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The Post-Crisis Decade: More Ugliness To Come (Aug-30, 09:42 EDT )-- Financial crises are followed by 10 years of high unemployment and low home prices, according to a new study.
Japan Offers a Plan to Kick-Start Its Economy (Aug-30, 09:24 EDT )-- Analysts said that the new stimulus steps and the further easing of monetary policy were too timid.
Genzyme Rejects $18.5 Billion Offer by Sanofi (Aug-30, 09:15 EDT )-- The biotechnology company said the offer of $69 a share, disclosed on Sunday, undervalued the company.
Indexes on Wall Street Start the Week Lower (Aug-30, 09:01 EDT )-- Traders cautiously began a week that will culminate Friday with Washington’s report on the August job market.
With Neighbors Unaware, Toxic Spill at a BP Plant (Aug-30, 08:40 EDT )-- Many residents of Texas City, Tex., said they developed respiratory ailments during the leak, which lasted for nearly six weeks after a piece of critical equipment malfunctioned.
Getting Started: The Chicken-and-Egg Question (Aug-30, 08:04 EDT )-- Fran Gunsaulis wants to secure a large contract for Oh Baby Foods, but how can she do that without proving she can fulfill it?
Consumer Spending Pace Quickens In July (Aug-30, 07:40 EDT )-- Spending rose 0.4 percent after three lackluster months, helped by a jump in demand for autos. Personal incomes were up 0.2 percent last month, less than expected but at least an improvement over June when incomes had not risen at all.
Technology Aside, Most People Still Decline to Be Located (Aug-30, 06:50 EDT )-- Mostly the young are interested in letting others know their physical location. Others are reticent for safety reasons, or against providing too much information.
Intel to Buy Infineon Wireless Unit for $1.4 Billion (Aug-30, 06:50 EDT )-- Intel’s announcement on Monday came less than two weeks after saying that it would acquire McAfee.
Nannies Under the Table (Aug-30, 06:42 EDT )-- Other states should follow New York’s lead and assure that household workers have basic legal protections, an economist writes.
Bernanke Manages Expectations for Fed Role (Aug-30, 05:46 EDT )-- The Fed chairman, Ben S. Bernanke, has made it clear that the Fed cannot simply conjure up a recovery.
Retargeting Ads Follow Surfers to Other Sites (Aug-30, 03:27 EDT )-- Ads tailored to online shoppers based on the products they have perused are leaving consumers with an eerie feeling.
Platinum Is So Passé. In iTunes Era, the Singles Count. (Aug-30, 03:10 EDT )-- The Billboard 200 chart is facing new competition in an era when artists can be a hit even if their albums aren’t.
Obama Promises to Stand By Gulf Coast (Aug-30, 03:00 EDT )-- President Obama was in New Orleans Sunday to mark the fifth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. The trip focused on the city's struggles and triumphs since the storm and devastating flooding left much of it under water. And the president told residents...
Intel To Buy Infineon's Wireless Operations (Aug-30, 03:00 EDT )-- Computer chipmaker Intel is paying nearly $1.5 billion for part of German company Infineon. The division Intel is buying specializes in wireless technology. Intel's CEO said more and more devices were connecting to the Internet, so wireless...
Cuba Eases Property Laws (Aug-30, 03:00 EDT )-- The government of the Communist nation of Cuba changed its property law last week. Foreign investors may use state-owned land for 99 years. The change was apparently at the suggestion of foreign developers. Some are talking with the government about...
Markets 'Worry' Economy Is Running Out Of Steam (Aug-30, 03:00 EDT )-- Financial markets have been jumpy all year -- especially so in the last few weeks because of all the gloomy news about the economy. David Wessel of The Wall Street Journal talks to Renee Montagne about the recent activity in the financial markets, and...
Advertising: For ‘Hawaii Five-0,’ a Music-Filled Push From CBS (Aug-30, 02:50 EDT )-- The network is putting significant resources behind the revived show, and a campaign is featuring the well-known theme song prominently.
University Attendance Scanners Make Some Uneasy (Aug-29, 23:01 EDT )-- Northern Arizona University has installed electronic devices that record student attendance in an effort to boost freshmen grades and lift lagging graduation rates. But some students say the monitoring makes them feel less independent.
BP Assures Governors It Will Restore The Gulf (Aug-29, 23:00 EDT )-- The Southern Governors' Association wraps up its annual conference in Birmingham, Ala., Monday. State officials at Sunday's meeting heard from BP CEO Bob Dudley, claims czar Kenneth Feinberg and Thad Allen, the government's point person on the oil...
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