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MSNBC
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Starbucks Corp. said Thursday it has laid off about 220 support staff who worked at the coffee retailer's headquarters and in field operations, and will leave about 380 open jobs unfilled.
Chairman and Chief Executive Howard Schultz announced the 600 j..
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SF Gate
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U.S. stocks headed for another lower open Wednesday amid continuing investor uneasiness, but futures prices pointed to less intense pressure than on Tuesday, when stocks plunged after the opening bell.
The Federal Reserve's emergency cut of its federal..
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BusinessWeek
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The retailer scales back its U.S. expansion plans as its struggles to get profitable growth back on track
In an admission that its growth formula has fizzled, Wal-Mart announced on June 1 that it is sharply dialing back expansion plans in the U.S. The..
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SF Gate
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U.S. stocks headed for a moderately higher open Thursday after two sessions of steep declines brought by the surging price of oil.
While oil futures broke through $135 per barrel for the first time overnight, stock futures pointed to a modest rebound...
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BusinessWeek
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New attitudes among handset makers and carriers are leading to an era of choice
In the past few months, the big buzz in the wireless world has been all about openness. Apple (AAPL) is opening up the iPhone to people who want to write their own programs..
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SF Gate
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Wall Street was set to open lower Wednesday, as investors paused from a three-day winning streak and waited for comments on the economy from Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke.
Investors will be eager to learn whether Bernanke, in an appearance befo..
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CNN
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The United States and Australia announced Friday they have reached an "open skies" aviation agreement that will remove restrictions on the number of flights airlines from each country can make between them. The pact could lead to more flights on the lucra..
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SF Gate
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Stocks were poised to open modestly higher Wednesday as uneasy investors sought to buy back into a market battered a day earlier by recession worries.
Better-than-expected profit results from Walt Disney Co. seemed to lift Wall Street's mood. Disney po..
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MSNBC
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Faced with a deteriorating economy, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke has indicated he is open to congressional and White House efforts to develop a rescue package to avert a recession.
The fragile state of the economy has gripped Wall Street and M..
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BusinessWeek
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His wireless-phone manifesto was the inspiration for Google's new mobile-software strategy, which includes the Open Handset Alliance
On Nov. 5, Google (GOOG) unveiled what many in the phone business had long awaited. CEO Eric Schmidt explained how the..
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BusinessWeek
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Global investing is hot, and finding a good foreign mutual fund is tough. Of the 16 diversified funds rated "A" in the foreign category by BusinessWeek, only these five are still open to new investors
COLUMBIA ACORN INTERNATIONAL FUND Z (ACINX)5-yr. av..
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BBC News
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European Union (EU) transport ministers have unanimously backed an "open skies" aviation deal with the US aimed at liberalising transatlantic air travel.
The deal, which has been criticised by some UK airlines, eases restrictions on travel between Euro..
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