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· 787 delay could be 6 months
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· WaMu missed on its 'friend of family' promise
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Workplace Coach
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· Approach self-review process as a way to prove value as an employee
· Mexican Senate passes stricter credit rules
· US, China promise $20 billion to finance trade
· AT&T to cut 12,000 jobs, 4 percent of staff
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JPMorgan Chase to change look of WaMU branches
JPMorgan Chase plans to get rid of WaMu's Occasio nontraditional bank design when it converts those branches to its own name.
RealNetworks, fabrication firm to lay off 296 workers
Seattle's RealNetworks Inc. said Thursday it will cut 130 workers, or 8 percent of its total staff, effective Dec. 31. About 39 of the staffers to be cut are based in Seattle.
Boeing delivered only 4 commercial jets in November
Even though its Machinists were back at work for most of the month after a 57-day strike, The Boeing Co. only delivered four commercial jets during November.
Starbucks warns of shaky 1st quarter
NEW YORK -- Starbucks Corp. warned Wall Street on Thursday that its profit would fall short of analysts' expectations this quarter during a conference that began with Chief Executive Howard Schultz trying to assuage concerns about the recession's effect on the coffee retailer.
Microsoft hires Yahoo vet
Microsoft Corp. moved to fill a void in its executive ranks Thursday, appointing Yahoo veteran Qi Lu to lead the company's online efforts.
Inside Entrepreneurship: Small investors for startup not ideal
Asking for a small amount of investment seems harmless, but it's not a good way to raise capital for a startup.
Carmakers' bailout plea hits rough Senate road
WASHINGTON -- Desperate U.S. automakers ran into fresh obstacles from skeptical lawmakers Thursday as they appealed with rising urgency -- and a new dose of humility -- for a $34 billion bailout. Without help, one senator said, "we're looking at a death sentence."
November house prices dip from year earlier
Area home sales showed no signs of rebounding in November, according to a new report.
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 4, 2008
- Microsoft targets pirates
- 'Let's hope it is very wrong': Signs of deep recession grow
- UAW offers Detroit concessions
- Online retailers report 'Cyber Monday' sales bump
- Governing bodies will fight over your tax dollars, too
- Yahoo links Launchcast to CBS
- Times just too tough for some couples to split up
- Austin aims to become U.S. 'Clean Energy Capital'
- Business Briefing
- Technology Briefing
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2008
- A 2nd former Boeing employee files whistle-blower complaint
- Cruise lines get 10-year deal at Pier 91
- Small shops think 'local'
- Aerospace Notebook: In tanker race, Northrop loses a bargaining point
- Yahoo shares climb on word of new bid
- Airlines gearing up to cut more flights, possibly jobs
- Educators urged to adapt to students' tech lifestyles
- FDIC chief says government needs a rescue 'exit strategy'
- There's no system to monitor bailout funds, federal auditors find
- Business Briefing
- Technology Briefing
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2008
- 3,400 WaMu jobs will be slashed in Seattle
- Pace of hiring at Microsoft slows
- Engineers, tech workers ratify Boeing labor contracts
- WaMu missed on its 'friend of family' promise
- Administration was warned of economy's collapse
- U.S. recession officially declared; Dow falls 680
- Bedroom Beethoven? YouTube starts a symphony orchestra like no other
- 'Cyber Monday' loses luster as customers find earlier promotions, deals
- Delinquencies, consumer debt grew in quarter
- Debt may be Big 3's obstacle to loans
- Ford CEO Alan Mulally will travel by car for second Capitol Hill visit
- Clearwire to sell WiMax under the 'Clear' brand
- Regulators reject FCC's changes for cell towers
- Food industry's appetite to curb waste is growing
- Business Briefing
- Technology Briefing
MONDAY, DECEMBER 1, 2008
- 'Twelve Days of Christmas' items would cost $86,609
- The Insider: Internet shoppers take down Sears site
- Yahoo rumors stir doubts
- Workplace Coach: Don't let hard times take toll on staff
- Fuel cell push gets a charge
- Bargain shoppers leave retailers holding breath
- Budget shoppers click and clip
- Small Business: Being small can help in downturn
- Biodiesel sold overseas still gets U.S. tax credit
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