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Friday, May 24, 2013
The Two-Way
Hedge Fund Manager Apologizes For Comments On Female Traders
May 24, 2013 Billionaire Paul Tudor Jones says he's sorry for his comments at a university symposium that motherhood causes women to lose the focus needed to be good traders.
LA Bluejeans Makers Fear Their Business Will Fade Away
May 24, 2013 Los Angeles is home to a large slice of the world's bluejeans trade. But as the U.S. apparel industry continues to shrink, the city's high-end bluejeans business faces a threat. The European Union has imposed a nearly 40 percent tariff, which could cripple the city's jean business.
Around the Nation
Battered Jersey Shore Pins Recovery Hopes On Summer Season
May 24, 2013 NJNSeven months after Hurricane Sandy slammed into the Jersey Shore, Asbury Park is still waiting for insurance and federal aid money. In the meantime, it borrowed $10 million to repair the waterfront in time for the critical Memorial Day weekend.
The Two-Way
Google Reportedly Faces FTC Antitrust Probe Over Display Ads
May 24, 2013 The Federal Trade Commission is in the early stages of opening an antitrust probe into how Google runs its online display advertising business, according to a report by Bloomberg News, citing sources who want to remain anonymous because the FTC has not announced the probe.
The Two-Way
News Corp. Board Approves Company Split
May 24, 2013 The plan, first announced last year, would break up the company's publishing and entertainment arms, and satisfy investors who are put off by the slow growth of its newspapers.
Shots - Health News
Health Insurance At 'Good Prices' Coming To Calif. Exchange
May 24, 2013 KHNIt's the first disclosure of prices in the nation's most populous state for individual health insurance that complies with the Affordable Care Act. The menu of affordable options surprised some consumer advocates and analysts who had been expecting premiums to be much higher.
The Two-Way
James Joyce Coin-troversy Reportedly Could Have Been Averted
May 24, 2013 Irish banking officials should have known there were problems with the controversial 10-euro coin commemorating James Joyce, according to Ireland's RTE News. The coin misquotes the author's Ulysses, and bears an image of Joyce that his estate did not approve.
Planet Money
Can This Man Bring Silicon Valley To Yangon?
May 24, 2013 A Stanford MBA who used to work for Google returned to Myanmar to be an Internet entrepreneur. But it's tough to start an Internet company in a country where the power goes out every day.
Thursday, May 23, 2013
The Salt
This 9-Year-Old Girl Told McDonald's CEO: Stop Tricking Kids
May 23, 2013 Over the years, McDonald's has gotten a lot of flack for marketing to kids. At a shareholders meeting Thursday morning, Hannah Robertson, age 9, took the fast-food giant's CEO to task.
