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Please add updates@feedmyinbox.com to your address book to make sure you receive these messages in the future. washingtonpost.com - Business Battle Lines Quickly Set Over Planned Policy Shifts March 1, 2009 at 12:00 am Battle lines are rapidly hardening over the broad policy shifts, massive deficits and tax increases President Obama unveiled last week in his first budget request, a 10-year spending plan thick with political friction points. Ripples From Peanut Scandal Affect Companies Big and Small March 1, 2009 at 12:00 am Candymaker Tom Hurst didn't even recognize the name Peanut Corporation of America when he first read about the company at the heart of the salmonella outbreak. Frustrated Building Owner Allows Sex Shop to Open in Old Town Alexandria March 1, 2009 at 12:00 am To many in Old Town Alexandria, the sex shop that opened recently on King Street is nothing short of scandalous, a historical desecration just blocks from the boyhood home of Robert E. Lee. As Italy's Banks Tighten Lending, Desperate Firms Call on the Mafia March 1, 2009 at 12:00 am ROME -- When the bills started piling up and the banks wouldn't lend, the white-haired art dealer in the elegant tweed jacket said he drove to the outskirts of Rome and knocked on the rusty steel door of a shipping container. Under Weight of Its Mistakes, Newspaper Industry Staggers March 1, 2009 at 12:00 am Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper recalls getting "a feeling in the pit of my stomach" when he learned that the Rocky Mountain News was shutting down. House Is Abandoning Carbon Neutral Plan March 1, 2009 at 12:00 am The U.S. House of Representatives has abandoned a plan to make its offices "carbon neutral," a sign that Congress is wrestling with a pledge to become more green even as it crafts sweeping legislation on climate change. Calling Out Co-Workers Who Don't Call In Sick March 1, 2009 at 12:00 am Adapted from Lily Garcia's twice-monthly online discussions. What to Do When Your Workers Take Off and Go Surfing March 1, 2009 at 12:00 am Q I am managing a couple of 20-somethings on an hourly, part-time basis. The work is part-time because it's a little monotonous. We don't expect any individual to keep at it for 40 hours straight. Hey, Bailout Snivelers: Hush. You Don't Need It. March 1, 2009 at 12:00 am In his first address to a joint session of Congress, President Obama declared that he was going to "speak frankly and directly." Breaking Free of Fees, Other Expenses March 1, 2009 at 12:00 am Following these tips can trim your banking and loan expenses by $3,715. Believe It or Not, Bulls Still Exist, Says This Investor March 1, 2009 at 12:00 am With bearish sentiment at a fever pitch, it's newsworthy when we find an intelligent, experienced investor who takes the opposing side. So we'll tell you about Jerry Jordan, manager of the Jordan Opportunity (symbol JORDX) fund. Jordan expects stocks to rally powerfully in the second quarter, pos... Investing Rules Of the Road That Still Work March 1, 2009 at 12:00 am Sam Stovall is chief strategist at Standard & Poor's. His book, "The Seven Rules of Wall Street," was published by McGraw-Hill in February. Week Brings First Recap of February March 1, 2009 at 12:00 am How bad was the economy in February? This week we start to find out. On Monday, the Institute for Supply Management will report on how manufacturers were doing last month, and Wednesday it will report on service firms. Expect data showing not just continued rapid contraction in each, but even mor... Trouble Down the Line March 1, 2009 at 12:00 am Auto parts suppliers, the latest corner of the collapsing auto industry to seek federal aid, have had a dire year, with their stocks falling an average 71 percent in 12 months. Of 37 auto parts companies, 31 are down more than 50 percent and 10 of them were valued at less than a $1. Worst hit: Ha... That Dividend Check? No Sure Thing March 1, 2009 at 12:00 am For decades, dividends have provided steady income for retirees and millions of other Americans who have bought certain stocks for their clockwork-like dividend distribution. Analysts estimate dividends made up more than 40 percent of investor returns over the past century. Zippy Affordability Blazes Better Trail for GM March 1, 2009 at 12:00 am General Motors should stop trying to please everybody. It's a strategy that embraces the lowest common denominator. It's hard to make a favorable impression when your primary objective is to avoid offending as many people as possible. A Few Survive, and Thrive March 1, 2009 at 12:00 am Rising profits are always heartening. But rising profits in the midst of economic calamity, when employment and GDP are tanking, consumer demand is falling, and companies such as Citigroup, Time Warner and Motorola are reporting quarterly losses in the billions of dollars -- that kind of success ... One Step Off The Superhighway February 28, 2009 at 12:00 am President Obama made his first major push for the Web this month when he signed off on the stimulus bill, which includes $7.2 billion to bring high-speed Internet to rural America. But some critics say the administration's plan largely overlooks the biggest group of disconnected people: the urban...   This email was sent to autoblogs077@gmail.com.  Create Your Account Don't want to receive this feed any longer? Unsubscribe here.