http://www.philly.com/r?19=960&32=3796&7=195617&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Fbusiness%2F Business news from the Inquirer. en-us Sat, 11 Jul 2009 07:01:00 GMT 2009-07-11T07:01:00Z en-us http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165936&44=50528102&32=3796&7=195617&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Fbusiness%2F20090711_Pennsylvania_county_officials_alarmed_by_GOP_budget_plan.html From 911 calls and child-abuse investigations to environmental programs and drug counseling, Pennsylvania's county governments handle a wide array of services, but most of the funding flows from the state and federal governments. Sat, 11 Jul 2009 07:01:00 GMT 94e05531919e2aa74ad24eb6673b4201 2009-07-11T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165936&44=50527732&32=3796&7=195617&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Fbusiness%2F20090711_For_Atlantic_City_casinos__high_season_brings_low_numbers.html The arrival of summer is supposed to make life easier for Atlantic City's casino operators. This summer, however, is off to a rocky start. Sat, 11 Jul 2009 07:01:00 GMT 5b5d1661e40ab39cb6d3f78525432e1c 2009-07-11T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165936&44=50451122&32=3796&7=195617&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Fbusiness%2F20090710_Stimulus_funds_create_jobs_for_youths.html Although just 15 years old, he's already 61/2 feet tall. So you can easily understand why Jerimyjah Batts dreams of one day playing professional basketball. Fri, 10 Jul 2009 07:01:00 GMT 07153a78be1038885f9e11ddc449d2a7 2009-07-10T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165936&44=50451072&32=3796&7=195617&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Fbusiness%2F20090710_Union_tells_Acme_workers_to_stay_on_the_job.html Union officials yesterday accused Acme Markets of refusing to compromise as a midnight contract deadline approached, but they urged 4,500 area supermarket employees to report to work today and stay on the job until a membership meeting Wednesday at the Spectrum. Fri, 10 Jul 2009 07:01:00 GMT 13a2518ad7b03e24f68e2c84cb3f1c6a 2009-07-10T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165936&44=50451102&32=3796&7=195617&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Fbusiness%2F20090710_Gains_in_financial__tech_stocks_lift_market.html NEW YORK - Investors are finding some appetite for risk after a jittery week. Stocks edged higher yesterday. Investors, encouraged by better-than-expected results from aluminum maker Alcoa Inc., put money into stocks they recently avoided: commodities producers, banks and industrial companies. Fri, 10 Jul 2009 07:01:00 GMT 140b79168cdf0660445d5761832c613c 2009-07-10T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165936&44=50451087&32=3796&7=195617&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Fbusiness%2F20090710_PhillyDeals__Rep__Sestak_contemplates_run_against_Sen__Specter.html U.S. Rep. Joe Sestak is only half-done with his exploratory tour of Pennsylvania's 67 counties but he's talking like he already has decided to challenge Sen. Arlen Specter (D., Pa.) next year. Fri, 10 Jul 2009 07:01:00 GMT 94688d5e9380f1992c952b6c2dde7784 2009-07-10T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165936&44=50451142&32=3796&7=195617&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Fbusiness%2F20090710_A_growing_problem_brings_power_outages.html Power outages are rites of spring around here, but this time, even Peco was in the dark. There was no thunder, no high winds, no lightning, no car smashing into a utility pole. Yet somehow, six Delaware County homes had lost power. Fri, 10 Jul 2009 07:01:00 GMT 68b3d4533946d4f2a28136aa32c1bdea 2009-07-10T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165936&44=50451077&32=3796&7=195617&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Fbusiness%2F20090710_GM_set_to_leave_bankruptcy_today.html General Motors was poised to announce its exit from bankruptcy this morning, after just 40 days in court. Chief executive Fritz Henderson has scheduled a Detroit news conference to explain executive cuts, management changes, and the "new GM's" plan to make money by emphasizing quality and fuel economy. Fri, 10 Jul 2009 07:01:00 GMT 65e4af009a419e6858ff76bfdb2a4912 2009-07-10T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165936&44=50451107&32=3796&7=195617&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Fbusiness%2F20090710_Business_news_in_brief.html Fri, 10 Jul 2009 07:01:00 GMT 15bda113112dfbdb0ee258d0f731560d 2009-07-10T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165936&44=50451082&32=3796&7=195617&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Fbusiness%2F20090710_Madoff_won_t_appeal_150-year_prison_term.html Jailed con man Bernard Madoff won't appeal his 150-year prison sentence, his attorney said yesterday. Madoff, 71, was sentenced June 29 for masterminding the largest U.S. Ponzi scheme ever. Prosecutors said the money manager told clients they had as much as $65 billion invested with him. The government has so far documented losses of about $13 billion. Fri, 10 Jul 2009 07:01:00 GMT 63341e05776e434c0e59f20a578f8dad 2009-07-10T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165936&44=50451137&32=3796&7=195617&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Fbusiness%2F20090710_Clouds_roll_in_at_talks_on_climate.html L'AQUILA, Italy - Addressing leaders of the world's most important economies yesterday, President Obama wasted no time in proclaiming a new day for U.S. policy on climate change. Fri, 10 Jul 2009 07:01:00 GMT 00e77f9824482dadc46cd9b0e096b6ec 2009-07-10T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165936&44=50451657&32=3796&7=195617&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Fbusiness%2F20090710_Pa__budget_gap_threatens_city_jobs.html Closing Pennsylvania's $3.2 billion budget gap by making deep cuts would have dire consequences for Philadelphia, Mayor Nutter said yesterday as he raised the specter of a reduced police force and Fire Department under the spending plan advanced by state Republicans. Fri, 10 Jul 2009 07:01:00 GMT a95c0f915a228fc413ebc5ddc0c8a13b 2009-07-10T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165936&44=50451582&32=3796&7=195617&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Fbusiness%2F20090710_Democrats_in_Pennsylvania_House_plan_vote_on_GOP_budget.html HARRISBURG - House Democrats are making a risky gambit to break the budget deadlock: They're planning to vote Monday on the bare-bones Senate Republican spending plan with a painful $1.7 billion in additional cuts, conceding they don't have the votes for an income-tax increase. Fri, 10 Jul 2009 07:01:00 GMT 93ca4e61aca5dd576bf38486657592be 2009-07-10T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165936&44=50451117&32=3796&7=195617&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Fbusiness%2F20090710_U_S__investigating_Sunoco_oil_dealings.html Federal authorities are investigating Sunoco's involvement in a crude-oil deal, and the Philadelphia oil refiner said that four oil traders had been placed on leave. Fri, 10 Jul 2009 07:01:00 GMT 4eab28538a23a9f11ae6c441395caf95 2009-07-10T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165936&44=50451097&32=3796&7=195617&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Fbusiness%2F20090710_Extended_financial_oversight_meets_industry__lawmaker_opposition.html Government efforts to tighten regulation of mortgages and credit cards are meeting growing opposition from the financial-services industry and some congressional Republicans. Fri, 10 Jul 2009 07:01:00 GMT d35b7c24ffd2782a6bd64ddb4b7ec6e4 2009-07-10T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165936&44=50341117&32=3796&7=195617&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Fbusiness%2F20090709_G-8_Vows_to_Cut_Emissions.html L'AQUILA, Italy - Targeting global warming, President Obama and other leaders of the world's richest industrial countries pledged yesterday to seek dramatic cuts in greenhouse-gas emissions by 2050 to slow dangerous climate change. Thu, 09 Jul 2009 07:01:00 GMT a6bac75728688535c5e940ca404897ef 2009-07-09T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165936&44=50341022&32=3796&7=195617&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Fbusiness%2F20090709_New_student_loan_program_offers_relief.html Kelly Ohlert has a job at a Center City law firm, but she can't afford to buy a home to accommodate her growing family. Thu, 09 Jul 2009 07:01:00 GMT 578bead63a6988732ba587d528fc85fc 2009-07-09T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165936&44=50341112&32=3796&7=195617&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Fbusiness%2F20090709_Rendell_faces_questions_on_stimulus_funds.html WASHINGTON - U.S. Rep. Jason Chaffetz, a Republican from Utah, is no fan of the federal stimulus package. He thought it was a waste when it was passed in February. And he thinks now that it has produced too few jobs - 150,000, by the latest White House estimate - for the $57 billion that has been spent nationally so far. Thu, 09 Jul 2009 07:01:00 GMT db6309b527607b1f87ee3b72c824962a 2009-07-09T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165936&44=50341082&32=3796&7=195617&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Fbusiness%2F20090709_N__Korea_suspected_in_Web-site_attacks.html WASHINGTON - U.S. authorities yesterday suspected North Korea as the origin of the widespread cyber attack that overwhelmed government Web sites in the United States and South Korea, although they warned it would be difficult to definitively identify the attackers quickly. Thu, 09 Jul 2009 07:01:00 GMT 7089747051326795a7aa3576d0692f91 2009-07-09T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165936&44=50341012&32=3796&7=195617&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Fbusiness%2F20090709_Assessing_pope_s_words_on_finance.html When the pope expresses an opinion, the reaction of the people of the world invariably ranges from unconditional agreement to automatic rejection - and everywhere in between. It was no different yesterday as world opinion filtered in on Pope Benedict XVI's new encyclical letter, "Caritas in Veritate" (Charity in Truth). Thu, 09 Jul 2009 07:01:00 GMT 4505d290fc15bf9d89048a983d6023a9 2009-07-09T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165936&44=50341557&32=3796&7=195617&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Fbusiness%2F20090709_Philadelphia_Council_may_return_raises_-_on_own_terms.html Philadelphia City Council is willing to give back the 5 percent cost-of-living raise it received June 30, but only on members' own terms. Thu, 09 Jul 2009 07:01:00 GMT 154d1dfa8b4a2861d9b7d7de3e6ee8c1 2009-07-09T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165936&44=50341032&32=3796&7=195617&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Fbusiness%2F20090709_NRG_Energy_turns_down_Exelon_s_takeover_bid.html Independent power producer NRG Energy Inc. of Princeton yesterday rejected Exelon Corp.'s improved hostile-merger offer as inadequate, but left open the door to negotiate for a higher price. Thu, 09 Jul 2009 07:01:00 GMT d52ec54b700bce3b32517647266b4848 2009-07-09T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165936&44=50341007&32=3796&7=195617&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Fbusiness%2F20090709_COLLISION_CITY.html Everyone who buys auto insurance in Philadelphia knows it. So does everybody frightened by the Schuylkill Expressway's merge-or-die ramps, Lincoln Drive's snakelike twists, or Roosevelt Boulevard's multilane madness. Philadelphia is a risky place to drive. Thu, 09 Jul 2009 07:01:00 GMT 372af38f207788b6702c7531478e6891 2009-07-09T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165936&44=50341062&32=3796&7=195617&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Fbusiness%2F20090709_Business_news_in_brief.html Thu, 09 Jul 2009 07:01:00 GMT cab67fb3181b7632781992cda4197087 2009-07-09T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165936&44=50341052&32=3796&7=195617&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Fbusiness%2F20090709_Campbell__CEO_is_working_while_recovering_from_crash.html The chief executive of Campbell Soup Co. is in contact with his office and receiving company materials while recuperating from surgery after a traffic accident last week, spokesman Anthony Sanzio said yesterday. Thu, 09 Jul 2009 07:01:00 GMT e1cf87a80a331ec77609b32aa9e0c947 2009-07-09T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165936&44=50341037&32=3796&7=195617&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Fbusiness%2F20090709_PhillyDeals__Geithner_preps_for_committee_appearance.html When Treasury Secretary Timothy    Geithner goes before the House Financial Services Committee tomorrow about preventing more financial abuse and taxpayer bailouts in the loan-sale markets, he'll see a lot of familiar faces. Thu, 09 Jul 2009 07:01:00 GMT 1fd01e3374440c2251a9bfa62d74b0ba 2009-07-09T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165936&44=50341057&32=3796&7=195617&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Fbusiness%2F20090709_Stocks_pulled_down_by_recovery_concerns.html NEW YORK - Investors can't shake worries that the economy won't be able to lock in a recovery by the end of the year. Thu, 09 Jul 2009 07:01:00 GMT 5df792134d9ce0bb0684f13acf62f409 2009-07-09T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165936&44=50341477&32=3796&7=195617&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Fbusiness%2F20090709_Daniel_Rubin__Behind_bars__a_Pa__think_tank.html Getting Ed Rendell's attention isn't easy in these days of multibillion-dollar budget wars, which is why the cost-cutting suggestions of an unlikely group of constituents is to be commended. Thu, 09 Jul 2009 07:01:00 GMT 6823e74e60612e9d675d119c98de2967 2009-07-09T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165936&44=50341042&32=3796&7=195617&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Fbusiness%2F20090709_News_group__225_million_in_debt_after_bankruptcy.html Yardley-based Journal Register Co., which owns newspapers throughout the Philadelphia suburbs, will emerge from bankruptcy $225 million in debt, secured by first and third liens on all its assets, under the reorganization plan approved this week. Thu, 09 Jul 2009 07:01:00 GMT 1628b76298009ba399c47bd1ece87a43 2009-07-09T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165936&44=50341027&32=3796&7=195617&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Fbusiness%2F20090709_Google_plans_to_take_on_Windows.html SUN VALLEY, Idaho - Google Inc. is working on a new operating system for inexpensive computers in a daring attempt to diminish Microsoft Corp.'s longstanding control over people's computer experience. Thu, 09 Jul 2009 07:01:00 GMT d429f25d83ddfcbe6a906d0027121ec6 2009-07-09T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165936&44=50205747&32=3796&7=195617&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Fbusiness%2F20090708_Competition_taking_a_bite_out_of_Acme_s_business.html For Acme Markets executives facing a potential walkout of union workers Friday, the contract dispute boils down to this comment, contained in a recent letter to employees from president Judith A. Spires. Wed, 08 Jul 2009 07:01:00 GMT 8972f054dbd1bc4cc7c62e3ec68530fb 2009-07-08T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165936&44=50205787&32=3796&7=195617&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Fbusiness%2F20090708_Campbell_CEO_recovering_from_N_J__auto_accident.html Campbell Soup Co., the Camden food company, said yesterday that chief executive officer Douglas Conant was injured in an automobile accident in New Jersey on Thursday and is recuperating from weekend surgery. Wed, 08 Jul 2009 07:01:00 GMT 55f222e9215d48f203613ffe3a9033a5 2009-07-08T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165936&44=50205767&32=3796&7=195617&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Fbusiness%2F20090708_Hit_hard_times__New_state_effort_may_help.html They were the vanguard of a new 10-week effort to pair an ever-increasing number of Philadelphians falling on hard times with agencies that might be able to help them. Wed, 08 Jul 2009 07:01:00 GMT a41f72528e369ba3a6a8efb8e8f625fa 2009-07-08T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165936&44=50205757&32=3796&7=195617&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Fbusiness%2F20090708_Metro_denies_it_has_ceased_publishing.html Just a month after another free-circulation Philadelphia daily called it quits, the mysterious disappearance of the Metro newspaper this week had some people thinking it had gone out of business as well. Wed, 08 Jul 2009 07:01:00 GMT c776cce8c89486ae62ef8e0865647154 2009-07-08T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165936&44=50205772&32=3796&7=195617&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Fbusiness%2F20090708_PGW_works_to_get_its_capital_in_order.html During last winter's credit-market meltdown, when the Philadelphia Gas Works was forced to beg regulators for an emergency rate increase, the city-owned utility quietly instituted a number of belt-tightening measures, including one that bordered on sacrilege. Wed, 08 Jul 2009 07:01:00 GMT de390b8dd7d3571cac42bd5db1463900 2009-07-08T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165936&44=50205837&32=3796&7=195617&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Fbusiness%2F20090708_Law_eliminating_school_districts_criticized.html When Gov. Corzine signed a bill last week that established a process to eliminate 26 small school districts that do not operate schools, it seemed to many people a no-brainer. Legislative sponsors hailed it as a commonsense step toward consolidation that would save public money and still support education. Wed, 08 Jul 2009 07:01:00 GMT b21b35c88afb108f67f2a73c5bd4b559 2009-07-08T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165936&44=50205792&32=3796&7=195617&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Fbusiness%2F20090708_Oil_prices_drag_stocks_down_again.html NEW YORK - Falling oil prices are becoming another sign of deflating investor hopes for a speedy economic recovery. Wed, 08 Jul 2009 07:01:00 GMT ff0a70850dfee102dbf59e0ac2fbda06 2009-07-08T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165936&44=50205777&32=3796&7=195617&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Fbusiness%2F20090708_PhillyDeals__Big-government_big-business_slap_down.html President Obama's new hires are going after big business - in the name of competition. Gary Gensler, head of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, said yesterday he'll invite consumers, industry leaders, and investors to Washington this summer to tell him whether to "set federal speculative limits" on oil, gas, and energy traders. Wed, 08 Jul 2009 07:01:00 GMT 4dc7af562640484b7d58aa70ff4ab7cc 2009-07-08T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165936&44=50205797&32=3796&7=195617&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Fbusiness%2F20090708_Business_news_in_brief.html Wed, 08 Jul 2009 07:01:00 GMT 9cd9b056f3b19b4d6f50d2126fe182ad 2009-07-08T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165936&44=50206247&32=3796&7=195617&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Fbusiness%2F20090708_Rendell__Budget_process_slowly_progressing.html HARRISBURG - Gov. Rendell insisted yesterday that he and lawmakers were "making progress" on reconciling their differences on the state budget, having agreed in recent days to tens of millions of dollars in additional cuts. Wed, 08 Jul 2009 07:01:00 GMT 9e86e6931fac17a75b5a3a66166e91ba 2009-07-08T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165936&44=50205752&32=3796&7=195617&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Fbusiness%2F20090708_Doylestown_man_charged_in_alleged_kickbacks.html A Doylestown man has been charged by federal prosecutors in Pittsburgh with accepting $200,000 in kickbacks while an officer of a company that was a prime contractor for the United States. Wed, 08 Jul 2009 07:01:00 GMT 4627a3a7bd070cabd21ef3dcc76d8d29 2009-07-08T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165936&44=50111807&32=3796&7=195617&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Fbusiness%2F20090707_Laid-off_HR_specialists_offer_mutual_support.html Recruiter ranks are stripped - no one's hiring. No need for as many benefit specialists when fewer employees are receiving benefits. Training and talent management? Those "priorities" somehow become less so in tough times. Tue, 07 Jul 2009 07:01:00 GMT fd97432ec3c5364a9597ee5ffd113969 2009-07-07T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165936&44=50111847&32=3796&7=195617&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Fbusiness%2F20090707_Sunoco_won_t_rebuild_plant_hit_by_May_fire.html The chemical plant destroyed in a May 17 fire and explosion at Sunoco Inc.'s Marcus Hook refinery will not be rebuilt, the Philadelphia company said yesterday. Tue, 07 Jul 2009 07:01:00 GMT 05d129afebc0f858e84183fa30677798 2009-07-07T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165936&44=50111817&32=3796&7=195617&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Fbusiness%2F20090707_PhillyDeals__Peco_getting_quicker_at_shutting_off_power.html Peco Energy Co. has been getting faster at shutting off power when people don't pay their electric bills. Through May, Exelon Corp.'s Philadelphia service arm says it stopped electricity to around 34,000 customers for nonpayment, up from 16,000 in the first four months of last year. Tue, 07 Jul 2009 07:01:00 GMT 3bbc4f5801035b020dacebbe01548864 2009-07-07T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165936&44=50111802&32=3796&7=195617&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Fbusiness%2F20090707_Beagle-human_team_keeps_bedbugs_from_biting_in_Phila_.html Heidi was being put to the test, and she knew it. She also knew that if she didn't pass, she wouldn't be fed. Tue, 07 Jul 2009 07:01:00 GMT 04934c0e51e5f0a5a6d5d153621dec7e 2009-07-07T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165936&44=50111827&32=3796&7=195617&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Fbusiness%2F20090707_Second_thoughts_on_how_low_mortage_rates_will_go.html A few months ago, the 4.5 percent fixed-rate mortgage was being called real estate's "sweet spot," a surefire way to spark home sales - especially in markets where prices weren't falling fast enough for eager buyers. Tue, 07 Jul 2009 07:01:00 GMT 1f4554b6e37286240b9be3087560c68d 2009-07-07T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165936&44=50111837&32=3796&7=195617&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Fbusiness%2F20090707_Lower_oil_prices_weigh_on_market.html NEW YORK - Investors seem to be fearing that they may have bet too soon on an economic comeback. Tue, 07 Jul 2009 07:01:00 GMT 7b6c6430b70e51da9c5eba796172378a 2009-07-07T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165936&44=50111862&32=3796&7=195617&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Fbusiness%2F20090707_Airline_stocks_down.html Airline stocks fell yesterday after carriers including US Airways Group Inc. reported steep drops in June revenue, as the recession continued to hurt air travel. Tue, 07 Jul 2009 07:01:00 GMT a4b01e84396790a39e8c52c4954b8706 2009-07-07T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165936&44=50111822&32=3796&7=195617&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Fbusiness%2F20090707_Phila__Newspapers_granted_extension_on_lawsuit_freeze.html A federal bankruptcy judge yesterday granted Philadelphia Newspapers L.L.C. a 60-day extension on a freezing of lawsuits brought against the company. Tue, 07 Jul 2009 07:01:00 GMT fec1983cdc50df4c3ff0dcf60856e031 2009-07-07T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165936&44=50111857&32=3796&7=195617&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Fbusiness%2F20090707_Tribune_to_sell_Cubs__stadium.html Tribune Co., the media company that sought bankruptcy protection in December, has agreed to sell the Chicago Cubs and their Wrigley Field stadium to Tom Ricketts for about $900 million, according to a person familiar with the negotiations. 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