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• Builders of N.Y. mosque face financial hurdles

  The developers planning to build a $100 million Islamic center near the World Trade Center site are nearly a quarter-million dollars behind on real estate Read More... Posted Thursday, September 02, 2010 7:37 PM from msnbc.com: Business | (Comments Off) Filed under: Business

• Funk band War tells Pepsi they're not friends

  Members of the band War say they can't be friends with Pepsi. The band is suing for more than $10 million, saying it did not negotiate with them to use Read More... Posted Thursday, September 02, 2010 6:10 PM from msnbc.com: Business | (Comments Off) Filed under: Business

• Life Inc.: Proof that we can't work any harder

  Read More... Posted Thursday, September 02, 2010 5:00 PM from msnbc.com: Business | (Comments Off) Filed under: Business

• ABM to pay $5.8 million in harassment case

  A large building-maintenance company will pay $5.8 million to settle a sexual harassment lawsuit brought by the government involving 21 Hispanic female Read More... Posted Thursday, September 02, 2010 4:27 PM from msnbc.com: Business | (Comments Off) Filed under: Business

• Mariner may be facing BP-style crisis

  Mariner Energy, Inc. shares dropped more than 4 percent Thursday following news that one of its production platforms exploded in the Gulf of Mexico. Read More... Posted Thursday, September 02, 2010 3:01 PM from msnbc.com: Business | (Comments Off) Filed under: Business

• Ferrari recalls 458 Italia supercars after fires

  Ferrari says it is recalling 1,248 of its 458 Italia supercars after reports of fires breaking out in five of the luxury vehicles in several countries Read More... Posted Thursday, September 02, 2010 12:20 PM from msnbc.com: Business | (Comments Off) Filed under: Business

• Oh snap! Carrot campaign mimics junk food

  Baby carrot farmers are launching a campaign that pitches the little, orange, crunchy snacks as daring, fun and naughty — just like junk food. Read More... Posted Thursday, September 02, 2010 11:43 AM from msnbc.com: Business | (Comments Off) Filed under: Business

• Avis raises cash portion of Dollar Thrifty bid

  Car rental company Avis Budget Group said Thursday it is raising the cash portion of its bid for Dollar Thrifty as it battles Hertz for the potential buyout Read More... Posted Thursday, September 02, 2010 11:10 AM from msnbc.com: Business | (Comments Off) Filed under: Business

• HP-Dell bidding war for 3Par ends

  The bidding contest between computer makers Hewlett-Packard and Dell for the data storage company 3Par is heating up. Read More... Posted Thursday, September 02, 2010 10:39 AM from msnbc.com: Business | (Comments Off) Filed under: Business

• Pending home sales rise 5.2% in July

  The number of buyers who signed contracts to purchase previously occupied homes increased in July but remained well below last year's levels, a sign that Read More... Posted Thursday, September 02, 2010 10:30 AM from msnbc.com: Business | (Comments Off) Filed under: Business

• Bernanke: Shut banks if threat to system

  Fed chief Bernanke told a panel investigating the financial crisis Thursday that regulators must be ready to shut down the largest institutions if they Read More... Posted Thursday, September 02, 2010 9:10 AM from msnbc.com: Business | (Comments Off) Filed under: Business

• New jobless claims drop for 2nd week in row

  The number of people requesting unemployment benefits declined for the second straight week, suggesting that the slowing economy isn't prompting widespread Read More... Posted Thursday, September 02, 2010 8:35 AM from msnbc.com: Business | (Comments Off) Filed under: Business

• U.S. retailers report sales gains for August

  Retailers are reporting surprisingly solid gains for August even as unusually hot weather and job worries kept a lid on back-to-school buying. Read More... Posted Thursday, September 02, 2010 8:21 AM from msnbc.com: Business | (Comments Off) Filed under: Business

• GM roadshow to begin after elections: sources

  Automaker General Motors Co plans to begin courting investors for its initial public offering immediately after the November 2 U.S. midterm congressional Read More... Posted Thursday, September 02, 2010 8:06 AM from msnbc.com: Business | (Comments Off) Filed under: Business

• Low interest rates squeeze pension funds

  The plunge in interest rates has put the nation’s public and private pension funds badly underfunded, leaving pension fund managers with a giant hole to Read More... Posted Thursday, September 02, 2010 7:35 AM from msnbc.com: Business | (Comments Off) Filed under: Business