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As gas prices hurt demand for its fuel-guzzling SUVs and trucks, the company announces it will cut North American production. That throws a monkey wrench into CEO Alan Mulally's promise of profitability. Rising gas prices have claimed another victim. In a blow to Ford Motor's turnaround plan, the...
Inside information Commentary: Corporate insiders on balance are betting on a rising market By Mark Hulbert, MarketWatch ANNANDALE, Va. (Menafn - Consider an indicator presented in the Vickers Weekly Insider Report, published by Argus Research. For transactions reported for the week ending last...
Morning update Kristofer Karol • Special to the State Journal • May 20, 2008 • From LSJ.com HOWELL, Mich. — An emotional, contentious Livingston County Board of Commissioners decision Monday night left dog lovers claiming murder and vowing to overturn the just-approved ban on the adoption of...
Shares of American International GroupAIG were slipping Tuesday morning, after the troubled insurer said it was raising more capital than it originally intended and selling businesses. Speaking at a conference in London, CEO Martin Sullivan told investors that AIG planned to sell non-core assets...
By Christopher Behnan • DAILY PRESS & ARGUS • May 20, 2008 Russian-born Petra Hanrahan arrived in the United States with dyslexia — a learning disability about which she was teased incessantly by classmates. Verda's second cousin, whom Petra's met once before, will also be at the games. Aside...
By Christopher Behnan • DAILY PRESS & ARGUS • May 20, 2008 Pinckney Community Schools and the union representing the district’s building and grounds department — including 27 custodians — have reached an agreement that will avert privatization of the department at least through next school year....
By Alison Bergsieker • DAILY PRESS & ARGUS • May 20, 2008 Touch of Country gift shop between Howell and Hartland Township plans to close its doors after almost 25 years of business. Geraldine "Gerry" Anscombe, who owns the Oceola Township store and other buildings on nearby property with her...
By Alison Bergsieker • DAILY PRESS & ARGUS • May 20, 2008 Even without a paid service plan, a cell phone can always make emergency 911 calls. That's why Howell resident and Wireless Zone owner Steve Bloom, 43, is collecting used cell phones for people who may need one in an emergency. The donated...
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A big rise in violent attacks by teenage girls in Brighton and Hove is blamed on binge drinking. Figures published by the Youth Justice Board revealed violent offences committed by girls of ten to 17 increased by almost 40% between 2004/5 and 2006/7. The rate of increase was higher than the 24%...
