Asian stocks rise as US consumers spending grows Herald Tribune | BANGKOK - Asian stock markets advanced Tuesday as investors took heart from strong consumer spending in the U.S. and a deal to combine two major banks in debt-stricken Greece. | Oil prices hovered above $87 a barrel in Asia while the dollar weakened against the yen and the euro. | The Nikkei 225 i...
Asian stocks rise as US consumers spending grows Philadelphia Daily News | PAMELA SAMPSON | The Associated Press | BANGKOK - Asian stock markets advanced Tuesday as investors took heart from strong consumer spending in the U.S. and a deal to combine two major banks in debt-stricken Greece. | Oil prices hovered above $87 a barrel in Asia while the dollar weakened against ...
Consumer court asks Lenovo India to compensate The Times Of India NEW DELHI: Computer giant Lenovo India has been directed by a Delhi district consumer forum to pay a compensation of Rs 25,000 to one of its customers and refund him the cost of a defective laptop bought by him. | "The act of the Lenovo India Pvt Ltd...
Our biggest challenge is consumer activism, says Ajay Chandra, managing director of Unitech The Times Of India India's real estate sector is down in the doldrums for the last few quarters with rising interest rates and sagging sales. The net debt of the top 11 real estate firms has shot up to Rs 38,500 crore and rising. | Some of them have also been named in ...
Consumers gloomiest in years Newsday | Consumer confidence in New York State fell last month to its lowest point in 2 1/2 years, but the number of people planning big-ticket purchases increased, according to a poll. | The Siena College Research Institute reported this week month-over-mo...
Consumer Confidential: How to put a price on prolonging a doomed life The News & Observer | Bob Iritano died Thursday morning. He was 51. | Iritano wasn't a celebrity. He wasn't a captain of industry or a mover and shaker. | Iritano was just a guy who worked his job as an insurance broker every day. He was a husband. He was the father of ...
Financial Ombudsman taking two years to resolve consumer complaints The Guardian | Ombudsman service is struggling as complaints flood in and more firms appeal against rulings Natalie Ceeney, chief executive of the Financial Ombudsman Service. Photograph: Clara Molden | The Financial Ombudsman Service is so overwhelmed by consume...
NC consumer group signs off on Duke merger The Boston Globe | CHARLOTTE, N.C.- proposed merger with got the blessing of a key constituent Friday, raising hopes that the merger will be approved by regulators. | Duke, based in Charlotte, N.C., agreed to buy in-state rival Progress Energy for $13.7 billion in Ja...
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Asian stocks rise as US consumers spending grows Herald Tribune | BANGKOK - Asian stock markets advanced Tuesday as investors took heart from strong consumer spending in the U.S. and a deal to combine two major banks in debt-stricken Greece. | ...
FCI needs Rs 85,359 cr to pay for foodgrain procurement, dues The Times Of India NEW DELHI: Food Corporation of India (FCI) needs Rs 85,359 crore to pay for procurement of foodgrains and clear dues, the Rajya Sabha was informed today. | Consumer Affairs, Food a...
NC consumer group signs off on Duke merger Breitbart CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - Duke Energy's proposed merger with Progress Energy got the blessing of a key constituent Friday, raising hopes that the merger will be approved by regulators. | Duke, based in Charlotte, N.C., agreed to buy in-state rival Progr...
NC consumer group signs off on Duke merger The News & Observer | CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Duke Energy's proposed merger with Progress Energy got the blessing of a key constituent Friday, raising hopes that the merger will be approved by regulators. | Duke, based in Charlotte, N.C., agreed to buy in-state rival Progres...
NC consumer group signs off on Duke merger Fresno Bee | CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Duke Energy's proposed merger with Progress Energy got the blessing of a key constituent Friday, raising hopes that the merger will be approved by regulators. | Duke, based in Charlotte, N.C., agreed to buy in-state rival Progres...
Justice Department sues to block AT&T; takeover of T-Mobile The Los Angeles Times The Justice Department is seeking to block AT&T Inc.'s $39-billion plan to buy T-Mobile USA Inc., claiming that combining the two wireless giants could stymie competition and innovation. | The agency filed a civil antitrust lawsuit Wednesday morning in federal court in Washington that would prevent AT&T, which has the second most subscriber...
