Bruce Clark believes Ullman could do worse than look to a competitor for guidance on scaling down its retail operation.

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The Chairman of the Federal Reserve defended his decision to embark in an open-ended, third round of quantitative easing (QE3), extend Operation Twist, and extend their forward-rate guidance to 2015.

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Nokia, Panasonic, Philips, AMD, HP, and Microsoft have piloted internationally agreed-upon due diligence guidance on conflict minerals in line with the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development due diligence model.

FORBES: Progress Being Made In Eliminating Conflict From Minerals Supply Chains

Response and recovery efforts will be an ongoing operation, and I urge Americans in affected areas to continue to listen for the guidance and direction of their state and local officials.

WHITEHOUSE: President Obama Delivers a Statement on Hurricane Irene