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Is It Wise To Invest In Redbox?

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Is It Wise To Invest In Redbox?

Outerwall, the company behind Redbox, has recently announced that Anne Saunders (President of the Redbox unit) has left the company and that her place is temporarily being filled by Redbox's existing executive team. In addition, the company has announced that it will be reducing its workforce by about eight and a half percent. The ailing company is responding to calls for restructuring, but the question must be asked - is it wise to invest in Redbox?

Bank Of Scotland Android App Review

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Branch of the Royal Bank of Scotland at Angel, London (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Bank Of Scotland Android App Review

Members of the Bank of Scotland can use the Bank of Scotland Android App for almost anything. This banking app allows users to accomplish a wide range of tasks, including finding the nearest bank branch or ATM in the United Kingdom (non-members can use this feature, too), and log in on your mobile device while you are on the go. Having logged in, users can view their balances and transactions, make and schedule payments, manage any overdrafts and pay attendant fees, and get in touch with Bank of Scotland representatives with questions about internet banking or their account in general.

Facebook And Yelp Remain A Good Bet Despite Recent Price Tumbles

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Facebook And Yelp Remain A Good Bet Despite Recent Price Tumbles

Facebook shares have taken a tumble recently along with a number of other of the so-called momentum stocks including Yelp (-6%), Twitter (-4%), LinkedIn and Trulia. Facebook dropped sharply (4%) and fell through the $45 mark for the first time in over a year. This comes at a time when most of these stocks have been enjoying earnings growth and holding a strong balance sheet with cash on hand.

Google Opens Showrooms in Time for Christmas

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The official online color is: #A4C639 . 한국어: 공식 온라인 색은: #A4C639 . (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Google is in the process of opening up showrooms in 6 US states. These showrooms, also referred to as winter wonderlabs, are an effort to actively showcase Google's latest gadgets and hopefully get ahead of the retail game. The products that will be on show are the chromebook computers, Nexus tablets and a range of video streaming devices. Google aims to get their products into consumers hands this holiday season and they know that the best way to do that is make using these gadgets easier and more accessible to consumers. While potential customers will be bale to visit the wonderlab and play around with these gadgets, they will have to purchase the items off of the website.

Twitter IPO Vs. Facebook

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Twitter IPO Vs. Facebook

Is there a race between social networks to see which company will have the bigger IPO? At first glance, it would seem Twitter had no intentions of posting such a high IPO, but their current policy of growth says otherwise.

When considering the nature of an IPO as an initial public posting, this one appears to be a shock to the market. Twitter was not expected to feature so strongly, even though they are worth a fraction of Facebook. This news is causing a buzz in financial circles.

Burger King Worldwide 2013 Third Quarter Results

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A Hamburger, fries, and a coke from a fast-food restaurant. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Burger King Worldwide 2013 Third Quarter Results

Over the years, Burger King have been steadily going from strength to strength, so it comes as no surprise that the third quarter results are so impressive. Their third quarter earnings have grown dramatically to $68.2 million in net profit. This translates to 19 cents per share. This result towers over the result from the same time last year and Burger King shows no sign of relaxing it's positive momentum.

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