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Meals from Good To Go Delivery - philly.com

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Meals from Good To Go Delivery philly.com -20 hours ago Port deal security will be reviewed The US accepted a Dubai-based firm's offer to submit to broader evaluation. The company intends to run terminals in Philadelphia and five other ports. US agrees to review Arab deal over portsSeattle Times Avoiding Another DubaiWashington Post Bloomberg -ABC News -FOX News -AKI -all 1,253 related

US Stocks Advance on Lowe's Profit, Decline in Oil Prices - Bloomberg

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US Stocks Advance on Lowe's Profit, Decline in Oil Prices Bloomberg -6 hours ago The Standard& Poor's 500 Index rose to a six-week high, buoyed by better-than-expected earnings from home-improvement retailer Lowe's Cos. US stocks climb as oil drops; S&P at 4 1/2-yr highReuters.uk US stocks climb as oil dropsNEWS.com.au Forbes -BusinessWeek -MSN Money -all 227 related

US and Colombia Reach Trade Deal After 2 Years of Talks - New York Times

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US and Colombia Reach Trade Deal After 2 Years of Talks New York Times -40 minutes ago BOGOT , Colombia, Feb. 27 - After nearly two years of negotiations, the United States and Colombia agreed Monday to a trade deal that would be the largest Washington has concluded with a Latin American… Colombia secures trade agreement with WashingtonFinancial Times US, Colombia reach free trade dealReuters Bloomberg -Seattle Post Intelligencer -BBC News -MarketWatch -all 130 related

Arcelor bid will strengthen Europe's steel industry, says Mittal - Telegraph.co.uk

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Arcelor bid will strengthen Europe's steel industry, says Mittal Telegraph.co.uk -3 hours ago Steel tycoon Lakshmi Mittal will tell Europe's finance ministers this week that his hostile 12.7 bn bid for Arcelor will preserve steel industry jobs and… Steel maker tries to rally investors against Mittal bidMarketWatch Financier Wilbur Ross promotes Mittal-ArcelorReuters Hindustan Times -Times of India -Washington Post -Forbes -all 217 related

Amazon.com buys online women's clothing boutique - Forbes

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Amazon.com buys online women's clothing boutique Forbes -3 hours ago SAN FRANCISCO (AFX) - Amazon.com said it has bought an online women's clothing boutique, Shopbop.com. Shopbop.com will continue to be a stand-alone website featuring shoes, apparel and accessories from scores… Amazon buys Shopbop fashion siteBBC News Amazon.com acquires fashion retailer Shopbop.comSeattle Post Intelligencer MSNBC -Multichannel Merchant -Motley Fool -Houston Chronicle -all 97 related

Number of unsold homes hits record high - BusinessWeek

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Number of unsold homes hits record high BusinessWeek -9 hours ago FEB. 27 2:00 PM ET The backlog of unsold new homes reached a record level last month, as sales slipped despite the warmest January in more than 100 years. New home sales hit slowest pace in a yearReuters New Homes Sold Slower in January; Prices RoseNew York Times Bloomberg -ABC News -CBC News -BBC News -all 278 related

Cisco to cater more to consumers - Reuters

Halliburton to win Iraq costs despite concerns - Financial Times

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Accountant admits false Enron numbers - Miami Herald

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Accountant admits false Enron numbers - Charlotte Observer

Builders Offer to Fill Void On Roads
For more than 10 years, frustrated commuters have waited for Virginia to fix the notoriously clogged interchange of Interstate 66 and Route 29 in Prince William County.
Alec MacGillis

Oil dives $US2 after steep gains - Brisbane Courier Mail

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Oil dives $US2 after steep gains Brisbane Courier Mail -1 hour ago OIL fell nearly two US dollars overnight, unwinding gains made after a foiled al-Qaida attack on the world's biggest oil processing plant in Saudi Arabia. Oil eases from steep Saudi-led gainsWashington Post Crude Falls on Iran DealTheStreet.com Bloomberg -Houston Chronicle -Gulf Times -Peninsula On-line -all 258 related

Civil rights icon tapped to defend Wal-Mart - Reuters

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Civil rights icon tapped to defend Wal-Mart Reuters -2 hours ago Civil rights leader and former Atlanta mayor Andrew Young will become the public face of a Wal-Mart-backed group whose aim is to combat criticism of the world's largest retailer, the group said on Monday. Former UN ambassador to head pro-Wal-Mart groupMalaysia Star Industry reportDetroit Free Press Bizjournals.com -Atlanta Journal Constitution (subscription) -MSNBC -all 95 related

Reforms stress in rose-tinted survey - The Statesman

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Reforms stress in rose-tinted survey The Statesman -2 hours ago NEW DELHI, Feb. 27. - A healthy growth rate of 8.1 per cent in the current fiscal notwithstanding, the Economic Survey 2005-06 has advocated deepening of the reform process, including the tax system, and… Indian economy projected to grow at 8.1%Xinhua FM harps on user charges, calls for slashing subsidiesDeccan Herald Business Standard -Outlook (subscription) -Times of India -Hindu Business Line -all 141 related

UPDATE 1-US legislation challenges Dubai ports deal - Reuters

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UPDATE 1-US legislation challenges Dubai ports deal Reuters -38 minutes ago US lawmakers pressed ahead with plans on Monday to block a state-owned Arab company from taking over key American port operations, even… Lawmakers Eye New Ports Deal ReviewFOX News Not Lame Yet?Washington Post The Age -ABC News -WAVY-TV -Monsters and Critics.com -all 1,217 related

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A Tax Proposal Taken in Stride
REHOBOTH BEACH, Del. — For more than a century, Washingtonians have flocked to this resort town for summer weekends on its windswept beaches. But recently, increasing numbers have moved here permanently, many of them retirees who are enjoying an attraction that involves neither sand nor swimwear,…
William Wan

Number of Unsold Homes Hits Record High
WASHINGTON — The backlog of unsold new homes reached a record level last month, as sales slipped despite the warmest January in more than 100 years.
MARTIN CRUTSINGER

Red Cross Spent $500,000 in 3 Years To Boost Its Profile
The American Red Cross paid consultants more than $500,000 in the past three years to pitch its name in Hollywood, recruit stars for its "Celebrity Cabinet" and brand its chief executive as the face of the Red Cross — just a year before ousting her, according to documents obtained by The Washington…
Jacqueline L. Salmon and Gilbert M. Gaul

Two-Thirds of Katrina Donations Exhausted
Six months after Hurricane Katrina laid waste to the Gulf Coast, charities have disbursed more than $2 billion of the record sums they raised for the storm's victims, leaving less than $1 billion for the monumental task of helping hundreds of thousands of storm victims rebuild their lives,…

Jacqueline L. Salmon and Leef Smith

Companies Like to Move Out One Way: Very Quietly
When a company moves to town, there are ribbon cuttings. And cocktails and hors d'oeuvres and sometimes an appearance by the governor or mayor to share in the credit.
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National Grid to Buy KeySpan for $7.3B
NEW YORK — British utility National Grid PLC has agreed to buy New York-based electricity and natural-gas distributor KeySpan Corp. for $7.3 billion in a deal that would create the third-largest energy delivery utility in the United States.
ADAM GOLDMAN

3 Firms Will Compete to Build New Border Network
Northrop Grumman Corp., Lockheed Martin Corp. and Raytheon Co. are putting together rival teams to compete for the Homeland Security Department's new contract to set up an integrated network of sensors and cameras along the U.S. northern and southern borders.
Alice Lipowicz

Builders Offer to Fill Void On Roads
For more than 10 years, frustrated commuters have waited for Virginia to fix the notoriously clogged interchange of Interstate 66 and Route 29 in Prince William County.
Alec MacGillis

Port Deal To Have Broader Review
The Bush administration said yesterday that it has accepted a proposal from a Dubai maritime company to conduct a 45-day review of the national security implications of the company's plans to take control of significant operations at six U.S. ports.
Jonathan Weisman

Andrew Young to Head Pro-Wal-Mart Group
– Former United Nations ambassador and Atlanta mayor Andrew Young will be the public spokesman for a group organized with backing from Wal-Mart Stores Inc. that defends the world's largest retailer against mounting attacks from its critics.

MARCUS KABEL

Ideas for Six Flags: Thrills, Chills and Corporate Shills
On his first tour of Six Flags theme park in Largo last week, new Six Flags Inc. chief executive Mark Shapiro said he would boost attendance (and revenue) by adding a daily parade and new cartoon characters strolling the park. He also plans to court corporate sponsorship of park attractions….
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Fort Detrick Neighbors Jittery Over Expansion
After the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks and the circulation of letters laced with the anthrax bacteria a few weeks later, the Bush administration moved to strengthen the nation's defenses against bioterrorism and began planning a major expansion at Fort Detrick.

Fredrick Kunkle

Top Business News 2/26 - WLNS

Monday Newspaper Review - Irish Business News and International … - FinFacts Ireland

FinFacts Ireland

Monday Newspaper Review - IrishBusinessNewsand International… FinFacts Ireland, Ireland -12 hours ago By Finfacts Team. The Irish Independent reports that the re-introduction of household water charges and new local property taxes…

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Monday Newspaper Review - Irish Business News and International … - FinFacts Ireland

FinFacts Ireland

Monday Newspaper Review - IrishBusinessNewsand International… FinFacts Ireland, Ireland -11 hours ago By Finfacts Team. The Irish Independent reports that the re-introduction of household water charges and new local property taxes…

Vodafone sees lower revenue growth, goodwill charge - Stuff.co.nz

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Vodafone sees lower revenue growth, goodwill charge Stuff.co.nz -43 minutes ago LONDON: Mobile phone giant Vodafone Group Plc expects mobile revenue growth to slow and a key measure of profitability to fall in its next financial year, it said yesterday, as it unveiled a big impairment to goodwill. Vodafone trims forecastsBusinessWeek Vodafone warns on overvaluationIreland Online Reuters.uk -TheStreet.com -Shanghai Daily -CNN/Money -all 109 related

Woolies widens gap over Coles - Advertiser Adelaide

Brisbane Courier Mail

Woolies widens gap over Coles Advertiser Adelaide -2 hours ago WOOLWORTHS drew further away from its retail rivals yesterday by surprising investors with a first-half profit of $543.1 million. Chief executive Roger Corbett said the 22.1 per cent increase… Woolies at record highBrisbane Courier Mail Woolies fires as Coles'fiddles'Australian Retail Week (subscription) -Daily Telegraph -Reuters -all 54 related

SKorea's KTG board rejects Icahn's offer - UPDATE - Forbes

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SKorea's KTG board rejects Icahn's offer - UPDATE Forbes -9 hours ago SEOUL (AFX) - South Korean tobacoo giant KT&G's board of directors has rejected a takeover offer by US billionaire investor Carl Icahn. KT&G Rejects Bid by Investors Icahn and Lichtenstein (Update5)Bloomberg KT&G board rejects Icahn's $10bn takeoverMSNBC MarketWatch -Chosun Ilbo -BBC News -Calgary Sun -all 184 related

Financial Times moves back into profit - Ireland Online

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Financial Times moves back into profit Ireland Online -3 hours ago The Financial Times put a stop on its losses today as higher advertising revenues sent it into the black for the first time since 2002. ROUND-UP Pearson FY profit climbsForbes Pearson's net doubles as FT records a profitInternational Herald Tribune MarketWatch -Telegraph.co.uk -Reuters.uk -Guardian Unlimited -all 34 related

Old Mutual FY profit rises 30 pct UPDATE - Forbes

Cablevision swings to profit - MarketWatch

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Cablevision swings to profit MarketWatch -2 hours ago CHICAGO (MarketWatch) — Cablevision Systems reported Monday a fourth-quarter profit, reversing the prior year's loss, as greater demand for digital video, broadband and telephone services helped lift revenue. Cablevision Swings to Profit in 4QHouston Chronicle Cablevision posts quarterly profitMSN Money Newsday -Crain's New York Business -Investor's Business Daily (subscription) -Bloomberg -all 95 related