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REGION: Jobless rates up a tick in October
Jobless rates in San Diego and Riverside counties ticked up in October compared with the previous month, suggesting economic recovery hasn't yet arrived.
Nov 20, 2009 | 2:00 pm | Loading…
ENTERTAINMENT: Nintendo's Mario endures, even as games come and go
NEW YORK ---- You might call him the Mickey Mouse of video games. He's reminiscent of a doughnut, round and sweet and comforting. He's also a vessel, devoid of a real personality so you can live vicariously through him.
Nov 20, 2009 | 3:45 pm | Loading…
TRADE: Mexico is pulling out of recession
MEXICO CITY ---- Rising oil prices and increased exports are slowly dragging Mexico's economy out of a severe recession, but the nation's financial system still confronts fundamental challenges, national leaders and experts said.
Nov 20, 2009 | 1:15 pm | Loading…
ENERGY: Natural gas plunges 12 percent this month
NEW YORK ---- Natural gas prices have dropped by more than 12 percent in the past month as the country continues to sip at its energy reserves and a balmy November allowed homeowners to leave the heat off.
Nov 20, 2009 | 11:50 am | Loading…
REGION: Health care company lauded
WILDOMAR ---- Southwest Heathcare System has been recertified as "Bariatric Surgery Center of Excellence" by the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery.
Nov 20, 2009 | 1:10 pm | Loading…
REGION: Transmission towers removed
On Friday, a helicopter carried away parts of 23 lattice steel transmission towers that dotted the Chula Vista bay front, San Diego Gas & Electric Co. said.
Nov 20, 2009 | 2:35 pm | Loading…
RETAIL: B&N Nook sells out, too late for holiday orders
NEW YORK ---- Consumers who haven't yet ordered Barnes & Noble's electronic book reader, the Nook, won't see one before Christmas.
Nov 20, 2009 | 3:45 pm | Loading…
WORKPLACE: Study finds few female execs at Calif. companies
SACRAMENTO ---- The corporate glass ceiling remains firmly in place at companies based in California, according to a study released Wednesday.
Nov 19, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…
REGION: Hotel occupancy slides further
Hotel occupancy fell further in September at area hotels, and a new report tells hoteliers that improvement is unlikely until 2011.
Nov 19, 2009 | 4:20 pm | Loading…
TAXES: Many parents inaccurately claim college tax credit
WASHINGTON ---- More than 314,000 taxpayers made inaccurate claims for a popular tax credit that helps pay college expenses, getting $532 million they weren't entitled to receive, a government report said Thursday.
Nov 19, 2009 | 3:10 pm | Loading…
BIOTECH: Scripps, top researcher teams with International Stem Cell of Oceanside
OCEANSIDE ---- International Stem Cell Corp. has teamed up with prominent stem cell researcher Jeanne F. Loring and The Scripps Research Institute, the company announced Thursday.
Nov 19, 2009 | 4:20 pm | Loading…
HOUSING: Foreclosures hitting more people with prime loans
WASHINGTON ---- A rising proportion of fixed-rate home loans made to people with good credit are sinking into foreclosure, adding to concerns about the strength of the economic recovery.
Nov 19, 2009 | 5:40 pm | Loading…
INTERNET: AOL offers buyouts to 2,500, a third of work force
NEW YORK ---- AOL LLC, an Internet company struggling to adapt to an advertising-driven economy, is looking to shed more than a third of its work force as it prepares to spin off from Time Warner Inc. next month.
Nov 19, 2009 | 5:40 pm | Loading…
ENERGY: State requires TVs to be more energy-efficient
SACRAMENTO ---- Power-hungry TVs will be banned from store shelves in California after state regulators Wednesday adopted a first-in-the-nation mandate to reduce electricity demand.
Nov 18, 2009 | 1:45 pm | Loading…
TECH: Aptera lays off employees to save cash; founders step away
VISTA ---- The co-founders of Aptera Motors have stepped away from the struggling company, which said Tuesday it is cutting costs to focus on getting its high-mileage, three-wheeled vehicle out the door.
Nov 18, 2009 | 1:45 pm | Loading…
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