Business News http://enews.earthlink.net/channel/news/bus Business News Supplied by AP en-us (c) 2009 EarthLink Networks Inc. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:11:37 PST Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:15:39 PST 5 AP-GfK Poll: Debt turning shoppers into Scrooges http://enews.earthlink.net/article/bus?guid=20091123/4b0a24e0_3421_1334520091123-1102766491 WASHINGTON - A lot more Americans are feeling stressed out by debt this holiday season, raising the glum likelihood they'll behave like Scrooge rather than Santa. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:11:37 PST 20091123/4b0a24e0_3421_1334520091123-1102766491 By JEANNINE AVERSA (AP Economics Writer) Associated Press HP profit jumps on cost-cutting, services strength http://enews.earthlink.net/article/bus?guid=20091123/4b0a24e0_3421_1334520091123-470103164 SAN FRANCISCO - Hewlett-Packard Co.'s profit jumped 14 percent in the latest quarter, proof that cost-cutting and a push into rival IBM Corp.'s stronghold of technology services is helping the company absorb a falloff in sales in most of its major divisions. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:58:27 PST 20091123/4b0a24e0_3421_1334520091123-470103164 By JORDAN ROBERTSON (AP Technology Writer) Associated Press Obama: US economy has 'core strengths' http://enews.earthlink.net/article/bus?guid=20091123/4b0a24e0_3421_13345200911231371869225 WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama said Monday the nation's economy is in good shape for the long term thanks to "core strengths" such as its universities, its innovation and a dynamic workforce. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:11:56 PST 20091123/4b0a24e0_3421_13345200911231371869225 Associated Press Tax credit gives home sales best boost in decade http://enews.earthlink.net/article/bus?guid=20091123/4b0a24e0_3421_1334520091123-1563914222 WASHINGTON - First-time buyers taking advantage of a special tax credit gave sales of existing homes in October their biggest surge in a decade, raising hopes for a turnaround in the housing market and pleasing Wall Street. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:32:15 PST 20091123/4b0a24e0_3421_1334520091123-1563914222 By ALAN ZIBEL (AP Real Estate Writer) Associated Press Feds find association between drywall, corrosion http://enews.earthlink.net/article/bus?guid=20091123/4b0a24e0_3421_1334520091123-1605547025 WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - The federal government said Monday that it has found a "strong association" between problematic imported Chinese drywall and corrosion of pipes and wires, a conclusion that supports complaints by thousands of homeowners over the last year. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:19:12 PST 20091123/4b0a24e0_3421_1334520091123-1605547025 By BRIAN SKOLOFF (Associated Press Writer) Associated Press