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Judge says Lehman can sell units to Barclays - (Found September 22, 2008 )

A bankruptcy judge decided just after midnight Saturday that Lehman Brothers can sell its investment banking and trading businesses to Barclays, the first major step to wind down the nation's fourth-largest investment bank.
http://www.katu.com/news/business/28697024.html

4 Fannie execs depart; organization restructured - (Found September 22, 2008 )

Mortgage finance giant Fannie Mae, taken over by the government earlier this month, announced Friday the resignations of four senior executives and said it was restructuring its organization.
http://www.katu.com/news/business/28697059.html

A quake rocks Wall Street and the tremors ripple - (Found September 22, 2008 )

As the past week began, the fortresses of wealth and power where we invest our futures were swaying wildly. The financial assumptions and assurances of yesterday had, seemingly within hours, turned queasily shaky.
http://www.katu.com/news/business/28697234.html

Is the rich-hued Kodachrome era fading to black - (Found September 22, 2008 )

Only one commercial lab in the world still develops Kodachrome, a once ubiquitous brand that has freeze-framed the world in rich but authentic hues since it was introduced in the Great Depression.
http://www.katu.com/news/business/29128509.html

Unrest has investors questioning risk fundamentals - (Found September 22, 2008 )

A financial crisis being described as the worst since the Great Depression has left investors thinking far beyond the realm of whether it's time to buy or sell.
http://www.katu.com/news/business/29169314.html

Krispy Kreme hopes to heat up sales with ice cream - (Found September 22, 2008 )

Krispy Kreme's signature glazed doughnuts may be best hot, but its sales have been anything but in recent years. Now the chain is hoping that going cold with its new soft-serve ice cream will be the catalyst it needs.
http://www.katu.com/news/business/29169429.html

Market bailout price tag nears $1 trillion - (Found September 22, 2008 )

Investors are relieved that federal authorities are taking action to relieve the nation's banks of their toxic assets. But it is not sure yet how successful the plan will be in loosening up the credit markets and propping up the sinking housing market.
http://www.katu.com/news/business/29238624.html

Buffett biography reveals flaws, recounts triumphs - (Found September 22, 2008 )

The tale of how the brilliant but needy Warren Buffett built a fortune by investing in undervalued companies is recounted in the first authorized biography of the chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway Inc.
http://www.katu.com/news/business/29260304.html

As fares and fees rise, passengers want service - (Found September 22, 2008 )

With the slow travel season now upon them, airlines face the dual challenges of increasing revenue to cover heavy fuel costs while also improving their product to give air travelers a return on their added investment.
http://www.katu.com/news/business/29262229.html

After Olympic exposure, Kinesio tape sticks around - (Found September 22, 2008 )

The Olympics were Kinesio tape's coming out party. Now it is the latest trainer's tool to become an American fitness fad, a Breathe Right strip for the new century.
http://www.katu.com/news/business/29262979.html