Monday, December 31, 2012

Stock futures fall on euro zone, 'fiscal cliff' angst | Essentials

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Stocks fell at the open on Friday, putting the S&P on track for a third straight decline and its worst weekly retreat in five months, as the euro zone crisis extended its reach and investors fretted over a looming U.S. "fiscal cliff." In early trading, the Dow Jones industrial average slipped 64. 66 points, or 0. 50 percent, to 12,746.66. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index lost 4. 11 points, or 0. 30 percent, to 1,373.40. The Nasdaq Composite Index fell 5. 42 points, or 0. 19 percent, to 2,890.16.

Stock futures fall on euro zone, 'fiscal cliff' angst

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L.A. Mayor: Deal Reached To End Costly Port Strike | Essentials

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L.A. Mayor: Deal Reached To End Costly Port Strike

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Negotiators reached an agreement late Tuesday to end an eight-day strike that crippled the nation's largest port complex and prevented shippers from delivering billions of dollars in cargo to warehouses and distribution centers across the country, Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa said. Villaraigosa emerged from the talks to make the announcement just a few hours after he had escorted in the federal mediators who had just arrived from Washington. "The negotiating team has voted to approve a contract that they'll take to their members," Villaraigosa said, flanked by smiling negotiators, union members and the two mediators. The deal came after days of negotiations that included all-night bargaining sessions suddenly went from a stalemate to big leaps of progress. Villaraigosa said the sides were already prepared to take a vote when the mediators arrived. The strike began Nov.

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0.290617"We know we're blessed," one of the strikers, Trinnie Thompson, said during the walkout. "We're very thankful for our jobs. We just want to keep them."
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Building Credit When You're New to US | Redux

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Building Credit When You're New to US

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Sarah met her boyfriend Tim on holiday. After a year of far away dating, she chose to transfer to be closer to him. But her step was more challenging than a lot of, because she was moving from Canada to the U.S.
As a registered nurse, she had the ability to locate work here rather easily. She then opened a checking account, but when she tried to obtain a credit card from her bank, she was rejected due to lack of a credit history. Although she had developed some credit in Canada, none of that appeared in U.S. credit reporting agencies' files. Luckily, Tim works for Credit. com, so she understood who to ask for aid!

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Wal-Mart: Bangladesh factory in deadly fire made clothes without our knowledge | Reduction

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Wal-Mart: Bangladesh factory in deadly fire made clothes without our knowledge

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Peacekeeper Shamsur of Dhaka, Bangladesh, award winning Peace Officer, currently with Immigration by Wonderlane
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DHAKA, Bangladesh The garment factory in Bangladesh where a weekend fire killed at least 112 people had been making clothes for Wal-Mart without the giant U.S. retailer's knowledge, Wal-Mart said. Wal-Mart said the Tazreen Fashions Ltd. factory was no longer authorized to produce merchandise for Wal-Mart but that a supplier subcontracted work to it "in direct violation of our policies." "Today, we have terminated the relationship with that supplier," America's biggest retailer said in a statement Monday. "The fact that this occurred is extremely troubling to us, and we will continue to work across the apparel industry to improve fire safety education and training in Bangladesh." The blaze on Saturday was one of the deadliest fires at a garment factory in Bangladesh and highlighted how the country's garment factories often ignore safety in the rush to supply major retailers in the U.S. and Europe.

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Barclays appoints ex-regulator as compliance head | Essentials

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Barclays appoints ex-regulator as compliance head

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The move will see Hector Sants switching sides from heading the Financial Services Authority to overseeing all compliance activities in all regions in which Barclays does business, the bank said. "I left the FSA with the intention of finding a role which would allow me to put into practice the experience I have gained in both the public and private sector," Sants, 56, said in a statement. The bank was hit by scandal earlier this year when British and U.S. regulators fined it 290 million pounds ($467 million) for manipulating a key interbank lending rate known as LIBOR. Barclays said that Sants, who stepped down as the FSA's chief executive in June, will serve as Barclay's first point of contact for governments and regulators around the world. He will take up the post on Jan.

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Sunday, December 30, 2012

South Africa Signs $5B Deal for Alstom SA Trains | Essentials

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South Africa Signs $5B Deal for Alstom SA Trains

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South Africa agreed upon a $5. 8 billion deal Wednesday with French company Alstom SA to completely refurbish the nation's passenger trains, part of a 20-year plan to overhaul the rail system of Africa's biggest economy. The Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa accepted Alstom's bid over other companies including Bombardier Inc. , Switzerland's Stadler Rail AG, a Spanish firm and Chinese companies. The deal includes Alstom, partnered with a local company, building some 3,600 passenger coaches for the rail agency. Officials with Alstom in Paris could not be immediately reached for comment Wednesday. Currently, the rail agency has some 4,600 coaches operating across the country — with much of it more than three decades old.

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0.087479"This process is much more than a train purchase, we are reviving our rail engineering sector, contributing to skills development and job creation amongst other bigger objectives," Martins said in a statement. "A long journey still lies ahead of us, we will walk with our fellow citizens and keep them informed."
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Records: Fired Utah driver had safety violations | Essentials

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Records: Fired Utah driver had safety violations

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Store-lined street, Salt Lake City, Utah, 1869 by Marion Doss
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SALT LAKE CITY –  A safety citation confirms that a former FedEx driver in Utah — now suing for discrimination — had been cited for violations of federal trucking regulations. FedEx says the violations led to the termination of Ismail Aliyev (ALI'-ev), who was a long-haul contract driver for the shipping company. Aliyev claims he was fired because of his Russian accent. He tells The Associated Press he can speak English well enough and disputes the ticket that called him a "non-English speaking driver." Records obtained Friday by AP show the driver was cited at an Iowa weigh station in August 2011 for an inability to speak English clearly. He also was ticketed for unsafe backing on a highway ramp and driving for 14 hours, which exceeds the 11-hour limit. Records show an Iowa court found him guilty of all three infractions.

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