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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
Companies that track consumer behavior online for advertising purposes are vowing to make their practices more transparent and to give people a way to decline being shadowed. read story
- 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'
- Confessions of a Money Manager: Teaching the next generation to build wealth
