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New stores revive Concord
Sports Chalet, Ashley Furniture, Fresh & Easy and Ross are among the latest crop of merchants opening in the East Bay.


	Business Bulletin Board for May 18 New 401(k) law great for investors Get your high-schooler's finances ready for college More jobs lost in East Bay Fannie Mae scraps higher down-payment Melting Pot opens amidst dip in economy Concord to host housing resource fair Service puts podcasts on cell phones

NATIONAL NEWS
	UAW, American Axle reach deal that may end strike DETROIT—About 3,600 workers at American Axle and Manufacturing Holdings Inc. will find out soon whether a new contract was worth 80 days without a company paycheck. Full Story MORE NATIONAL NEWS HEADLINES UAW, American Axle reach deal that may end strike GM workers ratify local contract to end that strike Calif. wine patriarch Robert Mondavi dies at 94 FDA orders Texas plant to shut down, recall smoked seafood

PERSONAL FINANCE
	Self-directed 401(k) allows may offer better result Q: YOU often recommend that workers retiring roll over their 401(k) into something called a self-directed account at a discount broker. What's that and why do it? MORE PERSONAL FINANCE HEADLINES Investing: Make it lifetime learning project Improve performance in self-directed 401(k) accounts Investing is a lifelong learning process Make market insights work

LATEST FROM THE NEWSROOM
	MORE LATEST FROM THE NEWSROOM HEADLINES Comparing mortgage payments Interest rates falling on jumbo loans in the Bay Area More office space going in at Santana Row Yahoo seeks to conceal parts of shareholder suit California's unemployment rate holds steady at 6.2 percent Oil pushed above $127 a barrel for first time

BIZ BUZZ
	MORE BIZ BUZZ HEADLINES S&P gives Richmond debt top grade

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Energy Flashes: What's your energy IQ? Do you know the best ways to conserve energy and save money on your PG&E bill?
Cruise by Janis Mara's Energy Blog and tell the world your energy news, views and blues.