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The most recent recession is the longest since World War II." border="0"/></a> </div> <h6 class="credit">Justin Sullivan/Getty Images</h6> <p class="caption">A demonstration outside of Senator Dianne Feinstein’s office in San Francisco this month. The most recent recession is the longest since World War II.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="splitAB"> <div class="aColumn">  <div class="columnGroup first"> <div class="singleRuleDivider flushTop"></div> <div class="story"> <h6 class="kicker">The Caucus</h6> <h3><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20100920200747/http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/09/20/obama-fends-off-anti-business-charge/?ref=business"> Obama Fends Off Antibusiness Charge</a></h3> <h6 class="byline"> By MICHAEL D. SHEAR <span class="timestamp">2:00 PM ET</span> </h6> <p class="summary"> President Obama pushes back when some in his CNBC audience urge him not to vilify small-business leaders.</p> <ul class="refer"> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20100920200747/http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/21/us/politics/21obama.html">Disappointed Supporters Question Obama</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="story"> <h3><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20100920200747/http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/21/technology/21distracted.html?ref=business"> Fewer Deaths From Distracted Driving in 2009, U.S. Says</a></h3> <h6 class="byline"> By NICK BUNKLEY <span class="timestamp">2:00 PM ET</span> </h6> <p class="summary"> Deaths attributed to distracted drivers fell 6 percent from the previous year to 5,474, the government said. Distracted drivers were listed as a contributing factor in 16 percent of crashes.</p> </div> <div class="story"> <h6 class="kicker">News Analysis</h6> <h3><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20100920200747/http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/21/business/global/21fiscal.html?ref=business"> Europe Struggles With Enforcement of Tighter Euro Rules</a></h3> <h6 class="byline"> By MATTHEW SALTMARSH and STEPHEN CASTLE <span class="timestamp">45 minutes ago</span> </h6> <p class="summary"> Officials are jostling over plans to tighten the region’s fiscal rules but agreement on anything that could be enforced by sanctions is far from certain.</p> </div> <div class="story"> <h3><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20100920200747/http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/21/business/global/21branson.html?ref=business"> Branson Charity Seeks to Aid Zimbabwe</a></h3> <h6 class="byline"> By STEPHANIE STROM <span class="timestamp">1 minute ago</span> </h6> <p class="summary"> Richard Branson, the billionaire founder of the Virgin Group, is taking the wraps off a philanthropic venture aimed at putting Zimbabwe back on its feet.</p> </div> <div class="story"> <h3><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20100920200747/http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/21/business/global/21dmark.html?ref=business"> Two German Landesbanks in Merger Talks</a></h3> <h6 class="byline"> By JACK EWING <span class="timestamp">55 minutes ago</span> </h6> <p class="summary"> A combination would create Germany’s third-largest bank and could spur a consolidation of the crisis-prone institutions.</p> </div> <div class="story"> <h3><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20100920200747/http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/21/business/21markets.html?ref=business"> Stocks Move Higher, Extending Month’s Rally</a></h3> <h6 class="byline"> By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS <span class="timestamp">31 minutes ago</span> </h6> <p class="summary"> Stocks extended their September rally as investors hoped for more moves by the Federal Reserve to prop up the economy.</p> </div> <div class="story"> <h3><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20100920200747/http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/21/business/global/21euro.html?ref=business"> European Bailout Fund Gets Top Rating From Credit Agencies</a></h3> <h6 class="byline"> By DAVID JOLLY <span class="timestamp">55 minutes ago</span> </h6> <p class="summary"> The vote of confidence nonetheless failed to halt the strain on the ailing government bonds of Ireland and Portugal.</p> </div> <div class="story"> <div class="thumbnail"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20100920200747/http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/20/business/economy/20older.html?ref=business"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20100920200747im_/http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2010/09/20/us/JP-OLDER-1/JP-OLDER-1-thumbStandard-v2.jpg" width="75" height="75" alt="Patricia Reid, 57, lost her job at Boeing four years ago and has struggled to find a new position." border="0"/> </a> </div> <h6 class="kicker">The New Poor</h6> <h3><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20100920200747/http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/20/business/economy/20older.html?ref=business"> For the Unemployed Over 50, Fears of Never Working Again</a></h3> <h6 class="byline"> By MOTOKO RICH </h6> <p class="summary"> A growing number of those who desperately need to work fear they have already been shut out of the work force.</p> <ul class="refer"> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20100920200747/http://topics.nytimes.com/top/news/business/series/the_new_poor/index.html">Previous Articles in the Series »</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20100920200747/http://economix.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/09/20/the-plight-of-older-workers/">Economix: The Plight of Older Workers</a></li> <li><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20100920200747im_/http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/section/opinion/comment_icon.gif" alt="Comment" width="9" height="11" border="0"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20100920200747/http://economix.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/09/20/the-plight-of-older-workers/#postComment">Post a Comment</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="story"> <h6 class="kicker">DealBook</h6> <h3><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20100920200747/http://dealbook.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/09/20/i-s-s-backs-burkle-slate-for-barnes-nobles-board/?ref=business"> I.S.S. 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