Stocks slip on Wall Street as Greek talks drag on
06.02.2012, 19:25:45
NEW YORK (AP) -- Stocks edged lower in afternoon trading Monday as talks dragged on between Greek political leaders over a fresh austerity package required for the country to get more bailout loans.... |
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Verizon to set up streaming service with Redbox
06.02.2012, 19:24:34
NEW YORK (AP) -- Phone company Verizon Communications Inc. will challenge Netflix and start a video streaming service this year with Redbox and its DVD rental kiosks.... |
Tax reform in this election year: It's not likely
06.02.2012, 20:43:32
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Tax reform sounds like a good idea to lots of people, but where to start? Eliminate the popular deduction for home mortgages? End the write-off for charitable contributions? How about expanding the Social Security payroll tax?... |
Greece caves in on civil service firings
06.02.2012, 19:15:30
ATHENS, Greece (AP) -- Greece's coalition government on Monday caved in to demands to cut civil service jobs, announcing 15,000 positions would go this year, amid mounting international pressure to agree on austerity measures needed to secure major new debt agreements.... |
Hasbro 4Q net income down 1 percent
06.02.2012, 19:36:48
NEW YORK (AP) -- It was a blue Christmas for Hasbro. The No. 2 toy maker said Monday that its fourth-quarter profit slipped 1 percent, pinched by softer-than-expected demand in the U.S. and Canada and slow sales of games and puzzles during the key holiday season.... |
NBC broadcasts Super Bowl with pomp and promotion
06.02.2012, 12:25:04
NEW YORK (AP) -- Clint Eastwood's patriotic pep talk about "halftime in America" might just as well have applied to NBC.... |
Super Bowl ads battle for championship
06.02.2012, 12:31:35
NEW YORK (AP) -- The pressure was on. The tension was thick. And then, there were yawns in between.... |
US oil prices fall below $97
06.02.2012, 18:10:13
NEW YORK (AP) -- The price of U.S. oil is falling as supplies continue to rise.... |
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