 Executive Summary
 02.10.2009 13:51  27 views  0 comments
 The masters of the M&A universe have been mostly twiddling their thumbs for the past year—if they've been lucky enough to have jobs at all. Now they may be feeling that fever in the blood again. After a flurry of announcements in recent weeks, two... Read more »
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BTW
02.10.2009 13:51 25 views 0 comments
News that Twitter's latest cash infusion values the microblogging site at $1 billion may have confounded twittering's critics, who say nothing worthwhile can be expressed in 140 characters. To them—and to those who think BlackBerrys enslave us, Fa... Read more »
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Money Report
02.10.2009 13:51 28 views 0 comments
 Shares of Sara Lee jumped as much as 8% on Sept. 25, to 11.36, on news that the company's global body care and European detergents businesses would be purchased by Unilever for almost $1.9 billion. The same day, Sara Lee's board authorized a $1 billion ... Read more »
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Inside Wall Street
02.10.2009 13:51 28 views 0 comments
 Major food processor H.J. Heinz () is ranked highly for safety and price stability by research outfit Value Line, even though Wall Street isn't too impressed with it. But that may change, with some pros suggesting that Heinz is apt... Read more »
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Feedback
02.10.2009 13:51 25 views 0 comments
 "A Second Opinion on Malpractice" (New Business, Sept. 28) argued that tort reform would do little to lower health-care costs. The issue is highly controversial, and the comments we got reflected that. Many doctors disagreed with the article, saying mal... Read more »
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Can Google Stay on Top of the Web?
01.10.2009 17:00 17 views 0 comments
 As Bing, Facebook, Twitter, and less well-known upstarts nip at its heels, Google has hundreds of wizards racing to come up with smarter answers Read more »
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Turkey's Shift to a More Open Economy
01.10.2009 17:00 19 views 0 comments
 Applying for EU membership has sped up reforms, and that has helped the country weather the current crisis Read more »
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America's High-Tech Sweatshops
01.10.2009 17:00 25 views 0 comments
 U.S. companies may be contributing unwittingly to the exploitation of workers imported from India and elsewhere by tech-services outfits Read more »
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How Brazil's Lula Sees the Emerging World Order
01.10.2009 17:00 20 views 0 comments
 Maria Bartiromo talks to Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva Read more »
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PGE: Rewiring the Utility Business
01.10.2009 17:00 24 views 0 comments
 The California utility is leading the way toward what could be the future of the industry: selling energy efficiency Read more »
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Business Outlook: The Recovery: It's the Herd vs. History
01.10.2009 17:00 17 views 0 comments
 A growing consensus predicts a weak rebound from the recession, but that would go against both the latest data and a trend dating back nine business cycles Read more »
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Slide Show: Renewable Energy Is Still Struggling to Gain Ground
01.10.2009 17:00 14 views 0 comments
 Americans are using less renewable energy as a share of their total energy consumption than they did in the early 1980s. And the oldest forms of renewable energy, water and wood, are in decline. Since 2000, alternative-energy companies’ shares have risen far less than those of traditional energy companies. Read more »
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Short Sales: A Fraying Lifeline for Homeowners
01.10.2009 17:00 16 views 0 comments
 Lenders are reining in short sales aimed at helping troubled mortgage borrowers Read more »
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Why Business Fears the Public Option
01.10.2009 17:00 23 views 0 comments
 Executives contend that it will lead health-care providers to charge patients in private plans higher rates Read more »
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When the CEO Job Is Split in Two
01.10.2009 17:00 19 views 0 comments
 Dividing the post often leads to grief. But Aéropostale's new bosses know how to work together Read more »
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The Clash Over Clean Power
01.10.2009 17:00 24 views 0 comments
 Utility chiefs are juggling the conflicting goals of green energy and low rates—and self-interest reigns Read more »
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Big Banks Take a Hint from Mint.com
01.10.2009 17:00 18 views 0 comments
 Intuit wants to buy the online budget tool, and imitators are sprouting Read more »
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For Airlines, Fees Become Lifelines
01.10.2009 17:00 18 views 0 comments
 From baggage to blankets, à la carte charges are becoming significant revenue sources for airlines Read more »
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Hhgregg: The Contrarian Electronics Chain
01.10.2009 17:00 23 views 0 comments
 In a tough time to sell TVs, upscale Midwest retailer hhrgregg is rushing into the void left by Circuit City Read more »
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Fund Managers Bracing for a Sell-Off
01.10.2009 17:00 22 views 0 comments
 Bear tactics: How a handful of gloomy fund managers are preparing for a sell-off Read more »
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