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November 3
HBS Working Knowledge | 19 days 21 hours 26 minutes ago
First Look Each week First Look summarizes new working papers, case studies, and publications produced by Harvard Business School faculty.

How secure? Access to 9 of 10 local office buildings was easy
Orlando Sentinel (Fla.) | 12 days 4 hours 58 minutes ago
How safe are Orlando's office towers?

On the Boards
Philadelphia Inquirer, The | 3 hours 30 minutes ago
Albert M. Tantala Sr. has been elected chairman of 3rd Federal Bank, a Newtown bank founded in 1921 that is a subsidiary of TF Financial Corp.

Commercial vacancy rates continue climb in 3{+r}{+d} quarter
Orlando Sentinel (Fla.) | 14 days 7 hours 22 minutes ago
Vacancies mounted in the third quarter for Orlando's office, industrial and retail sectors, according to a report last week from Cushman & Wakefield Co.

Earnings roundup: Wells Fargo 3Q profit rises, eBay 3Q net income down though revenue rose
Orlando Sentinel (Fla.) | 32 days 14 hours 3 minutes ago
Among the earnings stories for Wednesday, Oct. 21, from AP Financial News:

Bluegreen Corporation Reports 2009 Third Quarter Financial Results
Centre Daily Times (State College, Pa.) | 13 days 21 hours 4 minutes ago
BOCA RATON, Fla. Bluegreen Corporation (NYSE: BXG), a leading provider of Colorful Places to Live and Play®, today announced financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2009.

Live music and more, tonight through Thursday, compiled by Shaun Brady, Laurie T. Conrad, Tom Di Nardo, James Johnson, and Sara Sherr.
Philadelphia Inquirer, The | 24 days 4 hours 23 minutes ago
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US Airways Reports Record October Load Factor
Centre Daily Times (State College, Pa.) | 18 days 21 hours 14 minutes ago
TEMPE, Ariz. US Airways Group, Inc. (NYSE: LCC) today announced October and year-to-date 2009 traffic results. Mainline revenue passenger miles (RPMs) for the month were 4.7 billion, down 0.8 percent versus October 2008. Capacity was 5.7 billion available seat miles (ASMs), down 1.6 percent versus October 2008. Passenger load factor for the month of October was a record 82.6 percent, up 0.7 points versus October 2008.

100th Bank Failure of the Year
CNBC | 30 days 12 hours 16 minutes ago
More banks have failed in 2009 than the rest of the decade combined. The latest data from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) shows that the 100th bank of the year has shuttered its windows today. Partners Bank in Naples, FL is the latest victim to the economic downturn. Since the Dow [.DJIA Loading... () ] and S&P [.SPX Loading... () ]peaked in October 2007, over 125 banks have met their end, with ~80% of them happening this year.

WaMu: Hometown bank turned predatory
Hartford Courant (Conn.), The | 23 days 21 hours 16 minutes ago
SEATTLE For decades, Washington Mutual lived up to its image as a staid, straight-laced Seattle institution. Its motto: "The Friend of the Family."

Someone to watch over them
Economist, The | 38 days 20 hours 37 minutes ago
IS THERE any limit to the audacity of Scandinavians? Not content with stirring up America’s polarised politics by awarding Barack Obama a premature Nobel peace prize, they are also stirring up America’s polarised debate on corporate governance.

Bank Deals Are Getting Hefty IRS Breaks
CFO Magazine | 28 days 18 hours 33 minutes ago
Some in Congress are critical and note the possibility of abuse, including from one recent change in the tax code's Section 382.

Treasury, GMAC in talks for 3rd round of US aid
Yahoo! | 26 days 2 hours 14 minutes ago
NEW YORK – GMAC Financial Services is in talks with the Treasury Department for a third injection of taxpayer aid as the auto lender faces a November deadline to raise the $11.5 billion capital cushion mandated by results of the government's "stress test" earlier this year.

GMAC seeking more government aid
Charlotte Observer (N.C.), The | 25 days 22 hours 8 minutes ago
NEW YORK GMAC Financial Services is in talks with the Treasury Department for a third injection of taxpayer aid as the auto lender faces a November deadline to raise the $11.5 billion capital cushion mandated by results of the government's “stress test” earlier this year.

Treasury: GMAC seeks billions more in taxpayer money
USA TODAY | 25 days 21 hours 35 minutes ago
NEW YORK (AP) - GMAC Financial Services is in talks with the Treasury Department for a third injection of taxpayer aid as the auto lender faces a November deadline to raise the $11.5 billion capital cushion mandated by results of the government's "stress test."