News from June 12, 2012

June 12, 2012

Study: Women MDs paid less, even at same jobs

The study authors surveyed 800 doctors also working as researchers who had received prestigious federal grants.

June 12, 2012

Fast-food chain bets on bacon sundae

The sundae – vanilla soft serve with fudge, caramel, bacon crumbles and a piece of bacon – clocks in at 510 calories, 18 grams of fat and 61 grams of sugar.

June 12, 2012

More than seven in 10 US teens jobless in summer

Once a rite of passage to adulthood, summer jobs for teens are disappearing, and employment for 16- to-19-year-olds has fallen to the lowest level since World War II.

June 12, 2012

New Internet suffix proposals include '.lol,' '.music'

Some 2,000 proposals have been submitted as part of the largest expansion of the Internet address system since its creation in the 1980s.

June 12, 2012

Datebook



June 12, 2012

On the Move



June 12, 2012

Open for Business



June 12, 2012

Relief over Spain bank rescue fades

Bond investors signal they are less confident about lending money to both Spain and Italy.

June 12, 2012

Briefcase



June 12, 2012

Creating books at bookstores

Bill Leggett The 'Opus' machine lets customers print their own writing or hard-to-find titles on the spot.

June 12, 2012

Marketing plan aims to heat up lobster demand

The new effort to increase sales and prices will be presented to the industry at four meetings.

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