<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><atom:link href="http://wbztv.com/business/resources_rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><title>Boston Weather, Breaking News and Sports from WBZ-TV</title><link>http://wbztv.com/business</link><description><![CDATA[Boston Weather, Breaking News and Sports from WBZ-TV]]></description><language>en-US</language><copyright><![CDATA[(c)  MMIX, CBS Corporation. All rights reserved.]]></copyright><pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 22:39:58 GMT</pubDate><ttl>5</ttl><item><title><![CDATA[Comparing 3 Different Health Bills At Debate]]></title><guid>http://wbztv.com/business/health.care.plans.2.1298677.html</guid><link>http://wbztv.com/business/health.care.plans.2.1298677.html</link><description><![CDATA[Here is a comparison of the three health care bills before Congress,
including one by House Democrats and an alternative by House
Republicans. In the Senate, Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev.,
is finalizing legislation merging the work of two committees and making
other changes. The Senate Democrats' bill has not yet been made public,
so some specifics are unknown.
]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 21:59:10 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mass. Officials Push $9m Footbridge For Kraft Lots]]></title><guid>http://wbztv.com/business/Mass.officials.push.2.1298645.html</guid><link>http://wbztv.com/business/Mass.officials.push.2.1298645.html</link><description><![CDATA[The Patrick administration plans to use $9 million in stimulus funds for a Foxborough footbridge connecting two parking lots that belong to New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft. The footbridge would cross Route 1 near Gillette Stadium and Kraft's Patriot Place retail development. Kraft is tied for number 468 on Forbes Magazine's list of the world's billionaires. The Boston Globe reports that state officials bypassed various projects — including roadwork in Canton, Danvers, Braintree and Bellingham — in favor of the footbridge.]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 21:32:11 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[More Banks Shut Nationwide, Bringing Total To 120]]></title><guid>http://wbztv.com/business/bank.failure.fdic.2.1298120.html</guid><link>http://wbztv.com/business/bank.failure.fdic.2.1298120.html</link><description><![CDATA[Regulators on Friday shut banks in Georgia, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, and California, bringing the number of bank failures this year to 120 amid the struggling economy and a cascade of defaults on loans. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. took over United Commercial Bank in San Francisco, with $11.2 billion in assets and $7.5 billion in deposits. East West Bancorp Inc., parent company of East West Bank based in Pasadena, Calif., is buying all of the deposits and most of the failed bank's assets.
]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 21:17:37 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cardiologist And Boston Sci Exec Baim Dies At 60]]></title><guid>http://wbztv.com/business/Donald.Baim.Harvard.2.1297711.html</guid><link>http://wbztv.com/business/Donald.Baim.Harvard.2.1297711.html</link><description><![CDATA[Dr. Donald Baim, a renowned cardiologist and medical device executive, died Friday following surgery to treat a form of cancer, his family said in a statement. He was 60. Baim had undergone recent surgery to remove diseased tissue caused by adrenal cancer, a rare form of the disease that attacks the adrenal glands. Baim, a former Harvard medical school professor, most recently served as chief medical officer for Boston Scientific Corp., a leading manufacturer of pacemakers, defibrillators and other implants. He joined the company in 2006.]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 03:15:16 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Scams Center On H1N1, Fake IRS Emails]]></title><guid>http://wbztv.com/business/top.4.scams.2.1297693.html</guid><link>http://wbztv.com/business/top.4.scams.2.1297693.html</link><description><![CDATA[Lately people have been worried about H1N1 flu and when scam artists see that worry, they also see an opportunity to get your cash. One of the latest scams is centered around H1N1, but there are also other ways scam artists are targeting the public, CBS station KDKA-TV reports.<br />
]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 02:38:38 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jobless Rate Tops 10 Pct. For First Time Since '83]]></title><guid>http://wbztv.com/business/jobless.rate.10.2.1295985.html</guid><link>http://wbztv.com/business/jobless.rate.10.2.1295985.html</link><description><![CDATA[The unemployment rate has surpassed 10 percent for the first time since 1983 &#151; and is likely to go higher. Nearly
16 million people can't find jobs even though the worst recession since
the Great Depression has apparently ended. The Labor Department said
Friday that the economy shed a net total of 190,000 jobs in October,
less than the downwardly revised 219,000 lost in September. August job
losses were also revised lower, to 154,000 from 201,000.<br />
]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 03:01:19 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[IRS Hunting Down Taxpayers -- For Refunds!]]></title><guid>http://wbztv.com/business/irs.tax.refunds.2.1297456.html</guid><link>http://wbztv.com/business/irs.tax.refunds.2.1297456.html</link><description><![CDATA[The IRS is trying to track down more than 100,000 lost taxpayers nationwide, and for once, these folks will want to be found, CBS station WCBS-TV reports. The IRS has more than 100,000 unclaimed refund checks, worth more than $120 million.
]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 23:48:58 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stocks Post Modest Gains As Job Losses Slow]]></title><guid>http://wbztv.com/business/stocks.market.dow.2.1296129.html</guid><link>http://wbztv.com/business/stocks.market.dow.2.1296129.html</link><description><![CDATA[\Investors undaunted by a surprisingly weak jobs report found enough positive news to nudge stocks higher. News that the nation's unemployment rate rose above 10 percent last month for the first time in 26 years didn't derail the stock market's strong gains in the week, which lifted major indexes more than 3 percent.
]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:38:59 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Little Trail Holds Big Dreams For NH City]]></title><guid>http://wbztv.com/business/ATV.trail.through.2.1296581.html</guid><link>http://wbztv.com/business/ATV.trail.through.2.1296581.html</link><description><![CDATA[A 4.5-mile trail for ATV riders running through the northernmost city of New Hampshire may be key to putting the North Country community, still suffering from the loss of its paper mill industry several years ago, on the path to economic recovery. The trail connects the 3-year-old Jericho Mountain State Park on the west side of Berlin, which has numerous all-terrain vehicle trails, with a large trail network in the unincorporated township of Success east of the city. The connector trail through Berlin, which opens Saturday, allows for 100 miles of ATV riding. Berlin and economic development officials hope the trails will be a huge draw for ATV enthusiasts, who don't have a lot of riding options in New Hampshire and surrounding states, and for new businesses, including hotels, gas stations, and stores.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:01:52 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Consumer Borrowing Falls $14.8B In September]]></title><guid>http://wbztv.com/business/consumer.borrowing.sinks.2.1296881.html</guid><link>http://wbztv.com/business/consumer.borrowing.sinks.2.1296881.html</link><description><![CDATA[Consumers borrowed less for a record eighth straight month in September
amid rising unemployment and tight credit conditions. Economists worry
the declines in borrowing will drag on the fledgling recovery. The Federal Reserve says borrowing fell at an annual rate of $14.8
billion in September. That's the biggest decline since July and is
larger than the $10 billion drop economists expected.<br />
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