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  • George Zimmer
  • George Zimmer, the founder of Men's Warehouse, has been fired from the company he created.
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fashion, business
  • George Zimmer
  • George Zimmer, the founder of Men's Warehouse, has been fired from the company he created.
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fashion, business
  • Wall Street
  • Stocks closed sharply lower after the Federal Chairman said the central bank could slow its massive bond purchases this year.
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economy, wall street, stocks, business
  • If you're unhappy with your job, you're not alone. A new survey shows seven out of 10 workers have "checked out" at work.
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jobs, economy, unemployment, business
  • Wall Street
  • Stocks are closing higher as investors anticipate that the Federal Reserve will keep programs to support the U.S. economy in place.
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economy, wall street, stocks, business
  • Starbucks sign
  • Starbucks has a new way to wake up its customers: showing the calories in its drinks.
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starbucks, food, coffee, diets, business
  • Typing
  • Some Silicon Valley companies are back-peddling after a former security contractor leaked details of the government's surveillance program.
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apple, facebook, google, microsoft, internet, mark zuckerberg, silicon valley, business, david louie
  • Exterior view of Google headquarters in Mountain View, Calif.
  • Google has resolved a shareholder lawsuit blocking a long-delayed stock split.
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google, silicon valley, mountain view, stocks, wall street, business
  • Wall Street
  • Investors are in a game of wait-and-see with the Federal Reserve.
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economy, wall street, stocks, business
  • A Whole Foods Market in Albuquerque, N.M. is shown Thursday June 6, 2013 during lunch time.
  • Whole Foods has revised its employee language policy following the suspension of two Spanish-speaking Albuquerque employees.
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whole foods, business
  • Facebook users have been complaining about problems at the social media site.
  • Facebook's top attorney says the company is allowed to make new revelations about government orders for user data.
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facebook, internet, business
  • Wall Street
  • Stocks are ending a choppy week lower after disappointing reports on the U.S. economy.
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economy, wall street, stocks, business
  • IBM building
  • IBM has laid off an undisclosed number of workers this week as the company intensifies its focus on new tech markets.
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ibm, layoff, unemployment, jobs, computers, social media, websites, internet, business
  • Exterior view of Google headquarters in Mountain View, Calif.
  • An influential committee of British lawmakers accused search company Google of dodging its taxes on Thursday in a scathing report.
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london, google, taxes, business
  • Wall Street
  • Stocks are surging on Wall Street as investors focus on positive news about the U.S. economy.
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economy, wall street, stocks, business
  • A man shopping for a digital camera
  • Google is taking a closer look at how people use smartphones when they're out shopping.
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google, shopping, business
  • Grocers Kroger and Safeway are pulling items made with peanut butter. (AP)
  • Safeway says it's selling its supermarket operations in Canada to a Canadian food retailer, for 5.8 billion Canadian dollars ($5.7 billion).
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safeway, food, emeryville, business
  • Wall Street
  • The stock market is ending lower for the third day in a row after an early morning rally faded away.
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economy, wall street, stocks, business
  • Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer
  • Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer is on the auction block. Mayer is offering to have lunch with the top bidder on the charity auction site Charitybuzz.
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yahoo, marissa mayer, silicon valley, charities, fundraiser, business
  • The Like sign outside Facebooks Menlo Park headquarters.
  • Facebook held its first shareholder meeting Tuesday, almost a year after its troubled IPO.
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facebook, mark zuckerberg, millbrae, silicon valley, stocks, IPO, business
  • The software running Apple's iPhones and iPads is getting a new look and several new features.
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apple, tablets, gadgets, moscone center, tim cook, iPad, iphone, business
  • Sketch of Apples new headquarters in Cupertino
  • A new review has found that Apple's new headquarters in Cupertino will have a significant impact on a nearby freeway.
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apple, steve jobs, tim cook, silicon valley, cupertino, art, smartphones, tablets, computers, websites, internet, iPad, iphone, construction, jobs, I-280, traffic, transportation, business
  • A private lunch with billionaire Warren Buffett has sold for more than $1M at auction. Compared to past years, that's a bargain.
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glide memorial church, ebay, warren buffett, business
  • Wall Street
  • Steady growth in hiring last month sent the stock market sharply higher Friday.
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economy, wall street, stocks, business
  • Raleys supermarket chain
  • Raley's and Nob Hill for groceries stores admit they were hit by a huge cyber-attack.
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FBI, business, amy hollyfield
  • Raleys supermarket chain
  • Raley's and Nob Hill for groceries stores admit they were hit by a huge cyber attack.
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business
  • Shares of Dunkin Brands Group Inc. soared nearly 47 percent on
Wednesday, their first day of trading.
  • Today, many Bay Area donut shops are giving away free treats to mark National Donut Day!
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food, restaurants, salvation army, business
  • Wall Street
  • The Dow Jones industrial average rose 80 points to close at 15,040 points Thursday, a gain of 0.5 percent.
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economy, wall street, stocks, business
  • A bottle of Avandia pills
  • Federal health experts recommend modifying safety restrictions on former blockbuster diabetes pill Avandia.
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diabetes, drugs, health care, business
  • ecoATM machine.
  • Some law enforcement agencies are worried that kiosks used to recycle electronic devices are repositories for the thieves.
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cellphone, crime, daly city, business, vic lee
  • Netflix headquarters in Los Gatos, Calif.
  • Los Gatos and San Jose are competing over a campus for media giant Netflix.
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netflix, san jose, los gatos, business
  • Taco Bell is promising to take swift action after a Facebook photo of an employee apparently licking a stack of taco shells went viral Monday.
  • Taco Bell is promising to take swift action after a Facebook photo of an apparent employee licking a stack of taco shells went viral Monday.
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food, social media, facebook, taco bell, business
  • Zynga headquarters
  • Zynga, which makes games like Farmville, is laying off hundreds of employees and closing some offices.
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zynga, jobs, layoff, business
  • Cars driving on a freeway
  • Experts suggest private sector funding is part of the answer to jumpstarting long-postponed transportation improvement projects.
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silicon valley, san jose, BART, traffic, transportation, driving, budget cuts, muni, san francisco 49ers, levi strauss, voting, business
  • Some Apple users could see up to $200 back thanks to a $53 million class action settlement.
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apple, iPod, lawsuit, settlement, gadgets, business
  • A Tesla Model S outside the Tesla factory in Fremont, Calif.
  • Tesla CEO Elon Musk has revealed more details on a plan to expand its network of supercharging stations across the country.
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tesla, electric vehicles, loans, alternative energy, bills, business