Latest articles by Ryu Spaeth
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The auto industry's stellar 2012
feature U.S. car sales were at their highest level in five years
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Starbucks' fiscal-cliff fail: The coffee chain's inane call for bipartisanship
feature The company's CEO calls for the words "Come Together" to be scrawled on cups in the Washington, D.C., area in the name of fiscal responsibility
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The miserable GDP report: Is the economy in trouble again?
feature Last quarter, the economy contracted for the first time since the Great Recession ended. Still, the headline number may belie strong fundamentals
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Today in business: 5 things you need to know
feature Japan takes on deflation, U.S. home sales fall, and more in our roundup of the business stories that are making news and driving opinion
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Why President Obama has Wall Street worried
feature The industry's new top cop has a stellar record as a prosecutor
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Netflix's soaring stock price: How the company came roaring back
feature The movie-streaming service posts an unexpected profit for the fourth quarter
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The Twitter IPO: Why the micro-blogging site is no Facebook
feature Twitter enjoys distinct advantages over the social network
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The middling January unemployment report: When will Congress focus on jobs?
feature The labor market is improving at only a sluggish pace. And lawmakers seem fixated on every issue except unemployment
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Today in business: 5 things you need to know
feature Stocks fall, Bank of America's mortgage business is questioned, and more in our roundup of the business stories that are making news and driving opinion
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Should the government sue Standard & Poor's over the financial crisis?
feature The Justice Department is considering bringing civil charges against S&P for allegedly bestowing seals of approval on toxic securities
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Is demand for the iPhone shrinking?
feature Apple's stock sinks amid reports of lackluster sales
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Should Obama nominate Paul Krugman as Treasury secretary?
feature Supporters of the idea say the outspoken liberal would knock some sense into the mandarin class
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Why is a 'Google delegation' visiting North Korea?
feature The mysterious trip has been criticized by the U.S. State Department, Sen. John McCain, and more
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The gall: AIG considers suing the government for its bailout
feature Some shareholders are bitter that they lost money over the deal
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Today in business: 5 things you need to know
feature UBS will pay $1.5 billion for rate-rigging, the government eyes a GM exit, and more in our roundup of the business stories that are making news and driving opinion
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Citigroup sheds 11,000 jobs: What's next for the mega-bank?
feature The purge could be the first step in a more dramatic overhaul
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The Fed's historic bid to lower the jobless rate
The Explainer The central bank just made a massive commitment to rejuvenating the labor market. Congress, on the other hand, is essentially MIA
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Roger Ailes asked David Petraeus to run for president: What it says about Fox News
The Explainer Just imagine the furor that would erupt if the head of another news organization was caught recruiting presidential candidates
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Can Jeff Zucker turn CNN around?
The Explainer The former head of NBC Universal has been tapped to lead the original cable news network, which has fallen behind MSNBC and Fox News in primetime
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The New York Times' latest cutbacks: Proof its digital strategy is failing?
feature The Grey Lady is shedding more newsroom employees, the latest evidence that the paper is still struggling to find its feet in the digital era
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Should fast-food workers be able to unionize?
The Explainer Workers in New York City walk off the job at some of the country's biggest chains, demanding a living wage
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Can a business sue you for posting a negative review on Yelp?
feature One company in Virginia is demanding that a vocal complainer cough up $750,000
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The stellar February jobs report — and why the labor market recovery could be fleeting
feature Employers added 236,000 jobs last month, bringing the unemployment rate down to 7.7 percent. But budget cuts could scuttle progress
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Is it time to get rid of the $1 bill?
feature Government officials say switching to $1 coins would save taxpayers $4.4 billion
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