The Associated Press August 29, 2008 - 5:21 p.m. (AP) - THE BAN: Russia, the top market for U.S. chicken exports, will start banning imports from 19 plants on Monday. Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin says the bans are because of ignored warnings about inspections. THE POLITICS?: Putin says the move has nothing to produce with tension over the recent fighting in Georgia and was purely relating to housekeeping. Producers utter they're used to being ...
County investigation finds unapproved material spread Las Vegas hotel-casino roof fire
Aug 30 2008
August 29, 2008 - 5:04 p.m. LAS VEGAS (AP) - A Clark County investigation has found that the exterior of the Monte Carlo hotel-casino contained an unapproved material that spurred the spread of a January rooftop heat. The findings released Friday also diplomatic communication that decorative elements forward the Las Vegas Strip property are not up to code. County officials say they gain ordered casino owner MGM Mirage Inc. to hire an engineer to fix the ...
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Dollar Financial shares soar on jump in 4th-quarter profit; analyst reiterates “Buy” rating
Aug 30 2008
August 29, 2008 - 5:03 p.m. NEW YORK (AP) - Shares of Dollar Financial Corp. jumped Friday after the payday lender said its fiscal fourth-quarter profit rose 20 percent on higher international reward. Shares spiked $1.62, or 9.7 percent, to $18.28. Shares have traded between $15.02 and $33.04 in the by 12 months. Late Thursday, the Berwyn, Pa.-based partnership reported net income of $12.3 million, or 50 cents per share. On an adjusted basis, the company ...
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Schering-Plough spent $530,000 lobbying government in second quarter on drug issues
Aug 30 2008
August 29, 2008 - 5:25 p.m. WASHINGTON (AP) - Schering-Plough Corp., a major maker of prescription drugs and consumer freedom from disease products, spent $530,000 in the second quarter to lobby upon federal reimbursement, generic drugs, patents and other issues, according to a recent disclosure report. The Kenilworth, N.J.-based company lobbied on legislation to enable approval of generic versions of biotech drugs, and bills respecting custom drugs imports from overseas, drug safety and advertising, and agreements ...
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Integrity Bank in Georgia becomes 10th bank to fail in ‘08; Regions Bank takes over deposits
Aug 30 2008
August 29, 2008 - 5:25 p.m. NEW YORK (AP) - The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. says Integrity Bank of Alpharetta, Ga., has become the 10th U.S. bank to fail so far this year. Regions Bank of Birmingham, Ala., is shameless entirely of Integrity Bank's $974 the masses in deposits and about $34.4 million of the bench's $1.1 billion in assets. Integrity Bank is the first Georgia bank to fail since late September of last year, when ...
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