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Jan 19 2012 6:32pm EDT

Back 9 Biz Bites: Pakistan-United States Relations on Hold

Prime Minister, Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani receiving President, Asif Ali Zardari to chair parliamentary party meeting of allies on January 16, 2012 in Islamabad.

Some of the links that caught our eye on Thursday, January 19:

  1. Pakistan-United States ties remain on hold for "reevaluation."
  2. MegaUpload, accused of pirating $500 million worth of goods, shut down.
  3. Woman stumbles onto (severed head) photo business.
  4. Offshore investments not a good idea for Presidential candidates.
  5. The difference between being bitchy and self-assertive.
  6. "Real brands" use Instagram too!
  7. Amazon looking at big picture with short-term Kindle Fire losses.
  8. Just like managing animals, Foxconn exec gets headache from managing people.
  9. iBooks publishers beware!


Michael del Castillo is a freelance reporter for Portfolio.com.

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