British Airway profits dive 92pc in 'one of bleakest six months on record'

British Airways has revealed that it is in deep trouble, with its profits falling 92 percent in the past six months. The company sited rising fuel costs as one of the problems as well as a dropoff in demand.""The...

Tokyo Fashion Overview

"Introduction For much of the last 50 years, since the modern fashion industry developed, cities like New York, Paris, London, and Milan have all been centers of new trends, fashions, and brands that have...

Nortel could cut up to 5,000 jobs next week: analysts

"Nortel could cut up to 5,000 jobs next week: analysts Last Updated: Wednesday, November 5, 2008 | 8:48 AM ET Comments55Recommend32 Reuters, special to CBC News Nortel Networks Corp could shed between 3,000 and 5,000 jobs when it details its...

China's toy makers shut factories: a bleak Christmas ahead

Thousands of China's toy makers have shut down their factories in the busiest time of year, the run up to Christmas, because of the world economic crisis.Summer and autumn are usually the busiest times of year for...

Comcast shows resilience to economic downturn

"Comcast shows resilience to economic downturn""In addition to the phone companies, so far it looks like cable operators are also in good shape to weather the current economic downturn. On Thursday Comcast, the largest cable operator in the U.S., reported solid earnings for...

Fewer office parties planned for this year's holiday season due to financial ...

Love it or hate it but the amount of holiday season partying in offices throughout North America is going to dwindle this year. In the wake of the financial crisis, many companies are cutting on office party...

Sohu.com forecasts profit above expectations

"Monday October 27, 9:14 am ET Chinese Web portal Sohu.com predicts 4Q profit well above Wall Street's expectations NEW YORK (AP) -- Sohu.com Inc., a Chinese Web portal, forecast fourth-quarter earnings well above Wall Street's expectations on Monday, after reporting that...

Suit Filed Against Company That Employed Metrolink 111 Engineer

After admitting they were at fault, now Metrolink is trying to sue the company that employed the homosexual train engineer who was text messaging little boys when he crashed the Metrolink, killing 25 people.  Check it out."October 26, 2008 (by Otto Smyth) It has been...

Private Power Company Negligent In California Sesnon Fire

Two people were killed in the Sesnon fire.  It turns out the a private utility company not subject to State regulations regarding powerline safety, did not have a proper fire birm, or other safety measures...

Report: Mobile Devices Set to Overtake PCs for Internet Usage

Mobile web's good; who's ready for brain impants? Seems that would be a logical progression; even the VR glasses and headphones are a clumsy interface between your soul and cyberspace. If that gives you the heebie...

2.7m Chinese to lose jobs with deepening economic slowdown

Despite the talk of insulated, Chinese economy is also deeply affected with current global economic crisis. World's fastest growing economy is sputtering into an economic slowdown. World is hinging high hope on China to bail out from the current crisis. China's export sector...

Women in high heels risk driving accidents in UK

You need to make sure to have proper footwear while driving. Wearing wrong footwear can lead to serious accidents on road. A new study has revealed that more than 11.5 million women put their and others life at...

Yahoo To Slash 1,500 Jobs

Yahoo is set to cut more than 10% of its workforce after the company's net income for the quarter fell below projected earnings. This is just one of many cuts to be made in this sector. Please see additional...

Deutsche Bank Sold Massive Amounts of Phantom Stock

" delivery records,” there were “only two failures to deliver.” So Deutsche Bank systematically failed to even locate the stock that it sold, but the NYSE isn’t calling it “naked short selling,” and...

Did I Say I Was Innocent Of All Wrongdoing, and Call Patrick A Liar and A Cheat?

All Binge Drinking Ends in A Hangover.New Patrick Byrne Video on CNN. Don't Miss it. He's quite a character.5 minuteshttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoSsJ4BlTB8* * * * *Location: Blogs Bob O'Brien's Sanity Check...
 

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