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  • The Warren Buffett -backed car and battery maker's shares opened 22% higher at 22 yuan $3.40 and were up 44% at 25.87 yuan at the midday break, off an intraday high of 26.19 yuan but still sharply higher than the initial public offering price of 18 yuan.

    Despite Weak Earnings, BYD Up in Shenzhen Debut 2011

  • The Warren Buffett -backed car and battery maker's shares opened 22% higher at 22 yuan $3.40 and were up 44% at 25.87 yuan at the midday break, off an intraday high of 26.19 yuan but still sharply higher than the initial public offering price of 18 yuan.

    Despite Weak Earnings, BYD Up in Shenzhen Debut 2011

  • But when she first started to work for my parents she didn't sleep over and on the evenings when my mom would ask her to babysit, she would put us to bed and then sit in a stiff -backed, wooden chair in the dining room, reading the Bible or just dozing off.

    Miranda Levenstein: The Help's Chocolate Pie Miranda Levenstein 2011

  • But it likely also reflects the more troublesome issue of gains being made by Apple's big rival: Google -backed Android software that powers numerous smartphones.

    Investors Seek to Bite Into a Cheaper Apple Martin Peers 2011

  • Admittedly, the surge is being driven less by Apple than by phones powered by Google -backed Android.

    A Rising Phone Tide Is Lifting Apple Martin Peers 2011

  • Sony Ericsson returned to profit in the fiscal year ended in March, after a fairly dismal run, by focusing on higher-end smartphones using the popular Google -backed Android operating system.

    Sony's Brave Call on Handsets James Simms 2011

  • But when she first started to work for my parents she didn't sleep over and on the evenings when my mom would ask her to babysit, she would put us to bed and then sit in a stiff -backed, wooden chair in the dining room, reading the Bible or just dozing off.

    Miranda Levenstein: The Help's Chocolate Pie Miranda Levenstein 2011

  • HONG KONG— Warren Buffett -backed China car and battery maker BYD Co. Tuesday said first-half profit is expected to fall up to 95% from a year ago because of intensifying competition and the cancellation of government subsidies for car buyers.

    BYD Sees Big First-Half Drop Joanne Chiu 2011

  • And that has Insight and knowledge -backed by self determination and wisdom who can be given--- Subscribe to this comment thread by email Cancel The posting of advertisements, profanity, or personal attacks is prohibited.

    Breaking News: CBS News 2011

  • American Airlines is certainly burdened by debts, but it's been a bad credit risk for long enough that most of its debt is "secured"-backed by physical assets like airplanes that can be repossessed if it tries to default.

    Slate Articles Matthew Yglesias 2011

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