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us-economy
- Factory orders rise 0.1 percent in July (AP)
- Pending home sales rise 5.2 percent in July (Reuters)
- Harrisburg, Penn., defaulting on its bonds
- Home Contracts Up; Rates Dip To 4.32 Percent
- Mortgage rates hit decades-low of 4.32 percent (AP)
- US jobless claims add to recovery fears
- Bernanke says 'too-big-to-fail' must end (AFP)
- Discounts Spur Sales, But What About The Holidays?
- US jobless claims fall for second straight week (AFP)
- Good grades for back to school sales
- New Jobless Claims Drop For Second Straight Week
- Jobless claims slide for second straight week
- Americans in the dark about energy use
- Strongest jobs recovery in decades. Seriously
- Ex-Lehman CEO Fuld Blames Regulators
- Critics Target States' Double-Dipping Pensioners
- European Markets Hesitate Ahead of Jobs Data
- Unemployment Filings Decline for a Second Week
- Harry Winston Diamond Dazzles
- Hedge funds should cool it on tax
- Allscripts CEO On New Merger
- Data boost from economic giants
- Detroit downshifts
- Fuld accuses Fed of worsening crisis
- Manufacturing Index Rose in August
- Doing More While Using Less Power
- Foreclosures Pose Potential Trouble on Election Day
- Apple Rumors Lift Netflix
- San Francisco's Penthouse Palace
- 3PAR Tug-O-War
technology
- Samsung unveils iPad competitor Galaxy
- Q&A: 'Metroid: Other M' director Yoshio Sakamoto - USA Today
- HP Increases Offer for 3Par to $33, Trumping Dell’s New $32 Bid
- Bidding for 3Par heats up; HP tops latest Dell bid (AP)
- Product News: Twitter for iPhone adds iPad Support - The Mac Observer
- Apple posts video from special event (Macworld.com)
- AOL renews Google search agreement
- UPS Mobile App for iPhone - Free Download
- UPS Customer Technology
- Quantum View
- UPS Billing Center
- AOL renews Google search agreement (Reuters)
- 72 percent of adults are text-messaging now
- The FCC queries Google's take on wireless net neutrality - Inquirer
- Google and AOL Broaden Alliance - Wall Street Journal
- Samsung Intros 7-Inch Galaxy Tab With Froyo - InformationWeek
- Judge punishes Michigan juror for Facebook post (AP)
- AOL signs new search agreement with Google (AP)
- Twitter App for iPad Puts New Focus on Design
- The Go Pro Camera Goes Anywhere
- Apple TV a first step for more ambitious plans?
- Q.&A.: BlackBerry Out of Sync
- Gameworld: Tween players impacting online game development
- Cap Gemini Bets on Brazil With 233 Million-Euro CPM Braxis Deal
- Baidu to focus mobile Internet investment on search
- India Asks RIM, Google, Skype to Build Local Servers
- Gartner Sees Worldwide Semiconductor Growth of 31.5% in 2010
- Stephen Hawking says God's not needed. So?
- Nokia to close down data access service Ovi Files
- Advertising: Scholastic Books Revamps Its Marketing
- Don't Rule Out Apple Ruling Your Living Room
- Can Privacy Sell Ping?
- Eco-author baffled by a violent fan
- Thanks to high-tech, storm track easier to predict
small-business
- Social Media Are Easier Than You Think
- How Do You Know When to Trust Your Gut?
- Small-Business Guide: How to Choose and Work With a Mentor
- How I Saved My Company: Tolosa Press Community Newspapers
- Yet Another Blow to Small Business Credit
- Car dealers fight for a second chance
- What is the UPS Billing Center?
- Billing Center Demonstration
- A WorldShip Case Study
- UPS WorldShip
- UPS Paperless Invoice
- Five Rules for Collecting Late Payments
- Why Small Business Can't Get Financing
- Big sales from tiny shops
- Barefoot shoes race the black market
- Hire your own overseas worker
- Obama Asks Republicans to End Jobs ‘Blockade’
- Meet Americas fastest-growing company
- Mosque developer built business deal by deal
- Hip-Hop's unofficial sommelier branches out
- Obama to GOP: Stop blocking small business bill
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retail
- Asda's George poaches top Marks & Spencer executive
- Snow+Rock snaps up Runners Need
- U.S. retailers report sales gains for August
- Tesco joins auction for Carrefours Asian shops
- H&M confirms Lanvin collaboration
- Apple Revamps iPod Line, Upgrades iTunes
- ConsumerMan: Beware of acai berry offers
- Calif. Senate Rejects Ban On BPA In Baby Products
- Calif. Senate Rejects Statewide Plastic Bag Ban
- Staples to sell Kindle; Borders cuts prices
- Starbucks expands insta-brew, adds flavors
- PC Industry's Woes Could Mean Bargains This Fall
- Three executives out at Draftfcb
- Netflix releases video streaming app for iPhone
- Sears Holdings taps Razorfish's Friedman as marketing chief
- Overstock.com creates private-sale site Eziba.com
- Marketing Free Trade
- Transcript: Pascal Lamy
- Get Briefed: Pascal Lamy
- WTO For Africa
healthcare
- Health care credit cards may add to your pain
- Americans Blind to the Obesity Epidemic (HealthDay)
- Abbott's diet drug study renews calls for U.S. ban
- Abbott's diet drug study renews calls for U.S. ban (Reuters)
- Mental "exercise" linked to faster dementia progression
- Mental "exercise" linked to faster dementia progression (Reuters)
- Indonesia's smoking toddler kicks habit (AFP)
- Botox maker to pay $600M to resolve investigation (AP)
- Corrected: Abbott's diet drug study renews calls for U.S. ban
- Healthcare Delivered
- UPS Healthcare Demo
- Too little sleep bad for teenagers' diets: study
- Diet drug Meridia study renews calls for U.S. ban
- Diabetes drug may keep lung cancer at bay
- Mental 'exercise' linked to faster dementia
- New test seen as big advance in diagnosing TB
- Mental 'exercise' linked to faster dementia progression
- Garlic breath? Beat it with a glass of milk, say experts
- Burnham presses Lib Dems on NHS
- Transplant dash driver faces ban
- 'Brisk walks' to prevent cancers
- Rowling gives 10m for MS centre
middle-market
- Mid-market private equity firm LDC scales Mountain Warehouse deal - AltAssets
- SYSPRO ERP on Research Firm's "Must Consider" Short List - Business Wire (press release)
- N-able Technologies Goes Vertical With N-central Remote Network and ... - Marketwire (press release)
- Euro Credit: Stable Credit Markets See A Flurry Of New Deals - IMarketnews.com
- The Knowledge Congress & MidMarket Capital Advisors Has Scheduled a Live ... - PR.com (press release)
- Microsoft boosts mid-market drive - ITWeb
- Steve Falk: Mid-Market Street's best new hope can happen - San Francisco Examiner
- Fuji-Xerox preps assault on low-end printer market - CRN Australia
- A Shift in Global Consulting Firms' Competitive Positioning - MarketWatch (press release)
- What CIOs Need to Know About the Future of E-Commerce - Internet Evolution
- Brocade Targets Mid-Market Virtualized Networks - Dr. Dobb's
- The Hartford Aims for Bigger Share of Mid-Sized DB, DC Market - Retirement Income Journal (subscription)
- Virtacore Joins VMware vCloud Express TM Program With Launch of First ... - Marketwire (press release)
- Private Equity Emerges from the Economic Crisis, According to Towers Watson - MarketWatch (press release)
- ShortTrack CEO Founders Release New Book About How Mid-Market CEOs Apply Four ... - PR Web (press release)
- Euro Credit: Positive Tone Sees Uptick In New Issues Activity - IMarketnews.com
- Cloud Computing: A Perfect Fit for Midsized Companies - ITworld.com
- TriGeo Announces SIM Version 5.1 - RFPConnect.com
- TriGeo Unveils SIM Version 5.1: Log Analysis Reinvented, Visualized and Simplified - Bradenton Herald
- Brocade Helps Eliminate Network Complexity in Virtualized IT Environments - Bradenton Herald
- And how do you spend your livelong day? - San Francisco Chronicle
- Retrocom Mid-Market Real Estate Investment Trust - Marketwire (press release)
- VIX on track for biggest August gain since 2001; one ETN sits out rally - MarketWatch
- The Hartford Looks to Middle Market - National Underwriter Life and Health Insurance News
- Market Rally Likely in Fourth Quarter: Strategists - CNBC
- Mid-Day Market Movers (SKH, SKS, LGF, FSGI) - Benzinga
- Brazil Leads The Way In Active Latin America Fund Season - Wall Street Journal (blog)
- Today's Stock Market Dow Jones Industrial Average dji, S&P 500, Nasdaq Index ... - Learning and Finance (blog)
- CA Continues Cloud Security Play with Arcot Acquisition - CMSWire
- Hedge Fund Sells Bank of America Corp (NYSE: BAC) Shares for Citigroup, Inc ... - American Banking News
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global-economy
- Pending home sales rise 5.2 percent in July - Reuters
- ECB raises eurozone growth forecasts, extends support for banks
- Trichet Says ECB to Extend Emergency Bank Lending
- 3Par Accepts HP's Sweetened $33-a-Share Bid Over Dell's Revised $32 Offer - Bloomberg
- GM, Toyota and Ford Gain in China - Wall Street Journal
- Trichet ‘Appalled’ by Sarrazin as Bundesbank Discusses Future
- Romanian Finance Minister Says He Will Be Replaced
- Jobless Claims in US Decreased to 472000 Last Week - Bloomberg
- Samsung Intros 7-Inch Galaxy Tab With Froyo - InformationWeek
- ECB ups eurozone growth forecasts
- Brazilian housing boom
- German Bund Yield Advances as ECB Raises Forecast, Holds Rates
- EU Plans to Limit Naked Short Sales of Stocks, Government Debt
- Afghan bank 'to avoid collapse'
- UK housing data underpins recession fears
- Eurozone growth of 1% confirmed
- China car sales jump while US suffers
- House prices fall again in August
- UK house prices fall for second month
- Obama powerless to reverse stagnation as the jobless total climbs
- U.S.: China unfairly helped aluminum industry
- Risks rise for China's economic miracle
- Japan plans new economic stimulus
- Genzyme rejects Sanofi-Aventis $18.5B offer
- Japan eases policy, plans new economic stimulus
business-int
- Strong Yen Helps to Fuel Germanys Export Boom
- Toyota Feels Exchange-Rate Pinch as Rivals Gain
- ECB ups eurozone growth forecasts
- Unemployment Filings Decline for a Second Week
- Brazil's property boom
- European Markets Hesitate Ahead of Jobs Data
- RBS job losses 'horrific', says union
- Bird business
- Afghan bank 'to avoid collapse'
- RBS to cut a further 3,500 jobs
- Cold winter boosts Gazprom profit
- Swedish Move Highlights Uneven Europe Recovery
- State of the Art: Your Own Hot Spot, and Cheap
- Maker of Botox Settles Inquiry
- U.S.: China unfairly helped aluminum industry
- Risks rise for China's economic miracle
- Japan plans new economic stimulus
- Genzyme rejects Sanofi-Aventis $18.5B offer
- Japan eases policy, plans new economic stimulus
- BHP could sell some Potash Corp assets
- BP's life on 'frontiers' of energy industry at risk
automotive
- Report: Aston Martin Cygnet Shipping to States by 2012 - Nitrobahn
- Study: Japan firms are best in infotainment - CNET (blog)
- GM roadshow to begin after elections: sources
- Economic concerns lead to worst August automotive sales since 1983 - The Bay City Times - MLive.com
- Ford Moves Forward Customizing Vehicles Starting with Infotainment
- Dealers Expect Chrysler Product Binge in 2013
- New Products Helping Detroit's Sales, Residuals
- Researchers, Safety Advocates Want to Ban All Non-Driving Distractions
- US Auto Sales Down Sharply in August
- US car market can't match cash for clunkers assisted sales of 2009 - CarAdvice (blog)
- China auto sales rebound to grow 56 percent in Aug - The Associated Press
- SAS' same-sex wedding plans up in the air
- GM posts 7 percent sales dip in August
- As summer fades, so do auto discounts
- Chrysler dealers hear plans to sell Fiat minicars
- Laurent-Perrier's Grand Blend
- Green Tea May Help Prevent Oral Cancer
- Where the Jobs Will Be in 2010
- Ford Reports Nearly $1 Billion Profit
- Country Clubs: Stuck in the Rough
capital-lending
- Cashpoints: House prices fall for second consecutive month
- Four Mortgages That Require Little Money Down
- CD Penalty Often Worth The Cost
- Don't Lie: Your Life Insurance Depends On It
- Crackdown on 'free debt management' advertising
- Citizens Advice warns public sector jobs cull will create new wave of debtors
- Volunteer Vacations Let You Help Others
- Mortgage figures plunge in July
- What to Do With Back Taxes
- UPS Capital
- Case Studies from UPS Capital
- What to Do With Your 'Old' 401(k)
- Late Payments on Auto Loans Fall in 2nd Quarter
- Summary Box: Late Payments on 2Q Auto Loans Fall
- Four Good Reasons to Borrow From Your 401(k)
- House prices have nowhere to go but down
- Warning: If prone to depression stop here!
- We can handle another GFC: Swan
- First homebuyers are back in the market: PR
- CUA to double size in 5 years
- Firm GDP looks like the only certainty
- AOFM sells $700m of December 2013 bonds
- RESIs new CEO plans to rattle a few cages
- I paid 22,000 between a debit and credit card. Then the firm went bust but I can't get my money back
- Peer-to-peer lending and saving: Making everyone happy
- Hackers Arrest Offers Peek Into Russian Criminal World
- MORTGAGES; The Drywall Defense
- Borrowers Suffer From the Tyranny of the Credit Score
- Three Auto Dealer Tactics That Financial Reform Missed
- He Doesnt Live Here, but I Know Hes Living It Up
- Changes in Mobile-Home Lending
- V.A. Loans Harder to Get
logistics
- Mexico Revises Tariff List Over Cross-Border Trucking Issue
- YRC Completes Initial Closing of Logistics Unit Sale
- New York Manufacturing Index Grows in August
- Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-08-15
- Retail Sales Improve in July
- Business Inventories Rise 0.3%
- UPS Logistics Technologies
- UPS Supply Chain Solutions
- LTL Freight
- Air Freight
- Road Freight
- Top 30 Cargo Airports 2009
- The KFC Index One way of looking at China inflation statistics
- Mumbai vessel collision update: Ports to reopen August 15th
- Cargo ships collide at Mumbai all inbound and outbound sailings suspended
- BRITISH BUSINESSES ACKNOWLEDGE E-MARKETPLACES DELIVER SIGNIFICANT BENEFITS
- Agilisys changes name to Infor Global Solutions
- Growth Strategies and Trends in UK Contract Logistics
- BUTLER GROUP IDENTIFIES INDUSTRY-WIDE FAILURE TO EXPLOIT THE POWER OF INFORMATION
- Maginus facilitates Traidcraft expansion plans
- More reliable trucks for expanding company
- An ideal product
- What a wheeze!
- 11 Aisle-Masters for 99p Stores
- Leading trade association warns that cheap trucks could prove an expensive option
international
- Cameron backs Hague over gay rumours (AFP)
- Iran opposition figure's house attacked: website
- Pakistan boosts security after Lahore bombs (Reuters)
- Mozambique says price hikes 'irreversible' (AFP)
- Sudan's north-south faultline worries about war (AP)
- Tories in deadlock with Liberals in poll (Reuters)
- French government vows to face down pension strike
- Supply Chain Solutions
- Trade Direct
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- Six Simple Steps to International Shipping
- Israelis, Palestinians Resume Peace Talks
- Afghan leader condemns air strike as Gates arrives
- Flood-hit Pakistanis and Afghans may cross to Iran: UNHCR
- EXCLUSIVE: Tony Blair: Princess Diana a 'Meteor' in the Royal 'Ecosystem'
- UK foreign secretary's aide quits over gay rumors
- Afghan officials defend crisis-stricken Kabul Bank
- Pakistan cricket players due for meeting on betting allegations
- Gates in Afghanistan to Meet With Karzai, Petraeus
- Hopes high for Mideast peace talks
- Pakistan Shiites Mourn Those Killed in Triple Bomb
- 3 babies found buried at Dutch home
- Did Mexican actress fake marriage for green card?
- WATCH: Iraq Handover Begins