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MarketWatch First Take: Comcast quietly sets usage cap for Internet consumers

marketwatch.com     10 hrs ago   78 related          

Comcast sets usage cap for Internet users Commentary: Company gets low marks for disclosure to customers SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Comcast Corp. is up to its old tricks, as it seeks to rid its network of customers...                    

State Report Criticizes SF Bay Oil Spill Response

cbs5.com     3 hrs ago   5 related          

Slideshow: SF Bay Oil Spill Environment & The Green Beat SAN FRANCISCO (AP) ― California's state auditor says the state government's response to November's San Francisco Bay oil spill was hindered by poor communication...                    

Venture capitalist guilty of defrauding investors

signonsandiego.com     8 hrs ago   3 related          

SAN JOSE – A former Silicon Valley venture capitalist faces up to 28 years in prison after a jury convicted him of bilking investors of more than $20 million. Forty-nine-year-old Moses Joseph was convicted Tuesday of 22...                    

1st Century Bank Expands Relationship Management Team

tmcnet.com     11 hrs ago   2 related          

LOS ANGELES, CA, August 29 / MARKET WIRE/ -- 1st Century Bank, N.A. (the "Bank"), a wholly owned subsidiary of 1st Century Bancshares, Inc. (OTCBB: FCTY), today announced the expansion of its relationship management team...                    

Blythe Danner to guest star on 'Medium'

upi.com     6 hrs ago   5 related          

Blythe Danner, a cast member in the dramatic comedy motion picture "The Last Kiss," arrives for the premiere of the film in Los Angeles, California on September 13, 2006. (UPI Photo/Jim Ruymen) BURBANK, Calif., Aug. 29...                    

Incomes drop sharply in July while spending slows

nwsource.com     11 hrs ago   76 related          

By MARTIN CRUTSINGER AP ECONOMICS WRITER Shoppers walk next to children's store at a mall in San Jose, Calif., Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2008. Personal incomes plunged in July while consumer spending slowed significantly as the...                    

NASA Mars Lander Digs Deeper as Third Month Nears End

astronomie.info     9 hrs ago   5 related          

PRESS RELEASE Date Released: Friday, August 29, 2008 Source: Jet Propulsion Laboratory TUCSON, Ariz. -- The next sample of Martian soil being grabbed for analysis is coming from a trench about three times deeper than any...                    

Alitalia files for bankruptcy protection

marketwatch.com     9 hrs ago   25 related          

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Alitalia has filed for bankruptcy protection as the Italian government scrambled to put together a package to save the troubled airline, according to a statement posted on its corporate Web...                    

Inspectors to monitor workers in Calif. heat wave

ibtimes.com     11 hrs ago   1 related          

Workplace inspectors will begin checking on farm laborers as temperatures reach triple digits in parts of California's San Joaquin Valley. Investigators with the state Division of Occupational Safety and Health announced...                    

The First American Corporation to Present at Keefe, Bruyette & Woods 2008 Insurance Conference

finanznachrichten.de     6 hrs ago   1 related          

SANTA ANA, Calif., Aug. 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The First American Corporation , America's largest provider of business information, announced that it will host a presentation to discuss First American's Financial...