Ore. budget outlook: pink slips, business rebates
By TIM FOUGHT 2010-09-11T18:21:37ZPORTLAND, Ore. (AP) -- Oregon's treasury is so depleted that teachers and state workers are getting pink slips, but the state is nevertheless on course to send millions in tax rebates next year to businesses that have done well through the Great Recession by paring their own payrolls.... hosted.ap.org |
Dollar Thrifty accepts Hertz's new $1.43B offer
By MICHELLE CHAPMAN 2010-09-13T13:52:12ZPARK RIDGE, N.J. (AP) -- Dollar Thrifty has accepted a new bid of about $1.43 billion from Hertz, which is battling Avis to acquire the rental car company and a bigger stake of the vacationers' market.... hosted.ap.org |
Financial Stocks: Hartford, Genworth lead financial stocks
The two names are the top-performing stocks in a mostly flat sector. feeds.marketwatch.com |
Microsoft bets big on new phone software
By PETER SVENSSON 2010-10-11T16:32:08ZNEW YORK (AP) -- Microsoft Corp. knows the cell phone world is where it's happening, and it's determined to be a part of it.... hosted.ap.org |
Business Bullet: Asia, UK economy, EU bonds, Punch
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