11:08pm: Japan's Nikkei reached its highest level in almost five years Friday, adding momentum in the wake of aggressive actions by the Bank of Japan to counter persistent deflation by pumping more money into the economy. More
5:02pm: Ray Lane, HP's chairman, will step down after a tumultuous tenure.
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2:55pm: Mt. Gox, a major Bitcoin exchange, was hit with a DDoS attack, amid surging interest in the digital currency.
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2:14pm: Study estimates that cost of treating Alzheimer and other forms of dementia is now more than $100 billion.
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1:38pm: Facebook Home is custom Android software that will provide easier access to all its social media services.
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1:03pm: Frommer's founder Arthur Frommer has bought his brand name back from Google, and he plans to continue publishing the printed guides.
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12:14pm: The Justice Department is considering a resentencing hearing for ex-Enron CEO Jeffrey Skilling, which would potentially shorten his prison time.
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9:46am: The Bank of Japan expanded its stimulus program, while the Bank of England and ECB left rates unchanged. Four Fed officials are also due to speak.
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9:23am: Seemingly overnight, many of the nation's major housing markets have gone from stagnant to sizzling, with for-sale listings spurring bidding wars among a large number of house hunters.
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9:02am: Lululemon's head of products is out after last month's see-through yoga pants fiasco.
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8:43am: The government said 385,000 people filed for unemployment benefits last week, up from 357,000 the week prior.
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8:08am: Despite worsening European recession, ECB leaves rates at July 2012 levels; Draghi due to speak later Thursday.
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7:33am: International Consortium of Investigative Journalists says its study of millions of leaked documents detail growing abuse of offshore tax shelters.
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6:23am: The old divide between growth and value investing is fading. Ask the fund managers who own Apple.
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6:21am: Americans may not be seeing the effects of furloughs yet as many federal agencies have either delayed or are reviewing them. But courts are already facing them, and many more are coming soon.
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6:18am: Startups are growing up and beginning to mature, but the bubble hasn't burst. The nature of the game has changed.
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6:16am: Fast food workers are protesting across New York City Thursday, calling for higher wages and the right to organize.
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6:12am: Federal regulators are seeking to limit the options of small businesses that turn to Obamacare exchanges next year. For some, it's a deal breaker.
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6:07am: Jobless claims soar, European Central Banks leave rate unchanged, and the Bank of Japan announces anti-deflation program that exceeded expectations.
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6:00am: It's controversial, but chained CPI, a different way to measure inflation, could help President Obama and Republicans cut a debt-reduction deal this summer.
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5:57am: Entrepreneur Jeff Berwick plans to put Bitcoin ATMs in Los Angeles and Cyprus in the coming weeks. But the virtual currency comes with risks.
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3:53am: Japan's Nikkei reversed early losses and closed 2.2% higher Thursday after the country's central bank pledged to double its monetary base over the next two years.
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1:23am: The Bank of Japan launched what promises to be an aggressive campaign against deflation Thursday, announcing a fresh round of bond purchases.
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