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Relay for Life dollars shrink as local cancer fund grows
The Bakersfield CalifornianBakersfield has long boasted of having one of the world's largest Relay for Life events, but this year, the fundraiser's net income shrank for the first time in nearly two decades. The massive fundraiser took a hit as several big donors shifted their...Tags: New Products, Coconut, Drugs and Medicines, American Cancer Society, Health Insurance Cost
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Treat good news as good
I like to complain as much as anybody else. In truth, I may do more than my share of finding fault and wagging a finger in warning. Nonetheless, I'm tired of commentators (including many economists) who find nothing good and only the darkest clouds for...Tags: Employment, Career and Workplace, Employment Opportunities
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Business briefs - May 12
Tractor Supply Co. BRENTWOOD, Tenn. — Tractor Supply Co., a retail farm and ranch store chain in the United States, announced it will be the exclusive retailer of the Jonsered brand of professional-grade chain saws. This marks the first time...Tags: Science and Technology, Susquehanna Bancshares Incorporated, Financial and Business Services, Tractor Supply Company, Finance
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Carmakers seen heading for big year
The Japan TimesJapanese automakers are expected to reap further profits, possibly at record levels, in the current business year to next March thanks to the yen's decline and the positive U.S. economic outlook, experts said. The carmakers have already benefited from...Tags: Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc., Japan, Honda, Bank of America Corp., Manufacturing and Engineering
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BRIEF: First Citizens BancShares net income up
Winston-Salem Journal, N.C.First Citizens BancShares Inc. reported Thursday that it had net income of $55.6 million in the first quarter, up 56 percent compared with a year ago. Diluted earnings were up $2.33 to $5.78 a share. The Raleigh bank reported a 10.6 percent decrease... -
J.C. Penney woes may persist as Best Buy rebounds
For a while, J.C. Penney and Best Buy seemed to be doppelgangers. The two retailers struggled with intensifying competition after years of comfortable stagnation. Beset by Wall Street skepticism and shaky consumer loyalty, each made sweeping attempts at...
Tags: George Soros, Moody's Corporation, Best Buy Co., Inc., Corporate Officers, Quarterly or Semiannual Financial Statements
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Social Security Q & A: Returning to work after retirement
Q I started Social Security retirement at age 62, received benefits for over a year, then returned to work with high enough earnings to stop my SSA benefits due to the annual earnings test. I am ready to stop working again and restart my retirement....Tags: Social Security, Career and Workplace, Retirement
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GLOBAL MARKETS-Yen slumps to four-year low against dollar
Reuters* Yen falls to 101.20 against dollar * Upbeat U.S. data, Japanese bond buys drive move * German Bunds fall sharply as safe-haven demand dented * European shares hit five-year highs By Richard Hubbard LONDON, May 10 (Reuters) - The yen sank to a four-...Tags: Japan, Pension and Welfare, Politics, Globalization, DAX
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Alexander & Baldwin enjoys strong quarter
The Honolulu Star-AdvertiserSelling a few resort home properties on the neighbor islands and an industrial park in California drove first-quarter profit higher at Alexander & Baldwin Inc., the firm announced Thursday. The Honolulu-based company reported earning $5 million in the...Tags: Property, Real Estate Sales, Services and Shopping, Realty, Corporate Officers
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As U.S. earnings estimates rise and fall, a guess may be best
ReutersBy Caroline Valetkevitch NEW YORK, May 10 (Reuters) - Following U.S. analysts' earnings estimates can make for a dizzying game, as forecasts for distant quarters routinely start out high, steadily fall, and then, once earnings season actually arrives,...Tags: Thomson Corporation, Companies and Corporations, Earnings Forecasts, Stock Market, S&P 500
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Norfolk Southern reports that it's in the groove
The Virginian-PilotShareholders at Norfolk Southern Corp.'s annual meeting had good reason to go home smiling on Thursday. "Our railroad is running exceptionally well," CEO Wick Moorman told more than 135 people gathered in a ballroom at the Williamsburg Lodge. "I often...Tags: Satellite and Cable Service, Petroleum Industry, Coal, Norfolk Southern Corporation, Railway Transportation
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