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Business Travel Is Back, With a Frugal Tone
Companies are trying a number of tactics to hold down their travel bills, including using more videoconferencing and bringing back the per diem.
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Euro Watch: O.E.C.D. Sees Euro Zone Crisis Hurting World Recovery
The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development cut its growth forecast for the 17-nation zone and said Europe risked creating a cycle of decline.
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Hollande to Press Germany on Euro Bonds
At a meeting on Wednesday with European leaders, President François Hollande of France will press the issue of euro bonds, which some officials consider a step too far.
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DealBook: As Facebook's Stock Struggles, Fingers Start Pointing
Much of the blame for Facebook's initial public offering debacle is landing on Morgan Stanley, the lead banker.
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DealBook: With New Firepower, S.E.C. Tracks Bigger Game
After missing the warning signs of the financial crisis and the Ponzi scheme of Bernard L. Madoff, the S.E.C. has adopted several new strategies to restore its credibility.
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Fitch Downgrades Japan's Sovereign Rating
The agency warned that further downgrades were possible unless the government took new fiscal policy measures to stabilize public finances and its ratio of debt to gross domestic product.
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Craig Becker Appointed to A.F.L.-C.I.O. Role
Craig Becker stepped down from the board in December after serving under a recess appointment by President Obama since March 2010.
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New York Investigates Home Insurer Payments to Banks
The state is looking into whether two insurance firms effectively bought their dominant positions by paying kickbacks to banks disguised as commissions or other business.
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Bits Blog: One on One: Andrew Keen, Author of 'Digital Vertigo'
Andrew Keen, author and technology reporter, says the tragedy of the Web is the unthinking acceptance that free works. “It doesn’t! The consequences have been very problematic. You have trashy products and you have corrupted content.”
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DealBook: Accor to Sell Motel 6 to Blackstone for $1.9 Billion
Accor of France has agreed to sell its budget hotel business in America, including the Motel 6 brand, to the Blackstone Group, as Accor focuses on fast-growing emerging economies and expansion within Europe.
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