US stocks: Financials lift Wall Street after bank earnings The Times Of India NEW YORK: US stocks rose for the third straight day on Thursday, sparked by results from Bank of America and Morgan Stanley and as the latest jobless claims dropped to a near four-year low. | The S&P 500 hit a fresh five-month high, with the industrials, consumer discretionary stocks and financials ...
Unions eyeing a rebound STL Today | WASHINGTON • Union membership grew slightly last year, giving labor leaders hope that a period of steep declines has finally bottomed out. | The number of unionized workers increased by about 50,000 to nearly 14.8 million members in 2011, the Bur...
Despite strong '11, Ford cautious Detroit news By David Shepardson Detroit News Washington Bureau Comments | Ford Motor Co. had its most profitable year in more than a decade, and its 2011 performance translated into about $6,200 in profit-sharing checks for the automaker's 41,600 hourly workers,...
Experts: Economy growing fitfully Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | WASHINGTON -- The lower-than-expected annualized growth rate of 2.8 percent reported Friday for the final three months of 2011 raises doubts about the strength of the U.S. economic recovery and concerns that 2012 may be another year of muddling alo...
Winter sale at Haberman Fabrics-stock up on fabric and notions through January The Examiner | Haberman Fabrics located at 905 S. Main Street in Royal Oak is having a Winter Sale now through January 31, 2012. At this sale you will find many sewing fabrics and notions at great marked down prices. In particular, there is a sale wit...
Number of union members grows in 2011, ending 2-year slip Austin American Statesman | WASHINGTON — Union membership grew slightly last year, giving labor leaders hope that a period of steep declines has finally bottomed out. | The number of unionized workers increased by about 50,000 to nearly 14.8 million members in 2011, the...
Economy grew 2.8% last quarter, but the outlook is hazy Tampabay.com | Associated Press | Associated Press In Print: Saturday, January 28, 2012 | WASHINGTON - The economy grew late last year at a pace that in normal times would suggest it's healthy. | But the 2.8 percent annualized growth rate in the October-December ...
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Midwest gets first major snowstorm of warm winter Austin American Statesman | MILWAUKEE — The first major snowstorm of an unseasonably warm winter in the Midwest snarled traffic from Missouri to Wisconsin on Thursday and brought badly-needed business...
Favre's brother receives gubernatorial pardon Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Scott Favre, the brother of future Hall of Famer Brett Favre, has been given a by outgoing Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour. | Scott Favre admitted he was intoxicated when his vehicl...
Senate's mining bill to differ from version Assembly adopted Milwaukee Journal Sentinel The Assembly's version of mining legislation contains too many objectionable provisions to pass in the Senate, a key Republican senator said Friday. | "I would not be able to garner the votes to pass the Assembly version at this point," Sen. Neal Ked...
Lake park opponents gather signatures for petition Milwaukee Journal Sentinel A direct legislation petition circulated by opponents of a lake park plan in Muskego may have enough signatures by next week to force a public referendum on whether the city should purchase two key properties. | The city is working to develop a park ...
MSO finds common ground in Schubert, Stravinsky program Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Musically speaking, some things don't make sense until you hear them performed. | Such was the case with the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra's pairing Friday of Schubert's Symphony No. 8 in C Major ("The Great") and Stravinsky's "Le Sacre du Printemps" ...
18-year-old girl charged in shooting death Milwaukee Journal Sentinel An 18-year-old north side girl shot and killed a 16-year-old Bradley Tech student when he and three other boys attempted to rob her during a feigned marijuana purchase, according to a criminal complaint. | "Why should I care about him, he just tried ...
11 arrested in melee at Madison High School Milwaukee Journal Sentinel A Milwaukee police officer was kicked in the face and an 18-year-old girl Tasered during a series of fights that broke out Friday afternoon at Madison High School, police said. | Police were called to the school at N. 81st and W. Florist at 2:15 p.m....
Detroit Auto Show: Shell out money for new technolgies in Mercedes & Cadillac luxury cars The Times Of India DETROIT: Your arms are full with groceries as you approach your car, and you can't free anything to open the trunk. What to do? | If you drive a 2013 Mercedes-Benz SL, you just swipe your foot underneath the back bumper and, presto, it opens automatically. | It's just one of the new things that you get when you shell out $100,000 or more for the ne...
