Growing Unrest Posing a Threat to Nigerian Oil
Date: Sat, 21 Apr 2007 00:54:39 EDT

Increasing violence has rippled across energy markets, contributing to higher prices and tighter supplies.

China Adds Billionaires With I.P.O.
Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2007 23:17:28 EDT

Country Garden’s public offering is just the latest symbol of China’s meteoric rise, and the country’s continuing stock market fever.

The Perils of Being Suddenly Rich
Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2007 23:17:30 EDT

David Hayden, a dot-com entrepreneur, put his faith in investment bankers who have now gone after him for all he’s worth — and more.

A New Twist on Snooping at Wal-Mart
Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2007 23:17:21 EDT

Wal-Mart’s chief took the unusual step of releasing portions of a former employee’s sworn testimony that denied surveillance on shareholders and employees.

Auditioning in a Video Résumé
Date: Sat, 21 Apr 2007 00:07:53 EDT

Executives, job seekers, college applicants and others are seeking help with anything from basic blogs to podcasts.

TS] Talking Business: Sallie Mae Offers a Lesson on Cashing In
Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2007 23:17:30 EDT

Sallie Mae was once an institution where profits took a back seat to performing a public good. That, alas, is no longer the case.

Toyota to Increase Imports to Meet Demand for Prius
Date: Sat, 21 Apr 2007 02:03:46 EDT

The move comes even as the company has begun building Camry sedans at a Subaru plant in Indiana to replace those built in Japan.

Labor Rights Issues Are Stalling Trade Pacts
Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2007 22:57:30 EDT

Several pending trade pacts have dissolved in a burst of charges and countercharges over the issue of labor rights.

Prices Are Lower, but Profit Is Up at Xerox
Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2007 23:00:39 EDT

Xerox has been sharply cutting prices for its machines to focus on the sales of toners, inks and services.

Top British Drugstore Chain Now Has Competing Bidders
Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2007 23:00:06 EDT

A private equity firm and a medical charity raised their joint bids for Alliance Boots, hours after the board had accepted a rival offer.

Basic Instincts: When Money and Marriage Collide
Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2007 23:06:49 EDT

The main hurdle is learning how to talk about your finances about a year into a marriage.

Executive Pursuits: Adventures in a Gray Lamé Electrified Jacket
Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2007 23:03:59 EDT

Harry Hurt marches into battle with a mask and saber in hand, trying to summon the spirit of Zorro.

China’s Automakers, With Beijing’s Prodding, Show Alternative-Fuel Cars
Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2007 22:59:03 EDT

China unveiled an array of prototypes for fuel-cell cars, hybrids and electric battery cars at the Shanghai auto show.

Stocks & Bonds: Dow Average Hits Record Near 13,000
Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2007 23:02:31 EDT

The Dow Jones industrial average approached 13,000 after a week of surprisingly strong earnings reports.

Off the Charts: French Voters Feeling Frustrated Despite a Not-So-Bad Economy
Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2007 23:21:43 EDT

A look at the economic performance of the country under Jacques Chirac does not easily explain the antipathy.

Saturday Interview: A Brief Walk Through Time at Scholastic
Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2007 22:47:26 EDT

Richard Robinson, the chief executive of Scholastic, spoke about the success of the Harry Potter and intimated that there could be another best-selling series to come.

What’s Online: Why Not Tax the Tall?
Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2007 23:08:43 EDT

A Harvard economics professor has argued that tall people should pay more in taxes than short people.

What’s Offline: Getting Out of Hedge Funds
Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2007 22:46:09 EDT

When it comes to hedge funds, do the extremely rich know more than the rest of us?

Five Days: China Surges, BlackBerries Fail and Sallie Gets Suitors
Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2007 23:04:59 EDT

Blackberry users’ thumbs were idle; private equity investors got a thumbs up from Sallie Mae; and a jury turned thumbs down on Joseph P. Nacchio.

Federal Agency Investigating Airline Arrival-Time Promises
Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2007 22:51:21 EDT

The Transportation Department said it was investigating several domestic airlines for publishing unrealistic flight schedules.

Pfizer Reports 17.5% Decline in Profit
Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2007 23:04:23 EDT

Profit was hurt by one-time charges and disappointing sales of its diabetes drug Exubera.

House Votes to Give Investors Say on Executive Pay
Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2007 22:59:23 EDT

A new bill gives shareholders the right to cast nonbinding votes on the pay of top company executives.

H&R Block to Sell Subprime Lender Unit
Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2007 22:59:23 EDT

The company will sell the Option One Mortgage Corporation to the private equity firm Cerberus Capital Management.

New York Post to Double Newsstand Price
Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2007 23:00:47 EDT

The paper is doubling its street sale price to 50 cents to help stem losses, estimated to be about $70 million a year.

Helen Walton, Matriarch of Wal-Mart Family, Dies at 87
Date: Sat, 21 Apr 2007 01:40:20 EDT

Helen Robson Walton’s husband, Sam Walton, founded Wal-Mart Stores and relied on her for advice.


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