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Initial U.S. Inquiry Supports Toyota’s Claims About Defects (Aug-10, 15:55 EDT )-- The early findings by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration support Toyota’s claim that it had identified and was fixing two defects already subject to recalls.
Square Feet: Office Deals, Done 19 Months Apart, Show Markets’ Move (Aug-10, 15:51 EDT )-- Office rents in Manhattan declined steeply in the recession, with some dipping to the lowest level in five years by 2010.
Solar Projects Envisioned on Dry California Farmland (Aug-10, 15:50 EDT )-- Land taken out of farm production for lack of water is being proposed for solar projects. Utilities and farmers are interested.
Square Feet: New York’s High Line Stirs Real Estate Development (Aug-10, 15:50 EDT )-- The High Line, a new park built along abandoned elevated rail tracks in Manhattan, has created a strong real estate submarket.
Saying Recovery Has Slowed, Fed to Buy U.S. Debt (Aug-10, 15:48 EDT )-- By buying government debt, the Fed is taking an unmistakable step to maintain the large amount of money that it began pumping into the economy in 2007.
Shares Gain Slightly After Fed Remarks (Aug-10, 15:13 EDT )-- Stocks started to regain some ground after the Federal Reserve said it would buy government debt.
Amazon Is Said to Look at Hardware Beyond Kindle (Aug-10, 14:59 EDT )-- Amazon wants to develop other products that would let consumers buy digital content from the company, according to people with direct knowledge of its plans.
Falling Rates for Certificates of Deposit (Aug-10, 14:57 EDT )-- A new analysis from rate-tracking research firm Market Rates Insight shows falling rates for certain certificate of deposit accounts.
For Fed, Revving Up The Economy Is Tougher Than Applying Brakes (Aug-10, 14:53 EDT )-- The Fed said it will keep investing in Treasurys and maintain its benchmark interest rate near zero. It said the pace of recovery was more modest than anticpated.Â
Economic Scene: For Those With Jobs, a Recession With Some Benefits (Aug-10, 14:50 EDT )-- For the employed, wages are rising and lack of inflation is strengthening purchasing power.
Probe Of Toyotas Finds No New Safety Defects (Aug-10, 14:27 EDT )-- Safety experts have said electronic systems could be to blame for the problems that led to Toyota's massive recalls, but a review by the government, while still at an early stage, has not found any evidence of those problems.
News Analysis: Merkel Faces Tough Decision on Nuclear Energy (Aug-10, 14:06 EDT )-- Chancellor Angela Merkel is struggling to find consensus on the future of Germany’s nuclear plants.
Judge Sets Bail For JetBlue Flight Attendant (Aug-10, 13:54 EDT )-- Steven Slater is accused of cursing out a passenger on a plane's passenger-address system, grabbing beer from the galley and exiting on an emergency slide. He was arraigned Tuesday in a Queens, N.Y., courtroom on charges of criminal mischief, reckless...
Fed Takes Small Step To Bolster Recovery (Aug-10, 13:19 EDT )-- Saying economic growth will be "more modest" than it had thought, the Federal Reserve is taking a small step to bolster the sputtering recovery. At the end of its meeting Tuesday, the Fed said it will use money from its investments in mortgage...
Crisis-Shaken Executives Sharpen Focus on Risk (Aug-10, 12:58 EDT )-- Corporate leaders are focusing more attention on risk management after excessive risk-taking helped bring about the financial crisis, according to a survey by the recruiting firm Korn/Ferry International.
Netflix Secures Online Rights to More Movies (Aug-10, 10:59 EDT )-- Netflix and startup Epix close a billion-dollar deal to shift more movies from cable to the Internet.
The Most Expensive College Dorm Rooms (Aug-10, 10:33 EDT )-- Rising expectations about dorm livings arrangements has created some hefty room and board fees at the nation's universities.
Fed Under Pressure To Help Economy (Aug-10, 07:07 EDT )-- Federal Reserve policymakers are meeting Tuesday to discuss interest rates, and there's speculation they will announce new strategies to stimulate growth. One idea would be for the Fed to purchase more mortgage-backed securities and government debt.
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