News tagged with financial woes
As Oracle readies takeover, Sun's loss widens
Apr 28, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Sun Microsystems Inc.'s loss ballooned in the latest quarter as restructuring charges and a 20 percent drop in sales compounded the financial woes Oracle Corp. is set to inherit by acquiring Sun for ...
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Only tax increase can cure Illinois budget woes, study says
Nov 18, 2009 |
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Tax increases are the only solution to a widening budget crisis that a new study says has landed Illinois among the nation's most financially troubled states, a soon-to-be-released report by a team of University of Illinois ...
Corruption is Expensive, But Who Pays the Bills?
Mar 25, 2008 |
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One often must look no further than today’s headlines to find examples of personal failure, corporate financial woes and political corruption. But how does political integrity affect the bottom line? A University of Missouri ...
New economic woes hit boomers, seniors hardest
Nov 24, 2008 |
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Millions of older Americans stand at the epicenter of the current financial crisis and the implications must be confronted, said experts today during a symposium at The Gerontological Society of America's (GSA) 61st Annual ...
Spike in suicide calls due to economy
Aug 06, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Economic woes are weighing heavily on some Americans - so much so that the federal government is boosting financial support for suicide prevention centers around the nation.
Women end up less happy than men
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Jul 29, 2008 |
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Less able to achieve their life goals, women end up unhappier than men later in life – even though they start out happier, reveals new research by Anke Plagnol of the University of Cambridge, and University of Southern California ...
HP profit drops 17 pct; PC, ink sales stumble
May 19, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Hewlett-Packard Co.'s quarterly profit dropped 17 percent on lighter sales of personal computers and printer ink, two of its biggest sellers and a sign that the woes in consumer technology spending dragged on beyond ...
5-day delivery no sure cure for postal woes, economist says
Nov 23, 2009 |
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Scaling back mail delivery from six days a week to five may be the best bet to stem mounting U.S. Postal Service losses, but could still be a gamble, says a University of Illinois economist who has studied the agency's persistent ...
Semiconductor giant Infineon upgrades outlook
Nov 19, 2009 |
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German semi-conductor maker Infineon on Thursday upgraded its turnover and profits forecast over the next 12 months because of higher demand from the auto industry and cost cuts.
Ban on betting would boost ailing economy, gambling critic says
Sep 23, 2008 |
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Congress should resurrect the nationwide gambling ban that existed through most of the 20th century to help soothe a fragile U.S. economy shaken by the worst credit and financial crisis in decades, a University of Illinois ...
Government delays new ban on Internet gambling
Nov 27, 2009 |
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(AP) -- The Treasury Department and the Federal Reserve are giving U.S. financial institutions an additional six months to comply with regulations designed to ban Internet gambling.
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