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2 charged in small business loan scheme (Aug-2, 10:10 EDT )-- Two Utah men are charged with submitting false small business loan applications to various banks, then diverting the loan money for personal use.
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Judge Rules Virginia Can Sue Over Health Care Law (Aug-2, 15:39 EDT )-- A federal judge has refused to block the challenge to the law by Virginia, one of 21 states bringing similar suits.
A Surge From Start to Finish on Wall Street (Aug-2, 15:35 EDT )-- Shares on Wall Street started a new month with a crisp beginning, rising nearly 2 percent on the day.
The Financial Earthquake: Finding a New Economics in the Rubble (Aug-2, 15:32 EDT )-- Calling the recent financial crisis an "earthquake" may be a more apropos nickname than many people realize.
Was Today's Poverty Determined in 1000 B.C.? (Aug-2, 15:27 EDT )-- That is one implication of a provocative new study that compares countries' economies today with their level of technological development millenia ago.
CBS Makes a Surprise Deal With Comcast (Aug-2, 15:23 EDT )-- In an unexpected deal, CBS will receive potentially hundreds of millions of dollars in retransmission fees from Comcast over the next ten years.
Toughest Job in Hungary? (Aug-2, 15:21 EDT )-- Andras Simor, the governor of the Hungarian Central Bank, must deal with being blamed for the stagnant economy even as his salary has been slashed.
The Starwood American Express Card's Higher Annual Fee (Aug-2, 14:42 EDT )-- The Starwood Preferred Guest American Express Card is raising its annual fee. Is it worth the higher price?
What Should I Ask of My Accountant? (Aug-2, 14:41 EDT )-- My accountant just does the taxes. But that can't be the best arrangement, can it?
For Clean Power and Not-So, New Midwest Lines (Aug-2, 14:35 EDT )-- A potential remedy for a congested system that keeps cheap energy off the market.
South Africa Tries to Climb the Industrial Ladder (Aug-2, 14:20 EDT )-- A new breed of successful entrepreneurs are optimistic that they can change perceptions of the country as an unstable business environment รข€" with a helping hand from the government.
Updated: Newsweek Deal to Be Announced Today (Aug-2, 14:15 EDT )-- The deal to sell Newsweek magazine to Sydney Harman could be completed on Monday.
Chinese Carmaker Completes Purchase of Volvo (Aug-2, 14:10 EDT )-- Zhejiang Geely Holding Group also named a chief to run Volvo, the last of a group of premium brands that Ford has sold.
The Man Behind The Flipboard App (Aug-2, 14:00 EDT )-- Michele Norris talks to Mike McCue, the man behind Flipboard, a new Silicon Valley startup. Flipboard is an app for the iPad that curates Facebook and Twitter content into a magazine format, complete with photos and text. Rather than scrolling down a...
What's So Worrisome About A BlackBerry? (Aug-2, 14:00 EDT )-- The United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia say they will pull the plug on some BlackBerry services -- because they can't monitor them closely enough. E-mails and instant messages the devices send are encrypted using a system controlled by the...
Signs of Strength Emerge in I.P.O. Market (Aug-2, 13:57 EDT )-- The I.P.O. pipeline for American companies expanded rapidly in the second quarter, nearing a record high for volume, as dozens of new companies filed registration statements for initial public offerings of their stock, according to Ernst & Young.
Debate About Value Of Provenge Boils Over On Medicare Site (Aug-2, 13:30 EDT )-- As Medicare analysts mull whether to pay for a $93,000 prostate cancer treatment nationwide, a debate over its worth rages in public comments to the government. Some critics have sought anonymity, fearing an online backlash.
BlackBerry Crackdown Starts In Arab Gulf States (Aug-2, 11:55 EDT )-- The UAE government has announced it will start blocking BlackBerry data service in October because it apparently can't break the devices' encryption. The UAE says BlackBerrys represent a security risk to the "social, judicial and national security"...
Stalled: Me, The Tea Party And The NAACP (Aug-2, 11:00 EDT )-- In her weekly commentary, host Michel Martin says that despite their many differences, the NAACP and the Tea Party have more in common than they realize. And she explains how her recent travel frustration led her to scrutinize the focus of spirited...
Lesson From LeBron: Be Good, But Not Too Good, At Your Job (Aug-2, 09:39 EDT )-- LeBron James fever helped the Miami Heat sell all season tickets, leading to the firing of all sales staff.
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