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There's a Lot of Cash Out There (Aug-23, 09:29 EDT )-- As our economic struggles persist, how much of it is psychological?
H.P. Trumps Dell’s Bid for 3Par (Aug-23, 09:20 EDT )-- H.P. made a bid of $24 a share for the data storage provider, an offer that tops Dell’s bid of $18.
Jump in Corporate Deals Helps Spur Wall Street (Aug-23, 09:10 EDT )-- Though disappointing reports contributed to last week’s retreat in the equity markets, a pickup in mergers and acquisitions has helped limit losses.
Credit Card Rates Keep Rising (Aug-23, 08:42 EDT )-- Interest rates on almost everything are near historic lows. But credit card rates are the highest they've been in more than a decade.
Potash Says It Is Talking to Other Possible Buyers (Aug-23, 08:30 EDT )-- The board of Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan urged shareholders to reject BHP Billiton’s hostile $39 billion offer.
Pressed to Act, Bank of Japan Sees Few Ways to Lift Demand (Aug-23, 08:17 EDT )-- With anemic growth and looming deflation, Japan’s central bank sees little it can do to stimulate the economy despite mounting pressure to act.
TPG Joins With Shanghai in Renminbi Fund (Aug-23, 07:44 EDT )-- One of the world’s biggest private equity firms said that it was partnering with the Shanghai government to raise $735 million and create its first fund denominated entirely in the Chinese currency.
In Face Of Egg Recall, FDA Calls For More Authority (Aug-23, 07:33 EDT )-- Commissioner Margaret Hamburg said the Food and Drug Administration is limited by law to a mostly reactive stance on food safety and argued that it needs a more "preventive approach." she said Congress should pass pending legislation that would expand...
The Sofa Wars: Crowded Field for Bringing Web Video to TVs (Aug-23, 06:43 EDT )-- Unless you are tech-confident, the ways to get shows and movies off the Internet and onto your TV set are a little daunting.
Real Estate’s Gold Rush Seems Gone for Good (Aug-23, 06:40 EDT )-- Many economists believe that the days of banking on an asset that could only rise in value are gone for good.
UBS Revs Up Campaign to Woo Back Clients (Aug-23, 06:34 EDT )-- UBS, the Swiss bank, is relying on former astronaut Neil Armstrong, star architect Zaha Hadid and fast cars to help it win back customers with a new ad campaign.
The Sofa Wars: Plenty to Watch Online, but Viewers Prefer to Pay for Cable (Aug-23, 06:04 EDT )-- Despite the proliferation of Internet video, few Americans are actually canceling pay TV and watching shows online.
Slow Economy Blamed For Fewer Restaurants (Aug-23, 03:00 EDT )-- According to the market research group NPD Group, the number of restaurants in the country declined by more than 5,000 last year. The group reports that it's most likely to be independently-owned small or mid-size restaurants calling it quits.
New Credit Card Protections Take Effect (Aug-23, 03:00 EDT )-- New rules for the credit card industry went into effect Sunday. The regulations limit penalty fees -- on top of an earlier change that kept banks from raising interest rates without advance warning. To offset this loss in revenue, banks are simply...
'Pop-Up' Restaurant LudoBites Hit Of Los Angeles (Aug-23, 03:00 EDT )-- Celebrity Chef Ludo Lefebvre has launched a new dining phenomenon in Los Angeles called "pop-up dining." It's kind of the culinary equivalent of a rave. Every couple of months, Levebvre sets up shop at a new restaurant or diner and temporarily...
Compensation Czar Takes Over BP Fund (Aug-23, 03:00 EDT )-- Beginning Monday, the claims process for people affected by the BP oil spill might get a little easier. It at least has some firmer rules. Kenneth Feinberg, the private administrator hired by BP to handle the claims, takes over responsibility for the...
Russian Cable Station Plays to U.S. Audience (Aug-23, 01:29 EDT )-- Russia Today devotes six hours a day to news about the United States, and sees itself as an alternative to mainstream media.
Dish Network to Offer Online Viewing (Aug-23, 01:15 EDT )-- Major cable and satellite distributors are vying to provide TV content in other ways, namely via the Web.
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