Breaking news   Stocks Fall Anew on Debt Worries and the Economy The S.&P. dropped 4.5 percent amid heightened concerns over the impact of the euro zone debt crisis; Asia-Pacific markets fell sharply in early trading on Friday. 19-08-11 07:40 U.S. and Allies Say Syria Leader Must Step Down The call for Bashar al-Assad to give up power came after months of popular protests and deadly reprisals by Syrian authorities. 19-08-11 07:40 Attacks Near Israeli Resort Heighten Tensions With Egypt and Gaza In three strikes on civilians and soldiers around the popular Red Sea resort of Eilat, at least seven Israelis are dead. 19-08-11 07:56 Deadly Twin Blasts Strike British Council in Kabul The Taliban claimed credit for an attack on the British Council in Kabul early on Friday, leaving at least four people dead. 19-08-11 07:57 The Bay Citizen: Number of Green Jobs Fails to Live Up to Promises In the San Francisco Bay Area, as in much of the country, the green economy is not proving to be the job-creation engine that many politicians envisioned. 19-08-11 08:01 Bank of America Plans Big Layoffs to Cut Costs With its stock down more than 50 percent since January, Bank of America is set to eliminate at least 3,500 jobs in the coming months to cut quarterly costs by $1.5 billion. 19-08-11 06:52 Fewer Youths to Be Deported in New Policy The policy is expected to help illegal immigrants who came to the United States as young children, want to go on to college or serve in the military. 19-08-11 07:37 Companies Point Fingers as Students Protest Conditions at Chocolate Plant As hundreds of foreign students staged their second protest regarding poor working conditions at a plant in Pennsylvania, officials say they are sorting out who is responsible. 19-08-11 07:30 And a Frog Shall Lead Them: Henson?s Legacy The Jim Henson exhibition at the Museum of the Moving Image reveals his many identities. 19-08-11 07:15 Longer Lives for Obese Mice, With Hope for Humans of All Sizes The drug, which mimics resveratrol, protected the mice from the usual diseases of obesity and helped them live 44 percent longer than other obese mice, researchers said. 19-08-11 07:40 Customers Feel Some Ripples From the Verizon Strike As a strike by 45,000 Verizon workers continues, the company?s customers are beginning to feel the impact ? and are complaining about it. 19-08-11 06:36 Indian Anticorruption Leader to Leave Jail The protest leader Anna Hazare announced that he would leave a city jail on Friday and begin a mass demonstration and hunger strike in New Delhi. 19-08-11 05:22 Libyan Rebels Gain Control of Oil Refinery as Qaddafi Forces Flee Rebel fighters gained complete control of the oil refinery in Zawiyah on Thursday ? just a half hour?s drive from Tripoli ? routing government soldiers after days of battle. 19-08-11 07:20 Connecticut Workers Approve Contract They Had Rejected In return for four-year, no-layoff clause, the unions agreed to a two-year wage freeze and changes to health care and pension benefits. 19-08-11 07:40 H.P. Weighs Spinning Off Its PC Unit The company said it was considering spinning off its personal computer business into a separate company. 19-08-11 06:38

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U.S. Inquiry Eyes S.&P. Ratings of Mortgages
The Justice Department is investigating whether Standard & Poor?s rated mortgage securities improperly leading up to the financial crisis.


18-08-11 13:43

DealBook: Court Ruling Offers Path to Challenge Dodd-Frank
Opponents of Dodd-Frank are looking to pursue legal battles after a federal court struck down an S.E.C. rule that would have made it easier for shareholders to nominate company directors.


18-08-11 13:57

S.E.C. Files Were Illegally Destroyed, Lawyer Says
A lawyer at the Securities and Exchange Commission said that thousands of documents involving inquiries into Bernard L. Madoff and other matters were destroyed.


18-08-11 06:39

Stocks Off Sharply in Europe
Recent data from the United States adds to fears of a slowing global economy.


18-08-11 14:20

Cuts in Health Care May Undermine Role in Labor Market
Government spending cuts will be working their way through health services, but some believe this is no more than a lull in a sector that has been a jobs engine.


18-08-11 14:16

DealBook: Warburg Stays in the Fray, but Off the Public Market
As it has for decades, Warburg Pincus plans continue investing out of one global fund and keeping itself off the stock market.


18-08-11 14:01

Abercrombie Wants Off ?Jersey Shore? (Wink-Wink)
If Abercrombie & Fitch is really concerned that the Situation and company have appeared on air in its garments, it doesn?t appear that angry.


18-08-11 06:39

That Remake of AOL? It?s Still Being Written
AOL?s chief executive, Tim Armstrong, is confident that his company can regain some of its former glory.


18-08-11 06:55

Bashing E.P.A. Is New Theme in G.O.P. Race
Republican presidential hopefuls are portraying the Environmental Protection Agency as a symbol of a heavy-handed regulatory agenda that they say is strangling the economy.


18-08-11 14:22

DealBook: SABMiller Goes Hostile in Pursuit of Foster's
SABMiller, which has a long history of deal-making, is taking its $10 billion offer directly to Foster's shareholders, two months after its initial approach was rejected.


18-08-11 13:38

Two Groups That Help Nonprofits in a Merger
GOOD, a fast-growing publishing and marketing business dedicated to promoting social causes, is acquiring Jumo, a social networking site devoted to raising money and support for nonprofit groups.


18-08-11 06:48

Prescriptions Blog: Fast F.D.A. Approval of Melanoma Drug
Roche offers a drug for patients who have a specific gene mutation.


17-08-11 23:24

Obama to Press Committee on Jobs
The president will seek to pressure a special Congressional committee to propose measures to promote job creation as well as larger long-term deficit cuts than mandated, aides said.


18-08-11 07:20

Court Rejects Publishers? Deal With Writers
In the original 2010 Supreme Court case, freelance writers said electronic databases including their work amounted to copyright infringement by media companies.


18-08-11 06:50

A Block Abuzz With the Business of Gold
With gold prices at about $1,800 an ounce lately, representatives of jewelers and traders in the diamond district of Manhattan seek to lure sellers.


18-08-11 10:03

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