Methodist ranked as 27th best hospital for orthopedics by U.S. News and World Report

Methodist Hospitals of Memphis ranks as the 27th best hospital in the nation for orthopedic care, according to U.S. News and World Report magazine’s Best Hospitals for 2010-11.
“Methodist is very honored to be included in this prestigious listing,” said Gary S. Shorb, president and CEO of Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare Inc., in a statement. “We […]

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2010 elementary school databases

Business First has posted six databases that allow you to sort through this year’s elementary school rankings and gather additional information about specific schools.
Follow these links:
• Overall rankings of elementary schools
• Rankings of public elementary schools
• Rankings of private elementary schools
• Rankings of elementary schools in English language arts
• Rankings of elementary schools in mathematics
• […]

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KEZ sets up Bill Austin tribute site

KESZ-FM 99.9 has set up a tribute page on its website for fans to discuss and read about Bill Austin, who died Monday after battling cancer.
Austin co-hosted KEZ’s morning show with Beth McDonald from 1990 until February 2010. He retired in February at age 55.
McDonald continues to host the soft-rock station’s highly rated morning drive […]

FHA’s Florida fiasco

What the heck happened to the FHA’s loans in Florida?
The state dominates the list of troubled metro areas for Federal Housing Administration-insured mortgages. In fact, 16 of the top 25 locales with the highest default rates are in Florida, as of December, with tiny Punta Gorda on the Gulf Coast leading at 22.7%.
The poor […]

Tiffany profit beats; view raised ahead of holiday

Tiffany & Co reported a larger-than-expected quarterly profit and raised its forecast for full-year earnings on the strength of its overseas sales and a solid start to the holiday season, sending the upscale jeweler’s shares up nearly 6 percent.
The company’s sales showed double-digit growth in Asia and a slower rate of decline for the […]

GMAC seeking third bailout - report

GMAC Financial Services is seeking a third round of bailout funds from the U.S. Treasury Department, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal.
Talks over a fresh lifeline are at an advanced stage and the U.S. government could provide an additional $2.8 billion to $5.6 billion to the lender, the report said, citing […]

Ireland’s Lenihan Says Banks May Need More Capital

Irish Finance Minister Brian Lenihan said the country’s biggest banks may need further money from the state even after selling real-estate loans to the government.
The proposed National Asset Management Agency will pay 54 billion euros ($79.4 billion) to buy loans with a book value of 77 billion euros from five lenders, including Bank […]

U.K. Had Record Deficit in August as Tax Revenue Fell

Britain posted the biggest budget deficit for any August since modern records began in 1993 as the recession destroyed tax revenue and welfare costs soared.
The 16.1 billion-pound ($26.3 billion) shortfall compared with a deficit of 9.9 billion pounds a year earlier, the Office for National Statistics said in London today. The median of […]

Australia’s Swan Sticks to Promise of Budget Surplus by 2016

Treasurer Wayne Swan maintained his forecast for the nation to return to a budget surplus by 2016 even as it grapples with a surge in population and the resulting pressure on services.
Managing the rising population and the impact of climate change may be “two of our greatest economic challenges,” Swan said in e-mailed […]

Astra drug beats Plavix without major bleed risk

AstraZeneca’s new pill Brilinta for preventing heart attacks works better than Plavix, the world’s second biggest selling drug, without increasing the amount of life-threatening bleeding, researchers said on Sunday.
The positive clinical trial result should ensure the blood thinner wins a slice of the Plavix market, worth $9 billion last year, and is likely to […]