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2 hours ago N.Y. mosque investor declines Trump's offer
Donald Trump offered to buy out a major investor in the real estate partnership that controls the site near ground zero where a Muslim group wants to build a 13-story Islamic center and mosque.
2 hours ago Life Inc.: How college students spend their time
Surprise! Students spend lots of time on leisure activities as well as studying.
2 hours ago GM’s new CEO Akerson will make $9 million
General Motors’ new CEO Daniel Akerson will get a pay package worth $9 million in salary and stock to run the automaker.
2 hours ago Obama: America's enemy is al-Qaida, not Islam

President Barack Obama gives a press conference in the East Room of the White House in Washington on Friday.In a White House news conference focused largely on the sour economy and upcoming election, President Barack Obama also spoke passionately about the mosque and Quran controversies that are threatening to politicize this year's commemoration of the 9/11 terror attacks.


2 hours ago Stocks edge higher, continue Sept. rally
Stocks inched higher Friday as investors held on to their newfound optimism about the economy.
4 hours ago SEC probing certain investment advisory firms
The securities regulator is investigating investment advisory firms that channel investors' money into hedge funds, the Wall Street Journal reported.
4 hours ago Life Inc.: How tax-law changes would affect you
This handy calculator shows how proposed changes to Bush-era tax law changes would affect your pocketbook.
4 hours ago U.S. widens probe of HP bribery allegations
U.S. investigators have widened their probe of alleged kickbacks paid to Russian authorities by employees of a Hewlett-Packard Co. subsidiary in Germany.
4 hours ago Nokia dumps CEO, taps Microsoft exec

Nokia, the world's top cellphone maker, has brought in Microsoft's Stephen Elop to replace its embattled chief executive. Nokia, the world's top cellphone maker, brought in Microsoft's Stephen Elop to replace its embattled chief executive and lead a renewed effort to compete in the smartphone market.


4 hours ago Wholesale inventories rise 1.3 percent in July
Inventories held by wholesalers surged in July by the largest amount in two years while sales rebounded after two straight declines.
4 hours ago Obama talks economy, midterms in news conference

President Barack Obama gives a press conference in the East Room of the White House in Washington on Friday.President Barack Obama is taking his case against Republicans to millions of Americans in a Friday morning news conference at the White House.


4 hours ago Wall Street higher amid economic optimism
Stocks were edging higher Friday as investors bet the economy will continue to grow, albeit slowly.
8 hours ago What to do when you don't fit in at work
For some people the wrong office culture can prove truly onerous or even cost them the job.
8 hours ago Honeymoon now for Oracle's Ellison, Hurd

At a September 2008 conference, Mark Hurd loomed over Larry Ellison, at least onscreen. What will their real relationship be now that Ellison is Hurd's boss?As co-president at Oracle Corp., Mark Hurd will have to adapt to a new role playing second fiddle to one of Silicon Valley's most domineering bosses — Larry Ellison.


8 hours ago Obama to discuss economy, appoint Goolsbee

President Barack Obama has chosen one of his longtime economic advisers, Austan Goolsbee, to be the chairman of his Council of Economic Advisers. President Barack Obama will take his case against Republicans to millions of Americans on Friday, faulting the party for refusing to help him turn around the sluggish economy.


8 hours ago Wall Street set to rise on economic optimism
Stock futures inched higher Friday as investors bet the economy will continue to grow, albeit slowly.
Today UPDATE 1-Nokia says Microsoft's Elop to be new CEO
Nokia, the world's top cellphone maker, said Stephen Elop, the head of Microsoft's Business Division, was to be its new chief executive.
22 hours ago Gulf businesses weigh dollars now vs. suing

David Scott, who runs Destin Connections Seafood Market in Montgomery, Ala., says he is weighing his options on whether to file a claim or sue. He says his losses have been at least $49,000.Thousands of business owners, fishermen and others along the Gulf Coast are confronting a conundrum. Accept a piece of BP's $20 billion claims fund or sue for a bigger payday.


22 hours ago Stocks end day up after jobless report surprises
Stocks extended their September rally Thursday, ending higher after more encouraging news on the job market.
Yesterday New police car, where are you?

The Ford Police Interceptor, one of the entries from Detroit's Big Three automakers vying for the law enforcement vehicle market.There’s a three-way shoot-out blazing on the mean streets of Detroit. This one pits Ford against General Motors, with Chrysler hoping to score with a lucky shot of its own.


Yesterday At Fashion Week, recession struts the runway

More than 90 designers will show at New York Fashion Week's new headquarters on Manhattan's Upper West Side, up about 50 percent from the last two seasons in February and September.The recession has changed how people shop for fashion, with an eye for special pieces rather than trusty wardrobe basics, and top retail buyers say this trend is likely to last.


Yesterday Need a vacation? Many Americans don't go
Need of a vacation? You are not alone but more than half of Americans do not take all their vacation days, even though they think they need a holiday more this year than last.
Yesterday Life Inc.: Breakfast's summer of discontent
It has been the worst summer ever for breakfast lovers. And somewhere, Mrs. Butterworth is shedding a tear.
Yesterday Nice perk if you can get it: A house cleaner
Should your employer pay someone to clean your bathroom? If the employer is a university and the employee is a scientist, then the answer should be yes, according to a paper published in Academe.
Yesterday Many Gulf fishermen reluctant to try their luck

Shrimper Tommy Verdin, standing in front of his 100-foot trawler "Cherish" in Grand Isle, La., in May, isn't sure he can make ends meet with prices for Gulf seafood well below their historic average.The leaking oil well is capped, the oil is degrading and the coast is clear for fishermen to resume commercial operations, but fishermen on the Gulf coast are eyeing the economic tides and worrying.


Yesterday Gulf businesses weigh dollars now vs. suing
Thousands of business owners, fishermen and others along the Gulf Coast are confronting a conundrum. Accept a piece of BP's $20 billion claims fund or sue for a bigger payday.
Yesterday Steelworkers: China unfair on clean energy
The United Steelworkers union asked the Obama administration to investigate Chinese policies and practices it said threatened to unfairly take U.S. clean energy jobs.
Yesterday Stocks hold onto gains in afternoon trading
Stocks extended their September rally Thursday after more encouraging news on the job market.
Yesterday Cold drinks, hot summer fuel McDonald's sales rise

FILE - In this Feb. 1, 2010 file photograph, people are seen in the McDonald's restaurant at Moscow's Pushkin Square. Fast-food giant McDonald's Corp. said Thursday, Sept. 9, a key revenue figure rose 4.6 percent in the U.S. in August, as customers continued to come in for its frappes and smoothies. McDonald's saids the figure climbed 2.2 percent in Europe on strong results in the U.K. and Russia. (AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev, file)August's summer heat provided a lift for fast-food giant McDonald's, pushing a key revenue figure up 4.6 percent in the U.S. during the month as customers came in for frappes and fruit smoothies.


Yesterday Wall Street Journal launching book review
The Wall Street Journal is set to launch a book review in the next few weeks, even as newspapers across the country cut back on book coverage.