| Gulf oil dilemma: accept payout from BP or sue? By CURT ANDERSON 2010-09-09T17:42:35ZMIAMI (AP) -- Alabama seafood market owner David Scott faces a difficult decision as he tries to rejuvenate his business after the Gulf oil spill: He can accept a piece of BP's $20 billion claims fund - relatively fast, easy money - or sue the oil giant for a bigger payday, wait years and risk ending up with nothing.... hosted.ap.org |
Business Bullet: Basel, Factory prices, Air traffic, Banks The latest news on: Deutsche, Factory prices, Air traffic, Banks telegraph.co.uk |
Economic Report: Private sector sheds 39,000 jobs in September: ADP Employment in the U.S. private sector fell by 39,000 in September, the first drop since January, according to the latest ADP employment report.. feeds.marketwatch.com |
NYC ex-bank prez pleads guilty in bailout fraud By LARRY NEUMEISTER 2010-10-08T17:14:28ZNEW YORK (AP) -- The former president of a small community bank earned the distinction of being the first person convicted of ripping off the federal bailout program by pleading guilty Friday to fraud charges and admitting that he tried to grab more than $11 million in taxpayer rescue funds.... hosted.ap.org |
Ofcom faces a slimmer future Among all the stories of quango culls and cuts, Ofcom has yet to show its hand. telegraph.co.uk |