Opening the gates to loan approval

Credit unions offer expanded choices to businesses seeking access to capital

Schering-Plough to Webcast shareholder meeting on Merck merge

If approved, combination would create world's second-largest drug maker.

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UPDATE Howard on the Street Heat wave in the markets

Howard on the Street: June and July in the Northeast were the coldest on record, but the July and early August action in the market has been a heat wave, and today we got a key supporting economic metric.

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Few barriers to obtaining commercial business loans

‘These aren’t normal times,’ so companies look to credit unions where they once turned to banks

Seeking government work to tame recessions tide

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Advocates Rein in N.J.s debt to bolster outlook

Report urges action on pension, health care costs

Finances bleeding spills into waterfronts offices

Heavy job losses pound region, but few firms marketing extra space

Despite bitter economy, glasses remain half full

Vineyard’s new owners pour energy into their growth strategy

Cloudy skies for airlines as fliers ground travel plans

Carriers announce furloughs, cutbacks; Continental indicates more cuts to come

Clearing the hot air on solar, wind projects

Bill aims to reduce hurdles faced in adopting clean energy

Corruption arrests lead to resignations

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