August 17, 2010

Hewlett-Packard had hoped that Mark Hurd’s resignation would close this chapter, but a stream of leaks followed.

In June the government cut into its benefits system, the world’s most generous, by limiting unemployment payments to two years instead of four.

Few people are happy with the mortgage buyers Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae, but the private market is not yet ready to step in for them.

The Vineyard Golf Club, where President Obama is expected to play this month, is thought to be the only completely organic course in the United States.

Major retailers are working with a new smartphone app called Shopkick that tracks and offers promotions to users as they shop.