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Money Archive

Archives for November 2014

Technology
Amazon Will Let You Use a Kindle for Free for a MonthAmazon Will Let You Use a Kindle for Free for a Month
Technology

Delivery and returns are free.

By Jason Del Rey
Education
College tuition prices aren’t skyrocketing. Hooray?College tuition prices aren’t skyrocketing. Hooray?
Education

Annual tuition increases for in-state students at public four-year colleges are below 3 percent for only the second time since 1975. Here’s why that’s only sort of good news.

By Libby Nelson
Technology
TV Networks Ask Courts to Keep Contracts Private in Comcast Merger ReviewTV Networks Ask Courts to Keep Contracts Private in Comcast Merger Review
Technology

Broadcasters are suing to keep contracts private in the Comcast-Time Warner Cable and AT&T-DirecTV reviews.

By Amy Schatz
Technology
Alibaba Looks to Raise Up to $8 Billion in Bond SaleAlibaba Looks to Raise Up to $8 Billion in Bond Sale
Technology

The company said it would use the proceeds “primarily to refinance its existing credit facilities.”

By Jason Del Rey
Technology
Los Angeles’ Upfront Ventures Adds Kara Nortman as PartnerLos Angeles’ Upfront Ventures Adds Kara Nortman as Partner
Technology
Sony’s Web TV Pitch: Old TV, New WrapperSony’s Web TV Pitch: Old TV, New Wrapper
Technology

It’s like cable TV, but you get it on the Web.

By Peter Kafka
Technology
Amazon and Hachette End E-Book Feud With New ContractAmazon and Hachette End E-Book Feud With New Contract
Technology

Smooches.

By Jason Del Rey
Technology
Another Big Name Leaves Pierre Omidyar’s First Look MediaAnother Big Name Leaves Pierre Omidyar’s First Look Media
Technology

John Cook, who left Gawker to join Pierre Omidyar’s startup earlier this year, is reportedly headed back.

By Peter Kafka
Technology
Facebook’s New Privacy Rules Clear the Way for Payments Push and Location-Based AdsFacebook’s New Privacy Rules Clear the Way for Payments Push and Location-Based Ads
Technology

These tools are supposed to make it easier for you to opt out of certain kinds of ad targeting, but you likely don’t care.

By Peter Kafka
Technology
Twitter Users Laugh at Twitter, but Wall Street Makes a Real StatementTwitter Users Laugh at Twitter, but Wall Street Makes a Real Statement
Technology

Sometimes bad writing is a big deal. And sometimes it’s not.

By Peter Kafka
Technology
HomeAway Leads $20 Million Investment in GogobotHomeAway Leads $20 Million Investment in Gogobot
Technology

The arrangement should give Gogobot a formidable ally in the travel industry. And it will need it.

By Jason Del Rey
Labor
The best cure for wage stagnation nobody in Washington is talking aboutThe best cure for wage stagnation nobody in Washington is talking about
Labor

If we let them build it, they will have to pay people to do that.

By Matthew Yglesias
Marijuana Legalization
It’s about much more than missing students: Mexico’s massive protest movement, explainedIt’s about much more than missing students: Mexico’s massive protest movement, explained
Marijuana Legalization

They may have started as a response to the disappearance of 43 student protesters, but now Mexico’s protests are about much more than that. Here’s what you need to know about the protests, and the deep problems in Mexico that inspired them.

By Amanda Taub
Technology
Gaming on Samsung Gear VR? Expect Overheating Problems.Gaming on Samsung Gear VR? Expect Overheating Problems.
Technology

Interest in mobile VR is heating up ... and so are the phones.

By Eric Johnson
Labor
Is wage stagnation killing the Democratic Party?Is wage stagnation killing the Democratic Party?
Labor

Are voters angry at Democrats because of the economy?

By Ezra Klein