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Caprio seeks overhaul of EDC, loan fund (Jun-14, 23:06 EDT )-- Frank T. Caprio wants to add $50 million to the EDCs small-business loan fund while streamlining its application process. More » This item is available in full to subscribers.
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Oil Executives Try to Explain Differences From BP (Jun-15, 09:30 EDT )-- In their prepared remarks to a House panel, the executives of oil drillers try to cast the BP spill as a rare event that their companies were not likely to repeat.
U.S. Indexes Follow European Shares Higher (Jun-15, 09:20 EDT )-- Gains in European stocks signal concerns are easing that the continent’s debt loads will disrupt a global recovery.
An Apple App to Buy an Apple Phone (Jun-15, 09:04 EDT )-- Apple expands it retail strategy onto the mobile phone.
Are Female Business Owners Less Likely to Ask for Help? (Jun-15, 08:47 EDT )-- A former colleague with Web development expertise offered to help the founder of a fledgling software company vet and interview candidates at no charge. She passed on the offer.
Swiss Parliament Approves Deal On U.S. Tax Cheats (Jun-15, 08:03 EDT )-- The Swiss parliament approved a treaty with the United States that will hand thousands of files on suspected tax cheats to U.S. authorities, but obstacles remain that could delay the deal for several more months. For years, Swiss bank UBS allegedly...
The Economics of Libertarianism, Revealed (Jun-15, 07:58 EDT )-- When government action is required, libertarian solutions can be hard to discern clearly, an economist writes.
How Much Will This Movie Make? (Jun-15, 07:57 EDT )-- Traders will be able to bet on how much money movies make at the box office. But Congress may intervene.
News Corp. Moves to Lift Stake in BSkyB (Jun-15, 07:28 EDT )-- News Corp. said it had approached British Sky Broadcasting, the satellite television company, about a possible bid of $11.5 billion for all the shares in the company that it does not already own.
Spain Sells Bonds but at a Higher Rate (Jun-15, 07:06 EDT )-- The substantial premium to the same auction a month earlier raised doubts over the country’s credit rating.
The Genome at 10: A Decade Later, Gene Map Has Yielded Few New Drugs (Jun-15, 06:53 EDT )-- The Human Genome Project has not produced the promised cornucopia of new drugs.
Advertising Spending Will Grow, Report Says, But Not Until 2011 (Jun-15, 06:51 EDT )-- Advertising spending in the United States will not begin to grow again until next year, according to an annual forecast from PricewaterhouseCoopers.
UBS Tax Bill Faces New Hurdle (Jun-15, 04:35 EDT )-- The lower house of the Swiss Parliament voted to accept the deal, which aims to end a thorny dispute between UBS and the U.S., but left open the option of a referendum.
Facebook Crowd Weighs In On Pork Slogan (Jun-15, 03:00 EDT )-- The National Pork Board plans to replace its 23-year-old slogan: "Pork: The Other White Meat." Morning Edition invited fans of the show's Facebook page to come up with a new catchphrase for the industry. One contributor wrote: "Put Pork on Your Fork!"
Regulators Approve Exchange For Movie Futures (Jun-15, 03:00 EDT )-- Investors now will be able to buy financial products based on a movie's box office performance. The idea is that buying these derivatives would help movie investors offset the risk of putting money into big movie productions.
White House Wants Assurances BP Can Cover Claims (Jun-15, 03:00 EDT )-- President Obama is upping the pressure on BP to create an independently-monitored escrow fund to handle claims by those affected by the Gulf oil spill. The White House hasn't put a price tag on the escrow fund it wants. But Senate Democrats called on...
House Panel To Hear From Oil Executives (Jun-15, 03:00 EDT )-- Oil companies go to Capitol Hill to testify about the risks of offshore drilling Tuesday. The CEOs of Exxon-Mobil, Chevron, Royal Dutch Shell and ConocoPhillips will testify before the House Energy and Commerce Committee. As well as the president of BP...
Obama Encourages Tourists To Return To Gulf Coast (Jun-15, 03:00 EDT )-- President Obama continues his tour of the Gulf Coast Tuesday morning. The region is marred by the massive BP oil spill and the damage continues. While in Mississippi Monday, the president said one of the best ways people can help, is to come down to...
Justice Department Pick Faces Confirmation Battle (Jun-14, 23:00 EDT )-- Lawyer James Cole is in line to serve as the deputy attorney general, but an op-ed on the Sept. 11 attacks and his role monitoring bookkeeping for insurance giant AIG could spur Republican opposition to his confirmation.
Monitoring Conflict Minerals: Who's Accountable? (Jun-14, 23:00 EDT )-- The Senate recently passed a bill blocking the import of "conflict minerals," and the House is working on its own version. The Conflict Minerals Trade Act would require the U.S. government to map all mines in Congo and identify which are controlled by...
Rising Costs: A Health Care Challenge For Democrats (Jun-14, 23:00 EDT )-- After the bitter battle to get the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act passed, Democrats are on the defensive amid an expected increase in Americans' health care costs.
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