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The Small Business Credit Squeeze

Small companies and entrepreneurs are getting squeezed as lenders become increasingly afraid to lend. How are businesses coping, and what's the impact on the overall economy?

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The Best New Cars of 2009—If Anyone Is Still Buying New Cars

Between high fuel costs, credit woes, and overall economic gloom, it's a lousy time to buy a car. Too bad, because some of the '09 models are great

 

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Fed to Buy Commercial Paper

Plan to fund short-term business loans is the most dramatic step yet to break the credit logjam

Can GM and Ford Scrape By?

Stocks of the automakers sink again as they face new questions about cash and credit

Apple's Brick: A New Laptop?

The latest whispers are that Apple will announce a notebook made from a solid brick of aluminum

Global Stocks: Time to Pull Out?

This crisis started in the U.S., but investors have seen huge losses overseas. It may be too late, however, to repatriate assets

Meltdown Strategies for the College-Strapped Parent

Some schools will work with a parent to find emergency loans and other ways to adjust as credit options and portfolios shrink

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Lehman's Fuld spreads the blame, oil prices fall in the face of global crisis, and more business news from around the Web

Technology

Why Clean Tech Is Taking Biotech's Shine

It's simple: Alternative energy is where the venture capital is these days. Plus, the skill sets for researchers are similar

TiVo's Prospects Brighten

Energy Star Doesn't Mean Your Fridge Is Green

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Global Business

European Banks: The Bailouts Continue

A series of government interventions are in the works as investors and politicians realize Europe is facing a banking crisis of its own

Pop Goes the Bubble in Chinese & Indian Art

Gordon Brown's $3.5 Trillion Question

Carmakers Ask EU for $55 Billion Loan

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Humdinger's Wind Power Alternative

Inspired by the Tacoma Narrows Bridge collapse of 1940, green innovator Shawn Frayne plans to harness the power of wind to generate electricity

Material Innovation: Thermore

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Too Old for Business School?

Full-time MBAs 40 and older are rare. But for some, it's a valuable experience

HEC Paris: Admissions Q&A

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Falling Auto Sales: 11 Straight Months

Every single carmaker saw big shortfalls in September. Nissan, Ford, GM, Honda, and Toyota all posted double-digit declines

The $60,000 Luxury EV

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Doctor, Heal Thy Attitude

Most physicians are hypocrites. They expect the respect owed to benevolent professionals when they're just glorified merchants. Pro or con?

 

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