An estimated half-million Americans under age 65 are afflicted with Alzheimer’s and other forms of the disorder.
2012
Posted inNation & World
New wind-farm guidelines seek fewer bird deaths
WASHINGTON – The Obama administration offered new guidance Friday on where wind farms should be located to reduce the number of bird deaths while promoting increased use of wind power. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar said the guidelines, which take effect immediately, provide a scientific basis for developers and government regulators to identify sites with low […]
advertisement
Posted inNation & World
Judge tells FDA to act on antibiotics rule
In 1977, the agency issued an order to ban certain drugs in farm animals. But the rule wasn’t enforced.
Posted inBusiness
Bank program to let foreclosure owners rent
Under the program, Bank of America will retain title, then rent the home for less than the mortgage payments.
Posted inBusiness
Briefcase
Worst stock week of year ends with bargain hunting U.S. stocks rose Friday on a round of bargain hunting and a surge in energy shares, curbing what still turned out to be the worst week of the year for two stock benchmarks. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 34.59 points, or 0.3 percent, to 13,080.73. […]
Posted inBusiness
Jobless say they face discrimination
States consider laws to prohibit employers from discriminating against unemployed applicants.
Posted inBusiness
Suspect pleads guilty in tomato price-fixing plot
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – A former California food company owner pleaded guilty to racketeering Thursday in a national tomato price-fixing plot. Frederick Scott Salyer, 56, was charged with bribing purchasing managers to buy tomato products from his company, Monterey-based SK Foods. Prosecutors said he fixed prices and rigged bids for the sale of tomato products to […]
Posted inBusiness
Greece extends deadline for bond holders to April 4
ATHENS, Greece – Greece’s finance ministry Friday extended the deadline for holders of Greek bonds issued under foreign law or by state enterprises to agree to swap them with new securities worth less than half their original value. The exchange will complete the biggest debt writedown in history, relieving the crisis-hit country of just over […]
Posted inBusiness
Obama picks Jim Yong Kim for World Bank
His selection is seen as a way to quell criticism by developing countries of the U.S. influence on the post.
Posted inBusiness
Investigation launched into practices of large banks
Large banks had opposed creation of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, which opened the probe.