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Alongside Germany’s export success is another, creakier economy that suffers from overregulation and holds back not only the country but the rest of Europe, some economists say.
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President Obama asked Congress to reduce the top rate to 28 percent, entering a debate with Republicans who seek even lower taxes for businesses.
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Amazon pulled more than 4,000 e-books distributed by the Independent Publishers Group off its site this week after it failed to exact better terms from the distributor.
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A committee recommended that the Food and Drug Administration approve what could become the first new prescription drug to treat obesity in 13 years.
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The software maker ratcheted up its battle with Google, which acquired Motorola Mobility last year, by accusing the cellphone maker of charging too much for use of its patents.
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A French minister confirmed Peugeot Citroën was discussing a “strategic” tie-up with General Motors, both of which are struggling in a tough European market.
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The former chief executive and chairman of the failed Icelandic lender Kaupthing Bank were indicted on Wednesday on charges of fraud and market manipulation.
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A Chinese firm’s legal challenge threatened to prevent Apple from selling one of its most popular products in one of its fastest growing markets.
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Kamala D. Harris said the agreement will strengthen privacy protections for smartphone owners who download mobile applications by forcing developers to post conspicuous privacy policies.
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Mary L. Schapiro, the chairwoman of the Securities and Exchange Commission, said she believed that the agency's settlement practices had a deterrent value, but that repeat offenders were a problem.
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The $172 billion bailout of Greece may set off the credit-default swaps on that country's debt, even though Europe is trying to avoid activating them.
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More than 20 nations agreed on Wednesday to coordinate retaliatory measures to protest a European Union law requiring airlines to offset their greenhouse gas emissions.
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In its filing, T-Mobile, the No. 4 cellphone carrier, told the F.C.C. that Verizon’s acquisition with cable companies would place an “excessive concentration” of wireless spectrum in Verizon’s hands.
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The decline, in Meg Whitman’s first full quarter in charge, cut across all divisions. Dell Computer also reported lower net income.
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American regulators charged two Chinese executives with defrauding investors of hundreds of millions of dollars by secretly stealing and selling the assets of Puda Coal.
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The fastest high-speed Internet service is courtesy of OnLive Desktop Plus. The “plus” is a 1-gigabit-a-second Net connection with Adobe Reader thrown in.
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Bank lobbyists could not kill the Volcker Rule, so they got Congress and regulators to render it hopelessly vague and complex.
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The Volcker Rule may create a divided world where the old investment banks are challenged by upstarts not limited by the rule.
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A selection of smartphone apps allow users to create their own ringtones.
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President Obama to ask for corporate tax cut; Inquiry focuses on bank overdraft fees; Greek crisis puts a feared financial instrument back in the spotlight.
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It's all too easy to forget to calculate the impact of the cost of the safety net on the taxpayers who pay for it, an economist writes.
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What percentage of employee health insurance premiums does your company pay?
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Already reeling from economic crises, environmental measures in the European Union are prompting disputes over fuel sources, airliners’ emissions and solar subsidies.
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Google is currently making a pair of glasses that will be able to stream information to the wearer’s eyes in real time.
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Articles in this series are examining challenges posed by increasingly globalized high-tech industries.
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An animated explanation of how banks use securities lending to make a profit, while their customers cover the losses.
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