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TSX closes above 10,000 Malcolm Morrison THE CANADIAN PRESS The Toronto stock market surged more than 250 points today to its first close above 10,000 in six months, powered ahead by news suggesting that U.S. job losses are slowing. "The market is finding, appropriately, that we aren't...

Les Whittington Ottawa Bureau OTTAWA – Industry Minister Tony Clement is warning U.S. Steel that Ottawa may take legal action against the company over its temporary lay-off of Canadian workers. In a letter to the company today, Clement said U.S. Steel must live up to the commitments on...

The Cornhusker state was awarded the top ranking because: It ranked 2nd overall in lowest number of foreclosures It ranked 2nd in lowest unemployment rates It ranked 5th in lowest percentage of non-mortgage debt by income The Happiness Index, which looks at household income, debt...

Job Opportunity Index: North Dakota Ahead of the Rest | News | Money/Investing | Mainstreet By Stephen Dalton Dontcha know? North Dakota has the most job opportunities, per capita, in the country. Last month, we showed you the most financially happy states when we released the...

Bright Spot in Downturn: New Hiring Is Robust Marilynn K. Yee/The New York Times Dan Glickberg, executive vice president for Fairway, at the New Jersey store, which just hired 350 people. But not everyone knows the brighter side to the equation: deep in the maw of the deepest recession...

By DAVID STREITFELD Published: May 4, 2009 Sacramento was among the first in the nation to fall victim to the real estate collapse. Now it seems to be in the earliest stages of a recovery, a hopeful sign for an economy mired in trouble and anxiety. Investors and first-time buyers, the...

The Obama administration inherited from President Bush a multiyear, $100 million secret American program to help Pakistan build stronger physical protections around some of those facilities, and to train Pakistanis in nuclear security. But much of that effort has now petered out, and American...

you pick up a 3200 lb skid..say a die to go air....the skid is 24x24 with 1" runners on bottom.....you get to the air carrier..they refuse your shipment leaving you hold the bag....why? Because the load bearing weight can't be more then 65 lb per square inch....on a commercial aircraft. This...

Clayton Pederson, the NRA representative for this area SD was one of the speakers and he shared some “interesting” information with us that he printed straight from the official US Department of Homeland Security website. The DHS/Office of Intelligence and Analysis (I&A) under the Obama...

TheStar.com | Business | Canadian plants to shut down: CAW Kristine Owram THE CANADIAN PRESS Although Chrysler Canada has no plans to follow the lead of its parent company and file for bankruptcy protection, the head of the Canadian Auto Workers says its plants will be forced to close until...

CADDO PARISH, La. -- A massive natural-gas discovery here in northern Louisiana heralds a big shift in the nation's energy landscape. After an era of declining production, the U.S. is now swimming in natural gas. Even conservative estimates suggest the Louisiana discovery -- known as the...

The other night the CAW had a supper meeting with Marchionne that went as reported very well..... I am seeing a possible closure of the US division and going forward and producing in Canada....since they are separate entities... Added: Sources familiar with the company's plans say Marchionne...

04/29/09 - 02:31 PM EDT The Associated Press By Jeannine Aversa WASHINGTON -- The Federal Reserve on Wednesday said it see signs the recession may be easing, but warned that the U.S. economy is likely to remain weak. Against that backdrop, Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke and his colleagues...

By SHARON OTTERMAN and MARK McDONALD Published: April 29, 2009 President Obama confirmed the first death outside of Mexico from swine flu on Wednesday, and recommended that schools with confirmed or suspected cases of the disease “strongly consider temporarily closing.” The first...

Citi Reportedly Seeks OK to Pay Bonuses 04/29/09 - 12:57 AM EDT Citigroup(C Quote) is asking the Treasury Department for permission to pay special bonuses to many key employees, the Wall Street Journal reports, citing people familiar with the matter. A separate report from the Financial...

The Banks Push Back By GRAHAM BOWLEY and ERIC DASH Published: April 28, 2009 As Washington pushes banks to mend their finances, the banks are pushing back. Emboldened by newfound profits and eager to shake off federal control, a growing number of banks are resisting the Obama administration’s...

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/29/us/politics/29specter.html?_r=1&hp

Notice the difference? Enter zip code? guess I'll need a quick referenc guide as to zip codes.... Results came back... 1 Sprinter - Position 1 wonder if there is a 3 hour restriction still?

By LOUISE STORY Published: April 25, 2009 Workers at the largest financial institutions are on track to earn as much money this year as they did before the financial crisis began, because of the strong start of the year for bank profits. Even as the industry’s compensation has been put in...

Interesting read.... http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/19/weekinreview/19stevenson.html?hpw