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The Big Business of Cheap Luxury

The “cult of luxury” has seduced consumers more interested in flaunting logos than in owning exquisitely made items.

Newspaper Circulation Continues to Drop

Readers expect to get their news for free, on the Internet.

Defense Labels Enron’s CFO Fastow a `liar,’ `thief’

Former Enron CEO Jeffrey Skilling’s attorney attacks former collegue Andrew Fastow.

Enron Jury Seated as ‘Last of the Great Scandals’ of ’90s Goes to Trial

Opening arguments are scheduled to begin in Houston.

Hedge Fund Activist Turns Up the Heat on Corporate America

Bill Ackman is forcing major corporations to grapple with the very aggressive shareholder.

Ex-Tyco CEO Kozlowski gets up to 25 years in prison

White-collar criminals face far tougher sentencing guidelines than in years past.

KPMG admits to $2.5 billion tax fraud

KPMG says it set up fraudulent tax shelters for its wealthiest clients.

Lawyer Suing Lawyer Becoming Common Corporate Strategy

Malpractice claims are rising as lawyers sue other law firms for malpractice.

Radio’s Biggest Fear Isn’t Losing Howard Stern, it’s the iPod

Consumers get new choices, more control When Jeff Smulyan, chairman and chief executive of the radio and television company Emmis Communications Corp., was asked at an investor conference earlier this year whether Howard Stern‘s impending departure to satellite radio had shaken the industry, he replied that the shock jock’s exit from over-the-air broadcasting wasn’t close …

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New York City on High Alert for 2004 Republican Convention

The NYPD is out in force amid alleged threats of terrorism protest violence.

Tribune Co. uncovers more inflated circulation

CEO Dennis J. FitzSimons calls the circulation snafu “unacceptable and wholly out of character.”

N.Y. Times’ Self-Criticism Turns Eyes to Media’s Role in Launching Iraq War

The Times said it failed to sufficiently scrutinize the Bush administration’s assertions about Iraq’s “weapons of mass destruction.”

Immigration Reform Is Derailed by 9/11 Terrorism Attacks

Congress and President Bush appeared poised to move forward on a comprehensive immigration reform bill — until the attacks of 9/11.

Bill Murray keeps his cool at Brooklyn’s Bill Murray film festival

Like few entertainers can make people laugh even before they even say anything.

The Fall of the Redskins Brand

How Washington Redskin owner Dan Snyder let social media take over the conversation.

Images of Charred U.S. Soldiers Spark Debate

Some news organizations chose to not publish images of charred American bodies being dragged through the streets of Fallujah, Iraq.

Steelworkers Face Off Against Kaiser Aluminum

More than 2,900 Kaiser Aluminum employees in Louisiana, Washington and Ohio have been on strike for 20 months.

Opening Salvos Fired in Martha Stewart Trial

The media and merchandising mogul is accused of lying to federal agents to cover up a stock sale.

U.S. Terrorism Crackdown Snags Visiting Journalists

Confused by tougher enforcement procedures, an increasing number of foreign journalists traveling from Europe and Australia have been detained and refused entry at U.S. airports in recent months, provoking concern and consternation here and abroad. Though the numbers have been small — about 30 — international journalist groups say the incidents raise questions about whether …

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