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Questions Raised on Prius Incident
An investigation of the Toyota Prius that was involved in a dramatic incident on a California highway last week found a particular pattern of wear on the car's brakes that raises questions about the driver's version of the event.
Sat, 13 Mar 2010 19:04:36 EST |
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The Professor Who Chases Financial Bubbles
Didier Sornette's bubble experiment tries to identify four developing bubbles and forecast when they'll peak.
Sat, 13 Mar 2010 12:15:13 EST |
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Lagarde: No Greek Bailout
Greece's efforts to clean up its finances have negated the need for bailout from the European Union, the French finance minister said.
Sat, 13 Mar 2010 12:15:31 EST |
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Repos Key in Lehman Demise
The bank's scramble to stay alive exposed the murky but crucial role that short-term lending, done in a corner of Wall Street known as the repo market, plays in the financial world.
Sat, 13 Mar 2010 12:26:27 EST |
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Li Probes Beijing Land Block
Richard Li's group sent envoys to Beijing to probe why municipal authorities there are planning to bar the companies from making future land purchases in the city.
Sat, 13 Mar 2010 08:41:45 EST |
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Apple Gives Cook Bonus
Timothy Cook, Apple's chief operating officer, was awarded a cash and stock bonus of about $22 million for his performance while filling in during Steve Jobs's medical leave.
Sat, 13 Mar 2010 08:36:45 EST |
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China Warns Google
A Chinese minister warned Google it "will have to bear the consequences" if it stops censoring its Chinese search site.
Sat, 13 Mar 2010 11:16:11 EST |
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Consumer Spending Perks Up
Retail sales increased a seasonally adjusted 0.3% in February from a month earlier. Sales excluding the volatile autos sales increased 0.8%. Compared with a year ago, sales rose 4%.
Sat, 13 Mar 2010 11:27:51 EST |
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Likely Fed Picks Back Low Rates
Janet Yellen and two other likely nominees are expected to be a key counterweight to the Fed's most 'hawkish' policy makers.
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 20:35:36 EST |
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British Airways Crew to Strike
The union representing British Airways cabin crew announced that strikes will take place later this month after the U.K. airline and union leaders failed to reach a last-minute deal on changes to working practices.
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 21:38:45 EST |
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MGM Mirage to Sell Borgata Stake
Casino operator MGM Mirage agreed to sell its 50% stake in the Borgata Hotel Casino in Atlantic City in a settlement with New Jersey gambling regulators.
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 21:36:05 EST |
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Disney to End Zemeckis Venture
Walt Disney will close director Robert Zemeckis's film-production company next year amid efforts to cut costs.
Sat, 13 Mar 2010 09:05:24 EST |
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Park Avenue Bank, Others Fail
The failures on Friday bring to 30 the total number of financial institutions that have been seized in the U.S. this year.
Sat, 13 Mar 2010 09:06:38 EST |
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WaMu Dispute Gets Settled
A lingering chapter of the 2008 financial crisis closed Friday when Washington Mutual, J.P. Morgan and federal regulators settled a dispute over billions of dollars in assets.
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 21:15:59 EST |
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BofA to List Political Donations
New York City Comptroller John C. Liu has scored a coup in an ongoing national effort to increase corporate transparency after the U.S. Supreme Court lifted a century-old ban on corporate political spending.
Sat, 13 Mar 2010 09:08:51 EST |
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Lions Gate Criticizes Icahn Offer
Lions Gate urged shareholders to reject a recent tender offer from investor Carl Icahn, calling the bid for the film studio's shares inadequate and coercive.
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 21:48:11 EST |
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MCM's Eastern Makeover
MCM epitomizedglamour...in the 1980s. Now an ambitious South Korean businesswoman is attempting to resurrect the faded luxury brand.
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 21:10:00 EST |
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American Air Fines Proposed
The FAA proposed $787,500 in civil penalties against American Airlines for alleged maintenance violations.
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 14:43:27 EST |
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Mortgage-Rescue Program Benefits More Homeowners
The number of U.S. households benefiting from lower mortgage payments under a government program was up 6% in February.
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 20:07:37 EST |
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Obama Outlines 'No Child' Rewrite
The Obama administration plans to upend how the government measures and encourages success in the country's public schools as part of a sweeping proposal to rewrite the No Child Left Behind law.
Sat, 13 Mar 2010 16:46:20 EST |
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Mom: Paulin-Ramirez Drifted Away
The mother of Jamie Paulin-Ramirez described how her daughter began to drift away a year ago, ultimately ending up in custody in Ireland and linked to an alleged plot to kill a cartoonist who satirized the Prophet Mohammed.
Sat, 13 Mar 2010 18:38:16 EST |
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