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Amazon’s Market Cap Passes $100 Billion

Wed, 27 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0700

TechCrunch - By Leena Rao - Jul. 27 (News) - After reporting stronger than expected second quarter earnings yesterday, Amazon has passed $100 billion in market cap this morning. The company's shares are currently trading at around $225 per share, giving the e-commerce giant a $101.81 billion market cap.

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Get Smith: Where to get your Smith Island cake fix

Thu, 24 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0800

Urbanite - By Tracey Middlekauff - Feb. 24 (Other) - If you’re looking to order a Smith Island cake online, you’ve got a lot of choices.

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Weedmart: Marijuana Superstores. IPOs. Reality TV.

Wed, 26 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0800

Mother Jones - By Josh Harkinson - Jan. 26 (Special Report) - Meet the cocky entrepreneurs at the vanguard of the pot boom.

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Shopping Spree: Total Online Holiday Spending Nears $30 Billion

Thu, 07 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0800

TechCrunch - By Leena Rao - Jan. 07 (News Report) - Shopping Spree: Total Online Holiday Spending Nears $30 Billion

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Why eBay Should Consider Breaking Itself Up

Sat, 14 Feb 2009 00:00:00 -0800

GigaOM - By Kevin Kelleher - Feb. 14 (News Analysis) - Nearly five years into a steady buying binge, eBay is looking bloated, unfocused and schizophrenic. eBay owns well over 100 subsidiaries, some of which were built in-house. But many are acquisitions that have been crammed into the parent company like those Tokyo train conductors at rush hour.

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The Cornucopia Institute: Organic Fraud: Wal-Mart Stores Inc. Accused of Widespread Distortion Nonorganic Food Products Misidentified as "Organic"

Wed, 17 Jan 2007 12:49:46 -0800

Common Dreams - By The Cornucopia Institute - Jan. 17 (News Report) - Cornucopia, one of the country's most prominent organic watchdogs is ... surprised that more than four months after informing the company of the problems, which could be interpreted as consumer fraud, and two months after filing a formal legal complaint with the USDA, the federal agency regulating organic labeling, many of the deceptive signs (labelling foods as organic) at Wal-Mart stores are still in place.

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