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Yahoo hopes the plan will spark fresh interest in its Web products like Mail, where users prefer individualized user IDs often derived from common names. But criticism of the plan comes at a time when fears over the security of personal information on the ...

According to Capital One's second quarter 2013 Spark Small Business Barometer, small businesses across the country are seeing improved financial conditions and feeling optimistic about the months ahead, yet concerns about hiring and growth remain.

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SAO PAULO, Brazil Leaders in Brazils two biggest cities said Wednesday that they had reversed an increase in bus and subway fares that ignited the anti-government protests that have spread across the nation in the past week. Many people said they ...

But during his first speech at the assembly, the official broadcasting channel, PTV, cut his speech just after two minutes instead of showing the whole speech, which is used to show for the government officials as well as prominent leaders. The move ...

Gov't data disclosure to spark a rash of big data start-ups All of the South Korean governmental information will be disclosed, except for data concerning national security and citizens privacy. The scope of public data disclosure is set to expand ...

(PTI): A Bangladesh commission has proposed that the government acquire or break the Grameen Bank into 19 parts, sparking criticism among analysts who feared that it is a systematic move to destroy the micro-lending agency. The government commission released ...