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  1. FILE - In this Friday, Feb. 4, 2005 file photo, a read treated taffeta wrap dress from the Delta collection of flight attendant uniforms by Richard Tyler, is modeled on the first day of Fashion Week in New York The union that represents flight attendants who worked for Northwest Airlines before it was bought by Delta Air Lines is crying foul over Delta's failure to offer bigger sizes for its signature red dress uniform designed by Richard Tyler. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, file)
    Some NWA flight attendants want to wear red dress AP - Fri Jul 10, 7:05 PM ETSent 14 times

    ATLANTA - The union that represents flight attendants who worked for Northwest Airlines before it was bought by Delta Air Lines is crying foul over Delta's failure to offer bigger sizes for its signature red dress uniform designed by Richard Tyler.

  2. FDA clears Eli Lilly's blood thinner Effient AP - Fri Jul 10, 6:08 PM ETSent 10 times

    WASHINGTON - The Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved a highly anticipated blood thinner from Eli Lilly, though the drug must carry the agency's sternest warning because of its bleeding risks.

  3. In this June 2, 2009 photo, a shopper moves along the aisle at Toys R Us in Bell Garden, Calif. A trade group's measure of the health of the U.S. services sector contracted less than expected in June, reaching its highest level in nine months. (AP Photo/Nick Ut)
    ALL BUSINESS: More toxic loans could haunt banks AP - Sat Jul 11, 5:43 AM ETSent 10 times

    NEW YORK - Japan's economy was paralyzed for a decade as banks failed to deal with their troubled loans. That's why it's nothing short of stunning to discover some U.S. banks are doing the same thing now.

  4. In this April 10, 2009. photo, Chris Paget, a self-described 'ethical hacker,' sits in the back of his car with electronic equipment seeking information from imbedded radio frequency identification, or RFID chips as people pass him along the Embarcadero in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)
    Chips in official IDs raise privacy fears AP - 18 minutes agoSent 9 times

    Climbing into his Volvo, outfitted with a Matrics antenna and a Motorola reader he'd bought on eBay for $190, Chris Paget cruised the streets of San Francisco with this objective: To read the identity cards of strangers, wirelessly, without ever leaving his car.

  5. Congress Needs A Read-The-Bill Bill Investor's Business Daily - Fri Jul 10, 7:45 PM ETSent 7 times

    Honesty: Lawmakers voted on the stimulus and global warming bills without having read either. Eventually they'll vote on health care legislation that could fund unrelated items. Time to end this systemic fraud.

  6. Identity Thieves Target Job Seekers BusinessWeek Online - Thu Jul 9, 8:08 AM ETSent 6 times

    Never mind landing the job. Now people on the lookout for employment have another cause for worry: identity theft. As the joblessness rate soars, scammers are ginning up fake Web sites or posing as recruiters to trick job seekers into giving up sensitive personal information.

  7. Homebuyers Need To Nail Best Offer Price Investor's Business Daily - Thu Jul 9, 5:50 PM ETSent 6 times

    Bargains abound in today's real estate market, and buyers rule -- but not necessarily lowball offers.

  8. Big media seek 21st century business models Reuters - 2 hours, 13 minutes agoSent 4 times

    SUN VALLEY, Idaho (Reuters) - Media moguls at this week's Sun Valley conference have spent as much time discussing how to reconfigure business models disrupted by the Web as they have worrying about the weak economy.

  9. CIT Group said to hire bankruptcy adviser AP - Sat Jul 11, 12:48 PM ETSent 4 times

    NEW YORK - CIT Group Inc. is working with a premier bankruptcy firm as the troubled commercial lender awaits word on whether it will receive funds from a federal program designed to help banks, the company confirmed Saturday.

  10. FILE - In this July 2, 2009 file photo, the front of the main house at Neverland Ranch is seen in Los Olivos, Calif. Before Michael Jackson creditors and heirs get their cut of his empire, the government will get its share through the federal estate tax. And if reports of his net worth pan out, the IRS bill could top $80 million or more (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, file)
    Death and taxes: Big IRS bill looms for MJ estate AP - Fri Jul 10, 4:00 PM ETSent 3 times

    NEW YORK - The Tax Man is in the mirror for the estate of the late King of Pop.

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  1. In this photo released by the New York Stock Exchange, Euronext, NYSE Executive Vice President Larry Leibowitz, left, joins National Association for the Advancement of Colored People Vice Chair Roslyn Brock, second left, NAACP President and Chief Executive Officer, Benjamin Todd Jealous, center left, NAACP New York State Conference President Hazel N. Dukes, center right and others for the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange, Thursday, July 9, 2009. The NAACP holds its annual National Convention in New York from July 13 through July 15, 2009. (AP Photo/NYSE Euronext, Mel Nudelman)
    Dow, S&P 500 in fourth weekly fall as economy weighs Reuters - Fri Jul 10, 5:05 PM ET

    NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Dow industrials and the S&P 500 fell on Friday, dropping for the fourth straight week, after Chevron Corp warned about its quarterly results and consumer confidence fell to it lowest level since March.

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  1. U.S. President Barack Obama arrives in Ghana's capital Accra July 10, 2009. Obama flew into Ghana on Friday on his first visit to sub-Saharan Africa since taking office as the first African American president of the United States. REUTERS/Finbarr O'Reilly
    Obama says stimulus plan to kick in later this year Reuters - 43 minutes ago

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said Saturday more time was needed for his $787 billion stimulus package to work, predicting the spending would have a bigger impact on the economy later this year.

  2. Geithner: Too soon to decide on more stimulus Reuters - Sat Jul 11, 12:24 PM ET

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said it was too soon to decide whether the U.S. economy would need the help of a second round of government stimulus to recover from recession.

  3. JPMorgan wants U.S. to auction its TARP warrants Reuters - Fri Jul 10, 5:34 PM ET

    NEW YORK (Reuters) - JPMorgan Chase & Co , seeking to extricate itself from a federal bailout program, wants warrants held by the government to be sold at auction, after the Treasury Department demanded too high a price for the bank to buy them back.

  4. Signs for a VW-Porsche 914 car are pictured at a car dealer in Bochum May 7, 2009. REUTERS/Ina Fassbender
    VW sweetens bid for half of Porsche AG: report Reuters - 2 hours, 37 minutes ago

    FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Volkswagen has sweetened its bid to purchase almost half of sports car maker Porsche AG and is prepared to offer considerably more than 4 billion euros ($5.58 billion), Germany's Der Spiegel reported.

  5. Creditors oppose extending Lehman plan deadline Reuters - Fri Jul 10, 4:51 PM ET

    NEW YORK (Reuters) - A group of unsecured creditors objected on Friday to a request by bankrupt Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc for more time to draft its reorganization plan, claiming the delay will cut into the $13 billion they say they are owed, according to court documents.

  6. FILE - In this Oct. 7, 2008 file photo, American International Group's offices are shown in New York. AIG is working with the Obama administration's compensation czar, Kenneth R. Feinberg, to ensure the government and the insurer are on the same page before it pays out remaining bonuses due to employees tied to 2008 contracts, according to the person, who requested anonymity because of the sensitive nature of the talks. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, file)
    Report: AIG asks gov't to approve bonus payments AP - Fri Jul 10, 12:15 AM ET

    After its bonus payments ignited a firestorm of criticism earlier this year, American International Group Inc. is asking the federal government to weigh in on the insurer's plan to resume paying millions in promised retention incentives next week, according to media reports.

  7. General Motors Corp. CEO Fritz Henderson prepares to address the media during a news conference at the company's headquarters in Detroit, Friday, July 10, 2009. Henderson says the new GM will be far faster and more responsive to customers than the old one. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)
    CEO vows better performance as GM exits bankruptcy AP - Fri Jul 10, 7:20 PM ET

    DETROIT - General Motors completed an unusually quick exit from bankruptcy protection on Friday with ambitions of making money and building cars people are eager to buy. Once the world's largest and most powerful automaker, new GM is now leaner, cleansed of massive debt and burdensome contracts that would have sunk it without federal loans.

  8. FILE -- In this June 18, 2009 file photo, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington before the Senate Banking Committee. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
    Geithner: Stimulus is working and on right path AP - Fri Jul 10, 4:57 PM ET

    WASHINGTON - Despite persistently high unemployment, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said Friday the Obama administration's economic stimulus plan is on the "expected path."

  9. The logo of Swiss bank UBS is pictured in front of the Swiss Federal Palace in Bern July 9, 2009. REUTERS/Michael Buholzer
    UBS tax deal uncertain ahead of U.S. court case Reuters - Fri Jul 10, 12:41 PM ET

    ZURICH/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Swiss bank UBS braced on Friday for a high-stakes trial in the United States next week that could force it to reveal secret client data, as a last-minute deal remained elusive.

  10. A flag waves in front of the General Motors Corp world headquarters in downtown in Detroit, May 28, 2009. REUTERS/Mark Blinch
    GM exits bankruptcy Reuters - Fri Jul 10, 7:20 PM ET

    DETROIT (Reuters) - A new General Motors emerged from bankruptcy protection on Friday -- far more quickly than most industry watchers had expected -- as a leaner automaker pledging to win back American consumers and pay back taxpayers.

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