Business and Finance News
 Electric vehicle sales surge in US
Baltimore News.Net
The biggest rollout of charging stations is about to occur in eleven major US cities for the purpose of charging the new generation of electric cars from Nissan and General Motors, which are mooted to go on sale at the end of this year.
 EU wants Greece to survive without IMF funds
Baltimore News.Net
Greece's financial prospects have taken another bad turn with suggestions that Athens might ask the International Monetary Fund for aid early next month if it cannot get a formal aid plan from the EU.
 BA provided Scotland with poor strike services
Baltimore News.Net
Scotland is expecting to be hit hard by the British Airways strike with flights to and from Scotland among the routes that will suffer from a three-day strike by British Airways cabin crew.
Cirrus Is Fighting For Its Reputation
Star Tribune
Cirrus Design Corp. of Duluth went to court to stop a supplier from spreading what Cirrus called false rumors that it was being forced into bankruptcy.
As Workloads Go Up, Worker Loyalty Falls, Survey Finds
Star Tribune
Employee attitudes and loyalty have dropped in the past several months, even as the economy and corporate profits have rebounded, according to a national study by Minneapolis-based Modern Survey. The...
Bair Says Senate Bill Must Be Tweaked
ABCNews
A key senator has agreed with the head of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. to change new Senate legislation to ensure an end to the "too-big-to-fail" approach that brought the government rushing in...
As Market Steps Back, Some Say Pause Was Due
Star Tribune
NEW YORK - U.S. stocks closed modestly lower on Friday, with the Dow average snapping its eight-day string of gains, as renewed worries over Greek finances and a coming vote on health care unnerved in...
Federal Reserve Told To Reveal Loan Recipients
Star Tribune
NEW YORK - The Federal Reserve must reveal documents identifying financial companies that received Fed loans to survive the financial crisis, a federal appeals court ruled Friday. A panel of the 2nd ...
Ceo Pay Watch: Select Comfort Corp.
Star Tribune
Note: Select Comfort recovered from the brink in 2009. The stock price fell below 20 cents per share in December 2008 and was trading below $1.50 per share through July. Select shareholders in August ...
Lady Gaga Sues Ex-producer, Denies He Deserves Fees
Business Week
March 19 (Bloomberg) -- Lady Gaga sued her former music producer Rob Fusari saying he shouldn’t get any share of fees he says he’s entitled to after claiming he discovered her, dated her a...
Ba Cabin Crew Begin Strike Action
BBC
British Airways cabin crew have begun strike action that will cause severe disruption to flights for the next three days.Talks between the airline and the Unite union, which represents the crew, colla...
British Airways Cabin Crew Strike Begins
Sky News
Unite and the airline could not resolve the long-running row over pay and working conditions. BA chief executive Willie Walsh said the airline would now put in place its "extensive" contingency plans...
Petrobras Q4 Profit Rises 10% On Lower Revenue
Fox Business
LOS ANGELES -- Brazilian state-run oil firm Petroleo Brasileiro said late Friday that its fourth-quarter net earnings rose to 8.13 billion reals ($4.52 billion), up 10.5% from the year-earlier quarte...
Goldman Execs Get Big 2009 Fund Payouts
Reuters
GS.N ) CEO Lloyd Blankfein and other top executives, pressured by public outrage to slash their bonuses, still received tens of millions of dollars in distributions from an internal investment fund in...
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