Tweet London: Julian Assange, founder of whistleblowing website WikiLeaks, was released on bail Tuesday after an extradition hearing. The former hacker said he was “happy” at the outcome and vowed that WikiLeaks would continue its work. Assange spoke to the media outside the Belmarsh magistrate’s court and expressed satisfaction at the hearing on his extradition [...]
Tweet Omaha : YORK Label has announced its acquisition of Southern Atlantic Label. Located in Chesapeake, Virginia, Southern Atlantic Label was founded in 1972 and employs 130 people. Southern Atlantic Label has a reputation for high-quality products and strong relationships with long-standing customers. Southern Atlantic Label’s primary market segment is food including poultry, deli meats, [...]
Continue reading …Tweet Dubai : International Dairy and Juice Limited (IDJ), a joint venture between PepsiCo and Almarai, announced today that it has acquired Egypt’s International Company for Agro-Industrial Projects (Beyti). Beyti, founded in 2005, is a well recognized brand name in Egypt. It produces a range of high-quality dairy and juice products, including plain and flavored [...]
Continue reading …Tweet Fort Lee :The National Inflation Association has discussed the biggest threat to the U.S. economy in 2010. In 2009, we saw the monetary inflation created by the Federal Reserve’s zero percent interest rates drive up the prices of U.S. stocks, without dramatically increasing the prices of U.S. consumer goods. We consider 2009 to have [...]
Continue reading …Tweet Dearborn : Ford Motor Company has confirmed that all substantive commercial terms relating to the potential sale of Volvo Car Corporation have been settled between Ford and Zhejiang Geely Holding Group Company Limited. While some work still remains to be completed before signing – including final documentation, financing and government approvals – Ford and [...]
Continue reading …Tweet Atlanta :Consumer delinquency rates for bankcards, first mortgages and home equity lines of credit again rose month-to-month in November, according to Equifax Inc.’s monthly Credit Trend Report. Home mortgages at least 30 days late reached another record of 7.91 percent in November (in total dollars), up from 7.76 percent in October and 7.65 percent [...]
Continue reading …Tweet Switzerland : Unlike the misleading information issued on December 18th by the Associated Press, TAG Heuer confirms it will continue its partnership with Tiger Woods, as per the following press release. TAG Heuer confirms that it will continue its relationship with Golf no. 1 Tiger Woods but will respect his desire of privacy by [...]
Continue reading …Tweet Abu Dhabi: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has imported cast iron rods worth $6.77 billion in 2008, a 237 percent increase over last year and 14 times more than the global growth rate of imports, WAM news agency reported. Turkey was the UAE’s main source of cast iron rods in 2008, contributing 87 percent [...]
Continue reading …Tweet Jakarta : PT Astra Honda Motor (AHJ), Honda’s joint venture company in Indonesia responsible for motorcycle production and sales, held a ceremony to commemorate cumulative production of 25 million motorcycles, which was reached earlier this month, on October 3, 2009. Honda began motorcycle production in Indonesia in 1971 through a technical collaboration agreement. In [...]
Continue reading …Tweet London : Hollywood actress Rachel Weisz has no problems about getting older, because she feels she is more confident and happy with herself. The 39-year-old actress isn’t nervous about hitting the milestone age next March because as she has gotten older, her confidence has grown, reports list.co.uk. “I just think that things get [...]
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