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F. A. O. Schwarz Will Sell Toys in Macy’s Stores (17 May 10:10) |
| The move is a bold one, given that the fiercely competitive toy market has previously plunged F. A. O. Schwarz into bankruptcy and forced Macy’s to largely stop carrying toys.
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High-Tech Japanese, Running Out of Engineers (17 May 08:54) |
| As young Japanese choose careers in better-paying fields like finance and medicine, it is an uphill battle recruiting the engineers needed by the country’s large digital technology industr... |
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Your Money: Five Basics for Building a Solid Financial Future (17 May 08:49) |
| A new Times columnist offers guidance for making financial decisions, when making good ones is more critical than ever.
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This July 4, Fewer Bombs May Burst in Air (17 May 08:41) |
| An explosion that destroyed 20 fireworks warehouses in China three months ago will probably mean dimmer night skies on the Fourth of July in the United States.
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Off the Charts: It’s Not Just Petroleum, All Imports Cost More (17 May 08:36) |
| For all nonpetroleum imports, prices in April were up 6.2 percent from a year earlier, the fastest rate of gain in almost 20 years.
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Saturday Interview: Smoothing the Rides on Greyhound (17 May 08:26) |
| With rising gas prices and a season of summer delays coming up, does it mean that the bus is ready for a comeback?
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In Siberia, Shopping Malls Are Sprouting All Over (17 May 08:20) |
| Siberia, where Russians waited in long lines to buy food with ration cards not long ago, is the improbable epicenter of a huge mall boom.
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Robert Mondavi, Napa Wine Champion, Dies at 94 (17 May 07:43) |
| Mr. Mondavi was the California vintner behind the rebirth of the Napa Valley wine industry who championed the idea that fine wine was an integral part of the good life.
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Despite Unease, Big Gains for the Week (17 May 07:38) |
| Wall Street pulled off its lows to finished narrowly mixed Friday as investors squared concerns about rising oil prices with a surprise jump in home construction.
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American Airlines and F.A.A. Differ on Groundings (17 May 07:37) |
| The F.A.A. maintains some of American Airlines’ aircrafts displayed signs of chafing at some components, while the airlines maintains there were never any security problems.
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Booz Allen to Sell Part of Its Government Unit to Carlyle (17 May 07:22) |
| The sale is part of a broader split of Booz Allen Hamilton’s commercial and government consulting groups.
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Fannie Mae Will Reduce Down Payment Minimums (17 May 07:21) |
| The new requirements of 3 percent or 5 percent will apply nationally to loans on single-family primary residences, the company said.
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Lowest Reading Since 1980 for Consumer Confidence (17 May 07:21) |
| This is bad news for the United States, where consumers fuel two-thirds of national economic activity through their purchases of goods and services.
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Scrapping 2 Costly Reactors, Canada Reopens Aging One (17 May 07:21) |
| The 51-year-old reactor had been temporarily closed by Canada’s nuclear regulator in November for safety reasons, but two troubled replacement units could not be completed.
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Cost of Living: Places to Go, but Dreading the Fill-Up (17 May 07:21) |
| Gas prices have the crossed the line between being an unconscious expense to having become a painfully conscious one.
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Congressional Pressure Prevails As U.S. Halts Filling of Oil Reserve (17 May 06:54) |
| The move announced by the Energy Department that it would temporarily suspend a program to fill the nation’s strategic oil stocks failed to break the rally in oil prices, which hit another... |
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After Warehouse Fire, Less Rocket’s Red Glare (17 May 06:45) |
| An explosion that destroyed 20 fireworks warehouses in China three months ago will probably mean dimmer night skies on the Fourth of July in the United States.
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Networks Anticipate the Fall Cautiously (17 May 06:41) |
| Aside from Fox, the changed pattern of how the networks presented their plans for September left fundamental questions unanswered.
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Saudis Rebuff Bush, Politely, on Pumping More Oil (17 May 04:50) |
| The Saudis announced that they had increased output starting on May 10, but they seemed to reject a request by President Bush, who was visiting, to raise oil production further.
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Robert Mondavi, 94, California Winemaker, Dies (17 May 04:40) |
| Robert Mondavi was the California winemaking patriarch who built his winery into a thriving business using innovations such as cold fermentation and stainless steel tanks.
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Larry King Squelches Rumors of Shift at CNN (17 May 04:31) |
| Larry King, who said last year that he hoped Ryan Seacrest would succeed, sought to tamp down speculation that any succession was imminent.
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Airlines Told to Report Tarmac Delays Fully (17 May 04:30) |
| The Department of Transportation said that it would require airlines to give fuller accountings of delays on the tarmac.
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Paulson Says Economy Is Starting to Rebound (17 May 04:29) |
| The Treasury secretary, Henry M. Paulson Jr., delivered a guardedly optimistic message to business leaders.
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DealBook: Carlyle and the Washington Factor (17 May 02:38) |
| Carlyle’s $2.5 billion acquisition of a majority stake in the government consulting arm of Booz Allen Hamilton is bound to dredge up old images of the firm as the ultimate Washington insid... |
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Stocks Pull Back as Oil Pushes to Fresh Record (17 May 02:30) |
| Wall Street declined as enthusiasm over a surprise jump in home construction gave way to renewed concerns about how consumers will fare as oil pushes to fresh highs.
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Winemaker Robert Mondavi Dead at 94 (17 May 02:25) |
| Robert Mondavi was the California winemaking patriarch who built his winery into a thriving business using innovations such as cold fermentation and stainless steel tanks.
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After Warehouse Fire, Fewer Rockets’ Red Glare (17 May 02:24) |
| An explosion that destroyed 20 fireworks warehouses in China three months ago will probably mean dimmer night skies on the Fourth of July in the United States.
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New Airline Rules on Tarmac Delays (17 May 01:27) |
| The Department of Transportation said that it would require airlines to give fuller accountings of delays on the tarmac.
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3 Nordic Banks Help Iceland Prop Up Currency (17 May 12:47) |
| The central banks of Sweden, Denmark and Norway have lent Iceland emergency credit of up to $2.3 billion to shore up its swooning currency and forestall a broader economic collapse.
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Stocks Slip as Oil Hits Record (17 May 12:40) |
| Investors’ nervousness over a fresh record for oil prices dented enthusiasm over a surprising jump in new home construction.
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Paulson Says Economy Is Stabilizing (17 May 12:05) |
| The Treasury secretary, Henry M. Paulson Jr., delivered a guardedly optimistic message to business leaders.
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your money: 5 Basic Guidelines for Managing Your Finances (17 May 12:04) |
| A new Times columnist offers his first principles of Your Money, guidance that can be useful in making just about any financial decision.
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Saudis Resist Bush on Oil, but Say Output Was Increased (17 May 12:03) |
| The Saudis announced that they had increased output starting on May 10, but they seemed to reject a request by President Bush, who was visiting, to raise oil production further.
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FAO Schwarz to Sell Toys in Macy’s (16 May 11:33) |
| Two of New York’s most venerable retail brands, Macy’s and FAO Schwarz, are teaming up for a risky experiment: bringing toys back to the department store.
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Bush Rebuffed on Oil Plea in Saudi Arabia (16 May 10:53) |
| With the price of oil hitting record highs, President Bush used a visit with King Abdullah to try to persuade the Saudis to increase oil production and was rejected yet again.
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DealBook: Carlyle to Buy Booz Allen Unit (16 May 08:53) |
| Booz Allen Hamilton said it would sell a majority stake of its government practice to the Carlyle Group for $2.54 billion.
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Bush in Saudi Arabia to Make Oil Plea (16 May 08:34) |
| President Bush will use a visit to King Abdullah’s ranch to attempt to persuade the Saudis to increase oil production.
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Stocks Slip as Oil Hits New Record (16 May 08:32) |
| Investors’ nervousness over a fresh record for oil prices dented enthusiasm over a surprising jump in new home construction.
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Housing Starts Rise Unexpectedly (16 May 08:17) |
| New-home construction increased 8.2 percent in April, offering signs of life in a deeply troubled sector.
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Housing Posts Surprise Rebound (16 May 06:20) |
| Construction of new homes posted the biggest increase in more than two years in April, a rare bit of good news in what has been the worst downturn in housing in more than two decades.
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Germany Debates Subsidies for Solar Industry (16 May 05:19) |
| Thanks to its aggressive push into renewable energies, cloud-wreathed Germany has become an unlikely leader in the race to harness the sun’s energy.
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Microsoft Joins Effort for Laptops for Children (16 May 12:18) |
| After years of conflict, Microsoft and the computing and education project One Laptop Per Child have reached an agreement that will put Windows on the organization’s computers.
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Investigator to the Stars Is Convicted in Wiretaps (16 May 11:45) |
| Anthony Pellicano was a ripped-from-a-pulp-novel private eye who made himself an indispensable Hollywood fixer.
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French Bank to Sell Assets to Offset Subprime Losses (16 May 11:36) |
| Crédit Agricole named a new head for its investment banking unit and said it planned to sell 5 billion euros, or $7.75 billion, of assets to help pare losses linked to the subprime market d... |
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Blackstone Reports a $66.5 Million Quarterly Loss (16 May 11:10) |
| The Blackstone Group posted a $66.5 million quarterly loss on Thursday, and its executives warned that the turmoil in the financial markets may not be over.
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Big Retailers Trim Costs, and Their Profits Rise (16 May 11:03) |
| J. C. Penney, Kohl’s and Nordstrom reported first-quarter profit on Thursday that fell less than analysts estimated by reducing costs as the economy teetered near a recession.
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Buffett Increases Stakes in Kraft Foods and Wells Fargo (16 May 11:01) |
| Berkshire Hathaway, the investment company controlled by Warren E. Buffett, took advantage of prices driven down by the credit crisis and the slowing American economy.
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For Wall Street Workers, Ax Falls Quietly (16 May 08:53) |
| Some people who have lost jobs, and many more struggling to hold them, say banks are keeping employees in the dark about the size and timing of layoffs.
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CBS in Deal to Buy CNet to Increase Online Ads (16 May 08:52) |
| At $1.8 billion, Thursday’s deal for CNet by CBS is the biggest by far in its recent Internet expansion, making the network bigger players in online media.
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Solar Valley Rises in an Overcast Land (16 May 08:52) |
| Thanks to its aggressive push into renewable energies, cloud-wreathed Germany has become an unlikely leader in the race to harness the sun’s energy.
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