Business/Finance
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House moves to protect doctors from Medicare cuts
By Erica Werner
The Democratic-controlled House voted Thursday to add more than $200 billion to the deficit to prevent steep Medicare payment cuts to doctors, a move Republicans denounced as a political payoff.
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Microsoft’s cloud computing system is growing up
By Jessica Mintz
Microsoft Corp. leads its industry in part because a vast army of outside computer programmers design software that only runs on its Windows operating system. Now, the company is fighting to keep those programmers working with its tools as technology undergoes a massive shift.
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Senators blast Web sites for scamming shoppers
By Lolita C. Baldor
With Cyber Monday, the unofficial start of the Internet holiday shopping season nearing, a Senate committee Tuesday condemned three online companies, saying they are tricking consumers into signing up for subscription services they don’t want.
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FBI says hackers targeting law firms, PR companies
By Lolita C. Baldour
Hackers are increasingly targeting law firms and public relations companies with a sophisticated e-mail scheme that breaks into their computer networks to steal sensitive data, often linked to large corporate clients doing business overseas.
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Tobacco execs quickly find tax loophole
By Matt Apuzzo
With a simple marketing twist, tobacco companies are avoiding hundreds of millions of dollars a year in taxes by exploiting a loophole in President Barack Obama’s child health law.
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T-Mobile resumes sale of Sidekicks after data loss
T-Mobile USA resumed selling Sidekick phones Tuesday, more than a month after a server meltdown at Microsoft Corp. caused contact numbers, pictures and other personal information to disappear from many of the phones.
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