World markets stung by banking worries
AOL
... will be focusing on what they say about economic prospects and when extraordinary measures to boost the world economy will start to be unwound. The Bank of England is the only one that may well change current policy, with most analysts ...
Early returns show gay marriage in Maine close
Washington Post
Maine's Secretary of State Matt Dunlop is predicting a higher than expected turnout in this off-year election, in part because of the interest in Question 1, the proposal to rescind the Legislature's approval of same-sex marriage. (AP Photo...
GM, Ford, Toyota report U.S. sales rose in October
Los Angeles Times
Ford went a step further Monday, predicting that industry sales could top 10.6 million this year. "There are clear signs that the automotive industry is finally starting to recover despite the fact that low inventory levels -- especially fo...
Independent Testing Indicates That Fire Safety Risk Remains High With ...
YAHOO!
Material testing indicates a possible means of predicting fire safety performance from samples as short as 5 feet in length." While fire performance is vital for public safety and the potential ensuing liability problems, three of the eight...
Apple Will Drop AT&T Exclusive. It Has To.
BNET
Many have been predicting that Apple would end its exclusive deal North American deal with AT&T for selling the iPhone in the near future. And although that could have some financial repercussions, the company has no choice. The basic probl...
Form 10-Q for HARTFORD FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP INC/DE
YAHOO!
... the potential for further acceleration of amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs and present value of future profits (collectively referred to as "DAC"); the potential for further impairments of our goodwill; the difficulty i...
Volunteers make last push to reach voters
Detroit Free Press
Detroit City Clerk Janice Winfrey, who is predicting 20% to 25% of the city's 572,000 registered voters will vote in today's general election, also expects to have extra sets of eyes monitoring the voting and counting process. Patrick O'Har...
UPDATE 5-Royal Caribbean sees Q4 loss; shares slump
Reuters
We're not really so much predicting the future as we are extrapolating booking trends." He added: "Based on the bookings we're seeing, even without a big upturn in the economy, we felt pretty good about making a forecast of positive yield i...
Nokia Siemens Networks to lay off up to 5,700
Newsday
Last month, Nokia upgraded estimates for the global network infrastructure market, predicting a 5 percent fall in euro terms in 2009, but warned that it expects Nokia Siemens' loss in market share to be bigger than its previous forecast of ...
MasterCard sees no buoyant holiday season
Reuters
Industry forecasts for holiday sales range from predicting slightly lower to slightly higher returns for stores versus a year ago, while many consumers surveyed say they will spend less on shopping during the season. Expectations for the 20...
Senate delays threaten U.S. healthcare deadline
Reuters India
I am confident that we are going to pass this bill," Hoyer told reporters, predicting passage before a planned recess begins in the middle of next week. A conference committee probably would need to work out differences in the two chambers'...
Lawrence elects state's first Latino mayor
Boston Globe
Election officials in communities featuring high-profile contests and ballot questions are predicting lively turnouts. “I think it’s going to be a little higher than usual for our local elections,’’ said Joanne Rappa, Saugus town clerk ...
W.Va. projects $100 million budget hole
Charleston Gazette
But while guardedly optimistic as recently as last month about keeping the budget balanced, October's general revenue collections have left Manchin officials predicting a shortage. Those taxes actually brought in $1.3 million more than expe...
