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Jul 24, 2008	House OKs rescue for homeowners, Freddie, Fannie
Jul 24, 2008	WTO powers cite some progress in marathon meeting
Jul 24, 2008	China clamps down on issuing business visasAssociated Press Writer Cara Anna in Shanghai contributed to this report.
Jul 24, 2008	Dow Chemical reports decline in 2Q profit
Jul 24, 2008	Insurance tests raise questions about some pickups
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Autos

Jul 23, 2008	Toyota outsells GM worldwide in first halfAP Business Writer Yuri Kageyama in Tokyo contributed to this report.
Jul 23, 2008	Toyota's global sales rose 2 percent in 1st-half
Jul 23, 2008	Utilities say grid can handle rechargeable cars
Jul 22, 2008	AP IMPACT: Traffic deaths fall as gas prices climb
Jul 22, 2008	AP source: Ford to retool truck lines to make carsAP Auto Writer Tom Krisher reported from San Jose, Calif. AP Business Writer Dan Strumpf in New York also contributed.
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Jobs

Jul 24, 2008	Minimum wage going up, but so does inflationAP Business Writers Ellen Simon and Anne D'Innocenzio in New York contributed to this report.
Jul 23, 2008	Chrysler plans to cut 1,000 salaried jobs
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Real Estate

Jul 24, 2008	House OKs rescue for homeowners, Freddie, Fannie
Jul 23, 2008	Jonas Brothers buy house in Dallas-Fort Worth area
Jul 22, 2008	Rescue of mortgage giants could hit $25 billionAP reporters Candice Choi in New York and Jeannine Aversa in Washington contributed to this report.
Jul 22, 2008	Paulson says financial stability is top priorityAP reporters Candice Choi in New York and Julie Hirschfeld Davis in Washington contributed to this report.
Jul 18, 2008	Web sites give voyeurs view of neighborhood safety
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Science & Nature

Jul 22, 2008	A clear sky sets stage for a sea of big stars
Jul 22, 2008	Piping plovers survive on state beaches by hiding in plain sight
Jul 15, 2008	Jupiter brightest planet in July sky
Jul 15, 2008	Humans aren't only parents who have to carry children around
Jul 08, 2008	Saturn and Mars get cozy in the sky
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Facebook to help some programmers, punish others

By MICHAEL LIEDTKE

Published: Jul 24, 2008

Facebook Inc. is introducing more tools to help the software applications fueling the online hangout's popularity and is promising to intensify its efforts to weed out programs that violate its rules for protecting users' privacy.

Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook's precocious chief executive, outlined on Wednesday the steps in a programmers' conference that underscored the growing influence of the Web site that he started 4 1/2 years ago in his Harvard University dorm room.

A crowd of about 1,500 programmers turned out to hear Zuckerberg discuss how he hopes to make it easier for people to share information and entertainment wherever they go on the Web.

Zuckerberg, 24, is counting on programmers who aren't employed by Facebook to play a vital role in realizing his vision. More

Jul 24, 2008

• Nokia, Qualcomm settle long-running dispute

The legal salvos between Nokia Corp. and Qualcomm Inc. stopped months ago, part of what officials at the wireless industry heavyweights described as a truce in a long-running battle that spanned three continents.

Jul 24, 2008

• Pittsburgh cancer center warns of cell phone risks

The head of a prominent cancer research institute issued an unprecedented warning to his faculty and staff Wednesday: Limit cell phone use because of the possible risk of cancer.

Jul 24, 2008

• South Korea's Hynix to close US chip plant

Hynix Semiconductor Inc., the world's second-largest memory chip manufacturer, said Thursday it will close its only U.S. factory amid changes in production standards and steep price declines buffeting the industry.

Jul 24, 2008

• Amazon shrugs off high gas prices, weak economy

Amazon.com Inc. doesn't seem to be bothered by high gas prices or the sputtering U.S. economy.

Jul 24, 2008

• Sony opens up e-book Reader to other booksellers

With the market for electronic books still relatively sleepy, Sony Corp. is trying a new tack: untethering the latest model of its e-book reading device from its own online bookstore.

Jul 23, 2008

• Microsoft exec who led Yahoo buyout team to leave

Microsoft Corp. on Wednesday said Kevin Johnson, the executive in charge of its Windows and Web operations and an instrumental player in the company's failed $47.5 billion bid to buy Yahoo Inc., is leaving the company.

Jul 23, 2008

• FCC nearing approval of satellite radio deal

The proposed merger of the Sirius and XM satellite radio companies appeared close to final approval Wednesday, with the sole undecided member of the Federal Communications Commission poised to support the deal if the companies settle past rules violations.

Jul 23, 2008

• AT&T 2Q profit up 30 pct, matching Street's view

AT&T Inc.'s second-quarter financial results Wednesday indicated that the weak economy is catching up to the nation's largest telecommunications company, but investors were largely satisfied with what they saw.

Jul 23, 2008

• EMC 2Q profit jumps 13 pct, tops Wall Street views

EMC Corp. said Wednesday its second-quarter profit climbed 13 percent, topping Wall Street's forecasts, as the data storage specialist rang up record sales despite fears that economic uncertainty is tamping down information technology spending.

Jul 23, 2008

• Tech awards go to plane de-icing goo, headlights

Camera flashcubes of the 1960s, high-definition TVs and the Nicoderm quit-smoking patch have at least one thing in common: Each found a place over the years on R&D Magazine's annual list of the 100 most technologically significant new products.

Jul 23, 2008

• Summary Box: Study sees online banking flaws

INCREASING RISKS: A new study finds that online banking customers are more vulnerable to fraud when their banks' Web sites have design flaws that teach bad surfing habits.

Jul 23, 2008

• Netflix shuts movie financing arm to focus on core

The movie-rental service Netflix Inc. is closing a small unit that finances independent movies, partly to avoid competing with Hollywood studios with which it partners for DVD and Internet distribution.

Jul 23, 2008

• Yahoo CEO remains upbeat despite lackluster 2Q

With Microsoft's $47.5 billion takeover bid off the table and his company's stock price down 20 percent during his 13-month reign as Yahoo's CEO, Jerry Yang has a message for his exasperated shareholders: Things aren't as bleak as they look.

Jul 23, 2008

• Yahoo share gain short-lived after earnings

Yahoo Inc. shares moved higher Wednesday but ultimately lost ground, a day after the company reported a drop in earnings and missed Wall Street's forecasts.

Jul 23, 2008

• UN agency pushes global ID for emergency contacts

In the English-speaking world, many cell phone users leave emergency contact information in the devices' address books under an entry labeled "ICE" - for "in case of emergency."

Jul 23, 2008

• AOL integrates widget tech to boost social-net ads

Install a little photo program to show off pictures of your dog on Facebook, and you might find you're really spreading an ad.

Jul 23, 2008

• Amazon 2Q profit doubles, beats estimates

Amazon.com Inc. says its second-quarter profit more than doubled and surpassed Wall Street's expectations. Sales were strong in several sections of Amazon's massive marketplace.

Jul 23, 2008

• Review: TextBuyIt fun, easy to use, but limited

TextBuyIt, a recently launched shop-by-cell phone service from Amazon.com Inc., seemed like the ultimate comparison shopping tool - perfect for an unabashed bargain hunter like myself.

Jul 23, 2008

• New York Times to raise newsstand price to $1.50

The New York Times Co. will increase the Monday-Saturday newsstand cost of its flagship paper by 25 cents to $1.50, the publisher said Wednesday.

Jul 23, 2008

• Google unveils reference tool after 7-month test

Google Inc. is taking the wraps off an Internet encyclopedia designed to give people a chance to show off - and profit from - their expertise on any topic.

Jul 23, 2008

• Tech awards go to plane de-icing goo, headlights

Jul 23, 2008

• AT&T introduces global GPS service for phones

Is it a long, long way to Tipperary? Don't know if you're on the path to Bath?

Jul 23, 2008

• Study: Online banking possibly dicier than assumed

Many banks are unwittingly training their online customers to take risks with their passwords and other sensitive account information, leaving them more vulnerable to fraud, new research shows.

Jul 23, 2008

• Yahoo CEO remains upbeat despite lackluster 2Q

Jul 23, 2008

• Electronics giants to create wireless HD standard

Sony, Samsung and other consumer-electronics heavyweights are uniting to support a technology that could send high-definition video signals wirelessly from a single set-top box to screens around the home.

Jul 23, 2008

• ADC Telecom cuts full-year outlook on lower demand

Communications equipment maker ADC Telecommunications Inc. has lowered earnings and sales expectations for the current fiscal year, citing lower demand.

Jul 23, 2008

• Gupta removed as InfoGROUP chairman

Database provider InfoGROUP Inc. said Tuesday it has removed founder Vin Gupta as chairman, citing excessive corporate expenditures and expense reimbursements.

Jul 23, 2008

• Summary Box: AT&T profit up 30 pct

KEY RESULTS: Investors expected the weak economy to finally catch up to AT&T, and it did, but not as badly as many feared. Profit was up 30 percent, even though more customers disconnected their landlines.

Jul 22, 2008

• IAC to take $170M in charges for spinoffs

Internet conglomerate IAC/InterActiveCorp, preparing to spin off four of its operating units, said late Tuesday it plans to take about $170 million in charges because the housing crisis has diminished the value of its mortgage and real estate businesses.

Jul 22, 2008

• Broadcom 2nd-quarter profit nearly quadruples

Broadcom Corp., which designs chips for networking equipment and cell phones, said Tuesday its second-quarter profit nearly quadrupled, beating Wall Street's expectations.

Jul 22, 2008

• STMicro narrows 2Q loss

STMicroelectronics NV narrowed its losses in the second quarter as the chip maker recorded lower charges related to the spinoff of its flash memory division and other restructuring efforts.

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