Business and Finance
Hunting for capital in this frozen economy? Some legislators think an obscure immigration program could help.
A bipartisan group of senators is pushing to […]
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Sales of newly constructed single-family homes spiked 11% in June to an annualized rate of 384,000 homes, according to a report released Monday.
The gain […]
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Microsoft says Windows 7 is ready to go, and the first users will be able to download it on Aug. 6.
The much-anticipated operating system […]
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Amazon.com has reached an agreement to purchase Zappos.com, the online retailer known for its selection of shoes, for $807 million, according to a statement […]
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The Census Bureau is breathing a sigh of relief after a problem-plagued project to go high-tech recently cleared a big hurdle.
Census workers are finishing […]
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A full economic recovery may be slow to materialize, but the administration’s stimulus plan is working and the economy has stabilized over the past […]
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IBM reported a 13 percent slide in revenue as corporate spending fell, but cost cuts and a shift to more profitable businesses helped it […]
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When Christine Saunders saw her Southern California floral design company’s revenue dip last fall as the economy sputtered, she realized that creating products for […]
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Big businesses are battling to take home chunks of the government’s billion-dollar stimulus pie and AT&T is among the leaders on the telecom front.
While […]
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America should attack global warming by … painting rooftops and road surfaces white.
Seriously. No kidding.
Among those promoting the idea is Energy Secretary Steven Chu, […]
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