Business

Politics And A Food Fight Are Stalling A Major U.S.-Asia Trade Deal

10:30am November 11, 2014

by Marilyn Geewax

Supporters of expanded trade with Asian nations hoped this week would bring completion of a major deal, but U.S. and Japanese negotiators — and Obama and congressional Republicans — still don't agree.

Consumers can window shop on HealthCare.gov leading up to open enrollment, which starts Saturday.

HealthCare.gov's Tech Improvements Mean You Can Now Window Shop

8:59am November 11, 2014

by Elise Hu

After a launch that failed last fall, the administration is hoping this year's open enrollment period goes more smoothly, by letting customers browse first.

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Just In Time For The Holidays: A Life-Size T. Rex Replica

6:54am November 11, 2014

The replica, nicknamed Stan, is for sale in the Hammacher Schlemmer Christmas catalog. It costs $100,000.

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Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella speaks at the Future Decoded conference in London on Nov. 10. The company hopes to create new social tools to increase productivity in and out of the workplace.

Microsoft Wants To Mine Data Like A Social Network

7:23pm November 10, 2014

by Aarti Shahani

Microsoft is going social. With more than a billion people using Office, the company hopes to gather data and create social tools to help users be more productive in their workplaces and lives.

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Dialysis giant DaVita HealthCare Partners is moving into the hospital business.

Kidney Dialysis Company Expands Into The Hospital Business

7:08pm November 10, 2014

by Eric Whitney

DaVita HealthCare partners, a provider of dialysis for kidney patients, says its expertise working with very sick patients can help hospitals expand into wellness and prevention.

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Obama Backs Net Neutrality, Asks FCC To Regulate Internet

7:08pm November 10, 2014

by Joel Rose

President Obama called on the Federal Communications Commission to craft the "strongest possible rules" to protect the principle of "net neutrality".

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The White House is backing the Internet.

National

The White House Is Backing Strong Open Internet Rules

3:34pm November 10, 2014

by Elise Hu

President Obama is calling on rule-makers to reclassify broadband as a public utility. It would give the FCC much broader authority to stop "fast lanes" and "slow lanes" to the Internet.

Low Gas Prices Haven't Slowed Domestic Drilling — Yet

3:22pm November 10, 2014

by Stephanie Joyce

With gas prices plunging below $3 a gallon, motorists have plenty to celebrate. But people in oil-producing states, where low prices mean fewer jobs and less government revenue, are starting to worry.

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Reports: GM Ordered 500,000 Ignition Switches Before Recall Announcement

2:03pm November 10, 2014

by Krishnadev Calamur

Emails seen by The Wall Street Journal and other news outlets raise questions about the timing of the automaker's recalls for faulty ignition switches. The defect has been tied to at least 32 deaths.

President Obama arrives at the Beijing airport Monday. Speaking at the APEC summit, the president unveiled a new deal to ease visa restrictions between the U.S. and China.

In China, Obama Touts Visa Deal, Progress On Free-Trade Pact

10:25am November 10, 2014

by Bill Chappell

Under a new agreement, the U.S. and China will extend visas from the current one-year term to five and 10 years. President Obama is in China for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum.