[ Content | View menu ]

Archive for 'economics'

ARM shares soar on Apple bid rumors

June 14, 2010

Shares of ARM Holdings rose sharply Thursday on renewed speculation that Apple would bid for the mobile phone chip designer, according to a news […]

economics - Comments closed

Pakistani judge shuts Facebook for Draw Mohammed page

May 20, 2010

The Pakistani government has lifted a ban on YouTube after the company took down "blasphemous" footage, but a temporary ban on Facebook imposed earlier this […]

economics, management - Comments closed

Allegiant adds Tri-Cities-Orlando service

February 16, 2010

Low-cost airline Allegiant Air began nonstop service from Tri-Cities Airport in Blountville, Tenn., to Orlando International Airport on Feb. 15.
Allegiant previously offered nonstop service to […]

economics - Comments closed

New coal-fired power plant fuels debate

January 5, 2010

MARISSA, Ill. — On a clear December morning, drivers traveling south on state Route 4 in southwest Illinois can see the Prairie State Energy […]

economics - Comments closed

Failed plot caps ‘abysmal’ 12 months in aviation

January 1, 2010

The year in aviation, thankfully, did not go out with quite the bang intended. In fact, it fizzled.
Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, a 23-year-old Nigerian student, allegedly […]

economics - Comments closed

U.K. November Budget Deficit Was Highest on Record

December 21, 2009

The British government had a 20.3 billion-pound ($33 billion) budget deficit in November, the largest since records began in 1993, pushing national debt above […]

economics - Comments closed

Ballpark Village in limbo with uncertain financing

December 5, 2009

Don’t expect to see the Ballpark Village site humming with construction next summer. The site, which now has a softball field and parking lot, […]

economics - Comments closed

November sales are off to sluggish start

November 25, 2009

A few weeks into the holiday shopping season, American consumers are still not reaching for their wallets.
After a fairly robust October, retail […]

economics - Comments closed

Blackstone in deal for Birds Eye as M&A thaws

November 20, 2009

Blackstone Group LP is to buy frozen foods maker Birds Eye Foods through its portfolio company Pinnacle Foods in a $1.3 billion deal, the […]

economics - Comments closed

Chance of new BHP-Rio bid less than 30 percent: Liberum

November 18, 2009

The chance of BHP Billiton making another attempt to take over rival Rio Tinto after a bid ban expires later this month is less […]

economics - Comments closed