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Cisco’s Income Rose but Revenue Just Missed Forecast (Aug-11, 15:40 EDT )-- Net income rose 79 percent as customers continued to catch up on delayed purchases of networking gear.
Wall Street Retreats in the Face of a Slowdown (Aug-11, 15:30 EDT )-- With signals that the American and Chinese economies were starting to slow, equity markets fell sharply, Treasury prices rose as yields fell and the dollar gained against the euro.
Dow Slides Amid Economic Worries (Aug-11, 15:26 EDT )-- All the major indexes were down more than 2 percent. The yield on the Treasury's 10-year note fell to its lowest level since March 2009 as investors sought the safety of government securities.
G.M. I.P.O. Filing Could Come by Friday (Aug-11, 15:23 EDT )-- The filing for an initial public offering could come as soon as one day after the car maker is expected to unveil a positive earnings report, people briefed on the matter said.
State of the Art: Call It ‘Creating Apps for Dummies’ (Aug-11, 15:05 EDT )-- The Android App Inventor from Google is intended to help nontechnical types create their own apps. An intrepid explorer plunges into do-it-yourself territory.
Massive Bridge Project Divides German Winemakers (Aug-11, 14:30 EDT )-- Construction of a colossal bridge and highway in Germany's Mosel River Valley -- known as that country's Napa Valley -- is meeting with fierce resistance from some winemakers and locals alike. Some wine producers are turning to their international...
Can Toyota Regain Its Reputation For Quality? (Aug-11, 14:00 EDT )-- Government investigators who looked into sudden-acceleration complaints at Toyota say they have found no evidence of flawed electronics in 58 of the vehicles that crashed. In fact, they found just one case in which an accelerator pedal became trapped...
Another Deal From Hell: CKX (Aug-11, 13:34 EDT )-- Robert F. X. Sillerman's latest run at CKX has many issues that need to be resolved, enough that the bid rises to "deal from hell" status, according to the Deal Professor.
Case Study: Can FreshDirect Survive a Crisis and Reinvent Itself? (Aug-11, 13:29 EDT )-- The online grocer has created a real-time database to follow every step â€" and misstep â€" of each business day to improve its operations.
Web Photo Geotags Can Reveal More Than You Wish (Aug-11, 13:13 EDT )-- Security experts are trying to raise awareness about the potential dangers of geotags, bits of GPS data that identify where a photo or video was taken.
Georgia Luxury Resort Owner Files For Bankruptcy (Aug-11, 13:10 EDT )-- Sea Island Co. is seeking federal bankruptcy protection and says it plans to emerge from Chapter 11 by selling its coastal Georgia resorts, golf courses and private clubs for $197.5 million. Court filings say the company is unable to pay more than $482...
FDA: Consumers Should Spurn Some Fresh Express Veggie Lover's Salad (Aug-11, 13:01 EDT )-- A subsidiary of Chiquita is recalling batches of salad that may be contaminated with bacteria. It's the third recall by the unit in the past few months.
Government Plans More Aid for Jobless Homeowners (Aug-11, 12:45 EDT )-- The aid, about $3 billion, comes against the backdrop of a weakening economy, high unemployment and housing market destabilized by foreclosures.
Flight Attendant Slater: Heroic Or Unprofessional? (Aug-11, 12:00 EDT )-- JetBlue flight attendant Steven Slater quit his job in a fit of anger, after being hit on the head by an allegedly rude passenger's luggage. The incident has resonated with flight attendants who deal with the rough world of customer service in the less...
Zimbabwe Auctions Controversial Diamonds (Aug-11, 11:47 EDT )-- Investigators for the world's diamond control body said last year that the gems were mined at the Marange diamond fields by virtual slaves who had been told to dig or die, and were smuggled out by soldiers who raped and beat civilians. Unofficial...
Lawsuit Leads to Debate on Recalled Rental Cars (Aug-11, 11:03 EDT )-- In May, Enterprise Rent-A-Car paid $15 million to the family of two sisters who died after their rental car caught fire and crashed into a tractor-trailer. The car had been the subject of a recall, but Enterprise rented it anyway.
In Lehman Legal Bills, Hints of the Next U.S. Move (Aug-11, 10:50 EDT )-- A filing in the Lehman Brothers bankruptcy case provides some clues that significant legal action may be coming soon -- especially since the lawyers' fees are piling up at an increasingly faster pace.
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