Wednesday, September 24, 2008 Henry Paulson, Ben Bernanke, Christopher Cox, and James Lockhart testify to the Senate Banking Committee. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson and Chairman of the Federal Reserve Ben Bernanke fielded questions from the Senate Banking Committee today. Paulson and Bernanke were joined by Christopher Cox, chairman of the Read more…
Tuesday, October 14, 2008 A recently developed residential neighborhood in Chula Vista, California. Image: Catalan. The San Diego, California suburb of Chula Vista has responded to the recent housing crisis with an aggressive blight control ordinance that compels lenders to maintain the appearance of vacant homes. As foreclosures increase both Read more…
Here’s An Opinion On: Fixed Asset Register Asset Guru Small Business Accounting Software Improves Business Performance by Terry CartwrightEvery business functions through a range of disciplines, sales and marketing, operational skills, purchasing and management. Small business accounting software is an essential tool to bring financial control to the business. No Read more…
Saturday, April 16, 2005 A Paris fire in a hotel killed 22 people, 10 of whom were children, while injuring 53 — 11 seriously. The hotel was an overcrowded, budget accommodation type of housing. Most of the inhabitants were African, many housed by social services, according to an Associated Press Read more…
Saturday, August 26, 2006 Elizabeth May has been elected leader of the Green Party of Canada today, winning the position with 2,145 votes or 65.34 per cent of ballot cast. She beat her nearest rival, environmental consultant and Green deputy leader David Chernushenko by a margin of almost 2 to Read more…
Wednesday, September 28, 2011 A Polish-Belarusian journalist accused of defaming Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has been banned from leaving Belarus due to a suspended court sentence given to him earlier this year. The Polish activist and journalist Andrzej Poczobut was convicted in July for alleged defamation in the Polish Press, Read more…
Here’s An Opinion On: Mining Equipment Hire The Results Of Metal Recycling Sacramento Firms To The Surroundings by Allan Ryckman The time any product, appliance, or equipment is expected to last almost exclusively depends on the quality of the material used to produce it. Materials that have good properties make Read more…
Wednesday, December 10, 2008 The incident took place in the Gulf of Aden Image: NOAA. According to East African Seafarers’ Assistance Programme Kenyan chapter head, Andrew Mwangura, the Greek freighter MV Captain Stephanos and all its 19 crew, consisting of 17 Filipinos, one Chinese and a Ukrainian, had been released Read more…
Friday, March 30, 2007 Nasdaq image over Times Square Dell Inc., a global leader in computer hardware manufacturing and sales, announced yesterday that it will delay filing of its annual performance report, the Form 10-K, required for compliance with U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Nasdaq listing rules. In Read more…
Wednesday, April 18, 2007 Bell Canada Enterprises (BCE), one of Canada’s largest telecommunications companies, announced Tuesday that it is in talks with a consortium of Canadian pension funds to explore the possible sale of the company. If successful in their bid, the consortium would take the publicly-traded company private, which Read more…