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Large banks earn billions, small banks struggle
Large banks earn billions, tiny banks struggle staff and news services Updated Aug 31, 2010 10:59PM MDT U.S. banks are making money again, although a split picture of the industry has emerged since the financial crisis. The largest banks are thriving, mostly because they can borrow on the cheap and have rid themselves of bad debt. Smaller banks lack those advantages and are failing at the ...
31 Aug 2010, 10:21 pm | click here to view more
Billions in Katrina recovery money remain unspent
WASHINGTON — Five years after Hurricane Katrina, Gulf Coast states still haven't spent billions in federal aid on housing and other recovery projects.
30 Aug 2010, 2:37 am | click here to view more
BP oil spill costs surge to $8 bln
British oil giant BP revealed Friday that the devastating Gulf of Mexico oil spill disaster has cost it eight billion dollars (6.2 billions euros) so far -- with a sharp rise in payments in the last month.
3 Sep 2010, 6:09 am | click here to view more
FOUR years and billions of [...]
Four years and billions of celebrity tweets later, Victoria Beckham is on Twitter. Finally! The Spice Girl-turneddesigner picked up 20,000 followers in less than 24 hrs.
3 Sep 2010, 1:49 am | click here to view more
Millions and Billions: Apple's Music Event by the Numbers
Apple events are typically heavy on metrics, and yesterday's affair was no exception. In fact, it was more abundant with the stats than most Ive seen, with CEO Steve Jobs trotting out quite an array of big milestone numbers with which to mark the company's achievements.
2 Sep 2010, 5:00 am | click here to view more
New Orleans Needs Scenic Canals, Not Billions in Levees: James S. Russell
New Orleans still can’t handle everyday floods.
2 Sep 2010, 11:29 pm | click here to view more
Vote! India's most trusted airlines, telcos, cars!
Companies spend billions of dollars on building brands as it gives a strategic direction and competitive advantage.
2 Sep 2010, 10:17 pm | click here to view more
Locust plagues could cost Australia billions
There is international concern that plagues of locusts could cause billions of dollars worth of damage to Australia's agricultural industry in the coming weeks.
1 Sep 2010, 8:45 pm | click here to view more
Tsar Nicholas II's billions of pounds worth lost gold found in world's deepest lake in Siberia?
Moscow, Sept 1 : A Russian mini-submarine may have found billions of pounds worth tsar lost gold on the floor of the world's oldest and deepest lake in Siberia.
1 Sep 2010, 5:10 am | click here to view more
Study: increase enterprise data usability, save billions
Make it slightly easier for business users to receive quality data, and keep billions in productivity, says a new study out of Sybase, University of Texas and Indian School of Business.
1 Sep 2010, 11:02 pm | click here to view more