Some oil spill events from Sunday, July 25, 2010 – Washington Post

CBC.caSome oil spill events from Sunday, July 25, 2010Washington PostBy AP AP — A summary of events Sunday, July 25, Day 96 of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill that began with the April 20 explosion and fire on the drilling rig Deepwater Horizon, owned by…

Experts struggle to gauge oil spill effects – Financial Times

Telegraph.co.ukExperts struggle to gauge oil spill effectsFinancial TimesWith oil no longer flowing into the Gulf of Mexico and with BP on the way to shutting down permanently its ill-fated Macondo well, scientific assessments are under way to determin…

As BP Lays Out Future, It Will Not Include Tony Hayward – New York Times

Telegraph.co.ukAs BP Lays Out Future, It Will Not Include Tony HaywardNew York TimesTony Hayward, the embattled chief executive of BP, has agreed to step down and be replaced by Robert Dudley, the company's most senior American executive who is now…

EU Bank Stress Tests Face Their Own Test in Markets – ABC News

CBC.caEU Bank Stress Tests Face Their Own Test in MarketsABC NewsPARIS (Reuters) – EU tests of banks' ability to withstand financial shocks, criticized as too easy after only 7 out of 91 failed, face their own stress test in the markets on Monday w…

Geithner Says U.S. Employers `Very Cautious,’ Job Growth Not Fast Enough – Bloomberg

Reuters (press release)Geithner Says U.S. Employers `Very Cautious,' Job Growth Not Fast EnoughBloombergTreasury Secretary Timothy F. Geithner said US companies scarred by the financial crisis remain “very cautious” and are trying to get more p…

Battle Looms in Washington Over Expiring Bush Tax Cuts – New York Times

Seattle TimesBattle Looms in Washington Over Expiring Bush Tax CutsNew York TimesWASHINGTON — An epic fight is brewing over what Congress and President Obama should do about the expiring Bush tax cuts, with such substantial economic and political con…

Continental Air CEO: No Management, Staff Cuts Before End-March 2011 – Wall Street Journal

Reuters IndiaContinental Air CEO: No Management, Staff Cuts Before End-March 2011Wall Street JournalThe head of Continental Airlines Inc. (CAL) said all but a handful of job cuts from its planned merger with the parent of United Airlines would happen a…

Ford posts another profit as sales climb; net income rises for McDonald’s – Washington Post

Reuters IndiaFord posts another profit as sales climb; net income rises for McDonald'sWashington PostFord posted a strong second-quarter profit Friday, its fifth straight quarterly profit, but trimmed its US sales forecast and predicted weaker resu…

Wall Street Exhales After Sidestepping Pay Czar’s Wrath – Wall Street Journal

Washington PostWall Street Exhales After Sidestepping Pay Czar's WrathWall Street JournalWall Street took the latest government report on its pay practices in stride Friday, saying it would review US pay czar Kenneth R. Feinberg's suggestions a…

Regulator Allows 7-Eleven Purchase Of Exxon Mobil Filling Stations – Wall Street Journal

Reuters UKRegulator Allows 7-Eleven Purchase Of Exxon Mobil Filling StationsWall Street JournalSYDNEY (Dow Jones)–Australia's competition watchdog has approved 7-Eleven Pty. Ltd.'s proposed takeover of Exxon Mobil Corp's (XOM) Australian f…

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