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President Hugo Chavez's government assumed control of Venezuela's third-largest bank on Friday — making the state the largest player in the nation's banking system.

These days, almost anytime someone borrows to fund a business, buy a car or get a mortgage, the debt gets repackaged into a security that can be bought or sold like a stock.

But critics say abuses in the securitization market helped bring about the housing meltdown.

Katharine Weymouth, the publisher of The Washington Post, has drawn criticism for a plan to hold sponsored salons at her home.

Bulk deposits from brokers, known as hot money, fueled growth at smaller banks across the country, but also led some to the brink, and beyond.

Australian winemakers are selling more wine but making less money per bottle.

The slowing growth in online advertising is pushing traditional ad agencies and Internet companies to work together.

Now, I know that it's nothing new to blast a bank on a blog, or trash it on Twitter or spread your fury about their practices on Facebook, but with bank fees climbing and climbing (overdraft fees are estimated to cost Americans $38.5 billion this year), I went on my own little Internet tour today, looking around for reactions to banking fees...

Germany and Spain are reluctant to publish the results, but other nations favor releasing an overview of the data.

Ever since I got my dual monitor set up a couple of weeks ago, Tweetdeck is almost my constant companion here to the right of my main monitor.  I love that I can casually monitor activity this way - just like I might vaguely listen in to chatter around me if I were working in a big office.

Chicago, Illinois (PRESS RELEASE - July 3, 2009) - TalentDrive, the creator of the advanced SaaS sourcing technology, TalentFilterSM, just today released the results from the recent “What Steps Are You Taking to Leverage this Recession” April through June 2009 survey.

The economic recovery survey found that 50% of HR Professionals surveyed are actively preparing for the return of hiring and “the other side” of the recession.