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- Ed Dixon - as an experienced writer and proven business leader, Mr. Dixon is the primary contributor for news related to Business and Finance. ed_dixon@newstaar.com
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</div>It has been quite some time since the much publicized oil spill by PB in the Gulf of Mexico. The local economies, tied to fishing and tourism, were hit hard when the Deepwater Horizon oil platform began spewing oil into the gulf at an alarming rate. Also […]<!-- AddThis Sharing Buttons below -->
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</div>This past July Goldman Sachs Group Inc. was forced to pay the government $550 million as a settlement from the lawsuit against the firm. The lawsuit stemmed from accusations by federal regulators citing the company with fraud. The company admitted that it had made a […]<!-- AddThis Sharing Buttons below -->
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</div> Verizon announced today that it has officially signed a non-exclusive agreement with Apple which allows them to sell, and provide service for, the iPhone on the their network. There had been mountains of speculation in recent months, especially as the start of the Consumer […]<!-- AddThis Sharing Buttons below -->
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</div>According to a report yesterday from the Associated Press, there may be an acquisition in the arena of pubic utilities. In a deal which would keep the headquarters of the purchased company relatively unchanged, North Carolina based Duke Energy Corporation appears ready to purchase Progress […]<!-- AddThis Sharing Buttons below -->
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</div>Several core companies have finished the year strong which has helped to propel the Dow Jones Industrial Average to numbers it has not attained in over 2 years. One of the leaders helping the trend has been Alcoa, Inc., a standard bearer for the industrial […]<!-- AddThis Sharing Buttons below -->
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</div>Rumors about an eventual end to AT&T’s exclusivity with the Apple iPhone, and the start of availability of the popular device on the Verizon network have been circulating for some time. While AT&T officials admitted that the day would come eventually, they have always felt […]<!-- AddThis Sharing Buttons below -->
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</div>In a statement from DuPont, it appears that the chemical giant will be acquiring one of its current partners in a move that will reportedly save the company an estimated $130 million annually. For years now, DuPont has been collaborating with Danisco, a Danish company […]<!-- AddThis Sharing Buttons below -->
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</div>According to information posted on the Air Line Pilots Association web site (ALPA), the pilots for Continental Airlines recently won an arbitration decision regarding the outsourcing of flights into their hubs. The pilot’s contract states that any jet aircraft with a capacity greater than 59 […]<!-- AddThis Sharing Buttons below -->
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</div>For only the second time in nearly 30 years, oil prices closed out the year above the $90 mark. While not the $130 plus per barrel prices of a few years ago when speculation sent prices out of control and the economy into a tailspin, […]<!-- AddThis Sharing Buttons below -->
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</div>The only one of the big 3 American auto manufacturers to not take a financial bailout, Ford Motor Corporation, has had a great rebound in the market. From a low a few years ago of less than $2.00 per share, the stock has climbed into […]<!-- AddThis Sharing Buttons below -->
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</div>When it comes to quality control testing and the development of new products, Botanical Reference Materials (BRMs), also known as Herbal References are critically important. To help companies ultimately obtain all-important FDA approval, the Food and Drug Administration provides in its guidance a recommendation that […]<!-- AddThis Sharing Buttons below -->
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</div>Industrial drum mixers are normally applied to blend mixes of varying viscosities such as adhesive slurries or cement. Some of these mixers have the capability of blending mixes of very different particle sizes such as fruit and ice cream, and gravel and cement slurry. The […]<!-- AddThis Sharing Buttons below -->
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