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  • Hard Times: From Wall Street to Main Street to Elm Street Wednesday, January 7, 2009 @ 3:13AM Middle-Class America is spooked by all the bad news from the rest of the world. The nightmare is creeping in and places like Des Moines are hunkering down
  • 2009 Dodge Avenger Wednesday, January 7, 2009 @ 3:10AM To bring you this comprehensive review on the 2009 Dodge Avenger, TheCarConnection.com has researched all the best review sources on the Web. The editors of TheCarConnection.com have spent time behind the wheel of several different Avenger sedans and brought their driving impressions to help make the advice and information in this review ... Watch Video | Browse Photos
  • Public records for Jan. 7, 2009 Wednesday, January 7, 2009 @ 3:04AMCourthouse
  • AP source: Ex-eBay CEO to run for Calif. governor Monday, January 5, 2009 @ 5:24PMSACRAMENTO, Calif.—Former eBay Inc. chief executive Meg Whitman plans to run for governor of California, a person with knowledge of her political aspirations said Monday.
  • Folks collecting donations for Pigeon couple who lost their home to fire Monday, January 5, 2009 @ 5:24PMPIGEON -- Merchants here are collecting donations for an elderly couple left homeless after a Dec. 29 blaze.
  • Congressmen sound off against SEC in Madoff affair Monday, January 5, 2009 @ 5:23PM Republican and Democratic House members said Monday that the alleged $50 billion fraud involving Wall Street figure Bernard Madoff reflects deep, systemic problems at the Securities and Exchange Commission.
  • Provider Information For Cover Florida Plan Monday, January 5, 2009 @ 5:23PMHealth care providers are ready to enroll customers.
  • Germany ready for U-turn after international pressure to act Monday, January 5, 2009 @ 5:22PMAngela Merkel was preparing last night to agree a €50 billion stimulus package to shield Europe’s largest economy from the worst ravages of recession – weeks after she dismissed Gordon Brown’s similar recovery plans.
  • — Bill Gates Monday, January 5, 2009 @ 5:21PMWhy customer relationship management blogs are gaining in importance. The internet will help achieve “friction free capitalism” by putting buyer and seller in direct contact and providing more information to both about each other.
  • Police report safe 2008 Monday, January 5, 2009 @ 5:20PMForgive the Sapulpa Police Department if it mistook New Year’s Eve 2008 for Christmas Eve. It was, after all, almost a silent night.
  • Meg Whitman Leaves EBay, P&G, DreamWorks Boards (Update2) Monday, January 5, 2009 @ 5:20PMJan. 5 (Bloomberg) -- Meg Whitman , the former chief executive officer of EBay Inc., stepped down from the company’s board as well as those of Procter & Gamble Co. and DreamWorks Animation SKG Inc.
  • Family recovers from holiday fire Sunday, January 4, 2009 @ 3:48PMCULLEOKA — After a fire destroyed their new home just before Christmas, a family is reassembling what mementos they can from the wreckage. The Polk family just returned from visiting Michigan for the holidays. They would have spent Christmas around their own tree, but tragedy struck on Dec. 13.
  • Stuck in Paradise, Needing Medical Help Sunday, January 4, 2009 @ 3:47PMBefore embarking on an overseas vacation, travelers should check their medical policy to see what is covered or get special travel insurance.
  • AC Mahajan Sunday, January 4, 2009 @ 3:46PMWhile a large section of corporate India think that the economic rebound is unlikely to happen in 2009 and most of them still want the government to announce more measures to revive the economy, , chairman and managing director, Canara Bank, thinks otherwise.
  • Anil Ambani appears on Raju radar Sunday, January 4, 2009 @ 3:45PMHyderabad, Jan. 4: Anil Ambani is emerging as the white knight who can spring to the rescue of B. Ramalinga Raju, promoter of the beleaguered Satyam Computer Services Ltd.
  • Delhi, Mumbai airports seek to double terror cover Sunday, January 4, 2009 @ 3:41PMThe country’s two largest airports — Delhi and Mumbai — are looking to double the terrorism insurance cover but face the prospect of paying higher premiums because of rising threat perceptions.
  • Bharti overtakes Tata in market cap, Mittal surprised Sunday, January 4, 2009 @ 3:41PMOne day in July 2002, Sunil Bharti Mittal was in a rooftop meeting room at Mumbai’s Oberoi hotel, in the midst of 80 or so journalists, to celebrate Airtel’s launch in the city. He tried to light an oil lamp with a candle, but somebody had put in too much oil.
  • Movie Review: Milk Is Lukewarm Sunday, January 4, 2009 @ 3:40PMMilk disappoints in storytelling but delights in the acting. Milk tells the real-life story of Harvey Milk, the first openly gay man ever elected to public office. Based on actual events, the premise of the movie seems inspiring: the struggle of a man representing a hated, minority community who overcomes all obstacles to win representation in government.Looks can be deceiving, however. The ...
  • Insurers shy away from Dabhol Sunday, January 4, 2009 @ 3:40PMOngoing Dabhol project saga has taken yet another twist. Insurance companies are reluctant to renew insurance policies of the troubled 2,150-mw Dabhol project due to the frequent tripping of gas turbines and rotars.
  • Some cautious hope Sunday, January 4, 2009 @ 10:31AMAfter despair in 2008, invest smartly in 2009. The year 2008 has tested all investors. Besides a steady fall in the equity market, albeit with high volatility in some months, even other asset classes have seen a steady decline.
  • LIC, ICICI Pru sales fall in Nov Sunday, January 4, 2009 @ 10:29AMLife Insurance Corporation of India (LIC), the country’s largest insurer, has managed to mitigate some of the losses in new business premium to four per cent during November as against a 16 per cent drop in October.
  • Obama mulls bigger compensation packages for jobless: report Sunday, January 4, 2009 @ 10:25AMUS President-elect Barack Obama is considering major expansion of government-assisted health care insurance and unemployment compensation packages for helping the jobless, a media report says.
  • Treasuries Little Changed Before Manufacturing Industry Survey Friday, January 2, 2009 @ 3:41AMJan. 2 (Bloomberg) -- Treasuries were little changed, after posting their best year since 1995 last year, before an industry report today that will probably show manufacturing in the U.S. shrank at the fastest pace in almost three decades.
  • Big banks completing mega-mergers Friday, January 2, 2009 @ 3:39AMATLANTA - Two mega acquisitions in the banking sector have been completed following the biggest financial crisis to hit the United States since the 1930s, capping a year in which Wall Street stocks were hammered, home foreclosure rates soared and job losses mounted.
  • A get-out-of-jail card Friday, January 2, 2009 @ 3:38AMBail-bond agents are increasingly helping cash-strapped defendants get out of jail with ultracheap financing deals -- a practice that worries law-enforcement officials and insurers, and could endanger public safety.
  • Do we really need a drug czar? Friday, January 2, 2009 @ 3:35AMBarack Obama may choose to nominate Minnesota Representative, and recovering alcoholic, Jim Ramstad to be the next drug czar. But what I am against is the colossal waste of the War on Drugs.
  • Chhattisgarh plans health insurance for 3.5 mn families Tuesday, December 30, 2008 @ 10:56AMThe Chhattisgarh government Tuesday announced it would provide health insurance cover to about 3.5 million impoverished families.
  • Immelt Fights to Keep GE’s AAA as Cost of Cut Surges (Update3) Tuesday, December 30, 2008 @ 10:55AMDec. 30 (Bloomberg) -- General Electric Co. Chief Executive Officer Jeffrey Immelt has good reason to fight for GE’s AAA credit rating. It’s never been more expensive for a company to lose the top ranking.
  • Ghana: SSNIT Increases Minimum Pension By 16.2 Percent Tuesday, December 30, 2008 @ 10:54AMThe Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) has announced an increase of Pension payment by 16.2 percent across board, with an additional flat amount of GH ¢4.93 for every SSNIT pensioner.
  • TD Charitable Foundation Donates $300,000 to Food and Fuel Assistance Programs across the Northeast Tuesday, December 30, 2008 @ 10:54AM TD Banknorth and TD Insurance, through the TD Charitable Foundation, have donated nearly $300,000 to 13 food banks and fuel assistance programs across New England and upstate New York to support neighbors in need this holiday season.
  • GMAC Gets $6 Billion From Treasury to Revive Lending Tuesday, December 30, 2008 @ 10:53AMDec. 30 (Bloomberg) -- The U.S. Treasury committed $6 billion to support GMAC LLC, the financing arm of General Motors Corp., widening the government’s effort to keep the largest U.S. automaker out of bankruptcy.
  • (AFX UK Focus) 2008-12-30 10:31 Glance-STOCKS NEWS EUROPE-Innovation hit by C$75 mln lawsuit Tuesday, December 30, 2008 @ 5:00AMSTOCKS NEWS Reuters Results diary Stocks on the move Real-time Equity News
  • Hot Small Caps: Innovation hit by lawsuit Tuesday, December 30, 2008 @ 4:59AMTue 30 Dec, 2008 10:34
  • Taiwanese firms cutting cost at expense of workers, migrant groups lament Tuesday, December 30, 2008 @ 4:58AMMANILA, Philippines - Migrants groups on Tuesday criticized Taiwanese employers hit by the economic crunch for allegedly resorting to various cost-cutting schemes at the expense of their workers, both local and foreign.
  • Health care reform ideas for Obama team Tuesday, December 30, 2008 @ 4:56AMA town hall meeting Tuesday afternoon at Community East Hospital will address problems facing the health care system. Read more at www.WISHTV.com
  • 2009: 2nd half will be better Tuesday, December 30, 2008 @ 4:55AMThe anticipation of an economic recovery in 2010 could drive up the market towards the end of 2009. It doesn’t look good. The Indian stock market, which has been the fourth-worst performing market in Asia (ex-Japan) in 2008 so far, losing 54 per cent, may not fare too well in 2009 either.
  • Family wants charges filed against snowplow driver who struck father Tuesday, December 30, 2008 @ 4:55AMPamela Wolff was shaken by the death of her father, 81-year-old Harold Hefferon, and can’t talk about the man she calls kind-hearted and loving without coming to tears.
  • Search continues for missing cruise ship passenger Tuesday, December 30, 2008 @ 4:54AMMIAMI (AP) — FBI agents have talked to the husband of a woman who reportedly fell from a cruise ship balcony in the waters off Cancun.
  • CC crackdown on PPI could deter consumers, says MoneyExpert.com Tuesday, December 30, 2008 @ 4:52AMOne in five consumers will be less likely to take out payment protection insurance if the Competition Commission’s crackdown is enacted, according to research by MoneyExpert.com. ...
  • Trauma-care network would pay for itself Monday, December 29, 2008 @ 8:23AMR&B Wrestling and Kops for Kids joined forces this weekend to host a wrestling event and toy drive at Cracker Williams Recreation Center. At the behest of Sgt. Donnie Ray of the Jesup Police Department, Redd Groover and Billy Westberry of R&B Wrestling organized the event.
  • How private surgery cuts into public hospitals Monday, December 29, 2008 @ 8:23AMHIGH-END surgery in private hospitals, costing health funds $100,000-plus per case, is on the rise, fuelling concerns that it is adding to, not reducing, the strain on public hospitals.
  • Poor crab season threatens fishers Monday, December 29, 2008 @ 8:22AMAn unusually weak Dungeness crab harvest is compounding the financial woes of West Coast fishers who were already struggling with depressed consumer demand and the unprecedented collapse of the Pacific chinook salmon fishery.
  • Hospitals Hit Hard By Recession Monday, December 29, 2008 @ 8:21AMHealth industry consultants predict that hospital closings and mergers are on the way around the U.S.
  • Caregivers Brace for Economy’s Impact on Health Monday, December 29, 2008 @ 8:18AMLevels of anxiety in communities across the United States have increased due to the faltering economy, medical experts say.
  • Agency gives poor scores to 3 local nursing homes Monday, December 29, 2008 @ 8:18AMPublished: Monday, December 29, 2008 at 4:01 a.m. Last Modified: Monday, December 29, 2008 at 8:29 a.m. Three East Polk County nursing homes received well below average state overall inspection scores and two homes received well above average scores, a national agency reported.
  • Asian shares mixed in thin year-end trade Monday, December 29, 2008 @ 8:17AMTOKYO: Asian stock markets were mixed Monday in thin year-end trade, with some profit-taking by investors who are bracing for what will likely be a volatile 2009.
  • Broncos, Chargers to decide division Sunday, December 28, 2008 @ 6:19PMThe Chargers play host to the Broncos tonight in an AFC West contest that will decide both the division title and a playoff berth. Kickoff at Qualcomm Stadium is slated for 6:15 p.m.
  • Play safe Sunday, December 28, 2008 @ 6:18PMAs uncertainties prevail and a revival expected only post second quarter of 2009, it will pay to focus on large cap companies with a proven track record, high earnings visibility and low leverage.
  • Selling agents look for jobs as banks cut back on retail loans Sunday, December 28, 2008 @ 6:14PMAt the start of 2008, Manoj Singh headed Tranzact Consolidated India, among the largest direct sales agents (DSA) in Mumbai with about 200 employees. Today, the 37-year-old is looking at other career options.
  • Disclosures on subsidiary performance a black hole for firms Sunday, December 28, 2008 @ 6:14PMReliance Life Insurance is among the top four private sector life insurance companies in the country. The new business premium that it collected from people grew at a remarkable195 per cent in 2007-08 to Rs 2,751 crore. How profitable is the venture?