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AP Business Headlines
By HARRY R. WEBER, MICHAEL KUNZELMAN and DINA CAPPIELLO 2010-09-09T03:37:10Z
NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- BP took some of the blame for the Gulf oil disaster in an internal report issued Wednesday, acknowledging among other things that it misinterpreted a key pressure test of the well. But in a possible preview of its legal strategy, it also pointed the finger at its partners on the doomed rig....
By MARCY GORDON 2010-09-09T03:22:51Z
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The government is defending as "fair and adequate" its $75 million settlement with Citigroup Inc. over charges it misled investors about billions in potential losses from subprime mortgages....
By MAE ANDERSON 2010-09-09T03:20:12Z
NEW YORK (AP) -- Toys R Us plans to invade the mall this holiday season, opening 600 temporary "Express" stores in malls and other shopping centers around the country, more than six times last year's count, and hiring 10,000 seasonal workers....
By 2010-09-09T03:15:42Z
TOKYO (AP) -- Most Asian stock markets advanced Thursday after worries about Europe's financial health eased, sending Wall Street higher....
By 2010-09-09T03:14:50Z
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- South Korea's central bank left its key interest rate near a record low Thursday for a second straight month amid a weakening outlook for the global economy....
      
Wall Street Journal Headlines
Goldman Sachs agreed to a fine of nearly $31 million as part of an investigation by the Financial Services Authority that began shortly after U.S. regulators accused the firm in April of fraud.
While big banks are showing signs of recovering from the financial crisis, the outlook is worsening for many of the country's smaller community banks.
Stores may now be stocked with this fall's cautious camel and gray classics, but there are signs that bright colors and whimsy are about to return to fashion.
At New York fashion week, Zac Posen, Richard Chai, and others are launching runway shows for their secondary lines
Toys "R" Us is opening 600 temporary shops this Christmas, making use of mall vacancies to double its number of stores during the holidays. Last year it experimented with 90 such stores.
      
CNNMoney Headlines
Government transportation spending is full of costly boondoggles.
Stocks ended Wednesday higher as investors shifted their focus from worries about European banks to President Obama's $350 billion jobs recovery plan.
California regulators are seeking fines of up to $9.9 billion from Pacificare over allegations the health insurer mismanaged claims from physicians, failed to make payments in a timely matter and other violations.
The economy grew at a sluggish pace through the summer months, and there are now "widespread signs" thatactivity is slowing, the Federal Reserve said Wednesday in its latest snapshot of regional economic conditions.
Does allowing the jobless to get nearly two years of unemployment checks give them an incentive to not work?
      
NY Times Business Headlines
Big subsidies for clean energy companies, like cheap land and low-interest loans, may be in violation of W.T.O. rules.
Allergan agreed to pay $600 million for Botox’s marketing getting ahead of approved uses. But the F.D.A. will soon decide on its effectiveness for migraines.
Tightened spending at the Pentagon is unsettling the defense industry. A quarter of executives at Lockheed Martin jumped at the chance to take a buyout.
Those who live off their investments are hit hard by falling interest rates, as corporations borrow cheaply and sit on the cash.
President Obama called for an end to Bush-era tax cuts for the wealthy in a lengthy and sharply populist speech.
      
USA Today Business Headlines
Google Instant searches the Web as you type, not after you type. Businesses that work hard to be found in Google's results may have to adapt ...


Over the past decade, the number of independent community hospitals has declined. But some hospitals are fighting to maintain their control. ...


Shortages of trucks and drivers are delaying some deliveries of products and raw materials across the USA and raising freight costs.


Just when its future looked to be in doubt, automakers are putting some new life in the old V-8.


Coffee prices hit a 13-year high Wednesday, extending a rally that has sent prices up about 43% in the past three months.


      
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