allvoices - Contributed news >> 0 >> Popular http://www.allvoices.com/ en-us Twitter Brings $6.5 Million In Sales For Dell Twitter has proved to be a bit of a gold mine for Dell, the computer maker said promotions over the social networking site directly resulted in more than $6.5 million in sales this year. The number of subscribers to Dell's... noreply@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/4772299-twitter-brings-65-million-in-sales-for-dell business-news Tue, 08 Dec 2009 18:48:46 -0800 Wal-Mart agrees to pay $40M to workers. But will conditions really improve? By Lylah M. Alphonse BOSTON -- Retail giant Wal-Mart agreed last week to pay $40 million to settle a class-action lawsuit with more than 87,000 current and former workers in Massachusetts, bringing the company's settlement total to about $900 million.... noreply@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/4762934-walmart-agrees-to-pay-40m-to-workers-but-will-conditions-really-improve business-news Mon, 07 Dec 2009 11:19:43 -0800 Keifer Bonvillain Book Blows Whistle on Hurricane Gustav FEMA Work! The Broken Road To Disaster Recovery By Keifer Bonvillain ISBN: 9780980104912 389 Pages I may be one of you out there who did not recognize the author’s name nor read his earlier book Ruthless . When I saw the synopsis... noreply@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/4762023-keifer-bonvillain-book-blows-whistle-on-hurricane-gustav-fema-work business-news Mon, 07 Dec 2009 08:15:05 -0800 At last... Dollar strengthens against euro The dollar strengthened against the European single currency on Monday, drawing further support from stronger-than-expected US jobs data that was published before the weekend, analysts said. In morning European trade, the euro sank as low as 1.4756 dollars, reaching the... noreply@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/4760956-at-last-dollar-strengthens-against-euro business-news Mon, 07 Dec 2009 03:58:13 -0800 Constantia in Cape Town's platinum strip is the most sought-after address among oil-rich Saudi billionaires and Hollywood celebrities scouting to rent homes during the 2010 Soccer World Cup - one paid US$ 1m for a month to rent a villa. The Sunday Times reported that Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich Roman Abramovich , Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen Paul Allen , US billionaire Stan Kroenke and Abu Dhabi's Sheikh Mansour Mansour bin Zayed al Nahyan were among a host of the world's... noreply@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/4761463-nettleton-road-on-cape-towns-platinum-strip-is-the-most-soughtafter-address-among-oilrich-saudi-billionaires-and-hollywood-celebrities-scouting-to-rent-homes-during-the-2010-soccer-world-cup-one-paid-us-1m-for-a-month-to-rent-a-villa business-news Mon, 07 Dec 2009 05:58:59 -0800 GCSAA Education Conference to feature Student/Superintendent Employment Fair Hunter Industries will partner with the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America to present the Student/Superintendent Employment Fair at the 2010 GCSAA Education Conference in San Diego, 5:30-6:15 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 11. The Student/Superintendent Employment Fair will bring students... noreply@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/4763162-gcsaa-education-conference-to-feature-studentsuperintendent-employment-fair business-news Mon, 07 Dec 2009 11:53:52 -0800 Dubai stock market shares continue to plummet Other stock markets are falling as well but it would seem that this is for other reasons than the Dubai debacle. However as this article shows the markets there have not yet returned to anything like normal. This is from... noreply@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/4769523-dubai-stock-market-shares-continue-to-plummet business-news Tue, 08 Dec 2009 09:57:17 -0800 Illinois Economy is Only Better Than California's In the proud state of Illinois in which I live, I have always been glad that I live in this state even though the corruption of state officials has been a staple of its politics. However, despite all of its... noreply@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/4771574-illinois-economy-is-only-better-than-californias business-news Tue, 08 Dec 2009 16:25:05 -0800 Slash Back Your Debt Load with These Financial Tips and Money Strategies Personal debt and credit card debt is a big problem for many U.S. residents. Almost half of all American households spend more money than they make, resulting in significant debt problems, according to a 2001 Consumer Finances Survey conducted by... noreply@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/4765462-slash-back-your-debt-load-with-these-financial-tips-and-money-strategies business-news Mon, 07 Dec 2009 18:59:35 -0800 Medical Marijuana Activist Named Executive Director for Beverly Hills NORML Beverly Hills, CA.—November 10, 2009 -- Cannabis has captured the attention of the world. At the same time the Obama administration announced it will no longer seek to prosecute patients and dispensaries of medicinal marijuana, the Los Angeles City Council... noreply@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/4759037-medical-marijuana-activist-named-executive-director-for-beverly-hills-norml business-news Sun, 06 Dec 2009 20:40:10 -0800