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Economy

Hurrah! Debt Deal Reached

After all the tensions of possible financial meltdown, President Barack Obama announced on Sunday night that an agreement with Republican congressional leaders has been reached. The deal would cut more than $2 trillion from federal spending over a decade. Default…

Economy

Village Post Offices to Replace US Postal Service Offices

The US Postal Service will be closing more than 3500 office locations across the country due to the hard financial times. They are thinking of replacing USPS offices by Village Post Offices. Read the statement: Our customer’s habits have made…

Economy

Borders Books Closing and Book Sale Starts Today

Borders Books is closing its doors and liquidation sales start now. Buy books with big discounts at your favorite location. Nearly 400 Borders Books locations are joining the Borders going-out-of-business sales event. See the poster below.

Economy

ConocoPhillips Plans to Separate Into Two

Consistent with ConocoPhillips’ previously stated strategies and focus on value creation for its shareholders, ConocoPhillips’ board of directors has approved pursuing the separation of the company’s Refining & Marketing and Exploration & Production businesses into two stand-alone, publicly traded corporations…

Economy

Canopy Lane Releases Phase Three

Canopy Lane is an overnight success! This brand new gated neighborhood has become an instant hit among OC homebuyers and next Saturday, June 11th, Phase Three will be released to accommodate the overwhelming demand. With prices from the low $500,000s,…

Economy

AirTran Holdings Now in Southwest Airlines

Southwest Airlines Closes Acquisition of AirTran Holdings, Inc. AirTran Airways officially become part of the Southwest Family! – Airlines will operate separately until receipt of Single Operating Certificate – In the near term, Customers will continue to interact exclusively with…

Economy

AT&T Buys T-Mobile

According to the press release on Sunday afternoon, AT&T is to acquire T-Mobile USA in a deal valued at $39 billion. AT&T now becomes the largest wireless carrier in the U.S., with nearly 130 million wireless subscribers, that includes T-Mobile’s…

Economy, Technology

Nokia Microsoft Partnership Announced

Is it official. Nokia partners with Microsoft. Announced in the Nokia blog, the two technology giant companies will combine their respective strengths and build a new global mobile ecosystem. Here’s a quick summary of what they are working towards: •…

Economy

Visa Acquires PlaySpan

Visa Inc. today announced through a press release an agreement to acquire PlaySpan Inc., a privately held company whose payments platform handles transactions for digital goods in online games, digital media and social networks around the world. The acquisition of…

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