Jan. 22 (Bloomberg) — Canadian stocks rose the first time in six days, sending the main stock index to its biggest gain since 1998, as interest-rate cuts by the U.S. and Canadian central banks helped Royal Bank of Canada and other lenders rebound. More: continued here
Read More »House Passes Bill Renaming Local Post Office For Fallen Vietnam Soldier (KWTX-TV Waco)
The U.S. House Tuesday passed a bill that would rename a local post office for a decorated Army paratrooper who died in Vietnam nearly 40 years ago. More: continued here
Read More »FedEx again ‘Best Company to Work For’ (BizJournals)
FedEx Corp. has made Fortune magazine’s 100 “Best Companies to Work For” list again. (FDX) More: continued here
Read More »House Passes Bill Renaming Local Post Office For Fallen Vietnam … – KWTX
House Passes Bill Renaming Local Post Office For Fallen Vietnam …KWTX, TX –2 hours agoChet Edwards, D-Waco, that would rename the Clay Avenue Post Office in Waco for Army Pfc. Juan Alonso Covarrubias, a decorated paratrooper who died in 1969 … More: continued here
Read More »Whitman poised to log out as eBay chief – Telegraph.co.uk
Telegraph.co.uk Whitman poised to log out as eBay chiefTelegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom –3 hours agoBy Dominic White Pioneering internet veteran Meg Whitman is poised to retire as chief executive of online auction giant eBay, according to reports in the US …Meg Whitman's Departure is an Opportunity for eBay and SkypeTMCnetall 2 news articles …
Read More »Appellate Court Declines FedEx Ground Request to Appeal (Centre Daily Times)
In a decision received today, the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit declined to hear the request of FedEx Ground, an operating unit of FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX) for interlocutory review of the class certification decision in the Kansas case pending before the United States District Court …
Read More »Tax rebates may not be quick enough, budget office head warns (Detroit Free Press)
WASHINGTON — The head of the Congressional Budget Office this morning warned that the economic effects of tax rebates to Americans could take as long as six months to be felt and that lawmakers and the White House may want to consider quicker measures such as pumping up unemployment benefits …
Read More »Chief of eBay Is Expected to Retire – New York Times
Chief of eBay Is Expected to RetireNew York Times, United States –4 minutes agoBy BRAD STONE Meg Whitman, chief executive of eBay for the past 10 years, is retiring, according to a person with knowledge of the situation. … More: continued here
Read More »Now victims of crime have details lost in post in latest … – Daily Mail
Now victims of crime have details lost in post in latest …Daily Mail, UK –4 hours agoFour computer discs containing confidential details of magistrates court cases are missing after being posted through the Royal Mail. … More: continued here
Read More »Canada Stocks Rally to Top Gain in 5 Years, Led by Royal Bank (Bloomberg.com)
Jan. 22 (Bloomberg) — Canadian stocks rose had their biggest gain in more than five years, led by Royal Bank of Canada, after interest-rate cuts from the U.S. and Canadian central banks helped financial shares rebound. More: continued here
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