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Continental and United Lease Slots at Newark to Southwest (Aug-27, 15:47 EDT )-- Leasing the take-off and landing rights to Southwest Airlines comes as Continental and United are seeking Justice Department approval of their merger.


Drought in Russia Ripples Beyond the Wheat Fields (Aug-27, 15:40 EDT )-- The drought “has been a watershed event for the industry,” one analyst said. Russia may need to import grain for the first time since 2004.


Don't Tell The Creative Department, But Software Can Produce Ads, Too (Aug-27, 15:28 EDT )-- BETC Euro RSCG has developed software that can produce elementary advertisements.


Paul Allen’s Interval Sues 11 Companies for Patent Infringement (Aug-27, 15:27 EDT )-- Interval Licensing is suing a cluster of defendants, including AOL, eBay, Facebook, Netflix, Office Depot, OfficeMax, Staples, Yahoo and Google’s YouTube.


Your Money: In Defense of Home Ownership (Aug-27, 15:23 EDT )-- Many home purchases could still end in grief financially, particularly in hard-hit areas. But most probably won’t.


Wall Street Ends Week on an Up Note (Aug-27, 15:20 EDT )-- Shares rose after the latest revision in the second-quarter growth came in slightly better than expected and on remarks from the Federal Reserve chairman.


USA Today Will Reorganize and Shed Jobs (Aug-27, 14:48 EDT )-- USA Today, embarking on the most extensive reorganization in its 28-year history, announced plans on Friday to shed 9 percent of its workforce and shift its emphasis to digital media operations.


Customers’ Favorite Credit Card Company (Aug-27, 14:41 EDT )-- American Express topped the J.D. Power and Associates' Credit Card Satisfaction Study for a fourth year in a row.


Japan’s Leader Says He’ll Move to Rein In Surging Yen (Aug-27, 14:40 EDT )-- Japan’s policy makers are struggling over ways to put a cap on the yen, which hit a 15-year high against the dollar this week.


Are Working Conditions Really Getting Less Dangerous for Hispanic Laborers? (Aug-27, 14:37 EDT )-- The gap in the fatality rate between Hispanic workers and the overall work force had apparently narrowed last year. But why?


Law Firm Smackdown (Aug-27, 14:20 EDT )-- Two prominent law firms that represented Ronald O. Perelman have been ordered to pay $1.96 million for engaging in what a judge called "frivolous litigation."


Wealth Matters: A Year to Give Gifts to Your Heirs, and Save on Taxes (Aug-27, 14:12 EDT )-- With all the focus on the estate tax, many people have not noticed that the gift tax, which this year stands at 35 percent, is at the lowest rate since the 1930s.


Adding Taxes, Shedding Secrecy (Aug-27, 14:06 EDT )-- Andorra has relied on banking secrecy, tourism and duty-free trade. But lately, those engines of growth have begun to backfire, forcing the small European country to find new sources of revenue.


Financial Data Of MLB Teams Leaked (Aug-27, 14:00 EDT )-- The leak of the financial documents of six Major League Baseball teams has given the public a rare glimpse of how the teams -- including some of the league's worst performing on the field -- manage to make money. Robert Siegel talks with sportswriter...


Fed Has Tools If Economy Weakens, Bernanke Says (Aug-27, 11:47 EDT )-- The U.S. economy grew even more slowly during the second quarter than the government first thought, according to a Commerce Department report out Friday. U.S. GDP grew at an annual rate of 1.6 percent; the earlier estimate was 2.4 percent. Meanwhile,...


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