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Pacific Beach Journal: Trying Again on a Coast That Defies Big Dreams
Posted: May 27th, 2008, 8:39pm EDT by By WILLIAM YARDLEY
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The rise of “Washington’s new authentic beach town” has prompted sneers because of the upscale market it goes after but has won praise for creating jobs and tourism.
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In Housing, the Strong Turn Weak
Posted: May 27th, 2008, 8:34pm EDT by By VIKAS BAJAJ
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The home-buying season is shaping up to be even worse than expected, with prices falling, sales slowing and few signs of a turnaround.
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Investors Criticize French Bank Chief for Losses
Posted: May 27th, 2008, 7:54pm EDT by By KATRIN BENNHOLD
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At Société Générale’s annual meeting, several investors called for the resignation of the chairman, Daniel Bouton, and accused management of transforming the bank into a casino.
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Economic Scene: Time to Buy? The Conversion of a Renter
Posted: May 27th, 2008, 7:53pm EDT by By DAVID LEONHARDT
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As housing prices slowly come back to reality, buying has again started to make sense for more people.
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Measure of Consumer Mood Hits 16-Year Low
Posted: May 27th, 2008, 7:45pm EDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
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Soaring gas prices and weakening job prospects left shoppers gloomier about the economy in May, sending a key barometer of consumer sentiment to its lowest level in almost 16 years.
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Chief of Vodafone Unexpectedly Resigns
Posted: May 27th, 2008, 7:29pm EDT by By KEVIN J. O'BRIEN
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The company announced the resignation of Arun Sarin, who led Vodafone’s expansion into emerging markets like India, Turkey and the Czech Republic, as it posted a profit for the year.
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JetBlue Delays Buying 21 Airliners
Posted: May 27th, 2008, 6:29pm EDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
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JetBlue said that it would put off buying 21 new Airbus jetliners that it planned to receive starting next year for four to five years because of rising fuel costs.
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In Vermont, a Debate Swirls Around an Aging Nuclear Plant
Posted: May 27th, 2008, 6:04pm EDT by By KATE GALBRAITH
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The proposed closing of the plant is bringing into sharp relief a conflict between two objectives long held by environmental advocates: combating nuclear power and stopping global warming.
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Supreme Court Backs Workers in Bias Suits
Posted: May 27th, 2008, 5:53pm EDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
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Justices ruled in favor of employees who faced retaliation after complaining about race and age discrimination.
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Realtors Agree to Stop Blocking Web Listings
Posted: May 27th, 2008, 5:00pm EDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
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The deal frees Internet brokers and other real-estate agents offering heavily discounted commissions to operate on a level playing field with traditional brokers.
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Ex-Manager Tells of Bribery at Siemens
Posted: May 27th, 2008, 3:05pm EDT by By CARTER DOUGHERTY
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An ex-manager at the European engineering company testified on Monday that his role in an intricate system of slush funds and bribery at the company was an open secret.
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Auto Industry Feels the Pain of Tight Credit
Posted: May 27th, 2008, 1:43pm EDT by By ERIC DASH
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Squeezed by the credit crunch and the softening economy, the American auto industry faces what may be its worst year in more than a decade.
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S.E.C. Backs Health Care Balloting
Posted: May 27th, 2008, 1:38pm EDT by By ROBERT PEAR
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The Securities and Exchange Commission, shifting its position, has told companies they must allow shareholders to vote on a proposal for universal health insurance coverage.
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Phone Giant in Germany Stirs a Furor
Posted: May 27th, 2008, 1:35pm EDT by By MARK LANDLER
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Deutsche Telekom surreptitiously tracked thousands of phone calls to identify the source of leaks to the news media about its internal affairs.
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Tenants Roiled by Challenges on Residency
Posted: May 27th, 2008, 7:26am EDT by By MANNY FERNANDEZ and CHARLES V. BAGLI
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Tishman Speyer Properties has accused hundreds of rent-stabilized tenants of living elsewhere.
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Verizon and the City: Digital Package (and Delays) Appear to Be Near
Posted: May 27th, 2008, 2:32am EDT by By KEN BELSON
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Cable customers in the five boroughs may soon have the same choices as their suburban counterparts.
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Tool Kit: Small-Business Books That Break the Mold
Posted: May 27th, 2008, 2:26am EDT by By PAUL B. BROWN
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Here are some books on small business that offer more than platitudes and unreachable goals.
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Contractors Are Kept Busy Maintaining Abandoned Homes
Posted: May 27th, 2008, 2:21am EDT by By VIKAS BAJAJ
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It can take months, even years, for some homes to wind through the foreclosure process, and decay sets in.
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Soaring Fuel Prices Take a Withering Toll on Truckers
Posted: May 27th, 2008, 1:16am EDT by By LOUIS UCHITELLE
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Thousands of truckers are selling used rigs in what appears to be the biggest shakeout since trucking was deregulated in 1980.
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Advertising: In Move to Digital TV, Some Will Be Left Behind
Posted: May 27th, 2008, 12:58am EDT by By BRIAN STELTER
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Twenty-five million homes have at least one TV set that will go dark when the nation converts to digital television in nine months, and 10 million of those homes are “completely unready” for the switch.
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Rockefellers Seek Change at Exxon
Posted: May 27th, 2008, 12:54am EDT by By CLIFFORD KRAUSS
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A shareholder move supported by the Rockefeller family is prodding Exxon Mobil to shift its priorities and take the threat of global warming more seriously.
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Frequent Flier: How a 2-Hour Flight Stretches Into 19
Posted: May 27th, 2008, 12:45am EDT by By TONY POTTS; as told to JOAN RAYMOND
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I am a million-mile man. Despite all my flying time, I’ve had few mishaps. But the mishaps I’ve had are memorable.
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Polishing for the Inauguration
Posted: May 27th, 2008, 12:45am EDT by By JANE L. LEVERE
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A half dozen or so hotels in Washington are undergoing extensive renovations, in part to take advantage of business related to Inauguration Day.
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On the Road: More Travelers, Costlier Oil, and More Commotion
Posted: May 27th, 2008, 12:44am EDT by By JOE SHARKEY
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With oil at $130 a barrel, airline losses mounting, and most of the realistic revenue-raising ideas exhausted, all the airlines can do is to shrink the system and hope for the best.
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Memo Pad
Posted: May 27th, 2008, 12:43am EDT by By JOE SHARKEY
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News about airlines and airports.
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Foreign Markets Diverge on Concerns About Oil and U.S.
Posted: May 27th, 2008, 12:42am EDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
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European stock markets edged higher Monday and Asian markets fell amid worries about high oil prices and the U.S. economy on a day when American markets were closed for Memorial Day.
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Small Businesses on Discount
Posted: May 27th, 2008, 12:41am EDT by By ELIZABETH OLSON
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In tough economic times, the number of small businesses for sale goes up, but so does buyer interest. Still, sales take place at lower prices.
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Third World Telecom Moves to the Front
Posted: May 27th, 2008, 12:40am EDT by By HEATHER TIMMONS and KEVIN J. O’BRIEN
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Companies in emerging markets are on the prowl for investment opportunities in third world telecom companies, a reflection of a new world order in that industry.
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Mexico City Journal: Treasures of a Nation, Not Fodder for an Ad
Posted: May 27th, 2008, 12:01am EDT by By MARC LACEY
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Mexico’s anthropology institute objects to imprinting one of Mexico’s treasures on soap opera star Irán Castillo’s body, deeming it a violation of the law.
