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Fri, 25 Jul 2008 04:03:42 GMT
Wachovia Finance Chief to Leave
copyright © 2008 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. Wachovia finance chief Thomas J. Wurtz plans to leave the troubled bank after a successor is named. The...
Fri, 25 Jul 2008 04:03:42 GMT
Stephen King Enlists Marvel
copyright © 2008 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. To promote Stephen King's new short-story collection, "Just After Sunset," a series of animated videos...
Fri, 25 Jul 2008 04:03:42 GMT
Private-Equity Firms Scout Ailing Banks
copyright © 2008 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. At least two private-equity firms are considering investments in BankUnited, which has a large portfolio...
Fri, 25 Jul 2008 04:03:42 GMT
Cleveland-Cliffs Becomes Target
copyright © 2008 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. Cleveland-Cliffs' largest shareholder is pushing the iron-ore producer to put itself up for sale and forgo...
Fri, 25 Jul 2008 04:03:36 GMT
Your Money: Housing Bill Has Something for Nearly Everyone
Copyright 2008 The New York Times Company If you think the housing bailout bill will benefit only troubled homeowners, you may miss out on a windfall.
Fri, 25 Jul 2008 04:05:28 GMT
Man guilty of killing in love triangle
Man guilty of killing in love triangle
Fri, 25 Jul 2008 04:05:05 GMT
Brady Street says 'cheese'
The Brady Street Festival celebrates the flavor and culture that is unique to Brady St.
Fri, 25 Jul 2008 04:05:05 GMT
Noteworthy: Local music updates
Milwaukee musicians Kassandra Gruszkowski and Steve Graganchuk of Brother Jupiter are donating all of the proceeds from their self-titled new CD to...
Fri, 25 Jul 2008 04:05:05 GMT
Enjoying everyday blues
Band name: The Heavyheads
Fri, 25 Jul 2008 04:05:05 GMT
Sidedish: Pasta Tree blooms anew
Its been a time of change, inside and out, for the Pasta Tree, a mainstay on Milwaukees east side for more than two decades.
Fri, 25 Jul 2008 04:05:05 GMT
Dining Review: Mayura keeps the focus on food
Its name means peacock, the colorful national bird of India. But Mayura Indian Restaurant isnt as showy as you might expect the owners let the...
Fri, 25 Jul 2008 04:05:05 GMT
Falls firm helping to create energy storage system for use in Africa
ZBB Energy Corp. of Menomonee Falls and a California company plan to link up solar panels with a fuel-cell energy storage system, with the aim of...
Fri, 25 Jul 2008 04:05:05 GMT
Doyle panel votes to cut emissions, expand use of wind power
Gov. Jim Doyles panel on global warming completed 16 months of work Thursday and now faces the challenge of cutting greenhouse gases as the economy...
Fri, 25 Jul 2008 04:05:05 GMT
Product recalls rise; analysts recommend better relations with China
Brookfield - Consumer-product recalls such as last year's withdrawal of toys with lead-based paints have remained high or even increased, depending...
Fri, 25 Jul 2008 04:05:05 GMT
Milwaukee-area foreclosures up, but well below national figures
Foreclosures are up while home sales are down, a pair of recent reports show.