In a surprising bit of news, we learned that Germany is set to export more energy than ever despite its nuclear energy phase-out, because of the country's heavy investment in green energy.
Today a trade association for the mutual fund industry, the Investment Company Institute (ICI), released a study that reveals some surprising news: People who are just retiring now are better off financially than previous generations.
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The main catalyst seems to have been the Federal Reserve, and a little bit of old, but surprising, news.
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From a medical perspective, the news last week that he had suffered a fourth heart attack wasn't all that surprising.
The good news is that the human mind has a surprising natural ability to assess the kind of creativity we need.
For a company whose motto is "do no evil, " Google (nasdaq: GOOG - news - people ) has come under a surprising amount of criticism of late for being green-eyed.
The deal is not surprising news, as Forbes reported on the possibility of a sale last December.
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In a prepared statement, Kindler said that the news is "both surprising and disappointing, " but that Pfizer's focus was on the best interests of patients, so it is ceasing development of the drug.
The really surprising news was the 24.4% of the sample sans a debit card.
The ever-confident Torvalds told panel moderator Catherine Heenan, an anchorwoman for a San Francisco evening news program, that the sudden spotlight thrust on Linux was not surprising, given its technological merits and the fervor of its acolytes.
While it's not particularly surprising to hear about Amazon working on a smartphone, it is a bit strange to hear news of a possible 3D-enabled device.
Correspondents say it was therefore not surprising to see Mr Karzai give his reaction to the run-off, at a news conference alongside UN envoy Kai Eide and US Senator John Kerry.
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