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The Motley Fool: A nearly sure way to look for risk Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 8:06PMDon't let the risks listed in 10-Ks make you want to avoid investing in any company at all.
Philately new hobby of smart Indian investors Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 3:41PMTo sell or buy stamps, you can go through the traditional route of dealers you trust or you can take advantage of some of the auction houses that are coming up.
Unzipped: Cheques saved from being written off after investigation by Treasury Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 6:07PMTHE Payments Council has reversed its decision to scrap cheques after the Treasury found no credible and coherent case for abolishing them.
Italy signs off cutbacks Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 3:22PMThe Italian Senate on Thursday approved a crucial €70 billion ($118 billion) austerity package aimed at convincing investors that the eurozone's third-largest economy won't be swept into the debt crisis.
Why did Netflix raise rates? To get you to give up DVDs Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 11:22AMThe cost of shipping a DVD can be as much as 75 cents per disc, but an analyst says it costs just 5 cents to 10 cents to deliver a movie over the Internet.
Who Will Suffer if There's No Debt-Ceiling Deal Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 7:57AMAre they bluffing? Or could Washington politicians really torpedo the economy by refusing to raise the nation's borrowing limit? The conventional wisdom is that the debt-ceiling drama is mostly political ...
PSC focuses on Energy West rates Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 6:01AMMontana Public Service Commissioners heard testimony Wednesday about whether Energy West's delivery service charges should be a fixed rate or based on the volume of natural gas used during the first day of a hearing on the utility's application to increase that rate.
Companies Pitch LimitsOn Kiddie Junk Food Ads Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 3:02AMLargest U.S. food companies propose their own advertising standards after rejecting a set pitched by federal gov't Postal Union Refuses to Pull 'Misleading' TV Ad
Feds seize illegally imported cigarettes from Vietnam Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 8:00PMFederal agents in Seattle seized 6,500 cartons of cigarettes and more than $200,000 in cash Wednesday in a sweeping investigation into the illegal import of cigarettes from Vietnam.
Postal Union Refuses to Pull 'Misleading' TV Ad Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 6:13PM"The ad is accurate," Sally Davidow, spokeswoman for the American Postal Workers Union, told FoxNews.com. The TV ad, which started running this week, has a voiceover claiming U.S. mail delivery doesn't cost taxpayers a "single cent" and is "funded solely by stamps and postage."
Issa labels postal union ad as misleading Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 12:12PMIn a letter released today, Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., takes aim at a union’s claim that the U.S. Postal Service gets no taxpayer support. Issa, chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, concedes that the Postal Service no longer receives a direct government operating subsidy, but cites a 2007 report that the agency benefits from many [...]
Issa labels postal union ad misleading Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 12:12PMIn a letter released today, Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., takes aim at a union’s claim that the U.S. Postal Service gets no taxpayer support. Issa, chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, concedes that the Postal Service no longer receives a direct government operating subsidy, but cites a 2007 report that the agency benefits from many [...]
Few protests as Yuba City OKs water rate hikes Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 2:24AMYuba City water and wastewater rates are on the rise, after a Proposition 218 hearing drew only a smattering of opposition to block planned increases. City Council members voted unanimously Tuesday to approve an increase that will boost average...
News Corp Picks One Of Its Own, Joel Klein, To Do Probe Into Phone Hacking Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 3:50PMHe took on the world’s biggest company and America’s largest education authority, but the task facing Joel Klein at News International could be his biggest yet. The mild-mannered, affable lawyer is in charge of clearing up the phone hacking crisis snowballing out of Rupert Murdoch’s control.
InsuranceHotline.com Helps Consumers Counteract Home Robberies Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 2:36AMOne company is helping to protect Canadians from statistically high crime within the summer months by keeping them informed about preventative measures. (PRWeb July 12, 2011) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2011/7/prweb8634995.htm
Crunch Time Looms For Public-Sector Pensions? Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 10:41AMVia Pension Pulse. Gwyn Morgan of the Globe and Mail reports, Crunch time looms for public-sector pensions : The speedy passage of the bill to end the Canada Post lockout marked the beginning of a much larger battle to bring burgeoning public-sector compensation costs under control. The key issue in the postal dispute was reform of Canada Post’s inflation-indexed, defined-benefit (DB) pension ...
India Post to lose its monopoly; govt. forces courier cos to charge double rates Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 10:26PMA planned overhaul of a 113-year-old postal law proposes to end government monopoly completely in the next decade and a half.
Review of museum, post office Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 12:16PMDifficult trading conditions have forced the Lakes District Museum Inc board to review its business operations both at the museum and at the historic Arrowtown Post Office. read more
Cash Crunch Kills China Debt Sale Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 10:08AMChina’s finance ministry failed to sell all of the debt offered at an auction for the third time this year as a cash crunch damped demand from banks.
Blockbuster: Please, Please Change Your Habits Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 8:05AMBlockbuster spent a significant part of last year ignoring its impending demise. Then-CEO Jim Keyes argued that Netflix was not competition and that the startup had nothing to do with Blockbuster's financial troubles. Keyes said with a straight face that Blockbuster was undergoing an Apple-like comeback and that bankruptcy was out of the question. Astonishingly, Blockbuster's digital chief said ...
Urinary incontinence in men after formal one-to-one pelvic-floor muscle training following radical prostatectomy or ... Thursday, July 7, 2011 @ 6:12PMUrinary incontinence is common immediately after prostate surgery. Men are often advised to do pelvic-floor exercises, but evidence to support this is inconclusive. Our aim was to establish if formal one-to-one pelvic floor muscle training reduces incontinence.
Push on to clear letter backlog Thursday, July 7, 2011 @ 5:01AMCanada Post expects the remaining backlog of lettermail to be cleared by the end of next week and has offered up overtime options to most of its workforce to help get back to par.
Navigating Through the Nonsense: Four Strategies For Investors Wednesday, July 6, 2011 @ 9:38AMGoldman is laying off employees. Dodd Frank may cost companies millions of dollars in compliance. Casey Anthony is apparently “not guilty” and someone else’s Twitter account was hacked (not like Anthony Weiner; for real this time). Is my name “Chicken Little?” No. But with lots of unpredictable nonsense going on, we thought you might want to know how to protect what you’ve got. The following ...
Distracted Investors Could Miss Out on Summer Gains Tuesday, July 5, 2011 @ 5:35PMThe stock market has seen a lot of distractions lately, with Greek riots being the biggest "hit" on TV last week. Since the Greek crisis has been "solved" for now, I expect
Lebanon native’s designs honored on stamp Tuesday, July 5, 2011 @ 5:01PMLEBANON — A Lebanon native who popularized home decor and easier living is being honored on a postage stamp.Russel Wright, the forerunner of celebrity designer/lifestyle experts like Martha Stewart, is being honored on a U.S. stamp that was released Tuesday. Wright is one of 12 “Pioneers of American Industrial Design,” stamps that honor inventors and inventions that “shaped the look of everyday ...
VOICE OF THE PEOPLE | July 5, 2011 Monday, July 4, 2011 @ 9:59PMIt's summertime and living is easy! If only that were true for all York County residents. I want to share with you some of the programs United Way of York County works on year 'round that make measurable differences and ease the lives of many.
Royal Mail deliver 'human tragedy' Monday, July 4, 2011 @ 5:26AMBBC Panorama investigates the link between Royal Mail's finances and the 'scam mail' letters arriving in Britain's letterboxes.
Gilbert finishes strongly to take yellow Sunday, July 3, 2011 @ 5:55AMPhilippe Gilbert won the first stage thanks to a dashing uphill burst after a crash derailed much of the peloton Preamble: Good morning and welcome to our whizzbang coverage of the 2011 Tour de France. For all the whizz you desire, we've got an interactive guide that will really spin your wheels , a complete list of all the teams and riders (including their Twitter accounts) and, in the evening ...
Business Briefcase: Finance, housing, corporate news Friday, July 1, 2011 @ 11:26PMReport: Google among would-be Hulu buyers; Construction spending falls 0.6 percent in May; Former vice president at Wachovia gets six years in prison; Postal Service suspends incentives for managers; Duke Energy is asking for 17 percent rate increase in North Carolina
Darryl E. Owens: Mortal combat: Are parents fighting losing war against video games? Friday, July 1, 2011 @ 7:13PMAs the father of an avid gamer, I got curious when I learned the U.S. Supreme Court would kick the tires onCalifornia's ban on the sale of violent video games to kids.
Barbara Kelley: Michele Bachmann: A Woman Does Not a Women's Candidate Make Friday, July 1, 2011 @ 6:32PMThe fight for the women's vote ramped up this week when Michele Bachmann officially declared her run for the presidency. The Tea Party founder is pro-family, anti-government, and has proclaimed herself the champion of women everywhere. We beg to differ.
Darryl E. Owens: Are parents losing war on video games? Friday, July 1, 2011 @ 6:04PMAs the father of an avid gamer, I got curious when I learned the U.S. Supreme Court would kick the tires on California's ban on the sale of violent video games to kids.
State asks appeals court to toss school-funding lawsuit Thursday, June 30, 2011 @ 2:57PMBy Leslie Postal, Orlando Sentinel TALLAHASSEE — Can Florida’s courts judge whether the state’s public schools are high quality and adequately funded? Lawyers for the state of Florida argued before an appellate court today that they cannot. But plaintiffs in a sweeping lawsuit filed in 2009 asked a court to do just that, accusing the state of [...]
Diamond Dealers Club of New York and TransGuardian Present US-India Development Plans to Consulate General of India ... Wednesday, June 29, 2011 @ 6:35AMRepresentatives of the Diamond Dealers Club of New York (DDC) and TransGuardian had top-level meetings today with the Consulate General of India and the State Bank of India (SBI) in New York. The DDC, established in 1931, is the world’s premier diamond exchange, located in the heart of New York’s Diamond District on Fifth Avenue and 47th Street. TransGuardian is a software innovator that ...
Don’t Let Political Bombshells Demolish Your Portfolio Tuesday, June 28, 2011 @ 3:36PMThe stock market has seen a lot of distractions lately, with Greek riots being the biggest "hit" on TV last week. Since the Greek crisis has been "solved" for now,
Postal workers back on the job Tuesday, June 28, 2011 @ 2:51PMDespite protests and a filibuster by the federal NDP to delay its passage through Parliament, the Conservative government passed back-to-work legislation, ordering Canada Post and postal workers to get back to the business of delivering the mail.
Canada Post strike drives thousands to switch to online billing Monday, June 27, 2011 @ 8:58PMBy making it inconvenient for people to pay their bills, the labour dispute has accelerated the shift away from paper statements
California ban on sale of 'violent' video games to children rejected Monday, June 27, 2011 @ 7:26PMThe Supreme Court has struck down a California law that would have banned selling "violent" video games to children, a case balancing free speech rights with consumer protection.
Valassis Completes Refinancing of Senior Secured Credit Facility Monday, June 27, 2011 @ 4:05PMValassis , one of the nation's leading media and marketing services companies, announced today that it has completed the refinancing of its existing senior secured credit facility with a new $400 million senior secured credit facility. Â The new facility consists of a $300 million term loan and a $100 million revolving line of credit, of which $50 million was drawn at the closing. Â We used the ...
High Court Rejects 'Violent' Video Game Ban Monday, June 27, 2011 @ 1:46PMThe Supreme Court has struck down a California law that would have banned selling "violent" video games to children.
Supreme Court nixes violent video game law Monday, June 27, 2011 @ 1:07PMBy a 7-2 ruling, the justices invalidate a California law restricting sale or rental of certain video games to minors, saying they're exposed to violent material when they read Greek mythology or fairy tales.
1st Amendment beats ban in video game battle Monday, June 27, 2011 @ 12:43PMThe Supreme Court has sided with the video game industry, declaring a victor in the six-year legal match between the industry and the California lawmakers.
U.S. Supreme Court strikes down violent video game law Monday, June 27, 2011 @ 11:10AMU.S. Supreme Court invalidates California law restricting sale or rental of certain video games to minors, saying they're exposed to violent material when they read Greek mythology or fairy tales.
Court rejects violent video games ban Monday, June 27, 2011 @ 10:40AMThe ruling is a victory for video game makers and sellers, who said the California ban was too broad. The state argued it had a duty to protect kids from graphic images.
Amid Pension Cuts at USPS, Issa Introduces Postal Reform Act Monday, June 27, 2011 @ 8:30AMThe day after the U.S. Postal Service unveiled its plan to suspend contributions to the federal employees' retirement fund, a prominent Republican lawmaker introduced legislation that would enact sweeping reforms of the troubled postal system.
Lawmakers work to prevent need for U.S. Postal Service bailout Sunday, June 26, 2011 @ 6:05PMWith the Postal Service expected to run a deficit bigger than $8 billion both parties agree serious changes are needed Read more...
Proposal to declare publishing a priority sector Sunday, June 26, 2011 @ 4:30PMNEW DELHI: Aimed at promoting the habit of reading books among people of all age groups, especially women and children, the Centre proposes to recognise publishing as a small scale industry or a priority sector.
Canadian Parliament Orders Postal Union Back to Work Saturday, June 25, 2011 @ 9:27PMThe country has been without mail service since Canada Post locked out its unionized workers on June 15 after a series of rotating strikes organized by the Canadian Union of Postal Workers.
House owners told to check valuation Saturday, June 25, 2011 @ 9:13AMHOME owners are being encouraged to object to increases in their property valuations to avoid higher taxes.
Walkom: In this postal dispute, symbolism trumps reality Friday, June 24, 2011 @ 4:04PMStephen Harper's back-to-work postal legislation, while hardly draconian, gives unions something to mobilize around.