http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/index.html en-us Copyright 2009 The Seattle Times Company Mon, 23 Nov 2009 00:12:00 PST Mon, 23 Nov 2009 00:12:00 PST MattBase 1 http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/art/ui/stlogo_231.gif http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/ http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010330584_apaschinamineexplosion.html?syndication=rss Grieving miners' families demanded answers Monday from mining officials about the underground gas explosion that left at least 104 men dead in northeastern China. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010330584_apaschinamineexplosion.html?syndication=rss Sun, 22 Nov 2009 23:31:03 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2010334397_apusfarmsceneamericanoliveoil.html?syndication=rss An oil boom is under way in California's agricultural heartland, as evolving tastes and a trend toward healthy fare have transformed a profession as old as civilization: olive production for the extra virgin market. Business & Technology http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2010334397_apusfarmsceneamericanoliveoil.html?syndication=rss Mon, 23 Nov 2009 00:03:06 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2010333803_mario23.html?syndication=rss In the mid-1980s, Nintendo and Mario helped save the U.S. video-game industry with "Super Mario Bros." Now the "New Super Mario Bros. Wii" is one of the holiday season's top titles. Business & Technology http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2010333803_mario23.html?syndication=rss Sun, 22 Nov 2009 23:31:03 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2010333806_btvzfrontier23.html?syndication=rss Unions and consumer groups are leery, but the sale by Verizon Communications of nearly 5 million primarily rural landlines in Washington and 13 other states to Frontier Communications is moving forward quickly. Business & Technology http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2010333806_btvzfrontier23.html?syndication=rss Sun, 22 Nov 2009 23:31:03 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2010333810_brier23.html?syndication=rss Video-games sales are down 13 percent through October, and analysts are suggesting music-rhythm games have run their course, but "Guitar Hero" founder Kai Huang is looking on the bright side. Business & Technology http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2010333810_brier23.html?syndication=rss Sun, 22 Nov 2009 23:46:03 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2010334055_cancer23m.html?syndication=rss The parents of Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos have given the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center a $10 million donation to further research in immunotherapy. Local News http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2010334055_cancer23m.html?syndication=rss Sun, 22 Nov 2009 23:03:42 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2010333808_btinterface23.html?syndication=rss A weekly column profiling companies and personalities. Business & Technology http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2010333808_btinterface23.html?syndication=rss Sun, 22 Nov 2009 23:46:03 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2010333800_btview23.html?syndication=rss Robert Goldman is a geek's geek, a Silicon Valley inventor who likes to know exactly how things work. His sharp mind has made him rich, but even Goldman has his limits when it comes to understanding how life works. Business & Technology http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2010333800_btview23.html?syndication=rss Sun, 22 Nov 2009 23:16:02 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010328399_apusspaceshuttle.html?syndication=rss It's another spacewalking day for the crew of space shuttle Atlantis. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010328399_apusspaceshuttle.html?syndication=rss Mon, 23 Nov 2009 00:01:20 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/politics/2010328462_apushealthcareoverhaul.html?syndication=rss Moderate Senate Democrats threatened Sunday to scuttle health-care legislation if their demands aren't met, while more liberal members warned their party leaders not to bend. Politics http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/politics/2010328462_apushealthcareoverhaul.html?syndication=rss Sun, 22 Nov 2009 22:50:08 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2010333996_apworldmarkets.html?syndication=rss Asian stock markets were mixed Monday after a decline on Wall Street and as investors hunkered down ahead of a stream of figures that could confirm the U.S. economy is recovering at a slower pace. Business & Technology http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2010333996_apworldmarkets.html?syndication=rss Sun, 22 Nov 2009 23:46:04 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2010333992_apusnabesurvey.html?syndication=rss Economists expect the joblessness that has weighed down the nation's economic recovery will start to slowly abate in 2010, but they predict consumers will continue to keep a tight rein on spending, according to a new survey. Business & Technology http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2010333992_apusnabesurvey.html?syndication=rss Sun, 22 Nov 2009 23:46:04 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2010333987_apuscreditcarddelinquencies.html?syndication=rss For the first time in a decade, more people paid their credit card bills on time in the third quarter this year than in the second quarter. Business & Technology http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2010333987_apuscreditcarddelinquencies.html?syndication=rss Sun, 22 Nov 2009 23:46:04 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2010330781_apusnewspapercirculation.html?syndication=rss While U.S. newspapers are losing subscribers at a staggering rate, a few dailies stand out because their circulation is rising. But they aren't necessarily selling more copies. Business & Technology http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2010330781_apusnewspapercirculation.html?syndication=rss Sun, 22 Nov 2009 23:16:02 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2010330724_apsciclimate09postkyoto.html?syndication=rss Since the 1997 international accord to fight global warming, climate change has worsened and accelerated - beyond some of the grimmest of warnings made back then. Business & Technology http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2010330724_apsciclimate09postkyoto.html?syndication=rss Sun, 22 Nov 2009 23:16:02 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2010330601_apusthreemileislandradiation.html?syndication=rss The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission says the small amount of radiation detected at the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant is not significant. Business & Technology http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2010330601_apusthreemileislandradiation.html?syndication=rss Sun, 22 Nov 2009 20:16:03 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/entertainment/2010330618_apusboxoffice.html?syndication=rss The vampire romance "The Twilight Saga: New Moon" sucked up $140.7 million in its first three days and pulled in a total of $258.8 million worldwide, according to studio estimates Sunday. Entertainment http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/entertainment/2010330618_apusboxoffice.html?syndication=rss Sun, 22 Nov 2009 19:46:02 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2010333244_apilillinoisprisonwhitehouse.html?syndication=rss A deal to house Guantanamo Bay detainees at a northwestern Illinois prison could bring nearly 3,000 jobs to the area, a White House analysis says. Business & Technology http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2010333244_apilillinoisprisonwhitehouse.html?syndication=rss Sun, 22 Nov 2009 19:01:02 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2010330644_apusmarinecensus.html?syndication=rss The creatures living in the depths of the ocean are as weird and outlandish as the creations in a Dr. Seuss book: tentacled transparent sea cucumbers, primitive "dumbos" that flap ear-like fins, and tubeworms that feed on oil deposits. Business & Technology http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2010330644_apusmarinecensus.html?syndication=rss Sun, 22 Nov 2009 15:01:03 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/politics/2010330512_apushealthcaremammograms.html?syndication=rss Lawmakers broke along party lines on a new aspect of the health care debate Sunday as a former National Institutes of Health chief urged women to ignore guidelines that delay the start of breast cancer screenings. Politics http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/politics/2010330512_apushealthcaremammograms.html?syndication=rss Sun, 22 Nov 2009 16:35:11 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2010330806_apuswallstreetweekahead.html?syndication=rss Investors are heading toward the final month of the year with more questions about the economy than they had just a few weeks ago. Business & Technology http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2010330806_apuswallstreetweekahead.html?syndication=rss Sun, 22 Nov 2009 14:31:02 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2010330787_apusairportquagmire.html?syndication=rss Fewer people are expected to fly this holiday season, but travelers shouldn't expect a full reprieve from the horrid flight delays of Thanksgivings past, especially if they need to land anywhere near New York City. Business & Technology http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2010330787_apusairportquagmire.html?syndication=rss Sun, 22 Nov 2009 13:31:03 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010330726_apclimatehackedemails.html?syndication=rss A leading climate change scientist whose private e-mails are included in thousands of documents that were stolen by hackers and posted online said Sunday the leaks may have been aimed at undermining next month's global climate summit in Denmark. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010330726_apclimatehackedemails.html?syndication=rss Sun, 22 Nov 2009 13:31:03 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2010330888_apusapontvafteroprah.html?syndication=rss Will it be Ellen DeGeneres, Dr. Phil or Dr. Oz? Maybe none of the above. The announced shutdown of "The Oprah Winfrey Show" in two years creates room for a new queen (or king) of daytime television. Business & Technology http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2010330888_apusapontvafteroprah.html?syndication=rss Sun, 22 Nov 2009 13:31:03 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2010330798_apusrhodeislandslowstimulus.html?syndication=rss Gov. Don Carcieri's administration has failed for months to spend $20 million meant to insulate poor people's homes against the winter chill and put unemployed people to work during one of the worst economic crises since the Great Depression. Business & Technology http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2010330798_apusrhodeislandslowstimulus.html?syndication=rss Sun, 22 Nov 2009 13:16:04 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2010328467_apusthanksgivingtravel.html?syndication=rss The number of Americans traveling away from home for Thanksgiving will be up only slightly this year from 2008, according to a report from the AAA auto club. Business & Technology http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2010328467_apusthanksgivingtravel.html?syndication=rss Sun, 22 Nov 2009 12:46:03 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2010330773_apusunemploymenttaxes.html?syndication=rss As if small businesses needed another reason not to hire, consider their latest financial burden: The cost of rising unemployment itself. Business & Technology http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2010330773_apusunemploymenttaxes.html?syndication=rss Sun, 22 Nov 2009 12:31:03 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2010330753_apnyenergyefficiency.html?syndication=rss Turning off lights, turning down the heat and buying with an eye toward energy efficiency is saving New York more than $3.1 million so far this fiscal year. Business & Technology http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2010330753_apnyenergyefficiency.html?syndication=rss Sun, 22 Nov 2009 12:16:02 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2010328426_apclimate.html?syndication=rss Sixty-five world leaders have said they will attend the Copenhagen climate summit in December, and several more have responded positively to invitations, Danish officials said Sunday. Business & Technology http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2010328426_apclimate.html?syndication=rss Sun, 22 Nov 2009 12:01:03 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2010330600_apeubritaincadbury.html?syndication=rss British candy company Cadbury PLC will reject an expected 10.3 billion pound ($17 billion) takeover bid from U.S. confectionary giant Hershey Co., a newspaper reported Sunday. Business & Technology http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2010330600_apeubritaincadbury.html?syndication=rss Sun, 22 Nov 2009 10:16:02 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2010329719_apnyfrequentfliermiles.html?syndication=rss U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer is calling for a federal review of complaints by consumers that they are losing millions of frequent flier miles without notice in confusing agreements. Business & Technology http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2010329719_apnyfrequentfliermiles.html?syndication=rss Sun, 22 Nov 2009 07:31:03 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2010328446_apmlqatardeutschebahn.html?syndication=rss An investment company owned by Qatar's sovereign wealth fund has signed a $26 billion (euro17 billion) joint venture with Germany's national railway operator to build a railroad network in the natural gas-rich Gulf sheikdom. Business & Technology http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2010328446_apmlqatardeutschebahn.html?syndication=rss Sun, 22 Nov 2009 06:31:03 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2010328445_apmliraqoil.html?syndication=rss An Iraqi official says insurgent attacks caused a 4 percent drop in the country's oil exports in October compared to the previous month, but that revenues were up due to higher prices. Business & Technology http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2010328445_apmliraqoil.html?syndication=rss Sun, 22 Nov 2009 06:31:03 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2010322247_apusspaceshuttle.html?syndication=rss An astronaut in space is finally a new dad. Business & Technology http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2010322247_apusspaceshuttle.html?syndication=rss Sun, 22 Nov 2009 05:31:03 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2010322280_apushealthcareoverhaul.html?syndication=rss A bruising debate on health care awaits the Senate after Thanksgiving now that the historic legislation has cleared a key hurdle over the opposition of Republicans eager to inflict a punishing defeat on President Barack Obama. Business & Technology http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2010322280_apushealthcareoverhaul.html?syndication=rss Sun, 22 Nov 2009 05:01:03 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010324582_apusthanksgivingtravel.html?syndication=rss The number of Americans traveling away from home for Thanksgiving will be up only slightly this year from 2008, according to a report from the AAA auto club. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010324582_apusthanksgivingtravel.html?syndication=rss Sun, 22 Nov 2009 03:01:04 PST