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[$$] Rising Job Losses Damp Hopes of Recovery
Job losses accelerated last month and the unemployment rate rose to 9.5%, casting doubt on the U.S. economy's ability to rebound soon.
[$$] Troubles Plague Cyberspy Defense
The flagship system designed to protect the U.S. government's computer networks from cyberspies is being stymied by technical limitations and privacy concerns.
[$$] Drug-Cartel Links Haunt an Election South of Border
The candidacy of Mario Anguiano, running for governor in Mexico, shows how blasé some voters have become about allegations of ties between their politicians and the drug underworld.
[$$] R.I.P.: Budget Woes Spell Doom for Roadside Rest Stops
States are lowering budgetary axes on the public pit stops that have lined the interstate highway system since its creation in 1956. But rest stops aren't going quietly.
Marketplace
[$$] Siemens Settles With World Bank on Bribes
Siemens agreed to forgo bidding on World Bank projects and pay more than $100 million toward anticorruption campaigns as part of efforts to settle a bribery scandal.
[$$] States Plot New Path to Tax Online Retailers
Several states are contemplating new laws or revisions to existing laws that could eventually force online retailers to collect sales taxes.
[$$] Justice Probes Antitrust Issues In Google Deal With Publishers
The Justice Department confirmed that it is investigating a settlement between Google and authors and publishers due to antitrust concerns.
[$$] J&J Pays $1.5 Billion for Elan Stake, Takes Aim at Alzheimer's
J&J will buy an 18.4% stake in Irish biotech company Elan, in a bid to crack the potentially lucrative Alzheimer's market.
Money & Investing
[$$] Madoff Kickbacks Alleged in Austria
U.S., U.K. and Austrian prosecutors are investigating a former fund manager they believe was paid more than $40 million in kickbacks to funnel billions of dollars of investments to Madoff.
[$$] Stocks Skid on Payrolls Data
The Dow industrials fell 2.6% as hopes for a second-half economic rebound took a hit from the jobs report. NYSE trading was extended for 15 minutes.
[$$] Bold Investors Venture Back Into REITs
Most publicly traded vehicles that invest in mortgages have plummeted toward extinction, but some big names are trying to line up money to buy battered real-estate debt.
[$$] Rise of the Little Guy: LPL Financial Lures the Frustrated Off Wall Street
Wall Street's reputation couldn't be much worse, and that's very good for business at brokerages eager to snag defectors from bigger firms.



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