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Lowcountry SCORE earns national ranking
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Should we let wunderkinds drop out of high school?
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Average credit card debt, late payments fall in 1Q
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Lew taps government retiree pension fund
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Berliner steps down as director of incubator
Jordan Berliner, director of The Don Ryan Center for Innovation, has resigned to pursue other opportunities, according to a news release from the center.
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Beaufort County unemployment rate dips to 6.1 percent
As the tourist season gets in full swing, a recent workforce study shows Beaufort County's unemployment rate dropped to 6.1 percent in April, one of the lowest rates in the state.
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Yahoo looks to regain its cool with Tumblr deal
After falling woefully out of fashion, Yahoo wants to be cool again while catering to the capitalistic demands of its shareholders. That goal led CEO Marissa Mayer to make a $1.1 billion bet on online blogging forum Tumblr in a risky acquisition that revolves around the vision and instincts of a...
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Tumblr CEO's mom gushes over billion-dollar baby
As a teenager, Tumblr CEO David Karp would canvass the streets of New York City's Upper West Side, offering to build websites for local businesses. After his freshman year of high school, the precocious, computer-savvy kid decided to drop out altogether to devote more time to his passion for technology...
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Panel: Apple uses firms outside US to avoid taxes
Apple Inc. employs a group of affiliate companies located outside the United States to avoid paying billions of dollars in U.S. income taxes, a Senate investigation has found.
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Warren Buffett enjoys playing salesman-in-chief
Billionaire Warren Buffett isn't just Berkshire Hathaway's chairman and CEO. He's also the chief salesman.
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Yahoo reboots Flickr, offers 1 terabyte of storage
Fresh on the heels of its $1.1 billion acquisition of Tumblr, Yahoo says it is rebooting its languishing photo-sharing site Flickr with plans to make it "awesome" again.
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Warren Buffett gives young entrepreneurs 10 shares
Meeting Warren Buffett was exciting, but 10-year-old Matthew Meyer said winning $5,000 and 10 shares of stock in Buffett's company made Monday the best day of his life.
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Under Mayer: Boosting mobile, buying companies
Yahoo Inc. lured Marissa Mayer from Google in July to become its fifth CEO in as many years. Her task: Help the Internet pioneer regain its stature after years in a financial funk. In her 10 months leading the company, she has overseen a redesign of Yahoo services and orchestrated several acquisitions...
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Actavis buying Warner Chilcott in $8.5B deal
Actavis is buying Warner Chilcott in an all-stock deal valued at about $8.5 billion that would create the third-biggest specialty pharmaceutical company in the U.S. market.
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Idaho couple and Sun Valley land in Twitter tussle
An Internet entrepreneur and former Wall Street derivatives analyst contends central Idaho's Sun Valley resort and the Twitter Inc. social media site heisted his handle.
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Small company stock are a bright spot
Small-company stocks were a bright spot in a subdued start to the week for Wall Street.
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