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Small business loan plan flawed from start to finish (Sep-8, 07:15 EDT )-- The U.S. Small Business Administration 's America's Recovery Capital Loan Program will finally die
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U.S. Markets Try to Brush Off European Bank Worries (Sep-8, 09:30 EDT )-- Markets on the Continent also got a lift from the strong demand at an auction for Portugal’s debt.
Pay Full Price for a Meal? That's So Yesterday (Sep-8, 09:23 EDT )-- VillageVines, a daily deal site for restaurants in New York, is expanding to other cities.
Indian Court Rules Against Vodafone in Tax Case (Sep-8, 09:21 EDT )-- The ruling, in a case stemming from Vodafone’s acquisition of a controlling stake in an Indian cellphone company, could deal a blow to foreign investors in India.
Report by BP Finds Several Companies at Fault in Spill (Sep-8, 09:06 EDT )-- The internal report tries to undermine the notion that BP acted negligently, focusing on decisions by contractors like Transocean and Halliburton.
Obama Is Against a Compromise on Bush Tax Cuts (Sep-8, 08:56 EDT )-- The president’s decision not to extend tax cuts for the rich adds a populist twist to an economic package designed to entice support from big businesses and their Republican allies.
Second Thoughts on Online Education (Sep-8, 08:30 EDT )-- The drive to online education threatens to widen the achievement gap between the best students and others, a new study says.
Group to Promote Competition, Innovation (Sep-8, 07:47 EDT )-- A coalition of venture capitalists and businesses worries that the new health care law will lessen interest in new devices and medical techniques.
European Court Criticizes Gambling Restrictions in Germany (Sep-8, 06:45 EDT )-- A ruling from Europe's highest court gave a rare victory to companies seeking to break domestic monopolies in a lucrative industry.
BP Report Blames Multiple Companies For Gulf Spill (Sep-8, 06:39 EDT )-- The oil giant's 193-page report says a sequence of failures led to the massive Gulf of Mexico spill that fouled waters and shorelines for months. The company's findings are far from the final word on possible causes of the explosion that sank the...
Obama To Pitch Trio Of Economic Proposals (Sep-8, 06:18 EDT )-- The package of infrastructure investments and business tax incentives is meant to put the economy on a path toward long-term growth while also allowing for some immediate job creation.
Private-Sector Hiring (Sep-8, 06:11 EDT )-- Military spending was not what ended the Great Depression, and now only gets in the way of expanded private-sector employment, an economist writes.
Nine Small Businesses Get Marketing Makeovers (Sep-8, 06:00 EDT )-- For many owners, marketing does not come easily.
Foster's Says It Rejected $2.5 Billion Bid for Wine Unit (Sep-8, 05:02 EDT )-- The Australian group said a private equity firm had made an unsolicited bid for the wine business, which Foster’s plans to spin off from its beer operations.
BP Issues Report On Gulf Oil Spill Disaster (Sep-8, 03:00 EDT )-- BP is releasing a 200-page assessment Wednesday, detailing the cause of the disaster in the Gulf of Mexico. The spill ultimately put more than four million barrels of oil into the Gulf. In addition, a new federal study finds that oil is gradually...
Luxury Vans Are An Alternative To Flying (Sep-8, 03:00 EDT )-- Some high-powered business executives have decided to forgo flying to some business trips in favor of decked-out vans. Texas company Mobilejets has Mercedes vans that have swivel chairs, wireless Internet and a bathroom with a porcelain toilet and...
Obama Adviser: We're Moving In The Right Direction (Sep-8, 03:00 EDT )-- Heading into midterm elections, President Obama is trying to give Democrats a boost in the polls by proposing economic initiatives. White House senior adviser David Axelrod tells Steve Inskeep that the wrong thing to do is to go back to the policies...
Obama Takes Economic Recovery Plan To Ohio (Sep-8, 03:00 EDT )-- President Obama travels to Cleveland Wednesday to outline his plan to get the economy moving again. White House officials are clear about why they picked Cleveland: Because House Majority Leader John Boehner of Ohio was there touting the GOP.
Gates, Buffett To Sell Giving To China's Richest (Sep-8, 03:00 EDT )-- Bill Gates and Warren Buffett head to China later this month. The two billionaires hope to spread the word that it's good to give. In Beijing, they'll urge people who have benefited from China's booming economy to pledge half their fortunes to charity....
HP Sues Ex-CEO Hurd Over Oracle's Job Offer (Sep-8, 03:00 EDT )-- Mark Hurd recently was fired from his job as CEO of Hewlett-Packard after a scandal involving an extra-martial relationship. One of HP's main tech rivals -- Oracle -- wants to make Hurd its co-president. That's prompted HP to sue, claiming Hurd can't...
Consumer Reports Is Rating Surgical Groups (Sep-8, 00:50 EDT )-- The magazine published ratings of 221 heart bypass surgical groups from 42 states online on Tuesday and will print them in its October issue.
JetBlue Customers Fly High On Special Offer (Sep-7, 23:00 EDT )-- The airline is offering its second "All You Can Jet" promotion, where pass recipients have one month to travel on JetBlue flights, as many times as they want, for $699. This year's promotion is facilitating at least one band tour and fostering a bond...
Adding It Up: How Much Tax Does A Taxpayer Pay? (Sep-7, 23:00 EDT )-- When it comes to taxes in the U.S., it's the income tax -- and the annual April 15 deadline for filing returns -- that gets most of our attention. But that's only part of the picture -- there are property taxes and sales taxes, even taxes built into...
The Politics Of A Tax Hike (Sep-7, 23:00 EDT )-- A full-blown congressional debate on the expiring 2001 and 2003 tax cuts will unfold this fall, but some lawmakers have already weighed in on the most controversial issue: whether it makes sense, at a time of huge budget deficits, to extend tax relief...
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