New Unemployment Claims Rise; Dow Shudders, Freefalls 300 Points (AHN)more similar news »
(AHN) - Initial figures for new unemployment compensation claims showed an increase of 15,000 from the previous week's revised figure of 429,000, boosting the number of people who have filed unemployment claims for the year to 3.006 million. - Thu, 4 Sep 2008 14:43:07 GMT
U.S. Private Sector Losses 33,000 Jobs In August, ADP Says (AHN)more similar news »
(AHN) - The private companies in the U.S. slashed more-than-expected number of jobs in the month of August. According to the ADP National Employment Report, nonfarm private employment declined by 33,000 on a seasonally adjusted basis in August, up from the revised gain of 1,000 to 9,000 in July. - Thu, 4 Sep 2008 11:34:23 GMT
WestJet's Passenger Traffic Up 22% In August (AHN)more similar news »
(AHN) - Canadian budget airline WestJet posted a 22.4 percent increase in passenger traffic increased 22.4% at 1.39 billion revenue passenger miles in August as against 1.14 billion over the same month last year. - Fri, 5 Sep 2008 18:07:07 GMT
Borealis Plans To Buy Teranet Fund For $2 Billion (AHN)more similar news »
(AHN) - Borealis Infrastructure Management Inc., a subsidiary of Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System, announced Thursday its intention to acquire land registry firm Teranet Income Fund for $2 billion. - Fri, 5 Sep 2008 16:52:34 GMT
Samsung Pursuing Acquisition Of SanDisk (AHN)more similar news »
(AHN) - Shares of SanDisk jumped more than 30 percent on Friday after South Korea's Samsung Electronics told regulators it is pursuing a buyout of the memory and storage company. - Fri, 5 Sep 2008 16:13:03 GMT
Continental Will Charge $15 For 1st Checked Bag (AHN)more similar news »
(AHN) - Continental Airlines announced Friday that it will charge $15 for a first checked bag for coach customers as they airline continues to bump revenue through added fees in an effort to battle fuel prices. - Fri, 5 Sep 2008 15:57:03 GMT
Cell Phone Makers Fall On Nokia Q3 Warning (AHN)more similar news »
(AHN) - Nokia Corp. warned on Friday that their market share for the third quarter would likely fall due to aggressive price cuts by rivals and a production glitch during the quarter. - Fri, 5 Sep 2008 15:46:56 GMT
SEC May File Civil Actions Against GE On Securities Violations (AHN)more similar news »
(AHN) - General Electric Co. disclosed Friday that the Securities and Exchange Commission may recommend for the filing of a civil complaint against the company related to an investigation on accounting changes it made three years ago. - Sat, 6 Sep 2008 16:27:33 GMT
Bombardier Wins Aircraft, Train Supply Contracts In Austria, Denmark (AHN)more similar news »
(AHN) - Canadian group Bombardier announced Friday that its aerospace division signed a $118 million contract with Austrian Airlines for the supply of four Turboprop airplanes for the carrier's regional airline, while its locomotive division signed a supply deal with Danish state railway DSB for 10 Contessa trains worth $117 million. - Sat, 6 Sep 2008 11:07:24 GMT
Altria In Talks To Buy UST For $10B (AHN)more similar news »
(AHN) - Tobacco giant Altria Group, Inc., makers of Philip Morris and Marlboro cigarettes, is in talks with the US Smokeless Tobacco Co. in a deal worth more than $10 billion, reports said Saturday. - Sat, 6 Sep 2008 11:07:01 GMT
Illinois State Workers To Get 15.25% Salary Raises (AHN)more similar news »
(AHN) - More than 37,000 members of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) scored a major victory after a new contract ratified will give them a 15.25 percent raises over four years. - Sun, 7 Sep 2008 09:39:19 GMT
