Tags / Increasing

ECONOMY Wed Jul 23, 2008 @ 6:00pm neoform

biz.yahoo.com -- WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States faced increasing inflationary pressures in recent weeks amid slowing economic growth, the Federal Reserve said on Wednesday, as it described conditions in some areas as "grim," "morose" or "bleak." The gloomy Fed.. Read More

GENERAL Wed Jul 23, 2008 @ 3:03pm neoform

news.yahoo.com -- 1 hour, 2 minutes ago WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The pace of U.S. economic activity slowed somewhat through mid-July and price pressures were elevated or increasing across the country, the U.S. Federal Reserve said on Wednesday in a report showing evidence.. Read More

ECONOMY Tue Jul 1, 2008 @ 12:00pm neoform

biz.yahoo.com -- DETROIT (AP) -- A lobbying group for 10 major automakers said Tuesday the government is underestimating the cost of increasing fuel economy standards and wants those standards to go into effect too quickly. In a 77-page response to a request for comments.. Read More

ECONOMY Mon Jun 9, 2008 @ 3:00pm neoform

biz.yahoo.com -- Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson said Monday the increasing price of oil is "a real burden on American consumers," blaming increasing demand - and not market speculation - for the price jump. "We have not seen production capacity for oil grow appreciably.. Read More

M & A Fri May 30, 2008 @ 3:01pm neoform

biz.yahoo.com -- CHAPEL HILL, N.C., May 30 /PRNewswire/ -- Given the increasing challenges to patent protection and new product approvals, pharmaceutical companies continue to seek external opportunities to grow their pipelines. With the increasing merger and acquisition.. Read More

ECONOMY Tue May 27, 2008 @ 9:01am neoform

biz.yahoo.com -- SHEBOYGAN FALLS, Wis.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Since 1994, Johnsonville Sausage, LLC has been committed to increasing its international reach with the goal of being the no. 1 sausage brand in the world. The company took one step closer to its goal with the recen.. Read More

GENERAL Fri May 2, 2008 @ 9:01am neoform

news.yahoo.com -- 14 minutes ago WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve on Friday announced steps to help ease persistent strains in credit markets, increasing the size of some cash auctions for financial institutions and the amount of U.S. dollars it provides to the.. Read More

ECONOMY Sun Apr 20, 2008 @ 3:00pm neoform

biz.yahoo.com -- DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) -- At a time of record agricultural profits, concerns are mounting that American farmers could be edging toward a financial crisis not seen since the 1980s farm-economy collapse. Soaring land values, increasing debt and a reliance o.. Read More

ECONOMY Wed Mar 19, 2008 @ 12:01pm neoform

biz.yahoo.com -- CHICAGO (AP) -- With energy prices rising, the economy slowing and worries about global warming growing, an environmental advocacy group says increasing energy efficiency in buildings and homes could help with all three problems. A report issued by Envir.. Read More

M & A Thu Mar 13, 2008 @ 12:01pm neoform

biz.yahoo.com -- DUBLIN, Ireland, March 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Babcock & Brown Air Limited (NYSE: FLY - News; "B&B Air"), a global lessor of commercial jet aircraft, announced today that it has acquired five additional aircraft, increasing its portfolio to a total o.. Read More

ECONOMY Tue Mar 11, 2008 @ 12:02pm neoform

biz.yahoo.com -- LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Network Automation, Inc., the leader in automation software, today announced record sales results for the fourth quarter and calendar year of 2007, increasing 23% and 27% for each period, respectively, over comparable 2006 fi.. Read More

ECONOMY Wed Mar 5, 2008 @ 3:00pm neoform

biz.yahoo.com -- WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Today, President Bush spoke to the Washington International Renewable Energy Conference and discussed the importance of renewable and alternative energy technologies to increasing America's energy security and addressing the l.. Read More

MEDIA Thu Feb 14, 2008 @ 3:00pm neoform

www.mediaweek.com -- Consumers' use of digital video recorders (DVRs) is increasing the amount of time they spend watching television, according to data released by Nielsen Media Research, with prime-time viewing up 3 percent since November 2005 as a result of DVR viewing. T.. Read More