Some rumors never die on Wall Street. And an acquisition of Web-based video rental company Netflix (NFLX) by Amazon.com (AMZN) is one of them. Talk of a linkup-in-the-making circulated again on Tuesday , leading to heavy volume in January call options for Netflix shares. But unlike the merger speculation last summer that led to a 6% spike in Netflix shares, the stock remained virtually unchanged during afternoon trading Tuesday. The market seems more skeptical of the chatter this time around — and for good reason. Continue reading Amazon Buying Netflix? Rumors Swirl Again, but It’s an Unlikely Deal Amazon Buying Netflix? Rumors Swirl Again, but It’s an Unlikely Deal originally appeared on DailyFinance on Tue, 22 Dec 2009 16:09:00. Filed Under: Company News , Technology , Media , Netflix , Amazon.com Inc. Permalink | Tweet this! | Comments

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As politicians argue over government spending, there is one line item that is likely to stay in the budget for the foreseeable future: the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD’s) yearly Santa Watch. For the last 54 years, the military command — tasked with protecting the US and Canada against missile attacks — has answered phone calls from children who want to track the jolly old elf’s progress across the Western Hemisphere. Continue reading Yes, Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus . . . And NORAD Is Tracking Him! Yes, Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus . . . And NORAD Is Tracking Him! originally appeared on DailyFinance on Tue, 22 Dec 2009 17:00:00. Filed Under: Technology , People , Media Permalink | Tweet this! | Comments

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Filed under: Economy , People On November 6, Specialist Alexis Hutchinson was arrested . Hutchinson, 21, had arrived back on her military base in Savannah, Georgia, just a week earlier with her 10-month-old son, Kamani, in tow. This was not a happy trip. She’d been home in Oakland, California, on leave, where her mother, Angelique Hughes, broke the bad news: it wasn’t working out. Kamani’s dad isn’t involved in the child’s life, and Hughes had agreed to keep the baby for a year while Hutchinson joined her unit, headed toward Afghanistan. But Hughes is already caring for an ailing mother and sister, a special-needs daughter, and up to 14 children during the day in an in-home daycare. Kamani was one responsibility too many. Continue reading Child care issues are an impossible challenge for Army moms and dads Child care issues are an impossible challenge for Army moms and dads originally appeared on DailyFinance on Sun, 22 Nov 2009 09:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments

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Filed under: Economy , Media In 2009, the fangs are bared. Everywhere you look, it seems like a vampire flick is either in pre-production, post-production, or a theater. New Moon , the long-awaited sequel to 2008’s Twilight , is scheduled to come out around Thanksgiving, and the third movie in the series, Eclipse , is already being shot for a 2010 release. Meanwhile, Cirque du Freak: The Vampire’s Assistant is in theaters, and HBO’s True Blood is reviving discussion of societal prejudice, along with Anna Pacquin’s career. Not counting short movies and direct-to-video releases, 43 vampire movies and TV shows are slated for release this year. It seems like only yesterday that zombies held the top spot in the pop-culture pyramid. With Shaun of the Dead ’s shambling undead parodying the mindless grind of modern life, and 28 Days Later ’s quarantined safe zones offering a thinly-veiled criticism of the military, zombies were the go-to metaphor for pop culture junkies. Now, however, they are fighting for position against an army of big-screen bloodsuckers. Continue reading Zombies versus Vampires: Battle of the recession monsters Zombies versus Vampires: Battle of the recession monsters originally appeared on DailyFinance on Fri, 30 Oct 2009 17:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink | Email this | Comments

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