FBI Shows Off Counterterrorism Database (Stock Trading)
FBI Shows Off Counterterrorism Database
The FBI has built a database with more than 659 million records — including terrorist watch lists, intelligence cables and financial transactions — culled from more than 50 FBI and other government agency sources. The system is one of the most powerful data analysis tools available to law…
Ellen Nakashima
Life at Work Live
The Post's Amy Joyce offers advice about gracefully managing interpersonal issues on the job.
Amy Joyce
Schering-Plough Agrees To Plead Guilty, Pay Fine
BOSTON, Aug. 29 — Schering-Plough Corp. on Tuesday agreed to pay $435 million and plead guilty to conspiracy to settle a federal investigation into marketing of its drugs for unapproved uses and overcharging Medicaid for certain drugs.
Denise Lavoie
New Minutes Show a More Fractured Fed
The Federal Reserve, it became plain yesterday, is a house divided.
Nell Henderson
D.C. Suburbs Top List Of Richest Counties
The three most prosperous large counties in the United States are in the Washington suburbs, according to census figures released yesterday, which show that the region has the second-highest income and the least poverty of any major metropolitan area in the country.
Amy Goldstein and Dan Keating
A Fuel-Good Story At Summer's End
The declining prices of crude oil and ethanol combined with rising gasoline supplies have brought a bit of welcome relief at the pump as the summer driving season draws to a close.
Tomoeh Murakami Tse and Chris Kirkham
Snyder Adds New Star to His Lineup: Cruise
Just days after media mogul Sumner M. Redstone cut ties with Tom Cruise for his off-screen conduct, the star has a new backer: Washington Redskins owner Daniel Snyder.
Annys Shin
Fading Ernesto Makes Landfall in Fla.
MIAMI, Aug. 29 — Once a threatening hurricane but downgraded to tropical storm, Ernesto nonetheless drenched Miami in heavy rain and closed schools and airports Tuesday.
Catharine Skipp and Marc Kaufman
A Donation Without Calculation
It's almost Labor Day, the end of vacation season. But before fall sets in, I'd like to revisit one of this summer's biggest financial stories: Warren Buffett's decision to donate $38 billion of his Berkshire Hathaway stock to charity, most of it to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
Allan Sloan
Google Chief Schmidt Joins Apple As Director
Apple Computer Inc. said yesterday that Google Inc. chief executive Eric E. Schmidt will join the company's board of directors, creating a bond between two technology powerhouses that compete fiercely with Microsoft Corp.
Sara Kehaulani Goo
Cyber Security Specialist Named to Lead In-Q-Tel
In-Q-Tel, the venture capital arm of the CIA and other intelligence agencies, has hired an Intel Corp. manager with a background in cyber security as its new chief executive.
David S. Hilzenrath
New Probe Another Problem for BP
BP PLC, the world's third-largest oil company, is under investigation by U.S. authorities for possible manipulation of crude oil and gasoline markets, a further blow to a reputation that has already suffered from recent oil spills in Alaska.
Stephen Voss and Mathew Carr
Consumer Confidence Drops to 9 Month Low
NEW YORK — Americans' faith in the economy tumbled in August to a nine-month low, which could translate to tightened purse strings if job growth stumbles or fuel costs rebound.
MADLEN READ
Afghans Who Fled Conflict Face Cultural Divide in U.S.
Aman Feda, an Afghan-born mortgage broker, cringed at his 13-year-old niece's choice of music, the hip-hop blaring from the car radio, the lyrics grating on his nerves as they drove home after shopping at Tysons Corner.
Dina ElBoghdady