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Square Feet: Building Dorm Rooms Cheaper, Quicker and Quieter
Posted: March 26th, 2008, 12:53am EDT 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 26th, 2008, 12:51am EDT 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 26th, 2008, 12:51am EDT 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 26th, 2008, 12:50am EDT 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 26th, 2008, 12:45am EDT 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 26th, 2008, 12:39am EDT 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 26th, 2008, 12:38am EDT 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 26th, 2008, 12:38am EDT 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 26th, 2008, 12:37am EDT 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 26th, 2008, 12:36am EDT 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 26th, 2008, 12:36am EDT 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 26th, 2008, 12:35am EDT 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 26th, 2008, 12:32am EDT 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 26th, 2008, 12:03am EDT 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, 11:15pm EDT by ROSALIE R. RADOMSKY
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$36 MILLION. -
Dealbook: Behind the Deal, the Hand of the Fed
Posted: March 25th, 2008, 7:12am EDT 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, 5:49am EDT 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, 2:40am EDT 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, 2:02am EDT 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, 1:35am EDT 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, 1:29am EDT 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, 1:17am EDT 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, 1:17am EDT 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, 1:16am EDT 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, 1:09am EDT 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, 1:00am EDT 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.