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Durable Goods Are Hurt by Aircraft Orders (Jun-24, 15:21 EDT )-- New orders for durable goods fell slightly in May, but the overall trend shows that spending by consumers and businesses is picking up.
Home Mortgage Rates Hit A New Low (Jun-24, 15:07 EDT )-- Rates fell this week to the lowest level on records dating to 1971, giving consumers added incentive to lock in low payments for home purchases and refinanced loans. The average rate for 30-year fixed loans sank to 4.69 percent, Freddie Mac said.
Order and Chaos in a Bustling Cleanup (Jun-24, 15:01 EDT )-- For all of the declarations that the Coast Guard is in charge of the gulf cleanup and that BP and federal officials want to be transparent with the news media, there are signs that the spill response command is not a clear top-down hierarchy.
Will Obama's Small-Business Agenda Survive Congress? (Jun-24, 14:44 EDT )-- The House and Senate remain far apart on a variety of initiatives.
Extension of Jobless Aid Still Stalled (Jun-24, 14:32 EDT )-- The Senate remained at an impasse on Thursday over legislation that would extend unemployment subsidies Americans who have exhausted their jobless benefits.
Poorer Countries Taking Over Global Economy (Jun-24, 14:19 EDT )-- Ten years ago, the richest countries accounted for a large majority of economic activity. But the pendulum is swinging the other way, a report finds.
Creating Your Own Version of a 401(k) (Jun-24, 14:17 EDT )-- An expert's take on the best way for a freelancer to simulate having an employer-sponsored 401(k).
Hasbro Says It Isn't in Takeover Talks (Jun-24, 14:13 EDT )-- Hasbro, the big toymaker behind the Transformers and G.I. Joe brands, on Thursday denied currently holding any talks to sell the company.
Twitter Settles With FTC Over Security Lapses (Jun-24, 13:08 EDT )-- Twitter has agreed to settle charges by federal regulators that it put the privacy of its users at risk by failing to protect them from data security lapses last year that let hackers access their accounts. The settlement requires the start-up to...
Pay for Toyota Executives Reflects Company’s Woes (Jun-24, 12:41 EDT )-- Akio Toyoda, Toyota’s president, has forgone bonuses for two consecutive years, returned 30 percent of his base salary, and apologized to the company’s shareholders.
Twitter Settles F.T.C. Charges on Privacy (Jun-24, 12:37 EDT )-- As part of the settlement, the company agreed to establish an independently audited data security program.
Justices Limit Use of Corruption Law (Jun-24, 12:15 EDT )-- Ruling for two corporate executives in prison for fraud, the Supreme Court dramatically narrowed the scope of a law often used by federal prosecutors in corruption cases.
Apple's New iPhone Off To Ideal Sales Start (Jun-24, 12:09 EDT )-- Apple Inc.'s newest iPhone was selling briskly Thursday as thousands lined up outside stores around the world to snag one amid concerns of supply shortages. Some stores including ones in Tokyo, Miami, San Francisco and Charlotte, N.C., sold out within...
In Madoff Case, Action Is Mainly Civil, Not Criminal (Jun-24, 10:50 EDT )-- White Collar Watch examines the latest civil cases tied to Bernard L. Madoff's vast Ponzi scheme and considers why the government has not filed any new criminal charges in its investigation.
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