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Monday, November 28, 2011

The Tax Mess Deepens

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970203710704577054183310576476.html?mod=WSJ_PersonalFinance_PF4

If a Tree Falls, Will the Lights Go Out? Maybe in Connecticut

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970203935604577064523750721722.html?mod=WSJ_hpp_RIGHTTopCarousel_1

NBA's Owners Win Big

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970203802204577064613900138258.html?mod=lifestyle_newsreel

Countdown to a Food Coma

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204517204577046772508688922.html?mod=health_newsreel

Generic Lipitor Goes on Sale This Week: A Users' Guide

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204753404577066603486415064.html?mod=WSJ_business_IndustryNews_DHC

Debt Overhang Eases for Consumers

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204753404577066682927300346.html?mod=WSJ_hp_LEFTWhatsNewsCollection

Facebook Targets Huge IPO

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Ways to Inflate Your IQ

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Saturday, November 26, 2011

Drought Hurts Yield, Helps Quality of Texas Grapes

http://www.weather.com/outlook/weather-news/news/articles/texas-drought-wine_2011-11-26

Portugal Downgrade Hurts Stocks in Europe

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/25/business/global/daily-stock-market-activity.html?scp=3&sq=euro&st=cse

NATO Strikes Kill Pakistani Forces, Raising Tensions

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/27/world/asia/pakistan-says-nato-helicopters-kill-dozens-of-soldiers.html?hp

Egypt Braces for Fresh Clashes After Protester’s Death

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/27/world/middleeast/new-clashes-underscore-standoff-in-egypt.html?_r=1&hp

Children's bath products tainted with probable carcinogens

http://www.boston.com/lifestyle/green/greenblog/2009/03/childrens_bath_products_tainte.html?p1=Well_MostPop_Emailed3

Black Friday sales up 7 pct; retailers look ahead

http://www.boston.com/business/articles/2011/11/26/black_friday_sales_up_7_pct_over_2010/

Children of the Revolution

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424053111904491704576572552793150470.html?mod=WSJ_hp_MIDDLETopMiniLeadStory

N.B.A. Reaches Tentative Deal to Save Season

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/27/sports/basketball/nba-and-basketball-players-reach-deal-to-end-lockout.html

Monday, November 14, 2011

Amid talk of curbing tax breaks, Congress creates a new one

http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/11/14/8803072-amid-talk-of-curbing-tax-breaks-congress-creates-a-new-one

How Home Depot is Hammering Lowe's

http://money.msn.com/top-stocks/post.aspx?post=aaf00ea7-ba37-442f-a0ed-a76a8f9e3112&from=en-us_msnhp

NBA players reject league's labor offer

http://msn.foxsports.com/nba/story/NBA-players-reject-leagues-labor-deal-union-to-disband-111411

Europe’s debt crisis raising odds of US recession

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/45290306/ns/business-world_business/t/europes-debt-crisis-raising-odds-us-recession/#.TsGvTz0k6nA

Starbucks drops bean surcharge after fine

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/45291109/ns/business-retail/t/starbucks-drops-bean-surcharge-after-fine/from/toolbar#.TsG4HT0k6nA

Saturday, November 12, 2011

Even as Governments Act, Time Runs Short for Euro

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/13/world/europe/for-european-union-and-the-euro-a-moment-of-truth.html?ref=todayspaper

Deportations Under New U.S. Policy Are Inconsistent

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/13/us/politics/president-obamas-policy-on-deportation-is-unevenly-applied.html?hp

Face Recognition Makes the Leap From Sci-Fi

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/13/business/face-recognition-moves-from-sci-fi-to-social-media.html?ref=business

Future Farmers Look Ahead

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/12/business/ffa-prospers-by-expanding-its-scope.html?_r=1

U.S. Troops Will Soon Get Tiny Kamikaze Drone

http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2011/10/tiny-kamikaze-drone/?mbid=ob_ppc_dangerroom

Iraq Criticizes Exxon Mobil on Kurdistan Oil Pursuits

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/13/world/middleeast/iraq-criticizes-exxonmobil-on-kurdistan-oil-pursuits.html

Call of Duty: Biggest One Day Entertainment Sales Ever

http://www.forbes.com/sites/timworstall/2011/11/12/call-of-duty-biggest-one-day-entertainment-sales-ever/

Export Boom Threatened By International Turmoil

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204358004577029751699256174.html?mod=WSJ_article_MoreIn_Health

Managing a Deductible

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204358004577028343570386950.html?mod=WSJ_business_IndustryNews_DHC

After Negotiations, a Glimmer of Hope in NBA Talks

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204358004577031020710430932.html?mod=WSJ_business_management

Latest Starbucks Concoction: Juice

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204358004577030112155716538.html?mod=WSJ_business_MediaMktNewsBucket

Whose Economy Has It Worst?

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204358004577029972941870172.html?mod=WSJ_business_EconomyNewsBucket

Students Pick Easier Majors Despite Less Pay

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970203733504577026212798573518.html?mod=career_newsreel

The Toll on Parents When Kids Return Home

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970203537304577028001724067184.html?mod=WSJ_hps_sections_careerjournal

Facial Flaws Can Scar Your Interview

http://www.fins.com/Finance/Articles/SBB0001424052970204358004577028183840588226/Facial-Flaws-Can-Scar-Your-Interview

What Hedge Funds Can Teach College Students

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204224604577030562170562088.html?mod=WSJ_hps_sections_careerjournal

My Teacher Is an App

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204358004577030600066250144.html?mod=WSJ_hpp_RIGHTTopCarousel_1

Tuesday, November 8, 2011

Private jet business prepares to take off

http://money.cnn.com/2011/11/08/pf/private_jet/index.htm

Global income inequality: Where the U.S. ranks

http://money.cnn.com/2011/11/08/news/economy/global_income_inequality/index.htm

Greek debt crisis: Shades of Argentina

http://money.cnn.com/2011/11/08/news/international/greece_euro_argentina/index.htm?iid=Popular

Keep your job for five years, get $50,000

http://money.cnn.com/2011/11/08/smallbusiness/bonus/index.htm?iid=Popular

Priceline.com More Than Doubles Net

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204554204577024443922552790.html?grcc=c76fc1f20cf58eaaee048e81bdf83a34Z3&mod=WSJ_hpp_sections_business

Monday, November 7, 2011

Barnes & Noble Finds Nook in Book Market

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204190704577024153417609594.html?mod=markets_newsreel

Gold Jumps as Market Shifts Sights to Italy

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204190704577023652314185774.html?grcc=4accc9175a4ddb42dc7b3eb689e25d2aZ3&mod=WSJ_hpp_sections_markets

Botox Maker Lured

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204554204577024073988268732.html?grcc=b1de82a2c9c9b63d3e2f6f73e115b64cZ3&mod=WSJ_hpp_sections_newyork

When Everyday Foods Are Hard to Digest

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204554204577023880581820726.html?mod=WSJ_article_MoreIn_Health

The Hidden Toll of Traffic Jams

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970203733504577024000381790904.html?mod=WSJ_article_MoreIn_Health

Clinton to Urge Using Latest Science in New AIDS Push

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970203733504577024301871672154.html?mod=WSJ_article_LatestHeadlines

Poll Finds Voters Deeply Torn

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970203733504577024311612771628.html?mod=WSJ_hp_LEFTTopStories#

Students Speed Through College to Save Money

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970203733504577024590650096440.html?mod=WSJ_hp_LEFTTopStories

Is an Ivy League Diploma Worth It?

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970203733504577023892064201700.html?mod=WSJ_hp_LEFTTopStories

Airlines Test Biofuels but Costs Are Hurdle; $17 a Gallon

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970203733504577024252080729374.html?mod=WSJ_hps_editorsPicks_2

Earthquakes Jar Oklahoma

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970203733504577022110603813068.html

Waking Up to Young Kids' Sleep Troubles

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204528204577012023299886952.html?grcc=8e9646511685bce90390dde6111b6002Z3&mod=WSJ_hpp_sections_lifestyle

Keystone XL Pipeline Protest At The White House

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/11/07/keystone-xl-pipeline-protest-white-house_n_1079048.html

Red tide algae bloom closes oyster harvesting in Texas coastal waters, spurs health concerns

http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/environment/red-tide-algae-bloom-closes-oyster-harvesting-in-texas-coastal-waters-spurs-health-concerns/2011/10/26/gIQAC6kqJM_story.html

Credit Unions Poach Clients

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970203733504577021972358085822.html?mod=WSJ_hp_LEFTWhatsNewsCollection

European Central Bank, Under New Chief, Cuts Key Rate

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/04/business/global/european-central-bank-cuts-rates-hoping-to-avert-downturn.html?src=un&feedurl=http%3A%2F%2Fjson8.nytimes.com%2Fpages%2Fbusiness%2Findex.jsonp

Health Insurers Push Premiums Sharply Higher

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/28/business/28insure.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

A Hidden Toll as States Shift to Contract Workers

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/07/business/as-states-shift-to-contract-workers-savings-are-not-clear-cut.html?_r=1&partner=rss&emc=rss

Sunday, November 6, 2011

Some 15% of U.S. Uses Food Stamps

http://blogs.wsj.com/economics/2011/11/01/some-15-of-u-s-uses-food-stamps/

Among Minorities, a New Wave of 'Disconnected Youth'

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970203733504577022111289164768.html?mod=WSJ_economy_LeftTopHighlights

The Footage the NFL Won't Show You

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970203716204577015903150731054.html?mod=WSJ_hp_mostpop_read

Generation Jobless: Young Men Suffer Worst as Economy Staggers

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204505304577000380740614776.html?mod=WSJ_hp_LEFTTopStories

Unemployment rate falls but U.S. economy remains sluggish

http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-1105-jobs-20111105,0,6553246.story?track=icymi

Hey, Bro, That's My Little Pony!

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970203707504577012141105109140.html?mod=WSJ_hp_mostpop_read

Dippin' Dots Tries to Avoid Meltdown

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970203716204577017782899029206.html?mod=WSJ_hp_mostpop_read

Debit-Fee Retreat Complete

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970203707504577012233780743536.html?grcc=8cadb83466c1b8f5e7eac9012dc0d30aZ3&mod=WSJ_hpp_sections_personalfinance

Unemployment Benefits: Most Of The Unemployed No Longer Receive Benefits

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/11/05/unemployed-benefits-most-_n_1077640.html?icid=maing-grid7%7Cmain5%7Cdl1%7Csec1_lnk2%7C110308

Thursday, November 3, 2011

Obama pushes jobs bill, meets with Senate Democrats, then heads to Europe for economic summit

http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/national-security/obama-pushes-jobs-bill-meets-with-senate-democrats-then-heads-to-europe-for-economic-summit/2011/11/02/gIQAXe1heM_story.html

Average student loan debt tops $25,000

http://money.cnn.com/2011/11/03/pf/student_loan_debt/index.htm?source=cnn_bin

Can Credit Unions Make a Success of Bank Transfer Day?

http://www.dailyfinance.com/2011/11/03/can-credit-unions-make-a-success-of-bank-transfer-day/

Poor Retail Sales Could Mean Bigger Deals

http://blogs.smartmoney.com/paydirt/2011/11/03/poor-retail-sales-may-force-stores-to-unwrap-bigger-deals/

Poor Penmanship Spells Job Security for Post Office's Scribble Specialists

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204394804577012122145910692.html?mod=WSJ_hp_MIDDLENexttoWhatsNewsThird

Cell Study Finds a Way to Slow Ravages of Age

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204621904577014011448483058.html?mod=WSJ_hp_mostpop_read