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Jul 10 2008 12:00am EDT

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Guru Returns Show Just How Tough the Going Has Been Lately

Yahoo must call time on Jerry Yang: "Microsoft makes software, Google does search, Facebook is a social network. Yahoo is purple and has an exclamation mark. When asked at a Journal conference last month what Yahoo was, Mr Yang replied: 'We want you to start your day at Yahoo.' You could equally say that of a shower, a café or a train."

RateSpeed: See not only your mortgage rate, but the wholesale rate too!

Why Most Who Lose Their Jobs Don't Get Unemployment Benefits

More Oil: "The pleading for government to do something about gas prices is kind of absurd. For a capitalist country, we sure don’t have much respect for price signals." Oh, and also: Welcome to a world with $500 oil.

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