In this March 17, 2011 photo, a line worker checks a 2012 Ford Focus on the assembly line at the Michigan Assembly Plant in Wayne, Mich. The gains in February came from increased output of cars, appliances, computers and furniture, according to the latest report from the Federal Reserve.(AP Photo/Paul Sancya) WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. [...]
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SymbolPriceChangeGM31.04-0.51MS27.30+0.07{“s” : “gm,ms”,”k” : “a00,a50,b00,b60,c10,g00,h00,l10,p20,t10,v00″,”o” : “”,”j” : “”} NEW YORK (AP) — The former finance arm of General Motors said Thursday it is preparing an initial public offering as it seeks to repay billions in government aid received during the financial crisis. Ally Financial Inc. said in a filing with the Securities and Exchange [...]
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SymbolPriceChangeBA73.99+0.19{“s” : “ba”,”k” : “a00,a50,b00,b60,c10,g00,h00,l10,p20,t10,v00″,”o” : “”,”j” : “”} GENEVA (AP) — The World Trade Organization has ruled that Boeing Co. received at least $5.3 billion in illegal U.S. subsidies to develop and build new planes, according to a finding of a report first issued in January but made public on Thursday. The WTO trade [...]
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Getty Images What You Need To Know How she handles planning the wedding will bring out her worst flaws. Any attempt to veto the bachelor party means you should call it off. If she moans that the diamond isn’t big enough or there aren’t enough rocks, it’s a red flag. “How she deals with seeing [...]
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How Sleep Changes Throughout Your Life You’re wide awake at 2 a.m. and trying to remember the last time you had a good night’s sleep. You remember sleeping well — and a lot — when you were young. Since then, you started working, had children, and perhaps moved into menopause. Having trouble sleeping is just [...]
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(CNSNews.com) – CNSNews.com does a daily “newspaper roundup,” gathering news of interest to conservatives from dozens of U.S. media outlets. Here’s a sampling of today’s harvest: Ecuador to Open Consulate in Phoenix, ArizonaFrom The Arizona Republic: Ecuador is opening a consulate in Phoenix because Arizona is the main route for illegal immigration from Ecuador into [...]
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Sen. James Inhofe (R-Okla.) speaks on the Senate floor in this file footage. (Screenshot: C-SPAN) (CNSNews.com) – Sen. James Inhofe (R-Okla.) said Wednesday he hopes Republicans will regain control of the Senate in 2012 because he needs to “save” his children and grandchildren from the Obama administration’s environmental policies. During a conference call with reporters [...]
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In this March 22, 2011 photo, job applicants wait in a long line at a job fair in San Jose, Calif. Fewer people applied for unemployment benefits last week, a sign that layoffs are dropping and companies may be stepping up hiring.(AP Photo/Paul Sakuma) WASHINGTON (AP) — Fewer Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week, [...]
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FILE – This file photo from June 10, 2008, shows David Sokol, Chairman of MidAmerican Energy Holdings Co., in Omaha, Neb. Sokol, once thought to be a possible successor to investor Warren Buffett, has resigned. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik, File) SymbolPriceChangeBRK-A126,287.00-1,816.00{“s” : “brk-a”,”k” : “a00,a50,b00,b60,c10,g00,h00,l10,p20,t10,v00″,”o” : “”,”j” : “”} OMAHA, Nebraska (AP) — The high-ranking Berkshire [...]
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ST. LOUIS (AP) — U.S. farmers are expected to boost the size of this year’s corn crop, potentially easing global food inflation. The Agriculture Department reports that farmers intend to plant 92.2 million acres of corn this spring, a 5 percent increase over last year. That would make it the second-biggest corn crop since 1944, [...]
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