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Congress Sends Housing Relief Bill to Bush Sun, 27 Jul 2008 04:34:57 GMT
Senator Christopher J. Dodd addressing the housing bill with reporters, with Senator Harry Reid, the majority leader.

Can Hank Paulson Defuse This Crisis? Sat, 26 Jul 2008 23:24:27 GMT
As the Bush administration’s third Treasury secretary, Henry M. Paulson Jr. has faced a brutal series of crises on Wall Street and in Washington that have sparked fiercely partisan debates.

F.D.I.C. Takes Over 2 Banks Sun, 27 Jul 2008 04:37:29 GMT
Federal regulators on Friday closed two banks operating in Arizona, California and Nevada: First National Bank of Nevada and First Heritage Bank, N.A.

Economic View: A Modest Proposal: Eco-Friendly Stimulus Sat, 26 Jul 2008 20:36:57 GMT

Scene Stealer: Steven Spielberg’s Director’s Cut Sat, 26 Jul 2008 19:58:30 GMT
Steven Spielberg is seeking a backer outside Hollywood. Way outside.

Agents Replaying a Hollywood Drama Sat, 26 Jul 2008 20:00:19 GMT
Creative Artists, once a rebel itself, is facing Ari Emanuel’s talent agency.

After Iowa Raid, Immigrants Fuel Labor Inquiries Sun, 27 Jul 2008 04:57:39 GMT
Gilda O. says she worked the night shift at the Agriprocessors plant, even though she is only 16.

Digital Domain: First It Was Song Downloads. Now It’s Organic Chemistry. Sat, 26 Jul 2008 20:50:42 GMT
The Pirate Bay site includes a scanned copy of a college textbook with an exhortation to share.

Prototype: Finding and Fixing a Home’s Power Hogs Sat, 26 Jul 2008 20:53:38 GMT
Settings in the home for appliances, lighting and temperature can be customized through simple interfaces that help save energy. Product from Colorado vNet.

Black Radio on Obama Is Left’s Answer to Limbaugh Sun, 27 Jul 2008 05:05:13 GMT
Warren Ballentine conducting a nationally syndicated radio show at Greenbriar Mall in Atlanta.

Baseball Team Clashes With Environmentalists Over Oil Company Advertising Sun, 27 Jul 2008 04:38:23 GMT
The Washington Nationals stadium, near the Capitol, has energy-efficient lights and plumbing. It is certified by the federal Green Building Council.

Raucous Russian Tabloids Thrive Despite Narrowing of Press Freedom Sun, 27 Jul 2008 04:19:21 GMT
The staff of Komsomolskaya Pravda at its headquarters.

Working Long Hours, and Paying a Price Sun, 27 Jul 2008 05:29:05 GMT

Unions Rally, Vowing Strike at Verizon Sun, 27 Jul 2008 05:25:53 GMT
Crowds outside Verizon headquarters in Manhattan.

One Last Grande Peppermint Mocha Whatever, With a Shot of Nostalgia Sun, 27 Jul 2008 05:24:48 GMT
Andres Carmona stopped in at the Starbucks at the Forest Promenade often on his truck route. He started drinking coffee way back when the store was new, in 2006.

Mortgages: Thieves Tap Into Home Equity Sat, 26 Jul 2008 22:10:01 GMT
Identity thieves are scheming to defraud people with good credit by tapping into their home equity.

Metal Fatigue or Explosion Suspected on Qantas Jet Sun, 27 Jul 2008 04:22:36 GMT
An explosion in the cargo hold or metal fatigue were being explored as possible causes of a hole in the jet’s fuselage.

Preoccupations: Called to Help: 28 Years as a Lifeguard Sat, 26 Jul 2008 20:35:55 GMT
Lifeguards like James Birdsell, at the front of a rescue boat near San Diego, deal with boat accidents, shark attacks and even hang-gliding injuries.

It’s All About Perspective Sat, 26 Jul 2008 20:37:14 GMT

Blueprints: A Frosty Headquarters for the N.H.L. Sat, 26 Jul 2008 20:35:45 GMT
Frederic M. Strauss of TPG Architecture of New York, helped design the new National Hockey League offices in Manhattan.

The Count: Credit Squeeze Puts Dream on Back Burner Sat, 26 Jul 2008 19:56:54 GMT
A severe tightening of credit is preventing more people than before to start their own companies.

Suits: Start-Up Status Gone With the Skate Ramp Sat, 26 Jul 2008 19:58:21 GMT
To tell Etsy’s staff that he was stepping down, Rob Kalin painted his nails and said: “As everyone knows, a male C.E.O. can’t wear nail polish. So I’m not C.E.O. anymore.”

DataBank: A Midweek Flourish That Didn’t Last Sat, 26 Jul 2008 20:35:32 GMT
The stock market, buoyed Tuesday and Wednesday by optimistic earnings reports and a drop in oil prices, showed signs of moving beyond tepid gains.

Letters: Do-It-Yourself Baby Care Sat, 26 Jul 2008 20:56:09 GMT
Letter about the article “Baby Cries At 2 A.M.? No Need To Get Up” (Fresh Starts, July 20)

Letters: Saving Medicare Sat, 26 Jul 2008 20:53:48 GMT
Letter about the article “Means Testing, for Medicare” (Economic View, July 20)

Letters: Keep It Short Sat, 26 Jul 2008 20:57:28 GMT
Letter about the article “Another Meeting? Say It Isn’t So” (Career Couch, July 20)

Putting the Dream Car Out to Pasture Sat, 26 Jul 2008 05:02:58 GMT

The Medium: Prime Times Sat, 26 Jul 2008 23:53:37 GMT

Lewis Hamilton Just Wants to Go Fast Sat, 26 Jul 2008 07:38:21 GMT
The Face of Formula One: Hamilton and Team McLaren preparing before the Canadien Grand Prix in June.

The Young Turks of Cyberspace Sat, 26 Jul 2008 21:21:26 GMT
From top, Mark Zuckerberg, Max Levchin and Marc Andreesen.

The World: Scandal! Fleet Street Without Sex! Sat, 26 Jul 2008 21:03:33 GMT

Branded Fri, 25 Jul 2008 18:15:30 GMT

The Way We Live Now: No Free Bubble Fri, 25 Jul 2008 18:35:24 GMT

Fair Game: How One Borrower Beat the Foreclosure Machine Sun, 27 Jul 2008 02:40:47 GMT
Mamie Ruth Palmer won a fight against the Bank of New York, which tried to foreclose before it owned the note on her house.

Everybody’s Business: It’s Bad, but Remember We’re Dodging the Worst Sat, 26 Jul 2008 21:14:08 GMT

Fundamentally: In a Downturn, Buy and Hold or Quit and Fold? Sat, 26 Jul 2008 20:36:07 GMT
The misery for investors doesn’t stem just from the recent sell-off, which pushed stocks into an official bear market. The problem is deeper than that.

4,000 U.S. Deaths, and a Handful of Images Sat, 26 Jul 2008 19:54:37 GMT

China Surpasses U.S. in Number of Internet Users Sat, 26 Jul 2008 03:22:09 GMT
An Internet cafe in China. The majority of the country’s Internet users are 30 or younger.

Merger of Sirius and XM Approved by F.C.C. Sat, 26 Jul 2008 03:02:26 GMT
The buyout of XM Satellite Radio Holdings by Sirius Satellite Radio will translate into a group of 18 million subscribers at a cost of about $3.5 billion.

Rolling Stones Switch Record Labels Sat, 26 Jul 2008 03:49:05 GMT
The Rolling Stones are leaving EMI and have signed a long-term recording deal with the Universal Music Group, the company announced.

Business Briefing | Earnings: Belo Beats Forecasts After Spinoff of Newspapers Sat, 26 Jul 2008 04:01:45 GMT
Shares of the television station owner Belo Corporation rose Friday after the company posted second-quarter earnings that, excluding results from the company it spun off, beat analysts’ expectations.

Flush With Cash, More Asian Tourists Flock to Japan Sat, 26 Jul 2008 05:15:43 GMT
In 2007, the number of visitors to Japan from South Korea, Taiwan, China and Hong Kong was almost double that of 2002.

Putin’s Criticism Puts a $6 Billion Hole in a Company Sat, 26 Jul 2008 03:25:01 GMT
Russia’s prime minister, Vladimir Putin, center, and other officials on their way to meet with metal producers on Thursday.

British Energy Said to Be Near Sale to French Rival Sat, 26 Jul 2008 03:00:32 GMT
Electricité de France is close to buying British Energy Group, the country’s largest nuclear power producer, for as much as $24 billion.

Executive Refuses to Answer Tax Haven Questions Sat, 26 Jul 2008 02:58:40 GMT
The head of Westfield Group, a shopping mall group based in Australia, refused to answer questions from a Senate subcommittee investigating international tax havens.

Business Briefing | Deals: Europe Approves H.P.’s Deal for E.D.S. Sat, 26 Jul 2008 04:50:05 GMT
Antitrust regulators for the European Union have approved Hewlett-Packard’s proposed $13.2 billion purchase of the technology services provider Electronic Data Systems.

Business Briefing | Earnings: Honda Posts Record Profit on Sales in New Markets Sat, 26 Jul 2008 03:59:00 GMT
Honda Motor reported record profit for its first quarter as sales growth in new markets offset the damage from a stronger yen and soaring material costs.

Your Money: Danger Lurks When Shopping for Student Loans Sat, 26 Jul 2008 04:35:26 GMT

Cost of Living: A Conflict That Came in the Mail Sat, 26 Jul 2008 10:15:12 GMT
A tale of a husband who starts to throw away all the catalogs his wife receives so that she cannot be tempted to make purchases reveals many aspects of dealing with money in a relationship.

Adieu to the Coachless Airline Fri, 25 Jul 2008 18:03:37 +0000
British Airways‘ $108 million acquisition of L’Avion formally closed on Friday, marking the end, at least for now, of the independent, all-business-class airline. L’Avion, which operated out of Paris, was the last of the four trans-Atlantic, coachless carriers still standing following a spike in fuel prices that forced the other three to shut down. The concept [...]

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