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MSNBC
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But "there was always push back" from sales executives when he advocated more conservative lending, Zimmer said. Like most big lenders, well over half of the loans made by People's Choice came not from its own employees but from independent mortgage broke..
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BusinessWeek
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In the aftermath of the Big Three's cost-saving deal with unions, its U.S. plants must play catch-up
Even Toyota (TM) gets the blues. The Japanese automaker has long prided itself on a U.S. workforce more efficient than those at Detroit's giants, and t..
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Washington Post
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Rupert Murdoch was one big step closer to owning Dow Jones and the Wall Street Journal yesterday. And then he wasn't.
Murdoch's News Corp. and Dow Jones cleared a big hurdle yesterday morning, agreeing in principle to editorial protections for the Jour..
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BusinessWeek
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The recent stream of implosions is the least of the big banks' worries. Money still seems to be pouring into such investment channels
Large hedge funds at prestigious global banks seem to be blowing up routinely. But that doesn't mean the world's large..
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BusinessWeek
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In their quest to develop new drugs, Western pharmaceutical companies are increasingly teaming up with companies in China and India
In the late 1990s, scores of U.S. multinationals were catching on to the cost-cutting benefits of sending work to Asia...
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BusinessWeek
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As your family grows, so does your need for a larger car. Which models offer the best combination of size and fuel-efficiency?
You've got two kids and just found out another is on the way. If you're like most families, that means it's time for a bigger..
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BusinessWeek
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Mark Penn, no longer a big gun in the Clinton campaign, is shoring up relations with Burson-Marsteller clients and colleagues
From the start, some of Mark J. Penn's colleagues had qualms about his dual roles as CEO of Burson-Marsteller, the public-rela..
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BusinessWeek
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United Air's $50 hike is sticking as carriers swallow big fuel bills. Airline stocks, meanwhile, aren't helped by the increases
The big U.S. airlines appear to have successfully pushed through the largest fare hike in recent years, at least for now. Un..
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BusinessWeek
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Overseas equities have provided American investors with big returns while their U.S. stock portfolios lagged. But a turnabout may be at hand
For years, U.S. stocks looked like they were stuck in the slow lane as international equities zoomed ahead, dri..
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BusinessWeek
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IBM's director of R&D is shifting the tech giant's focus—and making a few enormous bets
It's a snowy February day at IBM's office in Yorktown Heights, N.Y., and John E. Kelly III drops by a cramped conference room to talk about his plans for IBM Rese..
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BusinessWeek
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Outside of big financial firms, most companies posted solid Q4 profits. Looking ahead, investors are bracing for bad news
Amid all the worries about a U.S. recession and multibillion-dollar credit losses for financial firms, it's easy to lose sight of..
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BusinessWeek
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We're just beginning to figure out how much of the nation's recent growth was the result of a credit-induced frenzy. Here are some guideposts
Mark it down. Clear the slate. Get it all behind us. That's what the big banks are trying to do now. With thei..
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BusinessWeek
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With corporate spending slowing, big tech outfits seek the smaller prey. Oracle's and Sun's deals highlight the consolidation wave
The signs should be pretty familiar by now. Looming recession. Slowing corporate tech spending. It has all the makings of..
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BusinessWeek
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A fresh start with bankruptcy? Big lenders keep squeezing money out of consumers whose debts were canceled by the courts
In a financial version of Night of the Living Dead, debts forgiven by bankruptcy courts are springing back to life to haunt consume..
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MSNBC
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With the housing market in a tailspin, some economists ratcheting up recession forecasts, and major banks reporting big losses, the stock market is on a roll, rising to record highs. How can that be?
The simple answer: Investors care less about what’..
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BusinessWeek
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Today's decked-out domiciles are big on gear that helps you get a good night's sleep, keep the germs away, and stay fit
Peter Bils has a bone to pick with Big Pharma. Drug companies generate some $2 billion a year from sales of prescription pills desig..
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BusinessWeek
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Thomas Brown's fund had stellar performance last year. But this year is a different story, thanks to a few big bets on subprime lenders
The reversal of fortune at Thomas Brown's Second Curve Capital hedge fund is stunning.
Last year, the New York-ba..
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FOX News
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Consumer prices last month shot up by the largest amount in nearly a year, driven by big increases in the cost of gasoline and other energy products.
The closely watched Consumer Price Index rose 0.6 percent in March, the biggest increase since a simil..
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BusinessWeek
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Like several similar outfits, the private equity firm has begun signing up investors to share profits—and risks—in big leveraged buyouts
With each passing day, big private equity firms are looking more and more like Wall Street investment banks. Bl..
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BusinessWeek
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What do today's big bosses see when they gaze out their office windows? Many have given up the skylines and the luxury, some have not
A spacious corner office in a gleaming skyscraper has long been the favored perch of corporate barons. Often the offic..
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