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Associated Press Apple is seeking a patent for an iPhone that has a display that wraps around the edges of the device, expanding the viewable area and eliminating all physical buttons. The company revealed Friday that it has put some thought into a device that takes advantage of a new generation of displays, which don't have to be flat and rigid like today's liquid-crystal displays, or LCDs.
Apple patents iPhone with wraparound display
NEW YORK — Apple is seeking a patent for an iPhone that has a display that wraps around the edges of the device, expanding the viewable area and eliminating all physical buttons. The patent appl...
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Dell begins efforts to sell
SAN FRANCISCO — Dell ‘s financial advisers tried to persuade 71 potential bidders to make an offer for the troubled personal computer maker before two of them emerged to challenge a proposed $24.4 ...
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Banks win dismissal of rate-rigging claims
NEW YORK — A group of banks including Bank of America and JPMorgan Chase have won dismissal of most of the claims in private lawsuits alleging that they rigged a key interest rate. U.S. District...
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Jobs
From March 20 to Wednesday, the Office of Employment and Training added more than 50 job orders to its database for regional employers (Paducah unless noted otherwise): diesel mechanic in Mayfield,...
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New York attracts focus in sick-days campaign
NEW YORK — Hundreds of thousands of workers in New York City are poised to get paid sick days in what may prove a pivotal moment in a national debate over whether businesses should be required to p...
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Associated Press A customer counts her change Monday after a purchase at Lodge's store in Albany, N.Y. U.S. consumers earned more and spent more in February, helped by a stronger job market that offset some of the drag from higher taxes, according to the Commerce Department on Friday.
US consumer spending jumps
WASHINGTON — U.S. consumers stepped up spending in February after their income jumped, aided by a stronger job market that offset some of the drag from higher taxes. The gains led economists to pre...
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Cleaner gas rule would produce higher prices
WASHINGTON — The Obama administration’s newest anti-pollution plan would ping American drivers where they wince the most: at the gas pump. That makes arguments weighing the cost against the health ...
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UPS pays $40 million to end online pharmacies probe
SAN FRANCISCO — Shipping company UPS agreed Friday to pay $40 million to end a federal criminal probe connected to deliveries it made for illicit online pharmacies. The U.S. Department of Justic...
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Associated Press Protesters shout slogans and wave flags Thursday during a rally outside the Cypriot Parliament in the capital of Nicosia. There were long lines of anxious people but no sign of trouble as banks in Cyprus opened Thursday for the first time in nearly two weeks.
Cypriots remain anxious as banks open with limits
NICOSIA, Cyprus — Anxious Cypriots patiently waited in long lines to get at their accounts on Thursday after banks opened for the first time in nearly two weeks, following an international bailout ...
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RIM reports gains in 4th quarter
TORONTO — Research In Motion Ltd., once written off as dead amid fierce competition from more modern mobile devices such as the iPhone, surprised Wall Street Thursday by returning to profitability ...
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