April 15, 2008     

infrastructure transportation

Delta, Northwest merger announcement causes controversy

Tuesday, April 15 2008

Delta and Northwest Airlines have announced plans to merge, in a deal that will create the world's largest airline. The new airline will keep Delta's name and worldwide headquarters in Atlanta. Labor unions are up in arms over the deal which may result in job losses for pilots and administrative staff.

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Retailers: the latest casualties of the credit crunch

Tuesday, April 15 2008

A wave of bankruptcies is changing the face of shopping malls across the US. Growing numbers of mid-sized retailers have found themselves out of luck as banks tighten the purse strings.

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Wall Street's hormone factor

By John Hockenberry, Adaora Udoji
Tuesday, April 15 2008

John Coates was working as a trader in New York during the dot-com boom when he came up with a hypothesis: financial decision-making might somehow be related to hormone levels.

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