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Google Social Search Upstaged By Facebook in Bing Bar

February 20th, 2011

Google Social Search Upstaged By Facebook in Bing Bar - Google's upgrade of its Social Search feature was quickly outdone by Microsoft Bing, which released a revamped Bing Bar with deeper integration with Facebook. Google vowed to begin mixing its Social Search results throughout results pages...

Flash Crash Panel Calls for Market Overhaul

February 18th, 2011

Flash crash panel calls for market overhaul - U.S. regulators should stem the growing tide of anonymous stock-trading and consider charging high-frequency traders fees for the disproportionate amount of orders they send into the marketplace, said a panel of experts advising how to avoid another...

Stocks on Path for Third Straight Week of Gains

February 18th, 2011

Stocks on path for third straight week of gains - NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks rose in midday trading Friday ahead of the long holiday weekend, pointing to a third straight week of gains. The Dow Jones industrial average has fallen on only three days in February. The index is up 0.7 percent this week...

Wall Street Opens Lower on Economic News

February 17th, 2011

Wall Street Opens Lower on Economic News - Stocks on Wall Street opened lower on Thursday morning, after the government said first-time applications for unemployment benefits jumped more than expected last week, and reported that consumer prices in January were slightly higher than forecast....