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Food Stamp Use at Record Pace as Jobs Vanish
Posted: March 31st, 2008, 2:47am EST
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Driven by a painful mix of layoffs and rising food and fuel prices, the number of Americans receiving food stamps is projected to reach 28 million in the coming year. -
A Nervous Wall St. Seems Unsure What’s Next
Posted: March 31st, 2008, 2:41am EST
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Most everyone wants to know when the financial crisis will end. So far the markets are whispering an answer that no one wants to hear. -
Spat Between Actors’ Unions Snarls Negotiations With Studios
Posted: March 31st, 2008, 12:57am EST
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The sudden split between two actors unions this weekend appeared to weaken labor organizations without making life easier for the studios they bargain with. -
Doubt Cast on 2 Drugs Used to Lower Cholesterol
Posted: March 31st, 2008, 12:57am EST
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The drugs Vytorin and Zetia may not work and should be used only as a last resort, The New England Journal of Medicine and a panel of cardiologists at a major cardiology conference said on Sunday. -
Hollywood Producer Set to Make Shows for Xbox
Posted: March 31st, 2008, 12:56am EST
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Microsoft announced a deal with a company headed by Peter Safran, the veteran Hollywood producer and talent manager, to produce original shows for distribution on the system. -
French Company Is Said to Buy Maker of Absolut Vodka
Posted: March 31st, 2008, 12:04am EST
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Pernod Ricard and Vin & Sprit, the parent company of Absolut Vodka, are expected to announce the transaction, which may be worth more than $7 billion, on Monday. -
Bravo’s Chief Reaches Out to the Prosperous Urban Woman
Posted: March 30th, 2008, 11:31pm EST
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Lauren Zalaznick, the woman behind the surging success of cable television’s Bravo network, is, in many ways, a model of the channel’s viewers — wealthy, educated and attentive to pop culture. -
Advertising: Is the Ad a Success? The Brain Waves Tell All
Posted: March 30th, 2008, 11:08pm EST
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Agencies and advertisers are growing more interested in neuroscience in their never-ending efforts to improve effectiveness. -
Newspaper Ad Revenue Down 7.9%
Posted: March 30th, 2008, 11:08pm EST
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Newspaper advertising revenue fell 7.9 percent in 2007, the second-worst year in more than half a century, the Newspaper Association of America said on Friday. -
E-Commerce Report: Making Appointments for Doctor or Dinner
Posted: March 30th, 2008, 11:08pm EST
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A set of Internet start-up companies has emerged to help service providing small businesses use the Web as more than just an online brochure. -
Six Degrees (at Least) of Contenders for President
Posted: March 30th, 2008, 11:02pm EST
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Since news of blood ties between presidential candidates and unlikely famous people spread last week, many have rushed to genealogy resources to see if they, too, could have important relations. -
Glamour Is Chastened After Caddish Remarks by Dating Blogger Incite a Revolt
Posted: March 30th, 2008, 11:01pm EST
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In the beginning, Glamour magazine’s s online community responded well to the postings of Mike Cherico, a Los Angeles high school teacher writing a blog about dating. -
Wal-Mart Savings Ads Assailed
Posted: March 30th, 2008, 11:01pm EST
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Groups say that the implied claim of Wal-Mart’s ad campaign that it saves the average family $2,500 a year is misleading. -
For the Finale, a Tune That May or May Not Be the Boss’s Favorite
Posted: March 30th, 2008, 11:01pm EST
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Is the Disney tune “He’s a Tramp” really the favorite of Robert A. Iger, the chief executive of the Walt Disney Company? -
Looking Ahead: The Week’s Major Economic Reports
Posted: March 30th, 2008, 10:58pm EST
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ECONOMIC SIGNALS The main economic event of the week will be the unemployment report for March, to be released on Friday. Employment is expected to fall by 40,000 jobs. -
2 Irish Billionaires Clash Over Publisher’s Course
Posted: March 30th, 2008, 10:54pm EST
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The battle revolves around Independent News & Media, whose flagship publication is London’s Independent. -
Drilling Down: The Year of Magical Budgeting
Posted: March 30th, 2008, 10:53pm EST
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Contrary to popular advice, it may be easier for people to prepare yearly budgets rather than monthly ones. -
Treasury Auctions Set for This Week
Posted: March 30th, 2008, 10:53pm EST
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The Treasury’s schedule of financing this week includes Monday’s regular weekly auction of new three- and six-month bills and an auction of four-week bills on Tuesday. -
Aloha Airlines Halting Passenger Service
Posted: March 30th, 2008, 10:50pm EST
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Aloha Airlines, which filed for bankruptcy protection on March 20, said it will halt all passenger service after Monday, signaling the end of an airline that has served Hawaii for more than 60 years. -
Citizen Huff
Posted: March 30th, 2008, 10:46pm EST
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Since the blog The Huffington Post was launched, it has grown in ways that few people, except perhaps founder Arianna Huffington, expected. -
Online Chat, as Inspired by Real Chat
Posted: March 30th, 2008, 10:42pm EST
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A new wave of Silicon Valley companies is bringing live socializing into online social networking Web sites. -
Brake Problems Led to United Jet Skids
Posted: March 30th, 2008, 2:40pm EST
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Two United Airlines A320 jetliners skidded off runways in recent months because of crossed wires in their antilock brakes, the airline said. -
Chaos Reigns a Second Day at Heathrow
Posted: March 28th, 2008, 7:51pm EST by By ALAN COWELL
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British Airways again canceled dozens of flights at Heathrow’s new Terminal Five as its staff struggled with new technology meant to hasten check-in procedures. -
Penney’s Warning Adds to Retail Gloom
Posted: March 28th, 2008, 7:51pm EST by By MICHAEL BARBARO and MICHAEL M. GRYNBAUM
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J. C. Penney sharply cut its earnings forecast for the first three months of the year, blaming the tough economy, yet another sign of distress in American retailing. -
White House to Seek New U.S. Power to Keep Markets Stable
Posted: March 28th, 2008, 7:47pm EST by By EDMUND L. ANDREWS
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The Bush administration plans to propose broad new authority for the Federal Reserve to oversee market stability, possibly exposing Wall Street firms to greater scrutiny, but avoiding a call for tighter regulation. -
As Olympic Torch Is Passed, Tibet Protesters Aim for Disruption
Posted: March 28th, 2008, 7:46pm EST by By HEATHER TIMMONS
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The disruption of a Chinese official’s address in Greece was just the beginning of a string of protests planned to coincide with the torch’s trip around the globe. -
Off The Charts: For Stocks, It’s the Wild West, East ...
Posted: March 28th, 2008, 7:33pm EST by By FLOYD NORRIS
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When the first quarter ends on Monday, share prices will have suffered their worst losses in more than five years. And American investors will have done better than most. -
Text: Treasury’s Summary of Regulatory Proposal
Posted: March 28th, 2008, 7:32pm EST
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Following is the executive summary of the Blueprint for Financial Regulatory Reform, a report from the Treasury Department on ways to improve oversight of the financial services sector. -
Diller Wins Ruling in Dispute With Malone
Posted: March 28th, 2008, 7:25pm EST by By TIM ARANGO
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A Delaware court ruled in favor of Barry Diller in his dispute with Liberty Media’s chairman John Malone, paving the way for IAC to proceed with its planned spin-off of four units. -
Creator’s Family Reclaims the Rights to Superman
Posted: March 28th, 2008, 6:48pm EST by By MICHAEL CIEPLY
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A judge ruled that the heirs of the co-creator of Superman were entitled to reclaim their share of the U.S. copyright, 70 years after their ancestor sold rights to the character for $130. -
Drop in U.A.W. Roles Reflect Automakers’ Problems
Posted: March 28th, 2008, 5:16pm EST by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
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Membership in the United Auto Workers union fell below 500,000 for the first time since World War II, reflecting the restructuring undertaken by Detroit’s automakers. -
Drop in U.A.W. Rolls Reflects Automakers’ Problems
Posted: March 28th, 2008, 4:24pm EST by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
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Membership in the United Auto Workers union has fallen below 500,000 for the first time since World War II, reflecting the reorganization undertaken by Detroit’s automakers. -
Northwest Seeks to Push Ahead on Delta Merger
Posted: March 28th, 2008, 3:04pm EST by By JEFF BAILEY
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Informal merger talks resumed between the airlines with Northwest inquiring whether Delta would be interested in pursuing a combination even without prior pilot approval. -
Massachusetts Subpoenas 3 Banks
Posted: March 28th, 2008, 2:15pm EST by By DOW JONES/AP
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UBS, Merrill Lynch and the Bank of America were subpoenaed as the state looks into whether investors were properly informed of the risks of auction-rate securities. -
Northwest to Charge $25 for a Second Bag
Posted: March 28th, 2008, 1:30pm EST by BYREUTERS
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The move by Northwest follows similar steps taken by other carriers to bolster revenue amid high fuel prices. -
Boeing Buys Stake in Parts Supplier
Posted: March 28th, 2008, 10:19am EST by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
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Boeing agreed to acquire a 50 percent stake in a South Carolina fuselage subassembly facility in a move that could improve efficiency in the construction of the new 787. -
Odd Crop Prices Defy Economics
Posted: March 28th, 2008, 2:00am EST by By DIANA B. HENRIQUES
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Economists note there should not be two prices for one thing at the same place and time. But, in effect, that has been happening in trading that sets prices for corn, soybeans and wheat. -
Quarterly Earnings Rise 7% at Red Hat
Posted: March 28th, 2008, 1:59am EST by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
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The distributor of open-source software said higher expenses related to sales and marketing offset a jump in revenue. -
News Analysis: Parties Differ on Whom Economic Aid Should Help
Posted: March 28th, 2008, 1:43am EST by By EDMUND L. ANDREWS
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The presidential candidates’ ideological clashes are less about whether the government should step in and more about whom it should try to rescue. -
Herb Peterson, McMuffin Inventor, Is Dead at 89
Posted: March 28th, 2008, 1:21am EST by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
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Mr. Peterson invented the Egg McMuffin as a way to introduce breakfast to McDonald’s restaurants. -
Stocks & Bonds: Stocks Drop, Led by Tech Shares
Posted: March 28th, 2008, 1:12am EST by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
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In volatile trading, the Dow Jones industrial average fell by more than 100 points. -
Home Builder Reports a Loss, but Still Beats Estimates
Posted: March 28th, 2008, 1:10am EST by By REUTERS
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The Lennar Corporation reported a first-quarter loss of $88.2 million as it absorbed charges to write down asset values and costs, while new home sales and prices sank. -
New A.I.G. Jab at Ex-Chief Focuses on Fiduciary Duties
Posted: March 28th, 2008, 1:09am EST by BY REUTERS
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The company has filed a complaint in New York State Supreme Court against its former chief executive and six other former directors and officers. -
F.D.A. Reviewing H.I.V. Drugs for Heart Risk
Posted: March 28th, 2008, 1:09am EST by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
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The Food and Drug Administration said that recent data show patients taking H.I.V. drugs from GlaxoSmithKline and Bristol-Myers Squibb may have increased risk of heart attack. -
G.E. Sells a Corporate Credit Unit to American Express
Posted: March 28th, 2008, 1:09am EST by By REUTERS
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The acquisition is American Express’s latest effort to bulk up its corporate payments business, seen as a relatively stable earnings generator. -
Williams-Sonoma Forecasts Earnings Below Expectations
Posted: March 28th, 2008, 1:09am EST by By REUTERS
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The upscale home goods retailer posted a higher quarterly profit, but its shares fell 5 percent after it forecast disappointing earnings for the current fiscal year. -
Job Total Dips in State, but the City Gains a Bit
Posted: March 28th, 2008, 1:02am EST by By PATRICK McGEEHAN
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Even as the national economy slips toward recession, job numbers in New York City have moved counter to that trend. -
If Elected ...: Clinton Details Premium Cap in Health Plan
Posted: March 28th, 2008, 12:39am EST by By KEVIN SACK
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Hillary Rodham Clinton said she would like to limit the cost of health insurance to no more than 10 percent of Americans’ income, a significant reduction for some families. -
High & Low Finance: For Americans, a Bit of the Swagger Is Gone
Posted: March 28th, 2008, 12:27am EST by By FLOYD NORRIS
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Losses of confidence in America’s economy have occurred before, but renewal can take time when fear is self-fulfilling as businesses and consumers cut back. -
Obama Casts Wide Blame for Financial Crisis and Proposes Homeowner Aid
Posted: March 28th, 2008, 12:25am EST by By MICHAEL POWELL and JEFF ZELENY
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Barack Obama called for tighter regulation of lenders as he spoke of pumping $30 billion into the economy to shield homeowners. -
Turning to a Turnaround Pro
Posted: March 28th, 2008, 12:24am EST by By BILL VLASIC
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Frederick A. Henderson is charged with accelerating General Motors’s growth around the world while steering its comeback effort at home. -
Harvard’s $34.9 Billion Endowment Makes Its Choice for New Chief
Posted: March 28th, 2008, 12:22am EST by By GERALDINE FABRIKANT
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The Harvard Management Company appointed Jane Mendillo, the chief investment officer at Wellesley College, as its president and chief executive on Thursday. -
Down $900 Million or More, the Chairman of Bear Sells
Posted: March 28th, 2008, 12:22am EST by By LANDON THOMAS Jr.
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The chairman of Bear Stearns, James E. Cayne, sold $61.3 million of the company’s shares, according to a regulatory filing. -
Fed Hearings on Countrywide Deal
Posted: March 28th, 2008, 12:12am EST by By DOW JONES
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The Federal Reserve announced Thursday that it would hold public meetings next month on the offer by Bank of America to acquire Countrywide Financial. -
ConAgra to Sell Trading Group; Quarterly Profit Up 60%
Posted: March 28th, 2008, 12:06am EST by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
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ConAgra, the owner of brands like Healthy Choice, Chef Boyardee and Peter Pan, also increased its earnings outlook for the full year on Thursday. -
Newspaper Says Article on Rapper Was False
Posted: March 28th, 2008, 12:06am EST by By RICHARD PÉREZ-PEÑA
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The Los Angeles Times acknowledged on Thursday that it had relied on apparently forged documents for its investigation into an assault on the rapper Tupac Shakur. -
Advertising: Helping the Help Desk, the Intel Way
Posted: March 28th, 2008, 12:05am EST by By STUART ELLIOTT
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A campaign that is scheduled to begin on Monday presents the Intel Corporation as the problem-solver for the people who solve the computer network problems for others. -
4th-Quarter Data Confirms Frailty of the Broad Economy
Posted: March 28th, 2008, 12:04am EST by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
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The economy nearly sputtered out in the final quarter of last year and is probably faring even worse now amid the housing, credit and financial crises. -
A British Fund Says It Will Close
Posted: March 28th, 2008, 12:02am EST by By BLOOMBERG NEWS
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Pentagon Capital Management, a £1 billion ($2 billion) hedge fund, said it would return investors’ money because of an investigation by the S.E.C. -
New Japanese Jet Gets Its First Buyer
Posted: March 28th, 2008, 12:01am EST by By DAVID JOLLY
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All Nippon Airways has ordered 15 of the aircrafts, which will be the first regional jet to use composite material for its wings and vertical stabilizer. -
Founder of JetBlue Is Planning a Start-Up Airline for Brazil
Posted: March 28th, 2008, 12:00am EST by By JEFF BAILEY
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David Neeleman, founder of JetBlue Airways, said he has already agreed to buy 36 Brazilian-made jets with a total list price of $1.4 billion. -
Judge Limits Trial Tactics Against Drug Executive
Posted: March 27th, 2008, 11:59pm EST by By STEPHANIE SAUL
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A judge’s ruling that pares back the federal case against Frederick S. Schiff, former chief financial officer at Bristol-Myers Squibb, has delayed his trial. -
American Anchor Quits Al Jazeera English Channel
Posted: March 27th, 2008, 11:59pm EST by By BRIAN STELTER
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Dave Marash, the channel’s most prominent American anchor, has quit, citing an increased amount of editorial control. -
U.S. to Study Drug for Suicide Links
Posted: March 27th, 2008, 11:58pm EST by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
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The Food and Drug Administration said Thursday that it was investigating a possible link between Merck’s best-selling drug Singulair and suicide. -
Comcast Adjusts Way It Manages Internet Traffic
Posted: March 27th, 2008, 11:57pm EST by By BRAD STONE
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Comcast said that instead of interfering with specific online applications, it will manage traffic by slowing the Internet speeds of its most bandwidth-hogging users when traffic is busiest. -
China Law Could Impede Microsoft Deal for Yahoo
Posted: March 27th, 2008, 11:56pm EST by By JOHN MARKOFF
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In August, a Chinese antimonopoly law takes effect that will extend the nation’s economic influence far beyond its borders. -
TV Sports: Nonstop Talk Raises Volume on SNY Shows
Posted: March 27th, 2008, 10:32pm EST by By RICHARD SANDOMIR
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SportsNet New York has added two series that owe a lot to the quick-hit, multiple-topic formula of ESPN’s “Pardon the Interruption” and by pitting personalities from radio. -
Xerox to Pay $670 Million to Settle Securities Case
Posted: March 27th, 2008, 8:12pm EST by By REUTERS
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The Xerox Corporation said Thursday it would pay $670 million to settle a securities lawsuit from 2000, without admitting wrongdoing. -
School Districts That Got Recalled Beef Are Listed
Posted: March 27th, 2008, 7:02pm EST by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
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The Department of Agriculture released a list of all districts nationwide that received beef included in a recall of meat from a California slaughterhouse. -
Hundreds of Flights Canceled for Inspections
Posted: March 27th, 2008, 6:03pm EST by By JOHN SULLIVAN and MATTHEW L. WALD
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Hundreds of flights were canceled Thursday as mechanics for American Airlines and Delta Airlines inspected wiring in aircraft to ensure the planes met federal safety rules. -
DealBook: Clear Channel and Buyers Sue Banks to Force Buyout’s Completion
Posted: March 26th, 2008, 6:43pm EST by By DEALBOOK
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The suit accuses six banks that agreed to finance Clear Channel’s $19.5 billion buyout of reneging on their commitments. -
Shifting Careers: Finding Health Insurance if You Are Self-Employed
Posted: March 26th, 2008, 6:25pm EST by By MARCI ALBOHER
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If there’s one issue that divides the self-employed from all other employees, it is their preoccupation with the subject of health insurance. -
New Internet Backup System Leaves Others Behind
Posted: March 26th, 2008, 5:46pm EST by By DAVID POGUE
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Sharpcast introduces an automated Internet backup and synchronization service. -
Motorola Moves to Split Itself Into Two
Posted: March 26th, 2008, 5:37pm EST by By LAURA M. HOLSON
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Under pressure to raise its stock price, the company plans to split itself in two, spinning off its unprofitable mobile phone unit. -
Report Assails Auditor for Work at Failed Home Lender
Posted: March 26th, 2008, 5:24pm EST by By VIKAS BAJAJ
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“Improper” practices by New Century Financial were condoned and enabled by KPMG, according to an independent investigation. -
Economic Scene: Be It Ever So Illogical: Homeowners Who Won’t Cut the Price
Posted: March 26th, 2008, 4:41pm EST by By DAVID LEONHARDT
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For both economic and psychological reasons, there is no asset more conducive to hopeful overvaluation than real estate. -
Two Senate Panels to Investigate Bear Stearns Deal
Posted: March 26th, 2008, 4:41pm EST by By DAVID STOUT
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Treasury Secretary Henry M. Paulson Jr. defended the takeover even as he called for more transparency on the part of Wall Street. -
Oracle’s Profit Rises, but Shares Fall
Posted: March 26th, 2008, 4:33pm EST by By LAURIE J. FLYNN
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The business software company reported a 30 percent rise in quarterly profit, but a lower-than-expected increase in new software licenses caused shares to fall in after-hours trading. -
Behind in the Ratings, CBS News Hopes for Help From a Debate
Posted: March 26th, 2008, 4:23pm EST by By BILL CARTER
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CBS News, which lags well behind its competitors in most areas of television news, wants a debate between Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton in the worst way. -
Dow Falls After 2 Downbeat Reports
Posted: March 26th, 2008, 4:21pm EST by By MICHAEL M. GRYNBAUM
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A pair of pessimistic reports on home sales and business spending reminded investors about the precarious state of the economy. -
Volunteering Abroad to Climb at I.B.M.
Posted: March 26th, 2008, 4:21pm EST by By CLAUDIA H. DEUTSCH
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I.B.M.’s service program for fast-tracked employees helps raise the company’s profile in countries where it doesn’t have a strong presence. -
Take-Two Board Rejects Electronic Arts Bid
Posted: March 26th, 2008, 4:00pm EST by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
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The video game company famous for its “Grand Theft Auto” games told its shareholders to reject a $2 billion buyout bid from Electronic Arts, saying it was not sufficient. -
Citi Pays $1.66 Billion to Settle Enron Claim
Posted: March 26th, 2008, 2:36pm EST by By ERIC DASH
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Seeking to put its legal problems behind it as it confronts larger financial ones, Citigroup became the last of 11 financial institutions to resolve Enron claims going back to 2003. -
Amid Warnings, Europe’s Economy Is Holding Up
Posted: March 26th, 2008, 2:26pm EST by By DAVID JOLLY
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New data suggested Europe was fairing better than many analysts had expected, but officials warned that a slowdown was probably inevitable. -
Ford Sells Land Rover and Jaguar to Tata
Posted: March 26th, 2008, 1:59pm EST by By HEATHER TIMMONS
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The $2.3 billion purchase price is more than the market expected but still about half what Ford originally paid for the luxury brands several years ago. -
Lilly Settles Alaska Suit Over Zyprexa
Posted: March 26th, 2008, 1:57pm EST by By ALEX BERENSON
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The drug company has agreed to pay $15 million to the state of Alaska to settle a lawsuit claiming that its schizophrenia drug Zyprexa caused patients to develop diabetes. -
Social Site’s New Friends Are Athletes
Posted: March 26th, 2008, 1:16pm EST by By TIM ARANGO
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Creative Artists Agency is expected to launch WePlay.com, a social networking site for youth sports — something like Facebook for young athletes — in April. -
A Political Comeback: Supply-Side Economics
Posted: March 26th, 2008, 12:59pm EST by By LOUIS UCHITELLE
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The concept of supply-side economics, introduced by Ronald Reagan when he ran for president in 1980, has made a return in this year’s election campaign, in an amended form. -
Swift Steps Help Avert Foreclosures in Baltimore
Posted: March 26th, 2008, 11:30am EST by By JOHN LELAND
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A group has improved one neighborhood’s foreclosure rate by helping high-risk borrowers to hold on to their homes. -
Yahoo Is Joining an Alliance on Social Networks
Posted: March 26th, 2008, 11:03am EST by By MIGUEL HELFT
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Yahoo announced it would join an alliance that will try to make it easier for programmers to write software that can run on many social networking Web sites. -
McCain Rejects Broad U.S. Aid on Mortgages
Posted: March 26th, 2008, 6:02am EST by By LARRY ROHTER and EDMUND L. ANDREWS
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John McCain drew a sharp distinction with the Democratic presidential candidates, placing some of the blame on homeowners. -
The Buzz on the Bus: Pinched, Press Steps Off
Posted: March 26th, 2008, 1:08am EST by By JACQUES STEINBERG
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As newspapers slash costs, the presence of relatively few print reporters on candidates’ buses and planes this year is striking. -
Hal Riney, Adman for Reagan and G.M., Dies at 75
Posted: March 26th, 2008, 12:43am EST by By STUART ELLIOTT
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Mr. Riney was an iconoclastic copywriter who helped build San Francisco into a creative center for advertising. -
Consumer Attitudes and Home Prices Sour
Posted: March 26th, 2008, 12:22am EST by By MICHAEL M. GRYNBAUM
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A private survey found that Americans feel worse about the economy’s prospects than at any time since 1973, when Americans struggled with soaring oil prices and inflation. -
Court Strikes Down State Law Protecting Fliers
Posted: March 26th, 2008, 12:17am EST by By KEN BELSON
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The ruling is likely to discourage other states, including California, that had been considering following New York’s lead in enacting an Airline Passenger Bill of Rights. -
Square Feet: Building Dorm Rooms Cheaper, Quicker and Quieter
Posted: March 25th, 2008, 11:53pm EST by By ALISON GREGOR
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Modular construction, often associated with prisons and barracks, is increasingly being used to create dormitories and classrooms at colleges and universities. -
Earnings Rise at Two Chinese Banks
Posted: March 25th, 2008, 11:51pm EST by By REUTERS
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Earnings at the Bank of China and the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China were buoyed by the country’s surging economy. -
Square Feet: Partly Off the Grid, With a Mini-Utility in the Cellar
Posted: March 25th, 2008, 11:51pm EST by By J. ALEX TARQUINIO
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Deep in its basement, Astor Wines and Spirits installed a complex mechanical system to generate energy for its businesses. -
F.A.A. Wants Stoplights Added to Runways
Posted: March 25th, 2008, 11:50pm EST by By MATTHEW L. WALD
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A runway version of traffic signals will be added at 20 busy airports in the next three and a half years. -
Stocks & Bonds: Shares Hold Onto Gains, Rising Modestly
Posted: March 25th, 2008, 11:45pm EST by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
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Stocks held steady even after disappointing reports on consumer sentiment and the housing market. -
Jumbo Lender’s Shares Rise 36% on Private Placement
Posted: March 25th, 2008, 11:39pm EST by By BLOOMBERG NEWS
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Shares of Thornburg Mortgage jumped after the company disclosed plans to raise $1.35 billion. -
California Delays Plan to Track Prescription Drugs
Posted: March 25th, 2008, 11:38pm EST by By ANDREW POLLACK
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In a reprieve for the pharmaceutical industry, California regulators agreed to delay a requirement that prescription drugs be electronically tracked to thwart counterfeiting. -
Advertising: The Supporting Actor Wore Radials
Posted: March 25th, 2008, 11:38pm EST by By STUART ELLIOTT
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Branded entertainment, in which a brand is integrated into the plot of a movie or TV series, is intended to prevent consumers from avoiding advertising. -
Regulators Stamp Copper as a Germ Killer
Posted: March 25th, 2008, 11:37pm EST by By BARNABY J. FEDER
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Federal regulators approved a group of copper alloys, including brass and bronze, as capable of killing bacteria and microbes effectively enough to protect human health. -
NRG Energy Sets Up an Entity to Build Nuclear Plants
Posted: March 25th, 2008, 11:36pm EST by By MATTHEW L. WALD
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The company wants to build two reactors adjacent to the South Texas Project, 90 miles from Houston. -
Day of Embarrassment for Hollywood in Court
Posted: March 25th, 2008, 11:36pm EST by By DAVID M. HALBFINGER
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A day of testimony in the wiretapping trial of the Hollywood private eye Anthony Pellicano included industry names in the most embarrassing of contexts. -
A Chevy With an Engine From China
Posted: March 25th, 2008, 11:35pm EST by By IAN AUSTEN
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Last year, China exported more than $12 billion in auto parts, adding to the problems plaguing North American suppliers, and soon, it will be exporting even more. -
DealBook: Fortress Shows Drop in Profits, but Stock Rises
Posted: March 25th, 2008, 11:32pm EST by By DEALBOOK
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The alternative-asset manager said that it earned $78 million in the fourth quarter, setting aside compensation expenses related to last year’s I.P.O., a 43 percent drop from the same period in 2006. -
Tasting the Future of Starbucks Coffee From a New Machine
Posted: March 25th, 2008, 11:03pm EST by By OLIVER SCHWANER-ALBRIGHT
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As part of an effort to concentrate on making better coffee, Starbucks has bought a company that makes $11,000 machines that brew one cup at a time. -
Square Feet: Transactions
Posted: March 25th, 2008, 10:15pm EST by ROSALIE R. RADOMSKY
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Dealbook: Behind the Deal, the Hand of the Fed
Posted: March 25th, 2008, 6:12am EST by By ANDREW ROSS SORKIN
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JPMorgan’s move to raise its bid on Bear Stearns exposes what no one dared to say aloud: the Federal Reserve is officially in the deal-making business. -
Jittery Markets Make the Most of Good News
Posted: March 25th, 2008, 4:49am EST by By MICHAEL M. GRYNBAUM
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Stocks surged on Monday after last-minute negotiations salvaged the rescue of Bear Stearns and housing sales snapped a long streak of declines. -
Al Copeland, a Restaurateur Known for Spice and Speed, Dies at 64
Posted: March 25th, 2008, 1:40am EST by By DOUGLAS MARTIN
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Mr. Copeland made a fortune with the fried-chicken restaurant chain he started, Popeyes. -
Icahn Files Suit, Intensifying Battle With Motorola
Posted: March 25th, 2008, 1:02am EST by By REUTERS
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Billionaire investor Carl C. Icahn said that he was suing Motorola to force it to hand over documents related to its mobile devices business. -
Police Reveal Few Details of Arrest in 2006 Killing
Posted: March 25th, 2008, 12:35am EST by By ALISON LEIGH COWAN
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Nearly two years after Andrew M. Kissel was fatally stabbed, his chauffeur, Carlos Trujillo, was arraigned on charges of conspiring to murder his former boss. -
Election Outcome in Taiwan Buoys Stock Market
Posted: March 25th, 2008, 12:29am EST by By KEITH BRADSHER
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Stock prices soared in Taiwan as investors welcomed the presidential election victory of Ma Ying-jeou, a Nationalist who has called for closer relations with mainland China. -
U.S. and Canada Accuse Drug Maker of Fraud
Posted: March 25th, 2008, 12:17am EST by By IAN AUSTEN
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Biovail’s former chief and three other officers were accused by the S.E.C. of various accounting frauds, with the company agreeing to settle with the agency for $10 million. -
Seeking Fast Deal, JPMorgan Quintuples Bear Stearns Bid
Posted: March 25th, 2008, 12:17am EST by By LANDON THOMAS Jr. and ERIC DASH
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JPMorgan’s improved offer illustrates the deep complexity and political sensitivity of the deal, which also met the rejection and anger of Bear Stearns shareholders and employees. -
Clinton Calls for $30 Billion for Home Mortgage Crisis
Posted: March 25th, 2008, 12:16am EST by By PATRICK HEALY
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Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton called on Congress to provide the money to help states and communities lessen the number of foreclosures. -
Andorra La Vella Journal: Hard Times Hit a Postage-Stamp Land
Posted: March 25th, 2008, 12:09am EST by By JOHN TAGLIABUE
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Ever since Germany cracked down on tax evaders, the principality of Andorra, a mile-high mall of sorts, has seen business slow. -
Fox Refuses to Pay Fine for Reality Show Sex Scenes
Posted: March 25th, 2008, 12:00am EST by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
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The Federal Communications Commission fined Fox Broadcasting for $91,000 for broadcasting a reality show episode including graphic sexual scenes. -
Overseas Sales Help Tiffany Beat Forecast
Posted: March 24th, 2008, 11:56pm EST by BYREUTERS
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Tiffany’s higher-than-expected quarterly profit were also boosted by new stores. -
Profit Exceeds Forecast at Walgreen
Posted: March 24th, 2008, 11:55pm EST by BYREUTERS
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Walgreen’s profits were helped by cost-cutting and an extra day in the quarter because of the leap year. -
Google Plan Would Open TV Band for Wireless Use
Posted: March 24th, 2008, 11:55pm EST by By BLOOMBERG NEWS
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In comments filed with the F.C.C., Google outlined plans for low-power devices that use local wireless airwaves to access the “white space” between television channels. -
Memo Pad
Posted: March 24th, 2008, 11:49pm EST by By JOE SHARKEY
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PREMIUM AIR TRAVEL SAGS Premium traffic, which had been increasing robustly around the world in recent years, “is now slowing sharply,” said the International Air Transport Association, noting that the number of passengers traveling globally in first- and business-class seats “barely grew” in January compared with January 2007. Premium traffic on the lucrative trans-Atlantic routes grew 5.6 percent in 2007, and was 2.6 percent higher in January compared with January 2007. But that represented slowing compared with December, when trans-Atlantic premium traffic rose 5.7 percent over December 2006. Premium traffic to and from the Middle East continued to grow unabated, with a 20.6 percent increase last year, the international airline trade group said. Continental Airlines has announced a sharp reduction in 60-day advance-purchase business-class fares to Europe for the summer. Here’s a sample round-trip fare: Newark-London Heathrow, $1,798 plus taxes and fees. -
Advertising: Looking Forward to Remind Viewers What They Missed
Posted: March 24th, 2008, 11:47pm EST by By BRIAN STELTER
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Television networks are promoting return of scripted shows to television, deftly omitting any mention of the three-month writers’ strike that took shows off the air. -
Frequent Flier: Fighting the Aroma of Cinnabon, One Airport at a Time
Posted: March 24th, 2008, 11:45pm EST by By TERENCE HEALY; As told to JOAN RAYMOND
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Once Terence Healy made up his mind that the pounds had to go, he found that he actually ate less when he traveled. -
Itineraries: Finding New Inspiration on Business Trips
Posted: March 24th, 2008, 11:45pm EST by By SHARON McDONNELL
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For some businesspeople, and not just artists, traveling is an integral part of the creative process. -
On the Road: More Delay and Frustration, and All at a Higher Fare
Posted: March 24th, 2008, 11:43pm EST by By JOE SHARKEY
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Last year was, as we know, the worst ever for flight delays. And this year, every business traveler I know says the situation has gotten worse. -
Ford Nears Sale of Jaguar and Land Rover
Posted: March 24th, 2008, 11:41pm EST by By HEATHER TIMMONS
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The two car companies are expected to announce that Tata is buying Jaguar and Land Rover from Ford for about $2 billion, a person briefed on the negotiations said. -
USA and SciFi Chief to Lead NBC Cable Entertainment
Posted: March 24th, 2008, 11:38pm EST by By BILL CARTER
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The move sets up an unusual division at the television studio, with Bonnie Hammer overseeing all the shows intended to be played on cable. -
New Investor in Distressed Mortgages Gets Backers
Posted: March 24th, 2008, 11:38pm EST by By BLOOMBERG NEWS
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BlackRock, the publicly traded asset manager, and a hedge fund firm, Highfields Capital Management, are backing a new company seeking to raise $2 billion to buy delinquent residential mortgages. -
One Drug, Two Faces
Posted: March 24th, 2008, 11:15pm EST by By ALEX BERENSON
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Alaska has brought a suit against Eli Lilly accusing the company of hiding the side effects of its bestselling schizophrenia medicine, Zyprexa. -
Small Firms Find Credit Is Tightening
Posted: March 24th, 2008, 11:14pm EST by By ELIZABETH OLSON
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The Small Business Administration has not said publicly that it is worried about a credit squeeze but signs point to a decline in business loans through its main program. -
Justice Dept. Approves XM Merger With Sirius
Posted: March 24th, 2008, 11:13pm EST by By PHILIP SHENON
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The Justice Department said the buyout of XM Satellite Radio by Sirius would not hurt competition or consumers. -
French Court Releases Rogue Trader
Posted: March 18th, 2008, 5:15am EST by By NICOLA CLARK
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A French appeals court ruled that Jérôme Kerviel, the former trader Société Générale has blamed for billions in losses, should be released from jail while an investigation continues. -
Bush Supports Fed’s Actions, but Critics Quickly Find Fault
Posted: March 18th, 2008, 2:25am EST by By STEVEN LEE MYERS
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The White House faced accusations that it is helping a corporate giant but doing little to aid Americans facing foreclosure. -
Times Company Agrees to 2 Outsiders on Its Board
Posted: March 18th, 2008, 2:16am EST by By RICHARD PÉREZ-PEÑA
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The New York Times Company has struck a deal with a pair of hedge funds, giving the funds two seats on the board in order to avoid a proxy fight. -
Rallying the House of Morgan
Posted: March 18th, 2008, 2:11am EST by By ERIC DASH
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James Dimon, as head of JP Morgan Chase, has suddenly become the most talked about, and arguably the most powerful, banker in the world today. -
Aftershocks of a Collapse, With a Bank at the Epicenter
Posted: March 18th, 2008, 2:05am EST by By LANDON THOMAS Jr.
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For employees of Bear Stearns, many of whom have spent most of their professional lives at Bear, the sudden collapse was unfathomable. -
Plunge Averted, Markets Look Ahead Uneasily
Posted: March 18th, 2008, 1:56am EST by By VIKAS BAJAJ
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Nervousness pervaded Wall Street despite the efforts by the Federal Reserve to restore order within the financial system. -
News Analysis: Rescue Puts Credibility of the Fed on the Line
Posted: March 18th, 2008, 1:53am EST by By EDMUND L. ANDREWS
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The Fed is putting its reputation and resources on the line to rescue Wall Street’s biggest institutions from their far-reaching mistakes. -
Itineraries | On the Road: A Cross-Country Flight That Can Cure a Bad Mood
Posted: March 18th, 2008, 1:41am EST by By JOE SHARKEY
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I was in no mood for a bad trip when I left for a 7 a.m. Virgin America flight to New York. And I didn’t get one. -
Investor Buying H&R Block Unit
Posted: March 18th, 2008, 1:40am EST by By REUTERS
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The investor is buying the mortgage servicing business of H& R Block for $1.1 billion. -
Frequent Flier: Letting His Lapel Spread the Word About His Cause
Posted: March 18th, 2008, 1:30am EST by By MARK ROITHMAYR; As told to JOAN RAYMOND
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I’M not a famous person, but my lapel pin makes me feel like one. -
Citi Names New Chief of Investment Banking
Posted: March 18th, 2008, 1:28am EST by By ERIC DASH
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Shaking up its leadership for the third time in six months, Citigroup has named John Havens as the new head of its investment banking and alternative investments group. -
At Lehman, Allaying Fears About Being the Next to Fall
Posted: March 18th, 2008, 1:27am EST by By JENNY ANDERSON
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Since the mortgage market crisis unfolded in the summer, investors have fretted that Lehman will stumble, and its stock has fallen from a peak of $82 a share then. -
Dealbook: Saving Wall St. (For Now)
Posted: March 18th, 2008, 1:19am EST by By ANDREW ROSS SORKIN
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Bear Stearns’s downfall and subsequent sale to JPMorgan Chase on Sunday was orchestrated by some of the most powerful people on Wall Street and in Washington. -
When a Safety Net Can Lead to Risky Behavior
Posted: March 18th, 2008, 1:17am EST by By DAVID LEONHARDT
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Critics of the Federal Reserve’s role in the sale of Bear Stearns have raised the specter of moral hazard. What is moral hazard? -
French Bank in Scandal Overhauls Top Ranks
Posted: March 18th, 2008, 1:12am EST by By NICOLA CLARK
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Société Générale, the French bank hobbled by a trading loss of more than $7 billion, announced Monday that it was reorganizing its senior management team. -
Court Hands Setback to Microsoft
Posted: March 18th, 2008, 1:11am EST by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
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The Supreme Court handed Microsoft a defeat on Monday by refusing to rule on its request to halt an antitrust suit against it. -
New Trial Is Ordered for Qwest Ex-Chief
Posted: March 18th, 2008, 1:10am EST by By DAN FROSCH
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A federal appeals court panel reversed the insider-trading conviction of Joseph P. Nacchio, ruling that a federal district court judge had wrongly excluded a witness. -
Corporate Sponsorship for a Wind Farm
Posted: March 18th, 2008, 1:09am EST by By CLAUDIA H. DEUTSCH
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At a time when most companies are scrambling for a prime seat on the green bandwagon, why not a company-branded wind farm? -
Ford Displays a Wreck to Score Safety Points
Posted: March 18th, 2008, 1:09am EST by By NICK BUNKLEY
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Ford is desperate to re-establish itself with consumers who defected to Asian and European nameplates. -
Itineraries: Paper Is Out, Cellphones Are In
Posted: March 18th, 2008, 1:05am EST by By SUSAN STELLIN
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The mobile check-in may well be the first step in direct communications between airlines and passengers as they travel. -
CME to Buy Nymex in $9.4 Billion Deal
Posted: March 18th, 2008, 1:04am EST by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
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The CME Group said Monday that it would buy the New York Mercantile Exchange in a $9.4 billion cash-and-stock deal. -
Pilots’ Talks Apparently Fail in a Northwest-Delta Hookup
Posted: March 18th, 2008, 1:03am EST by By JEFF BAILEY
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Pilots at Delta Air Lines and Northwest Airlines appear to have given up efforts to combine their seniority lists. -
As Dollar Keeps Falling, Talk of a Move by Japan
Posted: March 18th, 2008, 1:01am EST by By MARTIN FACKLER
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The dollar, which tumbled to an almost 13-year low against the yen on Monday, may soon find a protector here — the Japanese finance ministry. -
Manufacturing Activity Shows Declines
Posted: March 18th, 2008, 1:00am EST by By MICHAEL M. GRYNBAUM
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A closely watched measure of manufacturing activity in the New York area plunged in March to the lowest level on record. -
International Paper Buys Weyerhaeuser Unit
Posted: March 18th, 2008, 1:00am EST by By REUTERS
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The $6-billion acquisition makes International Paper North America’s largest maker of corrugated boxes. -
Whole Class of Debt in Canada Is Bankrupt
Posted: March 18th, 2008, 1:00am EST by By IAN AUSTEN
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A $32 billion segment of Canada’s debt market was placed under bankruptcy protection on Monday after a committee established to restructure the troubled debt missed a deadline. -
Troubled Outlook for New York City Economy Turns a Lot Grimmer
Posted: March 18th, 2008, 12:59am EST by By PATRICK McGEEHAN
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The outlook for New York City’s economy and its main engine, the financial services industry, had already taken a bleak turn before the sudden failure of Bear Stearns. -
Umbrella Coverage for Preventing Your Ruin
Posted: March 17th, 2008, 9:51pm EST by By JOSEPH B. TREASTER
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For those with major assets, an extra insurance policy can take care of one’s liability for the nightmarishly unexpected. -
Jittery Market Calls for a Steady Hand
Posted: March 17th, 2008, 9:47pm EST by By ERIC DASH
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How can we position ourselves to survive — and prosper from — the recent upheavals in the market? The answer: Stay the course. -
Condé Nast Names 2 for European Ventures
Posted: March 17th, 2008, 6:23pm EST by By RICHARD PÉREZ-PEÑA
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Both the editor and the publisher who ran Interview magazine for almost two decades will join Condé Nast to help guide one of its fastest-growing businesses, the European editions of Vanity Fair. -
Dealbook blog: Could Bear Stearns Do Better?
Posted: March 17th, 2008, 5:28pm EST by By DEALBOOK
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It’s not surprising that Bear Stearns’s stock plummeted after JPMorgan Chase agreed to buy it for just $2 per share. The surprising part is that it didn’t plummet more. -
Justices Turn Down Microsoft Appeal
Posted: March 17th, 2008, 5:10pm EST by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
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The Supreme Court handed Microsoft a defeat on Monday by refusing to rule on the software giant’s request to halt an antitrust suit against it. -
Dow Ends Flat After a Day of Gyrations
Posted: March 17th, 2008, 4:41pm EST by By MICHAEL M. GRYNBAUM
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A day that loomed darkly on Wall Street ended with only a modest decline in the overall market and the Dow up 21 points, but shares of financial firms plummeted. -
Bush, Praising Fed’s Intervention, Faces Criticism
Posted: March 17th, 2008, 4:40pm EST by By STEVEN LEE MYERS
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Critics accused the administration of bailing out a prestigious bank while ignoring the hardships of Americans facing foreclosures on their homes. -
International Paper to Buy Weyerhaeuser Unit
Posted: March 17th, 2008, 4:40pm EST by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
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The paper and wood products company will acquire Weyerhaeuser’s containerboard packaging and recycling unit for $6 billion in cash. -
Siemens Cuts Earnings Outlook Sharply
Posted: March 17th, 2008, 3:51pm EST by By MARK LANDLER
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The German engineering giant gave investors a rude shock Monday, disclosing that delays and canceled orders would cut its quarterly earnings by 900 million euros, or $1.4 billion. -
Times Co. to Give Board Seats to 2 Hedge Funds
Posted: March 17th, 2008, 3:12pm EST by By RICHARD PÉREZ-PEÑA
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The New York Times Company has struck a deal with a pair of hedge funds that want to shake up the company, giving the funds two seats on the board in order to avoid a proxy fight. -
New Trial Ordered for Ex-Qwest Chief
Posted: March 17th, 2008, 2:37pm EST by By REUTERS
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A federal appeals court threw out all guilty verdicts against Joseph Nacchio, ordering a new trial in an insider trading case seen as a test of government attempts to squash corporate fraud. -
Advertising: Online Games by the Hundreds, With Tie-Ins
Posted: March 17th, 2008, 1:47pm EST by By BRIAN STELTER
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By entering the online-game sector, media companies can attract advertising, including from food companies that have agreed to limit the nature and volume of television ads aimed at children. -
CME in $9.48 Billion Deal for Nymex
Posted: March 17th, 2008, 12:40pm EST by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
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CME, which runs the Chicago Mercantile Exchange and the Chicago Board of Trade, will acquire the parent of the New York Mercantile Exchange in a cash and stock deal. -
Factory Data Adds to Economic Gloom
Posted: March 17th, 2008, 11:55am EST by By REUTERS
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A New York manufacturing gauge fell to a new low in March after national industrial output slumped in February. -
Ross Buying Option One for $1.1 Billion
Posted: March 17th, 2008, 11:48am EST by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
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The billionaire investor Wilbur Ross will pay $1.1 billion for H&R Block’s troubled mortgage servicing business, which has been rocked by the nationwide mortgage crisis. -
HBO Is to Replace a Top Executive
Posted: March 17th, 2008, 10:13am EST by By THE NEW YORK TIMES
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After suffering its longest drought without a new hit series, HBO is moving the president of HBO Entertainment, Carolyn Strauss, to a new position. -
Citi Names New Chief of Investment Banking
Posted: March 17th, 2008, 9:53am EST by By ERIC DASH
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Shaking up its leadership for the third time in six months, Citigroup has named John Havens as the new head of its investment banking and alternative investments group. -
Dusting Off the Archive for the Web
Posted: March 17th, 2008, 8:20am EST by By RICHARD PÉREZ-PEÑA
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For magazines and newspapers with long histories, old material can be reborn on the Web as an inexpensive way to attract readers, advertisers and money. -
As the Economy Falters, So Do State Budgets
Posted: March 17th, 2008, 3:26am EST by By JENNIFER STEINHAUER
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State officials are being forced to make difficult financial decisions, with few programs being spared from cuts. -
Open-Source Troubles in Wiki World
Posted: March 17th, 2008, 2:29am EST by By NOAM COHEN
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A shoestring operation stunned by its own success faces growing pains. -
Media Talk: Just the Fashion at Public Apology
Posted: March 17th, 2008, 2:23am EST by By MICHAEL BARBARO
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Gov. Eliot Spitzer seemed to don the uniform for the modern public apology when announcing his resignation following allegations that he patronized a prostitute. -
Media Talk: Rush Limbaugh Resorts to His Bully Pulpit to Get His Mac Fixed
Posted: March 17th, 2008, 2:19am EST by By BRIAN STELTER
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One month after the conservative radio talk show host publicly appealed for computer help to Steven P. Jobs, his e-mails are now saving properly. -
How a Station Tries to Calm Mideast’s Rage
Posted: March 17th, 2008, 12:49am EST by By ERIC PFANNER
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An ad campaign for a radio station that broadcasts from Jerusalem and Ramallah suggests a new way to address the divide: speak, or even sing, to both sides at once. -
The Media Equation: Sound Bite That Has Some Teeth
Posted: March 17th, 2008, 12:48am EST by By DAVID CARR
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A Barack Obama supporter quizzed on the street has drawn a million views on YouTube. -
E-Commerce Report: Even if You’re Ill, You Can Still Stay Connected
Posted: March 17th, 2008, 12:43am EST by By BOB TEDESCHI
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Hospitals have begun installing Internet systems with dedicated shopping channels, to help patients pick up goods they will need for their recuperation. -
Worst: Voting for the Worst on ‘American Idol’ Makes Money for an Entrepreneur
Posted: March 17th, 2008, 12:25am EST by By BRIAN STELTER
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A Web site that started out as an Internet lark is now attracting advertisers. -
Advertising: ‘Sex and the City’ and Its Lasting Female Appeal
Posted: March 17th, 2008, 12:01am EST by By STUART ELLIOTT
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When it comes to products helping to promote the coming film based on the popular TV series “Sex and the City,” it seems the sky is the limit. -
UBS Is Said to Consider 8,000 Layoffs
Posted: March 16th, 2008, 11:57pm EST by By DOW JONES
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The Swiss bank is also weighing a possible split of its wealth management and investment banking business, a Swiss newspaper reported. -
China Blocks YouTube After Videos of Tibet Protests Are Posted
Posted: March 16th, 2008, 11:56pm EST by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
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Internet users in China were blocked from seeing YouTube.com on Sunday after dozens of videos about protests in Tibet appeared on the Web site. -
With Order to Name Sources, Judge Is Casting a Wide Net
Posted: March 16th, 2008, 11:54pm EST by By RICHARD PÉREZ-PEÑA
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A judge has ordered a USA Today reporter to pay fines of up to $5,000 a day if she continues to withhold names of sources she used for a story on the 2001 anthrax attacks. -
Bearer of Bad News Decides to Advertise It
Posted: March 16th, 2008, 11:53pm EST by By RICHARD PÉREZ-PEÑA
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After more than 70 years, Consumer Reports has decided that a review isn’t enough for a bad product — it deserves a provocative ad campaign, too. -
Media Talk: If You Don’t Have Anything Nice to Post ...
Posted: March 16th, 2008, 11:49pm EST by By JOANNE KAUFMAN
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Some critics say a Facebook application called Honesty Box has become another weapon in the cyberbully’s arsenal. -
Looking Ahead: This Week’s Planned Economic Reports
Posted: March 16th, 2008, 11:44pm EST
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RATE CUT EXPECTED The Federal Reserve meets on Tuesday, when it will decide how deeply to cut interest rates. A cut of a half point to three-quarters of a point is expected. -
Drilling Down: Dos and Don’ts of Gentle Prodding
Posted: March 16th, 2008, 11:43pm EST by By ALEX MINDLIN
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In many hotel bathrooms, there hang hook-shaped plastic cards urging guests to forgo the laundering of their towels. A new study in the Journal of Consumer Research examines how often people follow the requests of such cards, and why. -
Treasury Auctions Set for This Week
Posted: March 16th, 2008, 11:42pm EST
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The Treasury’s schedule of financing this week included today’s regular weekly auction of new three- and six-month bills and an auction of four-week bills Tuesday. -
Does This Latte Have a Funny Mainstream Taste to You?
Posted: March 16th, 2008, 11:36pm EST by By JEFF LEEDS
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Critics say Starbucks has squandered its musical tastemaking cachet by offering more mainstream selections in its coffee shops. -
Alitalia Takes Offer for Buyout
Posted: March 16th, 2008, 11:36pm EST by By NICOLA CLARK
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Alitalia, the money-losing Italian airline, accepted a 747 million-euro takeover offer from Air France-KLM on Sunday, seizing an 11th-hour financial lifeline. -
Telemundo Is Said to Have Struck Deal in Mexico
Posted: March 16th, 2008, 10:46pm EST by By BILL CARTER
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Executives involved in the deal said that Televisa had agreed to include multiple hours of Telemundo programs on one of its Mexico-based broadcast television stations. -
Books of The Times: The Case for Another Drug War, Against Pharmaceutical Marketers’ Dirty Tactics
Posted: March 16th, 2008, 10:09pm EST by By JANET MASLIN
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Melody Petersen has written an angrily illuminating book on drug-related corporate malfeasance and patient peril. -
French Trader Released After Questioning
Posted: March 13th, 2008, 12:21pm EST by By JAMES KANTER and NICOLA CLARK
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An employee of Société Générale has been released after French authorities questioned him in connection with a trading scandal, a spokeswoman for the Paris prosecutor said. -
Chrysler to Take Two-Week Break in July
Posted: March 13th, 2008, 12:05pm EST by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
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The automaker, which told employees worldwide to plan for a mandatory two-week vacation, said the corporate-wide shutdown should help it improve efficiency. -
Stronger Rules for Mortgages Are Proposed
Posted: March 13th, 2008, 11:35am EST by By EDMUND L. ANDREWS
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The nation’s top economic policymakers on Thursday proposed a broad series of reforms aimed at tightening oversight of financial institutions. -
Bits: Bebo: Randy Falco’s Rescue Plan for AIM
Posted: March 13th, 2008, 10:13am EST by By SAUL HANSELL
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AOL has announced it will spend $850 million in cash to buy Bebo. The main benefit of the deal is that it can shore up AOL’s large AIM instant message system. -
Gold Futures Hit $1,000 Benchmark
Posted: March 13th, 2008, 9:20am EST by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
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Futures hit $1,000 an ounce for the first time Thursday morning as the dollar continued to decline and crude oil prices rose. -
Global Stocks Fall as Dollar Tumbles Further
Posted: March 13th, 2008, 9:16am EST by By DAVID JOLLY
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An exodus from equities in early trading, spurred by fears of inflation, nudged gold to its highest-ever nominal price. -
Stocks & Bonds: A Day After a Big Gain, Markets Turn Wary Again
Posted: March 13th, 2008, 8:51am EST by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
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Stocks retreated a day after the Fed’s $200 billion relief plan prompted the biggest rally in more than five years. -
Volkswagen Sets Annual Sales Target of 8 Million
Posted: March 13th, 2008, 8:22am EST by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
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The automaker said it aims to sell 8 million cars a year by 2011 — almost 30 percent more than last year — and said it was looking at building a new plant in the United States. -
Can a Toyota Man Fix Chrysler?
Posted: March 13th, 2008, 8:02am EST by By BILL VLASIC
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Seeking stability, Chrysler turns to James E. Press, a 37-year veteran of rival automaker Toyota. -
Carlyle Fund Expects Assets Will Be Seized
Posted: March 13th, 2008, 7:54am EST by By JULIA WERDIGIER
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Shares of Carlyle Capital lost most of their value after the company said it expected its lenders to promptly take over all its assets after discussions with banks to refinance the fund failed. -
DealBook: Electronic Arts Starts Tender Offer for Take-Two
Posted: March 13th, 2008, 7:24am EST by By DEALBOOK
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The $2 billion tender offer officially marks a hostile effort by the videogame giant to acquire the maker of the blockbuster Grand Theft Auto franchise. -
French Police Questioning Bank Worker
Posted: March 13th, 2008, 5:04am EST by By NICOLA CLARK
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Authorities took a second employee at the French bank Société Générale into custody in connection with a $7 billion trading scandal. -
Video Road Hogs Stir Fear of Internet Traffic Jam
Posted: March 13th, 2008, 2:59am EST by By STEVE LOHR
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User demand for the Internet could outpace network capacity by 2011, some analysts warn. -
Howard Metzenbaum Dies at 90; Ex-Ohio Senator
Posted: March 13th, 2008, 2:20am EST by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
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Mr. Metzenbaum was a a self-made millionaire before his long career fighting big business in the Senate. -
Richard Burke, Founder of Trek Bicycle Company, Is Dead at 73
Posted: March 13th, 2008, 2:14am EST by By DENNIS HEVESI
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Mr. Burke’s company capitalized on the luster of Lance Armstrong’s victories in the Tour de France to reshape the way top-of-the-line bikes are manufactured. -
Billionaire Rivals Spoke Often of Deals, Trial Is Told
Posted: March 13th, 2008, 12:39am EST by By RITA K. FARRELL
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The court heard the first hint of drama in the dispute between John C. Malone’s Liberty Media and Barry Diller’s IAC/InterActiveCorp. -
Liechtenstein Issues Warrant for Tax Informant
Posted: March 13th, 2008, 12:20am EST by By MARK LANDLER
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Authorities are searching for a former bank employee suspected of selling stolen banking data to German officials that formed the basis of a vast tax-evasion scandal. -
F.B.I. Made ‘Blanket’ Demands for Phone Records
Posted: March 13th, 2008, 12:19am EST by By ERIC LICHTBLAU
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The bureau appears to have used the blanket records demands as a quick way to clean up mistakes made over several years after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks. -
Choice of Central Banker Is Snarled in Japan’s Politics
Posted: March 13th, 2008, 12:12am EST by By MARTIN FACKLER
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Finding a successor to Toshihiko Fukui before he steps down next Wednesday looks increasingly unlikely. -
Blackstone’s Chief Received $350 Million in Pay in 2007
Posted: March 13th, 2008, 12:09am EST by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
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Stephen A. Schwarzman received $350.7 million of compensation in 2007, making him one of the highest paid executives on Wall Street. -
Bill to Propose Expanded U.S. Backing of Home Loans
Posted: March 12th, 2008, 11:58pm EST by By VIKAS BAJAJ
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Representative Barney Frank, Democrat of Massachusetts, is expected to offer a plan on Thursday that would provide federal backing to hundreds of thousands of home loans. -
Gates Tells Congress What Is Needed for Better Work Force
Posted: March 12th, 2008, 11:56pm EST by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
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Microsoft founder Bill Gates told Congress that educational and immigration reform are critical to deal with a shortage of scientists and engineers. -
Meat Packer Admits Slaughter of Sick Cows
Posted: March 12th, 2008, 11:55pm EST by By MATTHEW L. WALD
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The president of a slaughterhouse at the heart of the largest-ever meat recall grudgingly admitted that his company had apparently introduced sick cows into the hamburger supply. -
New Inspections Ground 38 Southwest Jets
Posted: March 12th, 2008, 11:51pm EST by By JEFF BAILEY
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The episode raises further questions about Southwest’s maintenance procedures and about oversight by the Federal Aviation Administration. -
Weak Results for Three Clothing Retailers
Posted: March 12th, 2008, 11:41pm EST by By REUTERS
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Talbots, American Eagle Outfitters and Men’s Warehouse each posted declines in fourth-quarter profits. -
Advertising: Putting a Hard Number on Retirement
Posted: March 12th, 2008, 11:41pm EST by By LYNNLEY BROWNING
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The United States arm of ING is launching a “Your Number” campaign, which refers to the amount of money that you will need to retire comfortably. -
British Budget Raises Taxes and Borrowing
Posted: March 12th, 2008, 11:38pm EST by By JULIA WERDIGIER
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To deal with an economic slowdown, the government, which has been aiming to lower the deficit, said it would borrow an additional £7 billion, or $14 billion, next year. -
Target Discusses Sale of Credit Card Assets
Posted: March 12th, 2008, 11:29pm EST by By REUTERS
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The retailer said it was in talks with an investment partner to sell an undivided interest in about half of its credit card receivables for about $4 billion. -
YouTube Coming to TV, With TiVo the Gateway
Posted: March 12th, 2008, 11:26pm EST by By BRIAN STELTER
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When it is introduced, the YouTube service will be available only to TiVo users who have a Series 3 or HD set-top box and a broadband connection. -
State of the Art: Media Players, Untethered
Posted: March 12th, 2008, 11:19pm EST by By DAVID POGUE
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The green movement comes to media players with the introduction of two music players that function without batteries or power from a cord. -
Toll Brothers Expands Plan for Bonuses to Its Chief
Posted: March 12th, 2008, 11:08pm EST by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
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The shareholders of of the luxury homebuilder approved a compensation plan awarding bonuses to the chief executive even when the housing market is slumping. -
Heart Scans Still Covered by Medicare
Posted: March 12th, 2008, 11:06pm EST by By REED ABELSON
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The federal government reversed course and said Wednesday it would continue to cover the use of an increasingly popular procedure to detect heart disease. -
High & Low Finance: Breaking the Rules and Admitting It
Posted: March 7th, 2008, 3:32am EST by By FLOYD NORRIS
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When Société Générale’s moved its $9.7 billion loss from 2008 — when it occurred — to 2007, it created a furor in accounting circles about whether standards can be evenly applied. -
Aversion to Risk Deepens Credit Woes
Posted: March 7th, 2008, 3:29am EST by By FLOYD NORRIS
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Investors sought absolute safety, even moving away from debt issued by two government-sponsored mortgage lending enterprises. -
Apple to Encourage iPhone Programmers
Posted: March 7th, 2008, 2:23am EST by By LAURIE J. FLYNN
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Apple is hoping to expand the iPhone’s appeal by luring software developers to create programs for it. -
Advertising: As the Snows Melt, Lowe’s Encourages Spring Thinking
Posted: March 7th, 2008, 2:15am EST by By STUART ELLIOTT
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The home improvement chain is planning what may be its most ambitious annual spring marketing campaign, which gets under way on Sunday. -
In California, a Generational Tale of Real Estate Boom and Bankruptcy
Posted: March 7th, 2008, 2:05am EST by By KATIE HAFNER
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The story of the Dunmore family in California is the story of the nation’s housing crisis writ small, familial and mean. -
Prosecutor Says Detective Bragged of Wiretapping
Posted: March 7th, 2008, 1:51am EST by By DAVID M. HALBFINGER
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Anthony Pellicano, who is defending himself, denied nothing in his opening remarks, saying that his business was “problem solving.” -
Panel to Review Payouts Given by Troubled Firms
Posted: March 7th, 2008, 1:48am EST by By GRETCHEN MORGENSON
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The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee will pose questions to chief executives of three financial companies who received outsize pay packages even as their shareholders lost billions. -
Stocks & Bonds: Shares Tumble as Credit Worries Worsen
Posted: March 7th, 2008, 1:45am EST by By MICHAEL M. GRYNBAUM
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The decline in the market that started Thursday morning in Europe and accelerated in New York hit the Asian markets hard in early trading Friday. -
Market Place: Hoping to Earn a Diploma
Posted: March 7th, 2008, 1:39am EST by By MICHAEL J. de la MERCED
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Shares of Sallie Mae, the nation’s largest source of student loans, have lost more than half their value since December. -
Senate Votes to Strengthen Product Safety Laws
Posted: March 7th, 2008, 1:37am EST by By STEPHEN LABATON
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The legislation would create a public database of complaints about products and empower state prosecutors to take action to protect consumers. -
Discounters Led Retailers Last Month
Posted: March 7th, 2008, 1:31am EST by BY REUTERS
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Department store sales fell as consumers turned to outlets where they could save money. -
Japan’s Bank Keeps Rate Unchanged
Posted: March 7th, 2008, 12:54am EST by By BLOOMBERG NEWS
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The Bank of Japan kept interest rates steady Friday at the final board meeting of the governor, Toshihiko Fukui, on concern that economic growth was slowing. -
As Foreclosures Rise, Investors Pull Back
Posted: March 7th, 2008, 12:51am EST by By VIKAS BAJAJ
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The figures are expected to increase pressure on policy makers and the mortgage industry to move faster to contain losses and help homeowners. -
New Jobless Claims Declined Last Week
Posted: March 7th, 2008, 12:47am EST by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
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The number of people signing up for unemployment benefits fell sharply last week, welcome news that nonetheless failed to change the overall picture of a softer employment market. -
F.A.A. Fines Southwest Air in Inspections
Posted: March 7th, 2008, 12:40am EST by By MATTHEW L. WALD
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The F.A.A. proposed a record penalty, $10.2 million, against Southwest Airlines on Thursday because, it said, the carrier had misled officials. -
New York Subpoenas Several Health Insurers
Posted: March 7th, 2008, 12:36am EST by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
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The subpoenas were given in a broadening investigation of a practice that was said to be unfairly costing consumers hundreds of millions of dollars. -
NPR Chief, in Office Since 2006, Will Depart
Posted: March 7th, 2008, 12:30am EST by By ELIZABETH JENSEN
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Ken Stern is leaving after less than 18 months in the job. -
European Bank Leaves Rate at 4%
Posted: March 7th, 2008, 12:29am EST by By MARK LANDLER
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With fears about inflation prompting the European Central Bank to leave interest rates unchanged, the euro touched a new high against the dollar. -
Alabama County Facing Deadline on Sewer Debt
Posted: March 7th, 2008, 12:25am EST by By BLOOMBERG NEWS
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The Friday deadline requires it to put up $184 million in collateral or buy insurance to meet its obligations on $5.4 billion of interest-rate swaps linked to sewer debt. -
G.M. Temporarily Closes Another Plant Amid Strike at Parts Maker
Posted: March 7th, 2008, 12:24am EST by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
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G.M. temporarily closed its assembly plant at Wentzville, Mo., west of St. Louis, after it ran out of parts from American Axle. -
4 Executives Are Charged Over Tainted Toothpaste
Posted: March 7th, 2008, 12:23am EST by By LOUISE STORY and GERALDINE FABRIKANT
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Criminal charges were filed on Thursday against four executives who imported toothpaste from China that contained a poison used in some antifreeze. -
Disney to Offer Some Vintage TV Series on Its Web Site
Posted: March 7th, 2008, 12:21am EST by By BLOOMBERG NEWS
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The Walt Disney Company will begin showing its classic television shows on the Internet, its chief executive, Robert A. Iger, told shareholders on Thursday. -
Blockbuster Revamping Lifts Profit
Posted: March 6th, 2008, 11:12pm EST by By REUTERS
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Blockbuster posted better-than-expected results Thursday, saying cost cuts and revamping would yield a profit for 2008. -
Hollywood on Edge of Its Seats as Wiretapping Trial Is Set to Start
Posted: March 4th, 2008, 11:05pm EST by By DAVID M. HALBFINGER
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The case of Anthony Pellicano, the onetime sleuth-to-the-stars who is accused of eavesdropping, has a D-list of no-name defendants but big names may be called to testify. -
Facebook Hires a Google Executive as No. 2
Posted: March 4th, 2008, 11:05pm EST by By BRAD STONE and MIGUEL HELFT
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A Google executive, Sheryl Sandberg, will join Facebook later this month as chief operating officer and will work closely with Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook’s co-founder. -
European Commission Moves to Broaden the Attack on Tax Havens
Posted: March 4th, 2008, 11:04pm EST by By STEPHEN CASTLE
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Jolted by a tax dispute with Liechtenstein, European countries took steps Tuesday toward clamping down on tax havens. -
Countrywide Is Sued Again by U.S. Overseer
Posted: March 4th, 2008, 11:04pm EST by BYREUTERS
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The United States Trustee has filed a second lawsuit against the mortgage lender Countrywide Financial, accusing the company of abusing the bankruptcy process. -
Germany’s Hesitance Slows Technology Cooperation With France
Posted: March 4th, 2008, 11:03pm EST by By KEVIN J. OâBRIEN
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Germany’s wariness of forming a new partnership is just one of the challenges facing Europe as it seeks to compete in technology with market leaders from the United States and Asia. -
Filings for Bankruptcy Up 18% in February
Posted: March 4th, 2008, 11:03pm EST by By JENNY ANDERSON
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Americans filed for bankruptcy in growing numbers in February, buckling under the combined weight of rising energy prices, a weakening housing market and high personal debts. -
Gazprom Feud With Ukraine Heats Up
Posted: March 4th, 2008, 11:03pm EST by By ANDREW E. KRAMER
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For the second time this week, Gazprom reduced the flow of natural gas to Ukraine as negotiations unraveled over the price and terms of transit for natural gas. -
A.M.D. Cuts Time Needed to Shift Production Method
Posted: March 4th, 2008, 11:03pm EST by By LAURIE J. FLYNN
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Advanced Micro Devices said that it was closing a technology gap with its rival Intel, cutting about in half the time required to move to a new manufacturing process. -
F.C.C. Investigates Blackout of ‘60 Minutes’ in Alabama
Posted: March 4th, 2008, 11:02pm EST by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
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The blackout occurred on WHNT-TV in Huntsville, Ala., during a segment on the state’s imprisoned former governor that suggested he had been the victim of a Republican conspiracy. -
Market Place: Assurances From Citigroup, but Skepticism on Wall Street
Posted: March 4th, 2008, 10:45pm EST by By ERIC DASH
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Investors and analysts have urged a breakup of Citigroup, saying the company has become too unwieldy to be managed effectively. -
Step by Step, Bush and Fed Move on Mortgage Rescue
Posted: March 4th, 2008, 10:45pm EST by By EDMUND L. ANDREWS and VIKAS BAJAJ
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The Bush administration and the Federal Reserve are inching closer toward a government rescue of distressed homeowners and mortgage lenders. -
China Plans Steep Increase in Military Spending
Posted: March 4th, 2008, 10:39pm EST by By DAVID LAGUE
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Sustained increases in its annual defense outlays put China on track to become a major military power. -
Back in the Game
Posted: March 4th, 2008, 10:28pm EST by By TIM ARANGO
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After a long malaise, CNN is finally getting its swagger back, in large part from high ratings from this year’s presidential race. -
Yahoo Looks at New Way to Survive
Posted: March 4th, 2008, 10:24pm EST by By ANDREW ROSS SORKIN
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As it scrambles to avoid defeat in its battle with Microsoft, Yahoo may try to seek more time to find other partners or persuade Microsoft to raise its offer. -
Study Says Gifts of Stock Precede Sharp Price Dips
Posted: March 4th, 2008, 9:55pm EST by By STEPHANIE STROM
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A study cross-referencing stock prices and gifts of stock by corporate executives raised suspicions that many transactions may have been backdated to maximize tax benefits to the donors. -
Interest Rates in Australia Are Raised to a 12-Year High
Posted: March 4th, 2008, 9:47pm EST by By TIM JOHNSTON
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Australia’s central bank raised interest rates to a 12-year high in another attempt to contain inflationary pressures in an economy fueled by China’s hunger for resources. -
Advertising: A 1950s Brand Mascot Fights 21st-Century Indigestion
Posted: March 4th, 2008, 9:28pm EST by By STUART ELLIOTT
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A marketer is plop-plopping a vintage brand character back into ads, hoping to generate some fizz-fizz among a new generation of consumers. -
Stocks & Bonds: A Plunge, a Recovery and Mixed Results
Posted: March 4th, 2008, 8:43pm EST by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
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Wall Street recuperated from a sharp plunge to close mixed on Tuesday on upbeat comments from Cisco Systems and reports that a bond insurer rescue plan was progressing. -
Canada’s Central Bank Cuts Overnight Rate a Half-Point
Posted: March 4th, 2008, 8:28pm EST by By IAN AUSTEN
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The Bank of Canada said that reducing its benchmark lending rate to 3.5 percent was necessary because of the increasing weakness of the United States economy. -
Staples Profit Dips
Posted: March 4th, 2008, 6:10pm EST by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
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The office products supplier posted fourth-quarter profit of $333.2 million, from $336.5 million a year earlier, as North American retail sales declined. -
Porsche Pretax Half-Year Profit Up 23%
Posted: March 4th, 2008, 9:40am EST by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
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Porsche said that sales in the six-month period rose by 14 percent to nearly 3.5 billion euros ($5.3 billion), and repeated that it has no plans to acquire Volkswagen. -
Dealbook: The Refrain That Follows Bronfman
Posted: March 4th, 2008, 12:26am EST by By ANDREW ROSS SORKIN
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A trail of deals done, and a deal with EMI that was not done. -
Fitting In, Japanese Style
Posted: March 2nd, 2008, 5:16am EST
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My first day I was assigned to cosmetics. I begged to leave. The manager suggested I stick it out for six weeks. I never left. -
Here’s His Story: People Still Read
Posted: March 2nd, 2008, 4:36am EST
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Leonard S. Riggio, the founder and chairman of Barnes & Noble, announced a $20 million donation to help hurricane victims in New Orleans. -
In Racetrack Roulette, an Owner Spins the Wheel
Posted: March 2nd, 2008, 3:17am EST
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O. Bruton Smith has used leverage, power, money and a born salesman’s bulldog drive to build drag strips, racetracks and an assortment of companies that have made him a billionaire. -
Online Scrabble Craze Leaves Game Sellers at Loss for Words
Posted: March 2nd, 2008, 3:08am EST
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The companies that own the rights to the Scrabble board game say Scrabulous, a popular online knockoff, is piracy. -
Tapping Into Homes Can Be Pitfall for the Elderly
Posted: March 2nd, 2008, 3:05am EST
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Reverse mortgages have boomed, but many consumers complain of unethical and high-pressure sales tactics. -
Letters
Posted: March 2nd, 2008, 2:35am EST
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Zeroing In. -
Still Looking for a Job? It’s Time to Refocus
Posted: March 2nd, 2008, 2:34am EST
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When months of job hunting lead to a dead end, consider an attitude adjustment. -
A Dismal Friday Erases the Gains
Posted: March 2nd, 2008, 2:30am EST
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After a sparkling start to the week, stocks plummeted on Friday, pulling the market down for the week and for the fourth consecutive month. -
Exxon Mobil Needs a Hug
Posted: March 2nd, 2008, 2:29am EST
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Barack Obama is clearly an intelligent man. So it may not be too early to start a process of education about oil companies and why attacking them is not smart. -
The Jump-Start That Hasn’t Started
Posted: March 2nd, 2008, 2:28am EST
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Whatever became of the much-ballyhooed Fed rally? -
Thinking One Step Ahead of a Downturn
Posted: March 2nd, 2008, 2:28am EST
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Selling may be the reflexive response by shareholders who have watched the value of their assets decline, but investment advisers contend that they should consider buying instead. -
How a Bubble Stayed Under the Radar
Posted: March 2nd, 2008, 2:28am EST
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If people do not see any risk, and see only the prospect of outsized investment returns, they will pursue those returns with disregard for the risks. -
Can Executives Learn to Ignore the Script?
Posted: March 2nd, 2008, 2:27am EST
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Improv actors know a thing or two about flexibility and creativity. -
Cleaner Water With a Wand (No Magic Required)
Posted: March 2nd, 2008, 2:24am EST
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Travelers who don’t trust the water from a mountain stream or a hotel-room faucet have a portable high-tech option for purifying drinking water. -
A Rerun, Maybe, but of What Show?
Posted: March 2nd, 2008, 2:19am EST
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On Wall Street these days, leading strategists are looking to the past to try to explain what lies ahead for the stock market in 2008. -
How Far Afield Are Job Seekers Willing to Go?
Posted: March 2nd, 2008, 2:18am EST
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Economists may want to look at what could be called the “career complacency index” when assessing the health of the economy. -
The Buck Has Stopped
Posted: March 2nd, 2008, 2:15am EST
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In spite of the Federal Reserve’s efforts to fight off a recession, a consumer-led recession has already begun. -
Is a Lean Economy Turning Mean?
Posted: March 2nd, 2008, 2:14am EST
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Workers are getting fewer hours, and those without jobs are staying unemployed longer or accepting lower pay. -
Now Comes the Tough Part in Russia
Posted: March 2nd, 2008, 2:11am EST
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Two new works look at Russia’s economic progress as Dmitri A. Medvedev succeeds Vladimir Putin in the presidency.