Nissan Versa: Bragging rights, but few are bragging
Source: United Press International
Upi :: Philippines | updated 2013-04-24 11:54:08 -0700 | business-news
Japanese automaker Nissan said its 2014 Versa sedan would have a list price of $12,780, which ranks it as the lowest priced car sold in the United States. The price includes shipping, The Detroit Free Press reported Wednesday.
EPA comments surprise Keystone XL planners
Source: United Press International
Upi :: Philippines | updated 2013-04-24 11:52:06 -0700 | business-news
Comments from the Environmental Protection Agency on the planned Keystone XL pipeline took TransCanada by surprise, spokesman Shawn Howard said. The EPA expressed concern about the level of greenhouse gas emissions tied to the production of tar sands oil, the...
Only top 7% got richer; rest got poorer, study says
Source: United Press International
Upi :: Philippines | updated 2013-04-24 02:13:37 -0700 | business-news
Only the richest 7 percent of Americans got richer during the first two years of the economic recovery while the remaining 93 percent got poorer, a report says. The average wealth of the 8 million households in the top sector...
Mass layoffs dropped in March from February
Source: United Press International
Upi :: Philippines | updated 2013-04-23 10:01:28 -0700 | business-news
The number of mass layoffs in March -- layoffs involving 50 workers or more -- fell by 85 compared to February, the U.S...Employers took 1,337 mass layoff actions in March, which affected 127,939 jobs as measured by new fillings for...
Climashield tapped for cold weather gear
Source: United Press International
Upi :: Philippines | updated 2013-04-23 10:01:23 -0700 | business-news
Insulation product manufacturer Climashield has received a new contract for inclusion of its insulation in a new generation of clothing for the U.S. military. The Third Generation Extended Cold Weather Clothing System features seven layers of materials for protection from...
Home prices rose in February
Source: United Press International
Upi :: Philippines | updated 2013-04-23 08:30:55 -0700 | business-news
A U.S. home price index rose 0.67 percent January to February, the Federal Housing Finance Agency said Tuesday. The agency said home prices rose 7.1 percent on a 12-month basis in February, but remain 13.6 percent below their peak, which...
Canadian retail sales advanced in February
Source: United Press International
Upi :: Philippines | updated 2013-04-23 07:13:03 -0700 | business-news
Retail sales in Canada rose 0.8 percent to $39.5 billion in February, Statistics Canada said Tuesday. Sales of general merchandise provided the biggest push with sales climbing 2.8 percent. Sales at department stores rose 0.8 percent, but sales at gas...
Retail sales up slightly in week
Source: United Press International
Upi :: Philippines | updated 2013-04-23 06:50:18 -0700 | business-news
U.S. retail receipts rose 0.8 percent in the week ending Saturday, a U.S. trade group said. The International Council of Shopping Centers- Goldman Sachs weekly sales report said sales climbed 0.8 percent week to week and 1.9 percent compared to...
Firms flocking to an obscure tax loophole
Source: United Press International
Upi :: Philippines | updated 2013-04-22 13:18:08 -0700 | business-news
More and more U.S. companies are applying to change their status with the IRS to tax free trusts, experts said. The loophole that has been around since 1960, passed by the Eisenhower administration, allows companies to apply for the special...
Airline lawsuit won't block flight delays right away
Source: United Press International
Upi :: Philippines | updated 2013-04-20 08:17:00 -0700 | business-news
A U.S. airline industry trade group has joined two pilot unions in a legal challenge to air-traffic controller furloughs prompted by federal spending cuts. Airlines for America, which represents the airlines, the Air Line Pilots Association and the Regional Airline...
Trident Diving recalls scuba air hoses
Source: United Press International
Upi :: Philippines | updated 2013-04-19 09:28:50 -0700 | business-news
Chatsworth, Calif. company Trident Diving Equipment is recalling high-pressure scuba air hoses due to potential leaks, regulators said. The Consumer Product Safety Commission said 200 air hoses were involved in the recall. The hoses are meant to connect regulators to...
J.P. Boden dungarees for children recalled
Source: United Press International
Upi :: Philippines | updated 2013-04-19 15:05:16 -0700 | business-news
U.S. regulators announced a volunteer recall of J.P. Boden dungarees for children due to studs and clasps that could pose a choking hazard. About 1,900 Mini Boden Chunky Cord Dungarees sold in sizes 0-24 months and 2Y through 4Y are...
Simpson, Bowles to offer new plan to wipe out debt
Source: United Press International
Upi :: Philippines | updated 2013-04-19 08:21:39 -0700 | business-news
Alan Simpson and Erskine Bowles say they are coming out with a new plan to bring the U.S. deficit under control. In a plan to be announced Friday, Bowles and Simpson, who led President Barack Obama 's 2010 fiscal commission,...
API: U.S. crude data show slow growth
Source: United Press International
Upi :: Philippines | updated 2013-04-19 03:33:48 -0700 | business-news
There's very slow recovery under way in the U.S. economy as measured by petroleum deliveries for March, API Chief Economist John Felmy said. The American Petroleum Institute reported that U.S. petroleum deliveries, a measure of demand, were around 18.3 million...
More Astro Aerospace antennas for GPS-III
Source: United Press International
Upi :: Philippines | updated 2013-04-18 11:35:43 -0700 | business-news
More self-deploying, monopole JIB antennas for U.S. GPS satellites will be produced by Northrop Grumman under a Lockheed Martin follow-on award. The number of systems from Northrop's Astro Aerospace business unit number 48 and will be used on GPS-III satellites...
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