Oil giant Royal Dutch Shell has reported a 77% jump in second-quarter profit, thanks to higher energy prices

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-14321819

U.S. GDP Grows Just 1.3% in Q2

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-14344671

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424053111904800304576475811201857064.html?mod=WSJ_hp_LEFTTopStories

Ford Explorer Posts Best SUV Fuel Economy, Almost

http://blogs.wsj.com/drivers-seat/2011/07/28/ford-explorer-posts-best-suv-fuel-economy-almost/

It's hard to simply ignore the possible default and downgrade of the world's No. 1 oil consumer

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424053111903999904576469874042982208.html?mod=markets_newsreel

T-Bills on the Brink

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424053111903635604576474601716012310.html?mod=WSJ_hp_LEFTWhatsNewsCollection

Nintendo: Apple's Latest Prey

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424053111904888304576473493285312436.html?mod=WSJ_hp_mostpop_read

What's Wrong With America's Job Engine?

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424053111904772304576468820582615858.html?mod=WSJ_hp_MIDDLENexttoWhatsNewsThird

Dunkin' Donuts Readies IPO

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424053111904233404576462171733550948.html?mod=WSJ_hp_MIDDLETopStories

McDonald's New Happy Meal: More Fruit, Less Fry

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424053111903999904576469982832521802.html?mod=WSJ_article_MoreIn_Business

NASA layoffs

http://www.space.com/12391-space-shuttle-program-nasa-workers-layoffs.html

EPA Ozone Standards

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424053111903554904576464573229847858.html?mod=WSJ_article_MoreIn_Opinion

Research In Motion Ltd. (Blackberry maker) said it will cut 2,000 jobs

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424053111903591104576467711532275104.html?mod=WSJ_article_forsub

Postal Service aims to shut down 3,600 offices

http://money.cnn.com/2011/07/25/news/economy/post_office_shut_downs/index.htm?iid=Popular

http://money.cnn.com/2011/06/22/news/economy/postal_service/index.htm?iid=EAL

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424053111903999904576467921947248738.html?mod=WSJ_hp_MIDDLENexttoWhatsNewsForth

Netflix addresses customers 'upset' with price hike

http://money.cnn.com/2011/07/25/technology/netflix_earnings/?hpt=hp_p1&iref=NS1

Debt Ceiling Talks/Downgrade Threat Looms

http://www.cnn.com/2011/POLITICS/07/25/debt.talks/index.html?hpt=hp_t1

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424053111903999904576468553582790160.html?mod=WSJ_hp_LEFTTopStories

http://money.cnn.com/2011/07/25/news/economy/debt_ceiling_obama_address.cnnw/index.htm?iid=Popular

NFL and Players Agree on New Deal

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424053111903591104576467941192669806.html?mod=WSJ_hp_LEFTWhatsNewsCollection

White-Minority Wealth Gap Widens

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424053111904772304576468333980952942.html?mod=WSJ_article_onespot

Apple Eyes Bigger Slice of Chinese Market

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304223804576447963332660164.html?mod=WSJ_hp_LEFTWhatsNewsCollection

Obesity rates in China have surged over the years

http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2011/07/18/study-china-getting-fatter-but-not-like-u-s/

"By 2005, meat comprised 27% of the Chinese diet, up from 6% in 1965..."

Borders Forced to Liquidate, Close All Stores

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303661904576454353768550280.html?mod=WSJ_article_MoreIn_Business

Kodak's Bonds Fading Fast

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304567604576454463932307704.html?mod=WSJ_article_MoreIn_Business

Debt Worries Roil Markets

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304567604576454511870585414.html?mod=WSJ_hp_LEFTTopStories

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303795304576453490908009316.html?mod=WSJ_hp_LEFTTopStories

Get Ready for a 70% Marginal Tax Rate

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304911104576443893352153776.html?mod=WSJ_hp_mostpop_read

Mumbai blasts

http://blogs.wsj.com/indiarealtime/2011/07/14/economics-journal-mumbai-2011-what-is-the-cost-of-terrorism/?KEYWORDS=india

Spanish Banks More Vulnerable Than Italy's

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303678704576441784130244242.html?mod=markets_newsreel

Bernanke comments boost world markets, Ready to act if necessary

http://news.yahoo.com/bernanke-stimulus-comments-boost-world-markets-165048458.html

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304911104576443750504690790.html?mod=WSJ_hp_LEFTWhatsNewsCollection

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304911104576443943876582336.html?mod=WSJ_article_MoreIn_HeardontheStreet

Where Have America's Jobs Gone?

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304584404576440203602314190.html?mod=WSJ_hpp_sections_careerjournal

China's Growth Is Steady Amid Inflation Battle

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304584404576441682781002062.html?mod=WSJ_hp_LEFTWhatsNewsCollection

Dollar Stores' Success Slows As Consumers Avoid All But Essential Items

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/07/12/dollar-store-boon-may-be-over-consumers-essential_n_894964.html

Some highly paid workers may find they need to switch careers

http://www.marketwatch.com/story/your-well-paid-middle-class-job-is-in-danger-2011-06-16?pagenumber=1

Hotels Add Menu Items, Translators, Other Services for Growing Travel Segment

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304584404576438230384628772.html?mod=WSJ_hp_MIDDLENexttoWhatsNewsSecond

Law Schools Get Practical

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304793504576434074172649718.html?mod=WSJ_hpp_MIDDLE_Video_Top

"Only about one-quarter of last year's graduating law-school classes—down from 33% in 2009—snagged positions with big law firms...In 2010, there were more than twice as many people—about 54,000—who passed the bar exam than there were legal job openings in the U.S..."

Teen Unemployment Hits 24.5%

http://news.yahoo.com/teen-unemployment-hits-24-5-162045710.html

Inconvenient Truths About 'Renewable' Energy

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703421204576327410322365714.html

Obama's challenge: A debt deal and jobs, too

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Obamas-challenge-A-debt-deal-apf-3304114873.html?x=0

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/07/10/mitch-mcconnell-debt-limit_n_894061.html?icid=maing-grid7|main5|dl1|sec3_lnk1|76981

For America's "99ers," jobs crisis is hard to escape

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/For-Americas-99ers-jobs-rb-3590083070.html?x=0&.v=2&.pf=career-work&mod=pf-career-work

China's CPI increased by 6.4%, mainly from food prices

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304793504576433443699064616.html?mod=WSJ_hp_LEFTWhatsNewsCollection

http://money.cnn.com/2011/07/08/news/international/china_inflation_cpi/index.htm?source=cnn_bin

China's Bumpy Road Ahead

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303544604576430103921843770.html?mod=WSJ_hp_LEFTTopStories

Markets Drop With Dismal Jobs Report

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304793504576434293970933616.html?mod=WSJ_hp_LEFTWhatsNewsCollection

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/07/08/jobs-june-employment-markets_n_893256.html

June Jobs Report:Unemployment is now 9.2%

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303544604576433541086114816.html?mod=WSJ_hp_LEFTTopStories

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/07/08/june-jobs-report-reaction_n_893517.html

Ethanol Subsidies May End by August

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303544604576431750420430450.html?mod=WSJ_hp_LEFTTopStories

Cleaner air, costlier electricity under new EPA rule

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/43669066/ns/us_news-environment/t/cleaner-air-costlier-electricity-under-new-epa-rule/

After 'mancession,' women losing out in recovery

http://lifeinc.today.com/_news/2011/07/06/7026304-after-mancession-women-losing-out-in-recovery

Salt disappears from Buenos Aires tables

http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2011/06/11/salt-disappears-from-buenos-aires-tables/?iref=obinsite

BofA to give away houses

http://www.bankrate.com/financing/mortgages/bofa-to-give-away-houses/?ec_id=m1078089

Canadian cash to do away with paper

http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2011/06/21/canadian-cash-to-do-away-with-paper/?iref=obnetwork

Paramount Looks to Animation Studio: Looks to Compete With DreamWorks as Contract's Expiration Looms

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303365804576430103314165930.html?mod=WSJ_newsreel_business

Storage Wars: Web Growth Sparks Data-Center Boom

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303763404576417531646400002.html?mod=WSJ_newsreel_business

Antitrust Chief to Step Down:Departure Comes Amid Several High-Profile Merger Reviews

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303544604576430171298566868.html?mod=WSJ_newsreel_business

Proposed Fuel-Economy Rules Could Levy Big Fines Against German Auto Makers or Bar Some Sales

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304760604576423962116245764.html?mod=WSJ_newsreel_politics

America's Newfound Energy

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304803104576427861663105224.html?mod=WSJ_newsreel_markets

Fed Unveils More Details of Crisis Loans

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303365804576429853551564110.html?mod=WSJ_newsreel_business

In 2008, the Fed used additional tools (in addition to the 3 that we learned about) to deal with the economic crisis. We heard Bernanke talk about the bailouts of AIG, etc., and now they are revealing more details about loans to other financial companies.

Disney's CEO Says Hulu Will Be Sold

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303544604576429600635737270.html?mod=WSJ_newsreel_technology

"Talks with around eight to 10 potential buyers, including Google Inc., Microsoft Corp., Yahoo Inc., U.S. TV distributors and non-U.S.-based media and technology companies, are in the early stages"

Apple Readies New iPhone

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303544604576429292482910586.html

Higher Taxes Yield to Less Spending and Budget cuts in States

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303982504576427880768603822.html?mod=WSJ_article_MoreIn_US

Asian stock markets were mostly lower Thursday after China's interest rate increase Wednesday

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303544604576430700752586630.html?mod=WSJ_hp_LEFTWhatsNewsCollection

Bomb Implants Emerge as Airline Terror Threat

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303365804576429741400016376.html?mod=WSJ_hp_MIDDLENexttoWhatsNewsThird

Housing Troubles Have Deep Foundations

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304887904576398172381416558.html?mod=WSJ_article_onespot

"Meanwhile, it may still be many years before there is a meaningful return of a positive housing-wealth effect in the U.S."

Stocks Close Higher

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303544604576429361145083274.html?mod=WSJ_newsreel_markets

Nauru Island was recently very wealthy but now is destitute

http://www.cnn.com/2011/IREPORT/06/17/nauru.colt/index.html?iref=obnetwork

Use a Smartphone for Depositing Checks

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304392704576377870625828998.html?mod=WSJ_newsreel_personalFinance

401(k) Law Suppresses Saving for Retirement

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303365804576430153643522780.html?mod=WSJ_hp_LEFTTopStories

Advantages and disadvantages of automatic enrollment

2018 Olympics in South Korea

http://business.blogs.cnn.com/2011/07/07/south-korean-economy-welcomes-2018-winter-olympics/

Facebook adds Skype video chat feature

http://www.cnn.com/2011/TECH/social.media/07/06/facebook.announcement/index.html?hpt=hp_p1&iref=NS1

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303544604576430122522509268.html?mod=WSJ_hp_mostpop_read#articleTabs%3Dcomments

Google to retire Blogger & Picasa brands

http://www.cnn.com/2011/TECH/web/07/06/google.picasa.blogger.mashable/index.html?iref=NS1

The Yankees are Running Low on Heating Pads

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303714704576386153039954450.html

Sweet Revenge, Chefs Pour on the Sugar

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304760604576427693903949786.html?mod=WSJ_hp_MIDDLENexttoWhatsNewsFifth

Obama Calls for Debt-Limit Summit

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303982504576428332363730452.html?mod=WSJ_hp_LEFTTopStories

The owners of many small businesses say economic uncertainty and inflationary pressures have led them to delay hiring and capital expenditures

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303982504576427791368999396.html?mod=WSJ_hp_LEFTTopStories

U.S. Food Stamp Use on the Rise

http://blogs.wsj.com/economics/2011/07/01/u-s-food-stamp-use-on-the-rise/

Inside the Disappointing Comeback

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304760604576425793342142396.html?mod=WSJ_hp_LEFTTopStories

Smaller Businesses Seeking Loans Still Come Up Empty

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304314404576411901168183390.html?mod=WSJ_hpp_sections_smallbusiness

Amazon drops 10,000 California partners

http://www.marketwatch.com/story/amazon-drops-10000-california-partners-report-2011-06-30?Link=obinsite

Obama Pushes for a Deficit Deal by July 22

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303763404576418231837713932.html?mod=WSJ_hp_MIDDLENexttoWhatsNewsThird

Consumer Income Only Kept Afloat by Government Payments

http://blogs.wsj.com/economics/2011/06/30/consumer-income-only-kept-afloat-by-government-payments/

Number of the Week: U.S. Teachers’ Hours Among World’s Longest

http://blogs.wsj.com/economics/2011/06/25/number-of-the-week-u-s-teachers-hours-among-worlds-longest/

NFL Lockout

http://www.fieldgulls.com/2011/6/24/2242149/nfl-lockout-labor-talks-progressing-cautious-optimism-reported

NBA Owners Set Lockout

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304584004576417752764625330.html

The Finer Art of Faking It

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304791204576401534146929212.html?mod=WSJ_hp_mostpop_read

Antitrust Regulator Makes Twitter Inquiries

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304450604576418184234003812.html?mod=WSJ_newsreel_technology

H-P Girds for iPad Battle

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304450604576415863218975194.html?mod=WSJ_Tech_RightMostPopular

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303763404576418063248909764.html?mod=WSJ_article_MoreIn_Tech

Samsung Seeks Ban on Apple Products Sale in U.S

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304584004576416653834271060.html

News Corp. Sells Myspace for a Song

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304584004576415932273770852.html?mod=WSJ_hp_mostpop_read