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Wall Street Markets Turn Positive for the Year (Jul-26, 15:30 EDT )-- Shares gained after FedEx said it expected higher earnings, and sales of new homes were stronger than expected.


Cameron of Britain Seeks More Business Ties With India (Jul-26, 15:26 EDT )-- Prime Minister David Cameron hopes to position British companies to receive some of the tens of billions India is expected to spend on projects like roads and power grids.


Bank Stress Tests Start to Reassure (Jul-26, 15:20 EDT )-- Despite criticism from analysts, the results have won cautious approval from investors.


Exemption Will Allow ‘Jailbreaking’ of iPhones (Jul-26, 15:20 EDT )-- Owners of iPhones will be able to run applications that have not been approved by Apple.


Armageddon Wars: Overpopulation Vs. Global Warming (Jul-26, 15:09 EDT )-- A famous 1980 bet -- and the future of the planet.


Starting Over in Lexington: Taking Ownership (Jul-26, 15:06 EDT )-- The plan to hand over 100-percent ownership of the company has generated a lot of energy and some confusion.


Itineraries: Business Travel Picks Up, Lifting the Hotel Industry (Jul-26, 14:49 EDT )-- Full-service hotels favored by business travelers, especially on the East Coast, are faring better than the midlevel brands.


For BP, Road to Restore Confidence Runs Through U.S. (Jul-26, 14:48 EDT )-- The expected choice of Robert Dudley as BP’s next chief executive shows a recognition that the spill will be a top concern for some time.


Study: Boards Use Peers to Inflate Executive Pay (Jul-26, 14:36 EDT )-- Corporate boards appear to routinely use compensation peer groups to artificially inflate pay for their chief executives, according to an academic study on corporate governance.


Nike Agrees to Help Laid-Off Workers in Honduras (Jul-26, 14:33 EDT )-- Student groups had pressed Nike to pay severance that the two subcontractors in Honduras had failed to pay.


Bob Dudley: The Next Face Of BP? (Jul-26, 14:00 EDT )-- Bob Dudley seems poised to become the face of BP at a crucial time, when the company wants to repair its image and relations in the United States.


Part I: Answers to Questions About Internet Privacy (Jul-26, 13:35 EDT )-- Michael Fertik, founder of ReputationDefender, and Paul Ohm, a law professor at the University of Colorado, respond to readers questions about legislation, deleting social networking accounts and influencing Google search results.


Answers About Medicare: Part 3 (Jul-26, 13:14 EDT )-- Our Medicare expert answers reader questions about Medicare coverage for mental health ailments, whether Medicare covers you if you live abroad, Medicare and Social Security Disability Insurance and deciding how to receive Medicare benefits.


New Generics Study Lauds Savings (Jul-26, 12:38 EDT )-- A study by an industry trade group suggests that generic drugs save the health care system about $383 million every day.


UAE Says BlackBerry Is Potential Security Threat (Jul-26, 12:20 EDT )-- DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) -- Emirati officials have declared BlackBerry smartphones a potential threat to national security because users' data is stored overseas, where local laws don't apply and where analysts say it could be harder for...


Assessing The Media's Role In Sherrod Scandal (Jul-26, 12:00 EDT )-- Shirley Sherrod was branded a racist by many in the media, and lost her job, before the full context of remarks she made was understood. NPR senior news analyst Ted Koppel talks about the consequences of breaking a polarizing story before gathering all...


Government Backs 'Jailbreaking' Of iPhones (Jul-26, 10:50 EDT )-- Owners will be able to break electronic locks and install iPhone applications not approved by Apple under new rules announced Monday. The government also created a rule to allow owners of used cell phones to break access codes that lock them to one...


Ponzi Nation: Clawbacks, Race Cars (Jul-26, 10:22 EDT )-- People who made a profit by investing with Bernard Madoff before the Ponzi scheme collapsed could reportedly face lawsuits -- even if they didn't know anything illegal was going on.


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