Jobless Claims Fall for 3rd Straight Week

The number of people signing up for jobless benefits declined last week, the third straight drop from a six-year high reached earlier this month

Consumers to Test Hydrogen Car Prototypes

Automakers such as GM, Honda Motor Co. and BMW AG are putting several hundred hydrogen vehicles into suburban garages, in cities and on the highway to see how they fare in day-to-day drivin

Fannie Mae Shake-Up: 3 Execs Out

Mortgage finance giant Fannie Mae shook up its executive ranks after shares in it and Freddie Mac rose for a third straight day as investors appeared less certain a government bailout of the two troubled companies is imminent

Printer Maker Offers to Help People Print Less

A leading printer maker wants to help you do less printing

Oil Ends Higher as Gustav Spins Toward Gulf

Oil prices climbed for a third day Wednesday as fears deepened that Tropical Storm Gustav could enter the Gulf of Mexico as a powerful hurricane and disrupt oil and natural gas production

The Curious Capitalist

Take My Airport ... Please!

This morning's New York Times has a story about the "$250 billion war chest" amassed to finance a "tidal wave of infrastructure projects in the United States and overseas." I found the timing of this article a tad odd.

Work in Progress

Baby Cullen's C.V.

Goal: Week-old baby seeks position requiring no particular skills.

Nerd World

The Quantum of Racist

It's common knowledge that Ian Fleming's James Bond spy thrillers were hardly politically correct. They were packed with outdated but probably deeply felt sexism, racism and, yes, even homophobia.

The Dash GPS

Video: TIME tech reporter Josh Quittner takes a spin with daughter Clementine to test-drive the new Dash Express GPS

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We would not have marriage equality in California if it weren't for Del and Phyllis.

• NANCY PELOSI,
• Speaker of the House, talking about Del Martin and Phyllis Lyon, a lesbian couple who married in June. Martin, a longtime gay rights activist, died Aug. 27