Saving Mexico Wall Street Journal By DAVID LUHNOW | Mexico City | In the 40 years since U.S. President Richard Nixon declared a "war on drugs," the supply and use of drugs has not changed in any fundamental way. The only difference: a taxpayer bill of more than $1 trillion. | A senior Mexican official who has spent more than two dec...
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Whole Foods CEO to give up chairman title after activist shareholder calls for his replacement Star Tribune | PHILADELPHIA - The chief executive of organic supermarket chain Whole Foods Market Inc. is giving up his title of chairman, following years of petitioning by an activist shareholder to separate the two roles. | Co-founder and CEO John Mackey is voluntarily giving up his chairmanship, a position he...
Oregon delegation wants federal board to make quick decision on Siskiyou railroad line Star Tribune | ROSEBURG, Ore. - Three members of Oregon's congressional delegation have sent a letter to the new chairman of the federal Surface Transportation Board, asking him to quickly decide on whether to allow a railroad company to operate a 218-mile commer...
Oregon delegation wants federal board to make quick decision on Siskiyou railroad line Hartford Courant ROSEBURG, Ore. (AP) — Three members of 's congressional delegation have sent a letter to the new chairman of the federal Surface Transportation Board, asking him to quickly decide on whether to allow a railroad company to operate a 218-mile com...
Dow Jones, S&P hit new records Business Journal Send this story to a friend | Email address of friend (insert comma between multiple addresses): Your email address: Add a brief note: | Enter words from the security image above: | Get new image | Audio verification | reCAPTCHA™ | In an early ...
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The Case for Failure Wall Street Journal | Paul Gigot: This week on "The Journal Editorial Report," as world leaders gather in Copenhagen, one environmentalist is rooting for failure at the climate-change conference. He'l...
House Passes Far-Reaching Bill Tightening Financial Rules The New York Times | WASHINGTON - The House on Friday approved a Democratic plan to significantly tighten federal regulation of Wall Street and the financial sector, advancing a far-reaching Congress...
Dow Ends Day Near a One-Year High The New York Times | Stocks mostly rose Friday on signs that consumers and businesses are feeling more confident about the economy. | The Dow Jones industrial average closed at 10,471.50, up 65.67 po...
Pawnbroker in trouble with state Business Journal Send this story to a friend | Email address of friend (insert comma between multiple addresses): Your email address: Add a brief note: | Enter words from the security image above: | Get new image | Audio verification | reCAPTCHA™ | The state ha...
State investigates Albany investment firm Business Journal Send this story to a friend | Email address of friend (insert comma between multiple addresses): Your email address: Add a brief note: | Enter words from the security image above: | Get new image | Audio verification | reCAPTCHA™ | The Oregon D...
Overstock.com Announces Week Three Winner of its 'Hybrid Holiday' Sweepstakes redOrbit Posted on: Wednesday, 23 December 2009, 10:03 CST | SALT LAKE CITY, Dec. 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Overstock.com, Inc. (Nasdaq: OSTK) today announced that Jim Dodge from Portland, Oregon is the third winner of its "Hybrid Holiday" sweepstakes. Ove...
Dow Ends Day Near a One-Year High The New York Times | Stocks mostly rose Friday on signs that consumers and businesses are feeling more confident about the economy. | The Dow Jones industrial average closed at 10,471.50, up 65.67 points, or 0.6 percent. That was a fraction of a point below its highest close in more than a year. The Standard & Poor's 500-stock index gained 4.06, or 0.4 percent, to 1,...
