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“The state gained 32,000 jobs in the 12 months ending in February, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported. Wisconsin lost 16,900.”
“The shift in time zone aimed to help the nation boost its economy in doing business with Australia and New Zealand.”
“He warned it could take 25 years to rebalance the NI economy.”
“When Corzine was named CEO of MF Global in March 2010”
“£23m spent to research the scheme and set up the first of the 12 lanes”
“MF Global filed for bankruptcy in October 2011”
“20,000-word report”
“When Corzine was named CEO of MF Global in March 2010, there was wide speculation that he was hired for his political ties.”
“with total reservoir storage currently about 86%”
“With jobless rates still running between eight and nine percent, nearly 200,000 Oregonians are out of work and collecting unemployment benefits.”
“Colliford is 93% full, Roadford is 84% full and Wimbleball is 84% full”
“Secondly, the cash value of the ads and email blasts you propose is around $25,000, for which you have offered credits in PR materials in exchange," Goldfarb dismissively added.”
“The last hosepipe bans to be imposed in the South West were in 1996”
“Typically in a recovery, you’d be up between 105 and 107; you’d see a real surge in spending and hiring. A 94 is what you’d consider a high-level in a recession," he said, of the Small Business Optimism Index.”
“Since the droughts of 1976, when some customers had to collect water from stand pipes, SWW has developed five new reservoirs and increased total storage by 87,383 megalitres”
“one in four blamed uncertainty in Washington, according to Dunkelberg.”
“Stannon, a former Imerys china clay quarry bought by SWW two years ago in 2008, is due to become a fully operational reservoir by the end of this summer, with a capacity of 8,000 megalitres”
“Mr. Pickens’ criticism was motivated by his substantial investments in natural gas companies that would benefit substantially from legislation—the NAT GAS Act—that the Koch oppose.”
“2009 was the 13th consecutive summer with no water restrictions and it is most unlikely that there will need to be any restrictions in 2010," he said”
“Mr. Pickens is the major shareholder in BAF Technologies, self-described as 'the leading provider of natural gas vehicle systems and conversions in the U.S.'”
“Last year at this time reservoirs in the region were 92% full”
“it, looks like it could be a 7 handle by the time there’s an election”
“Mateer and Hastings had worked for Royal Mail for 15 and 19 years respectively, but have since been dismissed.”
“it’d be great to be around 180 as opposed to 130 or 120”
“She said: "...a three-year scheme would exempt Welsh firms from up to £5,000 of employer National Insurance contributions for the first 10 employees hired."”
“United States labor participation rate fell to 63.6 percent in April, the lowest recorded level since December 1981, according to the the latest jobs report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.”
“Together with Jim Slater, he formed Slater Walker Securities, which became a multi-million pound business, specialising in corporate raids and takeovers of ailing companies.”
“The April report fell short of analyst expectations – 115,000 jobs added compared to consensus expectations of about 160,000 – and is the smallest reported gain in six months.”
“Their 28in foam latex puppets are expected to fetch £3,500 at Bonhams auction house in London.”
“The official unemployment rate declined slightly to 8.1 percent, though that was largely a result of more than 500,000 people leaving the labor force by giving up on looking for work.”
“A puppet of former Tory Prime Minister Sir Edward Heath is also being sold with an estimate of up to £1,800.”
“Finance blogger Jim Pethokoukis wrote that if labor force participation was the same as when President Obama took office, the unemployment rate would be about 11 percent.”
“She said thousands of businesses across Wales would benefit from the Budget, giving the example that a three-year scheme would exempt Welsh firms from up to £5,000 of employer National Insurance contributions for the first 10 employees hir…”
“The report marks 38 consecutive months with unemployment above 8 percent, which Bloomberg notes is the "longest such stretch since monthly records began in 1948."”
“Tornado, the new £3m Peppercorn class A1 pacific steam locomotive was built over almost 20 years by The A1 Steam Locomotive Trust in Darlington.”
“The economy has experienced seven waves of this form of stimulus in the past 10 years, according to the report.”
“It also has a number of joint ventures including a 49% stake in the UK's Virgin Rail Group.”
“The Arizona-based solar company on Thursday reported a net loss of $0.08 per share and a 12 percent decline in revenue during the first three months of 2012, far below analyst expectations.”
“The uncertain pace of economic recovery meant its bus division was planning for 'relatively modest' fare and revenue increases in the year ahead”
“Revenue for the first quarter of 2012 came in at $497.1 million, as prices continued to fall across the industry.”
“rise in annual profits of almost 14%.”
“Analysts polled by Bloomberg had forecast top line results of $678.8 million and earnings per share of $0.48.”
“The chain made £11.5m in the year to the end of April, compared with £10.1m a year earlier, its parent company Kesa Electricals said, despite like-for-like sales slipping 1.5%.”
“Just last month, First Solar announced plans to lay off 2,000 employees—about 30 percent of its workforce—and close a number of its facilities around the world.”
“Across the Kesa group, profits were £69.6m, from losses of £81.8m.”
“Two green energy companies—Solyndra and Beacon Power—recently filed for bankruptcy, despite receiving hundreds of millions of dollars in taxpayer-guaranteed loans from the Department of Energy.”
“Sales were up 0.4% but down 1.5% on a like-for-like basis which strips out new stores.”
“Two years later, however, the firm filed for bankruptcy.”
“Its French business, Darty France, recorded a 7.4% sales increase.”
“In 2009, Boeing Aircraft attempted to relocate a factory to South Carolina, another right-to-work state, in order to cut down on costs and avoid strikes that plagued its Washington plant.”
“Owners of 250 factories at Ashulia near Dhaka resumed production after the government promised to stop protesting workers from vandalising them.”
“Under Palmer’s leadership, the WPPA signed on to a letter with several other large unions threatening to boycott a local bank company and Kwik Trip convenience stores if they did not oppose Walker’s collective bargaining reforms.”
“One factory owner told the BBC that 200 factories had been vandalised, making it difficult for the owners to meet buyers' deadlines and leading to losses.”
“The threats alienated recall supporters, according to the Wall Street Journal, which reported those threatened actually saw business improve.”
“Garments are easily Bangladesh's biggest export, accounting for more than 80% of annual export earnings worth $15bn (£10bn).”
“His business - The Foodie Company - has an annual turnover of £400,000 and is made up of a café, a food hamper distribution outlet and a packing facility.”
“Ann MacCallum became the first woman to run a Harris Tweed mill when she was appointed general manager of Harris Tweed Textiles' Carloway Mill on Lewis in March.”
“KPMG say video game companies contribute £1bn to UK GDP each year”
“The tax break proposed by the previous Labour government could have created 3,000 new jobs and £457m to spend on development, according to KPMG Scotland.”
“The industry is also estimated to contribute £1bn to the UK's GDP each year.”
“When Canada is 40% cheaper and France has built-in tax credits, you're looking at saving millions a year.”
“you're looking at saving millions a year”
“This is something that already exists for the film industry and the games industry is bigger than that.”
“falling behind in a global industry worth billions”
“The UK - and especially Dundee - are at the forefront of this and are working with global players. It is something we can excel in and this was an opportunity to drive that.”
“the cuts would devastate the region where almost third of workers are employed in the public sector.”
“Wansbeck in Northumberland has the second highest percentage of public sector workers with 47.8%”
“and Durham third with 46%.”
“The BP face paints have been sold in nearly 300 of its stores in the UK”
“The paints, costing £1.99, were bought at a BP store in Lightwater, Surrey.”
“BP said it had received no other complaints about the face paints, which were sold in nearly 300 of its stores.”
“Surrey County Council Trading Standards said BP had fully co-operated with them once they were alerted to the problems and offered to withdraw all stock from shelves nationwide.”
“We will strengthen our contingency plans and aim to fly from Heathrow 100% of long-haul operations and a substantial proportion of short-haul services”
“The industrial action taken by cabin crew this year has already cost the airline an estimated £150m.”
“Earlier on Tuesday, BA said it had reached an agreement with its pension trustees on a plan to reduce its £3.7bn pension deficit.”
“Last month, BA reported its biggest annual loss since it was privatised in 1987 - £531m ($788m) in the 12 months to March.”
“Some 83% of the 31,000 rail users questioned were happy with their rail journey - a 2% rise since spring 2009.”
“However, less than half - 48% - felt their rail ticket was value for money, although this was up from 40%.”
“The survey found those satisfied with punctuality and reliability had risen from 80% in spring last year to 82% in spring 2010.”
“It also revealed that satisfaction with the comfort of carriages - whether there was sufficient room to stand or sit - was up from 66% to 68% over the same period.”
“However, passengers continued to have concerns with the industry's handling of delays, with satisfaction levels in this category unchanged at just 35%.”
“Where individual train companies were concerned, the Wrexham & Shropshire company had the highest overall satisfaction figure - of 99%.”
“Grand Central and Merseyrail also scored highly, with satisfaction rates of 94% and 93% respectively.”
“Meanwhile, the lowest ratings for overall satisfaction was given to London Overground, at 72%.”
“First Capital Connect and National Express East Anglia also scored poorly - with respective satisfaction figures of 76% and 77%.”
“Owners have shut all 250 garment factories at one of Bangladesh's main manufacturing zone after violent protests by workers over wages.”
“Workers want three times the current minimum wage of $25 (£17) a month.”
“The rate, set by the Bangladesh government, was last raised in 2006.”
“In the past few weeks, angry workers vandalised around 200 garment factories.”
“sent the council a bill, demanding cash for an hour's labour and materials”
“Mazda confirmed that he had worked at the company for less than a month before he resigned in April.”
“Ujina is Mazda's main assembly plant, employing some 7,000 people.”
“At a news conference, company officials said that Mr Hijiki was a temporary worker employed at the plant for a very brief period ending in April 2010.”
“approximately 3,000 litres seeped into the drains.”
“the all-clear was given at 0300 BST on Monday.”
“Seven crews from Burton, Barton-Under-Needwood, Chase Terrace, Lichfield and the Damage Limitation Unit from Hanley attended the scene.”
“Eight workers at Central Laundry, which provides linen services to the healthcare, hospitality and education sectors, were also evacuated from the site and received medical treatment at the scene.”
“Michael Jackson's estate has made more than $1bn (£677m) since his death a year ago”
“album sales have generated about $383m (£259m)”
“revenue from the film This Is It has hit nearly $400m (£271m)”
