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Opinions vary on plan for business loan fund (Aug-31, 03:31 EDT )-- President Barack Obama's call for Senate action on a bill to help small businesses received a mixed response from Coachella Valley small business owners on Monday.
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Wall Street Indexes Get a Shot of Confidence (Aug-31, 09:50 EDT )-- The latest housing data was more upbeat, and the latest on consumer confidence rose in August.
Advances Offer Path to Shrink Computer Chips (Aug-31, 09:50 EDT )-- Researchers say they can overcome a barrier to the continued rapid miniaturization of computer memory.
More Banks Are Troubled Even As Profits Soar (Aug-31, 09:47 EDT )-- A mixed picture of U.S. banks emerged as the industry posted its highest quarterly earnings in nearly three years while the number of troubled institutions grew by more than 50. Banks overall made $21.6 billion in the April-to-June quarter, compared...
U.S. Home Prices Rose 1% in June (Aug-31, 09:20 EDT )-- The increase was attributed to a federal tax credit for home buyers that has since expired.
Consumer Confidence Inches Up In August (Aug-31, 09:17 EDT )-- Americans' confidence in the economy improved slightly this month, but the mood is still gloomy amid job worries, according to a monthly survey. The Conference Board said its Consumer Confidence Index improved slightly to 53.5, up from a revised 51.0...
With Salmonella, It's A Chicken-Or-Egg Conundrum (Aug-31, 09:00 EDT )-- Eggs have been getting a bad rap lately as the number of people being made sick by eggs contaminated with salmonella continues to rise. But eggs themselves -- if they come from a healthy bird -- are remarkably resistant to contamination.
Home Prices Rose In June Amid Expiring Incentives (Aug-31, 08:14 EDT )-- Home prices were higher for the third straight month amid a burst of home-buying due to tax incentives that have since expired. The Standard & Poor's/Case-Shiller 20-city home price index posted a 1 percent increase in June from May and was up 4.2...
No Deal: Buyers Will See Fewer Discounts For Cars (Aug-31, 08:03 EDT )-- For years, Americans shopping for cars were treated to all sorts of deals and incentives, especially at the end of summer. But automakers, newly lean and profitable, are holding the line on those profit-eating promotions.
Google Unveils System For Prioritizing E-Mail (Aug-31, 08:01 EDT )-- The company says the feature will help set priorities for a user's inbox and ease up that sense of information overload. Google says people who used the new system in its testing phase saved about a week's worth of time over the course of a year.
Indian Economy Accelerating (Aug-31, 07:51 EDT )-- Sharp increases in manufacturing, mining and services helped the country grow at a rate of 8.8 percent in the three months that ended in June, its fastest pace in more than two years.
Mixed Data Underlines Two-Speed Recovery in Europe (Aug-31, 07:40 EDT )-- Euro-zone inflation slowed in August, pointing to steady interest rates well into 2011, but unemployment remains high and uneven across the region.
Google Offers Respite From Inbox Overload (Aug-31, 07:36 EDT )-- Google is introducing a new feature in Gmail called Priority inbox that it hopes will better highlight important e-mails.
Climate Change and Wealth of Nations (Aug-31, 07:21 EDT )-- Richer nations have the resources to cope with global warming, an economist writes, but what about the poorer ones?
Banks Grow Wary of Environmental Risks (Aug-31, 07:19 EDT )-- Some large lenders are taking a stand on industry practices â€" like mining and deforestation â€" that they regard as risky to their reputations.
Tips for Entrepreneurs (Aug-31, 06:00 EDT )-- I realized I couldn't give the secret to business success in 10 seconds.
U.S. Weighs Grades For Car Fuel Economy (Aug-31, 06:00 EDT )-- Cars with higher fuel economy and very low tailpipe emissions would get an A, while less-efficient cars could get a D. But critics say the proposal doesn't address all of the complex reasons people buy cars.
Taiwan to Block Sale of A.I.G. Unit (Aug-31, 05:50 EDT )-- The sale of Nan Shan Life Insurance has been dogged by regulatory concerns, with the Taiwan authorities objecting to one of the buyers' supposed ties to China.
Ice Cream Joins Cheese, Chocolate In Artisan Trend (Aug-31, 03:00 EDT )-- A gelato company in Washington, D.C., is a model of a big trend in the food industry: going artisan. Plenty of people seem willing to pay the higher prices of vendors that use locally sourced products and make smaller batches. A dairy in Pennsylvania...
California Set To Ban Plastic Grocery Bags (Aug-31, 03:00 EDT )-- California lawmakers are scheduled to vote Tuesday on a proposal to phase out and ultimately ban plastic grocery bags statewide. But plastic industry trade groups are lobbying hard and spending thousands to defeat the ban.
Conde Nast Brings Back 'Gourmet' Brand (Aug-31, 03:00 EDT )-- Publisher Conde Nast plans to produce "special editions" of Gourmet magazine. Three upcoming issues will use recipes from previous issues. The first one is Gourmet Quick Kitchen which hits newstands next Tuesday.
Car Incentives Are Getting Scarce (Aug-31, 03:00 EDT )-- Aggressive incentives that have lured drivers into dealerships, even during the recession, are starting to disappear. That's the assessment from Edmunds.com. The auto information site says with automakers newly lean and profitable, they're pulling back...
Will Scotch Whisky Revive Britain's Tanked Economy? (Aug-31, 03:00 EDT )-- Britain's economy is still struggling to pull out of the doldrums. There's on-going concern about inflation, and the new government is set to embark on the biggest round of spending cuts in a generation. But one area of the economy that remains...
Rodents, Contamination Found At 2 Egg Farms (Aug-31, 03:00 EDT )-- Federal health inspection reports released Monday show numerous violations at the egg factories involved in the massive egg recall this month. There was considerable evidence of rodent infestations and other unsanitary conditions. The Food and Drug...
3M Will Buy Cogent, Maker of Fingerprint ID Systems (Aug-31, 00:40 EDT )-- In purchasing Cogent, 3M hoped to tap into a $4 billion global biometric market that it said was projected to grow more than 20 percent annually.
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