Report: HSBC says regulations may prompt UK exit
May 19, 2012
HSBC may decide to sell its U.K. retail banking operations, depending on the impact of yet to be announced new banking regulations, published reports say.
The […]
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3.1 million ‘green jobs’ number casts a wide net
April 3, 2012
The 3.1 million "green jobs" the government reported last week was a large number — it’s nearly five times the number of people that […]
Yudhoyono
April 2, 2012
Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono
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More people sought unemployment benefits last week
March 8, 2012
More people applied for U.S. unemployment benefits last week. But the overall level stayed low enough to suggest the job market is strengthening.
The Labor Department […]
Expert: Kids likely not harmed in CVS pill mix-up
March 3, 2012
Children who may have taken breast cancer treatment medication mistakenly distributed by a New Jersey pharmacy instead of prescribed fluoride pills likely won’t suffer any […]
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Chrysler: From bankruptcy to profit in 2 years
February 2, 2012
Chrysler Group reported its first annual profit since 2005 Wednesday, capping a comeback a little more than two years after a federal bailout, a […]
Obama ‘putting colleges on notice’ on high tuition
January 28, 2012
President Barack Obama fired a warning at the nation’s colleges and universities on Friday, threatening to strip their federal aid if they “jack up tuition” […]
Durables orders up, job market still healing
January 26, 2012
New orders for manufactured goods rose in December and a gauge of future business investment rebounded, while new claims for jobless benefits rose only […]
GM retakes title of top-selling global automaker
January 19, 2012
General Motors Co. has retaken the title of world’s top-selling automaker, selling just over 9 million cars and trucks across the globe.
The company said Thursday […]
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