Cheer up with Tax Day freebies and discounts

April 22nd, 2010

Still scrambling to file your taxes or waiting (still) on your refund? Companies around the country are trying to relieve the Tax Day sting with freebies and special deals.
Free brewed coffee. Stop by your corner Starbucks (SBUX, Fortune 500) with a travel mug for a free fill-up. The deal is part of the […]

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M-I SWACO lands $800M Angola contract

April 17th, 2010

M-I SWACO has been awarded a six-year, $800 million multi-services contract by Cabinda Gulf Oil Company Ltd.
Houston-based M-I will provide drilling waste management, filtration, wellbore cleanup tools and other services for six to 10 drilling rigs off the coast of Cabinda, Angola in shallow and deep water.
M-I SWACO is jointly owned by Houston firms Smith […]

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What now for Eliot Spitzer?

April 13th, 2010

Fortune editor at large Peter Elkind spent almost two years working on his new book, Rough Justice: The Rise and Fall of Eliot Spitzer, due out from Portfolio April 20. An exclusive excerpt of the book will appear in the next issue of Fortune and on Fortune.com. Elkind recently interviewed Spitzer again about his […]

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Bankruptcy judge freezes assets of US Fidelis owners

April 10th, 2010

U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Charles E. Rendlen III on Wednesday issued a temporary order that freezes the personal assets of US Fidelis owners Darain and Cory Atkinson and halts most lawsuits against the brothers.
The order, sought by creditors of the Wentzville-based seller of auto service contracts, expires July 8. The company filed for bankruptcy […]

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Can’t afford health care? Wait ’til June

April 6th, 2010

For millions of uninsured or underinsured Americans, health reform legislation will soon remove some of the barriers preventing them from getting the coverage they need.
The most immediate changes affecting those who don’t have health insurance, or are not buying enough insurance to meet their needs, start in about 81 days.
Many other longer term measures […]

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Getting late in the game, but Cubs financing legislation still possible this session

April 3rd, 2010

Mesa city leaders and state lawmakers backing a new Cactus League stadium for the Chicago Cubs hope they don't have to wait until next year to put a financing plan into place for construction. But they acknowledge they are running out of innings to get deal done before the legislative session ends in a few […]

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