| 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 |
Ex-IBM exec gets 6 months in prison By LARRY NEUMEISTER 2010-09-13T16:49:00ZNEW YORK (AP) -- A tearful former IBM executive was sentenced to six months in prison Monday for his role in what prosecutors call the biggest hedge fund insider trading case in history.... hosted.ap.org |
Sage takes wooden spoon as bid talk fades Sage took the wooden spoon on another volatile day in the London market. Shares in the accountancy software company fell 12.9 to 269.6p as recent takeover speculation cooled. telegraph.co.uk |
Russian bank explains hiring of spy Anna Chapman By LYNN BERRY 2010-10-11T15:35:37ZMOSCOW (AP) -- Russian spy Anna Chapman has become the new celebrity face of a Moscow bank.... hosted.ap.org |
Nikkei tumbles as strong yen raises prospect of further intervention Japan's Nikkei average fell 2pc on Tuesday, dragged lower by a climb in the yen to fresh 15-year highs against the dollar and a surprisingly weak profit forecast from popular stock Fast Retailing. telegraph.co.uk |