A small town struggles after immigration raid POSTVILLE, Iowa (AP) -- A vague unease whispered through this tiny town in northeastern Iowa, where the rolling hills are a study in vivid colors - red barns, white clapboard houses, and vibrant green cornfields plowed with almost architectural precision....August 16, 2008 17:05:15 - Read More Hershey to raise prices 11 percentHERSHEY, Pa. (AP) -- The Hershey Co. said Friday it is raising prices on its products by an average of 11 percent as the nations largest candymaker tries to stem the impact of soaring commodities costs, and trimmed its projections for 2008 and 2009....August 15, 2008 23:42:08 - Read More Merrill facing NY lawsuit over securities saleNEW YORK (AP) -- New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo said Friday he sent a letter to Merrill Lynch & Co. notifying the investment bank that his office will file suit against it imminently as part of an investigation into the collapse of the auction-rate securities market....August 15, 2008 19:15:09 - Read More J.C. Penneys 2Q profits fall 36 percentNEW YORK (AP) -- J.C. Penney Co. reported a 36 percent drop in second-quarter profits Friday and issued a downbeat outlook for the current quarter as shoppers cut back on clothing spending in a tough economy....August 15, 2008 13:21:56 - Read More NY AG expands auction-rate securities probeNEW YORK (AP) -- New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo said Monday he is expanding his investigation into the collapse of the auction-rate securities market to include JPMorgan Chase & Co., Morgan Stanley and Wachovia Corp....August 11, 2008 21:25:38 - Read More Conflict is unlikely to deter Russia investorsLONDON (AP) -- Russian stock markets rose Monday as investors focused on the long-term opportunities offered by Russias booming economy instead of the clash between Russia and Georgia over the separatist province of South Ossetia....August 11, 2008 17:17:03 - Read More Voting deadline looms for Delta, NWA pilot pactATLANTA (AP) -- Pilots at Delta Air Lines Inc. and Northwest Airlines Corp. are being encouraged by their union leaders to approve a joint collective bargaining agreement as Mondays deadline to vote on the pact loomed....August 11, 2008 05:52:54 - Read More Verizon, 2 unions agree on new 3-year contactNEW YORK (AP) -- Verizon Communications Inc. and two unions representing 65,000 workers who had threatened to strike within hours agreed Sunday on a new three-year contract that provides 10.5 percent wage increases and changes in retirement benefits....August 10, 2008 22:30:16 - Read More Lousy economy threatens states sales tax holidaysATLANTA (AP) -- Thousands of shoppers have been flocking to malls in more than a dozen states for back-to-school sales tax holidays, buying millions of dollars worth of clothes and school supplies - and depriving states of much-needed revenue....August 10, 2008 20:39:49 - Read More Airports brace for fewer flights, passengersFORT WORTH, Texas (AP) -- From his office overlooking the runways of one of the nations busiest airports, Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport Chief Executive Jeffrey Fegan sees the slowdown coming this fall....August 10, 2008 18:13:42 - Read More Investors eye oil, dollar, retail sales this weekNEW YORK (AP) -- The dollars rebound and oils tumble breathed some serious optimism into Wall Street last week. But no one knows for sure yet whether the two trends are truly antidotes for whats been ailing the stock market....August 10, 2008 17:54:38 - Read More Paulson: Bush right on Wall Street `hangover quipWASHINGTON (AP) -- Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson, a former investment firm executive, says "absolutely theres a lot of truth" to President Bushs comment that Wall Street "got drunk and now its got a hangover," in understanding the current economic climate....August 10, 2008 17:36:08 - Read More | |
