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Israel’s government welcomed on Sunday parts of an international proposal to resume long-stalled peace talks with the Palestinians but said it had concerns about the plan.
The plan by Mideast mediators, known as the Quartet, calls for a peace deal in a year and asks both sides to produce comprehensive proposals on territory and security within […]
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Consumers’ confidence in the economy remained weak in September after dropping to a post-recession low in the month before as Americans continued to worry about high unemployment and low wages.
People were spooked last month over a downgrade of U.S. long-term debt, renewed concerns about the health of European banks and wild stock market wings. And […]
Delusional or merely optimistic? Those are two conclusions one can draw about Canadians’ attitude to their debts after a recent poll conducted by CIBC. No matter which age group was questioned, the majority were confident their debts would be retired in 10 to 15 years.
However, the expectations don’t come close to the reality. On […]
Fitz’s Bottling Co. plans to increase production of Fitz’s Root Beer and sodas after inking a distribution deal with six local Anheuser-Busch wholesalers.
The deal was signed in late May and announced today. Terms were not disclosed.
The local wholesalers are: Grey Eagle Distributors, Lohr Distributing, H. W. Herrell Distributing, Krey Distributing, Donnewald Distributing, and Illinois Distributing.
Fitz’s operates a bottling facility and […]
Gabriela Buchanan, a tourist from Mexico City, sat empty-handed on a bench on Miami Beach’s Lincoln Road Mall on Tuesday afternoon. She had been shopping unsuccessfully for jeans and T-shirts.
“In the past 10 years, you could shop for jeans for $40 or $50 and now they’re $90,” she said bad credit personal loan lenders. “The […]
Home prices in 20 U.S. cities dropped in March to the lowest level since 2003, showing housing remains mired in a slump almost two years into the economic recovery.
The S&P/Case-Shiller index of property values in 20 cities fell 3.6 percent from March 2010, the biggest year-over-year decline since November 2009, the group said today […]