The Hindu

Feds warned company in Mich. spill about pipeline The Associated Press DETROIT — US regulators earlier this year demanded improvements to the pipeline network that includes a segment that ruptured in southern Michigan, spilling hundreds of thousands of gallons of oil into the Kalamazoo River, according to a document ... Officials Say Midwest Spill Will Take Months to CleanNew York Times EPA rejects cleanup plan, seeks new oneDetroit Free Press Feds warned company in Mich. spill about pipelineWLOS Bloomberg -Wall Street Journal -WOOD-TV all 4,011 news articles »

The Hindu

Efforts To Prepare Relief Well To Kill Gulf Spill Continued Sat Wall Street Journal NEW YORK (Dow Jones)--Work continued Saturday to prepare a relief well to pump mud and cement into BP PLC (BP, BP.LN)'s Macondo oil well, which has released millions of gallons of oil into the Gulf of Mexico since April, according to an update Saturday ... BP Macondo Oil Well `Kill' Delayed Because of Gulf of Mexico Storm DebrisBloomberg Officials Optimistic That Cement Will Kill BP WellNew York Times Majority of spilled oil in Gulf of Mexico unaccounted for in government dataWashington Post Reuters -Los Angeles Times -USA Today all 4,242 news articles »

Reuters

Insurers hold billions in federal death benefits in unprotected accounts Washington Post The package arrived at Cindy Lohman's home in Great Mills, just two weeks after she learned that her son, Ryan P. Baumann, a 24-year-old Army sergeant, had been killed by a bomb in Afghanistan. It was a thick, 9-by-12-inch envelope from ... Unum's survivor accounts questionedChattanooga Times Free Press CORRECT: UPDATE: Six More Life Insurers Subpoenaed By CuomoWall Street Journal Cuomo widens insurer probe with 6 more subpoenasReuters Bloomberg -New York Times -BusinessWeek all 540 news articles »

Christian Science Monitor

Five myths about the Bush tax cuts Washington Post The tax cuts enacted in 2001 and 2003, known as the Bush tax cuts, are set to expire Dec. 31, and the fight over what to do is increasingly heated. Should the tax cuts expire, as some Democrats have said? Should they be extended, ... Tax Cuts for Wealthy Should Remain to Aid Recovery, Republican Pence SaysBloomberg Bush tax cuts to expire this yearKING5.com Clashing views on tax cuts in Pa. US Senate raceCentre Daily Times New York Times -Chicago Tribune -Grand Forks Herald all 48 news articles »

EV World

Chevy Volt to increase production 50%; Nissan Leaf rollout dates announced Los Angeles Times Counting on an eager -- and large -- fan base for the Chevrolet Volt, General Motors Co. announced Friday that it planned to boost US production of the electric car by 50%. As President Obama toured the company's plant in Hamtramck, Mich., ... Obama takes the wheel of a Chevy VoltUSA Today GM hikes production capacity for Volt by 50 pctThe Associated Press Chevrolet Volt Fatigue Setting InBusinessWeek The Detroit News -DailyFinance -San Francisco Chronicle (blog) all 488 news articles »

Moneycontrol.com

Needed: Better GDP Growth Barron's The latest GDP Report was disappointing, but better real GDP must be higher for the recovery to be over and expansion to begin. "THE GDP REPORT MAY EASE some fears that the US is heading for a double-dip ... Steep decline in GDP growth raises alarmsLos Angeles Times Low GDP Growth Ends Obama RecoveryRight Pundits Double-dip feared as US economic growth loses paceTelegraph.co.uk Christian Science Monitor -The Business Insider -IMarketnews.com all 962 news articles »

Washington Post

Billionaire Brothers Long Suspected of Tax Evasion New York Times WASHINGTON — Sam and Charles Wyly have long cultivated an image as active philanthropists, funneling millions of dollars to arts groups, colleges, literacy programs and animal shelters. Ed Kosmicki/Associated Press Sam Wyly in front of ... Maverick not probed in Wyly case: sourceReuters Political contributions by Sam and Charles WylyWashington Post Billionaire Wyly brothers charged with tax evasion, insider trading by SECInternational Business Times Dallas Morning News -Aspen Daily News -Wall Street Journal all 633 news articles »

TopNews Singapore (press release)

Effects of financial reform law might not be felt for a while Washington Post The financial reform bill signed into law by President Obama might look like a cornucopia of helpful changes for homebuyers and loan applicants -- not the least of which will be the creation of a powerful Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to ride ... Elizabeth Warren, touted to lead new consumer protection agency, has powerful ...Los Angeles Times Regulators mull how new consumer bureau to workReuters Geithner Acting Director of Consumer Bureau During TransitionBusinessWeek NewsOK.com -The Associated Press -NASDAQ all 85 news articles »

Times LIVE

China Setting Milestone as Economy Passes Japan's ABC News AP By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer China is set to overtake Japan as the world's second-largest economy in a resurgence that is changing everything from the global balance of military and financial power to how cars are designed. ... China setting milestone as economy passes Japan'sThe Associated Press Don't expect big yuan moves -PBOC adviserReuters PBOC Vice Gov Suggests Free-Floating Yuan May Be Ultimate GoalWall Street Journal BusinessWeek -Economic Times -Financial Times all 363 news articles »

Reuters UK

As Sony Clicks, Its Chief Aims for More Wall Street Journal TOKYO—After announcing strong quarterly results and a more bullish full-year outlook, Sony Corp. Chief Executive Howard Stringer said he expects the momentum to continue for the Japanese conglomerate as gains from a restructuring ... Nikkei slips on fears US recovery stalling; Sony upReuters Japanese stocks hit by strong yen, lead Asia lowerMarketWatch In Comeback for Japan, Sony Swings to a ProfitNew York Times Bloomberg -BusinessWeek -ABC News all 452 news articles »