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Why is self-storage suddenly in favor? Some investors believe that these dividend-paying companies will benefit from the housing crisis.
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This year, stock-based pay — and the piles of company shares that many employees have accumulated as a result — is looking unappealing.
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In business you learn at a faster rate than in academia, and there’s a lack of bureaucracy and better pay.
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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.
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A growing school of thought says that stock markets are acting rationally.
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Financial experts say that one often-overlooked resource for retirement savings is the humble Individual Retirement Account.
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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.
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“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.
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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.
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What if you could make fuel for your car in your backyard for less than you pay at the pump? Would you?
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Posted: April 26th, 2008, 11:24pm EDT
To the Editor:.
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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.
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Posted: April 26th, 2008, 11:22pm EDT
To the Editor:.
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Posted: April 26th, 2008, 11:22pm EDT
To the Editor:.
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Corporate recruiters take note: money isn’t everything.
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How did all of the mechanisms operated by the mind-bogglingly well-paid men and women of the Street go so wrong?
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Since the iPhone went on sale last summer, the contours of the smartphone market have begun to shift rapidly toward consumers.
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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.
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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.
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Posted: April 26th, 2008, 3:38pm EDT
To the Editor:.
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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.
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In The Harvard Business Review, a business professor writes about the four critical factors a service business must address to flourish.
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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.
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The 11th-hour surprise in the Hollywood wiretapping trial resulting in the jury being sent home abruptly on Friday.
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American consumer confidence fell to a 26-year low in April, more than forecast, as unemployment rose and fuel prices hit records.
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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.
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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.
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Should employers have the right to punish workers who smoke when they are not working?
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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.
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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.
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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.
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The results are all the more troubling because the period of March through May is usually the strongest for the sale of new homes.
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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.
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The settlement ends a federal investigation into accusations that the bank allowed telemarketers to use its accounts to steal millions of dollars from unsuspecting victims.
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In China, the world’s fastest-growing market for security and crime-control equipment, it is business as usual between Western multinationals and Chinese police agencies.
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You hear constantly that China is a country of young people, but you really see it in business, where a whole generation of young entrepreneurs has gone from rags to riches.
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Never has food moved around the world at the speed or in the amounts it has over the last few years. Now, many say it is time to make shippers and shoppers pay for the resulting pollution.
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The shipping industry has made little progress toward becoming greener, with the most resistance coming less from the shipping industry than from the big oil companies that supply the dirty fuel.
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Mortimer B. Zuckerman, the owner of The Daily News, will make the argument that his bid is more attractive because it does not have the potential to fall into regulatory limbo.
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Shares in the wireless equipment maker Ericsson surged after the Swedish company surprised investors with better-than-expected results in the first quarter despite a 55 percent drop in earnings.
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The Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company posted a stronger-than-expected quarterly profit, driven by price increases, the sale of more expensive tires and favorable foreign exchange rates.
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Nomura Holdings, Japan’s largest securities business group, posted a net loss of $1.48 billion Friday for the January-March quarter, largely because of ties to bad United States debt.
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After hearing testimony from patients whose vision was impaired by laser surgery, a Food and Drug Administration panel said Friday that the agency should do a better job informing patients of the surgery’s risks.
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Daniel L. Sparks, head of Goldman Sachs’s mortgage division, is leaving after a successful bet on the declining value of subprime home loans helped the company produce record earnings last year.
