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Video Game Consoles for Next-Gen TV? Don t Believe the Hype - NYTimes.com
New York Times, The | 5 hours 12 minutes ago
Video game consoles such as Microsoft s Xbox 360 and Sony s PlayStation 3 (PS3) are going to evolve into "multimedia gateways" and will soon be receiving a lot of video, according to Dallas-based research firm The Diffusion Group (TDG). They argue that when it comes to on-demand video content, the consoles can go toe-to-toe with local cable or satellite TV operators. They are very bullish on the consoles, but not so much on standalone set-top boxes (and there are many) precisely because suc...... (more)
Patterson-UTI rig count falls in November - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 11 hours 41 minutes ago
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Walgreen finishes acquisition of IVPCARE
American City Business Journals | 1 day 59 minutes ago
Walgreen Co. said Monday it completed its acquisition of McKesson Corp.’s McKesson Specialty Pharmacy in Pittsburgh and IVPCARE, a Frisco, Texas-based reproductive health pharmacy that has operations in St. Louis.... (more)
McKesson Agrees To Pay $350M To Settle Price-Fixing Claims
Wall Street Journal, The | 1 day 1 hour 11 minutes ago
McKesson Corp. (MCK) will pay $350 million to settle claims brought by consumers and health insurers who said they were overcharged for several hundred prescription drugs since 2001. The settlement, which requires court approval, comes three months after a federal judge dismissed a related action that sought to increase the class size. ... (more)
New D.C. Principal, Hand-Picked Team Make Early Gains -
Washington Post, The | 1 day 19 hours 45 minutes ago
While D.C. Schools Chancellor Michelle A. Rhee fights the Washington Teachers' Union over her plan to give principals unprecedented power to mold their staffs, at least one of her latest hires already has such authority. Brian Betts , principal of Shaw Middle School at Garnet-Patterson, personally...... (more)
Combining the best of Baltimore
Sun (Baltimore), The | 2 days 13 hours 55 minutes ago
If Maryland is America in miniature, says Jeannette Belliveau, then Upper Fells Point is Baltimore in miniature.... (more)
Old board games, retro toys are like 'comfort food' in these bad economic times -- South Florida Sun-Sentinel.com
Sun-Sentinel (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.) | 3 days 14 hours 17 minutes ago
Counting dollars this holiday season, Tom De Santes wants to avoid buying high-priced techno gadgets as gifts for his two sons.... (more)
Equity Firm, Cardinal Health Exec Form New Company - MPO Magazine
MPO Magazine | 3 days 14 hours 59 minutes ago
Private equity firm GTCR announced that it has entered into a partnership with Thomas Daulton to form Devicor Medical Products, LLC. The new company, headquartered in Pleasant Prairie, WI, will focus on acquiring medical device companies and products.... (more)
Brockway Smith to cut 60 workers
Sun (Lowell, Mass.), The | 3 days 15 hours 10 minutes ago
ANDOVER -- Brockway Smith Co., which sells lumber and other construction products to retailers throughout New England, announced that it laid off 60 workers last week, citing the slumping building industry. Fifty of the cuts will occur as the company, known to many as simply "Brosco," closes its warehouse and delivery divisions, as well as a work shop at its Dascomb Road headquarters, a spokesman told the Eagle-Tribune of Lawrence. The newspaper reported that the company's payroll peaked at 8...... (more)
Scrimping parents gravitate to old favorites on toy aisle
Los Angeles Times | 3 days 15 hours 12 minutes ago
Counting dollars this holiday season, Tom De Santes wants to avoid buying high-priced techno gadgets as gifts for his two sons.... (more)
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