Fancied pigeon Bolt sells for $407,000 at auction to Chinese businessman
Posted by: willsteven
Brussels :: Belgium | updated 2013-05-22 08:10:36 -0700 | business-news
FLYING high above Europe's economic crisis, a local lightning-fast pigeon called Bolt became the world's most expensive racing bird when his Belgian breeder sold it for 310,000 euros ($407,000) to a Chinese businessman. One-year-old Bolt, entitled after the Jamaican Olympic...
Wal-Mart's Worth $80 Despite Soft Quarter
Source: Forbes
São Paulo :: Brazil | updated 2013-05-22 09:52:42 -0700 | business-news
Quick Take In its Q1 fiscal 2014 earnings, Wal-Mart reported a comparable store sales decline of 1.4% in its U.S. operations due to delayed tax refund, prolonged cold and the payroll tax increase. However, the international business grew steadily as...
DealBook: R.B.S. and Lloyds Bank Plan to Bolster Capital
Source: International Herald Tribune
London :: United Kingdom | updated 2013-05-22 07:58:04 -0700 | business-news
Agence France-Presse Getty Images The Lloyds Banking Group and Royal Bank of Scotland plan to retain earnings and sell assets to increase their capital reserves. Two of Britain's largest banks outlined plans on Wednesday to increase their capital reserves after...
Clearwire Recommends Vote for Revised Sprint Bid
Source: The New York Times
New York City :: NY :: USA | updated 2013-05-22 08:20:52 -0700 | business-news
Clearwire Corp said on Wednesday its special committee and its board of directors approved majority shareholder Sprint Nextel Corp's revised offer to take over the company and advised investors to vote for the deal. Wireless service provider Clearwire announced the...
Obama seeks to make acting GSA head permanent
Source: The Boston Globe
Boston :: MA :: USA | updated 2013-05-22 09:16:39 -0700 | business-news
The White House says President Barack Obama will nominate Dan Tangherlini to run the General Services Administration, the agency in charge of federal buildings and supplies. Tangherlini has been the GSA's acting administrator since April 2012. Obama is nominating him...
500 New Cloud Apps Come Online Everyday And This Startup Protects Companies From The Onslaught
Source: BusinessInsider
San Francisco :: CA :: USA | updated 2013-05-22 09:42:23 -0700 | business-news
Three months ago Skyhigh Networks came out of stealth with a new service that helps enterprises discover the cloud apps that employees sneak into work. Today, Skyhigh announced that it's landed a $20 million Series B round from venture capitalists...
27-Year-Old Lawyer Who Admitted To Prostitution Sues Her Defense Attorney
Source: BusinessInsider
San Francisco :: CA :: USA | updated 2013-05-22 07:28:26 -0700 | business-news
An Illinois lawyer who pleaded guilty to having sex with a man for $100 is suing her former defense attorney and two other lawyers for allegedly distributing naked photos of her. Reema Bajaj, 27, says her former lawyer Timothy Johnson,...
Australia's resources boom over?
Source: United Press International
Grafton :: Australia | updated 2013-05-22 10:04:00 -0700 | business-news
A new report from the Australian government says that committed investment in the country's major resources and energy projects has peaked. The report, released Wednesday by the Bureau of Resources and Energy Economics, says that in the past 12 months,...
Retail week posts marginal gains
Source: United Press International
New York City :: NY :: USA | updated 2013-05-22 10:03:58 -0700 | business-news
U.S. retail receipts rose marginally in the week after two consecutive weeks of declines, the International Council of Shopping Centers said Wednesday. Goldman Sachs weekly tracking report indicated sales rose 0.2 percent in the week that ended Saturday.
McConnell selected for new Air Force tanker base
Source: Associated Press
Wichita :: KS :: USA | updated 2013-05-22 10:03:23 -0700 | business-news
McConnell Air Force Base was selected Wednesday as the main operating site for the Air Force's new KC-46A air refueling tanker, making Wichita home to the U.S. military's largest tanker base in the world. Members of Kansas' congressional delegation issued...
FAA Collects Bonuses, Delays Flights; Obama's Bully at IRS
Source: Forbes
Saint George :: Bermuda | updated 2013-05-22 09:45:34 -0700 | business-news
Often comments by others stimulate, irritate, abuse, or amuse this editor's mind. S FAA Collects Bonuses, Delays Flights Airline passengers were plenty angry last month when the Federal Aviation Administration chose to impose flight delays rather than accept modest and...
Updating Your Will: A Small Step That Goes A Long Way
Source: Forbes
New York City :: NY :: USA | updated 2013-05-22 09:45:35 -0700 | business-news
One of the most important documents to look through and update on a regular basis is your will. Situations and circumstances are constantly changing, and it is essential that your will is updated periodically to reflect these changes. Some of...
Meet New Ashoka Fellow Cindy Kaplan
Source: Forbes
New York City :: NY :: USA | updated 2013-05-22 09:45:33 -0700 | business-news
Every day this week, we'll publish a new Fellow profile and an accompanying video so you can get to know them and discover their ideas. Cindy is improving the nutritional outcomes of children without permanent families. Recognizing that the nutritional needs of...
Only Answer: Really Small Government
Source: Forbes
New York City :: NY :: USA | updated 2013-05-22 09:45:32 -0700 | business-news
The feds not only lost the case but had to give him a hefty refund. The appalling revelations about the abusive behavior of the IRS underscore the wisdom of our Founding Fathers, who recognized that human nature is unchanging and...
Herbalife Gets A New Auditor: The SEC Passes On PwC's Conflicts
Source: Forbes
New York City :: NY :: USA | updated 2013-05-22 09:45:31 -0700 | business-news
However, independence violations regarding prohibited services, Section 201 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, are not supposed to be judged based on materiality. GoingConcern.com made the point succinctly, with a bit of my help: What are all these services that...
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