Published Wednesday, January 28, 2009
Wither the fashionista?
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) - Throwing your money around is so pre-recession.
IBM quietly slashes jobs by thousands
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - With the recession forcing tech companies to announce thousands of layoffs, IBM Corp. is joining the fray - but not advertising it.
Transition delay a relief to broadcast networks
NEW YORK (AP) - The big broadcast networks, already suffering from terrible ratings, will catch a break if the planned transition to digital signals is put off until June.
Fed offers help to distressed homeowners
WASHINGTON (AP) - With home foreclosures spiking, the Federal Reserve is taking steps to try to keep some distressed borrowers in their homes.
Anxiety eases with good earnings news
NEW YORK (AP) - Some of Wall Street’s earnings anxiety is easing - at least for the time being.
Ameren rate bump gets PSC approval
JEFFERSON CITY (AP) - Missouri utility regulators yesterday approved a roughly $163 million rate increase for customers of
AmerenUE, the state’s largest electricity provider.
Shareholders OK CenturyTel deal
MONROE, La. (AP) - The acquisition of Embarq Corp. by telecommunications provider CenturyTel Inc. has been approved by shareholders of both companies.
American Airlines limiting passengers
DALLAS (AP) - American Airlines is limiting the number of passengers on some planes while it orders additional life rafts needed in case of a water landing like the one made this month on the Hudson River by a US Airways jet.
YOUR OFFICE COACH
Co-worker’s recordings are cause for alarm
By MARIE G. MCINTYRE
McClatchy-Tribune News Service
Q: A co-worker told me that he brings a voice recorder to work to catch people talking behind his back. He will tape it under a desk or hide it behind a picture.
Flash developers in high demand
McClatchy Newspapers
MIAMI - Steve Cucinotta’s job lets him work with state-of-the-art software, create the latest Facebook applications and collaborate with equally cutting-edge co-workers.
Here’s looking at you
By LINDA FLOREA
The Orlando Sentinel
ORLANDO, Fla. - A new private-investigation agency here is less like Sam Spade and more like the Ya-Ya Sisterhood. Sandy Love and Kelly Hite are sleuthing around Central Florida, challenging the perception of PIs.
Sales tips keep cash flowing in recession
The Orange County Register
SANTA ANA. Calif. - Yup, we’re in a recession.
