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BusinessWeek
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Employee screening has become a big business, but not always an accurate one
Theodore Pendergrass was shocked in November, 2006, when the Walgreens (WAG) pharmacy chain rejected his application for a store supervisor job. The company told him a backgro..
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MSNBC
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General Electric Co. reported a smaller-than-expected first-quarter profit Friday and lowered its outlook for fiscal 2008, as a slowing U.S. economy sapped its financial services business.
GE, which also makes jet engines, railroad locomotives, water t..
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BusinessWeek
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In the words of one consultant: "Business would have a seat at the table, but business wouldn't be able to buy all the chairs"
On Sunday, Feb. 10, after he found out he'd won that day's Democratic Presidential caucuses in Maine, but before his appearan..
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BusinessWeek
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As the Arizona Senator closes in on the GOP nomination, backers of Mitt Romney's pure pro-business stance may have to bet on a different horse
How will corporate America react if John McCain lands the Republican nomination? For business, Senator McCain..
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CNN
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CNN's Recession-o-meter swung from recession towards slowdown on Thursday as correspondent Richard Quest put big business figures on the spot, pushing them to predict the financial future at at the World Economic Forum in Davos. Keep checking for video up..
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CNN
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On Sept. 20, the Canadian dollar, known as the "loonie" for the fowl that adorns it, became equal in value to the American dollar.
It was a moment of pride for our polite brethren to the north - the last time the loonie hit parity was 1976 but more imp..
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BusinessWeek
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The aluminum giant's quest to nab Canadian rival Alcan for $27 billion is evidence of the current hunt-or-be-hunted business climate
Alcoa's (AA) $27 billion hostile bid for Alcan (AL) reflects the eat-or-be-eaten nature of today's business environment..
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SF Gate
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With freeway interchanges reduced to rubble at a crucial nexus near the Bay Bridge, what kind of hit will the Bay Area economy take?
Remarkably little, according to economic experts.
"It's going to be miserable for commuters, but in terms of potenti..
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BusinessWeek
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With its $3.1 billion acquisition, the Internet giant secures entry into the promising business of display advertising and thwarts Microsoft in online search
Three billion dollars? On Apr. 13, Google announced that it would pay $3.1 billion for the adv..
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Alter Net
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The CEOs who sit on the powerful Business Roundtable are working to stop Congress from moving ahead with executive pay reform. The reason? It's all personal.
Does CEO pay in the United States need anymore fixing?
The 160 corporate CEOs who make up t..
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BusinessWeek
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With a ban on new subscribers looming, the ailing telecom is under pressure to find creative new ways of doing business
Vonage attorney Roger Warin didn't exactly inspire confidence when he responded to a judge's ruling that bars the company from signi..
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BusinessWeek
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Business software maker Oracle Corp. will buy Hyperion Solutions Corp. for $3.3 billion in cash, renewing a shopping spree aimed at toppling rival SAP AG.
The deal announced Thursday will give Oracle an arsenal of Hyperion products that are used by mor..
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Reuters
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DaimlerChrysler said on Wednesday it would cut 13,000 jobs at its Chrysler operations in North America, and raised the prospect that it could even part ways with the loss-making business. The world's No. 5 automaker said it would close two plants as pa..
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Economist
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IT IS not difficult to be pessimistic about the future of European business. Compared with the awesome strength of America and the raw power of emerging Asia, Europe is sometimes portrayed as a has-been, excelling in luxury goods, fine food, wines and fas..
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BusinessWeek
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The GOP candidate's call to allow shareholders to vote on executive compensation is seen as an appeal to middle-class voters and the unions
John McCain threw a dash of populist pepper into an otherwise fairly traditional Republican stew of economic pol..
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BusinessWeek
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A business group study finds that most MBA programs need better faculty, texts, and certification
Business education is booming in India, but the bulk of rank-and-file programs in the country suffer from outdated textbooks, professors who don't keep up..
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CNN
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Business class airline Silverjet has found a Middle Eastern investor to pump $25 million into the struggling group. Shares in the airline climbed 26 percent after Silverjet said it had signed a memorandum of understanding with an unnamed investor from the..
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BusinessWeek
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As the economy slumps, many entrepreneurs are looking past consumer Web sites to focus on products and services for companies
As far as entrepreneur Dries Buytaert is concerned, a startup with smart ideas and driven people has a good chance of survivin..
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BusinessWeek
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Shorter, cheaper programs and demand for international experience are two reasons business schools across Europe are flourishing
European MBA programs may have traditionally lacked the brand recognition of their U.S. counterparts, but that's changing f..
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BusinessWeek
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More kids—and better qualified ones—are studying business in college. And they're nailing fatter salaries when they get out. Meanwhile, academic programs are getting more specialized
There is at least one place in the business world where most of t..
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