Washington, DC, Virginia, Maryland business news headlines with stock portfolio and market news, economy, government/tech policy, mutual funds, personal finance. Dow Jones, S&P 500, NASDAQ quotes. Features top DC, VA, MD businesses, company research tools
http://www.washing...business/index.xml
Add to your Website!
BEIJING -- It seemed like a great idea last year, starting a hotel-reservation Web site for this summer's Olympic Games. Companies had been calling travel agencies 17 months in advance to book rooms.
Read For Hosts, Games Lose Some Luster (Links)
More than 900 cases alleging that government contractors and drugmakers have defrauded taxpayers out of billions of dollars are languishing in a backlog that has built up over the past decade because the Justice Department cannot keep pace with the surge in charges brought by whistle-blowers,...
Read A Backlog Of Cases Alleging Fraud (Links)
Blockbuster yesterday abandoned its efforts to acquire the Richmond-based electronics retailer Circuit City despite financial backing from billionaire investor and board member Carl C. Icahn.
Read Blockbuster Calls Off Its Offer for Circuit City (Links)
The Justice Department has opened a formal antitrust investigation into a deal struck last month that would allow Internet titan Google to provide some search advertising for Yahoo, according to sources familiar with the inquiry.
Read Google Ad Deal Is Under Scrutiny (Links)
New York Attorney General Andrew M. Cuomo yesterday dropped his case challenging the nearly $190 million compensation package of former New York Stock Exchange chairman Dick Grasso, hours after a state appeals court dismissed the two remaining claims.
Read New York Ends Grasso Compensation Lawsuit (Links)
Greater government intervention is needed to moderate the severe economic swings and inequalities that seem to be an unavoidable byproduct of globalization, according to a United Nations report released yesterday.
Read Globalization Requires Safety Net, U.N. Says (Links)
Read Tomatoes Still Lead List of Suspects in Salmonella Probe (Links)
Shortly after joining the U.S. Senate and while enjoying a surge in income, Barack Obama bought a $1.65 million restored Georgian mansion in an upscale Chicago neighborhood. To finance the purchase, he secured a $1.32 million loan from Northern Trust in Illinois.
Read Obama Got Discount on Home Loan (Links)
CARTAGENA, Colombia, July 1 -- Sen. John McCain arrived here Tuesday night on his third foreign trip since clinching the Republican presidential nomination, the latest attempt to embellish his international credentials at a time when the electorate is increasingly focused on domestic issues.
Read McCain Stressing Trade On Latin American Trip (Links)
Two civil liberties groups filed a lawsuit against the U.S. government yesterday, seeking records related to the government's use of cellphones as tracking devices.
Read Groups Sue U.S. for Data On Tracking By Cellphone (Links)
Previous | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Next
Enter your search term in the field below.
If you enjoy washingtonpost.com - Business you may also like to read:
The following one-click bookmarking links are made available for your convenience.
Backflip
BlinkBits
Blinklist
blogmarks
Buddymarks
CiteUlike
Connotea
del.icio.us
de.lirio.us
digg
FeedMarker
Feed Me Links!
Furl
Give a Link
Gravee
igooi
kinja
Lilisto
Linkagogo
Linkroll
looklater
Magnolia
maple
netvouz
Newsvine
Open Tag Directory
Raw Sugar
Shadows
Simpy
Spurl
Squidoo
tagtooga
Technorati
Wink
wists
Yahoo My Web
The following one-click subscription links are made available for your convenience.
reddit
