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Today's Business News: Welcome to the bottom: Housing begins slow rebound Slice of central US safe from recession shrinking Florida highrise has 32 stories, but just 1 tenant Hackers expose weakness in visiting trusted sites US Marshals seize sanitizer made by Utah company European markets flat as dealers wait on US data AutoNation 2Q profit falls 29 pct, revenue falls NV Energy 2Q earns drop 49 percent International deal agreed for Ukraine gas bills: EU Illinois files bias suit against Wells Fargo KKR portfolio companies' IPOs likely on horizon A superstar real estate agent plots his comeback Coal fires up India farmers against power plants Genworth shares fall as 2Q results miss estimates Jackson doctor riddled with debts: court documents Female Pay Inequality Persists in U.K. Now Hiring: Green-Collar Workers Welcome to the bottom: Housing begins slow rebound Sat, 1 Aug 2009 11:43 pm PDT AP - It was — note the past tense — the worst housing recession anyone but survivors of the Great Depression can remember. Full Story Top Slice of central US safe from recession shrinking Sat, 1 Aug 2009 10:28 pm PDT AP - Carl Rupp and his neighbors follow the old rancher's creed: "Keep your money in your pocket." Full Story Top Florida highrise has 32 stories, but just 1 tenant Sat, 1 Aug 2009 10:22 pm PDT AP - The Vangelakos' southwest Florida condominium has marble floors, a large pool overlooking a river and modern furnishings that speak of affluence and luxury. What they don't have in the 32-story building is a single neighbor. Full Story Top Hackers expose weakness in visiting trusted sites Sat, 1 Aug 2009 04:35 pm PDT AP - A powerful new type of Internet attack works like a telephone tap, except operates between computers and Web sites they trust. Full Story Top US Marshals seize sanitizer made by Utah company Sat, 1 Aug 2009 09:37 pm PDT AP - Officers with the U.S. Marshals Service have seized all skin sanitizers and skin protectants, including ingredients and components, at Clarcon Biological Chemistry Laboratory's facility in Roy, Utah, the Food and Drug Administration said. Full Story Top European markets flat as dealers wait on US data Fri, 31 Jul 2009 06:02 am PDT AFP - Europe's main equity markets turned flat on Friday after poor economic data and downbeat company earnings in the recession-struck eurozone. Full Story Top AutoNation 2Q profit falls 29 pct, revenue falls Fri, 31 Jul 2009 02:03 pm PDT AP - AutoNation Inc., the nation's largest auto dealership chain, said Friday that its second-quarter profit fell 29 percent as consumers bought fewer cars in a stressed economy, but remained optimistic that the industry is beginning to stabilize. Full Story Top NV Energy 2Q earns drop 49 percent Fri, 31 Jul 2009 02:53 pm PDT AP - NV Energy Inc., the parent firm of Nevada's two main electric utilities, said Friday earnings for the second quarter fell 49 percent because of higher costs and interest expenses related to power plant investments. Full Story Top International deal agreed for Ukraine gas bills: EU Fri, 31 Jul 2009 12:51 pm PDT AFP - Ukraine has reached a deal with international financial bodies and the EU for payment of Russian gas bills, the European Commission said Friday, allaying fears of another winter cut-off. Full Story Top Illinois files bias suit against Wells Fargo Fri, 31 Jul 2009 02:58 pm PDT Reuters - Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan filed suit on Friday against Wells Fargo & Co (WFC.N), accusing the second-largest mortgage lender of steering blacks and Latinos into high-cost subprime loans. Full Story Top KKR portfolio companies' IPOs likely on horizon Fri, 31 Jul 2009 10:59 pm PDT Reuters - Private equity firm Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co is preparing for an initial public offering for discount retailer Dollar General, a source said, and others are speculated to follow as it looks to take advantage of a recent rise in equity markets. Full Story Top A superstar real estate agent plots his comeback Fri, 31 Jul 2009 11:33 pm PDT AP - It's the perfect Miami morning at Carlos Justo's penthouse — warm and bright, with luxury yachts powering through the sparkling blue Atlantic Ocean some 30 stories below. Full Story Top Coal fires up India farmers against power plants Sat, 1 Aug 2009 10:34 pm PDT AFP - Rajni Ramakan Patil has a message for the energy companies that want to build coal-based power stations on the land that she and two generations of her family have farmed for more than 50 years. Full Story Top Genworth shares fall as 2Q results miss estimates Fri, 31 Jul 2009 09:22 am PDT AP - Genworth Financial Inc. shares slipped on Friday, a day after the insurer reported worse-than-expected second-quarter results as it was hit by losses in its U.S. mortgage insurance division and investment portfolio. Full Story Top Jackson doctor riddled with debts: court documents Fri, 31 Jul 2009 03:16 pm PDT AFP - Michael Jackson's doctor is more than 770,000 dollars in debt and his luxury resort home in Las Vegas faces foreclosure, court documents filed in Nevada have revealed. Full Story Top Female Pay Inequality Persists in U.K. Fri, 31 Jul 2009 05:08 am PDT BusinessWeek - Progress on gender pay equality in the UK has stalled, says the government's Women and Work Commission (WWC) but senior female tech workers at least have reason to smile, according to new research. Full Story Top Now Hiring: Green-Collar Workers Fri, 31 Jul 2009 05:08 am PDT BusinessWeek - When Alden Zeitz started the Wind Energy Program at Iowa Lakes Community College five years ago, 15 students enrolled. Full Story Top

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