World / Small Business
Caribbean govts look to boost food production
07.06.2008 05:24
breakingnews.ie
Caribbean governments are studying ways to give farmers tax breaks and improve irrigation systems to boost local food production.
Ireland
Small Business
India: Business school names monkey god as chairman
07.06.2008 04:24
breakingnews.ie
Hanuman, the popular Hindu monkey god revered for his strength and valour, has been named official chairman of the new Sardar Bhagat Singh College of Technology and Management in northern India, a school official said today.
Ireland
Small Business
CAW considers GM strike
07.06.2008 03:28
freep.com
Canadian Auto Workers President Buzz Hargrove said the union is considering all options of protest including a strike after General Motors Corp.'s top leadership failed to give any hope that the automaker would keep the Oshawa, Ont., truck assembly plant open.
USA
Small Business
Bush weighs more economic stimulation
07.06.2008 03:28
freep.com
WASHINGTON -- President George W. Bush is considering new measures to help stimulate the battered economy, the White House said Friday as unemployment and oil prices soared and Wall Street sank. White House counselor Ed Gillespie said Bush's advisers are constantly looking at options for new economic proposals.
USA
Small Business
DETROIT BLACK EXPO: Tapping the marketplace
07.06.2008 03:28
freep.com
With a sea of red and white outside Cobo Center's doors for the Detroit Red Wings' Stanley Cup celebration Friday, the International Detroit Black Expo dealt with the serious task of bringing in business.
USA
Small Business
Dow's skid, job losses could prompt more action
07.06.2008 03:28
freep.com
On a day of brutal financial news, the White House said President George W. Bush was considering new measures to help stimulate the economy. Bush offered no specifics Friday as the Dow Jones industrial average dropped 394 points, or 3.1%. Detroit's auto stocks fell about 5%.
USA
Small Business
Oil cost sinks auto stocks
07.06.2008 03:28
freep.com
Many investors dumped their auto stocks Friday as the price of crude oil surged more than $10 a barrel, to more than $139, after a major investment bank predicted it could jump to $150 a barrel in the coming weeks. The price of regular gasoline averaged $3.98 on Friday, according to the AAA Daily Fuel Gauge Report. That is up from $3.13 a gallon a year ago.
USA
Small Business
Oil price jumps, stocks plunge, jobless rate rises
07.06.2008 03:28
freep.com
Oil prices shot up more than $11 a barrel to a record above $139 on Friday after Morgan Stanley predicted prices would hit $150 by the Fourth of July. The jump is all but certain to drive gas prices well past the $4 mark in the coming weeks.
USA
Small Business
Business news in briefs
07.06.2008 03:28
freep.com
Fiat plans to launch its 500 model in the United States and is looking for a partner for the venture, the Italian carmaker's CEO said Friday. Fiat's remake of the 500 has been a success since its July launch in Italy.
USA
Small Business
Quick hit: Business
07.06.2008 03:27
freep.com
THEY'RE WATCHING YOU: More than 40% of U.S. companies with 20,000 or more employees have staff who monitor outbound e-mail, according to a recent survey.
USA
Small Business
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