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• Verizon picks Microsoft search over Google
NEW YORK/LAS VEGAS - Verizon Communications has chosen Microsoft to provide Internet search services for cell phones, in what is seen as a blow to rivals Google Inc and Yahoo Inc. (Msnbc.com is a joint Microsoft - NBC Universal venture.) Verizon ...
• Toyota to roll out safety, driver assist services
NEW YORK - Toyota said Wednesday that it plans to roll out new safety and driver-assist programs on certain Toyota and Lexus models beginning late this summer. The Japanese automaker’s system was unveiled Wednesday at the Consumer Electronics Show ...
• Services sector contraction slows in Dec.
Jan. 5: November factory orders fell 4.6 percent as pending homes sales for the same period were down 4 percent. CNBC's Rick Santelli and Diana Olick report. NEW YORK - An index of activity in the U.S. services sector contracted at a slower pace in ...
• 5-Star Stocks Poised to Pop: Barrett Business Services
Based on the aggregated intelligence of 125,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, employee management services provider Barrett Business Services (Nasdaq: BBSI) has earned a coveted five-star ...
• State seeks custody of sect leader's alleged bride
When the counselor asked about her daughter's marriage, Jessop said she "was not going to admit something that was not true and (the girl) had always been with her," according to a report filed by Texas Child Protective Services. In seeking permanent ...