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Downturn dating: Hearts flutter as markets stutter
Credit the recession for "staycations" and bringing us more game-night parties at home. But also give it a shout for spurring more first dates. Economic woes, it seems, unleash something practically primal in many of us who find ourselves without a partner: a hard-wired desire for companionship. read story
Business Beat: Ending a dysfunctional relationship -- with GM
Breaking up is hard to do, but Wisconsin should say goodbye to GM forever. This is a bankrupt company that's been cutting jobs in Janesville for years with little regard for either the impact on working families or the state's dwindling tax base. read story
Confessions of a Money Manager: July Fourth - halfway mark of a tumultuous year
This year's Fourth of July is not quite as imposing as July 4, 1776. Nonetheless, it marks the middle of the year, and it's a frightening day for those who are jobless and those threatened with joblessness. read story
Web retailers, states tussle over tax rules
In a big break for online shoppers, Web retailers generally don't have to charge sales taxes in states where they lack a store or some other physical presence. Increasingly, states aching under the weight of the recession are seeking a way around that rule. read story
Sony struggling as once revolutionary Walkman hits 30th anniversary
When the Sony Walkman went on sale 30 years ago, it was shown off by a skateboarder to illustrate how the portable cassette-tape player delivered music on-the-go -- a totally innovative idea back in 1979. Today, Sony Corp. is struggling to reinvent itself and win back its reputation as a pioneer of razzle-dazzle gadgetry once exemplified in the Walkman, which Wednesday had its 30th anniversary marked with a special display at Sony's corporate archives. read story
Cross Country: Vast collection of farm mementos to be sold
The pole building shed was hidden among the trees, behind the house where the Sawle family was raised, a couple of hundred yards up the hill from Hyde's Mill, one of the most pictured spots in southern Wisconsin. read story
- Companies pledge more openness about Web tracking
- June jobless rate for U.S. hits 26-year high as 467,000 jobs lost
- Euro zone unemployment hits 10-year high in May
- Tennessee gov says GM price for plant too high even in good times
- Is Madison more business-friendly?
- High court won't block remote storage DVR system
- GM seeks court approval to become 'new' company
- Court takes case over licensing of NFL apparel
- Source says 10 others to be charged as Madoff gets maximum 150-year prison term
- Michigan gets small car GM plant; Doyle 'deeply disappointed'
