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In Piracy Debate, Deciding if the Sky Is Falling
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Media and Internet giants at odds over dealing with purloined content on the Web may need to agree first on exactly how bad the problem is.


Greece Nears Agreement on Bailout Package
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Officials in Brussels said that the announcement of a meeting of euro zone finance ministers suggested that an agreement in principle was likely among Greek political parties.


DealBook: Caesars Shares Jump on Debut
source: http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=f6bf77e3b28467f647de1b60a070ff33
Shares of Caesars, which were priced at $9 on Tuesday, nearly doubled on Wednesday, as the casino company, which was taken private in a 2008 leveraged buyout, returned to the public markets.


5 European Nations Agree to Help U.S. Crack Down on Tax Evasion
source: http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=5dec53cfd9de7e6f5a6f35e0451aded0
France, Germany, Italy, Spain and Britain will “intensify their cooperation” to identify U.S. tax cheats in return for help in finding U.S. accounts held by residents of those countries.


Cisco Posts Better-Than-Expected Profit
source: http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=e620d333e88392f90564d67f2f65b41a
Improved demand for business products lifted results for the maker of computer networking equipment.


Media Decoder Blog: Cable TV and Movie Divisions Help Lift Time Warner Revenue
source: http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=399e39d72a99d5b97661c68c692a4eac
The company's strategy of shedding under-performing assets and focusing on content was paying off, according to its chief executive, Jeffrey L. Bewkes.


Sprint Posts Net Loss but Revenue Gain on iPhone
source: http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=9319fa0ac0362d7505305dd1b05c8c8c
The nation’s No. 3 cellphone carrier reported a fourth-quarter loss of $1.3 billion, or 43 cents a share, on revenue that climbed 5 percent to $8.7 billion.


Regulators Order Inspections for Entire Airbus A380 Fleet
source: http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=4588f611ce58413b35b7d59261f83f2a
The news that A380 wing bracket cracks could be more widespread comes at a time when Boeing is grappling with what it said were minor defects on its 787 “Dreamliner.”


Push to Avert Foreclosures Hits Court Logjam
source: http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=aff2da3d486456bb53a30a254b962a38
Court hearings meant to protect New York homeowners from foreclosure are hopelessly slowed by endless paperwork and requests for additional information.


Media Decoder Blog: Washington Post Will Further Reduce Staff
source: http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=1da7aa66147d5008408aafae950ed22e
The paper, struggling to overcome the decline in advertising, has reduced the size of its newsroom staff by more than 200 people over the last three years.


New Settlements in Britain’s Hacking Scandal
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Rupert Murdoch’s British newspaper subsidiary was reported to have reached a new batch of settlements on Wednesday in the hacking scandal.


Nokia to Cut 4,000 Jobs at 3 Factories
source: http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=8c4d2a242a96a706b8de1eb1be1c386a
The reductions are the second wave of job cuts at Nokia under Steven Elop, a former Microsoft executive.


A Contrarian Bets Ireland and Hungary Will Rebound
source: http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=65f5ea4e7b2afac1747b3faf846ee354
Michael Hasenstab, whose Franklin Templeton Global Bond Fund owns billions in Irish and Hungarian bonds, is drawing comparisons to the giants of the mutual fund industry.


Germany and Kazakhstan Sign Rare Earths Agreement
source: http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=bf09ce43e8c133512453c09ca8ae639a
The accord, valued at around $4 billion, guarantees German companies access to critical minerals in exchange for technological and other investments.


DealBook: Yahoo Shakes Up Board
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Four long-serving directors will leave, and two new members have been named, following the resignation of the co-founder Jerry Yang.


For Multitaskers, Multiple Monitors Improve Office Efficiency
source: http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=548a0b1232192f73fcbbd85a1c025a50
In a new tactic for countering the data assault, offices are giving workers a second computer screen and sometimes a third.


DealBook: To Envision Dodd-Frank's Future, Look to Its Predecessor
source: http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=48b44b3009da6f6972205bf93ab07b4f
When Sarbanes-Oxley was passed in 2002, it was attacked almost exactly like Dodd-Frank is today. But for all the criticism, the law did help clean up American corporate accounting.


BUSINESS: Business Day Live | February 8, 2012
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The Internet industry and media giants are struggling to find common ground on how to combat online piracy. Amy Chozick reports that the two sides cannot even agree on the scale of the problem.


Is This Living Room Big Enough for My TV?
source: http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=ef523ae291863e71c81e0def33a3c47e
Huge televisions, once an expensive oddity, are now the affordable norm.


Economix Blog: Casey B. Mulligan: Supporting Bad Habits With Public Money
source: http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=7c52e982f39a7ccf1cd617723faeb3dd
Restricting what recipients of food stamps and other government support may buy doesn't seem to work, an economist writes.


Small-Business Guide: Business Owners Adjusting to Patent System Overhaul
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Entrepreneurs see pros and cons in the America Invents Act, which is being phased in through March 2013.


Bits Blog: Amazon, Up in Flames
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A Seattle librarian celebrated for championing communal reading is now being vilified for cooperating with the behemoth that many booksellers see as a threat to their existence.


Bucks Blog: Some Big Banks Offer Payday-Like Loans
source: http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=f277d17f0e75e53224d875f090a51b1c
Some large banks make small loans, similar to payday loans, for customers with direct deposit.


Green Column: Should Plastic Bags Be Banned?
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Governments around the world are wrestling with the question of what, if anything, to do about plastic bags, and there are few figures to support any of the arguments.


Deal Professor: Goldman, on Both Sides of a Deal, Is Now in Court
source: http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=c34579c8aa70d938149e44cf3e8ffb21
Goldman Sachs appears to have done nothing improper in advising Kinder Morgan and the El Paso Corporation in a deal, but it raises questions about how investment banks do business.


source: http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=21ea2cea94b9f7d8bdb3bd9d9686ee02
Articles in this series are examining challenges posed by increasingly globalized high-tech industries.


BUSINESS: House Advantage: The Sure Thing
source: http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=086c432fe886aed6226798b0a2d6ea68
An animated explanation of how banks use securities lending to make a profit, while their customers cover the losses.