Oracle Tops Earnings Estimates On Higher Corporate Spending

Sept. 20 (Bloomberg) -- Oracle Corp. reported profit that topped analysts’ estimates as companies increased spending on database software and applications that help run their businesses. The shares rose in extended trading.

Oracle Tops Earnings Estimates on Higher Corporate Spending

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Out Of Debt-limit Fight, A Bit Of Stability On Spending

Lawmakers in both parties say a compromise on spending makes it unlikely Congress will be pushed back to the brink of closing the government.

Out of Debt-Limit Fight, a Bit of Stability on Spending

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Dell Drops After Sluggish Consumer Spending Weighs On Sales

Aug. 17 (Bloomberg) -- Dell Inc., the second-largest personal-computer maker, fell the most in more than a year in Nasdaq trading after slower spending on PCs and consumer technology crimped its sales forecast.

Dell Drops After Sluggish Consumer Spending Weighs on Sales

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Media Decoder: 3rd Quarter Ad Spending Accelerated, Report Finds

Ad spending during the third quarter of 2010 rose 8.7 percent from the same period of 2009, the largest quarterly increase measured by Kantar Media, a unit of WPP, since the fourth quarter of 2004.

Media Decoder: 3rd Quarter Ad Spending Accelerated, Report Finds

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Economix: Fees, Volume and Spending at Medicare

Shifting away from fee-for-service reimbursement for physicians would remove improve the health-care system but is unlikely to happen any time soon, an economist writes.

Economix: Fees, Volume and Spending at Medicare

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WSJ obtains Wikileaks financial data: spending up, donations down

[photograph: Ukrainian activists hold a rally in support of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange in front of the Swedish embassy to Ukraine in Kiev. REUTERS] The Wall Street Journal has a report out today with details on Wikileaks' financial inner workings, from the foundation in Germany that pays the organization's bills. Odd that this long-sought information would come out on Christmas Eve, but here's the short version of the story: spending is up, because they're paying salaries now (including $86K/year to Julian Assange), and they're "facing potential legal issues" (understatement of the millenium). Snip: Wau Holland Foundation says it has collected about €1 million ($1.3 million) in donations in 2010, the year in which WikiLeaks exploded into public prominence thanks to its release of thousands of classified U.S. documents. WikiLeaks said in August that it had raised about €765,000 until that point in the year. The data from the foundation, which is a major but not the sole conduit of funding for the website, suggest donations to WikiLeaks have tampered off some since the organization landed in the headlines. The Wau Holland Foundation provides key back-office services for WikiLeaks' operations by collecting donations and paying its bills. Last summer, WikiLeaks said it operated on about €150,000 a year. Now, however, the foundation says it has paid about €380,000 in WikiLeaks expenses, with some invoices for the year still unprocessed. Some of that total is for hardware, Internet access and travel, Wau Holland spokesman Hendrik Fulda said. But a big factor in the leap is a recent decision to begin paying salaries to staff. The primary beneficiary of that decision--which has been hotly debated within WikiLeaks--is Mr. Assange, the controversial founder and public face of WikiLeaks who is currently under house arrest in the U.K., where he faces possible extradition to Sweden to WikiLeaks is said to have committed to paying half of the estimated $100K that Bradley Manning's legal defense is expected to cost, but a spokesman recently said the organization will now only donate around $20K. They have not yet contributed these funds. The WSJ reports that Wau Holland is said to be waiting for legal advice on whether such a donation is permitted under German law. WikiLeaks Spending Ballooned, Data Show (WSJ, paid subscription required) WikiLeaks' Julian Assange Now Making $86k/year (CBS News)...

WSJ obtains Wikileaks financial data: spending up, donations down

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Nitto Denko to Boost Spending Next Year on Touch-Panel Demand

Dec. 24 (Bloomberg) -- Nitto Denko Corp., maker of optical film for about a third of the world’s LCD panels, will boost spending for the first time in five years as companies such as Sharp Corp. and Apple Inc. sell new tablet PCs and smartphones.

Nitto Denko to Boost Spending Next Year on Touch-Panel Demand

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Stopgap Spending Hamstrings Government Programs

Congress approved yet another temporary spending bill, to keep the government operating through March 4, largely at last year’s levels — which amounts to a reduction in spending, given rising costs.

Stopgap Spending Hamstrings Government Programs

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Bucks: Credit Cards With No Spending Limits

The way certain issuers report the cards with no preset spending limit (like Visa Signature and World MasterCard cards) to the credit bureaus could have a negative effect on your credit score if you carry a high balance.

Bucks: Credit Cards With No Spending Limits

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Bucks: Be Wary of Credit Cards With No Spending Limits

The way certain issuers report the cards with no preset spending limit (like Visa Signature and World MasterCard cards) to the credit bureaus could have a negative effect on your credit score if you carry a high balance.

Bucks: Be Wary of Credit Cards With No Spending Limits

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