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Housing Market Plunged in July, Fueling Anxiety (Aug-24, 21:40 EDT )-- Housing sales fell a surprising 25.5 percent in July below the level of a year ago, as buyers lost the spur of a government tax credit.
U.S. Rejected Hen Vaccine Despite Success in Britain (Aug-24, 21:39 EDT )-- British farmers virtually wiped out salmonella in eggs by vaccinating hens, but American regulators decided not to mandate the precaution.
Uncovering Tax Tactics, With Help (Aug-24, 21:30 EDT )-- The I.R.S. plans to make companies provide a description of their uncertain tax positions and their rationale.
AARP Says Brand-Name Drug Prices Up 8% in 2009 (Aug-24, 21:21 EDT )-- Drug industry officials countered that selecting brand-name drug prices did not reflect the reality of more people using low-price generic drugs.
News Analysis: Egg Recall Exposes Flaws in Nation’s Food Safety System (Aug-24, 21:21 EDT )-- Some consumer advocates say the huge egg recall highlights a broader problem with the nation’s largest food recalls: a highly complicated and often dysfunctional food safety system.
To Catch Cairo Spill, Megacities Rise in Sand (Aug-24, 21:20 EDT )-- The Egyptian government is building two megacities outside Cairo from scratch.
Square Feet: When Feng Shui Helps Determine a Deal’s Fate (Aug-24, 21:12 EDT )-- As the number of Asian buyers and lessees in New York has grown, commercial real estate brokers are quickly learning just how pervasive feng shui can be.
Dire Predictions for Drilling Ban in Gulf Are Not Yet Seen (Aug-24, 21:11 EDT )-- The worst economic forecasts have failed to materialize as companies wait to see how long the moratorium will last before making decisions on spending cuts and layoffs.
Carmakers Increase Voluntary Recalls (Aug-24, 21:10 EDT )-- Since the Toyota recalls, automakers are taking initiative instead of waiting for regulators, which has caused a flood of recalls.
DirecTV’s N.F.L. Games To Be Online (Aug-24, 20:57 EDT )-- N.F.L. fans who have coveted watching the NFL Sunday Ticket package, which has long been available only on satellite on DirecTV, can buy it starting next month online for $350.
Led by Germany, Manufacturing in Europe Is Stronger Than Expected (Aug-24, 20:40 EDT )-- New orders for industrial products in the 16 countries sharing the euro rose 2.5 percent in June from May, and 22.6 percent from June 2009.
Book Chain Reports Loss as It Fights With Investor (Aug-24, 20:40 EDT )-- The legal costs of a proxy battle will continue to weigh on the book chain’s results.
Advertising: With New Products, Nissan Plays Up Innovation Angle (Aug-24, 20:40 EDT )-- The carmaker, which plans to release a mass-market electric car this year, the Leaf, has enlisted Robert Downey Jr. for its commercial voice-overs.
Random House Wins Battle for E-Book Rights (Aug-24, 20:40 EDT )-- After a spat with the Wylie Agency, the publisher now holds the rights to e-book editions of 13 classic titles.
Craigslist Asked To Drop Erotic Services Ads (Aug-24, 17:05 EDT )-- In a joint letter, attorneys general from 17 states said Craigslist could not adequately block potentially illegal ads promoting prostitution and child trafficking. Some encounters set up through Craigslist have ended in violence and even death,...
Official Recalls 'Confusion' Before Oil Explosion (Aug-24, 16:54 EDT )-- Daun Winslow told a government panel Tuesday that before the explosion there was confusion among workers in the drill shack about a negative pressure test, a procedure typically done before an oil well is plugged.
Is It OK For Pfizer To Pay For Reporters To Learn About Cancer? (Aug-24, 16:01 EDT )-- An educational grant from the drugmaker Pfizer for training journalists is raising questions about potential conflicts of interest. The company says there are no strings attached. Ethics watchdogs aren't so sure.
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