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Real life likely a good lesson in economics - Seattle Post Intelligencer
Author: Google News09.08.2007
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By NANCY ZUCKERBROD AP WASHINGTON -- Efforts to save up for a first car or stretch an allowance might be helping high schoolers in at least one academic area.
The Kids Are All Right
A first look on economic literacy
read comments (0)Sixth Hole Finds Area Too Small for Miners - New York Times
Author: Google News06.08.2007
 Boston Globe |
New York Times -
HUNTINGTON, Utah, Aug. 25 (AP) - The latest hole drilled into a collapsed mine where six men are trapped broke through into an area too small for the men to have survived in it, a lawyer for several of the men’s families said Saturday.
Mine boss defends search
Hope fades for trapped US miners
read comments (0)Microsoft Judge Negates Alcatel-Lucent MP3 Patent Win (Update3) - Bloomberg
Author: Google News06.08.2007
 Turkish Press |
Bloomberg -
By Jeff St.Onge and Crayton Harrison Aug. 6 (Bloomberg) -- Microsoft Corp., the world's largest software maker, persuaded a judge to throw out a jury's record $1.52 billion verdict in a landmark case over Alcatel-Lucent's MP3 digital-music patents.
$1.5 Billion Verdict Against Microsoft Is Set Aside
Microsoft wins reversal of huge patent verdict
read comments (0)Chrysler appoints former US marine Nardelli - Telegraph.co.uk
Author: Google News06.08.2007
 Times Colonist |
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Chrysler's new chief executive believes former military personnel make the best managers. Russell Hotten reports Private equity firm Cerberus left no one in any doubt about its commitment to restructure Chrysler as it appointed one of America's most ...
Question of Leadership
Chrysler's Nardelli Vows to Continue Turnaround
read comments (0)Nardelli Makes Comeback With Chrysler - Forbes
Author: Google News06.08.2007
 KFOXtv.com |
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Cerberus Capital Management didn’t wait long to exert its influence over Chrysler. Just two days after assuming majority control of the struggling US automaker from Germany’s DaimlerChrysler, the private-equity firm pushed CEO Thomas LaSorda aside and ...
Discipline, results define Nardelli's career
To Run Chrysler In Industry Shift
read comments (0)Bear Stearns Removes Co-President Spector After Subprime Losses - Bloomberg
Author: Google News05.08.2007
 Servihoo |
Bloomberg -
By Bradley Keoun and Jody Shenn Aug. 6 (Bloomberg) -- Bear Stearns Cos. ousted Co-President Warren Spector after credit-market losses and eroding investor confidence increased pressure for management changes at the second-largest underwriter of ...
Bear Stearns's Spector Resigns
Bear Stearns Ousts a Top Executive
read comments (0)A Case of Nerves Undoes Market - Washington Post
Author: Google News04.08.2007
 Canada.com |
Washington Post -
By Tomoeh Murakami Tse NEW YORK, Aug. 3 -- Slowing job growth and increasing credit worries about a Wall Street firm hit by losses in mortgage investments sent stocks tumbling Friday, capping a tumultuous week of trading during which jumpy investors ...
Bear Stearns preserving capital to weather storm
Sell-Off Sends Market Sliding
read comments (0)In an historic deal, Chrysler goes private - Boston Globe
Author: Google News04.08.2007
 Boston Globe |
Boston Globe -
Chrysler becomes a US firm again, with DaimlerChrysler AG's sale of a controlling stake to Cerberus Capital Management. (Robert Sullivan/AFP/Getty Images) By Associated Press | August 4, 2007 DETROIT -- Chrysler became an American company again ...
Cerberus Gains Control of Chrysler
Chrysler Deal Is Completed
read comments (0)FDA recalls Lakeside beans, cites botulism fears - Boston Globe
Author: Google News04.08.2007
 WTMJ-TV |
Boston Globe -
By Diedtra Henderson, Globe Staff | August 4, 2007 WASHINGTON -- Federal authorities yesterday made public a nationwide recall of roughly 360000 cans of green beans because of fears they could be tainted with botulism toxin, which can cause ...
US issues new botulism warning for green beans
Canned French Style Beans Recalled In US And Canada
read comments (0)Workers Say They Feel Blindsided by Lender’s Failure - New York Times
Author: Google News03.08.2007
 Earthtimes.org |
Workers Say They Feel Blindsided by Lender’s Failure
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By PAUL VITELLO MELVILLE, NY, Aug. 3 - Among the 1400 or so people who lost their jobs here Friday, there were undoubtedly some who understood the macro and micro factors that led American Home Mortgage Investment Corporation, one of the largest and …
State Clamps Down On Mortgage Lender
American Home Workers Out of Time
read comments (0)'Grand Theft Auto IV' pulled over until 2008 - USA Today
Author: Google News02.08.2007
 PSX Extreme |
'Grand Theft Auto IV' pulled over until 2008
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By Mike Snider, USA TODAY Grand Theft Auto fans are going to have to wait a bit longer for the next installment. Take-Two Interactive announced Thursday that Grand Theft Auto IV would not be released Oct. 18 for Sony's PlayStation 3 and Microsoft's …
Take-Two Delays Grand Theft Auto IV
'Grand Theft Auto IV' Launch Delayed
read comments (0)Toys R’nt Us - Indian Express
Author: Google News02.08.2007
 KOMO |
Indian Express -
The recall worldwide of 1.5 million Chinese-made toys by American toy-maker Fisher Price could not have come at a more embarrassing moment for China.
China toy crisis plays havoc in UK
Toy story with a cautionary moral for manufacturers
read comments (0)Ryanair lifts annual outlook as profit rises 20% - MarketWatch
Author: Google News31.07.2007
 BBC News |
MarketWatch -
By Aude Lagorce, MarketWatch LONDON (MarketWatch) -- Shares of Ryanair Holdings Plc rose as much as 13% Tuesday after Europe's largest low-cost carrier posted a 20% increase in quarterly profit and lifted its earnings outlook for the year, ...
Ryanair Posts 20% Increase in Net,
2nd UPDATE: Ryanair Upgrades Profit Guidance As Cuts Capacity Growth
read comments (0)Verizon posts higher net income - Los Angeles Times
Author: Google News30.07.2007
 Canada.com |
Los Angeles Times -
Verizon Communications Inc. reported second-quarter earnings Monday that satisfied analyst expectations and said its wireless arm would buy a rural cellphone carrier to expand its reach.
Verizon profit helped by cellphone subscriptions
Verizon to buy Unicel
read comments (0)Also read these stories: - Wall Street Journal
Author: Google News29.07.2007
 Chicago Daily Herald |
Also read these stories:
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In the classroom, corporal punishment is frowned upon. In the financial markets, it's a way of life. Yes, we are once again getting whacked across the side of the head, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average plunging 585 points last week, …
A Second Day of Declines Caps Worst Wall Street Week in Years
Despite some good news, stocks plummet again
read comments (0)Chevron makes tidy profit - The Argus
Author: Google News28.07.2007
 Philadelphia Inquirer |
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By George Avalos, MEDIANEWS STAFF Powered by hefty income from refinery margins and gasoline sales, Chevron Corp. tapped a gusher of second-quarter profits and posted financial results that dazzled Wall Street and outstripped its rivals.
Chevron's Profit Rises 24%
Chevron profit hits $5.4 billion
read comments (0)Top brand not all it seems - Sydney Morning Herald
Author: Google News28.07.2007
 CNNMoney.com |
Sydney Morning Herald -
THE label on bottles of Aquafina water, America's largest brand, will soon be changed to spell out that the drink comes from the same source as tap water.
The Great Aquafina Joke--It's Tap Water!
Aquafina labels to spell out tap water source
read comments (0)Qwest CEO Sentenced - PC World
Author: Google News27.07.2007
 Canada.com |
PC World -
A District Court judge has sentenced former Qwest chief Nacchio to 6 years and a $52 million fine. A judge ordered the former chief executive of Qwest Communications International Inc. to pay $52 million and spend six years in prison for insider ...
Qwest ex-CEO Nacchio ordered to forfeit $52 mln
UPDATE 5-Qwest ex-CEO gets 6 yrs prison for insider trading
read comments (0)GDP Grows 3.4%, Best In A Year, As Inflation Cools - CNNMoney.com
Author: Google News27.07.2007
 Sabah |
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The economy had its best quarter in a year but sluggish consumer activity raised concerns about the second-half of the year. In the second quarter, US gross domestic product rose at a 3.4% annual rate, the Commerce Department said Friday.
WRAPUP 1-US economic growth rebounds in second quarter
Economic Growth Is Strongest in a Year
read comments (0)Boeing riding strong momentum - Chicago Tribune
Author: Google News26.07.2007
 Servihoo |
Boeing riding strong momentum
Chicago Tribune -
By James P. Miller | Tribune staff reporter July 26, 2007 Boeing Co. handed in second-quarter earnings Wednesday that significantly topped forecasts, as the Chicago-based aerospace giant continues to prosper from strong global demand for commercial …
Boeing Tops Wall Street’s Expectations
Boeing Earns $1.1B in 2nd Quarter
read comments (0)Apple profit soars 73% as sales rise - International Herald Tribune
Author: Google News26.07.2007
 Philadelphia Inquirer |
International Herald Tribune -
By Laurie J. Flynn SAN FRANCISCO: Strong sales of Macs and iPods helped Apple increase quarterly profit by 73 percent, beating Wall Street forecasts and alleviating some concerns about early sales of the iPhone.
Apple profits beat Wall Street expectations
AT&T, Apple differ on the iPhone gap
read comments (0)Living costs soar, food and petrol up - Daily Telegraph
Author: Google News24.07.2007
 The Age |
Living costs soar, food and petrol up
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By Nicki Bourlioufas AUSTRALIA'S inflation rate has jumped, driven higher by essential living costs such as petrol and a sharp rise in rents and fruit and vegetable costs with no relief in sight.
Inflation jumps on petrol costs
Australia's Consumer Prices Rise More Than Expected (Update2)
read comments (0)AT&T's iPhone Report Pushes Down Apple Stock - PC World
Author: Google News24.07.2007
 Earthtimes.org |
PC World -
AT&T says it activated only 146000 iPhones in the first two days the device was for sale. The day before Apple Inc. is to report quarterly earnings, the company's stock price slipped by about 3 percent after partner AT&T Inc. revealed that it had ...
Apple falls on initial iPhone activation numbers
Apple Shares Fall on Signs IPhone May Disappoint (Update1)
read comments (0)Oregon Utility Set to Remove Dams - Forbes
Author: Google News24.07.2007
 Salem-News.Com |
Forbes -
By AARON CLARK 07.24.07, 12:09 PM ET A major Oregon utility says it's too expensive to keep two hydroelectric dams on the Sandy River, which comes roaring off Mount Hood and empties into the Columbia River.
Utility blasts its Oregon dam to make way for fish
Dam is history after blast
read comments (0)AOL Buys Online Ad Firm Tacoda - Wall Street Journal
Author: Google News24.07.2007
 eFluxMedia (press release) |
Wall Street Journal -
Time Warner Inc.'s AOL unit is buying Tacoda Inc., a closely held marketing firm that specializes in tracking Web user habits to deliver targeted online ads.
AOL reaches deal for targeted ad company Tacoda
UPDATE 1-Time Warner's AOL to buy ad firm Tacoda
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