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The big changes headed to Foxconn’s factories have sparked concern and confusion among a number of parties. But if Foxconn stays true to its agreements, the industry may see some improvement.

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Google is reportedly going to enter the ecommerce space with tablets.

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Friday’s Mega Million lottery is $540 million, an incredible sum that’s sending millions of Americans scurrying to buy tickets for an estimate 1-in-176 million chance of victory. What’s even more amazing about Friday’s record Mega Million prize is that it’s dwarfed by the 2011 payouts for five individual hedge fund managers, according to AR Magazine’s [...]

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The Fair Labor Association has just completed a massive investigation into the manufacturing processes of Foxconn, the giant product-assembler that builds most of Apple’s products, along with those of other electronics manufacturers. The FLA study found many violations of Chinese labor laws. To its credit, Apple responded immediately and vowed to address them. One of [...]

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Could the next bubble to burst be student loans? The burden is big: U.S. college students borrowed $117 billion in federal student loans last year, and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau reported earlier this year that debt from student loans exceeds $1 trillion, surpassing credit card debt for the first time. Tuition and fees at [...]

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Pinterest is the startup that everyone is talking about (this is my second post about them this week) and the data in the infographic below tell you why. Their growth in traffic and time on site over the last ten months are incredible. Opinion is divided as to whether Pinterest will ultimately be a Myspace style fad or Facebook style piece of the furniture but it is easy to see why the bulls are excited and rumours are circulating that Pinterest may soon join AirBnB in the $1bn club.

My favourite fact on this infographic is that venture capital is the top interest on Pinterest in the UK. Either Dragon’s Den has captivated the nation’s imagination to a greater extent than I had realised or their traffic here is small enough to be dominated by curious investors.

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Follow The Daily Ticker on Facebook here! More signs this week that U.S. manufacturing may be on the mend. Orders of durable goods jumped 2.2 percent in February following a 3.6 percent decline in January and a 3.3 percent increase in December. When orders for goods rise so does production and the need for more [...]

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