Wall Street closes strong after manufacturing rebound
New York stocks surged on Friday as a rebound in U.S. manufacturing lifted markets. The Dow climbed 168.43 points to 12,582.77, up 1.4 percent, while the S&P 500 rose 18.94 to 1,339.67 and the Nasdaq gained 42.51 to 2,816.03.
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Nortel patents sold to Apple led consortium for 4G
A consortium including Apple and Research In Motion will pay 4.5 billion dollars in cash for about 6000 Nortel patents and applications after outbidding Google in an auction. The Nortel assets cover data networking semiconductors and 4G wireless tech.
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Auto sales rise as gas prices ease in June
Detroit reports falling gas prices revived truck buyers while smaller cars sold strongly. Analysts forecast U S sales up about 13.5 percent from last June to roughly 1.1 million vehicles. GM and Ford both posted 10 percent gains, Chrysler up 30 percent.
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Twitter UberMedia spat to be probed
Uber Media, a California based company behind apps letting users access Twitter on mobile devices, said it was contacted by the Federal Trade Commission about Twitter. The dispute centers on whether UberMedia can continue offering Twitter related apps amid a broader clash with Twitter over its business model and potential efforts to curb such startups.
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GreatAmerica Buys Downtown Cedar Rapids Building
GreatAmerica Financial Services Corp has acquired the eight story 156000 square foot Great America Building from River Cedar Properties LLC in downtown Cedar Rapids. The purchase ends plans for a second office tower on the north parking lot and reinforces the company’s downtown commitment after the 2008 floods.
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New game launches tempt at E3 amid sequels
At the Los Angeles E3 event three big titles draw attention including Gears of War 3 Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3 and Uncharted 3 Drake's Deception while Rage aims to wow buyers despite scant familiarity with its new characters world and story.
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Rage shooter costs and hype build for id Software title
Tim Willits of id Software calls Rage an expensive project built on the id Tech 5 engine. Bethesda Softworks promotes the wasteland shooter with ads and a comic series while executives caution against expecting Call of Duty level sales despite high quality.
Clipper to test low wind speed turbine in Iowa
Glipper Windpower plans a Cedar Rapids built prototype in Iowa using a 2.5 MW Liberty platform upgrade for low wind sites. The Iowa Power Fund Board awarded 2.3 million to manufacture and install the prototype, with Clipper and Kirkwood Community College involved in training, site studies, and potential campus placement.
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