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Three presumed dead at El Yunque plane crash
Pilot from Tortola and U.S. couple thought to have perished when small plane crashes into the mountainside ...
FEI recommended against Salinas mayor for alleged lascivious acts
Complaint filed in June alleging acts committed in the mayor’s residence kicks off investigation ...
Green light for PIP reinscription
San Juan Superior Court Judge Carlos Dávila Vélez determines party can start its process, but without taking money from Electoral Fund ...
 
 
Sorry fiscal state at ASDA
Farming and Livestock Services and Development Administration owes more than $100 million and lacks the capacity to cover its debts, according to...
Syndicate leader warns workers will confront Fortuño
Governor-elect says island’s fiscal situation is so bad he may not be able to fulfill collective bargaining agreements with government employees ...
Call for U.S. attorney's resignation catalogued as “bad timing”
PDP President Héctor Ferrer says party will wait until the case is over before taking a position on the matter ...
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Financial industry pushes for lower mortgage rates
WASHINGTON (AP) _ Financial industry lobbyists are urging the Treasury Department to take steps to lower mortgage rates in an effort to stabilize the...
Layoffs at Random House, Simon & Schuster
NEW YORK (AP) _ The economy has crashed down on an industry once believed immune from the worst — book publishing — with consolidation at Random House...
UAW to renegotiate labor terms, suspend jobs bank
DETROIT – The United Auto Workers said Wednesday it is willing to change its contracts with U.S. automakers and accept delayed payments of billions of...
Online Spending Rose 15% on Dec. 1, ComScore Says
(Bloomberg) -- Online spending at U.S. retailers jumped 15 percent on Dec. 1 to $846 million, the second-biggest amount on record, as Internet sites...
Stocks rise as investors absorb bad economic news

NEW YORK (AP) _ Wall Street overcame an early slide and turned higher Wednesday as investors calmly absorbed the latest evidence of a...

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Late challenge to $4.7B bid for Constellation

PARIS (AP) _ France's state-controlled power company challenged a proposed takeover by Warren Buffett of Constellation Energy Wednesday,...
NATO backs US missile shield over Russian protest
BRUSSELS, Belgium – NATO foreign ministers on Wednesday affirmed their support for U.S. plans to install anti-missile defenses in Europe despite...
Sweden ready to support but not buy Volvo, Saab

STOCKHOLM, Sweden (AP) _ Sweden's Industry Minister Maud Olofsson says the government is ready to support U.S.-owned automakers Saab and Volvo...

European markets down ahead of Dow's expected fall
LONDON (AP) _ European stock markets fell modestly Wednesday after further dismal economic data and as Wall Street was heading towards a lower...
World markets mixed despite Wall Street rebound
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) _ World markets were mixed Wednesday, failing to get much impetus from Wall Street's rebound as pervasive concerns about...
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Hurricane Season 2008
  8,591.69 +172.60 +2.05%
  870.74 +21.93 +2.58%
  1,492.38 +42.58 +2.94%
  Updated: 12/3/2008 at 5:00 PM
 
12/3   12/2
  6.51 22.25 9.32 9.18 +0.14
  5.10 24.23 6.22 6.14 +0.08
  0.55 4.25 0.96 0.96 0.00
  5.35 24.37 5.84 5.57 +0.27
  4.95 14.18 6.12 5.91 +0.21
  7.06 15.00 10.83 9.70 +1.13
  5.62 13.50 10.29 9.88 +0.41
  0.24 2.37 7.30 8.98 -1.68
  1.50 7.77 1.88 1.96 -0.07
  0.07 1.90 0.07 0.10 -0.03
  Updated: 12/3/2008 at 5:00 PM
* Value has increased as a result of a one-to-50 reverse-stock split executed on 12/02/2008.
Puerto Rico could learn from Virginia
  What’s in a name or, more specifically, in a brand? Who knows? ...
 
 
Fuel-cell powered devices getting closer
        Dec 01, 2008                     
  SIOUX FALLS, S.D. - Laptop, cell phone and iPod owners tired of having their devices run out of charge after a few hours have been patiently waiting...
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Building green

 Environmentally friendly buildings are no longer a fad but a must. Here’s how you can profit from the trend. ...

 




Pérez Riera and Vázquez: “Puerto Rico is open for business”
Economic Development team to cut in half the number of permits needed to set up businesses; other measures include reducing the top corporate...
Hyundai de P.R. adding two new dealers next month
Auto distributor expands network to 14 with new locations in Vega Alta, Caguas; eyeing northern and southern regions for additional dealerships ...
Mardes Builders LLC to open office in Guayama in January
Plans to create 20 jobs, leverage stateside experience and roster of clients for new local project developments ...
Lidio Soriano now with W Holding Co.
After one-year stint with Oriental as head of retail financial services, local banker joins Westernbank’s holding company as senior financial officer ...
 
  Rafael Hernández Colón
If one were to draw a conclusion from the radio talk shows, columns in our daily press or the...
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  Carlos Romero Barceló
If anything is obvious after the New Progressive Party’s (NPP) landslide victory Nov. 4, it’s that...
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Coty CEO Bernd Beetz visits Puerto Rico
Global exec transforms Coty, world’s largest beauty company with $4 billion in sales; licensing, R&D, technology, entrepreneurship top success...
Puerto Rico tired of poor road conditions
Over one-third of drivers had to fix their cars due to potholes, costing drivers thousands of dollars to repair damages to their vehicle ...
Three local banks apply for Capital Purchase Program
Popular Inc., First BanCorp and Oriental Financial Group line up for U.S. Treasury’s recapitalization program under TARP ...
WHI establishes one-to-50 ratio for reverse-stock split
Reverse split will be reflected in company’s common stock trading price at the opening of trading on Dec. 2 ...
B. Riley & Co. raises rating on Popular Inc. to ‘Buy’

On optimism that Popular will be approved for participation in the U.S. Treasury’s Capital Purchase Program (CPP), B. Riley & Co. Analyst Joe...

Doral posts $1.8 million loss in 3Q as bank President Calixto García resigns
Doral Financial Corp., the holding company of Doral Bank Puerto Rico, announced Nov. 14 its financial results for the third quarter (3Q), in which the...
Building green
You never know where the next business opportunity will come from. ...
Prasa’s José Ortiz committed to slashing water rates
Holdover from outgoing Acevedo Vilá administration to connect more than 127,000 illegal water consumers to system ...
Integrated architecture providing cost solutions for local manufacturers
Simplifies operations by bringing all plant systems together under single technology and communications platform ...
New Walmart CEO means good news for P.R.
The appointment of Mike Duke as new Walmart CEO could mean good news for the local Walmart operation, according to industry analysts interviewed by...
Fresh Mart expansion continues
The health-oriented Fresh Mart supermarket chain inaugurated its fifth location in Caguas with a $750,000 investment. ...
UPS to inaugurate new state-of-the-art 150,000-square-foot location in San Juan
Company official sees slow economy for the next six months; says integrated supply-chain solutions essential to manufacturing survival ...
ERC unveils new image and development strategies
Agency creates alliances to improve clients’ profitability; includes Intacto, ERAfilms, San José Network, Carat Media Wit ...
For those who’ve never seen a mechanic
It is always refreshing to watch a TV commercial and laugh out loud. ...
Interactive and mobile marketing trends growing more popular
Technology is changing how brands and consumers communicate; creating better understanding of customers’ preferences, global markets ...
Giving thanks
“God” is the answer that businessman Jaime Martí provides to the question “what motivates you to be a philanthropist?” ...
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