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• Jobs data highlight voters' top concern
Employment in the financial services industry — hit hard by the housing slump and resulting credit crunch — may be stabilizing, according to the Challenger, Gray survey.
• Broads give $400 million to biomed institute
KB Home, a house building firm, and SunAmerica Inc., a financial services company that specializes in retirement savings. The event Thursday brought together the presidents of the rival universities, MIT President Susan Hockfield and Harvard ...
• Texas drops half of cases in polygamist sect raid
... custody cases have been dropped, meaning fewer than half of the 440 children seized remain bound by a court order to the families to stay in Texas, attend parenting classes or be available for unannounced visits by Child Protective Services.
• Wall Street plunges after poor retail report
The trade group of purchasing executives said its services sector index rose to 50.6 in August from 49.2 in July. It beat economists’ prediction of a reading of 50.0; a reading below 50 signals contraction, while a reading above 50 indicates growth
• China: Flaws may have led to school collapses
According to the Chinese government, up to three years will be needed to rebuild and restore jobs and services. Ma said the construction ministry has sent more than 2,000 experts to study the quake-hit areas and make recommendations for the ...