairman/CEO Bob Jeffrey is set to host  the ‘Worldmakers’ digital talk show that’s debuting on the LinkedIn Influencer Platform. link - DraftFCB and RivetShow More Summary

Can Marvell Technology Group Ltd. (MRVL) Keep Up in Mobile?

Tomorrow, Marvell Technology Group Ltd. (NASDAQ:MRVL) will release its latest quarterly results. The key to making smart investment decisions on stocks reporting earnings is to anticipate how they’ll do before they announce results, leaving you fully prepared to respond quickly to whatever inevitable surprises arise. Show More Summary

Tax Roundup, 5/23/2013: Iowa property taxes improve, income tax gets worse. Plus: more Apple bites.

The Iowa General Assembly nears the end of its annual rampage.  While it finally did something to improve a bad commercial [...]

K12 Inc. (LRN), Big 5 Sporting Goods Corporation (BGFV): Stadium Capital Was Focusing On These 5 Stocks in Q1

Editor’s Note: Related tickers: Builders FirstSource, Inc. (NASDAQ:BLDR), Insperity Inc (NYSE:NSP), Big 5 Sporting Goods Corporation (NASDAQ:BGFV), Universal Technical Institute, Inc. (NYSE:UTI), K12 Inc. (NYSE:LRN) The top five equity holdings of Stadium Capital Management have changed little during the first quarter of 2013. Show More Summary

Messaging app Imo.im chats its way into $13M, updates iOS & Android apps

Multi-platform messaging service Imo.im has raised $13 million in second-round funding and updated its iOS and Android apps with a new feature called “Broadcasts.” Palo Alto, Calif.-based Imo.im offers web, iPhone, iPad, and Android apps for communicating with friends and …

Apple Inc. (AAPL): Time Not Right for iWatch Until Late 2014?

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) has basically admitted a bit of a delay in its usual production schedule for devices this year, telling investors and analysts on its quarterly earnings call last month that we should not expect any new devices from Cupertino until at least the fall of this year, which has been translated to mean [...]

Utility Stocks Flash Crash At The Opening Bell (AEP, NEE)

This morning, when New York markets opened at 9:30 AM, shares of American Electric Power and Nextera Energy, two big electric utilities, briefly plunged 54% and 62% respectively. Both companies are in the S&P 500, and the flash crash...Show More Summary

Analysis Of Exxon's Dividend Potential

By Doug Carey: The power of growing dividends over time continues to be underestimated by many investors. Many are concerned with another decade of slow growth and low to negative equity returns. However, one way to prepare for another...Show More Summary

This Is Your Body On A Can Of Soda

It feels so good when it hits your lips, but the rest of your body isn’t so happy. At this point, you’d have to be quite daft to drink soda on a regular basis. Because the evidence of its ill-effects is vast, and mounting. Just recently, research found that consuming a 12-ounce can daily increases the risk of type 2 diabetes by 22%. Show More Summary

Aetna Helps Members Become Savvy Healthcare Consumers with Award-Winning Videos

Aetna Helps Members Become Savvy Healthcare Consumers with Award-Winning Videos HARTFORD, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Aetna (NYSE: AET) recently received an Award of Distinction in the Online Video/Education category from The 2013 Communicator Awards. Show More Summary

Facebook Inc (FB) News: Pandora Media Inc (P) Integration, Global Network Initiative, HTC First & More

Related Tickers: Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB), Pandora Media Inc (NYSE:P) Ahead of earnings, Pandora brings your music listening activity to Facebook’s Timeline (VentureBeat) The world’s largest streaming music service, Pandora Media Inc...Show More Summary

Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) News: Anti-Google Inc (GOOG) Publicity Drive, New Launches, China’s Massive Recruitment & More

Editor’s Note: Related tickers: Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT), Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG), Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NYSE:AMD) Microsoft’s War Against Google (Fool) I’ve written previously about Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG)‘s robust online ecosystem. Show More Summary

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