Earth to Del Taco: Don’t leave us
June 23, 2011
It rises from South Grand Boulevard like some kind of red-rimmed flying saucer, a neon UFO serving 99-cent bean and cheese burritos into the wee […]
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House GOP lawmakers to meet Obama on borrowing
June 1, 2011
Scores of House Republicans are heading to the White House for a meeting with President Barack Obama to demand trillions of dollars in spending cuts […]
VW inaugurates Tenn. plant geared to US market
May 24, 2011
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. _ Volkswagen is jumping into the U.S. auto market with a domestically built Passat that is bigger and cheaper, bidding to break into […]
Wang Calls for Shift in China Growth Model as Trade Surplus Jumps - Bloomberg
May 10, 2011
China’s vice premier, leading annual economic talks with the U.S., signaled internal divisions over his government’s pledge to reduce reliance on overseas demand as the […]
Consumer Comfort in U.S. Falls on Surging Gas Prices - Bloomberg
May 5, 2011
U.S. consumer confidence dropped to a five-week low as the highest gasoline prices in almost three years soured Americans’ views of the buying climate.
The […]
Food fears spread amid progress at nuclear plant
March 20, 2011
Two units at Japan’s stricken nuclear plant safely cooled down Sunday, though pressure unexpectedly rose in a third unit’s reactor and traces of radiation were […]
U.S. Jobless Rate Falls to Two-Year Low as Confidence Grows in Recovery - Bloomberg
March 5, 2011
Joblessness in the U.S. unexpectedly fell to 8.9 percent in February, the lowest level in almost two years, and employers boosted payrolls amid growing confidence […]
ECB Will Act Strongly Against Second-Round Effects, Mersch Says - Bloomberg
February 7, 2011
The European Central Bank will raise rates if the increase in inflation is not temporary and fuels second-round effects, Governing Council member Yves Mersch said. […]