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| Beer sales help rebuild Northern Calif. monastery San Francisco Chronicle VINA, Calif. (AP) — Monks in a small Northern California town are rebuilding a centuries-old Spanish monastery with help from what may seem an unlikely source: beer. The first phase of the building's decades-long restoration project in the Sacramento ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Agency gives free PATH rides to Hoboken residents Wall Street Journal NEWARK, N.J. — The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey is handing out free rides on PATH trains. The agency is giving 30 days of free PATH rides to Hoboken residents. The Hoboken station was closed for seven weeks after Superstorm Sandy. See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Home-Price Gains Accelerate as U.S. Real Estate Market Rebounds Bloomberg Play. U.S. Home-Price Gains Accelerate Most in Two Years. Home prices climbed more than forecast in October, indicating a rebounding real-estate market will bolster the U.S. economy for the first time in seven years. The S&P/Case-Shiller index of property ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| UPDATE 1-Egyptian pound falls on devaluation talk Reuters Wed Dec 26, 2012 12:18pm EST. * Pound falls to 6.175/dlr, a near 8-year low. * Trading volume heavy; signs central bank selling dollars. * Analyst see rush for dollars lowering Dec FX reserve figure. * Analysts say c.bank's policy options limited. By Patrick ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Brazil's Real Closes Stronger Wall Street Journal RIO DE JANEIRO—The Brazilian real strengthened Wednesday after the central bank sold dollar credit lines and more than $1.8 billion in swap contracts to increase liquidity in the spot and futures markets. Brazil's central bank also announced late in the ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Prudential Brokerage to Pay $11 Million for Delayed Fund Orders Bloomberg Pruco Securities LLC, the brokerage run by Prudential Financial Inc., (PRU) will pay customers at least $10.7 million to make up for delays in placing more than 850,000 mutual fund orders. Trades were placed one to two days after the orders arrived by fax or ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Hedge fund manager Whitney Tilson also shorts Herbalife Los Angeles Times Another hedge fund manager is joining Bill Ackman in the ranks of Herbalife haters. Whitney Tilson, who helps run three hedge funds and two mutual funds through T2 Partners, said in a mass email Wednesday that he's short "a tiny smidge" of Herbalife and ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Court tosses $203M Wells Fargo payment to customers Chicago Tribune A U.S. appeals court vacated an injunction and a $203 million restitution order against Wells Fargo & Co in consumer litigation over the bank's overdraft policies, according to a ruling issued on Wednesday. But the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Power company wants to pay less for solar energy News & Observer RALEIGH, N.C. -- The nation's largest electric company wants to slash its payments to solar generators in North Carolina, even as it seeks to increase what residents pay. The News & Observer of Raleigh reports ( http://bit.ly/TuuNVC) that if approved, the ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Cliff looms: Kicking the Can, Washington-style The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — When it comes to the nation's budget challenges, congressional leaders are fond of saying dismissively they don't want to kick the can down the road. But now, a deadline hard ahead, even derided half-measures are uncertain as ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Coffee-cup politics Washington Post (blog) So Washington-area Starbucks are putting "Come Together" on their cups for the next few days in support of a deal on "fiscal cliff" issues, with CEO Howard Schultz blogging a can't-we-all-just-get-along type of explanation on the company's Web site. See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Rains ruin Christmas for water-weary Argentine soy farmers Reuters Wed Dec 26, 2012 12:33pm EST. * Low-lying Pampas fields waterlogged, still unseeded. * Dry week seen ahead, growers hope to restart seeding. By Hugh Bronstein. BUENOS AIRES, Dec 26 (Reuters) - Christmas rainstorms in Argentina further delayed soy ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| St. Paul soda shop threatened with $500 fine for selling candy cigarettes in ... Fox News ST. PAUL, Minn. – Owners of an old-school soda shop in St. Paul, Minn., are being warned to kick the habit and stop stocking novelty candy cigarettes. City inspectors threatened a misdemeanor citation and $500 fine if Lynden's soda fountain is caught selling ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Toyota Is Back in Sixth Gear Barron's WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 26, 2012. Toyota Is Back in Sixth Gear. By GRACE L. WILLIAMS | MORE ARTICLES BY AUTHOR. The carmaker's announcement of record yearly vehicle sales confirms that it has righted itself after recent woes. Article; Comments ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Boxing Day buyers get online or in line Financial Times International shoppers defied transport strikes and the economic malaise to flood British shops on Boxing Day, with footfall in London's West End up by nearly a third over last year. West End shops including Selfridges and Debenhams were set to rake in an ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| MBTA ridership increases again in November Boston.com MBTA ridership has increased for the 20th time in the last 22 months, Beverly Scott, the agency's general manager, said. November daily ridership increased by 1.3 percent compared with November of last year, and averaged 1.329 million passenger trips per ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Medifast Falls as Interim CFO Leaves: Washington Mover Bloomberg Medifast Inc. (MED), a maker of weight- loss products, declined the most in almost two years after its acting chief financial officer said he would resign, six weeks after the company's prior CFO stepped down. Medifast fell 13 percent to $25.69 at 12:14 p.m. New ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| White House May Extend Help for Underwater Mortgages Fox Business FBN's Liz MacDonald with news that the White House may expand its mortgage refinancing program for borrowers who are underwater on their homes. Duration 3:44; Date Dec 26, 2012. Advertisement ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| New Orleans judge gives final approval to BP Macondo settlement Oil & Gas Journal US District Judge Carl Barbier in New Orleans gave final approval to BP PLC's settlement in a class action lawsuit with a number of businesses and individuals regarding the April 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico from the deepwater Macondo well off ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Chairman of Boston's The Warren Group dies San Francisco Chronicle BOSTON (AP) — Timothy Matlack Warren Sr., who led the business and real estate publishing company that bears his family's name, has died nearly a year after he was diagnosed with a progressive blood disorder, his son said. He was 89. Warren, chairman ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| China's Anti-Corruption Toolkit: No Flowers, Expensive Booze or 'Empty Talk' TIME Woe to premium rice-wine distillers, potted-plant purveyors and weavers of red carpets. A slew of new regulations issued in recent days to curb corruption and limit showy displays by Chinese officialdom have claimed some unusual victims. "We've received ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Baidu Beats Qihoo...at Least for One Day Barron's (blog) Baidu, however, has surged 4.9% to $101.51–and busted through its 50-day moving average in the process–after launching a voice-assistant app for Android mobile phones. If the gain holds, it would be the stock's biggest single-day jump since September. See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Murphy Oil, Wal-Mart Ink Deal to Build 200 Gas Stations Fox Business FBN's Tracy Byrnes with a morning market update, and news that Murphy Oil has agreed to build more than 200 gas stations at existing Wal-Mart stores... Duration 0:55; Date Dec 26, 2012. Advertisement ... See all stories on this topic » |
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| Dick Armey Led A Literal Armed Coup At ... - Business Insider By Walter Hickey New details have emerged yesterday about the events leading up to Dick Armey's ouster as the head of the Tea Party affiliated FreedomWorks group. Initially, all that was known about Armey's exit was that it involved an "internal clash," ... Business Insider | ||
| Mark Zuckerberg's Sister Freaks Out After ... - Business Insider By Jay Yarow No one is immune from the occasional privacy snafu on Facebook, not even Mark Zuckerberg's sister. On Christmas day, Callie Schweitzer, director of marketing and projects at Vox Media, tweeted out a photo of the Zuckerberg family gathered ... Business Insider | ||
| A Post-Advertising Business Model That is 6X More Valuable - Rita ... By Rita McGrath There is a lot to dislike about advertising supported business models. Ads are generally annoying. They are so scattershot that the overwhelming bulk of them fail to motivate anything like a sale. They cause those running web sites to flood ... HBR.org | ||
| Best iPad Cases - Business Insider By Dylan Love Now that you've got a fancy new iPad, it's time to think about how to keep it protected. Cases are a smart investment for a device that you're already invested in—whether you got it as a present or as a gift for yourself. With that in mind, we ... SAI | ||
| GOP Approval Ratings Plummet After 'Plan B ... - Business Insider By Brett LoGiurato Americans' previous bright outlook on leaders resolving the year-end fiscal cliff has plunged in recent days, and a new Gallup poll suggests that they place most of their early blame on Republican leaders in Congress. Only 26 percent of voters ... Clusterstock | ||
| Red Hat CEO On Company's Growth - Business Insider By Julie Bort The episode made him realize how fast his company has gotten huge. Business Insider | ||
| New York City Crime Rates Are Up - Business Insider By Erin Fuchs New York City's overall crime rate in 2012 is on track to go up for the first time in two decades, largely because thieves are stealing so many Apple products, The Wall Street Journal reports. Grand larceny was up 9 percent, a spike officials ... Business Insider | ||
| 'It Really Is A Business': Why Taking Your Own Santa Visit Pictures ... By Laura Northrup Last week, we ran a post with advice for families bringing kids to visit Santa, written by a former mall Santa who got the job despite being skinny, thirtyish, and Jewish. He explained how to keep your children from melting down on Santa's lap. The Consumerist» Laura Northrup | ||
| Econbrowser: Investment and the business cycle By James Hamilton Investment and the business cycle. I fell a little behind on blogging with the holidays, so today I'll outsource to Calculated Risk. The graph below shows 3-quarter averages of the contribution to GDP growth of each of the four categories of ... Econbrowser | ||
| Daily Report: Google Moves Onto Microsoft's Turf in Business Software By By THE NEW YORK TIMES When it comes to enterprise software for the cloud, Google is gaining ground on Microsoft. Read more... NYT Bits | ||
| Brace Yourselves: This Storm Means Business « CBS Boston By stevesaleeba Here's the latest on Wednesday night-into-Thursday's storm. CBS Boston | ||
| Business is blooming for Norfolk company - Hampton Roads By laura.michalski NORFOLK Other than a bar called Greenies across the street and the Chesapeake Bay behind it, there wasn't much "green" around First View Street in Ocean View before Cheryl Hahn set up shop. Now, though, a wind turbine rises. Business | ||
| Classroom, business sense bridge CMS party divide - Charlotte ... By ahelms@charlotteobserver.com (Ann Doss Helms) Seven to Watch: Part 2 You could call them the Odd Couple of Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools. Mary McCray is a Democrat with a laid-back style. Tim Morgan, a hard-charging Republican. The Charlotte Observer -- * Home... | ||
| Mayor Regalado To Meet With Liberty City Business Owners ... By cbs4lisa City of Miami Mayor Tomas Regalado is set to meet with small business owners in Liberty City who have been plagued by a series of thefts. CBS Miami |
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| 5 issues small business owners will face in 2013 ... - Boston.com NEW YORK (AP) — In 2013, small business owners will contend with many of the same issues that made it hard to run their companies over the last 12 months. www.boston.com/business/news/2012/12/26/.../story.html | ||
| Govt Officials Consider Expanded Refi Program: WSJ | Fox Business Government officials are looking at expanding a mortgage-refinancing program to include privately-held loans, aiming to support a greater number of troubled ... www.foxbusiness.com/.../govt-officials-consider-expanded-ref... |
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