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The 3M Company (), formerly known as the Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company, is an American multinational conglomerate corporation based in Maplewood, Minnesota, United States.

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As End of Google Docs Draws Near, Stragglers Asked to Transition to Google Drive

Google always pitched Google Drive, which launched in April after a considerable period of hype, as a replacement for Google Docs.

What many users didn't realize, it seems, is that Google will indeed completely replace Google Docs with Drive later this year. While Drive is still opt-in at this time, it looks like the forced transition is coming soon, as Google has started to alert users that their Google Docs account will soon be "upgraded to Google Drive."What's coming next, according to Google's official transition documents, is an opt-out phase similar to what the company has done when it transitioned to the new Gmail interface recently. Judging from the messages that many users are now seeing in Google Docs, this phase is going to start soon.Finally, Google says, "users will be fully transitioned to Google Drive, with no ability to opt out." Overall, Google expects the transition from what it calls the "Google Documents List" to Google Drive by late summer 2012.Given that Google Dr...

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  1. Telecoms, Utilities, Energy Leading Sectors

    FBN’s Nicole Petallides with a look at what’s moving the markets this afternoon.

  2. Apple Slides as Wall Street Panics Over Potential iPhone Sales Miss

    Apple's stock continued to slide on Tuesday morning as some analysts suggest AT&T's earnings point to a possible rare miss for the Cupertino, California-based compan...

  3. 3M And Industrial Makers Gain On Outlooks

    3M , Parker-Hannifin and other makers of industrial parts sounded optimistic about their businesses Tuesday, helping to ease investor concerns about the health of th...

  4. Blue Chips Boosted by Strong Earnings, IBM Dividend Hike

    FOX Business: The Power to ProsperThe Dow posted solid gains on Tuesday after AT&T and 3M reported better-than-expected first-quarter results and IBM boosted its div...

  5. Industrial Sales Carry 3M to 1Q Beat

    Blue-chip diversified manufacturer 3M (NYSE:MMM) generated a stronger-than-expected 4.1% rise in first-quarter profits amid healthy industrial and transportation sal...

  6. 3M 1Q Profit Up 4.1% On Industrial Strength; 2012 Outlook Improved

    DOW JONES NEWSWIRES3M Co.'s (MMM) first-quarter earnings climbed 4.1% as sales in the diversified company's industrial and transportation business more than offset w...

  7. Dow Futures Pare Gains on Housing Data

    FOX Business: The Power to ProsperDow futures fell from session highs as traders mulled a disappointing housing report and earnings from several corporate giants.Tod...

  8. Week Ahead: Earnings Take Center Stage

    Second-quarter earnings take center stage next week with reports from bellwether companies from nearly every important sector of the economy: technology, energy, ind...

  9. Keppel Land 1Q Net Profit S$141.9 Million Vs S$83.3M

    Keppel Land Ltd. (K17.SG) said Wednesday its first-quarter net profit surged 70% from a year earlier due mainly to higher contributions from some completed projects ...

  10. WellPoint CEO Total Compensation Slipped To $13.3M Last Year

    WellPoint Inc. (WLP) Chief Executive Angela Braly had the total value of her compensation decline slightly to $13.3 million last year, when the company benefited fro...

  11. PRECIOUS METALS HIGHLIGHTS: Top Stories Of The Day

    TOP STORIES Sales Of Silver Jewelry Shine In 2011NEW YORK -(Dow Jones)- Silver is glittering with success as 77% of U.S. jewelers reported a year-over-year increase ...

  12. Pfizer To Pay $3.3M To Oregon To Settle Zyvox Probe

    Pfizer Inc. (PFE) has agreed to pay $3.3 million to Oregon to settle an investigation into whether Pfizer deceptively marketed the antibiotic Zyvox, according to the...

  1. BT Group Buys Back 3M Shares

    BT Group PLC (BT.A.LN) Friday said it purchased 3 million ordinary shares, to hold in treasury, at an average price of 204.5701 pence per share on May 18.Shares on F...

  2. Kythera Biopharmaceuticals Files Plans For IPO Of $86.3M In Stock

    Kythera Biopharmaceuticals Inc. filed plans for an estimated initial public offering of up to $86.3 million in common stock.The clinical-stage biopharmaceutical comp...

  3. Kalimantan Gold Corp To Raise GBP0.3M In Private Placing

    London and Canada-listed gold miner Kalimantan Gold Corp. Ltd. (KLG.V) said Tuesday it expects to raise GBP300,000 in a private share placing after investors committ...

  4. Plexus Holdings Wins GBP1.3M Contract With BG Group

    Plexus Holdings PLC (POS.LN), an oil and gas engineering services company, Friday said it has secured an order worth GBP1.3 million from BG International Ltd., a who...

  5. Stocks Jump on Week Amid Solid Corporate Earnings

    FOX Business: The Power to ProsperWall Street posted a solid performance this week, with the major market averages all rallying more than 1% after several big-name c...

  6. Spain's ACS Sells 10% Stake In Abertis For EUR875.3M

    ("Spain's ACS Sells 10% Stake In Abertis For EUR875.3M," at 1922 GMT, misstated the amount of the pretax capital gain in the first paragraph and the headline "Spain'...

  7. Hitachi Gives Outside Directors Majority On Board

    In a rare move for a Japanese company, Hitachi Ltd. said Tuesday it is making outside directors a majority of its board members. The new 13-member board will have se...

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