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NYT > Business Day http://www.nytimes.com/pages/business/index.html?partner=rss Recession? Knockoffs Go Downmarket source: http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=d6343b086d6d30307c121fa3eae71004 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 source: http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=c3b5c120a1701db0ec73149fee46f94d 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 source: http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=9edf2a66a2ee98bbbf98c74fdf8e2a3d 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 source: http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=f44d3e38e9a32fd003acc6911f11d9ff 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 source: http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=ec69bb05c2dbadc1b4c4bee8dc57397c 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 source: http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=0792e694141d3b03ff544639a8008796 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 source: http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=bcc568106fd581b5858387d41d9bd390 In Oregon, a company is offering checks to residents if they promise not to complain about noise from turbines. A Richter Scale for Markets source: http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=0c3ee25020f03e2d811584895ea1388a Earthquakes are a better metaphor for financial crises than you think. Optimism That Cement Will Shut Down Gulf Oil Well source: http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=62927bf82553e9b4e82d7152a85e4757 An effort known as a static kill is part of a two-pronged strategy to kill the well in the Gulf of Mexico by cementing it shut twice, from above and below. Noticed: Don’t Be So Fast to Start the Weekend source: http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=5d209ef1feb4cd036e7cf44fffaa52a8 The tradition of sneaking out early on a summer Friday is alive and well, but the recession is casting its shadow over some of the city’s early release programs. Ethics Inquiry on Waters Is Tied to OneUnited Bank source: http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=65f681e859b82e07e138ee61f7a6df15 A trial of Representative Maxine Waters will involve communication she had with federal officials that touched on OneUnited bank, in which her husband owned stock. Young Photographer Breaks the Rules, Finds Success source: http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=724b8a5cb9ac59f4f2fda484e6d18910 Looking for success as a photographer, Todd Selby bet on his Web site, not traditional magazines. It has paid off. Police Rescue 2 Mexican Journalists source: http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=9dde6ea0d78fb7ee3ed017ef0debd0fb Javier Canales and Alejandro Hernández, both camera operators, had been kidnapped earlier in the week by suspected drug traffickers seeking to silence the media. Hardcover Business Best Sellers source: http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=940cf524067c02104bd8dc1caf48b5ac Rankings are based on July figures. Paperback Business Best Sellers source: http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=74ec3005caba9653f79e9d07d071de60 Rankings are based on July figures. Fair Game: What Happened to JPMorgan’s Friendship With Cablevision? source: http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=2d3aecd99996b9e836ca338418250e7b A case involving JPMorgan is another example of the drumbeat of disconcerting revelations about banks. Corner Office: Get a Diploma, but Then Get a Passport, Says Capri Capital’s Chief source: http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=b733607f5871685a6edad9394a939e0c Quintin E. Primo III, the chief of Capri Capital Partners says new college graduates should leave the U.S. to broaden their cultural horizons. The Boss: Outsourced, but Still Local source: http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=0f84732c8d985643fa9b148daceed0a5 The idea of keeping jobs in the local community intrigued me. Career Couch: When Family Ties Bind Business Relationships source: http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=b74500b0c49e33966f8042b9869c903c Relatives who work together have “trust, shared values and long-term commitments to each other.” Off the Shelf: ‘Fault Lines’ Concludes Global Economy Remains Vulnerable source: http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=6560670bafc8c492ccd43f162c7b5ad5 Raghuram G. Rajan writes that systems and large historical forces were the primary drivers of recent global financial instability. Practical Traveler: Avoiding a Big Phone Bill When Traveling source: http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=3c8ce22e332833e91b5110f6010567cb Take the right phone and use the right network. And keep in mind that your smartphone’s apps may rack up huge charges.