ยท A June 26 Business item incorrectly identified as a woman the White House nominee to lead the Small Business Administration. Sandy Baruah is a man.
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The conference committee members plan to meet again after the July 4 recess.
Salmonella Outbreak Widens
The salmonella outbreak traced to certain kinds of raw tomatoes has now sickened 707 people in 34 states and the District of Columbia, up from 613 on Monday. The last person fell ill on June 13. At least 76 people have been hospitalized. No deaths have been officially linked to the outbreak.
The Food and Drug Administration is investigating the cause of outbreak and advises consumers to avoid Roma, red plum and red round tomatoes not on the vine that were grown outside certain areas.
REGULATORS
Panel Clears SEC Nominees
The Senate Banking Committee confirmed three nominees to seats on the Securities and Exchange Commission, unanimously approving Democrats Elisse Walter and Luis Aguilar, and Republican Troy Paredes. Their nominations must now be confirmed by the full Senate.
Walter is a senior executive vice president at the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, which polices more than 5,000 U.S. brokerages. Aguilar is a partner at an Atlanta law firm. Paredes is a law professor at Washington University in St. Louis.
Bush Nominates SBA Chief
President Bush selected Sandy Baruah, an assistant secretary of commerce, to lead the Small Business Administration. Baruah has served in the Bush administration since 2001, most recently as assistant secretary of commerce for economic development. Her nomination must be approved by the Senate.
AUTOMOTIVE
Chrysler Adds Wireless Option
People who buy Chrysler vehicles next year will have the option of turning their cars and trucks into wireless Internet hot spots.
The company plans to announce today that the feature will be available as part of a system that will debut in most 2009 Chrysler, Dodge and Jeep models. The wireless Internet will come as a dealer-installed option and will work over cellular telephone links. It will carry a monthly fee that has not been determined, spokesman Todd Goyer said.
TECHNOLOGY
Phone Executive Joins Google
Google named telecommunications executive Patrick Pichette as its chief financial officer as the company expands to the mobile-phone business.
Pichette previously worked as president of operations at BCE, Canada's largest phone company, Google said. He will report to work Aug. 1. He succeeds George Reyes, who led Google's 2004 initial public stock offering.
EARNINGS
Oracle reported a 27 percent increase in profit for its fourth quarter. Profit for the period ended May 31 was $2.04 billion, up from $1.6 billion last year. Revenue increased 24 percent to $7.24 billion. The business software maker benefited from a general growth in its sector.
Compiled from reports by Washington Post staff writers, the Associated Press and Bloomberg News.
