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Detroit Free Press - Erik Prince, owner of Blackwater, defends the actions of his employees who are protecting diplomats in Iraq. "They're out there doing a very difficult job," he says. (CHRIS CURRY/Associated Press) Mark Colville of New Haven, Conn., uses a handprint ...

Detroit Free Press - Paul Ballew, General Motors Corp.'s chief sales analyst, is leaving the company to become senior vice president for consumer insights and market research for Nationwide Insurance in Ohio. The executive director of global market and industry analysis ...

CNBC - MUMBAI (Thomson Financial) - Key items expected to Nov 6 Tuesday October 23 -Australia's BHP Billiton Ltd Q3 production report -Australia's Allco Finance Co AGM -Australia's Futuris Corp AGM -Australia's Pacific Brands Ltd AGM -Australia's Transurban ...

CNBC - NEW YORK (Reuters) - Business activity, capital spending and hiring slowed in the third quarter in response to tightening credit conditions and a rapidly deteriorating housing market, an industry survey showed on Monday. But the majority of ...

BusinessWeek - Sinking housing prices are stressing homeowners. But behind "for sale" signs in some desirable locales lie golden opportunities for retirees who can choose when and where they want to move. To identify some of the best values in places to retire, we ...

BusinessWeek - Prodded by Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson, the top three U.S. banks—Citigroup ( C ), Bank of America ( BAC ), and JPMorgan Chase ( JPM )—on Oct. 15 set up an $80 billion entity that will serve as a buyer of last resort for some 30 "structured ...

BusinessWeek - Stephan Asseo made wine for 15 years in his native bordeaux but left in 1996, searching for a place warm enough for his grapes to reach maturity and where he could be innovative in his winemaking. His adventure led him to Paso Robles, Calif., where ...

BusinessWeek - Treasury Secretary Henry "Hank" Paulson Jr. seems to be everywhere these days. He was front and center when the third week in October began with a financial bang as a consortium of banks, led by Citigroup ( C ) and supported by Treasury, cobbled ...

Forbes - GetThere(R), the world's leading online business travel technology, today unveiled GetThere Green, a unique set of enhancements that allow corporations to integrate environmentally focused travel policies. Available to corporations and agency ...

Baltimore Sun - Customers of AT&T Inc.'s premium television service, U-verse, were hit with outages nationwide on Sunday, the company has confirmed. The problems started everywhere early Sunday morning and, while AT&T was able to restore some local channels and ...