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ECONOMY Sat Nov 15, 2008 @ 12:01pm neoform

biz.yahoo.com -- WASHINGTON (AP) -- The young prosecutor tapped to monitor the $700 billion financial rescue plan has brought down Colombian drug traffickers, gone after swindling corporate executives and now heads the mortgage fraud unit for the U.S. attorney's office in.. Read More

ECONOMY Thu Nov 13, 2008 @ 12:00pm neoform

biz.yahoo.com -- WASHINGTON (AP) -- The ailing economy caused a big drop in mail, leaving the post office $2.8 billion in the red. Postmaster General John Potter said Thursday the agency is making sharp cuts in hours and overtime but added there are no plans for layoffs... Read More

ECONOMY Mon Oct 27, 2008 @ 3:00pm neoform

biz.yahoo.com -- WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--College graduates who specialize in social science tend toward self-employment as compared to those with bachelor’s degrees in other subjects, according to a working paper released today by the Office of Advocacy of the U.S... Read More

ECONOMY Mon Oct 27, 2008 @ 3:00pm neoform

biz.yahoo.com -- LONDON (AP) -- British Prime Minister Gordon Brown's office says he will hold talks on the world economic downturn with the leaders of France and Germany. Brown's office says the prime minister will travel to Paris to hold talks Tuesday with French Presi.. Read More

ECONOMY Wed Oct 22, 2008 @ 6:01pm neoform

biz.yahoo.com -- DENVER--(BUSINESS WIRE)--In celebration of Cisco Networking Academy’s 10th Anniversary, Governor Ritter’s office held a press briefing today featuring the Colorado Community College System, the Colorado Department of Education, Westwood College and ot.. Read More

ECONOMY Wed Oct 8, 2008 @ 3:00pm neoform

biz.yahoo.com -- RICHMOND, Va. (AP) -- In a darkening global financial crisis, Virginia Gov. Timothy M. Kaine ordered $1.4 million in cuts to his office and residence, part of what is expected to be billions of dollars in state government austerity moves. Kaine plans to.. Read More

ECONOMY Mon Sep 29, 2008 @ 12:01pm neoform

biz.yahoo.com -- JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Not long ago, Missouri Gov. Matt Blunt seemed to begin almost all of his public events by highlighting the economy. Since he took office in January 2005, Blunt would say, Missourians have created nearly 76,000, 87,000 or 95,00.. Read More

ECONOMY Sat Sep 27, 2008 @ 12:01pm neoform

biz.yahoo.com -- WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Chief Counsel for Advocacy Thomas M. Sullivan today commended Representative Charles Gonzalez (D-TX) for introducing the Home Office Tax Deduction Simplification and Improvement Act (H.R. 7074). The bill will simplify the home.. Read More

ECONOMY Fri Sep 26, 2008 @ 12:01pm neoform

biz.yahoo.com -- RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) -- Heading out of office with a souring economy, North Carolina Gov. Mike Easley told state agencies their budgets would be reduced by 2 percent and the unspent money placed in reserve in case this year's small shortfall widens. Easley.. Read More

ECONOMY Thu Sep 25, 2008 @ 6:04pm neoform

biz.yahoo.com -- GREAT FALLS, Mont.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--D.A. Davidson & Co., an independently owned investment firm based in Montana, today announced the opening of a branch office in downtown Eugene, Ore., and celebrates its 1,000th employee. “We couldn’t be more exci.. Read More

ECONOMY Sat Sep 20, 2008 @ 3:00pm neoform

biz.yahoo.com -- ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) -- New York Gov. David Paterson on Friday asked the Bush administration to locate a new federal relief office in Manhattan to oversee relief from this week's Wall Street meltdown. In a letter to the treasury secretary, Paterson says he.. Read More

ECONOMY Wed Sep 10, 2008 @ 12:01pm neoform

biz.yahoo.com -- BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) -- Slovakia's annual inflation hit a two-year high of 5 percent in August, up from 4.8 percent the previous month, the Slovak Statistics Office said Wednesday. The office attributed the increase mostly to rising household prices.. Read More

ECONOMY Wed Aug 6, 2008 @ 6:01pm neoform

biz.yahoo.com -- WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Postal Service had a net loss of more than a billion dollars in the third quarter of the fiscal year, the agency said Wednesday. For the quarter ended June 30, the loss was $1.1 billion, which officials blamed on reduced mail volum.. Read More

ECONOMY Wed Jul 9, 2008 @ 6:01pm neoform

biz.yahoo.com -- ST. GEORGE'S, Grenada (AP) -- Veteran legislator and former political prisoner Tillman Thomas took office Wednesday as Grenada's new prime minister, vowing an open, inclusive government that will improve the economy and lower the cost of living for strugg.. Read More

ECONOMY Wed Jul 9, 2008 @ 3:01pm neoform

biz.yahoo.com -- MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- Gov. Jim Doyle said the state of Wisconsin has bought more than 92,000 megawatt hours of renewable electrical energy. Doyle's office said Wednesday that the purchase from three power companies is enough to light 9,240 homes a year... Read More

ECONOMY Thu Jul 3, 2008 @ 3:00pm neoform

biz.yahoo.com -- MCLEAN, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Communications Resource, Inc. (CRI), a trusted provider of consulting and security services to federal customers for over fourteen years, was presented the USDA OIG’s Small Woman-Owned Business Contractor of the Year for 20.. Read More

ECONOMY Mon Jun 30, 2008 @ 6:00pm neoform

biz.yahoo.com -- WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Postal Service on Monday announced a reorganization that officials expect to streamline agency operations. The change will create two "focal points" for the agency, one to deal with shipping and mailing services and the other to wo.. Read More

ECONOMY Sat Jun 28, 2008 @ 12:00pm neoform

biz.yahoo.com -- WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--THE PRESIDENT: Good morning. This week, the White House Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives held a conference to highlight the work being done by our Nation's armies of compassion, with help from the Federal gover.. Read More

ECONOMY Wed Jun 25, 2008 @ 6:00pm neoform

biz.yahoo.com -- JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- A top official for Missouri Gov. Matt Blunt accused Attorney General Jay Nixon of breaking the law in his handling of a court settlement. Administration Commissioner Larry Schepker said Nixon's office illegally deposited a $63.. Read More

ECONOMY Fri Jun 20, 2008 @ 12:00pm neoform

biz.yahoo.com -- NEW YORK (AP) -- Office equipment maker Xerox Corp. spent $270,000 in the first quarter to lobby on energy efficiency specifications, global warming policy and other issues, according to a disclosure report. The Norwalk, Conn.-based company also lobbied.. Read More