Borders to offer free WiFi service through Verizon starting in OctoberSeptember 30th, 2009 Borders to offer free WiFi starting next monthANN ARBOR, Mich. — Bookseller Borders Group Inc.
Wash. teachers approve agreement to end strike and return to workSeptember 14th, 2009 Wash. teachers approve contract, head back to workSEATTLE — Teachers in Washington state's fourth-largest school district have approved a new contract and are heading back to the classroom. The Kent Education Association says teachers overwhelmingly approved the contract Monday with a 94 percent "yes" vote.
Discount chains' sales results for AugustSeptember 3rd, 2009 Discount chains' sales comparisons for AugustNEW YORK — Summary of comparisons of August sales at discount chains' established stores vs. August 2008.
Key Energy lifts stake in Russian oilfield services company GeoStream, can pick most of boardSeptember 3rd, 2009 Key Energy lifts stake in Russian oilfield companyHOUSTON — Key Energy Services Inc. said Thursday it closed the second part of its investment in Russian oilfield services company OOO GeoStream Services Group this week.
Pulte, Boeing, Burger King, KBR, Borders Group, Manitowoc are among big market movers TuesdayAugust 25th, 2009 Pulte, Boeing, Burger King, KBR are big moversNEW YORK — The following stocks were among those that moved substantially or traded heavily Tuesday on the New York Stock Exchange:
NYSE:
Manitowoc Co., down 34 cents at $6.51
Standard & Poor's said the construction and foodservice equipment maker will be replaced on the S&P 500 index by CareFusion Corp. Pulte Homes Inc., up 44 cents at $13.06
The homebuilder got a boost on news the Standard & Poor's/Case-Shiller U.S.
Borders Group posts 2nd-quarter loss on charges, declining sales at its bookstoresAugust 25th, 2009 Borders Group posts 2Q loss on charges, sales dropANN ARBOR, Mich. — Borders Group Inc.
Borders Group widens 2nd-quarter loss on charges, declining sales at its bookstoresAugust 25th, 2009 Borders 2Q loss widens on charges, poor salesPORTLAND, Ore. — Borders Group Inc.
Borders Group will elect 5 new board members at meeting in SeptemberAugust 11th, 2009 Borders Group plans to elect 5 new board membersANN ARBOR, Mich. — Book retailer Borders Group Inc.
Discount chain sales results for AprilMay 9th, 2009 Discount chain sales results for AprilNEW YORK — Summary of April same-store sales results for discount category store chains, with percentage increase or decrease over the same month last year. BJ's Wholesale Club Inc.
Los Angeles teachers union authorizes 1-day work stoppage on May 15 to protest layoffsMay 2nd, 2009 LA teachers union authorizes 1-day work stoppageLOS ANGELES — The union representing Los Angeles teachers has approved a one-day work stoppage next month to protest plans to lay off thousands of teachers and increase class sizes for the next school year. United Teachers Los Angeles, which represents nearly 48,000 teachers and other district workers, says teachers will likely picket outside their schools before meeting for an afternoon rally on May 15.
EU court decides Dior can bar resale of its goods by discount storesApril 23rd, 2009 EU court backs Dior on resale disputeLUXEMBOURG — The European Union's highest court ruled Thursday that Dior luxury fashion company can bar the resale of its goods by discount stores. The Court of Justice said Dior can prevent a licensee from passing on goods to discount stores if it "damages the allure and prestigious image which bestows on those goods an aura of luxury."
The ruling came after a French high court sought advice in a dispute between Christian Dior Couture SA and licensee Societe Industrielle lingerie over the sale of Dior luxury corsetry goods to a discount store.
Teachers' mass leave paralyses Punjab colleges, universitiesJanuary 27th, 2009 CHANDIGARH - Academic activity was completely paralysed in colleges and universities across Punjab and Chandigarh Wednesday following a mass casual leave protest by teachers in the region. The Punjab Federation of University and College Teachers Organisation (PFUCTO) served a 10-day ultimatum to the Punjab government to notify the revised pay-scales for college and university teachers.
Over 10,000 teachers observe 2-hour strike in PunjabJanuary 21st, 2009 CHANDIGARH - Over 10,000 teachers of various government and private colleges in Punjab and Chandigarh observed a strike for two hours Thursday to press for their pay hike demand. The teachers are demanding the Punjab government to implement the new by the University Grants Commission (UGC) pay scale approved by the government Dec 31 last year.
167 miners trapped underground in South AfricaJanuary 18th, 2009 JOHANNESBURG - A lightning strike on an electric transformer knocked out power to a goldmine, leaving 167 miners trapped 2,200 metres underground Sunday, a spokesman for the mine said. The miners in the Blyvooruitzicht goldmine near the village of Carletonville have been underground for 24 hours, the spokesman said, adding that power has been restored to the mine but lifts had first to be connected and tested.
Book on Islam triggers row in BiharJanuary 13th, 2009 PATNA - A bookseller in this Bihar capital was arrested and the publisher was detained after an Urdu book allegedly made objectionable references to Islam, officials said Wednesday. They had received a complaint last week.
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