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NEW YORK -- Stocks rose early Tuesday following upbeat earnings reports and a fresh round of corporate dealmaking.
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Banks step up spending on lobbying to fight proposed stiffer regulations
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Chile's wine exporters feel the economic squeeze
It's a perfect, sun-dappled morning here at the Calina vineyard in the heart of Chilean wine country, whose mild weather, leafy byways and idyllic...
Postal Service asks five firms to help it deliver in a green way
In the e-mail era, the U.S. Postal Service seems hardly plugged in -- but at least it wants its vehicles to be.
Microsoft unveils Windows Phone 7 Series for smart phones
After years of being overshadowed by smart-phone rivals, Microsoft Corp. said Monday that it was ready to step into the limelight with its latest...
Buyers at toy fair in New York foresee another cutthroat holiday season
It's Goldilocks time for the nation's toy merchants: Not too pricey, but not too cheap. Innovative, but still fun to play with.
Google makes more changes to Buzz to address privacy concerns
This was not the kind of buzz Google Inc. wanted to generate.
Nurseries' hopes bud anew
Like his father, grandfather and great-grandfather, David Niklas feels the quickening of spring as the season ramps up at his wholesale nursery in a...
Rising health insurance costs hit small employers too
Nelson Davis runs a video production company in Hollywood with six employees. He used to pay all of his workers' health insurance premiums.
Battle heats up over auto insurer's initiative on California's June ballot
For more than two decades, Mercury General Corp. Chairman George Joseph has been sparring with consumer advocate Harvey Rosenfield over California's...
Sewing shop owner gets tailor-made solutions to problems
Jeanie Joe is scrambling to keep her South Pasadena sewing shop humming while juggling on-site sewing classes and designing the eclectic handbags...
What to do when a customer seeks a fraudulent refund
Dear Karen: A buyer kept merchandise but then requested that her credit card company cancel the transaction and reimburse her. What can I do?
Love me, love my credit score
It's Valentine's Day, when even reasonable people wander around, engagement rings at the ready, blathering about how "love is the answer."
Behind those lap-band ads
One feature of life in Southern California that's become hard to avoid is the relentless advertising for a weight-loss procedure known as lap-band...
Wiping out teachers' student loan debt
If you are a teacher in debt, there's good news and bad news.
Tree deal revives Southwest desert solar plan
A developer who proposes to cut down hundreds of trees to make way for a massive project could expect to provoke a fair amount of environmental...
The man behind the Chinese equivalent of YouTube
The gig: Koo, 43, founder and chief executive of Youku.com, the leading video website in China. He's based in Beijing.
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