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Chevron cutting 2,000 jobs

Chevron cutting 2,000 jobs

The San Ramon-based oil giant reveals where it plans to cut its worldwide refining and marketing operations -- and Richmond is not on the list.

Ideas for cutting S.F. deficit

Ideas for cutting S.F. deficit

Bottom Line: A $522 million budget hole. What to do, what to do? In addition to his own proposals, Mayor Newsom has turned to the city's 26,000 employees for ideas.

Cisco unveils faster router

Cisco unveils faster router

Cisco Systems unveils hardware that will greatly speed up the delivery of data over broadband networks and will serve as the foundation for a next-generation Internet.

Job openings up sharply in Jan.

Job openings rose sharply earlier this year, a sign that employers might be preparing to step up hiring. The number of openings in January rose about 7.6 percent, to 2.7 million.

Report: Nummi plan underfunded

Report: Nummi plan underfunded

The federal agency that protects pensions says Fremont's Nummi plant is liable for $292 million in benefit payments but has just $161 million in assets, and it wants Toyota Corp. to help make up the diference.

Investors claw their way back

Investors claw their way back

Net Worth: Investors who had the guts to invest in U.S. stocks one year ago today are feeling pretty smug now. As well they should. Unless things take another major turn for the worse, March 9, 2009, will mark the bottom of one of one of the worst bear markets in history.

Airline threatens to cancel flights

Continental Airlines plans to cancel flights rather than risk stiff fines under new federal rules designed to punish carriers for delaying passengers.

PG&E to test SmartMeters soon

PG&E to test SmartMeters soon

California energy regulators said Monday that they will soon start investigating the accuracy of PG&E's controversial SmartMeters, after a state senator complained that they had been dragging their feet.



Nasdaq stock bust started a decade ago

The dot-com era peaked 10 years ago today when the tech-heavy Nasdaq index hit a high of 5,132.52 - a 570 percent gain from 1995 ...

Luxury loft in SoMa

Each week, The Chronicle features a local home on the market that caught our eye with its sky-high or bargain-basement price...

Ship traffic for Wednesday, March 10, 2010

Due to arrive today SHIP FROM PORT Stuttgart Express Seattle OAK Xin Ou Zhou Los Angeles OAK Mokihana Honolulu OAK Cap Bon Tauranga...

Gas pump prices expected to top $3

The Energy Department hasn't changed its mind about higher gasoline prices. It still expects pump prices to climb past $3 per gallon...

City reaches deal with financial advice site

In an effort to make San Franciscans more financially fit, the city today plans to announce a partnership with a Web site called...

Former McKesson chairman gets 10-year sentence

The former chairman of health care giant McKesson Corp. has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison and fined $1 million for his...

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'Fatal System Error' has insight on cybercrime

"Fatal System Error," the new book by Financial Times' cyber-security reporter...

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New focus on cyber attacks

New focus on cyber attacks

Cyber-security researchers in the private sector have lamented for years that collaborations with government officials have been few and far between. Such inattention appears to be over.

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Perfectly in balance

Perfectly in balance

This Japanese-inspired country house, built in 1994, was one of the few private residences created by renowned...

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