You've Won a Badge (and Now We Know All About You)
In the three months since the program was introduced, Mr. Brown, owner of Atlantic Detail Service, a steel detailing business in Athol, Mass., has racked up more than 4.5 million points, often placing him atop the site's leader board.
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Factory Orders Jump 1.1% as Businesses Invest in Heavy Machinery
WASHINGTON (AP) — Orders to factories rose in December, supported by a rebound in business investment in capital goods. In addition, service companies grew at the fastest pace in 11 months in January as companies started hiring to keep up with rising …
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A Mortgage Tornado Warning, Unheeded
In 2003, when home prices were flying high, he compiled a dossier of improprieties on one of the giants of the business, Fannie Mae. In hindsight, what he found looks like a blueprint of today's foreclosure crisis. Even then, Mr. Lavalle discovered, …
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