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Washington Post
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Coca-Cola is betting big that Glaceau will help it expand its water and energy drink offerings and jump-start North American sales.
On Friday, the world's largest beverage maker said it would buy the privately held maker of Vitaminwater for $4.1 billio..
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CNN
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A U.S. bank said Friday it was considering a request to help solve an international funds transfer involving North Korea that has held up movement by the communist country to implement a landmark nuclear disarmament accord.
Wachovia Corp. said it has b..
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BusinessWeek
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Funds from the Amazon founder and Spark Capital will help the "stressing" microblogging outfit rebuild its technology
When the news broke on June 24 that microblogging sensation Twitter picked up new venture investors, including Amazon (AMZN) founder J..
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MSNBC
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President Bush threatened Wednesday to veto Democrats’ broad housing rescue package, saying it won’t help struggling homeowners.
“We are committed to a good housing bill that will help folks stay in their house, as opposed to a housing bill that..
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BusinessWeek
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To help shoppers make green choices, companies are slapping carbon labels on products. But even if the public can interpret the information, will it help reduce greenhouse gas emissions?
Next time you're in a shoe store, pick up a pair of clogs or leat..
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MSNBC
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Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson said Thursday that various proposals being put forward to deal with the U.S. housing crisis would do more harm than good.
While he said the housing correction remains the biggest downside risk to the economy, the proble..
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BusinessWeek
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While online "gripe sites" can help wronged customers blow off steam, the BBB now wants to help companies solve problems before they start
Joan Murphy needed a new computer for the billing service she was operating from her apartment in Queens, N.Y. So..
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BusinessWeek
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Their online gripes—and don't fool yourself, they have them—will help you reinvent your business
Editor's note: This is an extended version of a story published in the Mar. 3, 2008, issue of BusinessWeek magazine.
by Jeff Jarvis
Here's some f..
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CNN
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China will spend more than $1.25 billion to rebuild wrecked houses, restore farms and help the poor pay for food and heat in areas where snowstorms killed at least 107 people, the government said Thursday. "As the situation develops, we will also increase..
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MSNBC
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With mortgage defaults surging and politicians urging the industry to do more, six lenders agreed to widen their effort to help borrowers of all loans — not just subprime.
The plan, called Project Lifeline, is to be announced Tuesday by the Treasury..
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MSNBC
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President Bush, acknowledging that the country is suffering through a period of economic uncertainty, called on Congress Monday to do more to help people and businesses hurt by the housing slump and credit crunch.
In a brief introduction to his annual..
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USA Today
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A U.S. bank said Friday it was considering a request to help solve an international funds transfer involving North Korea that has held up movement by the communist country to implement a landmark nuclear disarmament accord.
Wachovia Corp. said it has b..
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SF Gate
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As with most guarantors, it can be good for EdFund's business if financially struggling student borrowers default on their loans. But it doesn't have to be that way.
Great Lakes Higher Education Guaranty Corp. in Wisconsin is an exception when it comes..
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Washington Post
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The heads of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac said Tuesday the mortgage finance giants are developing new types of loans to help distressed borrowers with high-risk mortgages keep their homes at a time of rising foreclosures.
The moves by the two government-..
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