NYT > Business (13 unread)
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State of the Art: For iPhone, the ‘New’ Is Relative
Posted: July 9th, 2008, 9:47am EDT by By DAVID POGUE
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Apple’s iPhone 3G, which will go on sale on Friday, comes with just a few new bells and whistles.
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Market Place: To Avoid Stalling Out, G.M. Plumbs Its Resources
Posted: July 9th, 2008, 9:03am EDT by By BILL VLASIC
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General Motors’ cash cushion seems far from comfortable given the extraordinary drop in auto sales.
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Google Introduces a Cartoonlike Method for Talking in Chat Rooms
Posted: July 9th, 2008, 8:22am EDT by By BRAD STONE
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Google’s new online tool allows people to embody a cartoonish online avatar and have text-based conversations with other Internet users in virtual chat rooms.
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WPP Group Seeks to Buy Taylor Nelson Sofres
Posted: July 9th, 2008, 5:33am EDT by By DAVID JOLLY
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WPP Group, the advertising and marketing company, said it had made a hostile bid for the British market research company Taylor Nelson Sofres.
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Study Finds Flawed Practices at Ratings Firms
Posted: July 9th, 2008, 4:57am EDT by By MICHAEL M. GRYNBAUM
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A blistering report issued by the S.E.C. found that major rating firms flouted conflict of interests guidelines and considered their own profits when ratings securities.
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Split of Rooney Brothers Could Force Steelers’ Sale
Posted: July 9th, 2008, 4:40am EDT by By MICHAEL S. SCHMIDT
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The Rooney family’s attempts to divest from its gambling interests to satisfy the N.F.L. commissioner may lead to the family losing control of one of football’s storied franchises.
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Aftra Votes for Deal With Hollywood Producers
Posted: July 9th, 2008, 3:26am EDT by By MICHAEL CIEPLY and BROOKS BARNES
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The American Federation of Television and Radio Artists dealt a blow to the efforts of another actors’ union.
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Stocks & Bonds: Oil Decline and Fed Talk Buoy Investors
Posted: July 9th, 2008, 2:20am EDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
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Wall Street finished sharply higher Tuesday as oil prices dropped for a second day and the Federal Reserve hinted at more help for the ailing financial system.
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John Templeton, Investor, Dies at 95
Posted: July 9th, 2008, 2:10am EDT by By ROBERT D. MCFADDEN
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Sir John was an investor who founded the Templeton Prize for “progress in religion” and “research or discoveries.”
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Dean of Harvard Business School May Join Citigroup’s Board
Posted: July 9th, 2008, 12:26am EDT by By ERIC DASH
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Jay O. Light, an expert in asset and risk management who has led the business school for the last three years, is one of at least three candidates being recruited as directors by the embattled bank.
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Nickelback Signs Up With Live Nation
Posted: July 9th, 2008, 12:19am EDT by By BEN SISARIO
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By signing the Canadian rock band, Live Nation took another step toward expanding its role at the center of the music industry.
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Retail Chain Said to Face Bankruptcy
Posted: July 9th, 2008, 12:18am EDT by By ERIC WILSON
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Steve & Barry’s, the clothing chain made famous for its cheap celebrity fashion, is preparing to file for bankruptcy protection, according to people briefed on the talks.
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Abuses Are Found in Online Sales of Medication
Posted: July 9th, 2008, 12:00am EDT by By ERIK ECKHOLM
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A majority of Internet sites that advertise or sell controlled medications are offering to supply the drugs without a proper prescription, according to a new study.
