Wealthy's belt-tightening chokes blue-collar workers
It's hard to feel sorry for well-heeled shoppers whose idea of tough economic times is passing on $1,000 Burberry raincoats or that $300 limo ride while the working poor skimp on vegetables and take the bus.But economists say that recent signs of cutting back by the affluent could hurt the economy and deliver even more pain to lower-income workers, who are dependent on their business and fat tips.Summers, Geithner have baggage, not fatal flaws
Lawrence Summers is a brilliant, sometimes arrogant economist who can be hard to work with. Timothy Geithner, whose sharp mind has been honed by five years of dealing with the heads of the world's largest financial institutions, got his job as president of the New York Federal Reserve Bank partly because he is easy to work with.Official says United, Delta have discussed combining; airlines deny it
ATLANTA AP - UAL Corp.'s United Airlines and DeltaAirLines Inc. have been discussing a combination between the nation's second- and third-largest carriers that would keep the United name and the corporate headquarters in Chicago, The Associated Press has learned.But Delta issued a statement denying "published reports that it had engaged in merger talk with United.Brands step in as music labels' budgets shrink
Irish rockers U2 will step on stage today in Tampa, Fla., helped by BlackBerry's sponsorship of their world tour in a deal no record company could offer. Research In Motion Ltd.'s "BlackBerry Loves U2" advertising campaign is part of a trend where brands are stepping into the breach as plummeting sales shrink music labels' marketing budgets.Big Names In Legal Community Made Appearances In 'The Book'
Although none of their portraits were particularly flattering, some well-known Georgia lawyers made appearances in John Berendt's best-seller Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil.Section to advocate internationally for disabled
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