Dec. 4 (Bloomberg) -- Babcock & Brown Ltd. , the Australian asset manager struggling to stave off collapse, received a A$150 million ($98 million) loan from its bankers, giving it more time to sell assets and cut costs. The shares doubled in Sydney ...
3 Dec 2008
WASHINGTON (AP) — President George W. Bush has signed legislation to mint a commemorative silver dollar marking the 50th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act. Sponsors of the measure include President-elect Barack Obama, and Rep. John Lewis, a ...
3 Dec 2008
Hong Kong is in many ways one of the safest places on earth. About the most rowdy, radical thing that’s happened in recent months in Hong Kong is that a pro-democracy legislator threw bananas at the territory’s Chief Executive to protest against ...
3 Dec 2008
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) -- Kentucky hopes what happens in Las Vegas doesn't stay in Las Vegas. The Wildcats return home to Rupp Arena on Wednesday against Lamar fresh off a victory in the Las Vegas Invitational, Kentucky's first regular-season tournament ...
3 Dec 2008
The city of St. Joseph, Michigan, has been forced to lay off employees because of a tight budget. Fire Chief Kevin Luhrs was laid off on Tuesday. One person in the clerk's office and another person in the public services department were also laid off ...
3 Dec 2008
India on Wednesday warned that all options were open in dealing with Pakistan after last week's attacks on Mumbai, as the United States pressured Islamabad to show urgent cooperation with the probe. Speaking at a joint news conference with visiting ...
3 Dec 2008
Jet engine maker Pratt & Whitney laid off about 350 employees across the country on Wednesday amid concerns that airlines may delay or cancel orders as the global economy slows.
3 Dec 2008
Dec. 4 (Bloomberg) -- Babcock & Brown Ltd. , the Australian asset manager struggling to stave off collapse, received a A$150 million ($98 million) loan from its bankers, giving it more time to sell assets and cut costs. The shares doubled in Sydney trade.
3 Dec 2008
Scientists are beginning to assess what they know -- and what they don't -- about the environmental consequences of drilling for gas and oil in a triangular section of the Atlantic Ocean off Virginia's coast.
3 Dec 2008
Dec. 4 (Bloomberg) -- Babcock & Brown Ltd. , the Australian asset manager struggling to stave off collapse, received a A$150 million ($98 million) short-term loan from its bankers, giving it more time to sell assets and cut costs to avoid bankruptcy.
3 Dec 2008
Dec. 3 (Bloomberg) -- United Airlines , the third-biggest U.S. carrier, said it will lay off 1,190 workers early next year as part of 7,000 job cuts initially announced in July.
3 Dec 2008
The annual Hollywood awards season kicked off in New York Tuesday when "Frozen River" won the 18th annual Gotham Independent Film Award for best picture.
3 Dec 2008
Very cool piece of art that will be auctioned off for a very good cause. The auction's going to be held on December 9th -- seats are $125, and of course the statue will go to the highest bidder of the night. We'll keep an eye out to see ...
3 Dec 2008
Mandate Watch: Obama Backs Off Promise to Pass Windfall Profits Tax on Big Oil - The Huffington Post.
3 Dec 2008
Airline Fuel Surcharge Rip-Off... No Refunds - The Huffington Post.
3 Dec 2008
The Wall Street Journal's Anton Troianovski and Lingling Wei run down the challenges facing Goldman Sachs' once-ballyhood Whitehall real estate funds. The funds, named after the downtown Manhattan street near Goldman's headquarters, ...
3 Dec 2008
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3 Dec 2008
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3 Dec 2008