Halloween spending is expected to grow 3.9% in 2010 to $6.2 billion, a rebound from a disappointing 2009. Given the scary economy, laughing at the ghouls and goblins of Halloween is a good way to blow off steam.
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Samsung Electronics (SSNHY), the world’s biggest maker of TVs, expects weaker fourth quarter earnings because of lower prices and a stronger South Korean won.
The fourth quarter will see “severe” competition in TV prices, Samsung said, according to B…
Chad Hurley, co-founder and CEO of YouTube, will move to an advisory role at the company, TechCrunch said.
Hurley is working on other projects and will focus on them when he becomes an adviser at the Google (GOOG) subsidiary, TechCrunch reported. He declined to give details on the other projects.
Hurley founded YouTube in 2005 along with Steve Chen and Jawed Karim. All three of the…
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YouTube CEO Chad Hurley to Move to Advisory Role originally appeared on DailyFinance on Fri, 29 Oct 2010 07:20:00.
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Apple (AAPL) surged into the world’s top-five mobile phone vendors in the third quarter, thanks to sales of the Apple iPhone.
The consumer technology giant jumped into fourth place, ahead of Research In Motion (RIMM), Bloomberg News reported.
“The entrance of Apple to the top five underscores the increased importance of smartphones to the overall market,” Kevin Restivo, an analyst…
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Apple Becomes One of Top Five Mobile Phone Makers originally appeared on DailyFinance on Fri, 29 Oct 2010 07:01:00.
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Verizon was today fined a record $25 million by the Federal Communications Commission and agreed to refund an additional $52.8 million to customers to settle allegations that the largest U.S. mobile-phone company overcharged cu…