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Bernanke takes his lumps in Senate hearing

December 5, 2009 - 3:13pm
Still the Fed chairman should get another term to guide what will be a central bank with more power and more pressure on it.... Read the rest of "Bernanke takes his lumps in Senate hearing"

Proxy fight at USA Technologies

December 5, 2009 - 3:13pm
A white vs. blue contest is under way at unprofitable USA Technologies Inc., which provides technology for using credit cards in 60,000 vending machines, laundry machines, and photocopiers.... Read the rest of "Proxy fight at USA Technologies"

Comcast should get props for aiming high

December 5, 2009 - 3:13pm
Whether its acquisition of NBC Universal is successful won't be known for years, but Comcast's ambitions are most unlike other Philadelphia companies.... Read the rest of "Comcast should get props for aiming high"

Pennsylvania crafts a health information exchange plan

December 5, 2009 - 3:13pm
It's part of a push for electronic medical records and would be funded in part by the federal economic stimulus plan.... Read the rest of "Pennsylvania crafts a health information exchange plan"

American Realty Capital buys 15 CVS stores

December 5, 2009 - 3:13pm
The Jenkintown real estate investment trust continues to be active in buying up single-tenant commercial locations.... Read the rest of "American Realty Capital buys 15 CVS stores"

Readers see wider impact of loss of oil refineries

December 5, 2009 - 3:13pm
Jobs, direct and indirect, aren't coming back, they say. Regulators still see overcapacity in U.S. market.... Read the rest of "Readers see wider impact of loss of oil refineries"

Wharton's Siegel sees 4-5 percent GDP growth in 2010

December 5, 2009 - 3:13pm
The finance professor sees a lot of positive factors feeding into a better than expected economy next year.... Read the rest of "Wharton's Siegel sees 4-5 percent GDP growth in 2010"

Growth in the South prompts Cumberland Advisors to open Florida office

December 5, 2009 - 3:13pm
The Vineland-based money-management firm will retain its New Jersey offices, but co-founder David R. Kotok will be based in Sarasota, Fla.... Read the rest of "Growth in the South prompts Cumberland Advisors to open Florida office"

Cumberland Advisors opening Florida office

December 5, 2009 - 3:13pm
The Vineland, N.J. firm, with $1.3 billion in assets under management, stressed it was not leaving the state.... Read the rest of "Cumberland Advisors opening Florida office"

Bad economics for Valero, Sunoco makes for cleaner air

December 5, 2009 - 3:13pm
Both oil companies, in shutting down two refineries here in the space of six weeks, are signaling they don't expect demand to come back.... Read the rest of "Bad economics for Valero, Sunoco makes for cleaner air"

Region's recovery may begin during the winter

November 30, 2009 - 7:20am
Two indexes built to forecast changes in the business cycle for the Philadelphia area have been acting as though the end of the recession is close.... Read the rest of "Region's recovery may begin during the winter"

Going fishing for startups at the Founder Factory

November 30, 2009 - 7:20am
The event organized by Philly Startup Leaders brought together those just starting out in business with others who've done it before.... Read the rest of "Going fishing for startups at the Founder Factory"

Temple prof's legacy will be networking group

November 30, 2009 - 7:20am
Chris Pavlides, who was killed in a car crash Tuesday, started a nonprofit that has grown to more than 1,000 members.... Read the rest of "Temple prof's legacy will be networking group"

Small is big for GlaxoSmithKline's drug discovery efforts

November 30, 2009 - 7:20am
The big pharmaceutical company has created 38 units with three-year plans to work on developing new therapies.... Read the rest of "Small is big for GlaxoSmithKline's drug discovery efforts"

Pennsylvania's Ben Franklin program invests $950,000 in five firms

November 29, 2009 - 1:49pm
Innova Materials and ListenLogic are among the Philadelphia-area companies to land investment from the state-funded economic-development program.... Read the rest of "Pennsylvania's Ben Franklin program invests $950,000 in five firms"

Appliance rebate program will rev up in 2010

November 21, 2009 - 2:13pm
Although a fraction of "cash for clunkers" program last summer, a federal effort to provide rebates for new energy-efficient appliances has been slow to get started.... Read the rest of "Appliance rebate program will rev up in 2010"

Week of business conferences begins today

November 21, 2009 - 2:13pm
Marketing, finance, biotech and entrepreneurship are all the subjects of separate day-long events around the city.... Read the rest of "Week of business conferences begins today"

Fears of 2008 weigh on investors even as market has rallied

November 21, 2009 - 2:13pm
So much has gone wrong in the last couple of years, it's hard for investors to feel secure even as the S&P 500 has climbed 21 percent in 2009.... Read the rest of "Fears of 2008 weigh on investors even as market has rallied"

QVC expects 50 percent of sales coming from online by 2014

November 21, 2009 - 2:13pm
The West Chester electronic retailer is best-known for its 24/7 shopping channel, but its e-commerce site now accounts for about 28 percent of sales.... Read the rest of "QVC expects 50 percent of sales coming from online by 2014"

KPMG survey finds optimism in Philadelphia's venture community

November 21, 2009 - 2:13pm
Anything compared with last year would be brighter, but the consulting firm says that more than half of those survey plan to hire and expand in 2010.... Read the rest of "KPMG survey finds optimism in Philadelphia's venture community"