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    Why Call Centers Can't Save Obamacare

    By Phil Galewitz, Kaiser Health News

    Obamacare call centers were touted by President Obama this week as one of several alternatives for consumers having trouble shopping and enrolling in plans through healthcare.gov, the bug-ridden...

  • Twitter shares soar in frenzied NYSE debut

    Twitter shares soar in frenzied NYSE debut

    By Olivia Oran and Gerry Shih, Reuters

    NEW YORK/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Twitter Inc shares jumped 73 percent in a frenzied trading debut that drove the seven-year-old company's market value to around $25 billion and evoked the heady...

  • Microsoft beats profit forecasts, shares jump

    Microsoft beats profit forecasts, shares jump

    By Bill Rigby, Reuters

    SEATTLE (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp cruised past Wall Street's quarterly profit and revenue forecasts on Thursday, helped by strong sales of its Office and server software to businesses, sending its...

  • Paul Ryan wants narrower focus for new budget talks

    Paul Ryan wants narrower focus for new budget talks

    By David Lawder, Reuters

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A new round of U.S. budget negotiations starting next week should focus more narrowly on replacing automatic spending cuts rather than an elusive "grand bargain," House Budget...

  • Pirates kidnap two U.S. sailors off Nigerian coast: sources

    By Joe Brock and Andrea Shalal-Esa, Reuters

    ABUJA/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Pirates attacked an oil supply vessel off the Nigerian coast and kidnapped the captain and chief engineer, both U.S. citizens, American officials said on Thursday as the...