In a time of occasionally wrenching volatility and low interest rates, ace financial advisor Jeff Rose, the founder of Alliance Wealth Management in Carbondale, Ill.

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Shares of Amazon rose last night after CEO Jeff Bezos revealed the new device, demonstrating its 7-inch screen, free online data storage and the new Amazon Silk browser.

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For his part, Rose is excited about the chance to work with Jeff Bezos as an investor.

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Orders for oil and gas equipment and services, such as turbines and plant maintenance, rose 24%, said GE chairman and chief executive Jeff Immelt.

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It was funded last Thanksgiving by VC firms Union Square Ventures and Andreessen Horowitz , along with more than thirty other local luminaries, including Ron Conway, Jeff Clavier, eBay and LiveOps executive Maynard Webb, and Digg founder Kevin Rose.

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