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09/02/2010 06:44 PMStrong Yen Helps to Fuel Germany’s Export Boom Europe tends to focus on the dollar exchange rate, but the yen’s recent rise is helping Germany significantly.
09/02/2010 04:21 PMToyota Feels Exchange-Rate Pinch as Rivals Gain For all the turmoil over Toyota's wave of recalls, the world's largest automaker may face a bigger problem: the surging yen.
09/02/2010 06:20 PMRate Move Highlights Diverging Growth in Europe The European Central Bank left its benchmark interest rate unchanged, but the Swedish central bank raised its rate, citing worries about inflation.
09/02/2010 03:55 PMR.B.S. to Cut 3,500 Jobs in Britain Royal Bank of Scotland, the bank controlled by the British government, also plans to close 10 offices in Britain to reduce costs.
09/02/2010 05:38 PMWall Street Wanders as Traders Sort Through Data Traders were slow to react to the modestly positive news Thursday. Instead they are waiting for Friday’s crucial monthly report on employment.
09/02/2010 06:30 PMU.S. Retailers Depended on Discounts in August Retail sales rose 3.3 percent, more than forecast. But the results are measured against a weak month a year ago.
09/02/2010 06:00 AMMonetary Fund Warns G-7 on Debt Levels The world’s most developed economies face record levels of debt as a result of the 2008-9 financial crisis and have little room to maneuver, the I.M.F. warned.
09/02/2010 05:50 AMFrom Apple, a Step Into Social Media for Music Apple on Wednesday introduced a social media service geared to music lovers that is built into iTunes, revamped its lineup of iPods and unveiled an upgraded version of its set-top box.
09/02/2010 06:40 PMChild’s Ordeal Shows Risks of Psychosis Drugs for Young Powerful drugs are given to young children despite a lack of study on how they affect development.
09/02/2010 07:00 AMMaker of Botox Settles Inquiry Allergan agreed to pay $600 million to settle charges that it illegally promoted and sold Botox for unapproved uses.
09/02/2010 02:56 AMFerrari 458 Italia Supercar Is Recalled A wheel-arch heat shield is too close to an exhaust pipe and causes an adhesive to burst into flame, a Ferrari spokesman said.
09/02/2010 05:50 AMBurger King Has Suitors From Brazil Burger King Holdings is in advanced talks to sell itself to 3G Capital, a Brazilian investment firm.
09/02/2010 06:00 AMSales Fell in August for Carmakers Most major automakers reported significantly lower sales last month from August 2009 when “cash for clunkers” caused a surge in demand.
09/02/2010 05:50 AMFinancial Crisis Panel Lends Sympathetic Ear to Lehman’s Ex-Chief Without federal help, Lehman was not able to wind down operations in an orderly manner, which aggravated the global crisis, the former chief executive said.
09/02/2010 07:01 AMManufacturing Index Rose in August Analysts said the unexpected increase showed that manufacturing activity is outperforming overall economic growth.
09/02/2010 07:50 AMData Show China Growth Merely Moderating Manufacturing activity in China picked up a notch in August, figures released on Wednesday showed, supporting the view that the country's economy is by no means screeching to a halt.
09/02/2010 07:21 AMChina Will Require ID for Cellphone Numbers; Noncompliance Means No Service The government is looking to curb cellphone spam, pornography and fraud schemes.
09/01/2010 11:46 AMTo Win Over Users, Gadgets Have to Be Touchable Researchers say that touch screens are the start of a trend to make computers more open to human gestures.
09/01/2010 06:40 AMNew Job Means Lower Wages for Many Job growth is increasingly polarized between high-paid occupations demanding education and training and low-wage, service-type jobs.
09/02/2010 05:50 AMOf Two Minds About Books The book business tries to serve two readers, the one who loves the tactile page and the one who loves the digital ease.
09/01/2010 11:39 AMA Greener Champagne Bottle France’s Champagne industry is trying to cut the carbon dioxide it emits transporting billions of tiny bubbles around the world.
09/02/2010 05:01 PMSpecial Report: Business of Green: A Future Built on Different Standards Styria, a province in southeastern Austria, is enjoying an economic boom generated in part by a project by 79 municipalities to promote local, green, self-sustaining businesses.
09/02/2010 05:50 AMState of the Art: Your Own Hot Spot, and Cheap Virgin Mobile’s MiFi is nearly like the ones offered by Sprint and Verizon but with three exceptions: an unlimited data plan, no contract and a $40-a-month service fee.
09/02/2010 07:58 AMSpecial Report: Energy: Doing More While Using Less Power Energy efficiency has taken a back seat in the debate on how to reduce use of fossil fuels, partly because of the difficulty of talking about efficiency concretely.
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