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Are Testosterone Drugs the Next Viagra?
Thu, 10 May 2012 19:02:41 EDT
The hormone treatments are often pitched as fountains of lost youth
How Brazil Is Making an Example of Chevron
Thu, 10 May 2012 19:16:14 EDT
After an oil spill, Brazil has Chevron in its sights. Inside the fight surrounding some of the biggest untapped oil reserves in the world
Big Oil's Big in Biofuels
Thu, 10 May 2012 18:45:23 EDT
In the global race for renewable energy, Exxon, Shell, and BP have become major players in biofuels
The U.S. Navy's Underwater Drones
Thu, 10 May 2012 19:35:13 EDT
The Navy is building drones to patrol the seas and fight underwater enemies
Apple, the Other Cult in Hollywood
Thu, 10 May 2012 19:05:49 EDT
The iPhone maker has spent decades building relationships in the entertainment industry
Camera Apps: A Family Tree
Thu, 10 May 2012 18:50:51 EDT
The camera category in Apple's App Store has split into dozens of sub-branches
The Best Places for Various Lawsuits
Thu, 10 May 2012 20:07:09 EDT
Suing around the globe
Obama vs. Romney: Who's Winning the Sports Donations?
Thu, 10 May 2012 19:10:11 EDT
The president got more money from players. Romney did well with the suits
Hollande and Merkel: Odd Couple or Soulmates?
Thu, 10 May 2012 06:00:30 EDT
France's president-elect may prove more flexible than expected in dealing with Germany's chancellor
US Airways Angles for a Merger With American
Thu, 10 May 2012 19:05:38 EDT
American sought bankruptcy so it could plot a solo flight path. US Airways has other plans
Chattanooga's Radio-Operated Streetlamps
Thu, 10 May 2012 18:30:21 EDT
Radio controls cut energy use—and maintenance headaches
Extreme Test Drive
Thu, 10 May 2012 18:50:05 EDT
Luxury car brands lure customers by offering fantasy experiences behind the wheel
A Crackdown on Patently Absurd Lawsuits
Thu, 10 May 2012 20:08:10 EDT
The Supreme Court and White House rein in patent owners who file frivolous cases
Hasbro Board Games Go to the Movies
Thu, 10 May 2012 18:45:43 EDT
The company's Battleship and Candy Land are coming to the big screen
Identity Theft: Grave Robbing for a Tax Refund
Thu, 10 May 2012 20:16:13 EDT
Data sold by the government and posted online are mined by thieves
Can Yahoo! Hang On in the Ad Market?
Tue, 8 May 2012 16:23:55 EDT
Despite executive turmoil, it still sells billions in display ads
Homeownership: Back to the Mean
Thu, 10 May 2012 19:10:35 EDT
The rate of homeownership is roughly where it was for decades after World War II
Where Has All the Stock Trading Gone?
Thu, 10 May 2012 06:00:20 EDT
Public exchanges lose out as trading moves to dark pools and wholesalers
Hillary Clinton, Queen of Cool
Thu, 10 May 2012 18:42:04 EDT
The glorious evolution of the Secretary of State's public image
The Birds, the Bees, and the Daily Grind
Thu, 10 May 2012 18:40:02 EDT
Your workplace may be more erotically charged than you think
China Eyes Japan as the Land of Opportunity
Thu, 10 May 2012 19:11:33 EDT
The mainland's top companies want to break into a tough market
Bid & Ask: The Deals of the Week
Thu, 10 May 2012 17:00:21 EDT
Carl Icahn wins control of oil refiner CVR Energy; Li Ka-shing's Hutchison Whampoa bids for Irish phone company Eircom Group; and more
Mark Shuttleworth, Open-Source Software's Sugar Daddy
Thu, 10 May 2012 20:25:46 EDT
His company Canonical has extended its open-source push to smartphones and cars
London's Russian IPOs
Thu, 10 May 2012 18:56:14 EDT
Russian companies prefer to list their shares in London
States Borrow to Cover Pension Fund Shortfalls
Thu, 10 May 2012 19:00:16 EDT
From California to Florida, states and municipalities are issuing pension bonds to cover retirement fund shortfalls
Bank-Loan Funds: A Risky Reach for Yield
Thu, 10 May 2012 19:06:17 EDT
The high yields on offer draw investors to a product they may not understand
We Review the Facebook Roadshow Movie
Fri, 4 May 2012 17:21:44 EDT
Is there anyone, particularly at a large fund, who hasn’t made up their mind about whether to buy this stock?
Bloomberg View: Paul Ryan and Paul Volcker
Thu, 10 May 2012 17:05:59 EDT
Ryan agrees: Banks shouldn't trade like hedge funds
Bloomberg View: The Worst Pupil in the EU
Thu, 10 May 2012 17:02:25 EDT
The Greek election forces Germany's hand
On Diaspora's Social Network, You Own Your Data
Thu, 10 May 2012 19:15:27 EDT
The startup has overcome tragedy to create a different kind of social network—one where you continue to own whatever you post
ExxonMobil vs. Dodd-Frank
Thu, 10 May 2012 17:10:08 EDT
A new U.S. law takes aim at the "resource curse." Why is Big Oil trying to kill it?
Book Review: 'Birdseye,' by Mark Kurlansky
Thu, 10 May 2012 18:10:59 EDT
Frozen food innovator Clarence Birdseye changed the way we eat
The One Weekend Tote
Thu, 10 May 2012 18:20:21 EDT
Coach's Bleecker Legacy Tote, the all-in-one bag for splitting town in style
Jerry Weintraub on Producing the Film 'Cruising'
Thu, 10 May 2012 18:15:04 EDT
As he prepares to release 41, an HBO documentary on George H.W. Bush, the producer and concert promoter remembers a film he risked his life to make
Behind Europe's Workday Club Craze
Thu, 10 May 2012 18:55:01 EDT
Lunch Beat draws workers to the dance floor during their lunch hour in about a dozen European cities, and it's headed stateside
Jeffrey Gundlach, Bond Savant
Thu, 10 May 2012 19:14:10 EDT
In just two years, Gundlach's DoubleLine Capital has amassed $34 billion in assets. So who is this bond guru who left TCW on really bad terms?
Hotels Are Hiring as Americans Hit the Road
Thu, 10 May 2012 19:14:34 EDT
The lodging industry is bouncing back and seeking more workers
Syria's Economy Starts to Crumble
Thu, 10 May 2012 19:12:29 EDT
Depositors flee the banks; the price of Nescafé climbs 61 percent
Charlie Rose Talks to Larry Summers
Thu, 10 May 2012 19:02:25 EDT
The former Treasury Secretary and Harvard president discusses Europe's recent elections—and its simmering financial crisis
Seven Days
Thu, 10 May 2012 16:59:36 EDT
Events of note in the week ahead
Biofuel Startups Prepare IPOs; Investors Shrug
Thu, 10 May 2012 18:10:22 EDT
More biofuel IPOs are slated, but investors are losing interest
Spending Cuts Plunge Spanish Highways Into Darkness
Thu, 10 May 2012 18:35:03 EDT
Austerity has Spain's government dimming lights on roadways and scrimping on maintenance
Daniela Rus's Robotic Sand
Thu, 10 May 2012 18:40:48 EDT
The MIT scientist is developing tiny robots—eventually as small as grains of sand—that will form into any device or structure imaginable
Lookout Safeguards Smartphones, but Do Consumers Care?
Thu, 10 May 2012 18:45:47 EDT
The startup's security app detects threats, yet many users are unconcerned
Tom Keene Talks to Mexico Expert Shannon O'Neil
Thu, 10 May 2012 17:00:32 EDT
The Council on Foreign Relations fellow talks about the strength of the Mexican economy
Britain's Surprise Shopaholics: Nigerians
Thu, 10 May 2012 19:00:42 EDT
Visitors from the African oil giant outspend Americans in the U.K.
Briefs
Thu, 10 May 2012 17:00:45 EDT
Green Mountain Coffee's founder loses his chairmanship; Wynn Resorts drops its Boston casino bid; and more
Utilities Try to Tame the Backlash Against Smart Meters
Thu, 10 May 2012 18:20:19 EDT
As consumers balk, utilities are tacking on surcharges for holdouts

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 Word of the day 

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for May 17, 2012 is:

maffick • \MAF-ik\  • verb
: to celebrate with boisterous rejoicing and hilarious behavior

Examples:
Fans mafficked for hours outside the stadium, celebrating the team's dramatic victory in the division championship.

"In half an hour, after the mildest of mafficking, the last visitors of the exhibition's last day had gone out of the gates and the staff began their final acts of closing up shop." — From an article in The Guardian (London), October 1, 2011

Did you know?
"Maffick" is an alteration of Mafeking Night, the British celebration of the lifting of the siege of a British military outpost during the South African War at the town of Mafikeng (also spelled Mafeking) on May 17, 1900. The South African War was fought between the British and the Afrikaners, who were Dutch and Huguenot settlers originally called Boers, over the right to govern frontier territories. Though the war did not end until 1902, the lifting of the siege of Mafikeng was a significant victory for the British because they held out against a larger Afrikaner force for 217 days until reinforcements could arrive. The rejoicing in British cities on news of the rescue produced "maffick," a word that was popular for a while, especially in journalistic writing, but is now relatively uncommon.

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