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Stocks close nearly flat ahead of Senate vote

The U.S. financial markets saw some relative calm Wednesday as investors uneasily awaited a Senate vote on the banking bailout plan.

Eli Lilly is reportedly ImClone’s secret suitor

Drugmaker Eli Lilly & Co. reportedly is the secret suitor courting ImClone Systems Inc. and is offering approximately $6.1 billion for the biotech company.

Most Asian stock markets recover

Most Asian markets bounced back Wednesday on hopes that a $700 billion bailout for the U.S. financial system will soon win legislative approval.

September worst auto sales month since 1993

Tight credit, economic worries and high gasoline prices combined to crush the sales of U.S. and foreign automakers alike last month, with beleaguered Ford Motor Co. reporting a 34 percent decline and Toyota Motor Corp. posting a 32 percent drop.

Economy hurting, helping restaurant business

While the credit crunch is making it hard for some restaurant companies to get loans to build new locations and renovate old ones, other chains are using the slowdown to secure better terms from landlords struggling to find viable tenants.

Home prices tumble by sharpest annual rate

A closely watched index shows home prices tumbling by the sharpest annual rate ever in July, but the rate of decline is slowing.

Your Career: Cleaning up your digital dirt

Job seekers need to manage their online reputations — or their resumes could end up in the do-not-call pile.

10 Tips: Starting a home-based business

Pssst … are you reading this column from your desk at work right now? If so, here’s a little pop quiz for you.

Small business feeling the credit crunch?