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| Sep 4 2010 12:31pm | Texas Probing Google's Searches |
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| Google said the Texas attorney general's office is conducting an antitrust review of the Web giant's core search-engine business, another sign of growing government scrutiny of the company. ... more | |
| Sep 4 2010 12:26pm | Roche Launches Cost-Cutting Plan |
| Faced with austerity programs and health-care reforms around the world, Roche launched a cost-cutting plan that may include job reductions and a revamp of its research-and-development business ... more | |
| Sep 4 2010 12:23pm | T-Mobile in Talks for New Phone |
| T-Mobile USA is in talks to distribute Huawei Technologies's new Google-powered smartphone this holiday season. The Ideos phone could be priced under $100 in the U.S. ... more | |
| Sep 4 2010 12:03pm | Obama to Link Tax Cuts, Hiring |
| The Obama administration is moving toward using the revenue from expiring tax cuts for the wealthy to finance about $35 billion of tax cuts for small businesses and workers. ... more | |
| Sep 4 2010 11:58am | From North Korea, Word of Shortages |
| North Korea is grappling with food shortages, interviews with defectors and Chinese traders suggest. The privations come on the eve of a meeting that could signal its biggest political transformation in decades. ... more | |
| Sep 4 2010 11:48am | As Gold Climbs, So Do the Deals |
| Gold prices are edging up toward a high, at $1,249.20 an ounce, triggering multibillion-dollar deals by miners doubling down on the staying power of bullion's nearly decadelong rally. ... more | |
| Sep 4 2010 11:42am | UPS Cargo Plane Crashes Near Dubai |
| A UPS cargo plane crashed Friday evening after takeoff near Dubai, killing two pilots in the package delivery giant's first fatal aircraft accident. ... more | |
| Sep 4 2010 11:38am | TPG Sells Stake in Ping An |
| TPG sold its remaining stake in Ping An Insurance for $1.16 billion in the latest example of how the U.S. company is reaping profits from its investments in Asia. ... more | |
| Sep 4 2010 11:11am | Cuomo Probes Cards' School Ties |
| New York State Attorney General Andrew Cuomo announced a statewide investigation of credit-card companies marketing to college students through schools. ... more | |
| Sep 4 2010 11:08am | Griffith Investors Take Action |
| UBS and other investors go to court to try to force U.K. fund manager Reade Griffith to speed up the return of their money. ... more | |
| Sep 4 2010 11:06am | Seven Careers in a Lifetime? Think Twice |
| A belief that Americans will average seven careers over their lifetimes has gained traction despite little evidence, say researchers. While job changes are common, the notion of multiple major career changes seems implausible. ... more | |
| Sep 4 2010 10:58am | Pechter Bids for Value Line Funds |
| Richard Pechter, a director of Finra and NYSE's regulatory arm, said this week that he made an offer for Value Line's troubled mutual-fund business. ... more | |
| Sep 4 2010 10:55am | U.S. to Deploy Broader Mortgage Aid |
| The Obama administration on Tuesday will launch its most ambitious effort at reducing mortgage balances for homeowners that owe more than their homes are worth. ... more | |
| Sep 4 2010 10:52am | Libor Falls as Banks Sit on Cash |
| A key interest rate on short-term loans between banks is at its lowest level in five months, but the decline may be more a sign of bank caution than an all-clear for the financial markets. ... more | |
| Sep 4 2010 10:50am | Petrobras Seeks $65 Billion |
| Brazil's state-run energy company Petrobras launched the world's largest-ever sale of shares to finance a $224 billion, five-year investment program. ... more | |
| Sep 4 2010 10:50am | Goldman to Close Prop-Trading Unit |
| Goldman Sachs has decided to close its principal-strategies unit, which does its proprietary trading, in the wake of financial-overhaul regulation passed by Congress. ... more | |
| Sep 4 2010 10:29am | Stocks Snap 3-Week Skid |
| The Dow Jones Industrial Average finished up 127.83 points, or 1.24%, to 10447.93, putting the Dow up 2.9% on the weekâits first positive weekly showing since the beginning of August. ... more | |
| Sep 4 2010 10:16am | A Chaplain and Atheist Go to War |
| Navy Chaplain Terry Moran has an assistant, Philip Chute, who doesn't believe in God. On patrol in Afghanistan, they debate some of life's weightiest questions. ... more | |
| Sep 4 2010 10:02am | Jobs Data Provide Hope |
| The U.S. economy lost jobs for the third month in a row in August, but modest hiring by the private sector eased concerns of a double-tip recession. ... more | |
| Sep 4 2010 10:01am | Oil Remains King at Cajun Festival |
| In Cajun country, where families have been sustained by the bounties of the Gulf of Mexico for generations, you won't find much resentment against the offshore oil industry. ... more |








