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Recession? Knockoffs Go Downmarket
Criminals are discovering there is money to be made in faking the more ordinary ? like $295 Kooba bags and $140 Ugg boots.
From Taxis to Textiles, Italy Chooses Tradition Over Growth
Like much of the Italian economy, the Carlo Barbera factory is struggling, for reasons that academics say reveal much about what ails Italy.
A Fear That Academics Are Distracted Directors
When university presidents serve on many corporations? boards, governance experts say, someone is getting short shrift.
Ping: In School Systems, Slow Progress for Open-Source Textbooks
Two founders of Sun Microsystems have created two nonprofits to bring open-source textbooks to kindergarten through high school classes.
Strategies: Small Step on Mutual Fund Fees, but Big Charges Remain
The steady drain of fees like the 12b-1 can erode a nest egg over time. The S.E.C. is stepping in, but in a modest way.
Economic View: Like New Deal, Stimulus Should Create Jobs Directly
Much of the stimulus spending has given a priority to gross domestic product, but government spending alone does little good if it isn?t creating jobs.
Turbines Too Loud? Here, Take $5,000
In Oregon, a company is offering checks to residents if they promise not to complain about noise from turbines.
