Tensions rise as world faces short rations
March 31, 2008
Food prices are soaring, a wealthier Asia is demanding better food and farmers can’t keep up. In short, the world faces a food crisis […]
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Monthly Archive March, 2008
Starbucks CEO gets mixed reviews
March 29, 2008
Can Starbucks Corp (SBUX.O: Quote, Profile, Research) Chief Executive Howard Schultz be both a cult leader and a practical turnaround artist?
Wall Street and Main […]
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Merrill and UBS outlooks slashed by Oppenheimer
March 27, 2008
Merrill Lynch & Co (MER.N: Quote, Profile, Research) and UBS AG (UBSN.VX: Quote, Profile, Research) may suffer respective first-quarter write-downs of $6.03 billion and […]
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Is the EU the entrepreneur’s friend?
March 25, 2008
For an institution that sees itself as the businessman’s friend, the European Commission has taken a beating lately.
The main European telecoms lobby has compared […]
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Debate over pensions rages on
March 24, 2008
If you’re counting on a private-sector pension to anchor your retirement income, it’s important to understand what kind of plan your employer offers.
You may […]
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UAL forecasts higher revenue, costs
March 22, 2008
United Airlines parent UAL Corp. forecast higher first-quarter unit revenue on Thursday, but also said it expects fuel costs to surge and non-fuel expenses […]
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Big wireless auction ends, winners still secret
March 20, 2008
A U.S. government auction of wireless airwaves ended on Tuesday raising a record $19.59 billion, but winners of the valuable spectrum were not immediately […]
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Court overturns Nacchio insider trading conviction
March 18, 2008
A U.S. appeals court on Monday threw out the insider trading conviction of former Qwest Communications International Inc (Q.N: Quote, Profile, Research) Chief Executive […]
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Falling greenback no longer is king of currencies
March 17, 2008
SAO PAULO, Brazil — Antique-store owners in lower Manhattan, ticket vendors at the Taj Mahal in India and business executives in Brazil who are […]
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Regulators unveil plan to revamp mortgage rules
March 14, 2008
Financial regulators pledged on Thursday to toughen rules for mortgage brokers, lenders, and credit agencies, to try to restore investor confidence and prevent a […]
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