The man who rehabilitated Ronald McDonald The Guardian | After a torrid few years, the fast-food chain's efforts to reinvent itself have paid off with eight quarters of growth , Friday May 16 2008 | In 1978 the 11-year-old Steve Easterbrook was at Watford grammar school for boys. During the holidays he could be found loafing around the nearest parade of...
US stocks make solid gains The Australian | US stock markets posted solid gains today despite Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke warning that America's financial markets remained in a fragile state. | The Dow Jones Industrial Average finished up 93.87 points or 0.73 per cent at 12,992.25 as the markets ceased trading. | The Nasdaq compos...
NZ Shares: Market follows top stocks up NZ Herald | The sharemarket was led up by the top three stocks in early trading today. | On Wall Street, United States stocks rose in light trading, pushing the S&P 500 index to its highest close since January, as a pullback in oil prices eased concerns about ...
US stocks make solid gains The Australian | US stock markets posted solid gains today despite Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke warning that America's financial markets remained in a fragile state. | The Dow Jones Industrial Average finished up 93.87 points or 0.73 per cent at 12,992.25 ...
Experts assess extent of Iraq's cultural catastrophe five years after the US invasion Daily Star Lebanon | The priceless archaeological treasures of Mesopotamia are still being plundered | By John White | Special to The Daily Star | Friday, May 16, 2008 | BEIRUT: When US forces stormed Baghdad on April 8, 2003 and, in a carefully staged propaganda stunt...
Barclays takes £1.7 billion hit and refuses to rule out capital raising The Times div#related-article-links p a, div#related-article-links p a:visited { color:#06c; } | Barclays yesterday derided the scrip dividends paid by rival banks, saying that it understood investors' desire for cash. | Unveiling the bank's first-quarter trad...
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Web Site ActBlue Helps Transform Political Fundraising CBS News This story was written by JUN LI, Harvard Crimson | The office on Arrow Street looks more like a trendy loft apartment than the headquarters of what is rapidly becoming one of the ...
Gold futures drop after dollar gains against euro The Charlotte Observer By STEVENSON JACOBS | AP Business Writer | NEW YORK -- | Gold prices fell sharply Tuesday after the dollar gained some muscle against the euro, weakening the appeal of precious met...
Virgin America asks to fly to Chicago The Business Review | Hoping to start its first service to the Midwest, will seek federal approval to fly to Chicago later this year. | The startup airline said Monday it wants to begin service to Chi...
Bush's wealth appears to hold steady International Herald Tribune | : The tens of millions of dollars in assets reported by Vice President Dick Cheney and his wife, Lynne, triple those held by President Bush and the first lady, Laura Bush. | Bush kept much of his money invested fairly conservatively, in U.S. Treasu...
Milwaukee Brewers sign Braun to $45M contract extension Business Journal > Randy Michaels named COO of Tribune Co. [Cincinnati] Cincinnati Reds add business-day lunch deal [Cincinnati] Welcome to the neighborhood [Baltimore] Brewers legend makes pitch for AirTran [Milwaukee] Hartlund to lead Brewers Enterprises [Milwaukee...
Bernanke: Banks must get better at foreseeing risk Insurance Newsnet WASHINGTON_Commercial banks and other financial institutions need to beef up their ability to detect and protect themselves against risks like the credit and mortgage debacles, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said Thursday. | The trio of crises...
Dubai 'could emerge as derivatives trading hub' Gulf News | Dubai: James E. Newsome has been president of the New York Mercantile Exchange (Nymex) since August 2004. Prior to that, he served as chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) beginning in December 2001. In addition to his responsibilities at the CFTC, Newsome served as a member of the President's Working Group on Financial Mark...
US stocks make solid gains The Australian | US stock markets posted solid gains today despite Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke warning that America's financial markets remained in a fragile state. | The Dow Jones Industrial Average finished up 93.87 points or 0.73 per cent at 12,992.25 as the markets ceased trading. | The Nasdaq composite, a barometer for the technology sector, gained...
