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SARAH ROBINSON: Advice for new grads: Work hard, be humble
Your education in the classroom may be over but I can assure you, it is only just beginning.
May 19, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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Carla Bonner owns Triangle Appliance Center in Tupelo. (Thomas Wells)
HOMEGROWN: Triangle Appliance
The Sunday Journal spotlights a locally owned business. To nominate a business, contact Dennis Seid at (662) 678-1578 or dennis.seid@journalinc.com.
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Tractor Supply Co. grand opening today
The new Tractor Supply Co. store, located at 112 Virginia Way in New Albany, will have its grand opening celebration today. The store officially opened last week.
May 18, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
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Mississippi jobless rate dips as fewer seek work
Mississippi's unemployment rate dipped in April, but mainly because fewer people were looking for work.
May 17, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
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Ex-Stanford art slated for Dallas auction
A cobolt chandelier and a 42-foot-long sculpture that once belonged to jailed financier R. Allen Stanford are set for auction May 22.
May 16, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
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Doodlebug’s Paint and Party Place Owner Kathy Poston, from left, artist
Anna Katherine Phipps and artist Michelle Goolsby. (Thomas Wells)
HOMEGROWN: Doodlebug’s Paint and Party Place
The do-it-yourself paint studio in Tupelo has artistic opportunities for everyone.
May 12, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
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    A photo illustration shows the applications of Yahoo and Tumblr on the screen of an iPhone in ZagrebBy Alexei Oreskovic and Jennifer Saba (Reuters) - Yahoo Inc said it is buying blogging service Tumblr for $1.1 billion cash, giving the struggling Internet pioneer a much-needed platform in social media to reach a younger generation of users. The deal, announced on Monday, is a bold bet by Yahoo Chief Executive Marissa Mayer to revitalize the company by co-opting a Web property with strong visitor traffic but little revenue. Yahoo made clear it was sensitive to concerns that it might damage Tumblr by making it less irreverent or more corporate. ...


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    Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock ExchangeBy Leah Schnurr NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks were little changed on Monday as acquisition activity gave support but investors were reluctant to rush into the market with indexes hovering around record levels. Deals including Yahoo's $1.1 billion bid for Tumblr indicate that companies continue to search for growth through acquisitions, a bullish sign for stocks. Yahoo was up 0.8 percent at $26.73. The S&P 500 and Dow industrials finished Friday at fresh record highs and the Nasdaq Composite is at its highest since late 2000. ...


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    Files photograph of a Dell laptop computer in New York(Reuters) - Dell Inc said in a letter to suitors Carl Icahn and Southeastern Asset Management that the company would not provide more information about itself unless the board determined that their proposal was "superior" to founder Michael Dell's. Earlier this month, Icahn and Southeastern offered $12 in cash per share or additional shares to existing investors as an alternative to Michael Dell's $24.4 billion bid to take the company private. ...


    Mon May 20 06:49:32 UTC 2013
    By Caroline Humer (Reuters) - Generic drugmaker Actavis Inc, itself the subject of takeover speculation, said on Monday it would buy specialty pharmaceutical company Warner Chilcott Plc for $5 billion in stock to expand its branded drug portfolio, lower taxes and increase profits. Warner Chilcott brings a portfolio of branded women's health pharmaceuticals, such as the contraceptive patch to Actavis, which makes and sells drugs that are no longer under patent protection. ...
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