More Business

• DA slams brakes on scam

• Got knowledge? Add it to Google's new Web encyclopedia 'Knol'

• Ford posts $8.7B loss; to switch
  2 U.S. plants to car production

• House OKs massive homeowners' rescue bill

• Federal bill provides for foreclosure counseling

• Southampton adopts tough energy rules for new homes

• Bill exempts small-boat owners from pollution permit

• Toyota takes driver's seat in sales

• Where would we plug in electric cars?

• Average domestic airfare reported up 4.4% in first quarter

Local Industry

• LI people on the move, July 21

• The week ahead, July 21

• OSI Pharmaceuticals sales, profits up

• United Capital chief withdraws buyout offer

• Arrow Electronics profit lower, but sales improve

• Flushing Financial reports higher earnings

• Obituary: Kenneth Miller, 63, satellite communications pioneer

• Fonar threatened with expulsion from stock exchange

• Excel Technology says sales, profits rise

• New York Community Bancorp reports second quarter loss

Money & Finance

• Compulsive shoppers often need professional help

• Lou Dolinar: Making the right call for phone service

• HELP WANTED: Job offer puts severance pay at risk

• Lynn Brenner: Family Finance: Social Security affects retirement

• With blue chips down, investors turn to U.S. Treasuries

Real Estate

• Backyard oasis

• Myths and truths about foreclosure

• Why you should buy Barbara Goldberger's house in Farmingville Photos

• A cozy place in Long Beach Photos

• What to do when the house next door is for sale, too

Technology

• Television's next step: wireless

• Toys combine reality and cyber worlds

• New iPhone sales superhot as Apple reports profit up 31%

• Free online FPS targets Socom players

• EA premieres next-gen games Video

AP Business

• US Geological Survey says area north of Arctic Circle holds 90 billion barrels of untapped oil

• Dow Chemical says 2nd-qtr profit falls 27 percent, cites higher costs of energy, raw materials

• Ford posts $8.7B 2Q loss on asset write-downs, will switch 2 US plants from trucks to cars

• Southwest Airlines 2nd-quarter earnings up on higher revenue and gains from hedging fuel costs

• New layoff filings rise sharply as companies cutback work forces amid economic troubles

AP Investing

• Dow Chemical says 2nd-qtr profit falls 27 percent, cites higher costs of energy, raw materials

• Summary Box: Xerox 2Q profit falls 19 pct, but meets views

• Grocery chain Kroger removes all jalapenos as precaution

• UBS to face civil fraud charges in NY over its conduct in the auction-rate securities market

• Qualcomm earnings outlook short of Wall Street expectations, but stock soars on Nokia deal