الثلاثاء، 19 يوليو 2011

Afternoon Update: Obama Renews Push for a Bipartisan Deal on Debt

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Obama Renews Push for a Bipartisan Deal on Debt

By JACKIE CALMES and JENNIFER STEINHAUER

A group of senators made a new push to win backing for an ambitious deficit-reduction proposal that includes new revenues and deep spending cuts.

After Quake, Japanese Choose Peace of Mind Over Great View

By HIROKO TABUCHI

In Tokyo, unit sales at apartment buildings more than 20 stories tall were down nearly 40 percent from the year before.

DealBook

Goldman Sachs Reports Disappointing Profit of $1.05 Billion

By SUSANNE CRAIG

Goldman Sachs on Tuesday reported profit of $1.05 billion, more than double what it made last year but significantly lower than analysts' expectations.

City Room

For Day 1 of Gay Marriage, City Sets a Cap of 764

By JAVIER C. HERNANDEZ and MICHAEL BARBARO

A lottery will determine who gets to tie the knot Sunday, when a record number of weddings are expected.

Murdochs Say Top Executives Didn't Know of Phone Hacking

By ALAN COWELL and GRAHAM BOWLEY

Before British lawmakers, Rupert Murdoch and figures from his media empire insisted they had not ordered or tried to cover up unethical newsgathering.

Multimedia

Video: TimesCast

Testimony is offered by Rupert Murdoch, James Murdoch and Rebekah Brooks before a British parliamentary committee, and protesters react.

Opinion

Op-Ed Contributor

On Nauru, a Sinking Feeling

A cautionary tale about life in Nauru, a place with hard ecological limits.

BUSINESS

Google Spending Millions to Find the Next Google

By CLAIRE CAIN MILLER

Google is playing venture capitalist in the hottest market for technology start-up companies in over a decade.

Dow Barrels Ahead After Debt Remarks

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

The president's comments on progress toward agreement on the debt ceiling gave a boost to shares, already up on earnings news.

Bits Blog

Arrests Likely in Hacker Group Case

By NICK BILTON and WILLIAM K. RASHBAUM

Federal authorities in Washington are expected to announce charges on Tuesday against about a dozen suspected members of the hacker group Anonymous, officials said.

Housing Starts Rose 14% in June

By CHRISTINE HAUSER

Builders broke ground at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 629,000 units in June, up 14 percent from May, the Department of Commerce reported.

Borrowing Costs Rise for Spain

By RAPHAEL MINDER AND JACK EWING

Bank borrowing from the E.C.B. also spiked in another sign of mounting jitters amid continued haggling over another Greek rescue.

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