Talk Show (BusinessWeek)
"This is Wall Street voting with [its] feet about how rapidly the mortgage market is coming back. They're saying it is not coming back quickly." -- Brad Hintz, analyst at Sanford C. Bernstein, on Morgan Stanley's job cuts and $940 million third-quarter write-down, as reported by USA Today...more...Business Highlights (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
For the first time since Gerald Ford was president, the loonie can buy as much as the greenback. The U.S. dollar's recent decline against the Canadian dollar, the euro, and even the Indian rupee, means Americans will pay more for imports and trips to Paris, Rome, Bangalore and Toronto....more... Biz Briefs: Loonie catches greenback (The Daily News)
NEW YORK (AP) -- For the first time since Gerald Ford was president, the loonie can buy as much as the greenback....more... N.D. Looking to Lure Natives Back Home (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
North Dakota needs its native sons and daughters -- and it's willing to admit it. Tired of a years-long talent suck, the state plans a unique job fair in Chicago and another in Colorado to lure young professionals back to their home state to take advantage of an uptick in the economy that has resulted in more than 10,000 jobs....more... North Dakota welcomes expatriates home (Post-Bulletin)
BISMARCK, N.D. -- North Dakota needs its native sons and daughters -- and it's willing to admit it. Tired of a years-long talent suck, the state plans a unique job fair in Chicago and another in Colorado to lure young professionals b...more... North Dakota tries to lure expatriates (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
North Dakota needs its native sons and daughters ? and it's willing to admit it....more... When it comes to the crunch, that new Apple iPhone will cost £900 (Times Online)
Apple?s iPhone, the year?s most hyped gadget, arrived in Britain yesterday with a starting price tag of £899....more... Files prove that MI5 spied on SNP (The Scotsman)
THE SNP was spied on by British secret service agents, previously classified Government files seen by Scotland on Sunday have finally proved....more... How dare you call me a fundamentalist (Times Online)
The hardback God Delusion was hailed as the surprise bestseller of 2006. While it was warmly received by most of the 1,000-plus individuals who volunteered personal reviews to Amazon, paid print reviewers gave less uniform approval....more... |