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A Big Surprise: Troubled Assets Garner Rewards (Aug-26, 21:45 EDT )-- The program devised to purge troubled real estate assets from the financial system has generated an estimated return of 15.5 percent for taxpayers so far.


'USA Today' To Reconfigure, Slice Jobs (Aug-26, 21:43 EDT )-- The nation's second largest newspaper is making the most dramatic overhaul of its staff in its 28-year history in an effort deliver stories more quickly to mobile devices and produce more coverage likely to sell advertising.


Johnson & Johnson Recalls Hip Implants (Aug-26, 21:39 EDT )-- It was the latest in a succession of recalls of some of the companyĆ¢€™s best-selling products.


Iowa Town Is Tense as U.S. Ties Farm to Salmonella (Aug-26, 21:35 EDT )-- Some say disease is another reason to detest industrial-size farms, while others see them as an economic savior.


Wind Turbine Projects Run Into Resistance (Aug-26, 21:31 EDT )-- Goals clash as the Defense Department raises concerns that wind projects can interfere with radar operations.


American Airlines Flight Makes Rare Satellite-Based Approach (Aug-26, 21:29 EDT )-- Putting GPS technology in a car or a smartphone was a snap compared with putting it to use in the cockpit of an airplane.


Charges Settled Over Fake Reviews on iTunes (Aug-26, 20:56 EDT )-- A marketer had faced deceptive advertising charges over positive reviews of games in the Apple iTunes store.


H.P. Raises Its 3Par Bid, Leapfrogging Dell Again (Aug-26, 20:38 EDT )-- After a bidding war with Hewlett-Packard, Dell raised its offer for the data-storage company to about $1.5 billion and said that 3Par had accepted the offer.


Foreclosures Fall, but Early Delinquencies Rise (Aug-26, 20:30 EDT )-- Foreclosures could head higher in coming months, as the percentage of borrowers at least one payment behind resumed its rise, new data suggest.


F.A.A. Proposes Record $24 Million Fine Against American Airlines (Aug-26, 20:30 EDT )-- The record penalty is over maintenance lapses that caused thousands of canceled flights in 2008.


Advertising: A Family Brand With Big Dreams for Its Soy Milk (Aug-26, 20:30 EDT )-- A campaign from the small, family-owned company 8th Continent is aimed at mothers and plays up the companyĆ¢€™s roots.


F.C.C. Asks Court to Revisit a Ruling Against an Indecency Policy (Aug-26, 20:10 EDT )-- A three-judge panel threw out a policy that said broadcasters could be fined for letting even one curse word be uttered on live television.


Panel Recommends Lifting Of Oil Drilling Moratorium (Aug-26, 18:16 EDT )-- The panel of energy and environmental experts said President Obama's temporary ban on deep-water oil drilling had served its purpose, and that oil companies should be able to resume drilling if they meet new government standards.


Concern Grows Over Possible 'Double-Dip' Recession (Aug-26, 18:15 EDT )-- As central bankers from around the world gather in scenic Jackson Hole, Wyo., Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke faces questions about whether the economy is slipping back into recession.


How Many People Die From Flu Each Year? Depends How You Slice The Data (Aug-26, 17:45 EDT )-- The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's says that the 36,000 annual flu death toll number the media's been using might not be so accurate anymore.


Borrowing by Euro Zone Companies Falls 1.3% (Aug-26, 17:18 EDT )-- A 2.8 percent increase in lending to households offset the decline in corporate borrowing, so total credit to the private sector rose 0.9 percent.


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