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Facebook's Stock Tumbles After First Quarterly Earnings Statement

Facebook's first earnings report as a public company had solid numbers, but in the end it landed with a thud — much like its rocky initial public offering two months ago.

Walker's, Jeff Good, First Lady Among 'Best of the Best'

The Mississippi Children's Museum is 2012 Attraction of Year; Walker's Drive-In is Restaurant of the Year. Here's a list of the other awards.

Of Skates and Smiles

Shanetha Lewis is all smiles at the front door of her soon-to-be-opened roller rink, Skate and Shake, in the Jackson Square at 2416 Terry Road.

Spotify: Disrupting the Disruptions

It's amazing how quickly the technology "disruptions" come these days.

Trustmark Profits Dip as Costs Rise

Trustmark Corp. says profit in 2012's second quarter fell 2.7 percent from the same three months of 2011, as expenses rose and noninterest income fell at the regional bank.

Apple Earnings Miss Expectations in 3Q as iPhone Gets Cheaper

Apple products have been getting cheaper. That's good news for consumers but not for investors, who thought the company would keep boosting profits and revenues at its previous breakneck pace.

Netflix 2Q Earnings Fall 91 Percent as Growth Slows

The financial deterioration reported Tuesday follows a rare loss for the video subscription service during the opening three months of the year.

State Holds Tax Holiday

If you're planning to buy clothes or shoes, you can save a few dollars this weekend.

Duvall Decker Brings Home Awards

Duvall Decker Architects takes home three of six AIA MS awards at annual convention.

Chartre, JSU Planning Development

An area of green grass and trees off Dr. Robert Smith Parkway, near Jackson State University, may soon become a mixed-income housing development.

Battle to Unionize Nissan

CANTON – Michael Carter hardly evokes the Hollywood image of a podium-pounding, fire-breathing labor agitator.

Danny Glover Stands with Workers

CANTON - Actor Danny Glover told a half-dozen Nissan workers at the United Auto Workers office here last Friday that he had a special, personal reason for meeting with them and encouraging them in their push for a union election.

Is Nissan Worth It for Taxpayers?

Before Nissan's Canton production plant opened in 2003, then-Gov. Ronnie Musgrove hosted Carlos Ghosn, the Japanese carmaker's chief executive officer at the governor's mansion in Jackson.

Miss. Power's Addiction

Opponents of Mississippi Power's 582-megawatt generating station in Kemper County question if the company's financial setbacks have resulted in a work slowdown at the plant, under construction since 2010.

Battleground to Business

Some Jackson-area families will get help this year with the financial burden of school supplies that inevitably rolls around every August.

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