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Today's Business Headlines
Tuesday, May 13, 2008
The postponed debut of Boeing Co.'s 787 airplane is slowing production at a North Charleston plant that makes sections of the new passenger jet. Vought Aircraft Industries Inc. said during its first-quarter earnings announcement Monday that it "is implementing actions to rebalance its work force," its startup schedule and its spending plans at its factory on the outskirts of Charleston International Airport.
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Tuesday, May 13, 2008
REARDAN, Wash. — Mom-and-pop service stations are running into a problem as gasoline marches toward $4 a gallon: Thousands of old-fashioned pumps can't register more than $3.99 on their spinning mechanical dials.
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Tuesday, May 13, 2008
CHARLOTTE — Wachovia Corp., the nation's fourth- largest bank, said Monday that its securities unit and affiliates have received inquiries and subpoenas from federal and state regulators over auction-rate securities. The bank also trimmed a write-down related to an insurance portfoli...
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Tuesday, May 13, 2008
WASHINGTON — Forced to pay for once-free sandwich toppings and twice as much for some steak cuts, shoppers are wondering whether higher grocery bills and restaurant tabs truly reflect the trickle down of a global rise in food prices.
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Tuesday, May 13, 2008
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While hundreds of homes in the Charleston region found buyers last month, thousands more are on the market, awaiting buyers. A total of 700 area homes sold in April, a nearly 30 percent decline compared to the same month last year, according to data from the Charleston Trident Association of Realtors' Multiple Listing Service.
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Tuesday, May 13, 2008
Monday, May 12, 2008
In a statement to The Post and Courier, the company said it does not anticipate the latest Boeing delay will result in any layoffs or furloughs in North Charleston, but it added that the new timetable will "alter the pace of our ramp-up activities."
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Monday, May 12, 2008
With higher prices at the gas pump and the grocery store, consumers might not be looking favorably at the dollar, the decline of which is one of the reasons for the recent run-up in commodities prices. But for investors, bad feelings about the dollar could dissipate if the greenback shows greater strength.
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Monday, May 12, 2008
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Monday, May 12, 2008
Consumers may get a break soon from high penalty fees and retroactive rate increases on their credit cards.
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Monday, May 12, 2008
My Hotmail e-mail address has been hijacked. I am getting e-mails from strangers asking to be removed from my mailing list (I don't have one). What can dos?
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Monday, May 12, 2008
I was hired a couple of years ago by an engineering firm as an hourly, full-time employee eligible for overtime. As such, I was paid time-and-a-half for my overtime hours.
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Monday, May 12, 2008
I lost the spell-check feature in English ever since I upgraded to Office 2007 Pro. This was a nice feature I have been using for years. Now, when I use spell-check, all my English words are flagged as misspelled, and it gives me multiple choices with French words. Spell-check works fine with Word 2007.
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