Gadget firms ready CES show amid cautious consumer outlook
The 2010 Consumer Electronics Show opens in Las Vegas with a smaller footprint and lower prices as the industry eyes a rebound. CES will feature 2 500 exhibitors and 110 000 attendees while Apple sits out. Steve Ballmer to keynote. devices include 3 D TVs laptops and e book readers as holiday electronics sales rose 5 9 percent versus last year.
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IRS to regulate paid tax preparers nationwide
The IRS will require paid tax preparers to register with the government, pass competency tests, and follow ethical standards. The rules won’t apply this filing season, with full registration aimed by 2011 and a three year window to meet tests. Between 900,000 and 1.4 million preparers exist, a number the agency aims to better track.
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Job satisfaction fails to record lows in recession
The Conference Board survey shows only 45 percent of Americans report job satisfaction, the lowest in 22 years of study. Since 1987, interest in work has fallen from 70 percent to 51 percent, amid inflation and health costs, signaling broader worker unhappiness.
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Obama administration seeks more wireless spectrum
The NTIA calls on federal regulators to free more radio spectrum for wireless Internet to spur competition against major phone and cable firms. It sent the position in a letter to the FCC as the agency drafts a plan required by the stimulus act, due next month.
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