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Bezos Bucks? Get Ready for Corporate Digital Currency

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This is sometimes referred to as “getting the flywheel going”—that is, operating on a large enough scale for the benefits to consumers from network effects to kick in. In principle, Amazon could mandate that sellers had to accept amazons instead of dollars for sales in the Amazon marketplace. Facebook’s Libra proposal flopped.

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Andy Grove: The U.S. must create an electric car industry - Apr. 17, 2009

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Play (RED) board rocks The group harnesses the power of Fortune 500 brand names to fight disease in Africa. Historical, current end-of-day data, and splits data provided by Interactive Data Pricing and Reference Data. 107.12% Rite Aid Corporation 0.66 40.40% Unisys Corporation 1.49 24.17% CBS Corp 6.76 0.07% Nasdaq 1,673.07

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Why Warren Buffett is investing in electric car company BYD - Apr. 13, 2009

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BYD currently exports gasoline-powered cars to Africa, South America, and the Middle East, but they compete on price, not quality. Historical, current end-of-day data, and splits data provided by Interactive Data Pricing and Reference Data. " Even BYDs admirers say the fit and finish of the companys cars leave much to be desired.

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