Belleville News Democrat: Business http://www.bnd.com/business/index.xml News, sports, and entertainment from Belleville News Democrat en-us Copyright 2009 Belleville News Democrat Business 60 Tue, 14 Jul 2009 10:13:38 CDT http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss McClatchy Interactive's PubSys support@Belleville.com `Devil Survivor' takes you to demon-haunted Tokyo http://www.bnd.com/business/story/844175.html http://www.bnd.com/business/story/844175.html Tue, 14 Jul 2009 09:51 CDT The "Shin Megami Tensei" series may be the epitome of cult video-game franchises, barely known by most players but beloved by a small but devoted core of fans. Azerbaijani blogger arrests prompts backlash http://www.bnd.com/business/story/844150.html http://www.bnd.com/business/story/844150.html Tue, 14 Jul 2009 09:42 CDT Azerbaijani authorities are lashing out at the German and U.S. embassies for their public protests over the arrest of two bloggers. SEC head outlines enforcement, other changes http://www.bnd.com/business/story/844137.html http://www.bnd.com/business/story/844137.html Tue, 14 Jul 2009 09:46 CDT The Securities and Exchange Commission has been revamping itself, buttressing enforcement efforts and taking a series of initiatives to protect investors in the wake of the financial crisis and massive Madoff fraud, the agency's chairman said Tuesday. CSX expects double-digit demand declines in 3Q http://www.bnd.com/business/story/844136.html http://www.bnd.com/business/story/844136.html Tue, 14 Jul 2009 10:01 CDT Railroad operator CSX Corp. said Tuesday it expects shipping demand to sink by double digits again this quarter, but not as drastically as in the second-quarter, as the company looked for signs of an economic recovery. Business inventories dip more than expected in May http://www.bnd.com/business/story/844135.html http://www.bnd.com/business/story/844135.html Tue, 14 Jul 2009 09:46 CDT Businesses slashed inventories more than expected in May, the ninth consecutive decline, as companies continued to trim stockpiles amid a severe recession. Va. doc pleads guilty to prescription writing scam http://www.bnd.com/business/story/844007.html http://www.bnd.com/business/story/844007.html Tue, 14 Jul 2009 08:51 CDT A Virginia doctor has pleaded guilty in Massachusetts to writing tens of thousands of prescriptions for muscle relaxants and other drugs over the Internet to patients he'd never examined. Shock therapy for Internet addicts? Hospital ordered to stop treatment program http://www.bnd.com/business/story/843881.html http://www.bnd.com/business/story/843881.html Tue, 14 Jul 2009 05:31 CDT China's Health Ministry has ordered a hospital to stop using electric shock therapy to cure youths of Internet addiction, saying there was no scientific evidence it worked. Southwest checks planes after hole forces landing http://www.bnd.com/business/story/843637.html http://www.bnd.com/business/story/843637.html Tue, 14 Jul 2009 09:31 CDT Southwest Airlines Co. inspected about 200 planes overnight after a football-sized hole opened up in the passenger cabin of a jet in flight, forcing an emergency landing in West Virginia. June retail sales rise more-than-expected 0.6 pct http://www.bnd.com/business/story/844059.html http://www.bnd.com/business/story/844059.html Tue, 14 Jul 2009 08:12 CDT Retail sales advanced in June by the largest amount in five months, led by a surge in gasoline prices and a slight rebound in the battered auto sector. Wholesale prices, retail sales rise in June http://www.bnd.com/business/story/844058.html http://www.bnd.com/business/story/844058.html Tue, 14 Jul 2009 10:13 CDT Higher energy prices rippled through the economy in June, helping to drive a bigger-than-expected gain in retail sales.