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Tesla Has a Fresh $1 Billion — And Lots of Ways to Spend It

Tesla Motors Inc. just raised about $1 billion in new capital, riding a remarkable burst of investor exuberance. New Tesla shareholders will now get to see just how fast the auto business gobbles up money.

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Samsung’s “Good” Problem: A Growing Cash Pile

Having grabbed a big chunk of the profitable smartphone business from Apple Inc. and others, Samsung Electronics Co. now faces a new, enviable Apple-like challenge: a mammoth pile of unspent, accumulated cash.

The Money Shot: Kara Swisher on Instagram’s Billion-Dollar Ride in Vanity Fair

There’s no picture of the moment when everything changed for Kevin Systrom.
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Actually, Amazon Paid About $150 Million for Goodreads

Um, not one billlllllllion dollars.
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Yahoo Paid $30 Million in Cash for 18 Months of Young Summly Entrepreneur’s Time

For the PR boost alone, it might be worth it.
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Apple’s Cash Cache Could Hit $170 Billion This Year

“$170 billion in cash by year end 2013 is conservative.”
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Will Apple Celebrate Dividend’s Anniversary With a Gift for Shareholders?

Maybe something like a new payout, size large?
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Can Amazon’s Virtual Currency Pay Off Where Facebook Credits Failed?

Maybe, since Amazon’s motivations for rolling out a virtual currency should be a lot different.
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Why Cisco CEO John Chambers Loves Canada