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Fears of a second recession ease, at least for now

San Jose Mercury - 4 hours 7 min ago
Latest economic gauges point to slow, if fitful, period of growth ahead

Fears of a second recession ease, at least for now

San Jose Mercury: Business - 4 hours 7 min ago
Latest economic gauges point to slow, if fitful, period of growth ahead

Trade deficit narrows to $42.8 billion in July

San Jose Mercury: Business - 4 hours 8 min ago
Good news on U.S. trade front could be a boost for lagging GDP

Trade deficit narrows to $42.8 billion in July

San Jose Mercury - 4 hours 8 min ago
Good news on U.S. trade front could be a boost for lagging GDP

BCE to Pay $1.26 Billion for CTV

BCE plans to acquire the 85% of Canadian broadcaster CTV that it doesn't already own for $1.26 billion.

BCE to Pay $1.26 Billion for CTV

Wall Street Journal: Financial - 4 hours 8 min ago
BCE plans to acquire the 85% of Canadian broadcaster CTV that it doesn't already own for $1.26 billion.

SEC Commissioners Wanted: Plaintiffs Lawyers and Consumer Advocates Need Not Apply (Sept 10,2010 )

Forbes: Latest News - 4 hours 9 min ago
According to the SEC?s website, ?Congress established the Securities and Exchange Commis

Four dead, homes destroyed in fire

CNN: U.S. News - 4 hours 13 min ago
The death toll from a massive gas-fueled blaze in California has climbed to four. The fire engulfed dozens of homes and sent fireballs shooting into the air in a neighborhood near the San Francisco airport.

Colorado wildfire laps at Boulder city limits

CNN: U.S. News - 4 hours 15 min ago
Blustery winds that have fanned a raging Colorado wildfire this week are expected to gust into Friday evening, possibly pushing the flames into the city of Boulder, the National Weather Service said.

eBay Reportedly to Partner in China Business

Forbes: Latest News - 4 hours 15 min ago
eBay (EBAY) is reportedly looking towards partnerships as the best way to generate business in China,

FDA cracks down on 5 makers of e-cigarettes

Reuters: Health and Medical - 4 hours 16 min ago
CHICAGO (Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration sent warnings to five makers of electronic cigarettes for marketing them illegally as stop-smoking aids and said on Thursday it intends to regulate the products as drugs.

Smithfield to Sell Butterball Stake

Wall Street Journal: Financial - 4 hours 17 min ago
Smithfield Foods said it is selling its 49% stake in the Butterball turkey business to joint-venture partner Maxwell Farms for about $175 million.

Study backs prostate screening for high risk men

Reuters: Health and Medical - 4 hours 17 min ago
LONDON (Reuters) - Men who have a certain genetic variations that put them at higher risk of prostate cancer may benefit from regular screening for the disease, a study by British scientists found Friday.

Risks of old, new diet drugs face U.S. scrutiny

Reuters: Health and Medical - 4 hours 17 min ago
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The risks of a potential new diet pill and a 13-year-old weight-loss medicine face U.S. scrutiny next week as medical experts consider if the drugs' benefits outweigh possible side effects.

FAA Proposal Combats Pilot Fatigue

Wall Street Journal: Financial - 4 hours 18 min ago
Some airline pilots would fly fewer hours and others would fly longer under proposed rules to help prevent dangerous fatigue, transportation and labor officials.

UK's NICE wants more data on schizophrenia drug

Reuters: Health and Medical - 4 hours 19 min ago
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's healthcare cost watchdog said it was unable to recommend use of Bristol-Myers Squibb's schizophrenia drug Abilify in children aged 15 to 17 and has asked for more information on its effectiveness.

Wholesale Inventories Rise

Inventories at U.S. wholesalers rose 1.3% in July -- the most in two years -- an unexpected surge that suggested confidence in the economic recovery.

U.S. Urges Iraqis to Try New Plan to Share Power

New York Times: U.S. - 4 hours 22 min ago
The United States is pushing a power-sharing arrangement in Iraq that could retain Nuri Kamal al-Maliki as prime minister but curb his authority.

Goldman Economist to Oversee Asset-Management Unit

Wall Street Journal: Financial - 4 hours 25 min ago
Goldman Sachs said it has appointed Jim O'Neill chairman of its $800 billion asset-management arm, a newly created role designed to leverage his "global perspective on world markets."

U.S. widens probe of Hewlett-Packard bribery allegations

San Jose Mercury - 4 hours 27 min ago
U.S. investigators have widened their probe of allegations that kickbacks were paid to Russian authorities by employees of a Hewlett-Packard subsidiary in Germany.
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