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• 'Awful' Month for Automakers

  Carmakers continued to load on the discounts in November, but American consumers continued to slam on the brakes. Posted Dec 02 2008, 04:00 PM by washingtonpost.com - Business Filed under: United States, for, Florida, General Motors Corporation, Toyota Motor Corporation, Detroit, Month, Edmunds.com Inc., Ford Motor Company, J.D. Power and Associates, Automakers, Honda Motor Co. Ltd., Jesse Toprak, Mark LaNeve, Bob Schnorbus, Chrysler LLC, Rob Lambdin's University, 'Awful'

• Building Slowdown Turns Grand Visions Into Vapor

  Bustling streets around the Washington Nationals' ballpark. Thousands of new homes along the Potomac River in Virginia. A new community on what was once a rolling Gaithersburg dairy farm. Posted Dec 01 2008, 04:00 PM by washingtonpost.com - Business Filed under: Washington, DC, New York, Bethesda, Gaithersburg, Maryland, Montgomery County (Maryland), Prince George's County, Virginia, Florida, Washington Convention Center, National Public Radio Inc., U.S. Census Bureau, Lehman Brothers Inc., Citigroup Inc., Northeast (Washington, DC), U.S. Department of Justice, Union Station, Adrian Fenty, Julie Tate, National League (Baseball), Major League Baseball, Rockville, Nationals Park, Jacqueline Dupree, Washington Nationals, Russell Hines, Anacostia River, Starbucks Corporation, Monument Realty, NL East Division, Into, Potomac River, Prince William County, Fairfax County, Turns, Building, Bob Kettler, KFC Corporation, Hyattsville, Slowdown, Pentagon City, Archstone-Smith Inc., Trammell Crow Company, MRP Realty, Vapor, Fred Bramell, Samuel Simone, Greg Ossont, District of Columbia Housing Finance Agency, Grand, Jack Nicklaus, Willie Jenkins, William C. Smith, Harry Sewell, Lowe Enterprises Inc., Khalil Ghannam, Corcoran Museum of Art, Visions, Larry Dwyer, Fort Totten

• A Bailout For Small Business?

  First, Michael Greenwald's M&M Appliance in Northwest Washington was slammed by the housing slump. When construction of subdivisions and apartment buildings dropped off, demand from commercial developers for his high-end refrigerators, stoves and dishwashers slowed to a trickle. Posted Nov 27 2008, 04:00 PM by washingtonpost.com - Business Filed under: U.S. Federal Reserve, Gaithersburg, Maryland, U.S. Department of Commerce, A, for, Florida, Citigroup Inc., Bailout, Freddie Mac Holdings, Fannie Mae, Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Northern Virginia, Frederick (Maryland), The Federal Home Loan Banks, Circuit City Stores Inc., Small, BlackBerry Mobile Devices, Linens 'n Things Inc., Michael Greenwald, Dana Telsey, Ellen Didion, Douglas Kelly, Sharper Image Corporation, National Association of Resale, Telsey Advisory Group, Winn-Dixie Stores Inc., Business?, Brookstone Inc., Vanessa Baugh, Lakewood

• Safety and Effectiveness of Using CyberKnife on Prostate Cancer Patients Debated

  When Georgetown University Hospital bought a new high-tech system in 2001 to treat patients with radiation, doctors at first used the computerized, robotic device only for brain and spinal tumors that would be difficult if not impossible to fight any other way. Posted Nov 27 2008, 04:00 PM by washingtonpost.com - Business Filed under: Washington, DC, United States, on, Seattle, Florida, California, of, Medicare, and, Winchester, Georgetown, Sunnyvale, Safety, Sterling (Virginia), National Cancer Institute, Cancer, Georgetown University Hospital Inc., Patients, Using, Debated, Effectiveness, Kevin A. Camphausen, Paul E. Wallner, Omar Dawood, Diane C. Robertson, CyberKnife Center, Accuray Inc., Prostate, Anthony L. Zietman, Timothy Jamieson, American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology, Health Policy Council, Robert Blythe, CyberKnife, Sean P. Collins, Louis Potters, ECRI Institute, Rob Meier, Virginia Hospital Center, Swedish Cancer Institute

• Facing Shortfalls, States Seek Financial Help From Washington

  NEW YORK -- First came the banks looking for a federal rescue plan to stay afloat. Next it was the automakers seeking a bailout. And now state governments say they, too, need emergency federal assistance to remain solvent. Posted Nov 15 2008, 04:00 PM by washingtonpost.com - Business Filed under: Washington, DC, New York, Financial, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, Florida, Indiana, New Jersey, California, Medicaid, Massachusetts, Help, Connecticut, South Carolina, Rhode Island, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, Alabama, Ohio, Illinois, Michigan, Arkansas, From, Missouri, David Paterson, North Carolina, Kentucky, Arnold Schwarzenegger, States, Iris J. Lav, Washington, Seek, Minnesota, Idaho, Paterson, Facing, National Governors Association, Errol Cockfield, Karen Bass, Shortfalls,, Andrew Stettner, Greater Fresno Area Chamber of Commerce

• Democrats Scale Back Stimulus Goals Until Jan. 20

  Congressional Democrats yesterday abandoned plans to offer a wide-ranging economic stimulus plan next week, putting off any chance that the federal government would provide a major jolt to the economy until after President-elect Barack Obama is sworn in Jan. 20. Posted Nov 14 2008, 04:00 PM by washingtonpost.com - Business Filed under: United States, The White House, Florida, Texas, South Carolina, General Motors Corporation, Harry Reid, U.S. Republican Party, Barack Obama, Back, Nancy Pelosi, Barney Frank, Democrats, Capitol Hill, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Until, Detroit, Lori Montgomery, John Cornyn, Dana Perino, Mitch McConnell, Stimulus, 20, Goals, Republican Governors Association, Kendra Marr, Mark Sanford, Troubled Assets Relief Program, Jan., Southern States, Scale

• UBS Closing Down Thousands of Accounts

  Swiss banking giant UBS, under investigation by the U.S. government for allegedly helping Americans hide money from the Internal Revenue Service, is closing thousands of accounts, putting clients at greater risk of being exposed, tax lawyers say. Posted Nov 14 2008, 04:00 PM by washingtonpost.com - Business Filed under: United States, Florida, of, The Washington Post Company, Down, Internal Revenue Service, Switzerland, Accounts, UBS, Zurich, Closing, Thousands, Bryan C. Skarlatos, Edward M. Robbins Jr., Bradley Birkenfeld, Raoul Weil, William M. Sharp Sr.

• Chevy Chase Bank Attracts Suitors

  Chevy Chase Bank, part of the fabric of the Washington business community for nearly four decades, is in discussions with potential buyers, according to people familiar with the situation. Posted Nov 13 2008, 04:00 PM by washingtonpost.com - Business Filed under: Washington, DC, Bethesda, University of Maryland, Florida, Texas, California, Giant Food LLC, Citigroup Inc., The Wall Street Journal, Wachovia Corporation, Verizon Center, Chase, Bank, Fairfax County, Bert Ely, Chevy, Suitors, Chevy Chase Bank FSB, Thomas H. McCormick, Frank Saul, Lewis Sosnowik, Byrd Stadium, Attracts, Koonce Securities Inc.

• Top UBS Executive Indicted In Florida

  A senior Swiss banker has been indicted on charges of conspiring to defraud the U.S. government by helping about 20,000 U.S. clients hide $20 billion in assets from the Internal Revenue Service. Posted Nov 12 2008, 04:00 PM by washingtonpost.com - Business Filed under: United States, In, Florida, Manhattan, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, U.S. Department of Justice, Top, Internal Revenue Service, Julie Tate, Fort Lauderdale, Switzerland, Executive, Indicted, UBS, Paine Webber Group Inc., Alicia Valle, Raoul Weil, R. Alexander Acosta, Michael Willi, Aaron Marcu

• Labor Seeks Election Rewards

  Bolstered by exit polling data showing that union members played a pivotal role in President-elect Barack Obama's victory, the AFL-CIO served notice yesterday that it views the election results as ratification of organized labor's ambitious agenda. Posted Nov 05 2008, 04:00 PM by washingtonpost.com - Business Filed under: United States, Pennsylvania, Florida, Barack Obama, Ohio, Michigan, Service Employees International Union, AFL-CIO, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, North Carolina, Labor, Seeks, Election, American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, Bruce Josten, Peter D. Hart Research Associates Inc., Gerald W. McEntee, John Sweeney, Rewards, Andrew L. Stern

• High Hopes for a New Friend in the White House

  Federal employee unions worked hard for Barack Obama during his winning presidential campaign. Posted Nov 05 2008, 04:00 PM by washingtonpost.com - Business Filed under: In, The, A, for, The White House, Florida, George W. Bush, New, The Pentagon, Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, Capitol Hill, Colleen M. Kelley, National Treasury Employees Union, Social Security Administration, Transportation Security Administration, American Federation of Government Employees, Friend, House, White, Hopes, High, Eric Yoder, John Gage, Joe Davidson, Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, National Partnership Council, Miami International Airport

• Measured Response To Financial Crisis Sealed the Election

  Sen. Barack Obama, so steady in public, did not hide his vexation when he summoned his top advisers to meet with him in Chicago on Sept. 14. Posted Nov 04 2008, 04:00 PM by washingtonpost.com - Business Filed under: Crisis, Washington, DC, Wall Street, United States, to, Financial, Henry M. Paulson, The, Europe, Virginia, Florida, Iowa, George W. Bush, Lehman Brothers Inc., John McCain, Arizona, MSNBC Interactive News LLC, Iraq, U.S. Republican Party, CBS Corporation, Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, Afghanistan, Andrea Mitchell, Katie Couric, Ohio, Illinois, Michigan, Bill Burton, Chicago, Missouri, U.S. Democratic Party, John Kerry, David Axelrod, Mark Penn, Hawaii, Berlin, Microsoft PowerPoint, Denver, David Plouffe, Colorado, Al Sharpton, Britney Spears, Alaska, Election, Paris Hilton, Sarah Palin, St. Paul (Minnesota), U.S. Congressional Black Caucus, Response, John Lewis, Valerie Jarrett, Dan Pfeiffer, Democratic National Convention, Invesco Field, Republican National Convention, Tony Knowles, George Wallace, Jon Carson, Anita Dunn, Sealed, Measured, Joel Benenson

• Obama Makes History

  Sen. Barack Obama of Illinois was elected the nation's 44th president yesterday, riding a reformist message of change and an inspirational exhortation of hope to become the first African American to ascend to the White House. Posted Nov 04 2008, 04:00 PM by washingtonpost.com - Business Filed under: Washington, DC, Wall Street, United States, Europe, The White House, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Florida, Indiana, Iowa, George W. Bush, California, Phoenix, Northeast (Washington, DC), Orlando (Florida), John McCain, Arizona, Iraq, U.S. Republican Party, Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, Afghanistan, Ohio, Illinois, Obama, William Ayers, Chicago, Michelle Obama, History, Bill Clinton, Missouri, Kansas, John F. Kennedy, John Kerry, Steve Schmidt, Al Gore, Berlin, Jacksonville (Florida), Denver, North Carolina, Montana, Makes, Democratic National Committee, Middle East, New Mexico, Michael Abramowitz, Juliet Eilperin, Sarah Palin, Theodore Roosevelt, Jimmy Carter, St. Paul (Minnesota), Joseph Biden, Democratic National Convention, Republican National Convention, Hurricane Katrina, Hyde Park, Peter Wehner, Ulysses S. Grant

• Campaign Calls to Cellphones Invade Privacy, Voters Say

  Brandon Loughrin thinks his cellphone number must have been captured when he registered to vote in his home state of California. Like an increasing number of U.S. residents, he has no landline. His cellphone is always with him, so he's careful about who gets his information. Posted Nov 02 2008, 04:00 PM by washingtonpost.com - Business Filed under: United States, to, Virginia, Florida, California, Riverside County, Say, Campaign, Nevada, Calls, Pew Research Center, San Diego, New Mexico, Dianne Feinstein, Voters, Ellen Nakashima, Privacy,, Shaun Dakin, Cellphones, Zoe Lofgren, Tara Lowry, Invade, Brandon Loughrin

• In a Down Market, How Does Your Adviser Stack Up?

  This is a great time to assess the help you've been getting from your financial planner. Here are some key questions to help you determine how your financial planner really stacks up during these volatile times. Posted Nov 01 2008, 05:00 PM by washingtonpost.com - Business Filed under: In, A, Florida, Your, Down, Does, How, Up?, Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Melbourne, Adviser, market,, Stack, John Gannon, <