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GM’s Whitacre
is no Iacocca,
ad world says
They say using the unknown new-to-industry CEO as public face of the automaker is a mistake. Full story
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Idea of a weaker Fed gains traction in D.C.
Consensus building for legislation that would significantly weaken the Federal Reserve by stripping its power to oversee banks and hand that job to a single regulator. Story
Homebuyer credit set to expire
Answer Desk: It’s bolstered the housing market and some favor giving it more time. Full story
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Stocks end mostly down trading day mixed
Stocks ended trading mixed after being mostly lower Monday, buoyed by small gains in technology and health care shares.
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Census: Americans hit hard by downturn
The recession is disrupting U.S. life: More people are delaying marriage and home-buying, turning to carpools yet getting stuck in ever-worse traffic, staying put rather than moving to new cities.
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Latest French protest is an au naturel calendar
Workers at a struggling heater factory in northwest France are taking it all off in a bid to save their jobs: They posed nude for a calendar to call attention to their plight.
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GM’s Whitacre is no Iacocca, the ad world says
When it comes to businessmen as pitchmen, not everybody can be Lee Iacocca.
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Amazon creates own line of electronics gear
Seattle-based Amazon.com Inc. is beginning to sell a line of electronics accessories called AmazonBasics this weekend.
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Mortgage delinquencies at a record high
High U.S. unemployment keeps pushing up the rate of mortgage delinquencies, which could in turn drive personal bankruptcies and home foreclosures.
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Housing’s long road back
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Your Career: Killing shines light on workplace violence
The killing of a Yale student has shined a spotlight on the issue of workplace violence after police arrested a colleague at the lab where she worked and charged him with murder.
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Answer Desk: Homebuyer tax credit to expire
The federal tax credit for first-time home buyers has given the ailing housing market a shot in the arm. Will Congress extend it? The Answer Desk, by John W. Schoen.
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The case for mortgage relief
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Gold Dust
September 20: To survive in this difficult economy, small business owners have to be prepared to adapt their business model and use every resource at their disposal. Today we meet two entrepreneurs who did just that. They found the answer to bringing in new business was lying right on the floor of their woodshop.
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BusinessWeek: Why it’s smart to be optimistic
Sure, it has been a harrowing storm. And now is no time to discount the dangers that still exist. But opening your mind to optimism can help you seize the opportunities ahead
