Jobs says no to tethered iPad

Apple Inc. CEO Steve Jobs has reportedly quashed the hopes of prospective iPad buyers who thought they might be able to access the Internet with the new devices using their iPhone data plan.
Swedish record producer Jezper Soderlund reports that he asked Jobs about the practice known as tethering in an e-mail:
"I'll keep it short.
I'm Jezper […]

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Student loan provider offers online savings

Students can now pay their college loans and save with Sallie Mae.
The largest U.S. student loan company took its first steps into retail banking Tuesday with the launch of two new online savings accounts.
The Reston, Va.-based company said it will offer high-yield savings accounts with a 1.35% interest rate and certificates of deposit […]

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Bernanke Makes Two-Year Treasury Notes Sweetest Spot

Past may be no prologue for Treasury investors when Federal Reserve policy makers begin to withdraw their unprecedented monetary stimulus without raising interest rates.
For the first time since at least 1980, a change in monetary policy may mean the difference between short- and long-term Treasury yields will widen rather than narrow. The threat […]

Roth IRAs for teens pay off at tax time

Saving for a teenager’s retirement might sound far-fetched, especially with college costs looming. Who’s got time or money to be planning for the 2060s?
Yet setting up a Roth individual retirement account for your teen can be a smart and rewarding move to consider at tax time. You don’t have to be rich, either.
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Metro Denver EDC issues annual look at area’s industries

The fifth annual study of metro Denver’s ranking in seven industry clusters, released Thursday by the Metro Denver Economic Development Corp., concludes that the region offers a diversified economy and the nation’s second-most highly educated workforce.
The report, available here, was completed by the Patty Silverstein of Development Research Partners. It looks at seven major industries […]

Flaherty to Raise Canada’s 2010 Growth Outlook

Canadian Finance Minister Jim Flaherty’s March 4 budget may include a stronger forecast for 2010 economic growth, a survey of analysts showed, giving him more scope to fight the country’s rising debt burden.
Canada’s economy will expand 2.7 percent in 2010, faster than the 2.3 percent projected in the September fiscal update, according to […]

Intel rebound brightens outlook for PC industry

Intel Corp. said Thursday that its fourth-quarter profit blew past expectations, confirming a rebound in the recession-battered personal computer market is underway.
Intel’s bright profit outlook for 2010 means the No. 1 maker of computer microprocessors sees a lasting recovery past the stellar fourth quarter — not an isolated holiday shopping blip.
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Japan Jobless Rate Climbs for First Time Since July

Japan’s unemployment rate rose for the first time in four months in November, an indication job growth may not be strong enough to support the economy’s recovery from its deepest postwar recession.
The jobless rate climbed to 5.2 percent from 5.1 percent in October, the statistics bureau said today in Tokyo, matching the median […]

French drugmaker to buy U.S. firm

French drugmaker Sanofi-Aventis SA said Monday that it plans to buy U.S. health care company Chattem Inc., maker of over-the-counter mainstays such as Gold Bond skin products, for $1.9 billion in cash.
The deal also gives Sanofi-Aventis a distribution path for its popular allergy drug Allegra, which it wants to switch from prescription-only […]

Regulators shut banks in 5 states

WASHINGTON — Regulators on Friday shut down seven banks in six states, including Independent Bankers’ Bank, based in Springfield, Ill., and two large banks in California.
Regulators so far this year have shut down 140 banks.
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. on Friday took over the seven newly shuttered banks.
Independent Bankers’ Bank […]