Amazon dumps Colo. affiliates after state demands it collects sales taxes

Last week, blogger Kristie McNealy, along with at least 4,000 others like them, lost a chunk of their business when Amazon.com announced it was cutting ties with its Colorado-based affiliate marketers -- Web sites and bloggers that help it sell products. - 03/15/2010

FCC proposes major push for access to high-speed Internet

The Federal Communications Commission is proposing an ambitious 10-year plan that will reimagine America's media and technology priorities by establishing high-speed Internet as the country's dominant communication network. - 03/15/2010

Industrial production rises 0.1% in February

Washington -- Industrial production edged up 0.1 percent in February, beating expectations and marking the eighth straight monthly increase. But the key manufacturing sector produced less, showing that economic recovery is still a ways off. - 03/15/2010

Survey: Readers don't want to pay for news online

New York -- Getting people to pay for news online at this point would be "like trying to force butterflies back into their cocoons," a new consumer survey suggests. - 03/15/2010

ECONOMY WATCH

Keys to getting a raise

Wondering if it's possible to get any kind of a raise in today's economy? According to Sandra Naiman, author of "The High Achiever's Secret Codebook: The Unwritten Rules for Success at Work," the answer is yes. - 03/15/2010

Avoiding 'Streep Syndrome' work snubs

It's not the distinction she was going for, but Meryl Streep was forced to accept it. - 03/15/2010

Realtors hope for spring thaw in sales

There are promising signs of renewal in Metro Detroit's crippled real estate market: Tax incentives are fueling starter home sales, the median selling price is creeping up and new construction permits are on the rise. - 03/13/2010

Feds probe agricultural competition

Ankeny, Iowa -- Federal officials concerned about how much control a few corporations have over the nation's food supply pledged Friday to begin a new era of antitrust enforcement, seeking to balance agricultural power between companies, farmers and consumers. - 03/13/2010

Business briefs

S&P raises credit rating on TRW; Chrysler to unveil accessorized vehicles; Woman admits stealing $950,000 from bank; Feb. retail-sales report offers positive surprise; Cable firms must give access to own programs; Chinese minister insists Google obey the law; Official: Obama wants Yellen as Fed vice chair - 03/13/2010

Fathead sport graphics to move to downtown Detroit

Detroit -- When it comes to rebuilding downtown, you can't say Quicken Loans CEO Dan Gilbert doesn't put his money -- and his employees -- where his mouth is. At a Thursday luncheon of the Detroit Economic Club, Gilbert announced that 50 to 60 employees of his Fathead sports graphic operation will relocate downtown this summer. - 03/12/2010

Court OKs TV rules opposed by Comcast, Cablevision

Washington -- A federal court Friday upheld regulations that require cable TV companies to make sports programming and other channels they own available on equal terms to rival TV providers such as satellite companies. - 03/12/2010

Apple to start taking iPad orders at 8:30 a.m.

Cupertino, Calif. -- Apple Inc. will begin taking pre-orders for its iPad multimedia tablet computer today at 8:30 a.m. EST today. - 03/12/2010

Business briefs

Toyota aims to regain lost market share; Ford names president for southeast Asia; Biggby Coffee offers free drink on Monday; 60 jobs added at bank's Holland call center; Weekly first-time jobless claims go down slightly; Air Tran triggers airfare reductions for summer; U.S. trade deficit shrinks as auto and oil imports drop; Slowly, Americans are regaining their lost wealth - 03/12/2010

Gov't mortgage plan aids 16 percent of borrowers

Washington -- The Obama administration's mortgage relief plan has helped only about 16 percent of borrowers who signed up since its launch last year, and hundreds of thousands of homeowners are in limbo without an answer. - 03/12/2010

Internet fraud dollars doubled last year

Washington -- The cost of Internet fraud doubled in 2009 to about $560 million, the FBI said today. The most common type of fraud reported was scams from people falsely claiming to be from the FBI. - 03/12/2010

Traffic deaths at lowest level since '54

Washington -- Traffic deaths fell to the lowest level in 56 years in 2009, with fewer than 34,000 people killed, the government reported today. - 03/11/2010

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Fathead sports company to move from Livonia to Detroit

Detroit -- Dan Gilbert, whose empire includes Quicken Loans, said at a meeting of the Detroit Economic Club today that he will move the headquarters of his Fathead sports decal company from Livonia to downtown Detroit. - 03/11/2010