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  • Samsung Electronics sign
  • Samsung broke ground on a new Silicon Valley campus on Wednesday, moving in on rival Apple's territory for the first time.
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mountain view, samsung, silicon valley, apple, construction, jobs, business, jonathan bloom
  • Apple's plans for a massive new campus in Silicon Valley that Steve Jobs likened to a spaceship have cleared another hurdle.
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apple, steve jobs, cupertino, construction, jobs, business
  • Samsung breaks ground on new Silicon Valley campus in Mountain View
  • Samsung broke ground on a new Silicon Valley campus on Wednesday, moving in on rival Apple?s territory for the first time.
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mountain view, samsung, silicon valley, apple, construction, jobs, business
  • Dallas Mavericks NBA basketball team owner and business man Mark Cuban speaks to the media outside the federal courthouse after he was found not guilty in his insider trading trial in Dallas
  • Billionaire Mark Cuban, a regular on ABC's reality show 'Shark Tank,' beat the SEC on Wednesday.
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SEC, stocks, nba, celebrity, IPO, business
  • Wall Street
  • Stocks are surging on Wall Street after Senate leaders reached a deal that would avoid a U.S. default and reopen the government.
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economy, wall street, stocks, business
  • Wall Street
  • Stocks are closing lower as hopes fade for a quick solution to the gridlock in Washington over how to avoid a financial default.
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economy, wall street, stocks, business
  • Officials say using the website Airbnb to rent your apartment may be illegal in many cases and undercuts the hotel industry.
  • Officials say using the website Airbnb to rent your apartment may be illegal in many cases and undercuts the hotel industry.
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new york, tourism, business
  • Genentech headquarters in South San Francisco, Calif. seen Friday, March 6, 2009.
  • Biotech giant Genentech announced Tuesday it's expanding its manufacturing facility in Vacaville and hiring another 200 people.
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vacaville, genentech, business
  • Sheryl Sandberg
  • Fortune Magazine issued its annual list of the 25 highest-paid businesswomen and the top three are from the Bay Area.
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business
  • Apple says Burberry CEO Angela Ahrendts, who used technology to transform her company, will take over expansion plans and retail.
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apple, fashion, cupertino, business
  • A group of Facebook users went offline to pressure the company to do more to combat online hate speech.
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facebook, menlo park, business
  • Bank 2011 tax forms are seen at an H&R Block in Rockville, Md., on Friday, Jan. 6, 2012.
  • The government shutdown is keeping most IRS workers at home, but that doesn't mean you're off the hook for your taxes.
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taxes, IRS, business
  • Wall Street
  • Stocks are ending higher following signs that Washington was moving closer to an agreement to avoid a debt default.
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economy, wall street, stocks, business
  • The Netflix Inc. headquarters in Los Gatos, Calif., is shown Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2005. Netflix reports quarterly result after the markets close Wednesday.
  • Netflix, the popular online video service, could soon be available through your cable box.
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netflix, movies, television, business
  • Macys is breaking its 155-year tradition by opening some of its stores on Thanksgiving this year.
  • Macy's is breaking its 155-year tradition by having some of its stores stay open on Thanksgiving this year.
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shopping, macy's, business
  • A Costco employee cooks chicken at Costco in Mountain View, Calif., Wednesday, March 3, 2010
  • Costco's South San Francisco store has recalled nearly 40,000 pounds of rotisserie chicken linked to a salmonella outbreak.
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food, centers for disease control, fresno, costco, business
  • chicken packaged by Foster Farms
  • It was announced Friday a South San Francisco Costco is recalling almost 40,000 lbs. of rotisserie chicken and other products.
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food, centers for disease control, fresno, costco, business
  • Wall Street
  • Stocks are closing higher as talks continue over ending a budget impasse that has partially shut down the government.
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economy, wall street, stocks, business
  • This Thursday, Feb. 4, 2010 file photo shows Jeffrey Uno, right, and his father, Peter Uno, the son and husband of Noriko Uno, seen in framed photo, who died in an alleged sudden unintended acceleration crash in a Toyota Camry
  • A verdict clearing Toyota of a woman's death in a acceleration case may bode well for the automaker as it faces similar cases.
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toyota, driving, product recalls, lawsuit, los angeles, business
  • Starbucks says it will ask customers and businesses to sign a petition calling for an end to the partial government shutdown.
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barack obama, john boehner, republicans, obamacare, health care, health insurance, congress, government shutdown, furloughs, business
  • chicken packaged by Foster Farms
  • The Agriculture Department says three Calif. poultry plants linked to a salmonella outbreak in raw chicken can stay open, for now.
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food, centers for disease control, fresno, business
  • This Thursday, Feb. 4, 2010 file photo shows Jeffrey Uno, right, and his father, Peter Uno, the son and husband of Noriko Uno, seen in framed photo, who died in an alleged sudden unintended acceleration crash in a Toyota Camry
  • A jury says Toyota isn't liable for the death of a California woman in a sudden acceleration case.
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toyota, driving, product recalls, lawsuit, business
  • People arrive to seek employment opportunities at a JobTrain office in Menlo Park, Calif.
  • U.S. jobless claims spiked to 374,000 due to a backlog of claims processed in California and the partial government shutdown.
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unemployment, jobs, economy, government shutdown, business
  • Wall Street
  • The stock market is closing sharply higher as Washington moves closer to avoiding a default on the U.S. government's debt.
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economy, wall street, stocks, business
  • Want free french fries? This weekend Burger King is giving away its new lower-fat snack called Satisfries.
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food, burger king, diets, business
  • Burger King wants people to feel less guilty about gobbling up its french fries -- so they're cooking new fries with less calories.
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food, burger king, diets, business
  • Duffin
  • A food fight is now underway in the U.K. after allegations Starbuck stole a sweet treat.
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starbucks, food, business
  • A man using a cellphone passes a T-Mobile store, Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2012 in New York. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)
  • T-Mobile is eliminating fees for using data and texting services in more than 100 countries.
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t-mobile, cellphone, smartphones, internet, websites, business
  • Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz wants lawmakers to come together to resolve their political gridlock -- so he's giving away free coffee.
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barack obama, john boehner, republicans, obamacare, health care, health insurance, congress, government shutdown, furloughs, business
  • Wall Street
  • Stocks are closing mostly higher on early signs of progress on ending a budget stalemate in Washington.
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economy, wall street, stocks, business