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Chevron: No layoffs in Richmond
Oil giant Chevron Corp. has revealed where it plans to cut its worldwide refining and marketing operations -- and Richmond is not on the list.
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VideoInventories fall while sales rise
Businesses trimmed inventories at the wholesale level again in January even though sales rose for a 10th consecutive month. The dip in inventories underscored that businesses remain cautious about restocking their depleted shelves.
Government to push short sales
The Treasury Department spent 2009 pushing banks to modify mortgage payments so that distressed homeowners would not be displaced. Next month, the government will start a program encouraging owners and banks to sell some of those same homes.
Online tips to cut S.F. deficit
Bottom Line: A $522 million budget hole. What to do, what to do? In addition to his own proposals, Mayor Gavin Newsom has turned to the city's 26,000 employees for ideas. And he's getting them by the truckload via an internal Web site, ImproveSF.org, launched last week to get employees' "best ideas about how to save money and improve the way San Francisco works."
Google CEO: China pact 'soon'
Google's CEO says the Internet search company is in active negotiations with the Chinese government and expects some sort of resolution in its dispute with Beijing soon.
Google to digitize Italian books
Google says it will scan up to 1 million old books in national libraries in Rome and Florence, including works by astronomer Galileo Galilei, in what's being described as the first deal of its kind.
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Nasdaq stock bust started a decade ago
The dot-com era peaked 10 years ago today when the tech-heavy Nasdaq index hit a high of 5,132.52 - a 570 percent gain from 1995 ...
Cisco unveils blazing fast router
Cisco Systems unveiled hardware Tuesday that will greatly speed up the delivery of data over broadband networks and will serve as the...
Luxury loft in SoMa
Each week, The Chronicle features a local home on the market that caught our eye with its sky-high or bargain-basement price...
Ship traffic for Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Due to arrive today SHIP FROM PORT Stuttgart Express Seattle OAK Xin Ou Zhou Los Angeles OAK Mokihana Honolulu OAK Cap Bon Tauranga...
Gas pump prices expected to top $3
The Energy Department hasn't changed its mind about higher gasoline prices. It still expects pump prices to climb past $3 per gallon...
PG&E probe of SmartMeters to start soon
California energy regulators said Monday that they will soon start investigating the accuracy of Pacific Gas and Electric Co.'s...
'Fatal System Error' has insight on cybercrime
"Fatal System Error," the new book by Financial Times' cyber-security reporter...
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Cyber-security researchers in the private sector have lamented for years that collaborations with government officials have been few and far between. Such inattention appears to be over.
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Luxury loft in SOMA
This two-story home in the South of Market neighborhood was designed by architect Jim Jennings and built in...
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