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Federal proposals for gift cards

In the newspaper »

Updated: November 22, 2009
	Pletschet: Plato would declare our executives our overpaid Munroe: Innovation alive and well in America People in motion, Nov. 22 Nintendo's Mario endures New York McDonald's goes upscale Bay Biz Buzz: Central Garden posts $8 million profit

Breaking news »


	Gradual adoption planned for electric car, Nissan says Pletschet: Dow Jones Average best stocks gauge for investors Silicon Valley's new sport: extreme bootstrapping Valley startups rising up from the graveyard Stocks fall as dollar rises Nook e-readers sold out for holidays Study finds few women executives in state Gold spike: Boom times for precious metal

Biz Buzz


	Bay Biz Buzz: Taleo raising $132 million from public stock sale

Columnists


	Pletschet: Plato would declare our executives our overpaid Lindich: Turn-on sequence critical to `handshake" Pletschet: Dow Jones Average best stocks gauge for investors Munroe: Innovation alive and well in America Singletary: Gift cards face new rules

Real Estate


	Defaults engulf more prime loans James Dulley: Slam the door on heat-robbing leaks Bay Area home prices rising Big dreams in a small space

Technology


	Tech Ticker: Nook e-reader, Nokia, Motorola Microsoft's cloud computing system is growing up Law firms in legal dispute over keyword ads on Google, Bing Flurry of stock-market debuts signals IPO rebound to continue

Personal Finance / Spending


	Pletschet: Dow Jones Average best stocks gauge for investors Singletary: Gift cards face new rules Danville couple uninsured by choice Butler: Good living habits can bring happy returns

Gas Prices / Auto News


	Bay Area gas prices down for the holidays


	Nissan CEO: Electric car adoption to be gradual Ford, Subaru, VW win insurance industry picks Ford Fusion named Motor Trend car of the year

Market update

Financial Markets


	Investors look to data-heavy week for more clarity NEW YORK—Investors are heading toward the final month of the year with more questions about the economy than they had just a few weeks ago. Full Story