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| Disgruntled Greeks Start 48-Hour National Strike |
(Fri, 10 Feb 2012)
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Greek workers walked off the job for the second time this week on Friday in a snap 48-hour general strike called to protest new austerity measures.
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Author: By NIKI KITSANTONIS |
Category: Greece |
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| In Europe, Stagnation Is the New Normal |
(Fri, 10 Feb 2012)
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The Greek debt deal opens the door to new uncertainties in Europe, which could once again revive the crisis atmosphere.
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Author: By LIZ ALDERMAN and LANDON THOMAS Jr. |
Category: European Sovereign Debt Crisis (2010- ) |
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| Daily Stock Market Activity |
(Fri, 10 Feb 2012)
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Political tussling over the long-awaited Greek debt deal led to sharp declines on Wall Street and global stock markets.
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Author: By REUTERS |
Category: Stocks and Bonds |
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| U.S. Trade Deficit Expands |
(Fri, 10 Feb 2012)
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The American trade gap widened to $48.8 billion in December, the largest imbalance since June, the Commerce Department reported.
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Author: By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS |
Category: United States Economy |
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| DealBook: Barclays Caps Bonuses as Profit Falls |
(Fri, 10 Feb 2012)
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The British bank said on Friday that its profit fell last year as the economic climate deteriorated and that it might have to abandon its performance target for next year.
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Author: By JULIA WERDIGIER |
Category: Barclays |
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| Mortgage Plan Gives Billions to Homeowners, But With Some Exceptions |
(Fri, 10 Feb 2012)
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Under the settlement, nearly two million Americans could benefit from mortgage relief from the nation’s biggest banks.
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Author: By NELSON D. SCHWARTZ and JULIE CRESWELL |
Category: Real Estate and Housing (Residential) |
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| DealBook: S.E.C. Reaches Settlement in Bear Stearns Fraud Case |
(Fri, 10 Feb 2012)
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The deal with two former Bear Stearns hedge fund managers averts a second trial over charges that they had misled investors.
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Author: By PETER LATTMAN |
Category: Bear Stearns |
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| DealBook: Users of Citibank Bill-Pay App Charged Twice |
(Fri, 10 Feb 2012)
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The bank would not disclose how many customers were affected by the problem, which prompted bogus payments big and small.
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Author: By BEN PROTESS |
Category: Citibank |
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| DealBook: Alibaba.com May Become Part of Deal With Yahoo |
(Fri, 10 Feb 2012)
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The Alibaba Group is working on a complex plan to buy back most of Yahoo's stake in the company, and using Alibaba.com could remove an additional complication.
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Author: By MICHAEL J. DE LA MERCED and EVELYN M. RUSLI |
Category: Alibaba Group |
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| Google at Work on an ‘Entertainment Device’ |
(Fri, 10 Feb 2012)
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Google is moving into hardware, which is a goal of Larry Page, the chief executive, by developing an “entertainment device” to compete with Amazon and Apple.
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Author: By DAVID STREITFELD and NICOLE PERLROTH |
Category: Google Inc|GOOG|NASDAQ |
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| DealBook: For This College Sport, the Playing Field Is a Boardroom |
(Fri, 10 Feb 2012)
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At the first Wall Street Training Valuation Case Competition, 25 teams of elite business students and undergraduates competed to be top Wall Street deal makers.
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Author: By KEVIN ROOSE |
Category: Princeton University |
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| N.R.C. Approves Building of 2 Reactors in Georgia |
(Fri, 10 Feb 2012)
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The Nuclear Regulatory Commission voted 4 to 1 to grant a license to build nuclear reactors, the first such approval since 1978.
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Author: By MATTHEW L. WALD |
Category: Nuclear Energy |
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| India Explores Economic Opportunities in Iran |
(Fri, 10 Feb 2012)
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India has already eclipsed China as Iran’s No. 1 petroleum customer, subverting efforts by the United States to persuade other countries to find non-Iranian sources for their energy needs.
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Author: By RICK GLADSTONE |
Category: Iran |
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| State Dept. Cleared of Impropriety in Pipeline Case |
(Fri, 10 Feb 2012)
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The department’s inspector general found no improper political influence by officials but faulted the department’s oversight of contractors who prepared an environmental impact analysis.
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Author: By JOHN M. BRODER and DAN FROSCH |
Category: Keystone Pipeline System |
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| High & Low Finance: Plan for a Greek Debt Bailout Puts the Banks First |
(Fri, 10 Feb 2012)
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A proposed financial rescue package for Greece calls for debt payments as the first priority, whatever happens to Greece itself.
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Author: By FLOYD NORRIS |
Category: European Sovereign Debt Crisis (2010- ) |
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| Economix Blog: Laura D'Andrea Tyson: Why Manufacturing Still Matters |
(Fri, 10 Feb 2012)
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President Obama's support for manufacturing was heartening, but he needs to do more to bolster this important sector and help train people to work in it, an economist writes.
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Author: By LAURA D'ANDREA TYSON |
Category: Daily Economist |
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| Deal Professor: Diamond Foods Debacle May Crack Open a MAC |
(Thu, 09 Feb 2012)
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Why Procter & Gamble appears to have very good grounds to walk away from the sale of Pringles to Diamond Foods.
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Author: By STEVEN M. DAVIDOFF |
Category: Diamond Foods |
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| Advertising: Chipotle Ad Promotes Sustainable Farming |
(Fri, 10 Feb 2012)
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The Chipotle chain’s first national ad focuses on sustainable farming, a method used for its product supply.
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Author: By ELIZABETH OLSON |
Category: Advertising and Marketing |
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| Bits Blog: One on One: Adam Lashinsky, Author of 'Inside Apple' |
(Thu, 09 Feb 2012)
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Excerpts of an interview with Adam Lashinsky, the author of "Inside Apple: How America's Most Admired - and Secretive - Company Really Works," a book published last month.
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Author: By NICK WINGFIELD |
Category: Apple |
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| Economix Blog: People Are Not Leaving the Labor Force |
(Thu, 09 Feb 2012)
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Some commentators claim unemployment numbers look better because discouraged people are dropping out of the labor force. They are simply wrong.
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Author: By FLOYD NORRIS |
Category: dropping out of the labor force |
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| Special Section: Wealth |
(Wed, 08 Feb 2012)
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A special section from The New York Times on wealth and personal finance.
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| Bucks Blog: I.R.S. Offers Tool on Repayment of Home Buyer Tax Credit |
(Thu, 09 Feb 2012)
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The I.R.S. is offering an online tool to help taxpayers who have to repay the home buyers' tax credit.
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Author: By ANN CARRNS |
Category: Buying a Home |
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(Thu, 02 Feb 2012)
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Articles in this series are examining challenges posed by increasingly globalized high-tech industries.
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| BUSINESS: House Advantage: The Sure Thing |
(Thu, 17 Feb 2011)
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An animated explanation of how banks use securities lending to make a profit, while their customers cover the losses.
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