http://online.wsj.com What's News US en-us copyright © 2010 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. Sat, 04 Sep 2010 01:39:48 EDT http://online.wsj.com/img/wsj_sm_logo.gif http://online.wsj.com http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704206804575467921609024244.html?mod=rss_whats_news_us There is a sound scientific explanation for the making of our world—no gods required. An excerpt from the new book by Stephen Hawking and Leonard Mlodinow. FREE Sat, 04 Sep 2010 00:07:38 EDT http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703946504575470673965368364.html?mod=rss_whats_news_us BP said it successfully replaced a damaged blowout preventer at the well that unleashed the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, so responders can finally kill the well. FREE Sat, 04 Sep 2010 01:39:35 EDT http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704855104575470063205601090.html?mod=rss_whats_news_us The Obama administration is moving toward using the revenue from expiring tax cuts for the wealthy to finance about $35 billion of tax cuts for small businesses and workers. FREE Fri, 03 Sep 2010 23:53:09 EDT http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703946504575469943419586202.html?mod=rss_whats_news_us The U.S. economy lost jobs for the third month in a row in August, but modest hiring by the private sector eased concerns of a double-tip recession. FREE Fri, 03 Sep 2010 23:53:31 EDT http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704323704575461920164400014.html?mod=rss_whats_news_us The Obama administration on Tuesday will launch its most ambitious effort at reducing mortgage balances for homeowners that owe more than their homes are worth. FREE Fri, 03 Sep 2010 20:55:39 EDT http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704855104575470024231652304.html?mod=rss_whats_news_us A former numbers-cruncher at Ford Motor is now one of the most powerful people on Wall Street, whose opinion can sway fortunes and scuttle empires. FREE Sat, 04 Sep 2010 00:19:56 EDT http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704855104575469982112990238.html?mod=rss_whats_news_us Gold prices are edging up toward a high, at $1,249.20 an ounce, triggering multibillion-dollar deals by miners doubling down on the staying power of bullion's nearly decadelong rally. PAID Sat, 04 Sep 2010 01:23:15 EDT http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703946504575470031054111778.html?mod=rss_whats_news_us Google said the Texas attorney general's office is conducting an antitrust review of the Web giant's core search-engine business, another sign of growing government scrutiny of the company. FREE Fri, 03 Sep 2010 22:31:35 EDT http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703946504575469523140220994.html?mod=rss_whats_news_us A key interest rate on short-term loans between banks is at its lowest level in five months, but the decline may be more a sign of bank caution than an all-clear for the financial markets. PAID Fri, 03 Sep 2010 20:52:18 EDT http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704791004575465263644423210.html?mod=rss_whats_news_us The Chinese government remains committed to forcing down housing prices, despite worries about a weak global economy and complaints from property developers. FREEASIA FREEEUROPE FREEINDIA Fri, 03 Sep 2010 23:19:50 EDT http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703946504575469164106909470.html?mod=rss_whats_news_us The Dow Jones Industrial Average finished up 127.83 points, or 1.24%, to 10447.93, putting the Dow up 2.9% on the week—its first positive weekly showing since the beginning of August. FREE Fri, 03 Sep 2010 20:29:53 EDT http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703946504575469952837595726.html?mod=rss_whats_news_us Goldman Sachs has decided to close its principal-strategies unit, which does its proprietary trading, in the wake of financial-overhaul regulation passed by Congress. PAID Fri, 03 Sep 2010 20:50:21 EDT http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704855104575470040614786402.html?mod=rss_whats_news_us New York State Attorney General Andrew Cuomo announced a statewide investigation of credit-card companies marketing to college students through schools. FREE Fri, 03 Sep 2010 21:11:28 EDT http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703946504575470193509398532.html?mod=rss_whats_news_us A federal appellate court judge turned down former Enron President Jeffrey Skilling's request for bail pending the continuing judicial review of his 2006 conspiracy and fraud conviction. FREE Fri, 03 Sep 2010 18:57:06 EDT http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703946504575469012479320660.html?mod=rss_whats_news_us Canadian miner Goldcorp said it had reached a deal to buy Andean Resources in a deal that values the gold company at around $3.42 billion. FREEASIA Fri, 03 Sep 2010 15:12:00 EDT http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703946504575469353113942616.html?mod=rss_whats_news_us Corporate bond markets are preparing for a hectic week and month amid ripe conditions for companies to issue debt. PAID Fri, 03 Sep 2010 19:29:08 EDT http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704855104575469820885876674.html?mod=rss_whats_news_us T-Mobile USA is in talks to distribute Huawei Technologies's new Google-powered smartphone this holiday season. The Ideos phone could be priced under $100 in the U.S. FREE Fri, 03 Sep 2010 22:23:19 EDT http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704855104575469973401217784.html?mod=rss_whats_news_us UBS and other investors go to court to try to force U.K. fund manager Reade Griffith to speed up the return of their money. PAID Sat, 04 Sep 2010 00:34:21 EDT http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703946504575469830201125788.html?mod=rss_whats_news_us A UPS cargo plane crashed Friday evening after takeoff near Dubai, killing two pilots in the package delivery giant's first fatal aircraft accident. FREEASIA FREEEUROPE FREEINDIA Fri, 03 Sep 2010 21:42:37 EDT http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703946504575469220798841894.html?mod=rss_whats_news_us The global dependency on the members of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries for oil will rise as production by non-OPEC nations falls. FREEASIA FREEEUROPE FREEINDIA Fri, 03 Sep 2010 14:32:31 EDT http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703946504575469691667534962.html?mod=rss_whats_news_us BP disclosed various lessons and capabilities built from trouble-shooting the big oil spill in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico. FREE Fri, 03 Sep 2010 12:42:58 EDT http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704206804575468683851520738.html?mod=rss_whats_news_us Toshiba said that it will release by year-end a tablet computer that runs on Google's Android operating system as the company aims to compete with Apple's iPad. FREE Fri, 03 Sep 2010 14:12:39 EDT http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703946504575468902411545436.html?mod=rss_whats_news_us BP said it has spent around $8 billion in response to the massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico and expects to resume its relief-well drilling shortly. FREE FREEASIA FREEEUROPE FREEINDIA Sat, 04 Sep 2010 01:37:38 EDT http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704855104575469744041606632.html?mod=rss_whats_news_us Richard Pechter, a director of Finra and NYSE's regulatory arm, said this week that he made an offer for Value Line's troubled mutual-fund business. PAID Fri, 03 Sep 2010 20:58:53 EDT http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703946504575469703981260436.html?mod=rss_whats_news_us Campbell Soup quarterly profit rose 64% as the company cut costs, but its soup sales continued to decline despite efforts to attract consumers with more promotions. PAID Fri, 03 Sep 2010 23:41:03 EDT http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703946504575469492989114192.html?mod=rss_whats_news_us Brazil's state-run energy company Petrobras launched the world's largest-ever sale of shares to finance a $224 billion, five-year investment program. PAID Fri, 03 Sep 2010 20:50:45 EDT http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703946504575468891147456322.html?mod=rss_whats_news_us Singapore intervened in the foreign-exchange market and Korea resumed its intervention after a two-week break, while Japan has signaled it is weighing entering the market for the first time in six years. FREEASIA FREEEUROPE FREEINDIA Sat, 04 Sep 2010 00:07:03 EDT http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703946504575468820562168734.html?mod=rss_whats_news_us Faced with austerity programs and health-care reforms around the world, Roche launched a cost-cutting plan that may include job reductions and a revamp of its research-and-development business PAID Sat, 04 Sep 2010 00:42:43 EDT http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704206804575468791923106932.html?mod=rss_whats_news_us TPG sold its remaining stake in Ping An Insurance for $1.16 billion in the latest example of how the U.S. company is reaping profits from its investments in Asia. 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