Chrysler Ends Quarter With $225 Million Profit
DETROIT The comeback from bankruptcy at Chrysler hit a milestone Wednesday when the smallest of the Detroit automakers reported a $183 million profit for last year, its first full year of positive earnings since 2005. But the challenge for …
As opposition builds, PMO seeks to blunt charges it is going after seniors
OTTAWA - The Harper government is moving to deflect political blowback from planned cuts to public pensions, as the opposition blasted the prime minister for putting seniors’ security on the block. Prime Minister Stephen Harper put the cat among …
Rick Santorum: Romney, Obama mandates one and the same
Rick Santorum took on Mitt Romney for his embrace of a universal health care mandate in Massachusetts, saying Romney would be an ineffective opponent against President Obama since both had embraced “government-run, top-down medicine.” “Those are …
Harbaugh Parents to Watch Sons on TV
The Harbaugh clan is a football family — to say the least. And one with a very difficult choice on Sunday. Dad Jack Harbaugh is a former college coach. He and his wife, Jackie, raised Jim and John Harbaugh — who coach the San Francisco 49ers …
Motorola Xyboard fast, but no iPad killer
As Apple readies what many expect will be a 2012 release for the iPad 3, competitors are still struggling to make a dent in the iPad’s commanding lead among tablet computers. The one other tablet that appears to have built a sizable user base …
Attack on Iraqi pilgrims kills 50, scores hurt
BASRA, Iraq (Reuters) - A suicide bomber disguised as a policeman killed at least 53 people and wounded scores in an attack on Shi’ite Muslim pilgrims at a checkpoint on Saturday. The bombing at the end of Arbain, one of the main religious observances in …
The push for a big casino resort in Queens
Vegas gaming kingpins are looking into getting in on the action to build a big casino resort at Aqueduct Racetrack in Queens, N.Y., The Wall Street Journal reports. The newspaper says Las Vegas Sands Corp. (The Venetian and Palazzo) and MGM Resorts …
FDA Halts Orange Juice Imports for Test
The U.S. has temporarily halted shipments of imported orange juice from all countries while they re being tested, and said it will destroy or ban products containing even low levels from a banned fungicide. If levels of the chemical …
HP, Dell Targeting Apple s Fashionista Buyers With New Ultrabook Laptops
Hewlett-Packard Co. (HPQ) and Dell Inc. (DELL) are unveiling slim ultrabook laptops at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas this week, stepping up competition with Apple Inc. (AAPL) s MacBook Air. Hewlett-Packard introduced a $ …
Israeli and US troops gear up for major missile defense drill after Iran maneuvers
JERUSALEM The Israeli military is gearing up together with U.S. forces for a major missile defense exercise, the Israeli military announced Thursday, as tension between Iran and the international community escalates. The drill is called Austere …
