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Wal-Mart Workers Try the Nonunion Route

NYT > Business  Tue, 06/14/2011 - 23:48

After failed attempts to unionize Wal-Mart stores, the nation’s main union for retail workers decided to help create a nonunion group that has signed up thousands of members.


 

10 Notorious Tax Evaders Who Didn’t Get Away with It

Digg - Business & Finance  Wed, 04/20/2011 - 16:35

They say that the only constants in life are death and taxes. Yet while attempts to evade the Grim Reaper have so far proven to be ultimately unsuccessful,


 

Where Wal-Mart Failed, Aldi Succeeds

NYT > Business  Tue, 03/29/2011 - 18:20

Aldi, a giant discount retailer, has quietly been setting up its shops in cities around the country, facing none of the resistance that has marked its’ competitors expansion attempts.


 

Google accuses China of again hacking Gmail

Topix - Business News  Mon, 03/21/2011 - 17:07

In 2010, Google bolted from the Chinese market, after what it said were attempts to hack into Gmail accounts of some Chinese dissidents.

On Monday, Google again accused China of attempting to hack into the popular email service.


 

Calls for Stimulus Yield to Deficit Concerns

NYT > Business  Tue, 06/08/2010 - 23:29

The White House is trying to promote job growth while also hailing its attempts to wind down stimulus programs.


 

Cash-strapped schools turn to businesses for help

Digg - Business & Finance  Sat, 04/10/2010 - 14:40

While these companies may seem like saviors to some, many parents and education advocates worry that they can cross a line between corporate charity and blatant attempts to market to kids.

Schools argue they have nowhere else to turn -- and, in many cases, they're right.


 

Attempts to shape climate bill in full swing

Newsvine - business  Wed, 09/16/2009 - 13:47

Highlights of the climate bill passed by the House:


 

Attempts to shape climate bill in full swing

Newsvine - business  Wed, 09/16/2009 - 13:39

Industry, economic and environmental groups are making a final push to influence a climate bill that may go before the Senate within weeks.


 

Metabolix adopts shareholder rights plan

Newsvine - business  Tue, 07/07/2009 - 14:53

Bioscience company Metabolix Inc. on Tuesday said its board adopted a shareholder rights plan, commonly called a "poison pill," aimed at thwarting attempts at a hostile takeover.


 

Smugglers in the Alps, Carrying Billions in (Fake) Bonds

NYT > Business  Thu, 06/25/2009 - 16:15

The Internet has been abuzz with theories about attempts to smuggle a purported $134.5 billion in government bearer bonds into Switzerland.