Mobile phone maker Sony Ericsson posts 2Q net loss of euro213 million Hartford Courant STOCKHOLM (AP) — Handset maker said Thursday it booked another loss in the second quarter as the global economic crisis continued to weigh on mobile phone sales. | The LM Ericsson and Sony Corp. joint venture said the loss of euro213 million ($299 million) compared with a profit of euro6 milli...
Foreclosures keep soaring as unemployment becomes main cause of housing woes Hartford Courant WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of U.S. households on the verge of losing their homes soared by nearly 15 percent in the first half of the year as more people lost their jobs and were unable to pay their monthly mortgage bills. | The mushrooming foreclosure crisis affected more than 1.5 million h...
Mass. stocks up on anti-flu medication The Boston Globe | BOSTON—Massachusetts is gearing up for what could be a rough flu season by stockpiling enough medication to treat nearly 350,000 patients. | ...
The warrior King New Statesman Throughout the credit crunch, the governor of the Bank of England has been a trenchant critic of and direct challenge to the government, pushing his independence to the limit. So who is he? What does he want? And will he emerge as the real hero of th...
South Korea's LG Display 2nd-quarter net profit falls 60 percent as panel prices fall Hartford Courant SEOUL, (AP) — LG Display Co., the world's second-largest manufacturer of thin panels used in flat screen televisions, said second-quarter net profit fell 60 percent from last year amid falling prices. | LG Display earned 302 billion won ($237 m...
Singapore central bank posts $6.3 billion loss as financial crisis batters assets Hartford Courant SINGAPORE (AP) — Singapore's central bank said the financial crisis and global recession battered its assets last year, dragging it to a loss of more than $6 billion. | The bank, known as the Monetary Authority of Singapore, said Thursday it su...
Cats 'n' dogs, flying together, in coach The News & Observer | NEW YORK -- One trip for their Jack Russell terrier in a plane's cargo hold was enough to convince Alysa Binder and Dan Wiesel that owners needed a better option to get their pet...
Rain delays Eastern Washington wheat harvest The News Tribune | Eastern Washington wheat farmers say their crop looks to be of at least average quality this year, though rain over the weekend forced some to delay their harvest a week or so. |...
Governments have an incentive to understate CPI National Post | Last week, RBC-owned Phillips, Hager & North Ltd. unveiled its new PH&N Inflation-Linked Bond Fund. Real Return Bonds or "linkers" let investors hedge against inflation running higher than the nominal amounts most governments view as benign. | A re...
Foreclosures keep soaring as unemployment becomes main cause of housing woes Newsday | WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of U.S. households on the verge of losing their homes soared by nearly 15 percent in the first half of the year as more people lost their jobs and were unable to pay their monthly mortgage bills. | The mushrooming...
Regence Launches Effort to Further Health Care Debate The Examiner Distributed by Press Release EMAIL ARTICLE PRINT ARTICLE | PORTLAND, Ore. (Map) - | Your Ad Here document.write(' | PORTLAND, Ore., July 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Lost in the confusion and complexity of health care reform is the power of simple questions th...
Corn needs its space to grow properly Review Journal | H ave you moved to Las Vegas and miss your CSA? What is a CSA? It stands for Community Supported Agriculture and there is a new producer in the Moapa Valley looking for subscribers. These CSA farmers grow fresh food for you by subscription to their farm. If this interests you, drop me a line at morrisr@unce.unr.edu or give me a call at 257-5509. ...
Michael Douglas muses on his most memorable films Denver Post | LOS ANGELES—It wasn't his acting skills, but his driving skills that earned Michael Douglas his first on-camera role. | As a young man visiting his famous father on location in Israel, Douglas was tapped to drive a Jeep in 1966's "Cast a Giant Shadow." | "I was a pretty good driver and hit my mark," he said. "So that was the extent of my fi...
