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CIT says remains in discussions with regulators

Mon, 13 Jul 2009 00:44:49 -0400

(Reuters) - CIT Group Inc, a commercial U.S. lender struggling to finance its business, said late on Sunday that it remains in active discussions with regulators on measures to improve its near-term liquidity position.

Obama mulls bailout funds for small business

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 21:36:27 -0400

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration is considering a plan to help small businesses through the economic downturn by diverting some of the billions of dollars approved by Congress for bank bailouts, but the idea is at a very preliminary discussion stage, officials said on Friday.

Waning U.S. consumer mood raises recovery questions

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 19:19:19 -0400

NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. consumers' moods soured in early July on persistent worries about jobs, a survey showed on Friday, offering little hope their spending will help the sputtering economic recovery.

Venture capitalist confidence up, still wary: survey

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 01:46:22 -0400

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Venture capitalists believe the worst of the financial crisis is behind them but are not expecting a rapid recovery in initial public offerings and deals this year, a quarterly survey released on Wednesday showed.

U.S. makes $3 billion available for renewable energy

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 17:09:34 -0400

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration on Thursday unveiled guidelines that will allow companies to apply for some $3 billion in government funds to boost development of renewable energy projects around the country, creating jobs.

For many Americans, health cover is key to a job

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 14:07:36 -0400

SOUTHLAKE, Texas (Reuters) - Real estate agent Lisa DeWaal serves coffee at a Starbucks outlet for four hours every morning before she goes to the office to start her "day job."

Startups give Google thumbs-up over Microsoft

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 17:26:03 -0400

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Silicon Valley startups, increasingly dropping Microsoft and turning to Web-based software, may be the crucial opening Google needs for its Chrome operating system.

Seattle doctors try flat-rate no-limit primary care

Wed, 08 Jul 2009 10:55:16 -0400

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A Seattle clinic for people fed up with insurance, started by doctors fed up with insurance, has gotten $4 million in private venture capital money to expand, it announced on Monday.

Seattle startup looks for customers in the cloud

Sat, 11 Jul 2009 19:44:49 -0400

TORONTO (Reuters.com) - What would happen if your laptop was lost, stolen or accidentally dropped in a pool? Would you be able to easily retrieve all the megabytes of precious content housed in its memory banks?

Apps a nail in coffin of broadcast mobile TV

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 18:32:58 -0400

HELSINKI (Reuters) - For years it was the talk of the wireless industry: beaming television to the world's four billion cellphones would be the icon of the digital age. Now, just three letters are hastening the demise of that vision.