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Ventures: Sure, Land Is Cheaper. So Is It Time to Buy?
Posted: June 21st, 2008, 11:43pm EDT by BY VIVIAN MARINO
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The real estate market may have cooled, but investor demand may soon be heating up for at least one type of property: land.
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The Boss: Keep the Rejection Letters
Posted: June 21st, 2008, 11:41pm EDT by By HAMID MOGHADAM; as told to PATRICIA R. OLSEN
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Hamid Moghadam is chief executive of AMB Property.
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Under New Management: Waistlines Expand Into a Workplace Issue
Posted: June 21st, 2008, 11:40pm EDT by By KELLEY HOLLAND
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Nearly two-thirds of American adults are overweight or obese, a condition for which employers, in their capacity as health insurance providers, pay heavily.
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Databank: A Rough Week in a Rough Year for Stocks
Posted: June 21st, 2008, 11:38pm EDT by By JEFF SOMMER
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The stock market took a beating last week, pulling the Standard & Poor’s 500-stock index down by more than 10 percent for the year.
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Everybody’s Business: Can the Fed Answer All the Alarms?
Posted: June 21st, 2008, 11:36pm EDT by By BEN STEIN
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Since World War II, there have been two major economic discontinuities in this country. The Fed did the right thing one time out of two.
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Letters: The Power of Words at the Federal Reserve
Posted: June 21st, 2008, 11:35pm EDT
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Letter related to “Two Bubbles, Two Paths” (Economic View, June 15.)
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Letters: Energy and Tariffs
Posted: June 21st, 2008, 11:35pm EDT
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Letter related to the article “This Global Show Must Go On” (Economic View, June 8.)
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For Overseas Shares, the Sure Bet Is Over
Posted: June 21st, 2008, 11:34pm EDT by By CONRAD de AENLLE
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Declines in many overseas markets in the last year have been greater than those in the United States. And there is a sense they might be approaching a top of the economic cycle.
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Fundamentally: Are Small-Cap Stocks Signaling a Recovery?
Posted: June 21st, 2008, 11:33pm EDT by By PAUL J. LIM
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The Russell 2000 index of small stocks has soared 12.7 percent since mid-March, compared to much more modest growth among the industry-leading blue-chip companies.
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Prototype: Predicting Where You’ll Go and What You’ll Like
Posted: June 21st, 2008, 11:25pm EDT by By MICHAEL FITZGERALD
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A new company launched a tool to analyze statistical data about people’s movements and routines, to help, for instance, a company to plan where it should put its next store.
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Market Maker: Wall Street’s Fading Crush on G.E.
Posted: June 21st, 2008, 11:21pm EDT by By NELSON D. SCHWARTZ
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These days, it’s hard to find much love on the Street for what was once the bluest of blue chips, General Electric.
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Suits: Manhattan Magic, on Screen and Off
Posted: June 21st, 2008, 11:13pm EDT
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The movie producer and director Doug Liman remembers the importance of Central Park in his life and movies, and other items.
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Ideas & Trends: For a Good Retirement, Find Work. Good Luck.
Posted: June 21st, 2008, 11:08pm EDT by By STEVE LOHR
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Market forces were expected to ensure that people over 60 could get a job. Turns out ...
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To the Trenches: The Tort War Is Raging On
Posted: June 21st, 2008, 11:01pm EDT by By JONATHAN D. GLATER
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Corporate interests have won several victories, but trial lawyers continue to try to undo legislation restricting litigation and are pursuing new strategies of their own.
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Nothing Sells Like Celebrity
Posted: June 21st, 2008, 10:52pm EDT by By JULIE CRESWELL
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Where stars end and products and pitches begin has grown less and less discernible in the era of the human billboard.
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Success Story 2
Posted: June 21st, 2008, 4:50pm EDT by By MICHAEL HIRSCHORN
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How Steve Jobs used his Apple millions to turn Pixar into the most important movie studio of our time.
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South Korea and U.S. Reach Deal on American Beef
Posted: June 21st, 2008, 3:30pm EDT by By CHOE SANG-HUN
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Protests continued despite an accord to restrict beef exports to cattle less than 30 months old to allay fears over mad cow disease.
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The Food Chain: India’s Growth Outstrips Crops
Posted: June 21st, 2008, 3:13pm EDT by By SOMINI SENGUPTA
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India’s supply of arable land is second only to that of the U.S., but it must buy some foods on international markets, exacerbating a global food crisis.
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Travelers Shift to Rail as Cost of Fuel Rises
Posted: June 21st, 2008, 11:21am EDT by By MATTHEW L. WALD
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Amtrak has set records for its number of passengers and ticket revenues, but it faces many difficulties in growing quickly enough to meet demand.
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U.S. May Free Up More Land for Corn Crops
Posted: June 21st, 2008, 2:59am EDT by By DAVID STREITFELD
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Midwest floods have washed out millions of acres of corn, and many are urging Washington to allow corn to be grown on protected land and to roll back requirements for ethanol production.
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Off the Charts: Price Increases Put Pressure on the Fed
Posted: June 21st, 2008, 1:28am EDT by By FLOYD NORRIS
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The Federal Reserve knows that its credibility as a central bank would be damaged if investors concluded it was not determined to combat the recent rise in prices.
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Banks Trimming Limits for Many on Credit Cards
Posted: June 21st, 2008, 1:22am EDT by By ERIC DASH
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After fostering the explosive growth of consumer debt in recent years, financial companies are reducing the credit limits on cards held by millions of Americans, often without warning.
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Why Is Oil So High? Pick a View
Posted: June 21st, 2008, 1:20am EDT by By JAD MOUAWAD and DIANA B. HENRIQUES
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What confounds many experts is that the price of oil seems to be changing much faster than the world is changing.
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Stocks Decline as Price of Oil Rises Sharply
Posted: June 21st, 2008, 1:19am EDT by By MICHAEL M. GRYNBAUM
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The Dow Jones industrials fell below 12,000 as a host of options and futures contracts hit their expiration dates.
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Your Money: 8 Reasons You Should Not Expect an Inheritance
Posted: June 21st, 2008, 1:15am EDT by By RON LIEBER
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Costs are rising, retirement income is less secure and the golden years are lasting longer, leaving older people less to bequeath to their heirs.
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Talking Business: A.M.D. and Its War With Intel
Posted: June 21st, 2008, 1:13am EDT by By JOE NOCERA
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Antitrust investigations are so maddening that the Federal Trade Commission is likely to have a hard time getting to the bottom of the case against Intel.
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Assets Rise at Charity Arm of Major Fund
Posted: June 21st, 2008, 1:12am EDT by By HEATHER TIMMONS
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The funds of the charity arm of TCI, the hedge fund that has been involved in a battle with executives at the transportation company CSX, have more than doubled in its previous fiscal year.
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Market Values: Pinpointing Bargains, Big or Small
Posted: June 21st, 2008, 1:12am EDT by By CONRAD de AENLLE
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Two successful portfolio managers, one oriented toward growth and the other toward value, offer ideas about where stock market bargains might be found.
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Shortcuts: Choosing the Right Gift for a Graduate (Just Don’t Send a Check)
Posted: June 21st, 2008, 1:12am EDT by By ALINA TUGEND
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The graduation season is upon us, and gifts now seem as much a part of the ceremony as the diploma.
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What’s Offline: Avoiding the Gas Pumps
Posted: June 21st, 2008, 1:11am EDT by By PAUL B. BROWN
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The constant news coverage of gas prices at more than $4 a gallon has motorists — and magazine editors — looking for alternatives to automobiles.
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Fake Gems, Genuine Appeal
Posted: June 21st, 2008, 1:10am EDT by By DAN MITCHELL
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Manufactured diamonds have become indistinguishable from their natural counterparts.
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For Chinese, the Reality of Higher Gas Prices
Posted: June 21st, 2008, 1:10am EDT by By JIMMY WANG
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The government policy of subsidizing fuel prices worked miracles in the past, but it is now one of the biggest policy concerns in China.
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Chief of Mexican Brewery Quits Busch Board
Posted: June 21st, 2008, 1:09am EDT by By ANDREW ROSS SORKIN
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The resignation of the chief executive of the Mexican maker of Corona beer that is 50 percent owned by Anheuser-Busch may play a pivotal role in a possible takeover battle with InBev.
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Canadian Court Allows Phone Buyout to Proceed
Posted: June 21st, 2008, 1:09am EDT by By IAN AUSTEN
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The Supreme Court of Canada ruled in favor of Bell Canada and its purchasers on Friday, allowing the largest leveraged buyout in history to proceed.
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Ford Delays New Pickup and Reduces Production
Posted: June 21st, 2008, 1:06am EDT by By NICK BUNKLEY
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Ford said it would delay the introduction of its new pickup, a vehicle critical to its plan to become profitable, and that it will probably lose money for a fourth consecutive year.
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Business Briefing | Trade: U.S. Pipe Makers Win Trade Decision Over China
Posted: June 21st, 2008, 1:05am EDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
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The International Trade Commission voted 5-0 that the American industry was being harmed by the import of circular steel pipe.
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Business Briefing | Legal Matters: Ex-Refco Chief Asks Leniency in Sentence
Posted: June 21st, 2008, 1:05am EDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
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Lawyers for Phillip R. Bennett, the former chief executive of Refco, a commodities brokerage, are pleading with a judge not to impose the maximum 25-year sentence that prosecutors are seeking.
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Business Briefing | Manufacturing: Boeing’s Dreamliner Passes a Crucial Test
Posted: June 21st, 2008, 1:04am EDT by By BLOOMBERG NEWS
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Boeing said that tests on the 787 Dreamliner’s power systems were successful, putting the plane on schedule for its initial flight in the fourth quarter and delivery to customers next year.
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Business Briefing | Executives: Live Nation Chairman Will Step Down
Posted: June 21st, 2008, 1:04am EDT by By BLOOMBERG NEWS
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Michael Cohl, chairman of Live Nation, the world’s largest concert promoter, stepped down Friday after a report of a strategy dispute with the chief executive, Michael Rapino.
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Business Briefing | Global Economy: Mexican Peso Strengthens on Rate Increase
Posted: June 21st, 2008, 1:04am EDT by By DOW JONES
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Mexico’s peso closed at its strongest level against the dollar in five years Friday after the Bank of Mexico raised its benchmark interest rate, citing higher inflation.
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Business Briefing | Deals: Investors Approve Sale of Getty Images
Posted: June 21st, 2008, 1:03am EDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
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Shareholders say Getty Images can go ahead with its plan to sell itself to the private equity group Hellman & Friedman of San Francisco.
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Saturday Interview: Oil’s Perspective on What’s Behind the Energy Crisis
Posted: June 21st, 2008, 1:02am EDT by By JAD MOUAWAD
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David J. O’Reilly is the chairman and chief executive of Chevron.
