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Punting On Paying For Health Care

Who will foot the bill for a reform of the system? Answering that question will resolve the debate.
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€50m payoff for ousted Porsche chief

Debt-ridden German sports carmaker dismisses chief executive Wendelin Wiedeking as it prepares for an increase of its capital base by at least €5bn ahead of a merger with Volkswagen
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Democrats could be ‘losing the opportunity’ to enact meaningful US healthcare reform in the doomed pursuit of Republican votes, one of the prime architects of the legislation warned
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Zappos Chief Beamed Up To Amazon

Tony Hsieh will be right at home with Bezos.
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Ford On Pace For Turnaround

Lower losses anticipated in second-quarter report, but huge debt load remains a concern.
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After the markets paused, will investors be impressed by what will likely be another batch of better than expected reports?
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It’s PC Demand, Stupid!

Microsoft likely will report lower revenues Thursday due to the continued slump in PC shipments.
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ADB sees Asian growth doubling in 2010

The Asian Development Bank has released an upbeat report on the region’s emerging economies, predicting growth in 2010 would be double that of 2009, but warned there were risks to recovery including over-enthusiastic regulation of the financial sector
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Bristol-Myers to buy Medarex for $2.4bn

US drugmaker Bristol-Myers Squibb Co said it will pay $2.4 billion to acquire Medarex Inc, a biotechnology company that has been helping it develop a promising treatment for melanoma since 2005
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US drugmaker Bristol-Myers Squibb Co said it will pay $2.4 billion to acquire Medarex Inc, a biotechnology company that has been helping it develop a promising treatment for melanoma since 2005
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Rating agency upgraded securities to triple A just days after those same issues had been sharply downgraded
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Some young workers get in trouble with their first W-4 forms.
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A crash course in repaying your student loans.
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One of the signature proposals in the Obama administration’s efforts to reshape the regulatory framework for banks has been slowed as supporters regroup in the midst of mounting opposition.img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_latest/~4/nPdbIwwdgqg” height=”1″ width=”1″/
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GSK adds to swine flu arsenal

GlaxoSmithKline has moved to become the pharmaceuticals company with the broadest range of products to tackle the swine flu pandemic, as it unveiled plans for the sale of masks and diagnostics
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Amex and Cap One Are Healing

Declining loan losses could lift earnings for Amex and Capital One.
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Democrats could be ‘losing the opportunity’ to enact meaningful US healthcare reform in the doomed pursuit of Republican votes, one of the prime architects of the legislation warned
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Amazon To Buy Zappos

Online shoe retailer sees opportunity to accelerate growth.
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Ebay performed slightly better than expected in the second quarter, reporting $2.1bn in revenue as its core marketplaces business stabilised and business at PayPal and Skype picked up
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Web tools may be nice but can’t compare to tried and true methods.
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Amazon to buy online shoe store Zappos

Amazon, the world’s largest online retailer, is to acquire Zappos, the privately-held company that helped convince Americans they could buy shoes on the internet, in a mostly stock deal valued at more than $900m
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Recessions Holds Down Oil Earnings

Both Occidental and Diamond Offshore report earnings and await global demand.
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Health insurance is obvious, but recent grads may not realize they need other types of coverage.
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Swine Flu: Shot In The Arm For Glaxo

But the British drug company’s earnings fell for the second quarter.
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A $65 Billion Advertising Shift?

More and more marketers are pulling out of traditional ad channels and spending it on themselves, says a new study. Outsell’s Anthea Stratigos explains.
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