No More Spills: Oil Companies Face Protests Over Drilling Plans in Italy

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The fallout from the BP disaster has reached as far as Italy, where oil companies are planning to drill in the Adriatic Sea. DailyFinance takes a look at the growing protests there, and the efforts of the “Erin Brokovich of Abruzzo” to keep the oil industry at bay.

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Panasonic Unveils 3D Camcorder

Panasonic debuted a 3D consumer camcorder Tuesday, tying its latest device to its growing product line of 3D electronics.The move couldn’t come soon enough, as the marketplace for 3D electronics is rapidly growing.

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No Jobs Yet: CFOs Say Hiring May Not Revive Until 2011 or 2012

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Chief financial officers at U.S. companies are increasingly pessimistic about the job market over the next six to 12 months: Results from two independent surveys say most firms don’t plan to do any significant hiring until 2011 or beyond.

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Toyota Offers to Fix Steering Problems in Corolla, Matrix models

After receiving hundreds of complaints about steering in 2009 and 2010 Corolla and Matrix models, Toyota Motor (TM) is offering to fix the problem — but only if consumers request it.

After an investigation, Toyota has confirmed that the “design and performance of the steering system is appropriate,” according to Consumer Reports’ Cars Blog. The world’s largest automaker has issued a Technical…

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Cash-Rich Companies Are Buying Back Shares, Not Hiring or Investing

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Many corporations are flush with cash, and economists had hoped they would fuel the recovery by hiring and spending. Instead, companies are returning the money to investors through share buybacks. Good for investors — but bad for the economy?

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Finally, America’s Job Machine Is Getting Cranked Up

Jobs in America, Restarting America's Job Machiine

A year after the economy hit bottom, Americans may still be worried about jobs, but the trend is finally reversing as companies are starting to hire again, albeit in smaller numbers. While fundamental shifts in employment are undeniable, most hopeful is the March report showing employers added 162,000 jobs, the most in three years.

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Manufacturing Rebound Continues as ISM Index Hits Five-Year High

Manufacturing Rebound Continues as ISM Index Rises

The Institute for Supply Management’s manufacturing index rose to 60.4 — its highest level since June 2004. It was the ninth consecutive monthly rise for the index and indicates that the expansion in manufacturing is becoming more broad-based.

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Google acquires Plink, will make it work with Goggles

Google Goggles and Plink will soon be used together as Google recently acquired the latter. Google is working on a visual search app and this move will certainly help them. The two almost have the same features and do the same thing but putting them together makes Google more powerful.

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iHome intros the iH22PV iPod dock

Here’s another docking station for the iPod: the iH22PV. Seriously, I thought these companies are done with them and are now focusing on the iPad but yeah, there are still great ones. This iPod dock features an alarm clock, battery backup, and a $49.99 price tag.

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Daily Blogwatch: Will Newt Gingrich Be the Next President? 10 Reasons to Invest in Germany

Some of Wednesday’s best reads for investors, including why there won’t be a double-dip recession and why companies are going to blow away earnings this quarter.

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