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Computers aren't nearly as bright as movies like "2001: A Space Odyssey" would have us believe, but a quartet of free online games developed by Carnegie Mellon University scientists will help make ... (05/14/2008)

Worth its weight

Andy Starnes/Post-Gazette

Eddie Lowy examines a piece of jewelry in his store, Banner Coin Exchange.

The gold fever that swept through Wall Street in recent months has produced a hot market for coin dealers here and across the country who trade precious gold rush in 1980 when gold rose more than 20 times over a ten year period from $35 an ounce to $800 an ounce. (05/14/2008)

Business News

Worth its weight (05/14/2008)
False delinquent Sallie Mae accounts hurt credit (05/14/2008)
Small Business: Show concern, but be direct when laying off workers (05/14/2008)
Business workshop: Drilling leases, pharmacy savings (05/14/2008)
Inflation pressures ease despite food price jump (05/14/2008)
Congress pushes pay raise for troops (05/14/2008)
Freddie Mac loses $151 million, but beats expectations (05/14/2008)
Churches across country help with mortgage crisis (05/14/2008)
Study: More than half of insured Americans on chronic medicines (05/14/2008)
Merck says appeals court overturns verdict in Vioxx case (05/14/2008)
Sony has profit but expects decline this year (05/14/2008)
Delta pilots approve contract revisions (05/14/2008)
3 in 10 get all or most calls on cell phones (05/14/2008)
Quaid testifies of medication peril to newborn twins (05/14/2008)
Whole Foods stock battered after weak earnings report (05/14/2008)
Deere second-quarter profit rises 22 percent (05/14/2008)
Macy's reports loss on weak sales, restructuring (05/14/2008)
His bet is off: Would-be part-owner wants to pull out of Lawrence County casino project (05/13/2008)
Wind power expected to grow dramatically (05/13/2008)
Wall Street rallies as oil falls (05/13/2008)
Old gas pumps can't handle ever-rising prices (05/13/2008)
Private Sector: It's a gas, gas, gas (05/13/2008)
Stocks mixed after retail sales report, oil spike (05/13/2008)
Senate says halt oil reserve shipments (05/13/2008)
HP to buy EDS for about $13.2 billion in cash (05/13/2008)
Retail sales dip for second time in 2 months (05/13/2008)
Business News Briefs (05/13/2008)
Letters to the business editor (05/13/2008)
EarthLink to pull the plug on Wi-Fi in Philadelphia (05/13/2008)
Median home prices drop in many cities (05/13/2008)
Tribune nixes deal to sell Wrigley Field to state (05/13/2008)
Workers at GM factory in Ohio prepare to strike (05/13/2008)
Shorter men finding new options in suits, clothing (05/13/2008)
Wal-Mart profit rises 6.9 percent on strong sales (05/13/2008)
Victims say Swiss bank funded Iran terror (05/13/2008)
Economic jolt from China's quake seen as limited, though ripples show across region (05/13/2008)
U.S. report sees huge energy supply in wind power (05/13/2008)
Corporate Express rebuffs sweetened Staples bid (05/13/2008)
Toll Brothers preliminary second-quarter sales fall 30 percent (05/13/2008)
SEC notifies JPMorgan of possible charges (05/13/2008)
Work Zone: Tipping weathers tougher times (05/12/2008)
Cities with the worst pain at the pump (05/12/2008)
Office Coach: Colleagues' affair is none of your business (05/12/2008)
Resumania: Always keep your resume current (05/12/2008)
Business Calendar: 05/12/08-05/16/08 (05/12/2008)
Stocks advance as oil falls; Dow rises 130 (05/12/2008)
Retailers likely to post grim first-quarter results (05/12/2008)
Study: Retirement savers make costly 401(k) mistakes (05/12/2008)
McCain urges free-market principles to reduce global warming (05/12/2008)
New top-of-the-line BlackBerry doubles screen resolution (05/12/2008)
Cablevision buys Newsday from Tribune for $650 million (05/12/2008)
Court won't block U.S. lawsuit by apartheid victims (05/12/2008)
Merck, India's Ranbaxy team-up to find new drugs (05/12/2008)
GM to close Windsor, Ontario, transmission factory in 2010 (05/12/2008)
XM Satellite Radio loss widens on higher marketing costs (05/12/2008)
MTR Gaming reports first-quarter loss of $2.6 million (05/12/2008)
Mortgage companies reveal damage from housing crisis (05/12/2008)
Stamp prices rose today (05/12/2008)
Wind energy expected to grow dramatically (05/12/2008)
China's vehicle sales rise 14 percent in April (05/12/2008)
UN food agency says rice prices surging in Myanmar (05/12/2008)
Renault-Nissan form car venture with India's Bajaj (05/12/2008)
Companies offer wellness programs to cut insurance costs (05/11/2008)
Local taxi deal just a part of Veolia's U.S. growth (05/11/2008)
Survey shows moms deserve six-figure salary (05/11/2008)
The week that was: Ailing airlines aren't talking and more (05/11/2008)
Creative Concerns: Whole-brain thinking forms better solutions (05/11/2008)
Swaps tied to losses exacerbated debt crisis instead of cutting costs (05/11/2008)
State getting Wal-Mart's help in cutting its energy costs (05/11/2008)

Employment News

Delta pilots approve contract revisions (05/14/2008)
Congress pushes pay raise for troops (05/14/2008)
Workers at GM factory in Ohio prepare to strike (05/13/2008)
GM to close Windsor, Ontario, transmission factory in 2010 (05/12/2008)

Technology

New games are designed to make computers smarter (05/14/2008)
Group pushes 'clean' technology (05/14/2008)
Texting: Read dis 2 lern h2 BKOOL (05/14/2008)
3 in 10 get all or most calls on cell phones (05/14/2008)
Sony has profit but expects decline this year (05/14/2008)
Wii video game helps people get moving (05/14/2008)
The future is now for technology at Penguins' new arena (05/13/2008)
HP to buy EDS for about $13.2 billion in cash (05/13/2008)
EarthLink to pull the plug on Wi-Fi in Philadelphia (05/13/2008)
New top-of-the-line BlackBerry doubles screen resolution (05/12/2008)
XM Satellite Radio loss widens on higher marketing costs (05/12/2008)
TEch Test: Web site shows you the money and that's half the battle (05/10/2008)
Connected: Dancing through the numbers (05/10/2008)
Sound Advice: Universal remotes perplexing (05/10/2008)
Cybertainment: Second Life is focus of documentary filmed in virtual world (05/09/2008)

Cybertainment

Cybertainment: Second Life is focus of documentary filmed in virtual world (05/09/2008)

Dateline Pittsburgh

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Fed chief Bernanke: Financial turmoil in markets easing (05/13/2008)
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Business News Briefs (05/08/2008)
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Dateline Pittsburgh: 05/01/08 (05/01/2008)

Personal Business

Study: Retirement savers make costly 401(k) mistakes (05/12/2008)
Mortgage companies reveal damage from housing crisis (05/12/2008)
Stamp prices rose today (05/12/2008)
Good Question: You can raise that low credit score (05/11/2008)
Shop Smart: Cool fridges are hot buy (05/11/2008)
Money Tip: Layoffs coming? Be prepared (05/11/2008)
Smoker fees for health insurance are hazy issues (05/11/2008)
Family Finances: How to handle a problem gambler (05/09/2008)
Housing aid bill faces veto by President Bush (05/09/2008)
Young widower pushes for change in Mass. life insurance law (05/09/2008)

Consumer News by Lawrence Walsh

Springtime can be scam time, so be careful (05/14/2008)

Auto News

Workers at GM factory in Ohio prepare to strike (05/13/2008)
GM to close Windsor, Ontario, transmission factory in 2010 (05/12/2008)
China's vehicle sales rise 14 percent in April (05/12/2008)
Renault-Nissan form car venture with India's Bajaj (05/12/2008)
The best small cars for the buck (05/09/2008)
GM buys its Detroit headquarters for $626 million (05/09/2008)
GM offers up to $200 million to help end American Axle strike (05/09/2008)
Kerkorian starts offer to boost Ford stake by 20 million shares (05/09/2008)

Group pushes 'clean' technology

Some 150 local business leaders gathered at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center yesterday to mark the launch of a new network for "clean technology" companies in Western Pennsylvania. (05/14/2008)

False delinquent Sallie Mae accounts hurt credit

As many as 1 million student loan borrowers from Sallie Mae may have found that their credit scores plunged. (05/14/2008)

Small Business: Show concern, but be direct when laying off workers

It's something small business owners dread: having to tell employees they're being laid off. (05/14/2008)

Business workshop: Drilling leases, pharmacy savings

The rising price of natural gas has spurred the energy industry to drill wells in a deep natural gas deposit known as the Marcellus Shale, whose vast extend includes ... (05/14/2008)

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