Northrop Grumman gets $3.3M Air Force contract (AP)
Northrop Grumman Corp. received a $3.3 million contract from the Air Force to provide support services for the A-10 Thunderbolt aircraft, the company said Wednesday.
Ten most troubled states in the U.S. (CNNMoney.com)
The same economic pressures that pushed California to the brink of insolvency are wreaking havoc on other states, a new report has found.
Biomoda Commends N.M. Governor Bill Richardson for Proclaiming National Lung Cancer Awareness Month (Business Wire)
ALBUQUERQUE----Medical diagnostics company Biomoda, Inc. today thanked New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson for joining the fight against lung cancer by proclaiming November as Lung Cancer Awareness Month throughout New Mexico.
Most undernourished children live in South Asia (AP)
More than half of the worlds chronically undernourished children under the age of 5 live in South Asia, according to a U.N. report released Wednesday.
Autodesk and ICF Outline Path to Achieving Carbon Reductions in Buildings (Business Wire)
PHOENIX----Autodesk Inc. , a world leader in 2D and 3D design, engineering and entertainment software, and ICF International, the global professional services firm that studies climate change, have launched a study that posits a new technique to increase the energy efficiency of buildings, the worldâ??s biggest polluters.
Oil settles near $78 as Chinas economy rebounds (AP)
Oil prices ticked higher Wednesday as OPEC said the world would consume more crude in 2010 than previously expected, and China said its economy improved.
Fitch: Native American Gaming Expansion: Waiting for the Fed Government to Play Its Hand (Business Wire)
NEW YORK----In a special report released today, Fitch Ratings says there are two important issues that will determine the future for the Native American gaming industrys expansion: whether tribes will have access to the debt capital needed to finance growth, and federal government policy decisions regarding approvals for future Native American gaming developments on off-reservation […]
The AICPA Files Lawsuit Challenging Application of Federal Trade Commissions Red Flags Rule to CPAs (Business Wire)
WASHINGTON----The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia seeking an injunction barring the Federal Trade Commission from applying its so called Red Flags Rule, which would impose onerous and unnecessary requirements on AICPA members.
US risks following Japans example of stagnancy (AP)
Heavy government stimulus spending and near-zero interest rates did little to end a lost decade of stagnation and mushrooming debt in Japan. Some economists and lawmakers say the U.S. may wind up following the same trajectory.
Stocks inch up as Fed comments lift sentiment (Reuters)
U.S. stocks edged up on Wednesday as comments by Federal Reserve officials suggested interest rates will stay low for some time, but gains were limited by strength in the U.S. dollar.