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Kids Pitch Business Ideas To Warren Buffett

NPR | May 21, 2013 4:22 a.m.

One winner said meeting Warren Buffett was a "dream come true."

Boeing's 787 Dreamliners Take Flight Again

NPR | May 21, 2013 4:01 a.m.

The 787 had been grounded because of battery problems which cost United roughly $11 million.

Fox News Reporter James Rosen Caught Up In Federal Probe

NPR | May 21, 2013 3:36 a.m.

Rosen was monitored after breaking a story about North Korea's nuclear weapons program in 2009.

Young People Cast Out Of Italy's Welfare System

NPR | May 21, 2013 3:30 a.m.

The system skews toward the elderly, leaving youths with no political or trade union representation.

Unclear Laws May Have Contributed to Tax-Exempt Controversy

NPR | May 21, 2013 3:28 a.m.

How did it come to be that social welfare organizations, became vehicles for political activity?

CEO Cook To Defend Apple Before Senate Committee Hearing

NPR | May 21, 2013 3:23 a.m.

Apple is paying billions of dollars less than it should in U.S. taxes, according to a Senate report.

The Global Afterlife Of Your Donated Clothes

NPR | May 21, 2013 2:52 a.m.

Billions of pounds of clothing are recycled each year; nearly half of it is exported.

JPMorgan Shareholders Consider Splitting CEO, Chairman Jobs

NPR | May 21, 2013 2:52 a.m.

A growing number of companies have split the CEO and chairman roles.

Boeing's Dreamliner Returns To U.S. Skies After Grounding

NPR | May 20, 2013 6 p.m.

Boeing's Dreamliner 787 has made its first U.S. flight since being grounded back in January after problems with its batteries. Boeing has redesigned the battery and put it in a fire-proof box. The midday United Airlines flight flew from Houston to Chicago.

What Makes Start-Up Tumblr Worth $1.1 Billion?

NPR | May 20, 2013 6 p.m.

In the boldest move yet by new CEO Marissa Mayer, Yahoo will buy the blogging site Tumblr for $1.1 billion. The move is a bet that Tumblr's large community of users is a source of potential profits. While Tumblr is a fast-growing startup, it has not generated significant revenue.

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