After a couple of fairly sleepy years, mergers and acquisition activity has bounced back dramatically, with potential long-term consequences for the stock market. It’s a rare ray of hope at a time when other economic indicators are pointing straight toward the floor.

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Summer’s Sudden Boom in Mergers and Acquisitions originally appeared on DailyFinance on Tue, 31 Aug 2010 16:20:00.

Filed Under: Technology, Economy, Investing, Health Care, Hewlett-Packard, Dell, Genzyme Corporation

The fallout continues for Mark Hurd. The former Hewlett-Packard CEO is stepping down from News Corp.’s board of directors.

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Mark Hurd Stepping Down from News Corp. Board originally appeared on DailyFinance on Tue, 31 Aug 2010 15:14:00.

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In late September, Korean automaker Hyundai will begin building its popular Santa Fe SUV at a Kia plant in West Point, Ga., where its sister company makes the Kia Sorrento SUV. The move is expected to boost the number of workers associated with the plant from 1,900 to 7,000.

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Hyundai to Build Popular Santa Fe SUV at Kia Plant in Georgia originally appeared on DailyFinance on Tue, 31 Aug 2010 15:08:00.

Filed Under: Company News, Technology, Economy, Honda Motor Co, Toyota, Autos

At its August meeting, the Fed agreed to maintain the current monetary policy, but the decision was hardly universal. Some members said the recovery was on track and expressed concern that the decision to reinvest Treasury proceeds would send the wrong signal.

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Fed Minutes Confirm Intense Debate Over Recovery originally appeared on DailyFinance on Tue, 31 Aug 2010 15:00:00.

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There’s data out there showing that, on average, private college graduates don’t graduate with that much more debt than public college graduates. But the rosy numbers don’t tell the whole story, and what they leave out is costing students and their families tens of thousands of dollars.

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Public Colleges Lead to Much Lower Student Loan Debt originally appeared on DailyFinance on Tue, 31 Aug 2010 15:00:00.

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The immediacy of social media is a hazard for some old-school journalists like Washington Post sports columnist Mike Wise, who posted a phony news story on Twitter to demonstrate how easy it is to start rumors there. Now he’s been suspended from his job for a month.

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Washington Post Takes Hard Line on Twitter Prankster originally appeared on DailyFinance on Tue, 31 Aug 2010 13:52:00.

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