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Puerto Rico approves anti-discrimination bill
Legislators in Puerto Rico on Friday approved a heavily debated bill that outlaws employment discrimination based on gender or sexual orientation. Opponents of the bill prayed on the steps of the seaside Capitol building as lawmakers voted on a simplified version of the measure, which was widely rejected by religious ...
Nissan marks 10th anniversary of Canton plant
On May 27, 2003, a gold Nissan Quest minivan burst through a paper barrier to the cheers of assembled workers and dignitaries in the company's new Canton plant. It was Mississippi's entry into automaking. A decade later, some workers are looking back at their changed lives and Nissan is celebrating ...
News Corp. OKs poison pill, buyback before split
News Corp. said its board of directors has approved plans to split its entertainment and publishing businesses into two separate companies. The company also adopted a shareholder-rights plan designed to prevent a hostile takeover in the volatile trading period after the split is complete. The New York-based media conglomerate also ...
Investors shift focus to growth stocks
Growth stocks, neglected at the start of the year, are starting to get a bit of love from investors again. The best returns in the Standard & Poor's 500 index over the past month have been posted by technology companies. Industrial companies as well as banks and insurers are also ...
News Corp. OKs poison pill, buyback before split
News Corp. said its board of directors has approved plans to split its entertainment and publishing businesses into two separate companies. The company also adopted a shareholder-rights plan designed to prevent a hostile takeover in the volatile trading period after the split is complete. The New York-based media conglomerate also ...
Investors shift focus to growth stocks
Growth stocks, neglected at the start of the year, are starting to get a bit of love from investors again. The best returns in the Standard & Poor's 500 index over the past month have been posted by technology companies. Industrial companies as well as banks and insurers are also ...
Montana copper, silver mine lays off 100 workers
A northwestern Montana copper and silver mine that has been shut down since December due to rock falls and cave-ins laid off 100 workers this week. The Troy Mine laid off about half its workers Wednesday and Thursday, The Western News reported. Revett Minerals Inc. President and CEO John Shanahan ...
MESSY LEGAL FIGHT OVER MANDELA TRUST GOES PUBLIC
c.2013 New York Times News Service JOHANNESBURG — Nelson Mandela was livid. He believed that two of his daughters, working with a lawyer he had recently fired, were trying to meddle in his financial affairs. So he summoned the daughters, Makaziwe Mandela and Zenani Dlamini, to his home here for ...
MESSY LEGAL FIGHT OVER MANDELA TRUST GOES PUBLIC
c.2013 New York Times News Service JOHANNESBURG — Nelson Mandela was livid. He believed that two of his daughters, working with a lawyer he had recently fired, were trying to meddle in his financial affairs. So he summoned the daughters, Makaziwe Mandela and Zenani Dlamini, to his home here for ...
Auto parts supplier to invest $40M in Marysville
An auto industry parts supplier says it's investing $40 million to expand its Marysville facility and plans to add more than 350 jobs during the next three years. The Times Herald of Port Huron reports (http://bwne.ws/1aeLDtX ) the announcement was made Thursday by SMR Automotive Systems. Sai Tatineni, managing director ...
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