http://www.gettingevenwithbigbusiness.com Just another WordPress weblog Wed, 10 Mar 2010 20:11:02 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en AP - As they scrambled recently to trace the source of a salmonella outbreak that has sickened hundreds around the country, investigators from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention successfully used a new tool for the first time — the shopper cards that millions of Americans swipe every time ... http://www.gettingevenwithbigbusiness.com/2010/03/10/cdc-uses-shopper-card-data-to-trace-salmonella-ap/ AP - Sonic Automotive Inc. More here: Sonic Auto to sell $210 million of senior notes (AP) http://www.gettingevenwithbigbusiness.com/2010/03/10/sonic-auto-to-sell-210-million-of-senior-notes-ap/ AP - The government ran up the largest monthly deficit in history in February, keeping the flood of red ink on track to top last year's record for the full year. Go here to read the rest:  Budget deficit sets record in February (AP) http://www.gettingevenwithbigbusiness.com/2010/03/10/budget-deficit-sets-record-in-february-ap/ AFP - WTO chief Pascal Lamy was in Washington Wednesday for talks with US officials and lawmakers amid an uphill effort to wrap up the long-running Doha Round of global trade talks by this year. View post:  WTO chief holds talks with US officials, lawmakers (AFP) http://www.gettingevenwithbigbusiness.com/2010/03/10/wto-chief-holds-talks-with-us-officials-lawmakers-afp/ AP - Specialty metal and plastic products company A.M. Castle & Co. said Wednesday that its fourth-quarter loss shrank, helped by lower material costs and the effect of one-time charges. Excerpt from: A.M. Castle 4th-quarter loss narrows (AP) http://www.gettingevenwithbigbusiness.com/2010/03/10/am-castle-4th-quarter-loss-narrows-ap/ AFP - The euro staged a modest turnaround against the dollar Wednesday in featureless trading as dealers looked for signals on prospects for the world economy and a proposed European monetary fund. View original post here: Euro rebounds, gains on dollar (AFP) http://www.gettingevenwithbigbusiness.com/2010/03/10/euro-rebounds-gains-on-dollar-afp/ AP - Unemployment rose in 30 states in January, the Labor Department said Wednesday, evidence that jobs remain scarce in most regions of the country. Read the original: Unemployment rises in 30 states in January (AP) http://www.gettingevenwithbigbusiness.com/2010/03/10/unemployment-rises-in-30-states-in-january-ap/ AP - The House has passed a bill that would allow taxpayers to write off charitable donations to Chile earthquake relief efforts when they file their 2009 taxes this spring. Read more:  House votes for faster tax breaks for Chile gifts (AP) http://www.gettingevenwithbigbusiness.com/2010/03/10/house-votes-for-faster-tax-breaks-for-chile-gifts-ap/ AP - Google Inc.'s CEO said Wednesday the Internet search company is in active negotiations with the Chinese government and expects some resolution in its dispute with Beijing soon. View post: Google CEO: Development in China dispute 'soon' (AP) http://www.gettingevenwithbigbusiness.com/2010/03/10/google-ceo-development-in-china-dispute-soon-ap/ AFP - US investigators launched a probe Tuesday into a runaway Toyota Prius in California, a high-profile case that threatens to undermine the Japanese automaker's effort to repair its battered image. Read more here: US probes runaway Toyota Prius (AFP) http://www.gettingevenwithbigbusiness.com/2010/03/10/us-probes-runaway-toyota-prius-afp/