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Buy an O.C. business for a bargain price (Orange County Register)

Orange County business broker has sellers clip asking prices 10%.

21 Nov 2008, 9:40 am | click here to view more

Eurozone business activity falls (BBC News)

Business activity in the 15 countries sharing the euro falls in November to a ten-year low, the purchasing managers' index (PMI) shows.

21 Nov 2008, 6:51 am | click here to view more

Vivendi CEO Says He `Has No Clue' How Slump May Affect Business (Bloomberg)

Nov. 21 (Bloomberg) -- Vivendi SA Chief Executive Officer Jean-Bernard Levy said he will continue to ``clip costs and be cautious'' as he ``has no clue'' how the current economic slump will affect the company's business.

21 Nov 2008, 6:45 am | click here to view more

Eurozone business activity 'sinks in November' (AFP via Yahoo! News)

Business activity in the 15 nations sharing the euro slumped in November at the fastest pace on record as a severe downturn deepened, according to a widely watched survey on Friday.

21 Nov 2008, 5:28 am | click here to view more

Business confidence at record low (BBC News)

Business confidence in Wales is at a record low, according to a new survey by a chartered accountants body.

21 Nov 2008, 1:03 am | click here to view more

Yahoo, Time Warner continue talks over AOL's ad business (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)

Yahoo Inc., facing dimming prospects for a takeover by Microsoft Corp., is continuing discussions to buy Time Warner Inc.'s AOL business, people familiar with the matter said.

21 Nov 2008, 12:36 pm | click here to view more

Americas and Asia business leaders urge fiscal response (Reuters via Yahoo! News)

Business executives from Asia and the Americas called on Friday for economic stimulus packages to offset the global financial crisis.

21 Nov 2008, 12:17 pm | click here to view more

Adding a backbone of steel to the porcelain business (International Herald Tribune)

Rosa Lladró, president of the Spanish porcelain company founded by her family, is pushing to lift sales and modernize her business.

21 Nov 2008, 12:11 pm | click here to view more

Buffett shuns Treasury post, says automakers need new business model (Chicago Tribune)

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) _ Billionaire investor Warren Buffett says U.S. automakers need a new business model to better compete, whether it takes bankruptcy or a government bailout to achieve.

21 Nov 2008, 11:32 am | click here to view more

Big Three need better business plans: minister (AFP via Yahoo! News)

The Big Three US automakers must arrive up with "solid, clear, accountable business plans" to survive a sales slump and current financial turmoil, Canada's industry minister said Thursday.

20 Nov 2008, 5:40 pm | click here to view more