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The Big Apple Loses Luster
Posted: October 12th, 2008, 9:14am EDT by Keith B. Richburg and Robin Shulman
NEW YORK -- This big, brash, in-your-face city suddenly seems to have lost its mojo. -
Nuts & Bolts
Posted: October 12th, 2008, 12:00am EDT by Post
Complaint: The BMW M6 convertible and its sibling hardtop M6 coupe represent grand motorized excess. -
Gearheads Can Get Wall Street: Just Follow the Money
Posted: October 12th, 2008, 12:00am EDT by Warren Brown
NEW YORK I never understood Wall Street. I could never figure out how people made money by changing it from one hand to another to make more money. -
CLICK & CLACK : In Wheel Trouble
Posted: October 12th, 2008, 12:00am EDT by Post
Dear Tom and Ray: On my way to work, the right front wheel fell off my 2000 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo. I want to know why. All five of the studs were sheared off, and I could not find any of the studs or lug nuts near the scene when I stopped. -
Recovering Steadily After a Loss of Work
Posted: October 12th, 2008, 12:00am EDT by Vickie Elmer
Sometimes it's your career that needs a bailout. After you lose a job, it's important to shore up your prospects and your confidence, especially if the loss was sudden, dealt a blow to your ego or blemished your reputation. It won't cost as much as rescuing the world's economy, but it's still not... -
Suspending Reality, Especially at the Pump
Posted: October 12th, 2008, 12:00am EDT by Warren Brown
NEW YORK -- The 2008 BMW M6 convertible invites a swift departure from reality. It is an expensive escape pod bereft of practical value, generally lacking in common sense. -
As Larger Banks Crumble, Local Firms See Rush
Posted: October 12th, 2008, 12:00am EDT by Brigid Schulte
Joann Gaskins panicked. After absorbing a steady drumbeat of bad news about bank runs, bank collapses and bankruptcies, she arrived at a Manassas branch of faltering Wachovia Bank minutes before it opened Sept. 17, demanded her savings in cash and walked out the door. For eight days, she toted a... -
Blame Game Gets Nasty When It Targets the Poor
Posted: October 12th, 2008, 12:00am EDT by Michelle Singletary
I was raised by a grandmother who had to assign blame when anything went wrong. For Big Mama, there were never any accidents. -
Incumbents Are Attacked for Rescue Plan
Posted: October 12th, 2008, 12:00am EDT by Paul Kane
On the evening of Sept. 30, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) helped unveil a bipartisan deal that would open the door to massive government intervention in the financial markets, calling it "one of the finer moments in the Senate." -
Battered by Industry Slump, GM and Chrysler Hold Merger Talks
Posted: October 12th, 2008, 12:00am EDT by Sholnn Freeman
General Motors and Chrysler, bruised by the severe industry downturn, have held preliminary discussions about combining operations, including a full-scale merger, according to people familiar with the talks. It was unclear over the weekend whether the discussions were progressing and what, if any...