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The Seattle Times: Business & Technology
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Efficient processors give students far more options
Cheap, lightweight laptops have quietly gotten better over the past year. This end of the home-use market is no longer owned by heavy, hot...
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Federal Way campaign invites commercial tenants to "Come on down!"
As Weyerhaeuser vacates its leased office space in Federal Way, the city is joining forces with commercial real-estate brokers and building owners in a campaign to find tenants and drive down the high vacancy rate.
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Readers help me fine-tune e-mail
My column about switching from Eudora to Apple's Mail software for e-mail generated great feedback. I didn't have the space to cover all...
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Fire hazard prompts GM to recall 944,000 vehicles
General Motors said Friday it was recalling 944,000 vehicles because of a problem with a windshield-wiper fluid system that could lead to...
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ZymoGenetics sells parcel of land for $11.5M
Pacific Northwest ZymoGenetics said Friday it has sold a parcel of land next to its Eastlake headquarters for net proceeds of $11.5 million million. The buyer...
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Do not fear the service pack - help is but a click away
Patrick Marshall answers readers' personal-technology questions.
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Microsoft buying Greenfield shopping service for $486M
Microsoft on Friday said it will buy Web-based survey company Greenfield Online for about $486 million in cash in a move that will bolster...
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Nintendo raises forecast; credits Wii, game sales
Nintendo on Friday raised its fiscal-year profit forecast by 26 percent from an earlier figure, citing healthy sales of its Wii home console...
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Oil rigs' insurers, telecoms bracing for hurricane's test
Hurricane Gustav, projected to reach the Gulf of Mexico by Sunday, may reveal whether insurers have done enough to limit risks of covering...
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Rickenbacker guitars: Manufacturing abroad would dilute brand, company owner says
Rickenbacker International has a problem General Motors would love. The company that made the first electric guitar and instruments popularized...
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Branding olympic gold
A shot for Olympic gold can be an opportunity of a lifetime for athletes. But for companies that spent heavily on advertising and marketing...
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The National Hurricane Center says Gustav swells to Category 2 hurricane, winds near 100 mph.
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1 killed, 1 injured in W.Va. chemical plant blast
Federal officials are investigating the cause of a plant explosion that rocked an area west of Charleston, hurling a fireball hundreds of feet into the air, killing one worker and injuring a second.
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A look at US airlines' domestic capacity cuts
AirTran Airways: Plans for capacity to fall 7 percent to 8 percent between September and December.
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Ala. county offer plan to avoid massive bankruptcy
Alabama's largest county offered a plan Friday to restructure its $3.2 billion sewer debt and, at least for now, put off filing the largest municipal bankruptcy in U.S. history.
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Alitalia files for bankruptcy protection
Alitalia said Friday it has sought bankruptcy protection, taking the first step in a plan to reshape Italy's unprofitable and debt-laden national carrier.
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As summer ends, flyers brace for airline changes
The grip U.S. airlines have on travelers' wallets is about to get tighter as carriers go ahead with plans to trim their domestic schedules due to the high cost of fuel.
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Dell 2Q profit drops, hurt by PC price cuts
Computer maker Dell Inc. said Thursday its fiscal second-quarter profit fell 17 percent, hurt in part by PC price cuts. Both earnings and margins fell short of Wall Street estimates, and Dell shares plunged.
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EU opens antitrust probe into airline alliance
The European Commission has opened an antitrust probe into a revenue-sharing deal between British Airways PLC, American Airlines and Spain's Iberia SA, an EU official said Friday.
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Euro area inflation falls
Euro area inflation fell in August from a record high, offering some relief as economic confidence plunged to the lowest level in five years, the European Commission said Friday.
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European Union opens probe into 3 airline alliance
The European Commission has opened an antitrust probe into a revenue-sharing deal between British Airways PLC, American Airlines and Spain's Iberia SA, a spokesman said Friday.
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Fears of isolation as investors flee Russia
At the outset of this year, Russia proudly proclaimed itself an island of stability at the annual economic gathering in Davos, setting itself apart from the tumult of the global financial crisis.
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Gas prices up as Gustav threatens Gulf refineries
Retail gas prices swung higher Friday - the first increase in 43 days - as analysts warned that a direct hit on U.S. energy infrastructure by Hurricane Gustav could send pump prices hurtling toward $5 a gallon.
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Gas prices up as Gustav threatens Gulf refineries
Retail gas prices swung higher Friday - the first increase in 43 days - as analysts warned that a direct hit on U.S. energy infrastructure by Tropical Storm Gustav could send pump prices hurtling toward $5 a gallon.
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GM recalling 944K vehicles
General Motors is recalling 944,000 vehicles because of a problem with the windshield wiper fluid system that could lead to a fire.
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Gold falls as doller gains ground on euro
Gold prices fell slightly Friday as a stronger dollar prompted selling from investors seeking commodities as an inflation hedge.
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Gustav headed for current that fuels big storms
The difference between a monster and a wimp for Gulf of Mexico hurricanes often comes down to a small patch of warm deep water that's easy to miss. It's called the Loop Current, and hurricane trackers say Gustav is headed right for it, reminiscent of Katrina.
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Hurricane victims rebuild fortress-like homes
Floodwaters 5 feet deep filled sculptor and retired Navy Cmdr. Robert Noguere's bayfront home when Hurricane Ivan made landfall in 2004.
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India's 2Q economic growth slows to 7.9 percent
India's economic growth slowed to 7.9 percent in the April-June quarter, down from 9.2 percent in the same period last year, amid a slump in manufacturing, the government said Friday.
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Japan unveils $18 billion stimulus package
Japan unveiled a 2 trillion yen, or $18 billion, stimulus package Friday, including assistance to small businesses and other pump-priming measures to shore up its flagging economy hit by soaring energy and material prices.
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