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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.komonews.com/news/business/29262979.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.komonews.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.komonews.com/news/business/29169429.html

End of era as last major investment banks change status - (Found September 22, 2008 )

It was the end of an era on Wall Street as the Federal Reserve granted permission for the last two major investment banks - Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley - to become bank holding companies in order to stay in business.
http://www.komonews.com/news/business/29238314.html

Microsoft to buy back $40 billion of stock - (Found September 22, 2008 )

The company plans to use the proceeds for general corporate purposes, including buybacks and funding for working capital.
http://www.komonews.com/news/business/29238369.html

Democrats want compensation limits in bailout plan - (Found September 22, 2008 )

Judges could rewrite mortgages to lower bankrupt homeowners' monthly payments as part of congressional Democrats' proposal for a $700 billion financial system bailout.
http://www.komonews.com/news/business/29238519.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.komonews.com/news/business/29260304.html

Biotech corn, soybeans encroaching on wheat acres - (Found September 22, 2008 )

Corn and soybeans varieties whose transgenic traits allow them to adapt to drier climates are making those crops more competitive for farmers to grow than wheat.
http://www.komonews.com/news/business/29261074.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.komonews.com/news/business/29262229.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.komonews.com/news/business/29128509.html