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All-time top 10 IPOs for Internet companies

Facebook and its shareholders are hoping to raise as much as $11.8 billion in an initial public offering of stock. It would be the largest IPO ever for an Internet company. Here are the top 10 so far, according to Renaissance Capital, an IPO investment adviser: Google Inc., IPO on ...

• Updated: 12:03 a.m. Tuesday, May 15, 2012

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Like Scott Thompson, 5 other CEOs who lied on their resumes

Yahoo's outgoing CEO Scott Thompson is not the only chief executive who had errors on his resume. In 2006, RadioShack's CEO David Edmondson resigned after discrepancies were found in his resume. According to USA Today, he had claimed two degrees from Pacific Coast Baptist College in Theology and Psychology. The ...

• 12:28 p.m. Monday, May 14, 2012

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Facebook offers Lifeline, Etch A Sketch on iPad?

Facebook will extend its suicide prevention outreach services to military families. Etcher can turn the Apple iPad into a working Etch A Sketch.

• 8:25 a.m. Saturday, May 12, 2012

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The Week's Markets Winners and Losers

Jonathan Cheng on Markets Hub reviews the week's winners and losers in the markets. Photo: Bloomberg.

• 12:33 p.m. Friday, May 4, 2012

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Study: Despite improvements, disparities remain for minority-owned businesses

For the past eight years, Camisha Farris has tried to expand her flooring company.

• 5:27 p.m. Wednesday, May 2, 2012

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New twist on 'cola wars'

The sparkle may be coming back to the top contenders in the cola wars. That comes despite data from Beverage Digest showing 7 years of decline in carbonated soft drinks.

• 10:20 p.m. Thursday, April 26, 2012

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Company announces expansion in Charlotte

Charlotte Mayor Anthony Foxx and North Carolina Secretary of Commerce Keith Krisco announced Wednesday the expansion of a company called Peak 10.

• 5:19 p.m. Wednesday, April 25, 2012

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Six ideas that made millions

Sometimes an idea not only takes hold but also takes off.

• 7:06 p.m. Friday, March 30, 2012

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Chinese competition forcing green businesses to close doors

A new study by the Solar Energy Association released Wednesday states solar power in the U.S. doubled last year, and could be 10 percent of the country’s total power supply by 2020.

• 5:22 p.m. Wednesday, March 14, 2012

Action 9: Elderly woman was victim of scam

Annie Melton, 82, has always counted on her Social Security check being deposited directly into her bank account. But in January, her $614 check never showed up. When she complained to the SSA, it told her someone using her information had her check redirected to a debit card. “It got ...

• 3:37 p.m. Tuesday, March 13, 2012