Monthly Archives: November 2011

Louisiana Workers’ Comp Corp. Offers Tips for Hiring Seasonal Workers

Written on November 30, 2011 by Editor - Finance Top Stories

Short-term hiring during the holiday season is a boon to both employers and employees, but businesses should take care to ensure the safety of temporary workers. Richard Perkins, safety and loss prevention outreach coordinator for Louisiana Workers’ Compensation Corp. (LWCC), … Continue reading →

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Upstate New York Villages Struggle to Rebound After Irene

Written on November 30, 2011 by Editor - Finance Top Stories

Storefronts in Schoharie, N.Y., a quaint village flooded out by Tropical Storm Irene, remain mostly empty and temporary trailers are plunked down alongside grand old homes. A bank branch is serving customers from a truck and a government building’s hand-painted … Continue reading →

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Appalachian Underwriters Receives New Endorsement in Georgia

Written on November 30, 2011 by Editor - Finance Top Stories

Appalachian Underwriters, Inc. (AUI) will be the exclusively endorsed workers’ compensation provider for the Independent Insurance Agents of Georgia. This organization includes 660 member agencies. AUI will utilize its Bulldog Comp product to provide coverage in Georgia. The agency believes … Continue reading →

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Packing and patrolling, U.S. troops roll out of Iraq

Written on November 30, 2011 by Editor - Top News Stories

By Patrick Markey CAMP ECHO, Iraq | Wed Nov 30, 2011 1:24pm EST CAMP ECHO, Iraq (Reuters) – Camp Echo’s dusty motorpools are empty, its private contract caterers have long gone home and murals depicting the September 11, 2001 attacks … Continue reading →

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Private-sector jobs soar, payrolls forecasts rise

Written on November 30, 2011 by Editor - Top News Stories

By Leah Schnurr NEW YORK | Wed Nov 30, 2011 1:11pm EST NEW YORK (Reuters) – Companies created the most jobs in nearly a year in November, adding to cautious optimism that the country’s battered labor market is working its … Continue reading →

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Warren Buffett buys his hometown newspaper

Written on November 30, 2011 by Editor - Business News

Wed Nov 30, 2011 12:15pm EST (Reuters) – Billionaire investor Warren Buffett buys newspapers every day, the hometown daily included, but on Wednesday he dispensed with the single-issue price and bought the whole company instead. Buffett’s conglomerate Berkshire Hathaway said … Continue reading →

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3 Reasons Apple Shares Are So Cheap

Written on November 30, 2011 by Editor - Finance Top Stories

Follow Us on Facebook! Though a long-time market darling, the reality is Apple’s (AAPL) stock remains one of the cheapest of the major tech names on a relative basis. Despite exactly one earnings miss in 7 years Apple now trades … Continue reading →

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Why Holiday Shoppers May Be Overspending

Written on November 30, 2011 by Editor - Finance Top Stories

There are Grinches everywhere this year. In Washington, Congress has basically said that fixing the huge debt problem it created over the last decade is somebody else’s job, inviting additional downgrades of the U.S. credit rating or worse. In Europe, … Continue reading →

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Central Banks Come to the Rescue: Will it Work?

Written on November 30, 2011 by Editor - Finance Top Stories

The attempt by major central banks to ease strains on Europe‘s credit markets certainly cheered financial markets on Wednesday, but what does the coordinated action actually do? In essence, the US central bank, or Federal Reserve, agreed to provide cheaper … Continue reading →

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ONYX: Bloomberg Predicts $7 Trillion Mark for Renewable Energy With Latin …

Written on November 30, 2011 by Editor - Science News

GREENWOOD VILLAGE, Colo., Nov 30, 2011 (BUSINESS WIRE) – Onyx Service Solutions, Inc. (otcqb:ONYX): New figures from Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF) predict that by 2030, global spending on renewable energy installations will have hit $7 trillion. Bloomberg names the … Continue reading →

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