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A Classroom Path to Entrepreneurship
Posted: April 30th, 2008, 11:57pm EDT by By GLENN RIFKIN
As college courses in how to start small businesses are becoming as ubiquitous as Economics 101, gone is the conventional wisdom that such skills cannot be learned in class. -
F.D.A. Warns Merck About Plant
Posted: April 30th, 2008, 11:50pm EDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Inspectors said the West Point, Pa., plant, which recalled two vaccines in December over sterility problems, had determined that manufacturing rules were not being followed. -
Profit Falls 67% at Siemens, but Orders Climb
Posted: April 30th, 2008, 11:46pm EDT by By REUTERS
Europe’s biggest engineering company reported strong growth in orders in the second quarter and its shares rose Wednesday, even though net income dropped by two-thirds. -
Time Warner Refocusing With Move to Spin Off Cable
Posted: April 30th, 2008, 11:44pm EDT by By TIM ARANGO
The move spotlighted the company’s future as a pure content provider and signaled a renewed focus on its Warner Brothers movie studios and Turner Networks. -
Agency Floats a Proposal to Help With Home Loans
Posted: April 30th, 2008, 11:42pm EDT by By STEPHEN LABATON and DAVID M. HERSZENHORN
The F.D.I.C. proposed permitting the Treasury Department to lend $50 billion directly to as many as a million homeowners to help ease the housing crisis. -
Mixed Results for Makers of Products for the Home
Posted: April 30th, 2008, 11:41pm EDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Makers of household consumer and food products reported mixed results, Procter & Gamble got a boost from emerging markets, while Colgate-Palmolive’s earnings fell. -
Producers’ Group Pessimistic on Labor Talks With Actors
Posted: April 30th, 2008, 11:40pm EDT by By MICHAEL CIEPLY
The stage is set for a new and more difficult phase in the showdown between actors and producers over a contract to replace the current deal, which expires June 30. -
States Limit Costly Sites for Cancer Radiation
Posted: April 30th, 2008, 11:33pm EDT by By ANDREW POLLACK
A commission in Michigan moved to prevent hospitals in the state from each spending $100 million or more to provide a new form of radiation treatment for cancer. -
H.P. Reports Big Advance in Memory Chip Design
Posted: April 30th, 2008, 11:29pm EDT by By JOHN MARKOFF
Hewlett-Packard scientists said they have designed a device that they believe will make it possible to build tiny computers that could imitate biological functions. -
Stocks & Bonds: Rally Fades to Small Loss, Despite the Fed’s Rate Cut
Posted: April 30th, 2008, 11:26pm EDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Wall Street gave up sharp gains and closed lower, after the Fed cut interest rates by a quarter of a percentage point but left investors guessing about its next move. -
Starbucks Reports 28% Drop in Profit and Trims Store Openings
Posted: April 30th, 2008, 11:18pm EDT by By LAURIE J. FLYNN
With profit down 28 percent, Starbucks said it would open fewer new stores in the United States, slash expenses and sell better-tasting coffee. -
Fed Cuts Rate by a Quarter Point, to 2%
Posted: April 30th, 2008, 3:11pm EDT by By STEVEN R. WEISMAN
The Federal Reserve reduced short-term interest rates for the seventh time in seven months, the latest in a series of measures to stabilize financial markets. -
Slight Economic Growth; Consumer Spending Weakens
Posted: April 30th, 2008, 3:07pm EDT by By PETER S. GOODMAN and MICHAEL GRYNBAUM
Economic growth expanded only modestly in the first three months of the year, reflecting consumers’ more thrifty inclinations. -
Kraft Foods Profit Falls 13% Amid Higher Costs
Posted: April 30th, 2008, 2:00pm EDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
The maker of Oscar Mayer hot dogs, Maxwell House coffee and Oreo cookies did benefit from across-the-board price increases of its products, with sales jumping 21 percent. -
Time Warner Spinning Off Cable Unit
Posted: April 30th, 2008, 1:48pm EDT by By TIM ARANGO
The announcement, which was not unexpected, came as Time Warner reported quarterly earnings that were largely in line with Wall Street’s expectations. -
H.P. Unveils New Memory Technology
Posted: April 30th, 2008, 1:10pm EDT by By JOHN MARKOFF
A device, called a memristor, is an electrical resistor with memory properties. The technology could eventually build very dense chips that go beyond DRAM and use much less power. -
Jones Apparel Profit Falls
Posted: April 30th, 2008, 12:48pm EDT by By REUTERS
The clothing and shoe company, hurt in the first quarter by one-time items and the weak retail environment, also cut its 2008 outlook. The results, however, beat analysts’ estimates. -
G.M. Posts $3.3 Billion Loss
Posted: April 30th, 2008, 12:38pm EDT by By NICK BUNKLEY
The results are likely to raise questions about the viability of G.M.’s turnaround, particularly after its cross-town rival, Ford, reported a profit last week. -
OfficeMax Profit Rises on Investment
Posted: April 30th, 2008, 12:36pm EDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
The office supply retailer said first-quarter profit climbed 9 percent, helped by a gain from its investment in Boise Cascade. -
Siemens Reports Drop in Profit
Posted: April 30th, 2008, 12:31pm EDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
The German conglomerate said that its second-quarter net profit slid 67 percent, weighed down by weaker performance in its major business projects. -
Kellogg’s Profit Falls, but Beats Expectations
Posted: April 30th, 2008, 12:30pm EDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) -- Kellogg says its profit rose 3.7 percent in the second quarter as a result of product innovation and raising prices to offset higher costs. The cereal and snack maker met Wall Street's expectations.
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International Paper Earnings Down Sharply
Posted: April 30th, 2008, 12:21pm EDT by By REUTERS
The company missed Wall Street expectations as price increases failed to offset higher raw material costs and uncoated paper shipment volumes fell. -
Procter & Gamble Profit Up 8%
Posted: April 30th, 2008, 12:11pm EDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Price increases and cost controls helped offset higher commodity costs at the consumer products maker, which raised its full-year outlook, sending shares up. -
Alcatel-Lucent Posts Loss as Revenue Slips
Posted: April 30th, 2008, 11:20am EDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Scaling back its market forecast for 2008, the telecommunication equipment giant said it expected annual revenues to fall. -
Citigroup Sells $4.5 Billion in Shares
Posted: April 30th, 2008, 11:15am EDT by By ERIC DASH
The sale of new common shares was another effort by the banking giant to shore up its balance sheet. The offering was priced at $25.27 a share. -
Interpublic Group Narrows Quarterly Loss
Posted: April 30th, 2008, 11:14am EDT by By REUTERS
The advertising services company added clients as advertising spending held up despite the economic slowdown. -
IAC Quarterly Profit Falls
Posted: April 30th, 2008, 10:47am EDT by By REUTERS
The Internet conglomerate said first-quarter net profit fell to $52.8 million, hurt by declines at its catalog business and a loss at its online mortgage site LendingTree. -
Corning Profit Triples on Demand for L.C.D. Screens
Posted: April 30th, 2008, 2:33am EDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
The specialty glass maker said its first-quarter profit tripled to more than $1 billion on demand for glass used in flat-screen televisions and laptop computers. -
Life Stalls in Venezuela as Power Shuts Off
Posted: April 30th, 2008, 2:16am EDT by By SIMON ROMERO
Government electricity officials gave different reasons for the blackout, which lasted more than two hours in parts of Caracas. -
Shortages Threaten Farmers’ Key Tool: Fertilizer
Posted: April 30th, 2008, 2:16am EDT by By KEITH BRADSHER and ANDREW MARTIN
Shrinking grain stocks and an increasing appetite for meat have collided with a shortage of fertilizer. -
Federal Money in Health Care Plan From McCain
Posted: April 30th, 2008, 1:59am EDT by By MICHAEL COOPER and KEVIN SACK
The senator called for the federal government to give money to states to help cover people who have been denied health insurance. -
Bush Says Pain From Economy Defies Easy Fix
Posted: April 30th, 2008, 1:57am EDT by By SHERYL GAY STOLBERG and DAVID M. HERSZENHORN
President Bush accused the Democratic-controlled Congress of stalling on bills that would address pocketbook issues. -
Some Chinese Exporters Prefer Euros to Dollars
Posted: April 30th, 2008, 1:51am EDT by By KEITH BRADSHER
Facing losses tied to a falling dollar and weakening American demand, some Chinese exporters are asking European customers to pay in euros. Others are trying to increase domestic sales. -
Federal Mortgage Plan Falls Short, Critics Say
Posted: April 30th, 2008, 1:44am EDT by By RACHEL L. SWARNS
Statistics show that most people who have refinanced are homeowners who make their payments on time, not borrowers in crisis. -
The Road to a Jumbo Mortgage Was Supposed to Get Easier
Posted: April 30th, 2008, 1:41am EDT by By MATT RICHTEL
The effort to make it easier to get loans over $417,000 has yielded frustration, with many saying the loans are not available or the rates are far higher than they expected. -
Patent Law Battle a Boon to Lobbyists
Posted: April 30th, 2008, 1:33am EDT by By ROBERT PEAR
In 15 months, two dueling business coalitions have spent $4.3 million lobbying on legislation that calls for the biggest changes in United States patent law in more than 50 years. -
Record Profits Reported for BP and Shell
Posted: April 30th, 2008, 1:29am EDT by By JULIA WERDIGIER
Royal Dutch Shell and BP’s record first-quarter profits, beat analysts’ expectations and prompted share gains across the industry. -
I.B.M. Raises Dividend
Posted: April 30th, 2008, 1:26am EDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
I.B.M. increased its dividend payout 25 percent on Tuesday, reflecting the company’s confidence that it can thrive even in an uncertain economy. -
Investors Cautious Before Rate Decision
Posted: April 30th, 2008, 1:26am EDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Wall Street turned in a mixed performance Tuesday as investors traded cautiously ahead of the Federal Reserve’s decision on Wednesday on interest rates. -
Deutsche Bank Posts Quarterly Loss, Evidence of the Reach of the Financial Crisis
Posted: April 30th, 2008, 1:25am EDT by By MARK LANDLER
The bank, which had won praise in financial circles for seeming to weather the credit storm better than most of its peers, reported a $395 million first-quarter loss. -
Drug From Genentech and Biogen Fails as a Lupus Treatment
Posted: April 30th, 2008, 1:24am EDT by By ANDREW POLLACK
The companies said that their drug Rituxan did not achieve any of seven measures of effectiveness in a late-stage patient trial. -
Race Is on to Advance Software for Chips
Posted: April 30th, 2008, 1:24am EDT by By JOHN MARKOFF
Three rival teams of computer researchers are working on new types of software needed to better use computer chips that can process many tasks at the same time. -
Lord & Taylor Considers Stores Outside U.S.
Posted: April 30th, 2008, 1:23am EDT by By MICHAEL BARBARO
The quintessentially American department store is weighing opening stores outside the United States, possibly in Mexico and Canada, its chairman said. -
Square Feet: With Books as a Catalyst, Minneapolis Neighborhood Revives
Posted: April 30th, 2008, 1:23am EDT by By LISA CHAMBERLAIN
Three nonprofit groups opened Open Book, a literary and arts center, in May 2000, and a neighborhood renaissance flowered. -
Square Feet: Pushcarts Give Way to High-End, High-Rent Boutiques
Posted: April 30th, 2008, 1:22am EDT by By CLAIRE WILSON
On Manhattan’s Lower East Side, rent increases of 40 percent are common as long leases end and buildings change ownership after years in the same family. -
Advertising: Telling the Heavyweights They Have to Be Agile
Posted: April 30th, 2008, 1:20am EDT by By STUART ELLIOTT
As the advertising industry confronts profound changes in media and technology, agency leaders were given a dose of tough love at their annual conference. -
Cox Enterprises to Acquire Adify, an Ad Tech Firm
Posted: April 30th, 2008, 1:20am EDT by By STEPHANIE CLIFFORD
The media company, which has holdings in newspapers, radio and television, said it would pay $300 million in cash for the advertising technology company Adify. -
Confidence Falls as Home Prices Decline
Posted: April 30th, 2008, 1:19am EDT by By MICHAEL M. GRYNBAUM
Americans’ confidence in the economy plunged again this month, and their homes lost value at the fastest rate in two decades, according to two reports released on Tuesday. -
Jury in Wiretap Case Told That Defendant Is a ‘Thug’
Posted: April 30th, 2008, 1:18am EDT by By DAVID M. HALBFINGER
Prosecutors told jurors that Anthony Pellicano was a “very well-paid thug” who used wiretaps and crooked police officers to dig up dirt for his celebrity clients. -
Countrywide Says It Lost $893 Million in Quarter
Posted: April 30th, 2008, 1:18am EDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
It was the third consecutive quarterly loss for the nation’s largest mortgage lender and servicer. -
Television Segment Helps CBS Beat Forecast
Posted: April 30th, 2008, 1:17am EDT by By TIM ARANGO
CBS said its television profit rose 15 percent, to $402 million, in part because of lower production costs during the strike by the Writers Guild of America. -
Committee Criticizes Move at Journal
Posted: April 30th, 2008, 1:17am EDT by By RICHARD PÉREZ-PEÑA
The ouster of The Wall Street Journal’s top editor last week did not live up to the conditions that the News Corporation agreed to when it bought the paper, an oversight committee said. -
Citigroup to Sell $3 Billion in Stock
Posted: April 30th, 2008, 1:15am EDT by By ERIC DASH
Citigroup Inc., the banking giant, said that it planned to sell $3 billion of common stock to bolster its capital levels. -
A New Wave of Vilifying Short Sellers
Posted: April 30th, 2008, 1:14am EDT by By JENNY ANDERSON
Short sellers are drawing fire once again, being accused of spreading rumors, persecuting companies and unsettling entire economies. -
Belo Posts Loss After Spinning Off Newspapers
Posted: April 30th, 2008, 12:50am EDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
The television station and cable company, reported a loss on Tuesday for the first quarter after accounting for the spinoff of four newspapers. -
Foreign DVD Sales Bolster DreamWorks’ Profit
Posted: April 30th, 2008, 12:29am EDT by By BROOKS BARNES
Foreign DVD sales of “Shrek the Third” were stronger than anticipated, helping DreamWorks report a 69 percent increase in quarterly profit. -
Martha Stewart Living Narrows Its Loss
Posted: April 30th, 2008, 12:14am EDT by By REUTERS
Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia reported a net loss of $4.2 million, compared with a loss of $11.9 million a year earlier, helped by higher advertising sales at its magazine. -
U.S. Steel Earnings Fall Despite Higher Sales
Posted: April 30th, 2008, 12:01am EDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
The company’s sales rose to $5.2 billion from $3.76 billion, helped by gains in the company’s flat-rolled steel business in North America. -
Waste Management’s Profit Rises on Price Increases
Posted: April 29th, 2008, 11:59pm EDT by By REUTERS
The trash hauler’s profit rose to $241 million, or 48 cents a share, from $238 million, or 45 cents a share, a year earlier. -
Daimler’s Profit Falls by a Third, but Sales Are Up Slightly
Posted: April 29th, 2008, 11:18pm EDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
The company earned 1.3 billion euros ($2.03 billion), down from 1.9 billion euros in the comparable period a year earlier. -
High Demand for Corn Helps Lift A.D.M. Profit 42%
Posted: April 29th, 2008, 11:16pm EDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
The Archer Daniels Midland Company reported a 42 percent increase in third-quarter profit, benefiting from volatile commodity prices and heavy demand for corn. -
Latin American Sales Bolster Avon’s Results
Posted: April 29th, 2008, 11:15pm EDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Avon Products said its first-quarter profit rose 23 percent as international sales, particularly in Latin America, offset declining North American revenue. -
MasterCard Profits as Plastic Gets More Popular Overseas
Posted: April 29th, 2008, 11:15pm EDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
The company said it earned $446.9 million, or $3.38 a share, for the January-to-March period, up from $214.9 million, or $1.57 a share, in the period last year. -
Phone Lines Decline, but Embarq’s Profit Is Up
Posted: April 29th, 2008, 8:50pm EDT by By REUTERS
The phone service provider said its quarterly operating revenue fell to $1.57 billion, from $1.59 billion a year ago, while access lines decreased 7.3 percent. -
3 Candidates With 3 Financial Plans, but One Deficit
Posted: April 27th, 2008, 9:13am EDT by By LARRY ROHTER and MICHAEL COOPER
The fiscal plans of both parties’ candidates could significantly swell the budget deficit and increase the national debt by trillions, experts say. -
Recession Diet Just One Way to Tighten Belt
Posted: April 27th, 2008, 8:46am EDT by By MICHAEL BARBARO and ERIC DASH
Americans are finding creative ways to cut costs on routine items, forcing retailers to decode the tastes of a suddenly thrifty public. -
Eos Airlines to Stop Flying by Monday
Posted: April 27th, 2008, 2:42am EDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Eos Airlines, an all-business-class carrier that flies between Kennedy International Airport and London, said that it had filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. -
Where Was the Wise Man?
Posted: April 27th, 2008, 2:00am EDT by By NELSON D. SCHWARTZ and ERIC DASH
Robert E. Rubin mainly serves as Citigroup’s consigliere, but some still fault him for losses in the credit crisis. -
Square Feet | Ventures: Repositories for Rich Returns
Posted: April 26th, 2008, 11:37pm EDT by By VIVIAN MARINO
Why is self-storage suddenly in favor? Some investors believe that these dividend-paying companies will benefit from the housing crisis. -
Under New Management: When the Share Price Is a Factor in Pay
Posted: April 26th, 2008, 11:36pm EDT by By KELLEY HOLLAND
This year, stock-based pay — and the piles of company shares that many employees have accumulated as a result — is looking unappealing. -
The Boss: Teachable Moments
Posted: April 26th, 2008, 11:36pm EDT by By CARL T. CAMDEN; As told to AMY ZIPKIN
In business you learn at a faster rate than in academia, and there’s a lack of bureaucracy and better pay. -
A Week Ends Almost Where It Started
Posted: April 26th, 2008, 11:35pm EDT by By MARV SALTER
Oil prices cast a pall over Wall Street last week, leaving the major indexes with only modest gains despite good first-quarter reports by several notables. -
Fundamentally: A Market That Dashes Assumptions
Posted: April 26th, 2008, 11:35pm EDT by By PAUL J. LIM
A growing school of thought says that stock markets are acting rationally. -
A Stalwart of Retirement Planning: The I.R.A.
Posted: April 26th, 2008, 11:34pm EDT by By J. ALEX TARQUINIO
Financial experts say that one often-overlooked resource for retirement savings is the humble Individual Retirement Account. -
Economic View: Freer Trade Could Fill the World’s Rice Bowl
Posted: April 26th, 2008, 11:34pm EDT by By TYLER COWEN
The damage that trade restrictions cause is probably most evident in the case of rice, which is the major foodstuff for about half of the world, but is highly regulated. -
Scene Stealer: Is Hollywood Warming to Its Favorite Villains?
Posted: April 26th, 2008, 11:32pm EDT by By MICHAEL CIEPLY
“Speed Racer, ” which opens on May 9, conveys a grudging acknowledgment of the wonders that big business has managed to create — for all its wicked ways. -
Novelties: Lawyers Open Their File Cabinets for a Web Resource
Posted: April 26th, 2008, 11:27pm EDT by By ANNE EISENBERG
Services are appearing on the Web that may make it easier for consumers to do their own preliminary homework on legal issues before seeking professional help. -
Prototype: Home Brew for the Car, Not the Beer Cup
Posted: April 26th, 2008, 11:25pm EDT by By MICHAEL FITZGERALD
What if you could make fuel for your car in your backyard for less than you pay at the pump? Would you? -
Letter: FedEx’s Contractors
Posted: April 26th, 2008, 11:24pm EDT
To the Editor:. -
Suits: Gift to the Mailroom, From the Boardroom
Posted: April 26th, 2008, 11:23pm EDT
Alan C. Greenberg, board member of Bear Stearns, is planning to give $360,000 to some of the bank’s lowest-paid workers. -
Letter: The Clients’ Interests
Posted: April 26th, 2008, 11:22pm EDT
To the Editor:. -
Letter: Outsourcing Research
Posted: April 26th, 2008, 11:22pm EDT
To the Editor:. -
Count: M.B.A. Students: They’re Not All Business
Posted: April 26th, 2008, 11:21pm EDT by By PHYLLIS KORKKI
Corporate recruiters take note: money isn’t everything. -
Everybody’s Business: Wall Street, Run Amok
Posted: April 26th, 2008, 11:19pm EDT by By BEN STEIN
How did all of the mechanisms operated by the mind-bogglingly well-paid men and women of the Street go so wrong? -
BlackBerry’s Quest: Fend Off the iPhone
Posted: April 26th, 2008, 11:11pm EDT by By BRAD STONE
Since the iPhone went on sale last summer, the contours of the smartphone market have begun to shift rapidly toward consumers. -
John McConnell, Steel Magnate and N.H.L. Owner, Is Dead at 84
Posted: April 26th, 2008, 9:57pm EDT by By JAD MOUAWAD
Mr. McConnell was a self-made steel magnate and sports enthusiast who borrowed $600 against his car to establish what became a multibillion-dollar company. -
Home Front: Help for Those Seeking a Job and a Home
Posted: April 26th, 2008, 5:57pm EDT by By JOSEPH P. FRIED
Many of those attending an employment assistance program of the Praxis Housing Initiatives need to work on elementary job-seeking skills before they enter the work force. -
Letter: Why the Income Gap?
Posted: April 26th, 2008, 3:38pm EDT
To the Editor:. -
Stocks & Bonds: Stocks Mostly Up as Investors Overcome Economic Worries
Posted: April 26th, 2008, 2:21am EDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
The Dow ended its second straight winning week with a moderate advance Friday, as investors put aside concerns about consumer confidence and inflation. Broader stock indicators were mixed. -
What's Offline: Getting Service Right
Posted: April 26th, 2008, 2:21am EDT by By PAUL B. BROWN
In The Harvard Business Review, a business professor writes about the four critical factors a service business must address to flourish. -
Your Money: For Many, Thrift Shops Are a Wardrobe Essential
Posted: April 26th, 2008, 12:49am EDT by By CAITLIN KELLY
As the prices of gasoline and groceries edge higher and debt weighs more heavily, saving money on clothes, shoes and household goods has become increasingly essential for many people. -
A Witness Startles Court in Pellicano Trial
Posted: April 26th, 2008, 12:47am EDT by By DAVID M. HALBFINGER
The 11th-hour surprise in the Hollywood wiretapping trial resulting in the jury being sent home abruptly on Friday. -
Confidence Falls to Lowest Level in 26 Years
Posted: April 26th, 2008, 12:44am EDT by By BLOOMBERG NEWS
American consumer confidence fell to a 26-year low in April, more than forecast, as unemployment rose and fuel prices hit records. -
Market Values: Blockbuster Faces the Critics
Posted: April 26th, 2008, 12:44am EDT by By CONRAD de AENLLE
Many agree that Blockbuster needs a change in order to beef up profits, but few agree with its proposal to acquire the consumer electronics retailer Circuit City. -
Shortcuts: Pick a Planner Who Can Spell ‘Fiduciary’
Posted: April 26th, 2008, 12:42am EDT by By ALINA TUGEND
In looking for a financial adviser, one thing to ask is if they have fiduciary duty, which means they will have to put your interests ahead of theirs at all times when providing investment advice. -
What’s Online: When the Smoke Cleared
Posted: April 26th, 2008, 12:40am EDT by By DAN MITCHELL
Should employers have the right to punish workers who smoke when they are not working? -
U.S. Asks for Cholesterol Drug Data
Posted: April 26th, 2008, 12:39am EDT by By REUTERS
Isis Pharmaceuticals will delay submitting final results from a late-stage study of its cholesterol drug after U.S. health regulators asked for additional cancer-related data from two preclinical trials. -
Scanner to Find Fatty Deposits in Vessels Is Approved
Posted: April 26th, 2008, 12:38am EDT by By BARNABY J. FEDER
Federal regulators have approved the sale of a new laser scanning system intended to locate fatty deposits in blood vessel walls that are thought to cause heart attacks. -
Société Générale’s Rogue Trader Finds a New Job
Posted: April 26th, 2008, 12:38am EDT by By NICOLA CLARK
Jérôme Kerviel, the Société Générale trader who used his knowledge of the bank’s electronic risk controls to conceal billions in unauthorized bets, has a new job — at a computer consulting firm. -
Off the Charts: New Homes Turning Old as the Inventory Piles Up
Posted: April 26th, 2008, 12:36am EDT by By FLOYD NORRIS
The results are all the more troubling because the period of March through May is usually the strongest for the sale of new homes. -
Continental and United Said to Be Closer to a Merger
Posted: April 26th, 2008, 12:34am EDT by By MICHELINE MAYNARD
United Airlines and Continental Airlines would like to wrap up a deal by the end of next week, people with direct knowledge of the discussions said Friday. -