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Please add updates@feedmyinbox.com to your address book to make sure you receive these messages in the future. BusinessWeek.com -- Low Interest Rates: Steroids for the Stock Rally? November 16, 2009 at 7:17 pm The "carry trade" that helps fuel this global rally is fed by super-low interest rates—and the cheap capital they create. Should investors worry? Stocks Close at 13-Month Highs November 16, 2009 at 4:35 pm Major indexes each gained over 1.3% on a weaker dollar and a rise in U.S. retail sales GM Gains, But Weaknesses Remain November 16, 2009 at 2:44 pm Sales traction in North America will determine whether General Motors can move from progress to making a profit How Italy Beat the World to a Smarter Grid November 16, 2009 at 2:35 pm An aggressive rollout of intelligent electrical meters is saving Italy's Enel $750 million per year—and cutting customers' bills Paulson Protege on the Fed: 'Sheer Lunacy' November 16, 2009 at 1:55 pm Some smart people are feeling at least cautiously optimistic about the U.S. economy at the moment--among them BW's own Jim Cooperhttp://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/09_47/b4156018695128.htm Paolo Pellegrini, however, is not. Moto Droid Off To A Good Start. But Is It Good Enough? November 16, 2009 at 12:28 pm Market research firm Flurry, which tracks smart phone market share by monitoring usage of thousands of mobile apps, says Motorola sold 250,000 of its Droid smart phones in the device's first week on the market. That's not bad. HTC's MyTouch sold just 60,000 in its first week. And analysts believe ... Startups: Job Creation Engines (Are You Listening Obama?) November 16, 2009 at 12:28 pm In this week's issue of BusinessWeek, we published the inaugural list of "The World's Most Intriguing New Companies." I am thrilled that we launched the package right as Global Entrepreneurship Week kicks off, taking place Nov. 16-22, in 85 nations. Stock Picks: Sprint Nextel, Gap November 16, 2009 at 12:07 pm Plus Wall Street analyst opinions on United Rentals and Concur Technologies GM Reports $1.2B Loss November 16, 2009 at 11:12 am General Motors says it lost $1.2 billion from the time it left bankruptcy through Sept. 30, a sign that it is turning around Hands on: BlackBerry Bold 9700 November 16, 2009 at 11:02 am After a big run of flashy smartphone announcements, including the Motorola Droid/Milestone and even the BlackBerry Storm2, it was easy for the BlackBerry Bold 9700 to slip in under the radar. But this very solid, if unflashy, handset shows why Research In Motion continues to thrive even in a very ... Why Cisco Sweetened Its Tandberg Bid November 16, 2009 at 9:56 am Cisco has sweetened its acquisition offer for Norway-based videoconferencing company Tandberg by 11%, to $3.4 billion. That should be enough to satisfy the 90%-plus of investors who had withheld their support for the existing deal. The company says more than 40% of Tandberg shareholders, including ... More Conslidation for Taiwan's LCD Panelmakers November 16, 2009 at 5:24 am Samsung and LG, the world's biggest producers of TFT-LCD panels, may finally be getting some more serious competition from Taiwan. The island's overcrowded LCD industry has just taken one big step toward consolidation, and there may be more moves soon. Over the weekend, Chi Mei Optoelectronics, ... Retirement Investing: The End Game November 16, 2009 at 1:42 am Glyde Debuts New Online Marketplace. E-Commerce 2.0? November 16, 2009 at 12:01 am You wouldn't think the world would need another place for people to buy and sell used media such as DVDs, books, video games, and CDs. eBay and Amazon.com, along with innumerable smaller e-commerce Web sites, dominate a multibillion-dollar market that obviously provides a satisfactory experience ... Marcial: Pros Bet Cadbury Will Melt for Kraft November 16, 2009 at 12:01 am Analysts think Kraft wants the deal badly and will raise its bid—creating an opportunity for nimble investors Got A Cell Phone? I'll E-Mail You Money November 15, 2009 at 10:58 pm My BusinessWeek colleague, Amy Feldman, wrote in this week's issue about a service that will soon be available in the U.S.: emailing money to friends and family. In Japan, the service has been around since mid-2008. The first was launched by KDDI, the telco that runs au and Japan's second-biggest ... The Intel-AMD Settlement: A Play-by-Play November 15, 2009 at 10:51 pm Years of antitrust allegations by AMD were resolved when Intel paid $1.25 billion. BusinessWeek got a behind-the-scenes look at how the deal got done Videoconferencing: Cisco, Logitech Target the Mainstream November 15, 2009 at 10:13 pm Logitech's acquisition of LifeSize and Cisco's bid for Tandberg are aimed at grabbing market share and expanding sales to business and consumers China Solar Panel Maker Sets First U.S. Plant November 15, 2009 at 9:59 pm Suntech Power aims to boost its share of the U.S. market with a solar-panel manufacturing plant to be built in Arizona ASEAN and APEC Summits November 15, 2009 at 8:55 pm An effusively positive spirit greeted President Obama at the U.S.-ASEAN summit, but the APEC meeting was more downbeat. Next stop: China   This email was sent to gatdemit001@gmail.com.  Create Your Account Don't want to receive this feed any longer? Unsubscribe here.