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11 big stocks push Nasdaq toward 5000
2014-09-17 01:20:35| Food - Topix.net
There are 11 Nasdaq stocks, including Skyworks Solutions , Keurig Green Mountain and Tesla Motors that are valued at $10 billion or more that are up 40% or more this year, according to a USA TODAY review of data from S&P Capital IQ. These standout stocks are a big reason why the Nasdaq composite index is powering ahead of the other major markets.
Facebook's TODO project is a big push to evolve the world of open source
2014-09-15 21:13:11| InfoWorld: Top News
Facebook has partnered with several large companies to kick off a new project called TODO that aims to improve the way open source software is developed and consumed. Facebook, Google, and many other big businesses have come to rely on open source projects, such as the MySQL database, to run their businesses, and particularly their online operations.
Brazil readies big push on solar energy but companies are wary
2014-08-11 22:21:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Grappling with its worst energy crisis in more than a decade, Brazil is making its first big move to develop a local solar power industry that could help reduce its dependence on a battered hydro power system. In October, Brazil will hold an auction to negotiate energy to be produced exclusively by solar farms, the first ever of the kind in the South American country. Power companies have registered some 400 projects for the auction, but many remain wary of the outlook for solar power in Brazil...
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Rackspace Makes Big Push into Managed Services, Tweaks Cloud Pricing
2014-07-15 15:23:40| IT Services - Topix.net
Building on its tradition of extreme hands-on support, Rackspace added two managed services offerings, provided and billed for on a pay-as-you-go basis.
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Big money behind push for 'fair map' in Illinois
2014-04-02 18:54:45| Footwear - Topix.net
For the past two years, a well-funded and largely below-the-radar effort has been playing out across Illinois aimed at trying to curb the influence of politicians in perhaps the most political of all games: the once-a-decade redrawing of the state House and Senate districts.