The Federal Reserve cut a key interest rate by a quarter-point Wednesday, a smaller move than the aggressive easing it undertook earlier this year. There were signs the Fed may believe it has done enough to prevent a deep recession. The Fed action, after a…

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Wall Street gave up sharp gains and closed lower Wednesday after the Federal Reserve cut interest rates by a quarter point but left investors guessing about the central bank’s next move. The Dow Jones industrial average, momentarily soaring above 13,000…

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Markets react to Fed by slumping

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Stocks closed lower on Wednesday after the Federal Reserve trimmed interest rates as expected but left the outlook for further cuts unclear, prompting investors to lock in profits.

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Market ends lower with outlook for rates unclear

The Federal Reserve has cut a key interest rate by a quarter-point, a smaller move than the aggressive easing it undertook earlier this year. The Fed action, announced Wednesday after a two-day regular meeting, pushed the federal funds rate down to 2 percent,…

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Federal Reserve cuts key interest rate by quarter-point

CHICAGO (Reuters) – Kellogg Co , the world’s largest breakfast cereal maker, posted higher-than expected profits on Wednesday as price increases helped offset soaring commodity costs.

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Kellogg earnings beat estimates but stock dips

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Starbucks Corp on Wednesday reported a 28 percent drop in quarterly profit, a week after it warned on weak results from its key California and Florida markets and forecast its first annual earnings drop since 2000.

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Starbucks profit falls as consumer weakens

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Federal Reserve lowered a key U.S. interest rate by a modest quarter percentage point on Wednesday and hinted the move could be the last in a series dating to mid-September.

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Fed lowers rates, hints cuts may be at end

Wall Street has given up a big gain and closed lower after the Federal Reserve cut interest rates by a quarter point but left investors guessing about its next move. The Dow Jones industrial average, momentarily soaring above 13,000 for the first time since…

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Stocks lower with investors flummoxed over Fed

Owners of Wii game consoles from Nintendo Co. have always enjoyed the freedom its motion-sensing games offer, but the wire between the remote and the nunchuk needed for some games could limit movement. Video game accessory maker Nyko Technologies Inc. on…

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Variety grows in accessories for Nintendo’s Wii console

Google Inc.’s once-austere Web site is turning into an eclectic art gallery. Hoping to spur more customization of its home page, the Internet search leader has unveiled a lineup of colorful graphics dreamed up by a mix of creative souls, ranging from fashion…

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A new industry promises to help counter negative search results on the Web. Hiring one of these fixers may make nasty comments go away

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Do Reputation Management Services Work?

Britain is heading to the polls in local elections Thursday amid union unrest, falling housing prices and layoffs in London’s financial district _ the first real electoral test for Prime Minister Gordon Brown. With no general election expected until 2009 or…

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Brown faces first electoral test; London picks a mayor

Premier Match CEO Christie Nightingale discusses establishing and growing her business during two periods of economic weakness

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Entrepreneurs are great idea people. But some small companies pursue so many trends, products, and strategies that they lose focus on their core competency, says Andrew Graham, head of Kepner-Tregoe, a consulting and training services firm in Princeton, N.J.

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Podcast: You Can Have Too Many Great Ideas

Civilians deployed to war zones often encounter problems receiving medical treatment and are hesitant to seek help for emotional stress caused by their deployment, a new congressional report finds. Federal policies on the treatment of nonmilitary personnel _…

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Deployed civilians face hurdles in getting medical treatment