Staples profit drops, sales rise
March 11, 2009
FRAMINGHAM, Mass.–Staples Inc., the world's largest office products retailer, said Wednesday that its fourth-quarter profit dropped 14 per cent amid a number of charges […]
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Monthly Archive March, 2009
St. Louis companies cut pay, furlough workers
March 9, 2009
"It sure beats not working," says Mike Daugherty. That, he says, about sums up the attitude among his fellow employees at KSDK-TV as they […]
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Worst is yet to come for job market
March 7, 2009
It’s no secret that the job market is bad.
The government reported Friday that the unemployment rate rose to a 25-year high of 8.1% […]
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Report: 11 percent of homeowners delinquent or in foreclosure
March 6, 2009
More than 11 percent of American homeowners are either delinquent on their mortgages or in foreclosure, according to the National Delinquency Report from the Mortgage […]
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Council to mull replacement of fired manager
March 5, 2009
The Greensboro City Council will meet at 1 p.m. Friday to discuss the process for finding a new city manager.
The council fired City Manager Mitchell […]
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Orphanides Takes on Trichet Over ECB’s Rate Policy
March 3, 2009
A former Federal Reserve economist who made a name for himself telling his superiors they were wrong is now taking on European Central Bank […]
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Recovery rebate, property tax deduction puzzle readers
March 2, 2009
Judging by your continuous e-mails and letters, taxpayers this year are more confused than ever.
I’ll focus today on the two issues you’ve asked […]
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Fear of U.S. intervention lowers Wells Fargo stock
March 1, 2009
I believed that Wells Fargo & Co. was recognized as a top bank. Why hasn’t its stock done better?
The possibility that every major […]
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