Category Archives: Business

Debt and spending deal picks up momentum in Senate

By doris | Published: August 1, 2011

Full Story at news.Yahoo.com WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House and congressional leaders worked Monday to align lawmakers from both parties behind their formula for averting a financial meltdown and halting the government’s prolific spending habits. Despite resistance from both liberals and conservatives, momentum appeared to be building in support of the compromise deficit-reduction plan. [...]

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Rolling restaurants: Some cities floor it, others tap the brakes

By doris | Published: July 26, 2011

Full Story at msnbc.com SEATTLE — Craving a gourmet meal on the fly? Food trucks plying American streets are delivering increasingly varied and sophisticated fare to the urban palate. Mobile kitchens offer hamburgers made from grass-fed cows, artisan breads, ethnic blends like Korean tacos and gourmet dishes that stand up next to fine fare from [...]

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Police Bust Lemonade Stands Nationwide

By doris | Published: July 22, 2011

Full Story atnews.Yahoo.com July should be prime lemonade stand season, but it’s been a rough summer for the industry. Police busted three Georgia girls for selling glasses of icy lemonade outside their house last Friday. The trio was trying to raise money for tickets to a local waterpark, but they committed one infraction: operating a [...]

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Now this is super-sizing! A 1,500-seat McDonald’s

By doris | Published: July 20, 2011

Full Story at msnbc.com LONDON — Talk about super-sizing! For the 2012 London Olympics, fast-food giant McDonald’s will be building its biggest restaurant ever. The 32,000 square-foot, two-story facility will have seating for 1,500 hungry spectators – and athletes. It’s one of four temporary McDonald’s to be constructed for the Olympics, including one in the [...]

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Final News of the World hits stands as scandal closes tabloid

By doris | Published: July 10, 2011

Full Story at CNN.com London (CNN) — The last edition of the News of the World hit stands Sunday morning, as Britain’s best-selling newspaper shuts down in the face of a scandal over illegal eavesdropping and bribery that has outraged Britain and rattled the foundation of the nation’s political establishment. Plastered with a montage of [...]

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BP wants to end future loss claims in Gulf spill

By doris | Published: July 9, 2011

Full Story at msnbc.com NEW ORLEANS — BP is arguing that victims of last year’s Gulf oil spill should not be paid any more claims for future losses because the areas affected by the spill have recovered and the economy is improving. The British oil company makes its case in a 29-page document filed with [...]

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15 Food Companies That Serve You ‘Wood’

By doris | Published: July 7, 2011

Full Story at 15 TheStreet.com McDonald’s (MCD) uses cellulose in the following products:Fish Filet PattyMcRibPremium Caesar SaladChipotle BBQ Snack WrapPremium Southwest Salad with Grilled ChickenSouthern Style Chicken BiscuitStrawberry SundaeNatural Swiss Cheese (used in McRib, Quarter Pounder with Cheese, Angus Mushroom & Swiss, Premium Grilled Chicken Club Sandwich, Premium Crispy Chicken Club Sandwich, Angus Mushroom & [...]

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Oil spill on Montana’s Yellowstone River forces evacuation

By doris | Published: July 3, 2011

Full Story at news.Yahoo.com LAS VEGAS (Reuters) – An undetermined amount of crude oil spilled from an ExxonMobil pipeline into the Yellowstone River in Montana, prompting evacuations of nearby residents on Saturday, authorities said. The spill that was detected early Saturday came from a crude oil pipeline that runs from Silver Tip to Billings, Montana, [...]

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8 secrets about Disneyland

By doris | Published: July 2, 2011

Full Story at CNN.com From how to score a cocktail to where to scatter grandma’s ashes, this is your ticket to the real Magic Kingdom. 1. There are dead bodies in the Haunted Mansion The Haunted Mansion ride at Disneyland is one of the scariest places in the park, but not for the reasons you’d [...]

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Airbus soars over Boeing, saleswise, at air show

By doris | Published: June 23, 2011

Full Story at msnbc.com LE BOURGET, France — Airbus is trouncing Boeing in the race to be the world’s biggest plane maker, claiming over $72 billion dollars worth of orders and commitments at the Paris Air Show, where the popularity of its new fuel-efficient jets twice broke records for the largest order ever. Airbus’ success [...]

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Man robs bank to get medical care in jail

By doris | Published: June 21, 2011

Full Story at news.Yahoo.com Some people who need medical care but can’t afford it go to the emergency room. Others just hope they’ll get better. James Richard Verone robbed a bank. Earlier this month, Verone (pictured), a 59-year-old convenience store clerk, walked into a Gaston, N.C., bank and handed the cashier a note demanding $1 [...]

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Woman, 100, has bank account dating to 1913

By doris | Published: June 6, 2011

Full Story at msnbc.com CHILLICOTHE, Ohio — An Ohio woman who just turned 100 years old has taken customer loyalty to the extreme: She’s still using a bank savings account that’s been around almost as long as she has, since the year before World War I. June Gregg recently mentioned to a friend that her [...]

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‘Walmart of Weed’ to open in Arizona, promote growing your own

By doris | Published: June 1, 2011

Full Story atCNN.com (CNN) — It’s called the “Walmart of Weed.” This newest big-box store is devoted to selling marijuana-growing equipment. Its biggest outlet yet is to open Wednesday in Phoenix, where Arizona voters approved medical cannabis last fall. The weGrow Store will be the first outside California, where medical weed has long been legalized. [...]

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Out of this galaxy ‘Star Wars’ ride reopens

By doris | Published: May 21, 2011

Full Story at TODAY.msnbc.msn.com ORLANDO, Fla. — George Lucas figures he’s working on his third generation of “Star Wars” fans, and plenty of them were standing in line with their parents Friday to get first crack at Walt Disney World’s overhauled ride based on the iconic movie franchise. The 67-year-old “Star Wars” creator came to [...]

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BP gets $1 bln settlement from Gulf well partner

By doris | Published: May 20, 2011

Full Story at msnbc.com LONDON — BP has struck a deal to receive around $1 billion from one of its minority partners in the blown-out Gulf of Mexico well, raising hopes it will successfully pursue other companies involved and reduce its bill for the disaster. BP PLC said Thursday that MOEX Offshore 2007 LLC, which [...]

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Gas prices, rising airfares be damned

By doris | Published: May 17, 2011

Full Story at msnbc.com Most Americans believe taking a trip this summer is valuable, and many plan to do so despite rising airfares and sky-high prices at the pump, according to data from a spate of recent polls, surveys and predictions. Six in 10 Americans say that going somewhere on vacation this year is important, [...]

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La. spillway to be opened; 25,000 people could be in harm’s way of floods

By doris | Published: May 14, 2011

Full Story at msnbc.com LAKE PROVIDENCE, La. — Army engineers prepared Saturday to slowly open the gates of an emergency spillway along the rising Mississippi River, diverting floodwaters from Baton Rouge and New Orleans, yet inundating homes and farms in parts of Louisiana’s populated Cajun country. About 25,000 people and 11,000 structures could be in [...]

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Memphis eyes crest; New Orleans gets some flood help

By doris | Published: May 9, 2011

Full Story at msnbc.com The Army Corps of Engineers began opening the Bonnet Carre spillway 28 miles north of New Orleans Monday morning to divert part of the river flow to Lake Pontchartrain. Opening the spillway has no impact on homes or businesses.

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Big Oil’s $4 billion tax break in doubt

By doris | Published: April 26, 2011

Full Story at money.cnn.com NEW YORK (CNNMoney) — President Obama repeated his call Tuesday for an end to $4 billion in oil industry tax breaks as gas prices approach $4 a gallon and after a top lawmaker indicated a possible shift in Republican policy. In a letter to congressional leaders, the president said the oil [...]

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Shutdown would take away $32 million a day from national parks

By doris | Published: April 10, 2011

Full Story at CNN.com New York (CNN) — An average of $32 million a day in national parks revenue could be shut off if the Beltway showdown results in a government shutdown, officials say. The measure would be the first shutdown in more than 15 years, shuttering national parks, seashores and historic sites, and barring [...]

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