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Packaging Is All the Rage, and Not in a Good Way
Published on Tuesday, September 07, 2010 by NYTimes.com
Amazon is trying to get manufacturers to make their packages easier to open, hoping to reduce consumer “wrap rage.”

Britain Backs New E.U. Oversight Plan
Published on Tuesday, September 07, 2010 by NYTimes.com
Britain’s chancellor of the Exchequer endorsed a clutch of new agencies to supervise financial actions.

H.P. Files Suit Against Former Chief
Published on Tuesday, September 07, 2010 by NYTimes.com
The lawsuit comes a day after the former Hewlett-Packard chief executive was hired by Oracle, the database software maker.

Barclays Elevates Diamond to C.E.O.
Published on Tuesday, September 07, 2010 by NYTimes.com
The British bank named Robert E. Diamond Jr. to succeed John Varley, as Barclays seeks to keep up its rapid growth amid tougher competition.

HSBC Chairman to Take British Government Post
Published on Tuesday, September 07, 2010 by NYTimes.com
Stephen K. Green is leaving his position as chairman of HSBC to become Britain’s minister for trade and investment, the bank said Tuesday.

Market falls amid Europe bank worries (Reuters)
Published on Tuesday, September 07, 2010 by Yahoo! News

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, August 30, 2010. REUTERS/Brendan McDermidReuters - Stocks fell in very light volume on Tuesday as investors seized on renewed concerns about European banks as a reason to sell shares after strong gains last week.


HP sues to stop ex-CEO Hurd joining Oracle (Reuters)
Published on Tuesday, September 07, 2010 by Yahoo! News

Mark Hurd, chairman, CEO and president of HP speaks at the Fortune Brainstorm Tech conference in Pasadena, California, in this July 24, 2009 file photo. REUTERS/Fred Prouser/FilesReuters - Hewlett-Packard Co sued former Chief Executive Mark Hurd and asked a court to block him from joining Oracle Corp, saying his hiring by the rival technology firm puts HP's trade secrets "in peril."


Sinochem approaches Temasek on Potash bid (Reuters)
Published on Tuesday, September 07, 2010 by Yahoo! News
Reuters - China's state-owned Sinochem Corp has invited Temasek, the Singapore sovereign wealth fund, to join a consortium that may bid for Canada's Potash Corp , the world's largest fertilizer supplier, sources with knowledge of the matter said on Tuesday.

Congress Republicans wary of Obama economy plan (Reuters)
Published on Tuesday, September 07, 2010 by Yahoo! News

FILE - Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley, right, talks with then Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., in Chicago. Daley, 68, announced Tuesday, Sept. 7, 2010, that he is not running for re-election. Daley was elected to the state Senate in 1972 and as Cook County state's attorney in 1980. He became Chicago mayor in 1989 when he won a special mayoral election after the death of Mayor Harold Washington.(AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast, File)Reuters - Republicans in the Congress showed little willingness to help President Barack Obama approve $350 billion worth of measures to boost the economy with midterm elections less than two months away.


Google to start TV service in U.S. this autumn (Reuters)
Published on Tuesday, September 07, 2010 by Yahoo! News
Reuters - Google Inc will launch its service to bring the Web to TV screens in the United States this autumn and worldwide next year, its chief executive said, as it extends its reach from the desktop to the living room.