Obama Lays Out Economic Proposals and Assails GOP
New York Times
CLEVELAND — President Obama on Wednesday called for an end to the Bush-era tax cuts for the wealthy, saying the country cannot afford $700 billion in tax breaks that benefit “millionaires and billionaires.” President Obama spoke about ...
Obama defends opposition to tax cuts for rich AmericansBBC News
Obama's tax break for business: Will it put Americans to work?Christian Science Monitor
Obama Says Taxes On Wealthy Not A PunishmentWall Street Journal
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HP's interim chief says Oracle alliance 'strained'
The Associated Press
SAN FRANCISCO — Hewlett-Packard Co.'s quarter-century alliance with Oracle Corp. has been "strained" by the dispute over Oracle's hiring of ousted HP CEO Mark Hurd, HP's interim chief said Wednesday. Cathie Lesjak also said Hurd needs to be "reminded" ...
Hurd set for $11m pay deal at OracleFinancial Times
HP Is Right To Sue Mark HurdBenzinga
HP Partners Follow Hurd To OracleChannelWeb
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OIL FUTURES: Crude Holds Gains After Fed Says US Economy Slows
Wall Street Journal
NEW YORK (Dow Jones)--Crude-oil futures settled higher Wednesday, though a report that US economic growth is slowing forced a retreat from above $75 a barrel. Light, sweet crude oil for October delivery settled ...
OIL FUTURES: Crude Tops $75/Bbl, Helped By Equities RallyWall Street Journal
CORRECTED-US crude ends up on weaker dollar, firmer equitiesReuters
Oil higher as stocks rise, Europe worries easeThe Associated Press
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Legal battle over spill still wide open
Financial Times
BP's self-confessed failings over the Gulf of Mexico disaster have strengthened the hands of people suing the company while still leaving wide scope for arguments about its total culpability and liability for ...
BP Blames Contractors for US Oil SpillABC News
BP's Deepwater Horizon report doesn't really spill the beansThe Guardian
BP:No Single Factor Caused Deepwater Horizon BlastWall Street Journal
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Using Google Instant: 5 Quick Takeaways
PC World
Before Google Instant launched today, I was a skeptic of the concept, as it was rumored. Search results that update as you're typing them? Thanks, but I'm not too lazy to hit "enter" at the end of a search. Once Google Instant went live, ...
Web Searches Just Got Faster, Google ClaimsFOXNews
Google unveils 'Google Instant'San Jose Mercury News
Google pulls trigger on 'Instant' search engineRegister
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Consumer Credit in US Fell $3.6 Billion in July, Fed Says
Bloomberg
Consumer borrowing in the US declined for a sixth straight month in July, indicating Americans are reluctant to take on more debt without faster job growth. The $3.6 billion decrease followed a ...
Consumers cut back on credit card use once againThe Associated Press
US Consumer Credit Falls for 6th Straight MonthCNBC
US July Consumer Credit Decreased $3.6 BillionNASDAQ
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Beige Book Sees Signs of Slowdown
TheStreet.com
Although economic activity showed continued growth, the Federal Reserve's 12 districts recounted "widespread signs of deceleration," according to the latest beige book released Wednesday. ...
Beige Book Picture Shows Growth Slowing, Stocks Down From HighsForbes
Fed economic survey sees slowdownMarketWatch
Beige Book shows slow pace of recoveryFinancial Times
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Alexander agrees with Obama on electric vehicles
BusinessWeek
US Sen. Lamar Alexander has been a vocal critic of several of Democratic President Barack Obama's policies, but he said Wednesday that encouraging the development of electric cars is not one of them. Alexander, a Tennessee Republican, ...
Tennessee to offer $2500 rebate on electric carsNashville Business Journal
Tennessee to offer $2500 rebate on first 1000 Nissan Leafs bought in stateChattanooga Times Free Press
State kicks in extra $2500 rebate to spur purchases of electric carsThe Tennessean
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Fed survey sees slower growth in East and Midwest
The Associated Press
WASHINGTON — The economy lost strength in late summer as factory production weakened in areas of the East Coast and Midwest. A survey the Federal Reserve released Wednesday found the slower growth spreading to more regions of the country. ...
Fed Sees Slower Growth; Consumer Borrowing DropsNPR
Fed report shows widespread signs growth easingFOXBusiness

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Boeing's Jeppesen Unit Wins Dismissal of Lawsuit Alleging Torture Flights
Bloomberg
A lawsuit alleging a Boeing Co. unit disguised the delivery of suspected terrorists to secret prisons where they were tortured was dismissed by a US appeals court. An 11-judge panel of a San ...
Boeing subsidiary wins appeal over CIA flightsReuters
Boeing subsidiary wins appeal over CIA flightsFOXBusiness
Alleged torture victims' lawsuit dismissed on secrecy groundsLos Angeles Times (blog)
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