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TOKYO -- Japanese stocks dropped Wednesday on profit-taking despite the upbeat results of the central bank's quarterly "tankan" business expectation survey. The dollar fell against the yen.

The benchmark Ni...

The former keeper of Judson College's finances will be arraigned Thursday in Perry County on cha... Judson finance chief indict

The former keeper of Judson College's finances will be arraigned Thursday in Perry County on charges she stole around $250,000 from her employer, the attorney general's office said Monday.

Marion-resident Renee B. Kilpatrick was indicted on charges of first-degree theft of checks or currency, first-degree theft of a money order or certified check and illegal possession of a credit ...

Gov. Jeb Bush's administration will spend $6 million to boost the state's construction work for... Business Briefing...

Gov. Jeb Bush's administration will spend $6 million to boost the state's construction work force by putting the money toward training programs that can quickly get carpenters, roofers and other workers on to job sites. Builders already needed workers to keep up with a housing boom before the four hurricanes of 2004, followed by four more in 2005 that have led to a big need for repair work. read more

Japanese stocks dropped Wednesday on profit-taking despite the upbeat results of the central bank... Japanese Stocks Drop; Doll

Japanese stocks dropped Wednesday on profit-taking despite the upbeat results of the central bank's quarterly "tankan" business expectation survey. The dollar fell against the yen.

The benchmark Nikkei 225 index shed 314.28 points, or 1.99 percent, to finish at 15,464.58 points on the Tokyo Stock Exchange. The broader Topix index, which includes all shares on the exchange's first sectio...

Next January, when the Livingston Wal-Mart closes its doors, the city's tax revenue will likely ... Livingston ponders life aft

Next January, when the Livingston Wal-Mart closes its doors, the city's tax revenue will likely suffer.

At their Monday meeting, Livingston Mayor Tom Tartt said he would like to work with the council to find new ways to generate a Revenue Enhancement Proposal.

"This is something that we need to look at and we will probably have a work session about it at our next meeting," Tartt sa...

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The year was 1981 and the FM radio frequency at 91.7 had just emerged into the legal realm of rad... Milwaukee Talks: WMSE'

The year was 1981 and the FM radio frequency at 91.7 had just emerged into the legal realm of radio as WMSE at the Milwaukee School of Engineering. As WMSE gets ready to celebrate its 25th birthday as listener-supported, frontier radio in Milwaukee, Station Manager Tom Crawford chats with OMC about evolving from an avid listener at age 20 into one of the station's biggest catalyst for the grow...

The Manpower quarterly survey of 16,000 employers found 23 percent of them expect to add to staff... Survey: Hiring plans pick

The Manpower quarterly survey of 16,000 employers found 23 percent of them expect to add to staff in the first quarter, while only 10 percent expect to trim their work force.

"U.S. businesses are not aggressively seeking to increase staff levels as they enter the new year. Instead, they are looking back over the past several quarters and are concluding that hiring is still on target with ...

FSCS Default Declarations Open the Way for Consumers to Claim Compensation LONDON, December... FSCS Default Declarations Open t

FSCS Default Declarations Open the Way for Consumers to Claim Compensation

LONDON, December 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Consumers can claim compensation of up to GBP48,000 if they have lost money as a result of their dealings with any one of 17 firms that the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) has recently declared in default. FSCS is the UK's statutory fund of last resort for customer...

India's IT and business process outsourcing (BPO) services industry could be bringing in US$60 b... India's outsourcing val

India's IT and business process outsourcing (BPO) services industry could be bringing in US$60 billion by the year 2010, growing at over 25% a year, according to a report.

However, the industry could face a shortage of half a million workers unless remedial measures in public education and corporate training are taken quickly, according to the report.

India's software and services...