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T. Boone Pickens: Always Be Selling
is making the rounds of bookstores these days to sign his latest book The First Billion is the Hardest. The mans life is apparently so large it requires multiple autobiographical accounts - three so far. Boone was published in 1987 and The Luckiest Guy
Bank of England considered two-point interest rate cut
? All nine MPC members voted for 1.5-point cut to 3.5% ? But policymakers considered bigger reduction Bank of England policymakers considered an even bigger reduction in interest rates - of more than two percentage points - when they voted to lower
Office Depot's new $100 million headquarters in Boca Raton is designed to foster interaction
Office Depot has a new home. After 17 yearsin Delray Beach, the nation's largest office-supplies retailer built a $100 million corporate headquarters less than three miles away in Boca Raton. The first of about 2,000 employees began moving in earlier
Chance for emphatic statement
This should really be a classic case of much ado about nothing. That it isn't suggests there ought not to be much too much celebrating if all goes according to plan tonight against Cuba at the Hasely Crawford Stadium. And with the Prime Minister poised
Toyota to trim U.S. and Canadian production, cut Kentucky temporary workers
TOKYO - Toyota Motor Corp. is reducing production in the United States and Canada to cope with slowing sales in the world's largest economy. Toyota will stop production at all its plants in the U.S. and Canada for two extra days in addition to the
Online receipt idea wins Elevator Pitch Contest
A business idea that would allow people to manage their receipts online was the top winner in the Oct. 29 's (CEO) Elevator Pitch Contest. The competition, in which 19 students delivered 30- to 90-second pitches for their business ideas, was judged by a
TTFF hosting officials for qualifier
The Trinidad and Tobago Football Federation (TTFF) will host a number of dignitaries and high-ranking officials at tonight's 2010 FIFA World Cup Qualifying Match between the Soca Warriors and Cuba at the Hasely Crawford Stadium.  With Trinidad and
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The Utilities in South America industry profile is an essential resource for top-level data and analysis covering the utilities industry. It includes detailed data on market size and segmentation, plus textual and graphical analysis of the key trends and
The right way to stimulate
Canada's federal and provincial governments have agreed to stimulate the economy. That's good. But the key question is how they'll do it. Here, the signs are far less reassuring. First, remember where we sit in this global slump. Canada is not at the
Priyanka Chopra to rub shoulders with A-listers at Dubai's 'Atlantis, The Palm' resort
Washington, Nov 19 : Bollywood actress Priyanka Chopra will be joined by Hollywood biggies like Kylie Minogue, Robert De Niro, Denzel Washington, Oprah Winfrey, Tom Cruise, Janet Jackson at the opening of the much-hyped 'Atlantis, The Palm' resort in
SolarWorld CEO says Opel takeover offer ser...
BERLIN, Nov 19 (Reuters) - SolarWorld has made a serious offer to General Motors for its German unit Adam Opel and is awaiting a response, SolarWorld Chief Executive Frank Asbeck told Reuters in Berlin on Wednesday. 'We've made a serious offer to General
GuestLogix launches first fully-integrated mobile POS with PIN PAD and printer for airlines
<< New device features most comprehensive payment and security industry certifications, including PCI PED 2.0 and PA-DSS >> ARAC 2008 CONFERENCE, BUDAPEST, Hungary (CNW) - GuestLogix Inc. (TSX-V:GXI), the leading provider of on-board retail systems to
BoE voted 9-0 for 1.5% rate cut
LONDON (SHARECAST) - The Bank of England's nine-member Monetary Policy Committee voted unanimously to cut interest rates by 1.5% to 3% at their meeting earlier this month. Policymakers had debated an even bigger cut, but decided that too big a shock
Curtis Shaw and Melissa Junkin-Shaw
Curtis James Douglas Shaw and Melissa Sue Junkin were married Oct. 4 at Plymouth Congregational Church. Their parents are Jack Junkin of Fort Wayne and the late Mary Junkin, and Douglas and Paula Shaw of Fort Wayne. Tami Meitzler was matron of honor.
Ohio's in denial about unemployment
Considering Ohio's 7.2 percent unemployment rate, you might think that Gov. Ted Strickland and the state legislature would be really worried that the state is running out of money to pay unemployment benefits. But the governor and lawmakers definitely
The beat of heART
- Liz Walker?s mission statement for Journey Productions, an independent nonprofit communications company, which seeks to increase public awareness of human-rights issues around the world, while creating opportunities for community building. Creativity
UN confirms DR Congo pullback
United Nations peacekeepers in the Democratic Republic of Congo have confirmed that rebel fighters have started withdrawing around two eastern towns. Lieutenant-Colonel Jean-Paul Dietrich, the spokesman for the UN mission (Monuc), said on Wednesday that
Thousands of Florida softshell turtles end up on dinner plates in Asia
Hauled from canals and marshes around Lake Okeechobee, turtles arrive in the late afternoon at Jones Fish House, a corrugated metal structure on the Palm Beach County side of the lake. A truck sent by Tamarac seafood broker Wan To Ho pulls up every few
Expanding our horizons
The former managing director of Leeds Bradford International Airport â?? and one of Leeds's most influential business leaders â?? now speaks for the trade body which represents all UK airports. Business Editor NIGEL SCOTT caught up with Ed
Toyota Makes Plans to Cut Output
TOKYO (Reuters) - Reeling from a relentless sales slide, Toyota Motor Corp said on Wednesday it would stop all of its North American factories for two days next month, while rival Nissan Motor Co renewed its pessimism over the industry's near-term
Live in Style- Celina Jaitely
Celina Jaitley is very particular about the things she wears and likes to be a picture of elegance wherever she goes. Whether it is the handbag she carries or the watch she wears she loves to make a style statement. She loves to talk about her
Fiji beat New Zealand 2-0 in last Oceania qualifier
SYDNEY, Nov 19 (Reuters) - Fiji scored a consolation 2-0 win over a 10-man New Zealand on Wednesday in the final match of the Oceania qualifiers for the 2010 World Cup. Fiji striker Roy Krishna found the net twice in the second half after New Zealand
Nortel is a high-tech wreck
Analysts are starting to say so and even Nortel's accountants admit it: The company is worthless. Why does it still have any market value left? RBC Dominion Securities Inc.'s analyst cut Nortel's price target to zero last week. He called his report The
Oil Prices Continue to Fall
LONDON (Reuters) - Oil prices fell toward $53, touching a fresh 22-month low on Wednesday, due to increasing signs of weakening demand as economic gloom deepened. U.S. light crude fell as low as $53.30 a barrel, the cheapest price since January 2007. It
Zinc fuel cell maker readies portable power pack
A California start-up says next year it will introduce a BlackBerry-size box that uses zinc as a fuel to charge electronic gadgets, a move that some people hope is a small step toward a broad zinc-based energy industry. Three-year-old Power Air was
S&P 500 Q3 earnings down 22%; Financials post fourth consecutive decline; Non-Financials earnings up 18%
According to preliminary figures released Tuesday by Standard & Poor?s Index Services, third quarter 2008 operating earnings for the S&P 500 declined 21.6% over the third quarter of 2007 marking the fifth consecutive quarter of negative earnings growth
Lakers Beat Bulls Behind Gasol
Pau Gasol scored a season-high 34 points as the Lakers defeated the Chicago Bulls 116-109. Sports Photos: Check out new pics of everything going on today in the world of sports! Los Angeles, CA (Sports Network) - Pau Gasol scored a season-high 34 points
Brazil's Ronaldo considering retirement
MILAN, Nov 19 (Reuters) - Brazilian striker Ronaldo may retire from soccer following his latest serious knee injury, the 32-year-old said on Wednesday. Ronaldo ruptured a tendon in his left knee playing for AC Milan in February and made his return
Toyota Makes Plans to Cut Output
TOKYO (Reuters) - Reeling from a relentless sales slide, Toyota Motor Corp said on Wednesday it would stop all of its North American factories for two days next month, while rival Nissan Motor Co renewed its pessimism over the industry's near-term
Arete Therapeutics Closes $16.7 Million in Final Tranche of Its Series A Financing
'This financing provides substantial funding for Arete as we look toward the initiation of our Phase II clinical trial in the first quarter of 2009 using AR9281 for the treatment of metabolic syndrome,' said James Sabry 'In the last six months, Arete