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Patent Holder Sues Six Smart-Phone Companies (Jul-9, 15:22 EDT )-- The patent-holding company that won a settlement of more than $600 million from the maker of the BlackBerry said Friday it has sued six other companies in the smart phone industry.
Wealth Matters: How the Rich and Famous Can Stay Rich (if Not Famous) (Jul-9, 15:17 EDT )-- The shrewdest musicians, artists and actors have conservative investment profiles. Entertainers’ paydays are irregular, and their careers are short.
Patient Money: When Choosing Health Care, Know What You’ll Owe (Jul-9, 15:10 EDT )-- Many companies have been considering raising co-insurance payments made by employees to cut the overall costs of health care benefits.
Your Money: ‘Daddy, Are We Rich?’ and Other Tough Questions (Jul-9, 15:07 EDT )-- Children can indeed say the darnedest things, but when they start asking financial questions, it’s best to be prepared.
Markets Riding a 4-Day Winning Streak (Jul-9, 15:07 EDT )-- Big stock movements were kept in check as investors avoided risk ahead of earnings season.
Market Regulators Still Investigating Brief Crash (Jul-9, 14:55 EDT )-- The S.E.C. chief said investigators were exploring theories on why the Dow Jones average dropped nearly 700 points in minutes two months ago.
Extending Broadband Service to the Disconnected (Jul-9, 14:54 EDT )-- A $7.2 billion federal stimulus package will help extend high-speed access to more poor and rural sections of the United States.
YouTube Will Back Its Most Promising Video Creators (Jul-9, 14:20 EDT )-- YouTube will invest $5 million in video makers whose work appeals to large audiences and mainstream advertisers.
Summer Jobs: A Lesson In Corn Detasseling (Jul-9, 14:00 EDT )-- Male parts, female parts -- who knew corn could be so complicated? In today's installment of our series on summer jobs, we learn about the Midwestern summer job mainstay of corn detasseling. Not only did we get many letters from listeners about it, but...
FDA Finds Link Between Avandia, Heart Problems (Jul-9, 14:00 EDT )-- The Food and Drug Administration released a series of reports Friday on the controversial diabetes drug Avandia. The reports summarize all that is known about the drug's safety, and on balance, they paint a negative picture: The drug increases the risk...
Boeing Files Tanker Bid and Plans to Revamp 767 Production (Jul-9, 13:50 EDT )-- The aircraft maker submitted a bid for a $35 billion Air Force tanker contract and said it would cut costs on the production line to compete with its rival.
Report Says FDA Should Review Existing Drug Safety Data (Jul-9, 13:46 EDT )-- Before a hearing to determine whether the diabetes drug Avandia should stay on the market, the Institute of Medicine tells FDA to look at the safety data it already has.
Might We Do as the Romans Do? (Jul-9, 12:18 EDT )-- An Italian energy giant finds that raising the thermostat slightly results in big energy savings each summer.
Hope For Breakthrough Seen In Handling Gulf Leak (Jul-9, 12:18 EDT )-- National Incident Commander Thad Allen says that a new containment cap and an additional ship collecting oil could dramatically improve efforts to contain the spill -- if all goes according to plan.
LeBron James and Taxes (Jul-9, 11:57 EDT )-- How does Mr. James's decision to join the Miami Heat affect his tax bill?
F.D.A. Review Disputes Finding That the Diabetes Drug Avandia Is Safe (Jul-9, 10:58 EDT )-- The study supports critics’ contentions that the diabetes drug may cause heart attacks.
E.C.B. Tries to Talk Up Prospects for the Euro Area (Jul-9, 10:55 EDT )-- The European Central Bank’s de facto chief economist said that “the worst is over†for the debt crisis.
Wholesale Report Sends Mixed Signals On Recovery (Jul-9, 10:41 EDT )-- Inventories held by wholesalers rose for a fifth consecutive month in May but sales fell for the first time in more than a year. Wholesale inventories increased 0.5 percent while sales dropped 0.3 percent -- the first decline since March 2009.
Disparities in Recall Disclosure (Jul-9, 09:57 EDT )-- How much information should be made available to consumers and investors about the recall of a product, whether it's a drug or a car?
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