World / Small Business
Brown in green energy message at oil summit
22.06.2008 11:18
breakingnews.ie
Saudi Arabia is willing to produce more oil if customers need it, the kingdom’s oil minister said today, without citing any specific output increase.
Ireland
Small Business
No individual prosecutions over HBOS 'market abuse'
22.06.2008 09:25
breakingnews.ie
A market abuse inquiry launched by the City regulator following the spectacular collapse of HBOS shares in March will not result in action being taken against any individual, it was reported today.
Ireland
Small Business
Travelodge unveils £70m expansion plan
22.06.2008 08:26
breakingnews.ie
Budget hotel chain Travelodge continued its expansion today by announcing the addition of seven new sites to its portfolio in a £70m (€88.4m) investment.
Ireland
Small Business
Lloyds TSB 'planning German Bank deal'
22.06.2008 06:18
breakingnews.ie
Banking group Lloyds TSB was today reported to be working on plans to buy Germany’s Dresdner Bank from insurance giant Allianz.
Ireland
Small Business
Troubled month has Detroit 3 on edge
22.06.2008 03:26
freep.com
The check engine light has come on for Detroit's auto industry -- and the companies can't seem to find a way to fix the problem. Every sign of economic health -- jobs, oil prices, credit, housing -- suggests a calamity on the horizon as bad as Detroit's keystone industry has ever faced.
USA
Small Business
U.S. hybrids rely on Asian battery power
22.06.2008 03:26
freep.com
The future of the U.S. auto industry resembles a box of parts for hybrids, plug-in electrics and fuel cells, which promise to slash oil demand and provide jobs for another century. But that box comes with a familiar disclaimer: Batteries not included.
USA
Small Business
Reclamation project underway in Farmington Hills
22.06.2008 03:26
freep.com
As Community 1st Development embarks on its first project, it hopes to remove several obstacles to home ownership and put green homes in reach for people with less than perfect credit. The Farmington Hills-based partnership formed by real estate professionals Mark Lewis, Danny Klein and Richard Kaplan focuses on redeveloping blighted neighborhoods with green-certified homes.
USA
Small Business
SUSAN TOMPOR: Hot stock tips often leave you in lurch
22.06.2008 03:26
freep.com
A pump and dump? Sometimes, a stock manipulator buys some low-priced shares. Then, the con artist floods e-mail baskets with hot tips about that same stock as a way to pump up the stock price. A few gullible investors buy the stock, and the price goes up quickly.
USA
Small Business
ECONOMY'S EFFECT AT HOME: Americans reassess spending habits
22.06.2008 03:26
freep.com
The "latte effect" of the go-go years had consumers spending $4 a day on coffee. Now the downturn is forcing them to rethink the wisdom of such habits. As inflation squeezes budgets, middle-class Americans are taking fresh stock of their spending in search of ways to save a nickel or a dime. The result: People are giving up a variety of small financial vices.
USA
Small Business
NEW IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD: Condos are in natural setting and by stores
22.06.2008 03:26
freep.com
Project: Sandstone at the Retreat, 185 duet-style condominiums that offer two- and three-bedroom floor plans that range from 1,400 to 2,000 square feet with base prices from $199,990 to $231,990.
USA
Small Business
JAMES DULLEY: Buy most efficient glass for bay or bow windows
22.06.2008 03:26
freep.com
Dear Jim: I have an old picture window I want to replace with a bay or bow window. My budget is tight. Which type is best and most efficient? Should I buy an entire unit or assemble one from individual windows? -- Ed H.
USA
Small Business
MARK PHELAN: Reality star to go for a spin
22.06.2008 03:25
freep.com
Alonzo Bodden is a car guy, and a funny guy. That makes the former jet-engine mechanic and "Last Comic Standing" champion the ideal host for the program "101 Cars You Must Drive," which debuts at 9:30 Monday night on Speed Channel.
USA
Small Business
CAROL CAIN: Film fests aim to draw movies, money
22.06.2008 03:25
freep.com
After toiling at our state capital for years and working in courtrooms across southeast Michigan representing his clients, John Kelly is reaching for the stars -- the kind you find in Hollywood.
USA
Small Business
FIRST CLASS: Sports equipment seller makes play his work
22.06.2008 03:25
freep.com
Steve Kopitz fell in love with downhill skiing at 6 and learned how to sail at summer camp. Now 53, his favorite sports double as work and play.
USA
Small Business
Obama tax plan too big a burden on rich, some say
22.06.2008 03:25
freep.com
WASHINGTON -- Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama wants wealthy wage earners to pay more Social Security taxes.
USA
Small Business
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