2014年11月1日 星期六

2014-11-02 U.S. Business


Phone company halts health benefits for strikers  seattlepi.com
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A FairPoint Communications spokeswoman confirmed Saturday that the company had stopped providing health coverage for its striking workers. Spokeswoman Angelynne Beaudry said the strikers can continue their health ...


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Obamacare's Healthcare.gov Improved for Insurance Sign Ups  NEWS.GNOM.ES
Last year Healthcare.gov, the federal government's website to help people sign up for health insurance, was riddled with technological bugs, from slow loading times to constant error messages, even keeping some from accessing the health insurance ...

A tale of two Obamacare price changes   CNBC
Health insurance rates to skyrocket in 2015   Fenton Tri County Times
NYT: 14% Is Good Enough To Call Obamacare A Success   Forbes
Town Hall   
Albany Times Union (blog)   
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  SavingAdvice.com   
Gas Falls to under $3 and Now It's Less Expensive than Milk  SavingAdvice.com
Gas is now cheaper than milk. In what is almost unbelievable news considering where gas prices were at the beginning of summer, gas prices have fallen, for the first time since December 2010, below the $3.00 a gallon mark. The sight of $2-anything is so ...

Gas is about to fall below $3 a gallon for first time since 2010   Washington Post (blog)
Gas prices drop below $3 a gallon. That hasn't happened in four years (+video)   Christian Science Monitor
Fill 'er up: Gas under $3 for 1st time in 4 years   USA NEWS
Modern Readers   
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  TODAYonline   
S&P 500, Dow close at record levels  MarketWatch
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) — The U.S. stock market rallied on Friday, sending the S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average into record territory, after a surprise stimulus plan from the Bank of Japan was announced. Some analysts noted that the recovery ...

How the Dow Jones average fared Friday   SFGate
What to watch: Investors love November   USA TODAY
US benchmark indices return to records   Taipei Times
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  ABC News   
Exxon, Chevron shrug off effect of low oil prices  Arizona Daily Star
NEW YORK — Falling oil prices hardly seem to be bothering the two biggest U.S. oil companies, but things could get tougher in the coming months. Exxon and Chevron leaned on strong performances from their refining operations to increase profits in the ...

Exxon, Chevron post higher earnings   MarketWatch
Exxon Mobil posts Higher than Expected Profit in 3rd Quarter   Uncover California
Refineries aid third-quarter profits for Exxon, Chevron   Washington Post
Dallas Morning News   
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  Wall Street Journal   
Japan abruptly acts to stimulate economy  SFGate
TOKYO — Japan is opting for another round of shock treatment, in a stark admission that the country's economic revival plan is faltering. After insisting for more than a year that its aggressive monetary action was sufficient, the Bank of Japan on Friday ...

Japan's easing of its monetary policies triggers market shockwaves   AsiaOne
Bank of Japan ups stimulus to combat low inflation   Christian Science Monitor
Here's what to look at after the BoJ spurs a global stock surge   MarketWatch
Economic Times   
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USA TODAY   
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  New York Times   
Electricity Returns to Bangladesh After Power Failure  New York Times
A salesman assisted a customer Saturday in Dhaka, Bangladesh, during a nationwide blackout. Credit A.M. Ahad/Associated Press. Continue reading the main story. Continue reading the main story. Continue reading the main story Share This Page.
Power restored in most of Bangladesh   Times of India

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Duck farming fading away on New York's Long Island  USA NEWS
When Brooklyn chef Jason Marcus talks about preparing Extended Island duck, he cannot aid salivating."There is a terrific balance among the fat and actually, seriously, tender meat," said the owner of trendy nightspots Traif and Xixa. "It is beautiful... Paylaş.

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  U-T San Diego   
Plugging The 'Leaky Pipe' For Women, Minorities In Economics  WSIU
A busy week at the U.S. Federal Reserve. The central bank announced it would end its stimulus program after six years. And later in the week, the Fed's chair, Janet Yellen, gave a speech about diversity in the field of economics. She said the profession, which ...

Yellen's false premise   Tribune-Review
A judge, like the Fed Reserve chief, should care about income inequality   SFGate
Obama to Confer With Fed Chair Yellen on U.S. Economy   Bloomberg

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  Capital Wired   
Report Unveils: Amazon has more white and male employees  Capital Wired
At last, Amazon released its workplace diversity report on Friday. The e-commerce company announced this report due to the pressure of civil rights activists. The report is entirely based on the gender and racial structure of the company. Surprisingly, report ...

Continuing the trend among tech corporations, Amazon's lately published ...   USA NEWS
Amazon Release Data on Workplace Diversity for the First Time: 'White Male ...   Franchise Herald
Amazon's diversity report exposes bias   Delhi Daily News
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