Updated: 07/09/09 12:19 PM
Investigators are piecing together details about one of the most aggressive computer attacks in recent memory—a powerful “denial-of-service” assault that overwhelmed computers at U. S. and South Korean government agencies, companies and institutions, in some cases for days.
Google escalates duel with Microsoft
Updated: 07/09/09 7:00 AM
SUN VALLEY, Idaho—Google Inc. is hoping to gain greater control over how personal computers work by developing a free operating system that will attack Microsoft Corp.’s golden goose — its long-dominant Windows franchise.
Insurance Department mulls more oversight
Updated: 07/09/09 7:51 AM
New York State insurance regulators are planning a series of four hearings, including one in Buffalo, to examine whether further oversight or regulation is needed over the sale of life insurance and annuity contracts.
Financial Markets
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- Sunoco places 4 on leave after investigation
- Tidewater board OKs stock buyback up to $200M
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Wilson, now under investigation, had tried to buy Buffalo buildings
Updated: 07/09/09 7:52 AM
The 22-year-old Cleveland investor who plunked down $6.3 million for two Hamburg mansions last year, and is now under federal investigation for possible fraud, also tried to buy at least one prominent downtown Buffalo office building, real estate sources said Wednesday.
Steuben Foods takes ownership of Elma plant, envisions more jobs
Updated: 07/09/09 7:00 AM
For nearly a decade, a massive plant in Elma that Western Electric had started in the 1970s but never finished sat idle on Maple Road.
Area’s consumer confidence falls
Updated: 07/09/09 7:00 AM
Consumers in the Buffalo Niagara region can’t shake their gloomy outlook.
Anxiety over economy weighs on stocks
Updated: 07/09/09 7:00 AM
NEW YORK — Investors can’t shake their worries that the economy won’t recover by the end of the year.
Dunkin’ Donuts franchisee dips into bankruptcy
Updated: 07/08/09 7:34 AM
The largest local franchisee for Dunkin’ Donuts has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, and will close four area stores and a baking facility as it restructures.
Gillibrand seeks aid for manufacturers
Updated: 07/08/09 7:34 AM
Congress should promptly pass legislation to help struggling New York manufacturers afford health insurance for their workers, open and expand new markets, and switch to cleaner energy production, U. S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand said Tuesday.
Local Business
- M&T, Five Star lead pack on SBA lending
- NRG turns down Exelon’s revised offer
- Wilson, now under investigation, had tried to buy Buffalo buildings
- Steuben Foods takes ownership of Elma plant, envisions more jobs
MoneySmart
- How a denial-of-service attack works
- Car owners may regret their own repair jobs
- IS YOUR COMPUTER CRAWLING?
Real Estate and Development
- Wilson, now under investigation, had tried to buy Buffalo buildings
- Steuben Foods takes ownership of Elma plant, envisions more jobs
- Erie County Real Estate Transactions
- RM Headlee plans move to bigger property
Manufacturing, Transportation, Labor
- NRG turns down Exelon’s revised offer
- Steuben Foods takes ownership of Elma plant, envisions more jobs
- Google escalates duel with Microsoft
- Toronto Star may outsource classifieds work to Buffalo
Finance, Investments, Insurance
- Anxiety over economy weighs on stocks
- M&T, Five Star lead pack on SBA lending
- NRG turns down Exelon’s revised offer
- Wilson, now under investigation, had tried to buy Buffalo buildings
Personal Finance
- Car owners may regret their own repair jobs
- Short-term Treasury rates dip at weekly auction
- Store credit cards usually are not a great deal
- Catching up with retirement savings
Help with your 2008 taxes
- Last-minute tax help offered at several sites
- Consumers quiz accountants on tax questions
- News to host tax-help hotline
- State tax boss says refunds are no later than usual
Retail
- Google escalates duel with Microsoft
- Insurance Department mulls more oversight
- Get the best nutritional bang for your food shopping buck
- Local focus makes for a full house at resurgent Eastern Hills Mall
Technology and Science
- NRG turns down Exelon’s revised offer
- How a denial-of-service attack works
- Google escalates duel with Microsoft
- Wind power conference to focus on business opportunities
Columns
Singletary: Parental control on credit cards
Parents should be particularly elated about one section of the recently adopted credit card law that could keep young people out of debt. The Credit Card Accountability, Responsibility and Disclosure Act prohibits credit card issuers from extending credit to a person under 21 unless one of two conditions is met.
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