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China says it tops Japan as No. 2 economy
July 31, 2010China has surpassed Japan to become the world's second largest economy, lagging only behind the United States, a Chinese government official said in remarks published on Friday.
Worst job on Earth: BP calling all applicants
July 31, 2010It could quite possibly be called the worst job on Earth -- and the position is open.
States go deeper into debt
July 31, 2010The states are broke, and like many consumers, they're borrowing big time to get out of their fiscal binds.
Stocks: Best monthly gain in a year
July 31, 2010Despite a mixed performance on Friday, stocks booked the best monthly gain in a year, with the Dow Jones industrial average and S&P 500 both rising nearly 7% in July.
Consumers not spending like drunken sailors
July 31, 2010The economy is heading nowhere fast. That's the bad news. But the good news is that it still seems like consumers may have actually learned a lesson or two about reckless fiscal behavior.
Northwest to pay $38 million cargo price-fixing fine
July 31, 2010Northwest Airlines will plead guilty and pay a $38 million fine for conspiring to fix cargo rates, the Justice Department announced Friday.
GM to boost Chevy Volt production
July 31, 2010General Motors announced Friday that the automaker has raised its planned production of the Chevrolet Volt electric car to 45,000 in 2012.
Desperately seeking math and science majors
July 31, 2010Applied Materials had to fly in 100 interviewers just to screen all the job applicants for its new Solar Technology Center in Xi'an, China, last year. The company wanted to fill 260 high-tech jobs. It got 26,000 resumes. A fraction of those applicants were invited to interview. The final selectees, board member Andy Karsner tells me, "were top-of-their-class, English-speaking engineers. They're the best of the best."
Public data snatched from 170 million Facebook profiles
July 31, 2010Public but personal details from more than 170 million Facebook profiles were harvested from the site and made available in a downloadable torrent file this week.
Money makeover: Married couple, separate finances
July 31, 2010Michelle Spranger and Scott Zuckerberg have been husband and wife for eight years, but they've yet to marry their finances.
