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Google Glass Will Be Made in the USA by Foxconn

Google‘s high-tech glasses will be manufactured in California, according to multiple reports, in the latest example of an American tech company choosing to build one of its products in the United States. Google’s highly touted computerized spectacles, known as Google Glass, will be assembled by Foxconn Technology Group, the Taiwanese industrial giant that builds many of Apple‘s products, at a plant in Santa Clara, California, according to reports in the Financial Times and Bloomberg. Google’s decision comes just months after Apple CEO Tim Cook announced plans to spend $100 million to build one of the existing Mac lines in the U.S. Apple’s plans were highlighted by President Obama during his 2013 State of the Union address. Obama has called for tech companies to increase U.S.-based manufacturing, and although there are signs of an uptick, there remains considerable debate about whether this is a long-term trend or a short-term byproduct of the U.S. economic recovery. Foxconn, ...

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Found 1 month ago on channel TIME Moneyland

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Why Being a Quitter Is a Good Sign for the Economy

You only quit a job when you feel you can find something better. And in December, more Americans felt confident enough to pack up their desks and look for employment elsewhere than at any time since the start of the Great Recession. Every month the Bureau of Labor Statistics releases a Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS), which polls employers about the number of employees they laid off and how many up and quit. (MORE: Does President Obama Really Believe in Deficit Reduction?) In December, employees who left of their own volition made up 53% of all “job separations,” totaling 2.16 million Americans. About 1.57 million were fired while 345,000 either retired, transferred, died, or became disabled. That percentage of American quitters is the highest it’s been since June 2008, suggesting that workers are feeling at least somewhat optimistic about the economy and their chances of finding employment elsewhere. “I would hesitate to call it a strong sign of recovery,” says ...

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Found more than 1 month ago on channel TIME Business

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Before the Bell: Obama, Group of Seven, McGraw-Hill

Investors were gearing up for the State of the Union Address to come later, while a Group of Seven statement aimed at soothing those fears over a currency wars was also attracting attention. Stock futures were holding steady.

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United States: Compliance Week Quotes Proskauer’s Concerns And Guidance Regarding NDAA Whistleblower Provisions - Proskauer Rose LLP

In a recent Compliance Week article (subscription required), Steve Pearlman,, co-head of Proskauer’s Whistleblowing & Retaliation Group, commented on the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (NDAA), which President Obama recently signed into law to enhance whistleblower protections for employees of contractors and subcontractors vis-à-vis the Department of Defense and National Aeronautics and Space Administration, and establish a 4-year "pilot program" to strengthen whistleblo

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Debt ceiling no place for stand on spending: Nasdaq's Greifeld

NEW YORK - The U.S. borrowing limit should not be used as leverage by members of Congress to force the Obama administration to cut spending as there will be other opportunities to make a stand, said Robert Greifeld, chief executive of Nasdaq OMX Group.

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