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Oil Companies Plan Rapid Response System to Gulf Spills (Jul-21, 21:43 EDT )-- Four large oil companies are committing $1 billion to set up a system to deal with oil spills in the Gulf of Mexico.
HUD to Investigate Mortgage Denials (Jul-21, 21:40 EDT )-- The agency will look into refusals by some lenders to make home loans to people who were pregnant or on short-term disability.
No Fed Plans for More Economic Support, Bernanke Says (Jul-21, 21:29 EDT )-- In a report to Congress, Ben S. Bernanke said that it would take significant time to restore the 8.5 million jobs lost in 2008 and 2009.
G.M., Eclipsed at Home, Soars to Top in China (Jul-21, 21:13 EDT )-- As General Motors struggles to revive its market share in America, sales are growing briskly in China.
New Drugs Buoy Hopes in Fighting Hepatitis C (Jul-21, 21:10 EDT )-- The late-trial success of telaprevir has given medical experts reason to believe a new wave of drugs could lead to far better treatment outcomes for patients who have the virus.
Carlyle’s Oriental Trading Weighed Down by Debt (Jul-21, 21:10 EDT )-- Oriental Trading is struggling to pay its creditors after being sold for $1 billion in 2006 to the Carlyle Group.
S.E.C. Moves to Overhaul Mutual Fund Fees (Jul-21, 21:10 EDT )-- The changes could reduce the amounts that investors pay for sales and marketing activities of brokers.
Madoff Trustee Seeks $3.6 Billion From Hedge Funds (Jul-21, 21:00 EDT )-- Irving H. Picard, the court-appointed trustee, claimed the Fairfield Greenwich Group had helped Bernard L. Madoff run his Ponzi scheme.
I.B.M. Unveils Z Series, a New Generation of Mainframes (Jul-21, 20:50 EDT )-- The company’s new Z series mainframe is to be introduced on Thursday and aims to revive corporate spending on large computers.
Advertising: G4 Channel to Become 4G to Promote Sprint (Jul-21, 20:50 EDT )-- The change, which will last seven days, is intended to give visibility to Sprint Nextel’s next-generation wireless Internet service.
App Smart: Using Apps to Keep the Peace on a Family Car Trip (Jul-21, 20:50 EDT )-- A three-and-half hour car trip with two youngsters in the back seat seemed like the perfect opportunity to test which gadgets and apps could be of help on the open road.
Harvard Medical School Bans Pay From Drug or Device Makers (Jul-21, 20:50 EDT )-- Professors will now be prohibited from giving paid speeches for the makers of medical devices or drugs or accepting gifts, travel or meals.
Facebook Says Membership Stands at 500 Million (Jul-21, 20:50 EDT )-- The social network has grown at a meteoric pace, doubling in size from a year ago and pushing international competitors aside.
Mine Citations Focus on Ventilation, Fire, Electricity (Jul-21, 16:10 EDT )-- Citations for safety and health violations by operators of underground coal mines have increased by nearly a third since 2006. An NPR analysis of nearly 80,000 citations written last year found that an accumulation of combustible coal dust was the most...
New Law Protects Consumers From Non-Bank Lenders (Jul-21, 16:00 EDT )-- The new financial regulations signed into law Wednesday are designed to protect consumers from mortgage brokers, check-cashers and payday lenders, which were lightly regulated until now. One goal is to bring these so-called "shadow bankers" out into...
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