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Wall Street Opens Higher on Jobless Report (Aug-26, 09:37 EDT )-- Investors welcomed the first decline in unemployment claims after three straight weekly gains.
U.S. Foreclosures Fall, but Delinquencies Rise (Aug-26, 09:35 EDT )-- The percentage of loans in the foreclosure process declined last quarter to 4.57 percent from 4.63 percent in the first quarter, a banking group said.
San Francisco Shares Its Long List of Green Vendors (Aug-26, 09:21 EDT )-- By listing on its Web site more than 1,000 products that meet its standards, the city hopes to help other government buyers save time in their search for green vendors.
J&J Recalls 2 Hip Replacement Systems (Aug-26, 09:05 EDT )-- DePuy Orthopaedics, Johnson & Johnson’s hip replacement business, announced the recall after a new study showed higher-than-expected rates of patients needing a second hip replacement procedure.
Exiled Tycoon Returns to Britain to Face Charges (Aug-26, 08:43 EDT )-- Asil Nadir, who fled Britain in 1993 following the spectacular collapse of his business empire, returned to London on Thursday to face fraud charges.
Fiscal Austerity and America’s Future (Aug-26, 08:40 EDT )-- Don't let scaremongers about deficits set the agenda for addressing budget issues, an economist urges.
Bernanke to Offer Outlook as Fed Weighs Bolder Steps (Aug-26, 08:30 EDT )-- Facing a a worrying low inflation rate and persistently high unemployment, Ben S. Bernanke may signal the Federal Reserve’s course in a speech Friday.
Dell Raises Its Bid for 3Par (Aug-26, 08:12 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.
California Approves Anthem Blue Cross Rate Hike (Aug-26, 08:06 EDT )-- Months after the insurer withdrew a controversial request to raise premiums 39 percent, state regulators approved a hike that will average about 14 percent for individual policies.
Indian Drug Magnate Sets Sights on Health-Care Sector (Aug-26, 07:43 EDT )-- Malvinder Singh has spent almost $1 billion in the past two years buying up assets in health care and other sectors around the world, and is scouting for new targets.
New Weekly Jobless Claims Drop 31,000 (Aug-26, 07:40 EDT )-- New requests for unemployment benefits fell sharply last week to 473,000 after rising in the past three weeks. Still, claims remain much higher than they would be in a healthy economy. Wall Street economists had expected a smaller drop, according to...
Looking for a Sign (Aug-26, 06:01 EDT )-- For one sign with two words, I will need a designer, an electrician, an engineer, a painter, a sign company, a construction team, wood posts, wood panels, paint, bolts, lights, a bag of cement and a lawyer.
California OKs Anthem Rate Hike (Aug-26, 05:13 EDT )-- A six-month battle in California over health insurance has come to an end. When health insurer Anthem Blue Cross announced rate hikes last March of up to 39 percent for individual policyholders, it made national news. The Obama Administration weighed...
How To Make College-Bound Students Financial Pros (Aug-26, 03:29 EDT )-- New college students will have to master tough personal finance lessons early. Fahiya Rashid, a student at the University of California, Irvine, says her dad warned her of the problems he had. Rashid says her dad had more than a dozen credit cards and...
Former Disney Chief May Head Tribune Co. (Aug-26, 03:00 EDT )-- Former Disney chief Michael Eisner could be the next chairman of the Tribune Company. It is one of the nation's top media companies -- though it is currently bankrupt, and working to reorganize its finances and its top management. It owns the Los...
SEC Makes Proxy Ballot Access Easier (Aug-26, 03:00 EDT )-- The Securities and Exchange Commission voted Wednesday to make it easier for shareholders to have a say in the make up of corporate boards. New rules require individuals nominated by shareholders be included in "proxy materials" alongside the...
Google To Offer Phone Calls From Gmail (Aug-26, 03:00 EDT )-- Google is rolling out a new Internet based phone service. It's linked to the company's email system, Gmail, and can be used on cellphones, not just desktop computers. With the service, Google is going head-to-head with Skype, and other web-based...
Trader Joe's Keeps Quiet On Secrets Of Success (Aug-26, 03:00 EDT )-- The cover of the current issue of Fortune Magazine features a company that maintains cult-like secrecy. Beth Kowitt, who spent two months investigating the quirky but very successful grocery chain Trader Joe's, talks to Renee Montagne about what she's...
Google Plugs Free PC-To-Phone Calling Into e-Mail (Aug-26, 01:10 EDT )-- Google Inc. is adding a free e-mail feature that may persuade more people to cut the cords on their landline phones. The service unveiled Wednesday enables U.S. users of Google's Gmail service to make calls from microphone-equipped computers to...
App Smart: Took a Bad Photo? Paint, Sketch or Distort It, Beautifully (Aug-26, 00:30 EDT )-- A variety of effects may help you escape with art of a different sort, or at least a laugh.
Devalued Homes Anchor Prospective Job Seekers (Aug-25, 23:00 EDT )-- As many as one-third of homeowners owe more than their home is worth, and not being able to sell has kept them fixed in place. Staying home has kept people from seeking out better job markets. At what point will people begin abandoning houses in favor...
Underwater: Negative Equity Mortgages By State (Aug-25, 23:00 EDT )-- Negative equity means the owner owes more on his or her mortgage than the home is worth -- also referred to as being "underwater." This map shows the percentage of mortgages in each state that are negative equity mortgages, as of May 2010.
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