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Ike blasts Turks and Caicos, floods Haiti again
Florida Keys are evacuated while Cuba prepares for a direct hit ...
U.S. government takes over Freddie and Fannie

The U.S. government will take control of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac as expected after the biggest surge in mortgage defaults in at least three...

Economists predict retail sales reduction in U.S. mainland
Retail sales probably fell for the first time in six months in August with a 0.2% drop, according to median projection ...
PPR replaces candidates
Puerto Ricans for Puerto Rico directorate adding five new names to replace those thrown out for backing PDP's candidate for San Juan mayor ...
Puerto Rico’s birth rate dropping
Forty-seven percent of all women in Puerto Rico between the ages of 15 and 44 do not have children, new study finds ...
US tops Cuba 1-0 in 1st trip to island in 61 years
United States' first soccer match in Cuba since 1947 yields hard-fought victory in World Cup qualifier ...
Greenspan: Don't use Fed as a 'magical piggy bank'
Former Federal Reserve chief advocates new way of dealing with government bailouts of companies; says Congress needs to give the government new powers...
New study paints sad picture of Puerto Rico’s health care system
Shortages in personnel and long-term care, a near absence of information technology and Medicaid inequalities listed as main factors ...
Brazilian student’s body found
Body's location inside of river cave made its retrieval difficult for rescue workers ...
Obama rebukes Palin on earmarks
Democratic rival says she pretends to oppose spending earmarks when she actually has embraced them ...
Cabaña Las Lilas closes in Plaza Las Américas
Current recession claims another in long list of restaurants and eateries ...
Oil prices drop as jobs data add to demand worries
Barrel price for light, sweet crude sank to five-month low of $106.23 on the NYSE; OPEC expected to restrict oil production at meeting next week ...
Puerto Rico site of 2009 tourism summit
Event expected to generate 10,000 room nights, says Tourism director ...
Hurricane Season 2008
  11,220.96 +32.73 +0.29%
  1,242.31 +5.48 +0.44%
  2,255.88 -3.16 -0.14%
  Updated: 09/05/2008 at 4:00 PM
 
9/05   9/04
  14.78 22.25 16.99 17.28 -0.29
  10.80 32.94 14.51 13.66 +0.85
  0.55 4.25 1.25 1.25 0.00
  9.84 24.37 17.97 17.14 +0.85
  4.95 14.18 8.73 8.18 +0.55
  7.06 15.00 11.99 11.74 +0.25
  5.62 11.29 9.70 9.37 +0.33
  0.59 2.59 0.64 0.65 -0.01
  1.63 9.09 3.16 3.53 -0.37
  0.16 1.95 0.52 0.45 +0.07
  Updated: 09/05/2008 at 4:00 PM
5,000 rooms achieved, well…maybe in the pipeline
  The recession is hurting everybody and no one can deny that. The tourism sector is no exception. ...
 
 
Google polishes product line with Chrome browser
        Sep 05, 2008                     
  Web browser promoted as a sleeker, faster, safer and reliable alternative to Microsoft's Internet Explorer ...
Dell steps into ultraportable arena with Latitude E4200 and E4300
        Aug 25, 2008                     
  When it comes to laptops, ultralight and ultrathin are what’s chic. ...
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The race to Washington

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HIMA-San Pablo targets aging with $400 million investment
To open four retirement communities; first three slated for Guaynabo, Palmas and Bayamón ...
Popular to acquire R-G’s $9B mortgage-servicing portfolio
$40 million to $50 million deal to help embattled R-G increase liquidity and gain extra time to complete its audited financial statements ...
P&G Pharmaceuticals to close Manatí plant by 2010
Company to begin transfer of Drantium muscle-relaxant production off-island in 2009; 130 jobs to be lost ...
Medtronic Puerto Rico expands spinal division in Humacao
Invests $30 million, adds 45,000 square feet to building space and creates 105 new jobs; total Medtronic employment now up to 2,400 ...
Tougi Metals opens five scrap-metal yards in P.R.
Will add five more yards within three months, part of a regional plan to create 50 scrap yards in 12 months; metal to be recycled and sold, mainly...
 
  Rafael Hernández Colón
We have just passed Labor Day when the crescendo of political campaigns leading up to November...
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  Carlos Romero Barceló
Next to the issue of Gov. Aníbal Acevedo Vilá’s corruption—and the fact that all of his Popular...
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The whopper is king
Nearly 40% rank BK as top fast-food brand in P.R.; McDonald’s stands at 21%; chicken chains favored by older customers ...
For Popular, is $1.17B mortgage sale only the beginning?
Banco Popular parent company may be pondering divestment of California, Texas, Illinois operations to concentrate on more stable East Coast market ...
Washington bound
The best news coming out of our front page story today is music to CARIBBEAN BUSINESS readers. ...
El Convento switches focus from leisure to business
Hotel makes key changes in technology and customer service to cater to local business as well as travelers; occupancy remains stable at 84% ...
Lilly Carolina plant grows as global supplier
Significant recent hike in business providing products to Europe, Asia, Latin America; new $45 million state-of-the-art lab built to fill the need ...
Critical housing issues to be addressed at landmark event
Puerto Rico to host 52nd IFHP World Housing Congress Oct. 12-15, with stellar line-up of 800 top global experts in urban planning and housing...
Importadora Española inaugurates new home
Celebrates 50th anniversary with the opening of new 16,000-square-foot showroom in Guaynabo’s Corporate Office Park ...
HIMA-San Pablo’s $800 million expansion on schedule
Hospital ranked among fastest-growing companies in the U.S. by Inc. magazine; converting operations from independent hospitals to integrated...
Puerto Rico to benefit from Aon-Benefield mega merger
$1.6 billion deal will increase Aon’s lead in the global reinsurance brokerage market; local operations of both companies await impact ...
Enrique Ortiz de Montellano: making telecom an art form
At age 38, Enrique Ortiz de Montellano is ready to take Puerto Rico by storm as the new president of the Puerto Rico Telephone Company and Claro. ...
Companies turning to promotions, online marketing
With recession-driven cuts in traditional-media budgets, agencies are scrambling to present creative alternatives ...
Casiano photographers receive coveted awards
Mabel Tossas, Leonardo Thillet recognized by Overseas Press Club and Institute of Puerto Rican Culture for excellence in their field ...
Fun needs space
We’ve heard that thinking outside the box brings results. ...
U.S. Hispanic market presents great business opportunities
Isabel Valdes’s book ‘Hispanic Customers for Life’ can provide companies the tools to expand into this market ...
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