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Shobhana Subramanian: Talk terrorism in the boardroom
Published December 4, 2008, 8:22 pm, Business Standard India
Corporate India is rattled. For the first time in all these years, it has been the victim of terrorism; this time around it is the corporate fraternity that has been hurt, losing friends, relatives, business partners.
Vigo County Council OKs salary increases
Published December 4, 2008, 8:20 pm, Terre Haute Tribune Star
Vigo County gave salary increases for 2009, despite having to cut more than $800,000 from its proposed budget.The Vigo County Council last week approved a salary ordinance with increases of 1 to 3 percent. The Terre Haute City Council approved a 3 percent increase for city employees last month.
Billabong stocks plummet
Published December 4, 2008, 8:20 pm, Sydney Morning Herald
Surfwear retailer gets hammered after cutting profit outlook.
Over 2,000 auto parts units face closure
Published December 4, 2008, 8:18 pm, Business Standard India
The current slump in the automobile sector has delivered a hard knock to component makers — classified as small and tiny enterprises — as about 600 manufacturing units in Jamshedpur have shut down operations, while more than 2,000 other units spread across the country are on the verge of closure.
Sweatshop Wages at Rembrandt Suits
Published December 4, 2008, 8:16 pm, Scoop.co.nz
Workers at Wellington’s Rembrandt Suits are beginning a series of pickets outside retail outlets selling the expensive suits they make. The first will be held at Kirkcaldie and Stains on Lambton Quay at 11am tomorrow.
It's Pronounced "FROTCH"
Published December 4, 2008, 8:15 pm, The Sweet Science
FROCH: "On December 6 you're going to have two undefeated fighters, in their prime, fighting for the world title."
Washington's new tack: Helping homeowners
Published December 4, 2008, 8:14 pm, International Herald Tribune
At the Treasury Department, top officials continued to work on a plan to boost the housing market by subsidizing 30-year home mortgages with rates as low as 4.5 percent.
Japan Bond Risk Rises as BOJ Action Falls Short of Credit Needs
Published December 4, 2008, 8:10 pm, Bloomberg
Dec. 5 (Bloomberg) -- The cost of protecting investors from defaults on Japanese corporate bonds matched a record high on concern the central bank's efforts to unlock lending fall short of what credit markets need.
China lacks moral authority to be a superpower: Dalai Lama
Published December 4, 2008, 8:09 pm, Space War
Brussels (AFP) Dec 4, 2008 - China lacks the moral authority, including over the question of Tibet, to be a true superpower, the Dalai Lama said Thursday during a European tour that has angered Beijing.
Much of county will see water rates rise
Published December 4, 2008, 8:06 pm, Star Beacon
Some Ashtabula County residents will see an increase in their water rates. Ohio American Water Co. has instituted a 14.3 percent rate hike, the third water-rate increase since May 2005.
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