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Sears

From Companies Feb 23

Sears Shares Rise More than 20 Percent On Spinoff, Sale Announcement

Shares of Sears rose 21.64 percent to $63.53 in mid-afternoon trading.

A man checks his mobile phone as he walks past a T-Mobile store in downtown Los Angeles

From Companies Feb 23

T-Mobile Announces New LTE Network with Funds from AT&T Breakup Fee

The No. 4 wireless wireless carrier plans to build a new $4 billion Long-Term Evolution (LTE) wireless network .The cost of the project is the same as the breakup fee that AT&T was required to pay T-Mobile parent, Deutsche Telekom, following a failed $39 billion merger deal.

Google's new privacy policy

From Politics & Policy Feb 23

Google to Join Other Web Companies in Allowing Do-Not-Track Button

Google Inc. announced Thursday that it will join other Internet companies such as Yahoo, Microsoft and AOL to allow a "do not track" button to be available for customers on a Web browser, limiting what personal information can be collected and used.

From Companies Feb 22

Fuller Brush Co. Files For Chapter 11 Bankruptcy

The Great Bend, Kan.-based company listed as much as $50 million in assets and debt in U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Southern District of New York.

The headquarters of Netflix is shown in Los Gatos

From Companies Feb 22

Netflix Shares Tumble on Comcast Streaming Announcement

Shares of Los Gatos, Calif.-based Netflix were down more than 4 percent Wednesday following a day earlier announcement that Comcast was jumping into the online streaming foray.

Richard Cordray testifies before a Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington

From Economy Feb 22

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Probes Overdraft Fees

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said Wednesday it is asking banks about overdraft fees for checking accounts and the effect they have on consumers.

From Companies Feb 21

Williams 4Q Earnings Preview: Company Expected to Increase Earnings, Revenue

The Tulsa, Okla.-based company is expected to report fourth-quarter net profits of $268.61 million, or 41 cents a share, according to analysts polled by Thomson Reuters. The company earned $259 million, or 44 cents a share, in the year-earlier period.

A sign is shown at the headquarters of Netflix in Los Gatos, Calif.

From Tech Feb 21

Netflix, Weinstein Co. Ink Content Deal for Undisclosed Sum

Netflix and the Weinstein Co. announced Tuesday it had entered into a multi-year licensing agreement "that will make foreign language, documentary and certain other movies from The Weinstein Company" available exclusively to U.S. Netflix subscribers.

Credit Cards

From Companies Feb 21

Credit Card Debt Outweighs Emergency Savings for Many Americans

Only 54 percent of Americans have more emergency savings than credit card debt, according to a February study by Bankrate.com.

LightSquared CEOSAnjiv Ahuja

From Companies Feb 20

Inmarsat Goes after LightSquared for Missed Payment

The Reston, Va.-based closely held company failed to pay London-based telecommunications firm Inmarsat $56.3 million under a "spectrum-cooperation accord," Bloomberg reported Monday. Inmarsat was providing wireless spectrum for the wireless network LightSquared wants to build out in the U.S.