Economic and Finance
Funeral directors and drivers that work for Service Corp. International could be voting to strike on June 30 if contract negotiations between teamsters and the […]
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Treasurys continued to rally Thursday as stocks slumped and investors remained jittery about the economic recovery.
What prices are doing: The benchmark 10-year note jumped […]
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SHANGHAI — The official exchange rate for China’s currency stood unchanged this morning, in line with the central bank’s warning that the value of […]
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Jacksonville State University has been approved to offer its first doctoral degree program.
The Alabama Commission on Higher Education approved for the college to offer a […]
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BP, the company responsible for the worst oil spill in U.S. history, is the largest operator of deepwater drilling systems in the Gulf of […]
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My first day of training started at 7:30 a.m. with two kinds of hash, fresh pineapple, melons, muffins, and bagels. The next day we […]
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Most Americans think their Internet connection is fast. But for those who have experienced broadband service overseas, surfing the Web in the U.S. can […]
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Irving-based BancTec Inc. has acquired the document- and payment-processing unit of a European competitor, boosting the transaction processing and technology services company's reach in Germany, […]
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FOSHAN, China — After years of being pushed to work 12-hour days, six days a week on monotonous low-wage assembly line tasks, China’s workers […]
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