Copyright 2009 http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/business en-us Sun, 22 Nov 2009 05:53:09 -0500 Sun, 22 Nov 2009 05:53:09 -0500 NBC Local Integrated Media http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local-beat/Fill-Er-Up-Why-Those-Vacant-Storefronts-Wont-Stay-Empty-70246127.html Mon, 16 Nov 2009 23:21:38 -0500 http://media.nbcnewyork.com/images/120*90/200910greenlightstorefront.jpg
One key realtor says there's been a flood of calls from potential business owners who rant to rent empty spaces. Could be a key indicator the economy is getting better.

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Unlike traditional programs, boutique agencies match one student with one tutor.

]]> http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local-beat/2-Computer-Programmers-Arrested-in-Madoffs-65B-Fraud-69965607.html Fri, 13 Nov 2009 10:00:58 -0500 http://media.nbcnewyork.com/images/120*90/madoffsubmadoff.jpg
Two of Bernard Madoff's former employees have been arrested in connection with the disgraced financier's $65 billion Ponzi scheme.

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No Christmas parties for Goldman Sachs this year.

]]> http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local-beat/Con-Ed-Wants-to-Raise-Gas-Rates-69872587.html Thu, 12 Nov 2009 13:39:23 -0500 http://media.nbcnewyork.com/images/120*80/81603849.jpg
Con Edison's gas customers might be in for more bad news, rates could be going up.

]]> http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/business/North-Brooklyn-Set-to-Welcome-Another-Beer-Hall-69854017.html Thu, 12 Nov 2009 10:42:17 -0500 http://media.nbcnewyork.com/images/120*86/76691427.jpg
The owners of Loreley, the Lower East Side beer hall, are looking to expand into Williamsburg.

]]> http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local-beat/Boxee-To-Go-Beta-at-Brooklyns-Music-Hall-69724552.html Wed, 11 Nov 2009 07:08:31 -0500 http://media.nbcnewyork.com/images/120*90/beta+boxee.jpg
The NYC start-up will be unveiling the next version of it's video player site.

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Two former Bear Stearns hedge-fund managers have been acquitted of lying to investors about the implosion of the subprime mortgage market.

]]> http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local-beat/More-Brokers-Taken-Down-on-the-Street-69276252.html Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:40:24 -0500 http://media.nbcnewyork.com/images/120*90/wall+street+sign-640.jpg
Seven more Wall Street brokers and businessmen were arrested by the FBI Thursday on insider trading charges

]]> http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/business/Recession-Didnt-Cost-New-York--67561087.html Fri, 30 Oct 2009 07:53:23 -0500 http://media.nbcnewyork.com/images/120*90/wallstreetB.jpg
New York is still the global nerve center when it comes to high finance, according to a new poll, which shows the Big Apple held off a challenge from London.

]]> http://www.nbcnewyork.com/entertainment/movies/This-Isnt-It-67094527.html Wed, 28 Oct 2009 23:07:27 -0500 http://media.nbcnewyork.com/images/120*90/102709+This+Is+It.jpg
With movie and huge album sales, Jackson may be worth more in death than life. And that's bad...

]]> http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local-beat/Beefsteak-Comes-Back-to-Brooklyn-67053647.html Thu, 29 Oct 2009 05:19:10 -0500 http://media.nbcnewyork.com/images/120*79/83841453.jpg
Two guys from Brooklyn hope to reintroduce the beefsteak - a gluttonous affair with endless beef and beer.

]]> http://www.nbcnewyork.com/entertainment/television/Family-Guy-Breaks-Windows-66655962.html Wed, 28 Oct 2009 05:56:40 -0500 http://media.nbcnewyork.com/images/120*65/031809+family+guy+p1.jpg
Microsoft's pullout as sponsor of raunchy special shows risks of melding comedy with commercials. Call it the Peter (Griffin) Principal…

]]> http://www.nbcnewyork.com/around-town/food-drink/Food-Trucks-Shift-Into-Reverse-65546527.html Thu, 22 Oct 2009 10:45:02 -0500 http://media.nbcnewyork.com/images/120*90/foodtrucks.jpg
Some of Gotham's popular food trucks have discovered that while it's great to drive around and dodge tickets and all, what would really be wonderful is to have a brick-and-mortar shop.

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A new job matching software is taking cues from the incredible success of online dating, trying to match those seeking employment with the perfect -- or suitable -- job.

]]> http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local-beat/Shelter-Shocker-65290687.html Wed, 21 Oct 2009 16:55:43 -0500 http://media.nbcnewyork.com/images/120*90/21+Same+Dog+-Swollen+Scrotum.jpg
The New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services is investigating a Newark animal shelter for leaving cats and dogs in filthy cages and not properly treating sick animals

]]> http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/business/White_Collar_Criminals.html Mon, 19 Oct 2009 05:25:43 -0500 http://media.nbcnewyork.com/images/120*90/rajrajaratnam.jpg
White-collar criminals cost the United States more than $300 billion annually according to the FBI. Here are a few more names that may ring an alarm bell...

]]> http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local-beat/Billionaire-Hedge-Fund-Founder-Arrested-for-Insider-Trading-64518027.html Fri, 16 Oct 2009 11:51:20 -0500 http://media.nbcnewyork.com/images/120*90/AP091016022807.jpg
The billionaire founder of the Galleon Group hedge fund and five others were arrested in a $20 million insider trading scandal, federal authorities said Friday

]]> http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local-beat/With-Delivery-Week-Cubicle-Drones-Ready-Themselves-for-Prix-Fixe-Meals-64458967.html Fri, 16 Oct 2009 05:23:50 -0500 http://media.nbcnewyork.com/images/120*90/lasagna.jpg
Delivery Week promises to bring prix fixe meals from over 100 restaurants to homes and offices across Manhattan.

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Oh, S.I., what's all this nonesense about a dating site? Has Condé Nast really lost its way that badly? What's next? Win a night out with Anna Wintour? And really, TrulyMadlyDating.com, seems...

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The Indiana man who parachuted out of a plane to fake his own death speaks from his jail cell.

]]> http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/business/Study-More-Mustache--More-Money-63930997.html Sat, 10 Oct 2009 14:01:59 -0500 http://media.nbcnewyork.com/images/120*90/102708-stache-jpg.jpg
A study performed by Quicken and the American Mustache Institute revealed that mustachioed men make more than their bearded and clean-shaven compatriots.

]]> http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/business/How-One-Man-Averted-an-Identity-Theft-Epidemic-63927072.html Sat, 10 Oct 2009 10:54:57 -0500 http://media.nbcnewyork.com/images/120*79/shredder.jpg
A San Francisco landlord saddled with sensitive documents did the right thing.

]]> http://www.nbcnewyork.com/around-town/cars/Hummer-Sold-For-150-Million-63874447.html Fri, 09 Oct 2009 14:33:57 -0500 http://media.nbcnewyork.com/images/120*90/100909_HUMMER.jpg
Hummer, the gas-guzzling, muscular icon of the American road, has been sold to a Chinese heavy equipment manufacturer.

]]> http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/business/NATL-Senate-Dems-Extend-Unemployment-Benefits-for-14-Weeks-63790937.html Thu, 08 Oct 2009 15:44:01 -0500 http://media.nbcnewyork.com/images/120*80/010609+unemployment.jpg
The number of people filing for unemployment insurance for the first time has dropped to its lowest level since January -- a positive trend that comes as Senate Democrats struck a deal to give workers an...

]]> http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/business/Japans-All-Nippon-Airways-Bladder-Flights-63703352.html Wed, 07 Oct 2009 17:15:02 -0500 http://media.nbcnewyork.com/images/120*90/bathroom+generic+getty.jpg
Be sure to hit the facilities before takeoff.

]]> http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local-beat/Find-Out-If-NY-Owes-You-99B-62909387.html Wed, 07 Oct 2009 15:36:32 -0500 http://media.nbcnewyork.com/images/120*90/money_640x480.jpg
New York state has nearly $10 billion that authorities are just waiting to return to rightful owners.

]]> http://www.nbcnewyork.com/station/as-seen-on/How_to_Deal_with_Bad_Bosses_New_York.html Wed, 07 Oct 2009 15:24:56 -0500 http://media.nbcnewyork.com/images/120*90/BAQUEROBADBOSSESPKG11PM_1043004_640x480.jpg
It's something many of us are forced to deal with at some point, a bad boss! A new book is filled with tips on turning a toxic relationship into a healthy one. Lynda Baquero reports.

]]> http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/business/Sex-Toy-Manufacturer-Sued-for-Stiffing-Workers-jw-63690287.html Wed, 07 Oct 2009 14:52:17 -0500 http://media.nbcnewyork.com/images/120*90/22nd_and_tennessee.jpg
As anyone who's spent much time around the erotic entertainment industry knows, the reality of the business is much less sexy than the general public might imagine.

]]> http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/business/NATL-Arab-States-US-Allies-Plot-to-Ditch-Dollar-in-Oil-Sales-Report--63583952.html Tue, 06 Oct 2009 02:58:57 -0500 http://media.nbcnewyork.com/images/120*90/kuwait+oil-640.jpg
Arab states held secret meetings with finance ministers and central bank governors in Russia, China, Japan and Brazil in a plot to end the pricing of oil in dollars, a move that would likely stoke tensions...

]]> http://www.nbcnewyork.com/around-town/shopping/Recessions-Silver-Lining-Low-Low-Prices-63515727.html Mon, 05 Oct 2009 06:30:54 -0500 http://media.nbcnewyork.com/images/120*90/shopsales.jpg
There's a silver lining to the Great Recession: Prices on everything from coffee to cat food are falling to unheard of levels.

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Ken Lewis, the embattled CEO of Bank of America Corp., is leaving the company after a year of strife that followed his bank's acquisition of Merrill Lynch & Co., but it's not like he's going to be hard up for...

]]> http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/business/Recession-Pets-Food-Dish-Suffers-Last-62936907.html Thu, 01 Oct 2009 10:04:29 -0500 http://media.nbcnewyork.com/images/120*90/Dog+Eating+Food+from+Dish.jpg
What's good enough for you isn't for your dog, according to a new study.

]]> http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local-beat/NYC-Gets-First-Winery-Since-1960s-62981547.html Thu, 01 Oct 2009 05:38:35 -0500 http://media.nbcnewyork.com/images/120*77/91160215.jpg
A shadowy school, a long wait, Dallas BBQ, City Winery, and more in the blogs...

]]> http://www.nbcnewyork.com/around-town/cars/NATLGM-Pulling-E-Brake-on-Saturn-Brand-62949207.html Wed, 30 Sep 2009 17:12:50 -0500 http://media.nbcnewyork.com/images/120*68/saturn+man.jpg
General Motors announced Wednesday that it will no longer make Saturn vehicles after a deal to sell the popular brand to Penske Automotive Group Inc. fell apart.

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