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		News & Info From Our Sponsor Thursday, January 31, 2008 • Starbucks serves up weaker profits SEATTLE -- Starbucks Corp.'s fiscal first-quarter profit rose by less than 2 percent, as U.S. customers grappling with a soft economy lined up in smaller numbers for the second consecutive quarter. • Amazon cites world sales for doubling of quarter profit SEATTLE -- Amazon.com Inc. said Wednesday its fourth-quarter profit more than doubled, helped by fast-growing international sales. • Boeing's earnings buoy investors CHICAGO -- Boeing posted better-than-expected fourth-quarter earnings Wednesday on the strength of still-booming commercial airplane sales and improved productivity, easing investor concerns for now about the possibility of another setback for its thrice-delayed 787 Dreamliner. • Fed cuts rates in bid to fend off recession Armed with new evidence indicating that U.S. economic growth virtually stalled late last year, the Federal Reserve on Wednesday announced another half-point cut to its benchmark lending rate in a bid to keep the economy out of recession. • Industry Notes MEDIA PRODUCTION • Longtime manager can't decide whether to move, to stay Keith Harrington, 52, is a heavy-duty product manager, keeping up with the changing technology for the big 18-wheelers. Twelve of his 22 years in the industry have been with Freightliner. • News highlights NEWS UPDATE: TRADING SCANDAL • Oregon or Carolina? Hundreds to decide Today, hundreds of Freightliner's white collars will choose the road not yet traveled. • Small talk Notes and advice on running small businesses • The hills of home sway her Judith Harris-Kobin, 49, and her husband went on the company-sponsored get-acquainted trip, and by the Sunday night dinner with her colleagues, she raised a glass of Champagne and Chambord to toast her choice. • Whirlwind visit sells the idea People in sales and marketing say they're too busy to mind the office rumor mill.
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