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Quake update

Jul 29, 2008
Looks like the USGS has downgraded the magnitude of the quake to 5.4. . . . Ho hum. Back to work.

Shake-up at Marketplace -- and all L.A.

Jul 29, 2008
We just got hit with one of the joys of life in Los Angeles -- an earthquake that had our downtown office rocking. The preliminary report from the...

JetBlue CEO latest to suffer with industry

Jul 29, 2008
JetBlue reported $7 million quarterly loss last week, and CEO David Barger wants to show he, too, feels the pain. He's cutting his base salary in...

Slow down, your auto-insurer is watching

Jul 28, 2008
Would you be willing to have your auto-insurance company install a monitoring device in your car, on the chance that you could get lower rates? If...

Brits' economic indicator: Fewer pub visits

Jul 28, 2008
It may be more a sign of a changing economy than bad times, but beer sales at British pubs have fallen to their lowest level since the Great...

What search is 'cooler' than Google?

Jul 28, 2008
You have to admire a brand new business going after a behemoth. This morning, Janet Babin covered a new rival search engine called Cuil --...

Random act of greenness or a job well done?

Jul 25, 2008
KB Home has announced it will commit to a new set of environmental standards in its housing developments, including making all of its new...

For public good, not for profit.

Hold on, that may be cancer calling

Jul 25, 2008
Three prominent neurosurgeons told CNN last week that they did not hold cellphones directly to their ears, which has stirred up an old debate on...

Plugging electric cars

Jul 24, 2008
If you're interested in the development of electric-car technology, you might enjoy C-Net's video report from the Plug-In 2008 car conference in...

Moscow may be difficult for U.S. expats

Jul 24, 2008
The consulting firm Mercer reports the cost of compensating expats has jumped by nearly 20 percent in the past 12 months, thanks to a weaker U.S....