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• Co-founder of Slinky company dies at 90
She took over management of James Industries Inc. 14 years after the company was founded, after her husband left her to follow a religious cult in Bolivia. Richard James died in 1974. Initially, James would leave her six children with a caregiver from ...
• APEC leaders pledge no new trade barriers
The 21 leaders endorsed last weekend’s agreement by major world economies to resist domestic pressures to protect industries, while ensuring that small and medium-sized companies have enough credit to stay afloat. “We strongly support the ...
• Unemployment crisis: Who’s hiring?
Nevada's unemployment rate hit a 23-year high Friday, but believe it or not, there are industries still hiring in such a dour economic climate. Job seekers just need to remember one word: patience. "Because unemployment in the state has risen there's ...
• What the Best Money Managers Are Doing Now
And he continued be so in this quarter's letter, where he called the current market the "opportunity of a lifetime" for unleveraged, value-focused, buy-to-hold investors. The fund also added to core positions in POSCO (NYSE: PKX) and Nabors Industries ...
• Online startup aims to improve patent quality
WASHINGTON - A new startup company wants to have a say in the high-stakes patent disputes that loom over many industries. In the drug business, for instance, Pfizer Inc. is suing generics maker Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, accusing it of ...