What will happen to Bear Stearns? Should JP Morgan and the feds have minded their own business? Why do we feel so frightened? Only the future can tell.
More than $3 million in congressionally directed funding for Remington Arms Co. to begin upgrading the US Army's arsenal of 3,000 M-24 Sniper rifles is included in a fiscal year 2009 funding bill. M-24 Sniper Weapons Systems have been fielded to the US armed services since 1987. Remington has been...
During the presidential campaign, when gas was $4 per gallon, everyone cheered pledges to make America energy independent. President Barack Obama and Congress should fulfill that pledge by establishing a tax on oil by an amount that would increase the price of gas by about $2 per...
LAS VEGAS -- Nevada's lieutenant governor pleaded not guilty Tuesday to four felony charges accusing him of mishandling a multibillion-dollar state college savings program when he was state treasurer. Republican Brian Krolicki, who is considering a 2010 run against U.S. Sen. Harry Reid, appeared in Clark County...
The state Senate president warns a special session of the Legislature may be needed if lawmakers don't follow through in the spirit of Gov. Bobby Jindal, who announced $341 million in budget cuts Tuesday to make up for a $2 billion shortfall for the fiscal year that ends June 30....
NORDIC BUSINESS REPORT-30 December 2008-Vaisala Oyj acquires US airport service companyC1994-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD http://www.m2.com Finnish electronic measurement systems manufacturer Vaisala Oyj (OMX Helsinki:VAIAS) said on Tuesday (30 December) that its US subsidiary Vaisala Inc is acquiring Kansas-based airport service company Aviation Systems Maintenance Inc ASMI. ...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- VDC Display Systems, a division of Video Display Corporation (NASDAQ:VIDE), reports that firm booked order backlog has substantially increased after being awarded $2.1 M dollars in additional orders from L-3 Communications (NYSE:LLL) for visual display systems and accessories for the Navy F/A-18 and Air Force F-16...
CHICAGO -- In the latest edition of "FX Overnight" on Mark2Market, www.ONN.tv currency analyst Kevin Cook highlights the euro's solid footing against the dollar since the FED's move to "quantitative easing" launched it above resistance at $1.38. As the demand for U.S. dollars subsides, and "risk appetite" re-appears on the...
RANCHO CUCAMONGA, Calif. -- It has been two years in the making, but optical disc replication company, CD Digital Card is now bringing to customers the most effective and comprehensive means available for protecting their digital content. The company is introducing the revolutionary Global Garde technology, which is a copy...
CARY, North Carolina, December 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- BluePhoenix Solutions , the leader in value-driven IT legacy modernization, today announced that it has been awarded a new $2.2 million modernization project with a large Scandinavian bank. Work is expected to begin in the first quarter of 2009. BluePhoenix...
Those engaged in the ongoing debate over whether the city is getting its dollar's worth from its sanitation contracts now have hard numbers to consider. Based on a report the city released Dec. 22, there are an estimated 115,241 locations serviced for solid-waste collection in New Orleans....
There are many opportunities to share your time and talents with others. Listed are opportunities provided by the 2-1-1 Information and Referral at 1025 S. 700 West, Salt Lake City. For more information, go to www.211ut.org Quilters Without Borders -- This interfaith service organization meets at 7...
PolyMet Mining Corp. (TSX: POM)(NYSE ALTERNEXT US: PLM) (the "Company") announced today that it has drawn the second tranche (the "Tranche B Debenture") of $7.5 million under the $50 million convertible debt facility with Glencore AG, which closed on October 31, 2008. The floating rate secured debentures due on September...
Word of Mouth What LIP Board members are talking about this week: AFFORDABLE TIDINGS Tomorrow, my family will get together with my aunt and uncle. It'll be a pretty normal Christmas tradition -- we eat and exchange gifts. ...
Maryland restaurants should see a slight increase in sales in 2009, according to the National Restaurant Association's 2009 Restaurant Industry Forecast. The report predicts a 2.8 percent increase in projected growth of restaurant sales -- but a decrease of less than 1 percent when adjusted for inflation -- with approximately...
ROK: TSX.V VANCOUVER, Dec. 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Roca Mines Inc. (ROK: TSX-V) ("Roca" or "the Company") has released its financial results for the annual period ended August 31, 2008, including production and sales from the MAX molybdenum mine located in British Columbia, Canada. All dollar amounts are...
PROVO -- Glimpses of glitzy California real-estate projects and allusions to mansions with million-dollar returns should not be the only thing a man owing $20.2 million of restitution should be showing the court, a prosecutor said. It's been four months since Michael J. Fitzgerald, 51, of Alpine...
(unaudited & subject to change) dollars in millions MCLEAN, Va., Dec. 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The following is being issued by Freddie Mac : November 2008 Highlights: -- On September 6, 2008, the Director of the Federal Housing Finance ...
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, December 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Gold Fields Limited Gold Fields (NYSE, JSE, DIFX: GFI) today updated its operational guidance for Q2 F2009. Group attributable production for Q2 F2009 is expected to be approximately 840,000 ounces, which is in line with the guidance published on 29...
ORLANDO, Fla. -- In spite of downbeat sales forecasts for the tourism industry in 2008, the growth of Travel Holdings, Inc., proves consumers are willing to weather the global storm, reporting a rise in travel sales, margins and bookings for the fourth consecutive year since forming in 2004. For the...
