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us-economy
- Utah jobless rate rises to 7.1 percent in February (AP)
- Pa. jobless rate highest since 1984; 16K jobs shed (AP)
- Lloyds Lifts Bank Shares
- Dollar extends gains
- Recession hurting cruise ship builders (AP)
- Could school bus ads save school budgets? (AP)
- Too shy to job hunt?
- China: Hollywood's New Enemy
- Oil drifts below $82 as month-long rally stalls (AP)
- Austinites Angle For A Piece Of SXSW Cash Cow
- Three Vacancies at the Fed
- The Broken Society
- Palm Shares Slide
- Greenspan hits back at housing bubble claims
- SEC welcomes Lehman report as 'helpful'
- Alarm was raised on Lehman
- Health reform: Where the money will come from
- Toxic Assets Market Awaits Rebound
- One jobs bill down ... what happens next?
- Student loan reform shares health care fate
- Accounting: Fooled again
- Small Colorado Town Calls For Immigration Reform
- Farmers Hurt By Collapse Of Carbon Credits Market
- Tapping The Power Of The Wind
- Greenspan On The Housing Bubble: Not My Fault
- US consumer prices flat in February
- Tough Talk On Yuan
- U.S. Ambassador Calls China's Currency Stance 'a Real Concern'
- Little Change in U.S. Consumer Prices in February
- Obama Calls Jobs Bill a First Step
technology
- Viacom, YouTube air dirty laundry in legal battle - Times Record News
- Palm Shares Slump as Sales Forecast Trails Analysts' Estimates - BusinessWeek
- Price War in ebooks: Amazon vs. Apple - OS News
- Google's Nexus branding under threat - TG Daily
- Amazon Wrangles Publishers as iBookstore Grand Opening Looms - MacNewsWorld
- Nintendo aims to get consoles in schools (AP)
- Microsoft, Adobe confident there is room for Silverlight, Flash (InfoWorld)
- UPS Mobile App for iPhone - Free Download
- UPS Customer Technology
- Quantum View
- UPS Billing Center
- Telenor Skips India Spectrum Auction Expected to Raise Billions
- Tip of the Week: Cleaning Win7
- India's Bharti says to sell Apple's iPhone 3GS
- India's Bharti says to sell Apple's iPhone 3GS (Reuters)
- Samsung, LG see growth, but know rivals are catching
- Fargo floods turn farm fields into sprawling lakes (AP)
- China quality watchdog says some HP laptops faulty
- China quality watchdog says some HP laptops faulty (Reuters)
- Testing Games, Entertainment Apps on iPad
- Telstra Says ‘Significant Gap’ in Government Talks (Update2)
- Bharti Said to Seek Zain Cover on Nigeria for Deal (Update1)
- Apple Swears iPad Partners to Secrecy
- For cyberwarriors, murky terrain
- Irans Opposition Seeks More Help in Cyberwar
- F.B.I. Faces New Setback in Computer Overhaul
- Barnes & Noble Chooses Chief From Web Unit
- Website's instant posts of Wall Street research banned
- Advertising: Madison Avenue Finds Old and New Media Can Coexist
- Google adword win in Europe wouldn't end battles
- Smithsonian traces saga of human origins
- Burglar logs into MySpace on store computer
- Ancient giant redwoods endured frequent fires
- 'Deep flow' migrates deeper into the universe
small-business
- 10 businesses that got lucky breaks
- States launch their own health care cost assaults
- E-voting to kill hanging chads
- Archives: Market Research on the Cheap
- Neuromarketers get inside buyers' brains
- Small-Business Guide: How to Prepare Your Business for Succession
- What is the UPS Billing Center?
- Billing Center Demonstration
- A WorldShip Case Study
- UPS WorldShip
- UPS Paperless Invoice
- Businesses eye St. Patricks Day gold
- Tax Cuts for New Hires Bill Clears Congress
- Tax breaks for hiring the unemployed
- Pushing for More High-Growth Startups
- ADP: Small Employers May Be Signaling Recovery
- Blunt the e-mail interruption assault
- Alumni Offer Goldman Advice on Helping Small Businesses
- Payroll tax hike hits small businesses
- Foursquare Introduces New Tools for Businesses
- What States and Cities Do to Help Small Businesses
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retail
- Benetton chief exits as profits and sales fall
- Sir Stuart Rose under fire over new pay package
- DSGi steps up roll out of 2-in-1 shops
- Strong results galvanise John Lewis and Waitrose
- Gas Prices At Highest Level Since 2008
- Feds: Brakes Weren't Applied On Runaway N.Y. Prius
- Gas Prices At Highest Since Oct. 2008
- Zappos.com uses puppets to promote customer service work
- Barnes & Noble elevates online chief to CEO
- Obama: Jobs Bill Has Tax Cuts For Small-Business
- ConsumerMan: Pitfalls of payday lending
- Retailers Feeling Gutsy
- Champagne bottles get lighter to go greener
- Phillips-Van Heusen to acquire Tommy Hilfiger brand
- LL Bean debuts e-commerce site, catalog for spring collection
- Van Heusen to buy Hilfiger for about $3 billion
- Staples kicks off b-to-b site
- A Retail Rebound? Hardly
- Employment Picture Not Good, But It's Been Worse
- Stocks Escape Early Doubts
healthcare
- Swine Flu in Pregnancy Leads Some to ICU (HealthDay)
- Avandia Researchers' Financial Ties Questioned (HealthDay)
- 6 natural remedies that really work
- Budget pressures
- Acupuncture infection 'link'
- Obese maternity care risk warning
- Infection warning on child deaths
- What Is the Organic Liaison Diet? (LiveScience.com)
- Many Avandia defenders have drug co. ties: study
- Healthcare Delivered
- UPS Healthcare Demo
- Many Avandia defenders have drug co. ties: study (Reuters)
- Why we trust people we dont even know
- Study finds H1N1 flu in pregnancy is critical risk
- Study finds H1N1 flu in pregnancy is critical risk (Reuters)
- Acupuncture can spread serious diseases: experts
- U.S. kids even fatter than believed, study shows
- Panel backs new use of Boston Scientific devices
- Sperm created to glow in the dark
- New collaboration aims to speed TB drugs to market
- FDA panel backs device for mild heart failure
- Kids help mother deliver their baby brother
middle-market
- Euro Credit: Subdued Markets Stifle New Issues Market - Market News International
- BMW proceeds with 'cautious optimism' - The State
- NEA chief's Art Works tour finds fans in S.F. - San Francisco Chronicle
- Arrow's Bryant: Our Head's In The Cloud - ChannelWeb
- Franois Thibaud: The comfort of being the man in the middle - Financial Times
- SMB Tech Roll-up: Access Free Cloud Storage via iPhone, An ECM for Small Biz - CMSWire
- Euro Credit: New Issue Activity Slows In Subdued Markets - Market News International
- BMW chief expects jump in profits - The State
- Yahoo Needs A Sales Boss Now - Forbes (blog)
- Harman Aiming to Supplant Microsoft in Ford Cars - BusinessWeek
- A Quartet of New Watches Stands for 150 Years of Chopard - New York Times
- Outsourcing Tips from a Midmarket CIO - IT Business Edge (blog)
- Small successes - Financial Times
- What I Learned from the IT Business Edge Midmarket CIO Forum - IT Business Edge (blog)
- Cisco refreshes fixed-switching portfolio in Borderless Access initiative - eChannelLine
- What I Learned From the ITBE Midmarket CIO Forum - IT Business Edge (blog)
- Cloud or customers? Why CA wanted Nimsoft - NetworkWorld.com
- Epicor(R) Receives Network Products Guide 2010 Product Innovation Award - CNNMoney.com (press release)
- Euro Credit: New Issues Activity Continues Apace - Market News International
- = UPDATE: German Bund Auction Strong, Defies Better Sentiment - Trading Markets (press release)
- Nolan Ryan and pitch-count freedom - Charleston Gazette (blog)
- For Asia, Some Familiar Hallways - New York Times
- Are Your Systems Running an Employee's Side Business? - IT Business Edge (blog)
- rue21, inc. Announces Fourth Quarter Fiscal 2009 Financial Results - CNNMoney.com (press release)
- Samsung Prepping Slate for 2010, Attacks iPad - CoolTechZone.com (blog)
- Midmarket: 10 St. Paddy's Day iPhone Apps to Keep You Smiling - eWeek
- The Utility Company Attracts $1 Million In Funding - MSPmentor
- Chrysler hibernates while others burn cash - Automotive News (blog)
- CloudReplica Fills Top Marketing Post - MarketWatch (press release)
- Scale Computing Announces International Expansion - Business Wire (press release)
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global-economy
- OIL FUTURES: Nymex Crude Slightly Lower On Stronger Dollar - Wall Street Journal
- Boeing steps up jet production; sees airline recovery - MarketWatch
- Perry Ellis posts 4th-quarter profit - BusinessWeek
- Sticky Core Prices Builds Pressure for Rate Rise: Canada Credit - BusinessWeek
- Speculation about Google's future in China grows - Financial Times
- U.S. Licenses Firm to Boost Iran Internet Access, Clinton Says
- China tells Washington to cool yuan pressure
- Alister Darling's budget la-la land
- China trade attracts ire of political odd couple
- Enel to Seek Banks for Green Power IPO, Conti Says (Update1)
- EADS Said to Seek Significant Extension to Prepare Tanker Bid
- Rogers Says Shunning ‘Pretty Bad’ Pound on Trade Gap (Update1)
- Hewitt on Europe
- European, Asian Stocks Advance; Lloyds Banking Leads Gains
- BoE's Andrew Sentence encouraged by signs of pick up, but sees some risk of double dip
- Money spiders
- City Diaries
- Mortgage lending rose 6pc in February says CML
- German spies may target speculators
- Budget 2010: Alistair Darling receives borrowing boost
- No joke
- Chinese partners want to know Googles plans
- US consumer prices show no rise
- Italian attitudes may help it avoid a debt crisis
- Wachovia to settle drug-money laundering case
business-int
- RMT signal staff vote for strikes
- China tells Washington to cool yuan pressure
- Upbeat Lloyds Report Gives Shares a Lift
- Customers 'complain on websites'
- Pentagon Says EADS Still Interested in Tanker Bid
- China trade attracts ire of political odd couple
- British Airways Resumes Talks With Union in Effort to Avert Strike
- Hewitt on Europe
- Palm hit by slow sales
- Identity fraud 'is set to soar'
- Lloyds predicts a profitable 2010
- Blacks snubs Sports Direct bid
- Rio Tinto and Chinalco Sign $2.9 Billion Mining Agreement
- Asian Stocks Head for 6th Week of Gains
- For Indias Newly Rich Farmers, Limos Wont Do
- Company Races to Extend Blood Thinner Patent
- Chinese partners want to know Googles plans
- Italian attitudes may help it avoid a debt crisis
- Wachovia to settle drug-money laundering case
- Google partners in China appeal for word on plans
- Google appears to drop censorship in China
automotive
- TRW Automotive Announces Joint Venture With Xi'an Dong Fang Group Co., Ltd to ... - PR Newswire (press...
- CLEAR LAKE AUTOMOTIVE GROUP, LLC v. GAMMA CONSTRUCTION COMPANY - Leagle.com
- McLaren Unveils Its Sports Car Plan - New York Times (blog)
- SG Automotive Group, CSR partner to develop new energy passenger cars - Search-Autoparts.com
- 2010 Ford Fusion Best Lifecycle Cost Choice for Kraft Sales Fleet
- NAAA Survey Reports 2009 Auction Volumes Down 14.5%
- Toyota and NHTSA Investigate Another Prius in New York
- Subaru Soars in US Market While Other Automakers Struggle
- Brands Improve But Gap Remains Between Actual and Perceived Quality
- U.S. says driver error possible in N.Y. Prius crash
- GM talks stall with potential Hummer buyers, report says
- Officials: Brakes not applied in NY Prius crash
- Delta Motorsport, The British Automotive X-PRIZE Contender - Wired News
- Hyundai names Perry interim head of U.S. marketing
- Nissan snags Hyundai marketing chief Ewanick
- Forecasting firm CSM acquired by rival IHS
- Fixed Toyotas hit with more new complaints
- Porsche takes top spot in dependability study
- Toyota official: Prius in NY crash yielding data
- New CFO says GM can be profitable this year
- 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
- ASIC to see whether commercial resolution for Storm possible
- Bank competition still restrained by recovering RMBS market
- Economy expected to continue growing strongly
- Justice ministry shuts down claims-management firm
- Ten Places NOT to Use Your Debit Card
- University students expect to graduate with debts in excess of 15,000
- How Credit Scores Impact Your Mortgage Rate
- How Credit Inquiries Affect Credit Score
- Can You Pay a Mortgage With a 529 Plan?
- UPS Capital
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- 2010 Top 10 Cities: CD Early Withdrawal Penalty Study
- Settle Credit Card Debt for Pennies?
- Lord Turner's mortgage shake-up
- Barclaycard launches Freedom rewards scheme
- Government struggling to retrieve 1.85bn owed in benefits
- Margin squeeze, climbing costs hit mutuals profits in 2009
- Market scales back rate rise expectations after RBA minutes
- Ray Whites sales up 20 percent
- RBA leaves options open for next board meeting
- Winners and Losers if Inflation Skyrockets
- Mortgage arrears cases fall by 4%
- How Privacy Vanishes Online, a Bit at a Time
- Credit card holders given better repayment deal
- Overdraft Protection: Why Bother?
- Even High-Score Borrowers at Risk of Mortgage Default
- LifeLock Settles With F.T.C. Over Charges of Deception
- MORTGAGES; Help for First-Time Buyers
- The Wired Repo Man: Hes Not As Seen on TV
- Banks Apply Pressure to Keep Fees Rolling In
- Building a Better Mailbox
- A Good Time to Buy a Toyota?
logistics
- LTL news: YRCW reports $622 million loss in 2009
- Transportation news: BTS says 2009 surface trade with Canada and Mexico falls 23.3 percent
- Parcel shipping: FAA bill extended for three months
- Ocean shipping: Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach post strong February gains
- Green logistics/transportation infrastructure: New report calls for a freight 'clean up'
- Dynamex's 2Q Income Falls
- UPS Logistics Technologies
- UPS Supply Chain Solutions
- LTL Freight
- Air Freight
- Road Freight
- Fourth-Quarter Productivity Revised Upward
- Jobless Claims Drop for Week
- Fed Notes Modest Improvement in Transport Activity
- NAFTA Surface Trade Increases in December
- Live Twitter Updates from TPM
- Live from 2010 TPM (Trans-Pacific Maritime Conference) March 1, 2010
- How do Importers and Exporters use trade data?
- Todays Integrated Approach to Global Logistics and Fulfillment Free White Paper
- Zepol 2009 Port Review Report: Top 50 U.S. Containerized Import Ports
- JDA Software Group to acquire i2 Technologies
- JDA Software Completes Acquisition of i2 Technologies
- SAP CEO Lo Apothekers Contract Will Not Be Extended Based on Mutual Agreement
- World economic forum global risks report warns of long shadow of the financial crisis
- Printronix welcomes new executive leadership
- Choice makes a difference
- Jungheinrich man receives Services to Forklift Truck Industry Award
- Green Diamond Mitsubishi launch new counterbalance range
- Food and Drink Logistics excellence on show - the comment from Warehouse & Logistics News
- Goplasticpallets.com offers solution for waste management
international
- BA and union talk on eve of threatened strike (AP)
- Thai protesters to gridlock capital with travelling rally (AFP)
- Nigeria's ruling party to meet for crucial talks (AFP)
- Turkey PM to hold talks on charter reform with rivals
- Syrian murder, Israeli planes not linked: official
- Israel offers measures to get peace talks moving again, Blair says
- France urges G20 to curb excessive bank profits (AFP)
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- Six Simple Steps to International Shipping
- Barcelona to face Arsenal in Champions League (AFP)
- Roadside Bomb, Gunmen Kill 4 in Baghdad
- Rebels kill 20 Myanmar troops in Shan State ambush
- Pakistan Arrests Halt UN Talks With Taliban
- Police Presence High in Volatile East Jerusalem
- Dutch respond angrily to gay link in Srebrenica massacre
- Losing the battle to keep female flesh off Afghan TV
- Iran Jails Former Vice President, Activist
- Taliban Lose Control of Marjah but Still Strong
- British Airways, union in last-minute strike talks
- Gaza bank, TV station see U.S. sanctions
- Obama delays Asia trip for health care bill
- Mexican violence scaring off American tourists