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Survey: Rising health insurance costs shifted to workers Washington Post By NC Aizenman, Employers have been steadily shifting the cost of health insurance onto workers over the past decade, according to survey data released Tuesday, pointing to a fundamental change in the way coverage for most Americans is paid for. ... See all stories on this topic » |
US home prices record 4.1% annual fall Financial Times By Shannon Bond in New York US home prices continued to decline in July as an overhang of foreclosures and unsold properties weighed on the housing market. Separate figures showed consumer confidence remained low, as Americans worried about the job ... See all stories on this topic » |
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US Economy: Consumer Confidence Stagnates Near Two-Year Low BusinessWeek By Timothy R. Homan Sept. 27 (Bloomberg) -- Confidence among US consumers stagnated in September near a two-year low as the share of households saying it was difficult to find a job climbed to the highest level in almost three decades. ... See all stories on this topic » |
Fed Economist: Economy on 'Knife Edge' of Contraction Fox Business The US economy is on a 'knife edge' between growth and contraction and monetary policy tweaks do not seem to be helping, the Dallas Federal Reserve's top economist said on Tuesday. The US jobs engine has lost momentum and could be set for further ... See all stories on this topic » |
Turkish ship explores near Cypriot gas rig-official Reuters By Jonathon Burch ANKARA, Sept 27 (Reuters) - Turkey said on Tuesday it was exploring for gas in an offshore zone where Cyprus started drilling last week, a provocative step in a dispute over Mediterranean resources that overshadowed the resumption of ... See all stories on this topic » |
US agency chided in mortgage buyback deal CNN By Jennifer Liberto @CNNMoney September 27, 2011: 10:50 AM ET WASHINGTON (CNNMoney) -- The federal government's mortgage finance regulatory agency did a poor job of making sure taxpayers got top dollar in selling $2.87 billion in bad mortgages back to ... See all stories on this topic » |
Conoco Seeks Buyer for Pennsylvania Refinery Wall Street Journal By BEN LEFEBVRE And MIA LAMAR HOUSTON—ConocoPhillips is seeking to sell a 185000-barrel-a-day refinery in Pennsylvania, continuing the exodus of refiners from the highly competitive Northeastern fuel market. ConocoPhillips, the third-largest US oil ... See all stories on this topic » |
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Red Flags Raised About Solyndra Before Loan Guarantee Wall Street Journal By RYAN TRACY WASHINGTON—Warning signs emerged that Solyndra LLC's competitive edge was eroding before the solar-panel maker received a federal loan guarantee, according to a congressional report. See the Congressional Research Service's report on the ... See all stories on this topic » |
Lower Prices Lure Buyers Back to Gold, Silver Wall Street Journal By TATYANA SHUMSKY NEW YORK—Gold prices rebounded while silver soared as some buyers took advantage of the recent selloff in the market, while others were more confident about purchasing hard assets after Greece reconfirmed its commitment to meeting ... See all stories on this topic » |
First delivered Boeing 787 takes off for Japan Reuters * Plane to join All Nippon Airways fleet on Oct. 26 (Rewrites. Adds quote, details. Updates shares) By Tim Hepher SEATTLE, Sept 27 (Reuters) - Boeing Co's (BA.N) 787 Dreamliner waggled its wings on Tuesday in a salute to workers who built the world's ... See all stories on this topic » |
Airlines Start To Count The Cost Of EU Emissions Trading Scheme Wall Street Journal By Kaveri Niththyananthan LONDON (Dow Jones)--Airlines are facing a bill of up to EUR1 billion to implement the EU's Emissions Trading Scheme when they are included in the European carbon market in January, and they are planning to absorb much of the ... See all stories on this topic » |
Lost Buffett Premium Brings Berkshire Buyback: Chart of the Day Bloomberg By David Wilson - Tue Sep 27 04:01:00 GMT 2011 Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (BRK/A)'s about- face on buying back stock is an acknowledgment that the shares have lost much of their so-called Buffett premium even as the company has piled up cash. ... See all stories on this topic » |
Oil up 4 percent on hope for Europe debt deal The Associated Press Oil prices rose 4 percent Tuesday on hopes that European leaders are closer to drafting a plan to contain the region's debt crisis. Investors are encouraged that another recession can be avoided and demand for energy products — from oil to diesel and ... See all stories on this topic » |
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Cliffs Natural Resources Selling Michigan Biomass Fuel Factory Bloomberg By Zachary Tracer - Tue Sep 27 13:31:18 GMT 2011 Cliffs Natural Resources Inc., an iron-ore producer, plans to sell a plant that makes biomass fuel and isn't running at full production. The company is stopping production at its RenewaFuel facility in ... See all stories on this topic » |
IBM, Intel to Invest $4.4 Billion in New York Nanotechnology BusinessWeek By Freeman Klopott Sept. 27 (Bloomberg) -- International Business Machines Corp. and Intel Corp. will invest $4.4 billion over five years in a nanotechnology venture in Albany, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said. To support the project, the state will ... See all stories on this topic » |
Walgreen Says Losing Express Scripts Sales Will Cut 2012 Profit BusinessWeek By Chris Burritt Sept. 27 (Bloomberg) -- Walgreen Co., the largest US drugstore chain, said failure to renew a contract to provide prescriptions for Express Scripts Inc.'s customers will reduce its fiscal 2012 earnings. Walgreen shares fell. ... See all stories on this topic » |
United Airlines pilots sue to halt United, Continental integration Bizjournals.com The union representing United Airlines pilots sued Monday to halt the airline's integration with Continental Airlines. The union representing United Airlines pilots sued Monday to stop the airline's integration with Continental Airlines, ... See all stories on this topic » |
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NH Postal Service workers rally against cuts Boston Globe CONCORD, NH—Postal Service workers and their supporters are rallying in New Hampshire to warn about the impact of proposed cuts. The rallies in Concord and Manchester on Tuesday are part of a national effort by the Communications Workers of America to ... See all stories on this topic » |
Chelsea Clinton joins IAC board of directors Forbes AP , 09.27.11, 09:43 AM EDT Chelsea Clinton has joined the board of directors of IAC/InterActiveCorp, media mogul Barry Diller's Internet holding company. Clinton, 31, is a doctorate student at Oxford University and working at New York University. ... See all stories on this topic » |
Slammed by Market Plunge, Goldman May Cut Deeper Fox Business By Matt Egan Goldman Sachs (GS) is reportedly preparing to make deeper cost cuts that may include additional layoffs as the Wall Street heavyweight scrambles to respond to scary turbulence in the financial markets. According to The New York Times, ... See all stories on this topic » |
Pepper Spray Cop Has a History of Tangling with Protesters The Atlantic Wire When a New York police officer walked up to a group of female protesters immobilized behind a makeshift fence and pepper sprayed them before calmly walking off, seemingly unaware he had been captured on video, he became the latest symbol of the New ... See all stories on this topic » |
Port Arthur welcomes pipeline project Houston Chronicle By SARAH MOORE, STAFF WRITER PORT ARTHUR - Absent were the celebrities and environmental protesters seen at the White House over the summer. Instead, the job hungry came Monday to the Robert A. "Bob" Bowers Civic Center in Port Arthur, ... See all stories on this topic » |