Short selling of stocks banned in France, Spain
France, Spain, Italy and Belgium's bans on short-selling may fail to reverse the fall in financial stocks and instead may concentrate bets against banks elsewhere in Europe, according to lawyers, investors and academics.Applebee's tries 'Girls' Night Out' to win five guys burger fans
As twenty-somethings flock to Five Guys Burgers and Fries, eateries such as Applebee's, Ruby Tuesday and Chili's are trying to win them back with "Girls' Night Out" parties, new menus and rehabbed stores.Naples rises from Florida housing swamp as wealthy return
Joshua Bahoff bought a three-bedroom luxury condominium in Naples, Florida, in December for $235,000, about one-third of the price that the seller paid near the height of the U.S. housing boom.Debate Grows Over Planned Sale Of New York's Plum Island
There's been no estimate on what Plum Island could fetch at auction, but some lawmakers insist it will barely dent the estimated $1.1 billion cost for a new laboratory.Trying a new approach to primary care: prevention
A budding model for primary care that encourages the family doctor to act as a health coach who focuses as much on preventing illness as on treating it has shown promising results and saved insurers millions of dollars.Carl Icahn Pushes For Bigger Investor Payout From Apple
Apple Inc. Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook unveiled one of the biggest dividend and buyback programs in corporate history earlier this year. It still wasn't enough for some investors.Inconsistencies found in ground zero lawsuits
As the first cases of illnesses linked to 9/11 near trial, an AP investigation found several of the first 30 suits contain inconsistent claims about how workers got sick.International investors stake their claim in Miami
Favorable real estate prices, space for development and demand for a safe place to park capital has led to offshore investors in a buying spree of South Florida real estate.Real-Life Testimonials Would Sell Glass-Steagall Revival
To sell their proposal for a new version of the Glass-Steagall Act, U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren and John McCain should canvass for the most gut-wrenching stories they can find about ordinary depositors who have been ripped off by their banks' broker-dealer arms and invite them to testify before Congress, writes Bloomberg's Jonathan Weil.Unlikely Morgan Stanley executive keeps formula for 20 percent returns a secret
At Caffe Vivaldi in New York's Greenwich Village, Peter Muller bangs out a repertoire full of Carole King riffs on the piano along with his own soft-rock compositions that draw on the likes of Van Morrison and Cat Stevens.Trending Stories
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