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Tesla picks Palo Alto for plant
The luxury electric carmaker choses Palo Alto to house its powertrain assembly factory.
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Stocks slightly higher
The major indexes rose about 1 percent, led by a surge in financial and technology companies.
Tax collectors furloughed too
During previous budget crises, California often raised much-needed cash by stepping up tax collection. That has been hard to do this year.
Schwab, Cuomo won't back off
New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo filed suit against San Francisco's discount brokerage over its marketing of auction-rate securities.
DLA Piper, Armey part ways, but are all smiles
East Palo Alto's DLA Piper is the world's largest law firm. It makes news mostly when it announces firmwide layoffs. But it clearly...
Ship traffic for Aug. 19, 2009
Due to arrive today SHIP FROM PORT Ken Cape People's Republic of China SFO Hanjin Osaka Long Beach OAK Aries Long Beach OAK Ever Ethic...
The Walk-Through: 6267 Crown Ave., Oakland
Each week The Chronicle features a local home on the market that caught our eye with its sky-high or bargain-basement price...
HP profit falls, but beats expectations
Hewlett-Packard Co.'s profit dropped 19 percent in the latest quarter, dragged down by ongoing weakness in sales of personal computers...
Home construction up for fifth straight month
At least the market for new homes isn't getting worse anymore, and that's the first step to getting better. In fact, the overall...
Web offering more gauges about happiness
On a happiness scale of 1 to 10, the world scored a 6.16 Monday, according to Emotionr, a Web site that invites users to "store and...
On the record: FedEx CEO Frederick W. Smith
Frederick W. Smith, the founder, president, chairman and CEO of FedEx, built...
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