NY judge sentences former Monster president to 2 years in prison for stock option fraud

NY judge gives ex-Monster exec 2 years in prison

NEW YORK — The former president and chief operating officer of the online job services company Monster Worldwide has been sentenced in New York to two years in prison for stock options fraud.

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Procter & Gamble adds to its sports marketing game with major sponsorship of US Olympic Team

US Olympic team adds big sponsor in P&G

CINCINNATI — Let the games — and the ads — begin.

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Companies adding accountants, computer professionals, even as job market remains tight

Some pockets of hiring exist amid slowdown

WASHINGTON — Even with most U.S. businesses still reluctant to add new employees, some pockets of hiring are emerging in industries such as accounting, information technology and restaurants, government data show.

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Electronic Arts posts larger 1st-quarter loss, but adjusted results beat expectations

EA 1Q loss widens but results surpass expectations

NEW YORK — Changes in accounting for deferred revenue drove Electronic Arts Inc. to report a larger loss and lower sales for its fiscal first quarter amid a seasonal slump for the industry.

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Centuries-old tweets? Historians to post John Quincy Adams’ brief diary entries on Twitter

John Quincy Adams tweeting thanks to Mass. society

BOSTON — It seems John Quincy Adams was way ahead of his time.

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ESPN bans NY Post reporters from its shows after paper publishes images from Andrews video

ESPN bans NY Post reporters over Andrews video

HARTFORD, Conn. — ESPN banned staffers from the New York Post from appearing on any of its programming on Wednesday after the newspaper published photos this week taken from a video showing sideline reporter Erin Andrews nude in a hotel room.

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Ex-Goldman talent have had influence at the highest reaches of government

Goldman alumnus find their way to political power

A glance at the roster of top Goldman Sachs talent that has found its way to Washington's halls of power illustrates why the financial giant has become known as the New York Yankees of Wall Street.

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As part of turnaround, General Motors to test selling new cars on eBay

General Motors to try selling new cars on eBay

NEW YORK — As part of its turnaround plan, General Motors Corp. said Friday it plans to experiment with auctioning new cars on eBay, expanding on an existing partnership covering certified used vehicles on the online marketplace.

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A Twitter uprising in Iran, now a Twitter celebrity death: Jackson death was new media moment

Jackson death was twittered, texted and Facebooked

NEW YORK — "Ladies and gentlemen, Michael Jackson has just died," the woman called out breathlessly upon boarding a Manhattan bus, moments after the news had broken. Not a word was spoken in response. But nearly every passenger reached for a BlackBerry, a cell phone, whatever device was at hand.

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Finally realizing they trail Google too too much in web search, Yahoo focusses on ‘web of objects’

yahoo-search-yahoo-navAfter a poor show on the search engine market this April, far behind Google, Yahoo has come up with a new phenomenon to boost its search initiatives . It's called the web of objects. In a search event in San Fransisco, Yahoo chained its search initiatives that it had rolled out in the past couple of years. Yahoo has a line of search initiatives that includes Search Assist, BOSS, Search Monkey, Search Pad and oneSearch. Although there has been no official disclosure, but Yahoo seems to be all set for revamp all these efforts.
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