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New law supports small business loans for veterans (Jul-17, 23:55 EDT )-- Illinois expands a small business loan program to benefit veterans.
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Green Inc. Column: Rethinking the Measure of Growth (Jul-18, 08:50 EDT )-- In considering the toll that rapid economic development is taking on Asia’s environment, economists want governments to reconsider the use of gross domestic product as a measure.
Wasps to Fight Thai Cassava Plague (Jul-18, 08:05 EDT )-- The first wave of an army of 250,000 wasps was deployed to eradicate a plague of mealybugs that threatens to devastate Thailand’s $1.5 billion crop of cassava plants.
Gulf Fish Cordoned Off For Seafood Sniffers' Inspection (Jul-18, 07:00 EDT )-- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the Food and Drug Administration are running a seafood safety testing operation in the Gulf. Officials have closed off more than a third of the federal fishing waters to prevent tainted fish from...
The Real Work Of Financial Regulation Begins (Jul-18, 07:00 EDT )-- This week, President Obama is expected to sign into law the Dodd-Frank bill, a sweeping rewrite of the nation's financial regulations. The bill contains dozens of new laws aimed at preventing the kind of market meltdown that has left the economy so...
Roy Rogers' Horse Is Auction's Grand Prize (Jul-18, 07:00 EDT )-- Memorabilia from the Roy Rogers and Dale Evans Museum went up for auction this past week at Christie's in New York. Host Liane Hansen speaks with Patrick Gottsch, president of RFD-TV in Omaha, Neb., who snagged the centerpiece item: Rogers' stuffed...
Italy's Mafia Gets A Homegrown Rival (Jul-18, 07:00 EDT )-- Most people have heard of the Italian Mafia, but there's another crime organization based in the south of the country that's been steadily growing in the Mafia's shadow -- and its tentacles are spreading nearly as far.
BP To Continue Monitoring Cap For Another Day (Jul-18, 06:42 EDT )-- After days of watching, engineers on Sunday still saw no signs of any leak in the well cap that has shut in the crude for three days. The oil giant and the government were becoming increasingly confident in the temporary stopgap.
Amid Tests, BP Sees No Signs of Damage to Well (Jul-18, 06:02 EDT )-- Officials extended a test of BP’s blown-out well for an additional 24 hours, after two days of testing showed no signs of damage in the hole in the Gulf of Mexico.
Chief of EADS Voices Frustration About W.T.O. (Jul-18, 00:39 EDT )-- “We are in an abnormal and increasingly unfair situation,†Louis Gallois, the chief of EADS, said of the bidding for a big Air Force contract.
Federal Jobs Give Hope To Entry-Level Job Seekers (Jul-17, 23:01 EDT )-- Private sector job growth remains anemic, but the federal government will need to fill an estimated 50,000 entry-level jobs in the next year. A federal job fair in Washington, D.C., drew thousands of hopeful job seekers this week.
Michigan Town's Engine Shows It Could. Can It Again? (Jul-17, 23:01 EDT )-- In Holland, Mich., where President Obama visited the site of a new electric car battery plant, an antique Allis-Chalmers steam engine is displayed as a symbol of the city's industrial heritage. Now Holland is shaking off its rust and trying to build a...
EADS Looks Outside Europe to Fuel Growth (Jul-17, 22:04 EDT )-- The mood among major contractors is grim amid forecasts that austerity programs across Europe will force the region’s military budgets to shrink.
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