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ECONOMY Tue Oct 28, 2008 @ 9:20am neoform

biz.yahoo.com -- AUSTIN, Texas (AP) -- Texas officials accused the Federal Emergency Management Agency of slow response and insensitivity on Monday, saying the agency has failed to provide timely help to town officials and Hurricane Ike victims who need temporary housing.. Read More

ECONOMY Tue Oct 7, 2008 @ 3:01pm neoform

biz.yahoo.com -- WASHINGTON (AP) -- Even in the midst of a severe meltdown on Wall Street, Federal Reserve officials at their September meeting believed the risks from weaker growth and higher inflation were roughly equal. The Fed officials discussed the financial turmoi.. Read More

ECONOMY Wed Sep 24, 2008 @ 9:00am neoform

biz.yahoo.com -- WASHINGTON (AP) -- The FBI is investigating four major U.S. financial institutions whose collapse helped trigger a $700 billion bailout plan by the Bush administration, The Associated Press has learned. Two law enforcement officials said Tuesday the FBI.. Read More

ECONOMY Wed Sep 17, 2008 @ 12:01pm neoform

biz.yahoo.com -- WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Treasury Department will begin selling bonds for the Federal Reserve in an effort to help the central bank deal with unprecedented borrowing needs resulting from the current credit crisis. Treasury officials said Wednesday that the.. Read More

ECONOMY Fri Sep 5, 2008 @ 12:01pm neoform

biz.yahoo.com -- PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) -- Oregon public health officials and the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced a recall of Sprouter's Northwest brand alfalfa sprouts due to a salmonellosis outbreak. The Oregon Department of Human Services said Thursday that the.. Read More

ECONOMY Mon Aug 25, 2008 @ 12:02pm neoform

biz.yahoo.com -- WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Purdue Research Park officials began construction on an 80,000-square-foot Innovation Center, which will be home to a national software solution center for global technology giant EDS. Innovation Center, which is a.. Read More

ECONOMY Fri Aug 15, 2008 @ 6:01pm neoform

biz.yahoo.com -- BLOOMINGTON, Illinois (Reuters) - Two top Federal Reserve officials on Friday voiced concern about weak U.S. economic growth for the rest of 2008 and said inflation, while a worry, should start to fade over time. The comments by Chicago Federal Reserve.. Read More

ECONOMY Fri Aug 8, 2008 @ 9:01am neoform

biz.yahoo.com -- SPARKS, Nev. (AP) -- Thirty-two research monkeys at a Nevada laboratory died because human errors made the room too hot, officials for the drug company that runs the lab said Thursday. Animal rights activists complain the company took too long to report t.. Read More

ECONOMY Wed Jul 23, 2008 @ 3:02pm neoform

biz.yahoo.com -- RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) -- State agriculture officials are trying to ease concerns about the safety of North Carolina peppers after federal health officials warned buyers to avoid fresh jalapenos. State Department of Agriculture spokesman Brian Long said Wedn.. Read More

ECONOMY Mon Jul 21, 2008 @ 6:01pm neoform

biz.yahoo.com -- LOUISA, Va. (AP) -- State, local and Dominion Virginia Power officials will test their ability to handle a nuclear emergency at the utility's North Anna Power Station this week. Localities within 50 miles of the Louisa County plant will participate in th.. Read More

ECONOMY Sun Jul 13, 2008 @ 12:02pm neoform

biz.yahoo.com -- WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Department officials are trying to make sure that Freddie Mac, one of two troubled U.S. giant mortgage firms, will be able sell $3 billion in securities this week at a previously scheduled sale, the Washington Post re.. Read More

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

biz.yahoo.com -- PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) -- Rhode Island tax officials are using a new computer system to track down an estimated $10 million in taxes owed to the cash-starved state, Gov. Don Carcieri announced Wednesday. The database uses information from the secretary of.. Read More

ECONOMY Thu Jul 3, 2008 @ 6:00pm neoform

biz.yahoo.com -- DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) -- Iowa officials are asking the U.S. Department of Agriculture to release land set aside for environmental reasons to help farmers recover from record flooding. Gov. Chet Culver and Iowa Agriculture Secretary Bill Northey made the.. Read More

ECONOMY Sat Jun 14, 2008 @ 9:01am neoform

biz.yahoo.com -- SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Please replace the release with the following corrected version due to multiple revisions. The corrected release reads: STATE OFFICIALS ISSUE ORDER TO PROHIBIT GALT-BASED FARM LABOR CONTRACTOR FROM OPERATING The Departme.. Read More

ECONOMY Tue Jun 10, 2008 @ 9:00am neoform

biz.yahoo.com -- BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) -- Montana officials said Monday that a cow has tested positive for brucellosis -- a serious livestock disease that had been declared nonexistent in U.S. cattle earlier this year. The infection means Montana ranchers must undergo an.. Read More

ECONOMY Thu Jun 5, 2008 @ 6:00pm neoform

biz.yahoo.com -- NEW YORK (Reuters) - Federal Reserve policymakers continue to debate the extent of the central bank's role as a safety valve for battered financial markets and troubled banks, according to comments by Fed officials on Thursday. Donald Kohn, the Fed's in.. Read More

ECONOMY Thu May 22, 2008 @ 9:01am neoform

biz.yahoo.com -- Oil prices reached nosebleed territory on May 21, moving above $133 per barrel in New York trading -- on the same day that Federal Reserve officials expressed growing concern about inflation. Here's a roundup of what policymakers, economists, and strategi.. Read More

ECONOMY Fri Apr 25, 2008 @ 9:00am neoform

biz.yahoo.com -- WASHINGTON (AP) -- Two senators have asked the Pentagon to reopen the investigation into Air Force officials' efforts to influence the award of a $50 million contract, urging investigators to focus on the actions of key service leaders, The Associated Pre.. Read More

ECONOMY Fri Apr 18, 2008 @ 3:00pm neoform

biz.yahoo.com -- PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - Federal Reserve officials continued to hint on Friday that they are reluctant to cut interest rate further as the sluggish U.S. economy also faces a threat from inflation. Charles Plosser, President of the Philadelphia Fed, warn.. Read More

ECONOMY Thu Apr 17, 2008 @ 12:01pm neoform

biz.yahoo.com -- TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) -- Efforts by the federal government to boost a slowing national economy have created a big headache for Kansas officials in finishing work on the state's next budget. State officials and university economists issued a new, more pessimi.. Read More