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Canadian auto workers at Ford ratify labor agreement
Reuters - 23 Sep 2012 23:03
(Reuters) - Unionized workers at Ford Motor Co's Canadian operations have voted in favor of a four-year labor agreement with the company, the Canadian Auto Workers union and Ford said on Sunday.
Ask Matt: Are Eastman Kodak shares a bankrupt bargain?
USA Today - 23 Sep 2012 22:50
Buying into companies seeking bankruptcy protection often ends badly.
News From the Advertising Industry
The New York Times - 23 Sep 2012 21:50
Account assignments, executive appointments and miscellaneous news from advertising agencies.
Economy Is Failing One FedEx Shipment At A Time
The Huffington Post - 23 Sep 2012 20:56U.S. EPA probes possible crimes at Chevron's Calif. refinery: report
Reuters - 23 Sep 2012 20:44
HOUSTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is investigating possible criminal violations by Chevron Corp at its SanFrancisco Bay-area refinery in Richmond, California, according to a report by the San F...
SocGen's Oudea eyes higher profits in Russia, Romania: FT
Reuters - 23 Sep 2012 20:43
PARIS (Reuters) - Societe Generale has set itself a target to increase profits at its retail banking arms in Russia and Romania, the chief executive of France's No. 2 listed bank has told the Financial Times.
Beef Recall Expanded For The Sixth Time: Twitter Reacts
The Huffington Post - 23 Sep 2012 19:49Miner BSG may sue Brazil's BTG Pactual over Guinea role: report
Reuters - 23 Sep 2012 19:27
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - BSG Resources, a mining company operating in Guinea with Brazil's Vale , may sue investment bank BTG Pactual over the latter's role as an adviser to the West African country's government, O Estado d...
Douglas Kantor: A Year After Debit Reform, Consumers Benefit Even as Banks Cast False Blame
The Huffington Post - 23 Sep 2012 19:22Disruptions: Will Apple Be the First to Break $1 Trillion?
The New York Times - 23 Sep 2012 18:34
If Apple continues on its current trajectory, it might break a barrier on April 9, 2015, that no company has ever touched.
F1: Vettel triumphs in Singapore
CNN - 23 Sep 2012 18:02
Sebastian Vettel took advantage of Lewis Hamilton's gearbox problems to claim victory at the Singapore Grand Prix for the second consecutive year.
Slow Box Office Led By 'End Of Watch,' 'House At The End Of The Street'
The Huffington Post - 23 Sep 2012 17:58Detroit: Start-Up Dreams And Dark Euphoria
The Huffington Post - 23 Sep 2012 17:48Israel moves to encourage multinationals to free up profits
Reuters - 23 Sep 2012 17:31
TEL AVIV (Reuters) - Israel's parliamentary finance committee on Sunday approved a Finance Ministry proposal for the handling of "trapped profits" earned by multinational firms that is expected to add 3 billion shekels (...
Nigerian central bank bars loans to big debtors post-crisis
Reuters - 23 Sep 2012 17:27
LAGOS (Reuters) - Nigeria's central bank has banned loans to 113 firms, including the country's two major airlines, which have failed to repay debts after a 2009 financial crisis that nearly brought down the banking syst...
Electric car tax breaks cost $7.5B
USA Today - 23 Sep 2012 17:18
A plug-in electric will cost up to $19,000 more over its lifetime
Wall Street Week Ahead: Stocks face earnings and data hurdles
Reuters - 23 Sep 2012 17:14
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks could struggle to stay close to nearly five-year highs this week as worries mount about third-quarter earnings and the market appears primed for a pullback from recent stimulus-driven gains.
America's hidden unemployed: too discouraged to count
Reuters - 23 Sep 2012 17:02
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - When Daniel McCune graduated from college three years ago, he was optimistic his good grades would earn him a job as an intelligence analyst with the government.