Fuel-friendly summer: Four convertibles with good gas mileage
Source: Christian Science Monitor
Boston :: MA :: USA | updated 2013-05-25 13:04:53 -0700 | business-news
Four convertibles with good gas mileage It's now possible to have fun in the sun and get good gas mileage with these four sensible convertibles. By Antony Ingram , Guest blogger / May 25, 2013 Many things can signify summer--the...
Business › Stocks likely to rise despite rollercoaster week
Source: Japan Today
Tōkyō :: Japan | updated 2013-05-25 13:37:48 -0700 | business-news
Tokyo shares are likely to trade higher this week on a weaker yen, despite a rocky week which saw the Nikkei plunge on fears over weak China data, dealers say. The Nikkei 225 index had been making steady gains until...
In North Carolina, unimpeded GOP drives state hard to the right
Source: Washington Post
Charlotte :: NC :: USA | updated 2013-05-25 14:58:54 -0700 | business-news
Since the recession hit, North Carolina has been saddled with one of the nation's highest unemployment rates. The bad times helped prepare the way for a carefully executed strategy, with big financial support from a major conservative activist, that helped...
Amma's Multifaceted Empire, Built on Hugs
Source: International Herald Tribune
New York City :: NY :: USA | updated 2013-05-25 14:27:26 -0700 | business-news
Mata Amritanandamayi, a 59-year-old Indian guru known simply as Amma, or mother. On Friday, she began a two-month North American tour during which she will be accompanied by 275 volunteers. They plan to ride in four buses across the continent...
7 Signs Household Finances Are Getting Stronger
Source: BusinessInsider
New York City :: NY :: USA | updated 2013-05-25 13:38:01 -0700 | business-news
student and auto loans -- actually increased during the first quarter of the year, as the former rose another $20 billion to a total of $986 billion nationwide, continuing a trend seen over the last several years. The latter, meanwhile,...
BofA's Michelle Meyer On The Mass Exodus From The US Workforce That Will Continue For Decades
Source: BusinessInsider
San Francisco :: CA :: USA | updated 2013-05-25 16:21:03 -0700 | business-news
Bank of America economist Michelle Mayer has put out a long, new note one of the more controversial subjects in economics these days: The Labor Force Participation Rate. The Unemployment Rate has been grinding down, but everyone has noticed that...
In One Chart, Here's How Investors Are Massively Giving Up On Commodities
Source: BusinessInsider
San Francisco :: CA :: USA | updated 2013-05-25 16:21:00 -0700 | business-news
One of the big themes of the year has been the selloff in commodities...Whereas past commodity downturns have been closely associated with declines in risk assets, there's a sense this time of the "supercycle" coming to an end. And indeed...
Six-day surge ends at...
Source: Arab News
Riyadh :: Saudi Arabia | updated 2013-05-25 16:17:58 -0700 | business-news
24 am The Saudi stock market was in the red yesterday, reversing after a 6-day surge and dropping more than 29 points for the day...It plunged to a maximum 64 points from the level of opening bell yesterday.
IDB unit steps up...
Source: Arab News
Dushanbe :: Tajikistan | updated 2013-05-25 16:17:58 -0700 | business-news
Islamic Development Bank (IDB) Group, approved the annual report and the financial results for 2012 at its 20th annual meeting held recently in Dushanbe...Despite these challenges, the corporation's business insured numbers remained strong at $ 3.07 billion, which is comparable...
Majid Al-Futtaim eyes $...
Source: Arab News
Amman :: Jordan | updated 2013-05-25 16:17:58 -0700 | business-news
UAE's Majid Al Futtaim Holding (MAF) sole franchise of hypermarket chain Carrefour in the Gulf said it foresaw capital investments of up to $1 billion this year as it steadily expanded its foothold in the region. This did not include...
Value of Kingdom?s construction contracts...
Source: Arab News
Riyadh :: Saudi Arabia | updated 2013-05-25 16:17:48 -0700 | business-news
29 am The magnitude of contracts within the construction sector continues to illustrate the Kingdom's appetite for heavy capital expenditures as about SR 49.1 billion worth of contracts were awarded during the first quarter of 2013.
Business › Visa, Mastercard ask court to rule 'swipe' fees legal
Source: Japan Today
New York City :: NY :: USA | updated 2013-05-25 16:06:10 -0700 | business-news
U.S. credit card giants Visa and Mastercard have sued retailers that rejected a multibillion-dollar settlement over transaction fees and asked the court to rule the fee practices weren't illegal. The latest legal maneuver comes after years of legal battles over...
Most Chicago-area CEOs benefit from booming markets
Source: Chicago Tribune
Chicago :: IL :: USA | updated 2013-05-25 15:23:17 -0700 | business-news
Coming off a year when most stock markets generated double-digit returns, CEOs of Chicago-area companies, whose pay is powered by lucrative stock awards, took home more money last year. But at a handful of companies where profits dropped, CEOs took...
Tesla fights bill that could ban automaker in NC
Source: Fox
Raleigh :: NC :: USA | updated 2013-05-25 12:42:41 -0700 | business-news
Associated Press Tesla Model S $57,400 electric sedan goes on sale in Summer 2012. N.C. Tesla Motors is fighting a bill in North Carolina that would effectively ban the company from selling its electric cars in the state, pitting...
Oracle President Mark Hurd Joins Twitter, And He Already Has Almost As Many Tweets As Larry Ellison (...
Source: BusinessInsider
San Francisco :: CA :: USA | updated 2013-05-25 12:31:04 -0700 | business-news
As of Friday evening East Coast time, Hurd had 78 followersmost of them Oracle employeesand was following 67 other Twitter users. Hurd played tennis at his alma mater Baylor University, and he's following the team on Twitter. But as of...
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