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US trade gap widens sharply as imports grow

Jan13
 

The US trade deficit widened sharply in November as the recovering economy boosted demand for imports to their highest level in almost a year.
The deficit grew to $36.4bn (£22.6bn), up 9.7% from an upwardly revised figure of $33.2bn in October. The increase was more than [...]

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GM ends car loans for Tiger Woods

Jan13
 

Carmaking giant General Motors (GM) has said an arrangement that allowed troubled golf star Tiger Woods free access to its vehicles is over.
The world’s number one golfer had an endorsement contract with GM’s Buick brand, but that ended in 2008.
However, an arrangement remained that allowed [...]

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Wall Street frets over Google’s future in China

Jan13
 

Google Inc’s threat to withdraw from China over censorship and cyber attacks has suddenly jeopardized any plans it has for the world’s biggest Internet market, stunning investors and analysts.
Google’s announcement that it may quit China — a possibility that analysts said appeared realistic and increasingly [...]

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Fed sees recovery spreading across the U.S.

Jan13
 

The economic recovery is spreading to more parts of the country even as a growing number of people can’t find full-time jobs.
The duality of the recovery is underscored in a Federal Reserve survey released Wednesday: The economy is growing, and the recovery is extending its [...]

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Jobs – Pennsylvania State University – 110 jobs

Jan11
 

Penn State is one of four “state-related” universities (along with the University of Pittsburgh, Temple University, and Lincoln University), institutions that are not state-owned and -operated but that have the character of public universities and receive substantial state appropriations.

Find Jobs at Pennsylvania State University- Please [...]

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AOL will lay off up to 1,200 to reach target

Jan11
 

The struggling Internet company AOL was laying off up to 1,200 workers this week because it didn’t get enough volunteers to accept buyouts.
AOL spokeswoman Tricia Primrose said Monday that only 1,100 had volunteered to leave. That means AOL would need to shed up to 1,200 [...]

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NY attorney general takes aim at bank bonuses

Jan11
 

New York’s attorney general asked eight major U.S. banks to turn over data on planned bonuses for 2009, amid a growing public outcry over payouts in light of the industry’s role in the near-collapse of the financial system and recession.
White House spokesman Robert Gibbs also [...]

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Jobs – ABS Computer Technologies Inc.

Jan11
 

ABS Computer Technologies designs and builds made-to-order personal computers. Based on processors from either AMD or Intel, its Ultimate desktop and Mayhem notebook systems can be customized for gaming, multimedia, or professional applications.

Find Jobs at ABS Computer Technologies Inc. – Please apply for jobs only [...]

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Jobs – 1-800-FLOWERS.COM, Inc.

Jan11
 

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Your Florist of Choice has been providing customers around the world with the freshest flowers and finest selection of plants, gift baskets, gourmet foods, confections and plush stuffed animals perfect for every occasion.

Find Jobs at 1-800-FLOWERS.COM, Inc. – Please apply for jobs only in the [...]

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Gas prices push higher, nearing the $3 mark

Jan11
 

Gasoline prices on Monday continued their push toward $3 per gallon. The only question now is when?
Prices have been jumping on the back of a strong oil market where the cost for a barrel has spiked 20 percent in the past month on the New [...]

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