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Exit the Mad Man (Thu, 29 Jul 2010 17:00:00 EDT)

Why did Alex Bogusky, the most celebrated adman of his era, turn his back on the business?

The Infomercial Business Goes Mainstream (Thu, 22 Jul 2010 17:00:00 EDT)

Goods touted in the schlocky TV ads are increasingly moving onto the shelves of big retailers like CVS and Target or online, and the ads now serve to build a brand beforehand

Dome Sweet Dome (Thu, 29 Jul 2010 17:00:00 EDT)

The man who bought the Pontiac Silverdome for just over half a million dollars is the type of daredevil entrepreneur who could bring Detroit back from the dead—or not

Chrysler, GM Tout Production Gains (Fri, 30 Jul 2010 14:48:12 EDT)

Chrysler Group LLC and General Motors Co. announced plans to boost production and add jobs as U.S. President Barack Obama visited the Detroit area today to promote the government’s bailout of the auto industry.

Nancy Pelosi's Business Brain Trust (Thu, 29 Jul 2010 17:00:00 EDT)

The House Speaker, called anti-business by Republicans, receives advice and campaign cash from numerous California executives

America Sits Out the Clean-Energy Race (Thu, 29 Jul 2010 17:00:00 EDT)

There are some obvious ways to make the U.S. more competitive with China in clean energy. Why won't the Senate debate them?

Shadow Economies on the Rise Around the World (Thu, 29 Jul 2010 17:55:00 EDT)

A report identifies countries with the largest shadow economies, many of which are half as large as official GDP—a huge loss in tax revenue

Countries with the Biggest 'Shadow Economies' (Sat, 31 Jul 2010 17:15:04 EDT)

Doing the Math on Obama's Detroit Bailout (Sat, 31 Jul 2010 13:18:49 EDT)

By David Welch

BP’s Macondo Oil Well ‘Kill’ Delayed By Storm Debris (Sat, 31 Jul 2010 11:59:49 EDT)

BP Plc’s next attempt to more fully seal its Macondo well in the Gulf of Mexico was delayed by a day as the company had to remove debris from a relief well.

Love Parade Victims Mourned as Merkel Attends Service (Sat, 31 Jul 2010 11:14:00 EDT)

Twenty-one people who were crushed to death a week ago at a music festival in the western German city of Duisburg were remembered today at a memorial service attended by Chancellor Angela Merkel and other German leaders.

BP Tells Vietnam, Pakistan It Put Assets in Nations Up for Sale (Sat, 31 Jul 2010 11:10:15 EDT)

BP Plc, seeking cash to help pay for the worst-ever U.S. oil spill, informed the governments of Vietnam and Pakistan that it put its production assets in the countries up for sale.

Saudi Shares Close Higher, Paced by Rajhi; Samba Declines (Sat, 31 Jul 2010 11:10:00 EDT)

Saudi Arabian shares rose, with the Tadawul All Share Index recording the third-biggest monthly gain in a year, following flat trading in U.S. and European shares.

Eurazeo Picks Carlyle for Exclusive Talks on B&B (Sat, 31 Jul 2010 10:42:11 EDT)

Eurazeo SA, France’s largest publicly traded private equity firm, said it’s in exclusive talks to sell B&B Hotels, the budget chain it bought five years ago, to Carlyle Group.

Consumers Step Back; U.S. Cedes Energy Race: Commentary Review (Sat, 31 Jul 2010 10:15:10 EDT)

(The following are excerpts from the past week’s Bloomberg News columns. For full text of any column, click on the command below the writer’s name. Opinions are those of the columnists.)

ICICI Bank Profit Rises 17% After Paring Provisions (Sat, 31 Jul 2010 09:13:00 EDT)

ICICI Bank Ltd., India’s second- biggest lender, said first-quarter profit rose 17 percent, as it cut provisions and increased fee income.

A New Dawn for Nuclear? (Fri, 30 Jul 2010 15:09:00 EDT)

The U.S. needs to rethink its policies on using nuclear energy, says NextEra Energy Chief Executive Lew Hay

Chevrolet Volt Fatigue Setting In (Fri, 30 Jul 2010 14:45:34 EDT)

The Chevrolet Volt may be wearing out its welcome. General Motors has been hyping the gasoline-electric car ever since the company showed it off to the public 1,300 days ago. The company has let countless reporters into its battery labs and given interviews with its engineers, all in a very ...

Fits and Starts for Startup Flipboard (Thu, 29 Jul 2010 17:00:00 EDT)

The iPad app maker has big traffic its first week—and big headaches

The New Abnormal (Thu, 29 Jul 2010 17:00:00 EDT)

Americans are broke and depressed—and also swilling $3 lattes and waiting in line for iPhones. Welcome to the schizophrenic economy

ISuppli: HTC's Droid Incredible Costs $163 to Make (Wed, 28 Jul 2010 23:01:00 EDT)

A teardown analysis shows HTC's Incredible is incredibly similar to the Nexus One, the Android phone from Google

Google Ripe for a Stock Buyback or Dividend (Tue, 27 Jul 2010 23:41:00 EDT)

A growing cash pile makes the Web search leader a prime candidate for issuing a dividend or buying back stock, investors say