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Harold Maass of The Week The Best of Today's Business

Harold Maass of The Week

"The Best of Today's Business" is a summary of the day's financial news and opinion, produced by the editors of The Week magazine and Yahoo! Finance. Columnist Harold Maass sifts through business reports in newspapers and on the web, surfacing the top news. "The Best of Today's Business" appears every weekday morning exclusively on Yahoo! Finance. View Harold's Bio

Waiting for Ford, and Worrying about Oil
2006-01-23 08:21:23
The nation's struggling No. 2 automaker is going to say how it plans to turn around. Oil prices creep up. Japan cracks down on U.S. beef imports. Again. And maybe there's a good reason some college students aren't hitting the books the way they should. ...Read full article
Google Gets Tough, and Builders Get a Rest
2006-01-20 08:08:02
Google refuses to turn over search information to the government. Housing starts dip. Frisbees fall into Chinese hands. And why is SpongeBob SquarePants in the hot seat? ...Read full article
Airlines Speed Up, but Will the Economy?
2006-01-17 07:54:38
Analysts say 2006 could be the year struggling airlines turn around. Slowing economic growth sparks a debate. A buyout offer for the parent of ACNielsen. And what happens when you bully a giant? ...Read full article
Voting Against Wal-Mart, and Putting a Scandal to Rest
2006-01-13 08:15:34
Maryland lawmakers tell Wal-Mart to pay more for worker health care. A giant insurer prepares to pay to clean up an accounting mess. The Guidant takeover battle rages on. And Starbucks fights for its good name, with mixed results. ...Read full article
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