Jan 24
Other recent bankruptcies include glossy magazine paper manufacturer NewPage Corp, which was the largest bankruptcy of the year and the largest non-financial company filing since 2009; Graceway Pharmaceuticals, which makes skin creams; Hussey Copper Corp., which makes the copper bars used in switch
Jan 24
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Budget talks in the Congress were locked in stalemate on Wednesday amid the disclosure of a Democratic offer last week that drew no Republican interest. Despite the posturing, negotiations continued behind the scenes. Many veterans of congressional negotiations predict
Jan 24
Recent failures included renewable energy companies Evergreen Solar and Solyndra. The latter collapsed in a politically-charged bankruptcy after taking a $535 million loan from the federal government. Other recent bankruptcies include glossy magazine paper manufacturer NewPage Corp, which was t
Jan 19
The beauty of Google (Nasdaq: GOOG - News) lies in its constant effort to reinvent itself since its launch way back in 1998, as it powers its way into new avenues of revenue generation. But what began as, and still is, essentially a search engine has now emerged as an overpowering market competitor
Jan 19
CLAREMORE, Okla. – Lawyers for country singer Garth Brooks told jurors Wednesday that a hospital's internal documents back his claim that a $500,000 donation was intended for a women's center to be named after his late mother. Brooks wants the Integris Canadian Valley Regional Hospital in his
Jan 16
SHANGHAI – Vehicle sales in China rose a scant 2.5 percent in 2011, the slowest growth in over a decade, as higher prices and traffic controls kept buyers out of showrooms. The China Association of Automobile Manufacturers reported Thursday that total vehicle sales rose to 18.5 million last y
Jan 16
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Rhode Island union leaders say state lawmakers should raise income taxes on the state's highest earners to reverse years of budget cuts. State AFL-CIO President George Nee said Thursday that Rhode Island needs additional tax revenue to stabilize government budgets and preve
Jan 16
THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. – Actress Heather Locklear was released Friday from a hospital after she was treated in the intensive care unit for an unknown ailment. She was discharged in the afternoon, Los Robles Hospital spokeswoman Kris Carraway-Bowman told The Associated Press. The 50-year-old "M
Jan 9
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Kiefer Sutherland is ready to let audiences get in touch with his emotional side. Sutherland told reporters on Sunday at the Television Critics Association panels for Fox, held in Los Angeles, that he was ready to transition from repressed action man Jack Bauer in &quo
Jan 9
WARSAW,Cheap Juicy Couture, Poland – Art student Andrzej Sobiepan didn't want to wait decades for his work to appear in museums. So he took matters in his own hands, covertly hanging one of his paintings in a major Polish gallery. By Wednesday, the young artist was getting plenty of attention
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