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To Cover Medical Bills, the Uninsured Get Creative

Ever skipped an annual physical or postponed surgery because you dreaded the bills? Insured or not, you're in good company. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 48.2 million Americans under age 65 did not have health insurance in 2011. Even a number of people with insurance didn't get off easy, as millions…
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10 Things Online Reviewers Won’t Say

1. “Trust in us may be misplaced.” Which juicer makes the smallest mess, and what hairstylist does the best blowouts? Consumers increasingly look to online reviews to help them decide what to buy and where. In December, visits to the popular local-business review site Yelp.com were up 15%, year-over-year, according to Web traffic analysis site…
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Beware: A Groupon Campaign Could Slash Your Yelp Rating

Surprise - Groupon Margins And Stock Price Crash Tim Worstall Contributor Is Google To Buy Groupon? And What's Fun If It Does Tim Worstall Contributor Beware Groupon Tim Worstall Contributor Groupon: Probably Not Sustainable Tim Worstall Contributor Here’s a very interesting little piece of economic research. Or, if you prefer, an application of the economics…
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【组图】盘点美国科技行业24大黄金单身人士

　　国外科技网站Business Insider近日盘点了美国科技行业的24大黄金单身人士。他们都非常精明，都极具魅力，都颇具影响力，而且他们都未婚。 　　01.杰里米 斯托普尔曼（Jeremy Stoppelman） 　　公司：Yelp 头衔：联合创始人、CEO 年龄：34岁 所在地：旧金山 趣闻：斯托普尔曼有只狗叫“达尔文”，他还接到过苹果已故CEO史蒂夫 乔布斯（Steve Jobs）和美国总统奥巴马的来电。 　　02.杰克 多尔西（Jack Dorsey） 　　公司：Square 头衔：创始人、CEO 年龄：36岁 所在地：旧金山 趣闻：该Twitter创始人在旧金山拥有一座价值1000万美元的豪宅，但他却梦想着在游艇上生活。多尔西还向每名职员发放一本《清单宣言：如何将事情做好》（The Checklist Manifesto: How To Get Things Right）。
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The New High-Tech Patrons

By ELLEN GAMERMAN Tech entrepreneurs are starting to peer out from their hoodies and explore the art world, and dealers and museum boards couldn't be more thrilled. WSJ's Ellen Gamerman joins Lunch Break with a look at the new players, and the culture clash it's setting up with Wall Street's elite. Photo: Getty Images. Next…
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Beloved Old Saybrook restaurant closes its doors

OLD SAYBROOK, CT (WFSB) - A beloved restaurant in Old Saybrook closed its doors for the last time this week.Pat's Kountry Kitchen closed for good on Tuesday after the owners closed a deal with a new owner.According to the owner's son, Gary Brink, the new owner plans to renovate the eatery and will then reopen.According…
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Gainers in Focus (Yelp Inc, Wipro Limited, Carnival Corporation, Delta Air Lines)

Las Vegas, NV -- (SBWIRE) -- 02/28/2013 -- Cogonewsreport.com, an investor research portal specializing in several sectors including biotech and healthcare and tech stocks on the U.S. market, issues news updates on the following stock:- Yelp Inc. (NYSE:YELP) moved up 2.68% and closed at $21.86. Wunderlich started coverage on the stock with a hold rating.…
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Can You Play Facebook Inc (FB), Zynga Inc (ZNGA) and Yelp Inc (YELP) for …

Social media stocks are something of a conundrum. Many of them are expensive, and some of them have not demonstrated that they even have a chance of justifying their high valuations. Good News for Social Media Stocks Many of these stocks have reported positive events and financial results. For example, LinkedIn Corp (NYSE:LNKD) reported fourth-quarter results…