Business and Finance News
- UK building society to take over smaller rivals
Singapore News.Net
In the UK, the Nationwide Building Society has had talks with two of its smaller rivals, the Derbyshire and Cheshire Building Societies.
- OPEC minister wants cap on oil
Singapore News.Net
Libya's OPEC representative, Shukri Ghanem, has said he would like to see members of the oil cartel respecting their quotas.
- UK unions want to tax the rich
Singapore News.Net
British trade unions have called for tax cuts for lower-income workers, and tax hikes for the rich.
- Yahoo under fire in Japan
Singapore News.Net
The Yahoo Japan website is under investigation for identity theft.
- Charity woman to fly with crack display team
Singapore News.Net
A British woman has paid 1.5 million pounds in a charity auction to fly with the Royal Air Force's aerobatic Red Arrows display jets.
- Nuclear group lets India in
Singapore News.Net
The 45 members of the Nuclear Suppliers Group have approved a US proposal to lift a ban on nuclear trade with India.
- Asian budget carrier gambles on new routes
Singapore News.Net
One of Asia’s largest budget carriers, AirAsia, has decided to increase flights and add new routes.
- Nokia shares in predicted plunge
Singapore News.Net
Nokia has lowered its predicted market share for the third quarter.
- Ford Motors Chicago plant set for job cuts
Singapore News.Net
As Ford Motor Co. cuts costs at its Chicago assembly plant, at least 600 part-time workers will be laid off.
- Baggage is the new airline cash cow
Singapore News.Net
Continental Airlines in the US is now charging for checking a single bag.
- Twin Cities area a hotbed for medical office space
Star Tribune
The supply of medical office space in the Twin Cities area has exploded in the past couple of years, but demand has more than kept up with the increase in supply, according to a report by...
- Score one for the people at SCORE
Star Tribune
Kim Koshiel knew she could run an upscale consignment shop. She also understood that she would need more than her extensive background in retail and New York City's fashion scene to get into the...
- Millions Facing Fuel Poverty
Sky News
Almost a quarter of the population will be suffering from fuel poverty next year and people on low incomes will be the worst hit, according to new research.
- Bare Down There or Square
Wired News
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- Wal-Mart supersizing region’s stores
Business Journal
... is rolling out at least six new Supercenters in Maryland as it tries to capitalize on an economy-weary public’s appetite for discounts. The Supercenters are largely conversions of existing...
- Asian banks surge on Fannie, Freddie bailout
Reuters
The takeover plan makes it more explicit that debt issued by Fannie and Freddie will be backed by the U.S. government and curbed worries about possible losses among financial institutions and...
- Wal-Mart takes advantage of slow economy, expands
Business Journal
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is rolling out at least six new Supercenters in Maryland as its tries to capitalize on an economy-weary public’s appetite for discounts. The Supercenters are largely...
- For companies courting surgeons, how far is too far
Star Tribune
When medical device salesman John Thomas heard in late 2000 that there was a new doctor in Arkansas specializing in patients with ailing backs, he stopped by his office to see if the two could do a...
- Boeing strike threatens global aero industry
Reuters
Stock Buzz ) 27,000 machinists prepared for a third day of strike action, halting production at the plane maker's Seattle-area plants in protest at Boeing's contract offer and what they see as...
- Triangle bank earnings falter but fare better than nation
Business Journal
RALEIGH – In a sign of the times, Triangle banks reported combined profits of $53.7 million in the second quarter of 2008, down nearly 30 percent from the same period a year earlier. ...
- Olympians have strengths that we all can put to use
Star Tribune
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- Gaming the Safeway Club Card
Wired News
Webby Award for best personal website, partly on the strength of a series of pranks he pulled off in his hometown of Sacramento, California. In the past several months, Cockerham has expanded the...
- Wall Street’s eyes on city with equity conference, GTx
Business Journal
... an event that will bring top officials from nearly 100 U.S. companies who will tell the story of their businesses and why investors...
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