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Yahoo CEO raids Google to hire top lieutenant

By MICHAEL LIEDTKEAP Technology Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer is mining her old advertising connections at Google to help her tackle the challenges facing her in her new job. Henrique de Castro, one of Google's top advertising executives for the past two years, is

ETF price war expands to BlackRock's iShares ETFs

By MARK JEWELLAP Personal Finance Writer BOSTON (AP) - BlackRock Inc.'s iShares unit is reducing the investment fees charged at six of its largest exchange-traded funds as the biggest ETF provider expands a fee-cutting war that's benefiting cost-conscious investors. The recent expense

Gannett reports higher 3Q earnings, revenue

MCLEAN, Va. (AP) - Gannett Co. reported higher net income and revenue on Monday, helped by strong gains in political and Olympics-related advertising. The media company said it earned $133.1 million, or 56 cents per share in the July-September period, up 33 percent from $99.8 million, or 41 cents

Economic, geographic diversity complicate Ohio

By DAN SEWELLAssociated Press CINCINNATI (AP) - O-HI-O. So easy to say, so complicated to win. Diverse in geography and economy, Ohio is a Midwestern state with sections that act politically more like states in the East and the South. It has voter pools that include gritty, blue-collar