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December 2009 | View archive list |

Friday 18 December, 2009

Thursday 17 December, 2009

Wednesday 16 December, 2009

Tuesday 15 December, 2009

Monday 14 December, 2009

• Create Jobs? Reduce Deficit? Obama’s Political Dilemma Grows
• Limited Magic for Disney’s ‘Princess’
• Digital Habits Shift Across Age Groups
• TV Still Has a Hold on Teenagers
• Shippers Prepare (and Hope) for a Holiday Crush

Sunday 13 December, 2009

• Google Phone May Be in Works
• Site Diverts Shopping Money to Charities
• Letters: Wise but Implausible
• Letters: Let the Gamblers Lose
• House Approves Tougher Rules on Wall Street
• Retail Data Shows Strong Start to Holiday Season
• The Lure of Store Credit Cards, and the Hook
• Figure in Madoff Case Now Faces Criminal Inquiry
• Redeem All of Gift Card, or Give Store a Present
• P.& G. Sees the World as Its Client
• On the Seattle Waterfront, Dreams of Replacing a Seawall Move To
• Steps to Take Before Cobra Subsidy Ends
• Poor Children Likelier to Get Antipsychotics
• U.S. and Japan Reach Deal for More Open Air Traffic
• Workers May Lie About Drug Use, but Hair Doesn’t
• More Tax Chores for the Wealthy at Year-End
• Editor Quits at Newsday; His Deputy Replaces Him
• European Bank President Joins Critics of Bonuses
• Apple Countersues Nokia Over Patent Infringement
• Short Sales, a Long Process
• Fewer Gifts and Frills Are Expected in a Rough Economy
• Queen for a Day in Rented Finery

Saturday 12 December, 2009

• United Technologies Takes a Stake in Wind Turbines
• Carl Icahn Moves to Control Trump Resorts
• Former Hedge Fund Manager Pleads Guilty to Fraud
• Colleges Turn the Economic Crisis Into a Lesson Plan
• End of Kirkus Reviews Brings Anguish and Relief
• Suit Accuses Citigroup of Fraud in EMI Deal
• Protesters Converge on Copenhagen
• Geothermal Project in California Is Shut Down
• U.S. Receives $936 Million in Sale of JPMorgan Warrants
• Dutch Bank ING to Repay Half of Its Bailout Debt
• Mobile Company Wins Right to Offer Wireless in Canada
• China Is Thriving, Its Economic Data Shows
• Under Tight Security, Iraq Sells Rights to Develop 2 Oil Fields
• After Delays and Cost Overruns, Airbus A400M Takes Off
• U.S. and Japan Reach Open Skies Deal
• F.D.I.C. Closes 3 Failed Banks

Friday 11 December, 2009

• Shell Consortium Wins Major Iraq Oil Deal
• Decrease in Money Forces Cultural Institutions to Scramble
• A.I.G. General Counsel Is Set to Depart Amid Talks on Pay
• New Zealand Struggles to Keep Wine Prices Up
• Peter R. Scanlon, Who Led Coopers When Big 8 Ruled Auditing, Is
• Smithfield Posts Loss, but Beats Forecasts
• China to Tax Some Imports From U.S. and Russia
• China and Russia Lagging in Global Anti-Graft Effort
• Despite Increase in Sales, Earnings at Costco Are Flat
• October U.S. Trade Deficit Narrowed as Exports Rose
• Slowing Expansion, Harvard Suspends Work on Tower
• Tight Times, Tiny Niche: Opening a Store Anyway
• Recession Elsewhere, but It’s Booming in China
• U.S. Negotiator Dismisses Reparations for Climate
• Senate Committee Passes Shield Law
• Lawyer Pleads Guilty to Selling Insider Tips
• Trade Data Helps Offset Labor Report
• A Testy Exchange at White House Over Jobs Proposals
• A.I.G. Units Omit Name and Excel
• CIT Leaves Bankruptcy, With Questions
• German Truck Maker Settles Corruption Inquiry
• AOL Quietly Returns to Life on Its Own

Thursday 10 December, 2009

• S.E.C. Proposal May Help Some of Madoff’s Early Investors Press
• Ford May Use Stock to Pay Into a Fund
• Britain to Levy a One-Time Tax on Banker Bonuses
• Russian Will Lead Gas Exporting Alliance
• Japanese Economy Grew More Slowly Than First Thought
• Volkswagen to Buy 20 Percent Stake in Suzuki
• Part of the Daily American Diet, 34 Gigabytes of Data
• 3 on Trial, Accused of Faking Concrete Tests
• China’s Economic Power Unsettles the Neighbors
• AT&T to Urge Customers to Use Less Wireless Data
• Governor Gives Wall Street a Thank-You
• Major Donor Says Finances Forced Cuts
• Holiday Jobs Draw on Spirit, and Need
• Democrats in Disarray Over Bank Rules
• New Jersey Gas Dealers Say Exxon Overcharges
• Struggling Economies Weaken the Euro Zone
• Climate Deal Likely to Bear Big Price Tag
• Uptick in Global Ad Spending Is Forecast for 2010
• In India, Anxiety Over the Slow Pace of Innovation
• Finance Chief Selected to Lead Mexico’s Central Bank
• Checking Back In With the Risk-Takers
• Buying the Best Insurance for Your Business
• An Oddity in China: Car Sales Leap, but Not Gas Sales
• Animated News Clips Fuel Debate on Media Freedom
• The Help Is Free, and It’s a Click Away
• Ireland’s Budget Just Adds to the Gloom
• U.S. Wholesale Inventories Rise Unexpectedly
• Europe Accepts Settlement Offer From Rambus
• Audit Finds TARP Program Effective
• G.M. Will Consider Lump Sum Payment to U.S.
• Protection Chief Struggles With Madoff Claims
• Obama Offers Help for Small Businesses
• HSBC Says Employee Stole Client Data
• Credit Agencies Downgrade Debt Linked to Greece and Dubai

Wednesday 09 December, 2009

• Google Unveils News-by-Topic Service
• Publishers Make Plans for Devices Yet to Come
• A Shake-Up at ‘Good Morning America’
• Losses at Dubai World Unit Add to Jitters
• Mortgage Relief Plan Shows Weak Results
• Japan’s Leader Promotes $81 Billion Stimulus Plan
• Morgan Stanley Shuffles Its Top Ranks
• No Slowdown of Global Warming, Agency Says
• Justices Appear Skeptical of Anticorruption Law
• Tiger Woods as Pitchman Slips From View
• Weakness of Recovery Unsettles Investors
• New Editor at Daily Variety
• An Effort to Spread Green Power to Coasts
• Debt Raters Avoid Overhaul After Crisis
• Simon Property to Buy Outlet Mall Unit
• Russian Aluminum Company Alters Tactics
• Clearing a Path for Bikes in City Office Buildings
• In a Soft Leasing Market, Pet Shops Find Room to Grow
• Plans for Third Heathrow Runway Win Conditional Approval
• Russia抯 Carbon Credits Seen as Barrier to Warming Curb
• Kuwait Backs Talks on Creating Gulf Monetary Union
• United Splits Jet Order Between Airbus and Boeing
• Kroger Reports $875 Million Quarterly Loss
• Talbots Surprises With Quarterly Profit
• P.&G.’s Chief Executive Assumes Chairman Title
• A Flush G.M. to Lavish Cash on New Vehicles
• Civil Suit Says Lender Ignored Own Warnings
• Bank of America Executive Under Scrutiny
• Groups Far Apart on Online Privacy Oversight
• Google Adds Live Updates to Results

Tuesday 08 December, 2009

• Grassley Seeks Details on Medical Financing
• U.S. Sales Slipped in November at McDonald抯
• Exxon and Partners Approve L.N.G. Project in Papua New Guinea
• Tax Plan Is Meant to Help Indirect Madoff Investors
• Universal, Sony and EMI to Start Music Video Site Called Vevo
• Board to Propose More Flexible Accounting Rules for Banks
• Court Spars on Oversight of Agencies
• Boxee, a Start-Up, to Offer a Device to Put Web Video on TV
• A Plea to Congress on Jobless Benefits
• Dubai World Is Pressured to Sell Assets
• Airlines Charging More for That Sought-After Seat
• Times Company Reverses Its Plans to Sell Worcester Telegram & Ga
• Consumer Credit Shrank Again in October, Setting a Record
• Obama Suggests Uses for Bailout Fund
• Climate Talks Open With Calls for Urgent Action
• Dear Airport Screeners: It抯 the Season to Be Gentle
• To Reduce Deficit, Britain Considers Bank Bonus Tax
• Celgene Buys Rival to Get Access to Cancer Drugs
• Recovery Remains Fragile, Fed Chief Says
• Former eBay Chief Describes Efforts to Acquire Craigslist
• Mistrial in Case of Broadcaster Accused of Threats to Judges
• Job Seekers Get a Gift of Goodwill
• Wall Street Stalls After Fed抯 Comments
• In Search of Former Glory, a City Welcomes Its Midas
• Late for a Flight? Those Musicians!
• Greenhouse Gases Imperil Health, E.P.A. Announces
• Under Banner of Urgency, Delegates Tackle Policy
• Chrysler Fights to Regain Lost Ground
• Census Finds Rise in Foreign Workers
• Virgin Galactic Unveils Commercial Spaceship

Monday 07 December, 2009

• Japan May Limit Hiring of Temporary Workers
• Web Shopping Rush Sticks to Top Sites
• Venezuela Takes Greater Control of Banks
• Rio and BHP Sign Deal on Ore Venture
• Dimon Guesses Right on Warrant Pricing
• Justices to Weigh Honest-Services Law
• Stockholm Store Drops North Korean Jeans Line
• A Victim’s Daughter Takes the Cellphone Industry to Court
• Punctuating Corporate Identity
• Zappos.com Offers an Actual World Catalog
• US Airways to Pull Shuttle Crews From La Guardia and Boston
• In Russia, New Times Are Reason for Debate
• Seeking to Set an Example on the Climate Express
• Ethics Rules for Congress Curb but Don’t End Trips
• Copenhagen Talks Tough on Climate Protest Plans
• Naming-Rights Market Finds New Life in China
• Before Climate Meeting, a Revival of Skepticism
• So Much Air in Packages, So Many Explanations

Saturday 05 December, 2009

• In Speech, Obama Calls Jobs Report a ‘Hopeful Sign’
• F.D.I.C. Shuts AmTrust of Ohio and Five Other Banks
• Southwest Airlines’ Traffic Rose Last Month
• F.D.A. Warns of Problems With Sterilization Device
• G.M. Expects Asia Deals to Raise $400 Million
• 3-Car Bronx Crash Kills Woman and Leaves Tom Brokaw Unhurt
• Chinese Firms Plan to Raise $2 Billion Each in I.P.O.’s
• Surprising Jobs Report Gives the Dollar a Boost

Friday 04 December, 2009

• A Big Name in Tech Tries a Common Touch
• Some Dallas Editors Will Report to Ad Sales
• Hopes for Costly Plane Are Riding on a Test Flight
• Guilty Plea in Fraud Case Tied to New York Pension
• No Testimony From Judges in Prosecution of Radio Host
• House Votes to Extend Tax on Estates of the Wealthy
• Europe Holds Rate at 1%, but Tightens Bank Credit
• Blankfein’s Pay Will Set the Pace for Bankers
• Rusal, an Aluminum Maker, Strikes Restructuring Deal With Credit
• Toll Brothers Posts Wider Fourth-Quarter Loss
• A Name in Mind for ‘Good Morning America’
• Move to Repay Aid Helps Bank of America Shed Stigma
• Shares Break Winning Streak Ahead of Jobs Report
• In Secret Meetings, Comcast Wooed G.E. and Won NBC
• Wal-Mart to Settle Massachusetts Suit for $40 Million
• National Geographic Adventure Magazine Folds
• Large Staff Cuts Announced at the Washington Times
• Elusive Goal of Greening U.S. Energy
• Leverage and Ambition Put Dubai in a Tailspin
• Peugeot and Mitsubishi Discuss Deeper Ties
• Spanish Anti-Piracy Measure Under Fire
• Deutsche Telekom Ordered to Lease Access to Network
• Compromise With Britain Paves Way to Finance Rules in Europe
• Senator Moves to Hold Up Bernanke Confirmation

Thursday 03 December, 2009

• Siemens to Collect Damages From Former Chiefs in Bribery Scandal
• Pay Limit May Hinder Search for a G.M. Chief
• 3rd-Quarter U.S. Productivity Revised Down to 8.1%
• Geithner Expects Bailout Program to End Soon
• U.S. Seeks Client Names of Texas Financier
• Fed Reports Modest Gains in Economy
• Puerto Rico Revives a 50-Year-Old Campaign
• Ringing in the Holiday but Sharing the Bill
• Tribune Chief Gives Up One Title
• In NBC Interview, a Failure to Note Network Ties
• A U.S. Parallel to Dubai World
• To Strike Just the Right Chord, Pick the Right Guitar App
• Railway Strike Is Ended
• Bringing Down the Curtain on a Symbol of Blight
• Repaid Bailout Money May Go to Jobless Benefits
• Pfizer Deal Signals a Move Into Treating Rare Diseases
• Pfizer Deal Signals a Move Into Treating Rare Diseases
• A Victory for Holders of Yukos
• A Victory for Holders of Yukos
• Big Utility to Close 11 Plants Using Coal
• E.P.A. Says It Expects to Raise Amount of Ethanol Allowed in Fue
• E.P.A. Says It Expects to Raise Amount of Ethanol Allowed in Fue
• REO Speedwagon Rocks On as a Game
• A November With Rosier Retail Data
• G.M. Asks Its Chief to Resign
• Japan’s Central Bank Open to More Steps on Economy
• Japan’s Central Bank Open to More Steps on Economy
• Businesses Pay the Price When the Bills Go to Toronto
• Businesses Pay the Price When the Bills Go to Toronto
• Japan’s Central Bank Open to More Steps on Economy
• Results Hold Steady On Fed’s Upbeat Report
• Results Hold Steady On Fed’s Upbeat Report
• Minnesota Man Convicted in $3.6 Billion Ponzi Scheme
• A 20-Something Makes a Mint (and Sells It to Intuit)

Wednesday 02 December, 2009

• Japan’s Central Bank Provides Short-Term Loans
• France Stays Close to Home in Selling Areva Unit
• Bankruptcy Fight, Las Vegas Style
• Rise in Canadian Dollar Helps N.H.L.
• Dubai World Says Debt Negotiations Only Cover Real Estate Arm
• Dubai Concerns Eased, Wall St. Moves Up
• With NBC, Comcast Dials Up Versus
• With Sale of NBC, Analysts Say Vivendi Can Pursue Other Acquisit
• In November, Car Sales Show Signs of Stability
• Northrop Could Withdraw From Bidding on Tanker
• Treasury Pushes Mortgage Firms for Loan Relief
• With Tumult at the Top, Washington Times Faces Uncertainty
• Fed Begins Testing a Strategy to Exit a Securities Program
• Come to Park; Stay for the Architecture
• Bank’s Action Rattles a New Mall in Chicago
• Nielsen to Add Online Views to Its Ratings
• Dockers Passes the Pants to a New Generation
• Oil Companies Look to the Future in Iraq
• Hotel Chains Try New Ways to Earn Loyalty
• Report Cites Big Shortfall in Reserves at A.I.G.
• In Wake of Dubai, Trying to Predict the Next Crisis
• F.A.A. Clarifies What Can Be Stowed in Seat Back
• With Deal, G.E. Clears Path to Sale of NBC
• Australia Raises Rates for a Third Time
• N. Korea Revalues Currency to Curb Free Trade

Tuesday 01 December, 2009

• De Beers to Conduct Rights Issue
• A.I.G. in Debt-for-Equity Swap With New York Fed
• Florida: Homes Seized in Fraud Case
• Effect of Dubai Debt Woes Is Likely to Be Modest
• France: Ebay Fined for Luxury Sales
• Canada: Economy Out of Recession
• Brazil: Chinese Buy Stake in MMX Steel
• Areva Limits a Sales Process to the French
• Euro-Area Inflation Rose Above Zero in November
• In Job Hunt, College Degree Can’t Close Racial Gap
• Speculation Grows Over a Tense Rift, With Billions at Stake
• Fred Joseph, Who Led Drexel in Its Heyday, Dies at 72
• Caterpillar Buys a Manufacturer in South Korea
• LED Bulbs Save Substantial Energy, a Study Finds
• In Japan, an Odd Perch for Google: Looking Up at the Leader
• Dubai Crisis Tests Laws of Islamic Financing
• Stressing the Web, ‘NewsHour’ Begins an Overhaul
• A Takeover Movie for Hollywood to Watch
• Markets Rise, With Spending and Dubai Weighing In
• Upstart Chinese Telecom Company Rattles Industry as It Rises to
• Shoppers Showed Up, but Spent on Bargains
• Present-Day Soapbox for Voices of the Past (With a Web Site)
• Manufacturing Improved in November
• The Joys, and Lessons, of Traveling to Brazil
• Open Source as a Model for Business Is Elusive
• China Pushes Back Against Calls for Yuan Rise
• Uzbekistan May Exit Regional Power Grid
• Awaiting Bonuses, U.K. Bankers Cherry-Pick Luxury Homes
• Crisis Puts Focus on Dubai’s Complex Relationship With Abu
• Arab Emirates Aim to Limit Dubai Crisis in Pledge to Banks

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