Latest articles by Ryu Spaeth
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December jobs report: 155,000 new jobs, unemployment stays at 7.8 percent
feature The employment picture continues to improve, but Congress' budget battles remain a source of concern
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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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Would the U.S. ever hire a foreigner to head the Federal Reserve?
The Explainer Britain has tapped a Canadian — and one of the financial world's brightest lights — to lead the Bank of England. Perhaps the U.S. should recruit from abroad, too
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Is Budweiser watering down its beer?
feature Two (serious) aficionados accuse the King of Beers of false advertising
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How Starbucks got drawn into the gun control debate
feature It's "Gun Owners Support Starbucks Day" in Virginia — whether the java giant likes it or not
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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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Yahoo's telecommuting ban: Does working from home make you less productive?
feature New CEO Marissa Mayer is making all employees come into the office, sparking no small amount of grumbling
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Is Boeing's 787 Dreamliner in trouble?
feature The future of aircraft has run into some ominous problems
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Fox News cleans house: Can the network restore its credibility?
feature Pundits on the conservative news channel got the election badly wrong, possibly turning off even diehard fans
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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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