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For the many GM watchers who were expecting a quarterly loss north of $2 billion from the automaker, the $1.2 billion loss it actually reported for the third quarter came as a pleasant surprise.
Last week's news that the economy is growing again produced a number of reports that "the Great Recession is over." Even if that were true, what follows may be more painful that any economic recovery in living memory.
The number of U.S. initial public offerings more than tripled in the third quarter compared with the same period last year, according to business information provider Hoover's.
U.S. Mint Deputy Director Andy Brunhart was in Pago Pago for the launch of the American Samoa quarter.
Tickets to the Michael Jackson memorial tribute were in heavy demand, with over 1.6 million requests for only 8,750 recipients, each of whom were entitled to a pair.
First-quarter earnings so far from across the market are coming in better than expected — largely as a result of a very low bar.
The director of the U.S. Mint on Thursday unveiled the first U.S. coin with an inscription in Spanish, a quarter honoring Puerto Rico as the "Isla del Encanto" — or "Island of Enchantment."
Jazz musician Duke Ellington has become the first black American to be prominently featured on a U.S. coin in circulation with the release of a quarter honoring the District of Columbia.
The New Orleans City Council has agreed on several amendments to the city's 2009 budget that will keep enhanced cleaning services in the French Quarter through October.
Game after game, the Miami Dolphins have shown that they know how to win in the final minutes.
The percentage of people who are two months behind on their mortgages shot up in the third quarter from the same period last year, according to credit reporting agency TransUnion LLC.
Still reveling in the election of the first Hawaii-born U.S. president, the islands marked the issuance of its state quarter — the last in the 50-state quarter program.
Hawaii Gov. Linda Lingle led a delegation to the Denver Mint for the striking of the first of that state's commemorative quarters — and the last in a 10-year series commemorating the 50 states.
Investors looking at their 401(k) statements for the quarter that ended Tuesday may be tempted to bail out of stocks entirely.
Technology stocks, which had been a safe harbor as the economy teetered in the first part of the year, shared the pain of other industries in the third quarter. Shares of the sector's steadiest performers were dragged down by fears that businesses and consumers will soon spend less.
The U.S. Mint has rejected three designs for a commemorative District of Columbia quarter because they include the slogan "Taxation Without Representation."
The District of Columbia is getting a place on the quarter's flip side.
After Hurricane Katrina, Zackery Bowen and his girlfriend Adriane Hall appeared in news stories as examples of young people who had pressed on in the battered city despite evacuation orders and a lack of power and water.
A man wielding a bottle attacked two women in a Bourbon Street bar early Tuesday, then apparently shot to death a man who escorted them outside to wait for an ambulance, police said.
Woman Injured After Being Struck By Train -A 23-year-old woman was struck in the head by a train Thursday night after getting too close to the track, police said.
The late great George Carlin had part of a routine where he talked about the desks in peoples homes that he would see. He said that in the top center drawer there was always 4 cents (and doesn't that seem so?). His reaction? "I take it. F 'em."
Here we go again! Prices at the pump shoot up to almost double what the price was in December of last year and everyone wonders why. Why are prices rising? Because oil production in the Middle East has been cut in order to again drive the price up.
4 Reasons to be Cautious about the Econonmic (sic) OutlookBen Bernanke, the Federal Reserve chairman, sees "green shoots." President Barack Obama sees "glimmers of hope." And the stock market has been on a tear. So is it time to sound the all clear? Here are four reasons to be cautious about the economic outlook.
Futures Rise After Citi Says it was ProfitableCitigroup released Tuesday morning that it has been profitable for the first two months of the year. The positive release caused stock futures to sharply rise. In pre-market trading, Citi's shares were up 25%.
Profit Doubled in Quarter for Chevron - NYTimes.comJust as the nation heard about Exxon/Mobil's record-breaking profit (for the umpteenth time in the least 8 years) we see that Chevron, another of the giants, doubled it's own profits over the last 3 months. Windfall much?
Google's Loss Is Murdoch's Gain The stock market may be fretting over Google's disappointing earnings, but somewhere Rupert Murdoch is smiling.
Bloomberg.com: PoliticsPresidential candidate Ron Paul raised almost $20 million for his campaign in the last three months, potentially outpacing every one of his Republican rivals and putting his fundraising in league with Hillary Clinton's.
Paul's campaign confirms it brought in big bucks in 4Q - On Politics - USATODAY.comFueled by record-breaking online fundraising, USA TODAY's Fredreka Schouten tells us, Republican presidential candidate Rep. Ron Paul collected more than $19.5 million during the last three months of the year, his campaign has confirmed.
What is Quarter Sawn Oak?Quarter sawn lumber is valued more than plain sawn lumber because radiates elegance and traditional beauty
U.S. Mint: 'Silver Surfer' Coin Is Breaking the Law A Marvel Comics hero is giving George Washington some company on the quarter, but the U.S. Mint doesn't think the stunt is so super.
La Cucaracha! Science Museum offering money for your cockroachesListen up guys 'n' gals, don't squish those roacherinos out there, because the Houston Museum of Natural Science is agreeing to pay up to a quarter for every one of the bugs you bring to them.
McDonald's March Comps. Rise 8.2%, Sales Up 12.7%; A March increase of 8.2% on top of a 5.3% growth last year are impressive figures - more so when when remembers the damage the movie "Super size me" had on the company.
Stuart Weitzman release a new Swarovski Crystal dress sandal called ArtdecoThe well known shoe designer Stuart Weitzman announce the release of a new womens dress shoe called Artdeco.The range feature a Swarovski crystal detailing on the leather upper. The range are available in Black/Tan/White in womens sizes 4.5 to 12.0 in a M (standard) Fit.
Cisco Posts Strong Q2 GrowthCisco Systems on Feb. 6 showed that it has continued to roll up healthy earnings increases, reporting a 40 percent rise in net income and earnings per share at $1.9 billion and 31 cents per share respectively for its second fiscal quarter of 2007.
Exxon's 2006 Profit Soars to $39.5 BillionOil giant Exxon Mobil Corp. on Thursday posted the largest annual profit by a U.S. company - $39.5 billion - even as earnings for the last quarter of 2006 declined 4 percent.
Notes of interest from Apple''s Q406 conference callApple on Wednesday announced preliminary financial results for its fiscal fourth quarter ended September, reporting revenue of 4.84 billion and net quarterly profit of $546 million, or $.62 per diluted share.
ABC 7 News - Lockheed Martin 4Q Earnings SkyrocketLooks like Lockheed had a profitable 4th quarter.
REVEALED: Three Finalists for the New Washington QuarterWell, I guess the second one is the nicest in my opinion. They're all kinda ugly, I think. Gov. Gregoire has the final say. Yippee.
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