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Business and Financial
Nov 20, 2011
DOT Fines Spirit Airlines for Violating Price Advertising Rules The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) today fined Spirit Airlines $50,000 for violating federal aviation laws and the Departments rules prohibiting deceptive price advertising in air travel. DOT rules require any…
Nov 16, 2011
Buoyed by stabilizing home prices and sustained low interest rates, nationwide housing affordability during the third quarter of 2011 hovered near its highest level in the more than 20 years it has been measured, according to National Association of Home…
Nov 16, 2011
Single-family housing starts rose 3.9 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 430,000 units in October, according to newly released data from the U.S. Commerce Department. This improvement was somewhat masked by an 8.3 percent decline in multifamily starts…
Nov 2, 2011
PHOENIX, Arizona -- USDA Under Secretary for Rural Development Dallas Tonsager has met with Arizona small business leaders to gather input on how the Obama Administration can work with local businesses and community leaders to improve rural economic conditions and…
Oct 27, 2011
Consistent with 50 U.S.C. 415c(a), the Director of National Intelligence is disclosing to the public the aggregate amount of funds appropriated by Congress to the National Intelligence Program (NIP) for Fiscal Year 2011 not later than 30 days after the…
Oct 26, 2011
WASHINGTON Four companies have agreed to pay a total of $ 72,000 in civil penalties to settle allegations that each violated the antiboycott provisions of the Export Administration Regulations (EAR). The companies are: ChemGuard Inc, Bank of New York Mellon…
Oct 24, 2011
One-Page Form Makes Student Loan Costs Clear Upfront WASHINGTON The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and the Department of Education have teamed up to launch a new Know Before You Owe project aimed at creating a financial aid shopping sheet, which…
Oct 18, 2011
SANTA CLARA, California Intel Corporation announced that the company will invest between $6 billion and $8 billion on future generations of manufacturing technology in its American facilities. The action will fund deployment of Intels next-generation 22- nanometer (nm) manufacturing process…
Oct 5, 2011
The Bureau of the Public Debt announced activity for the month of September 2011, of securities within the Separate Trading of Registered Interest and Principal of Securities program (STRIPS). Dollar Amounts In Thousands Principal Outstanding (Eligible Securities) $8,138,520,094 Held in…
Sep 29, 2011
Derivative Contract Led to Higher Prices for Electricity Generating Capacity in New York City WASHINGTON The Department of Justice has settled with Morgan Stanley requiring that Morgan pay $4.8 million for violating the antitrust laws by entering into an agreement…
Aug 29, 2011
Carson City: - The Attorney General of Nevada has requested permission to amend her Complaint against Bank of America (and its subsidiaries, including Countrywide) adding additional claims relating to mortgage origination and servicing. The Second Amended Complaint continues to assert…
Aug 14, 2011
Combination will Supercharge Android, Enhance Competition, and Offer Wonderful User Experiences MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. & LIBERTYVILLE, Ill. - Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) and Motorola Mobility Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: MMI) have entered into a definitive agreement under which Google will acquire…