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The Port of New Orleans has reopened for business after Hurricane Katrina. On Wednesday the first vessel to leave the port in more than two weeks since the devastating storm ...4

The chief executive of TJX Cos. resigned abruptly, saying that some of the off-price retailer's smaller divisions "have not met expectations" in the past year and would ...3.1

Hurricane Katrina is starting to eat into the economy. The government reported Wednesday that retail sales plummeted last month, even before the storm hit, as high gasoline ...2.9

By Jennifer Shubinski < js@lasvegassun.com > LAS VEGAS SUN Women in construction fields face many of the same challenges in countries across the globe, two South ...2.7

SPECULATION was mounting today that a takeover of the Local Press group - which includes the News Letter and Derry Journal - was in the offing.2.7

Creditors of US Airways have voted overwhelmingly to approve the company's bankruptcy reorganization plan, which is centered around a proposed merger with America West ...2.7

By Kevin Rademacher < kevin.rademacher@lasvegassun.com > LAS VEGAS SUN State law clearly allows passengers in Clark County's massive fleet of limousines to drink ...2.7

Delta Air Lines Inc., weighed down by debt, high oil prices and competition, is expected to file for bankruptcy protection later on Wednesday, a source familiar with the ...2.9

Electronic medical records could improve patient care and possibly save billions of dollars, yet many doctors aren't investing in the technology because they may not reap ...2.7

Ukraine is to go ahead with the resale of state-owned steel mill Kryvorizhstal next month, eight months after the initial privatisation was annulled.2.9

Viisage Technology Inc. on Wednesday said it partnered with Motorola Inc. to combine their face- and fingerprint-recognition technologies in an identification system aimed ...2.7

Retail sales plunged in August by the largest amount in nearly four years, evidence that the economy was weakening even before Hurricane Katrina struck.2.7

Morrisons supermarket group could be facing shelf shortages following an announcement of strike action by delivery staff.2.9

The cost of health insurance for working Americans climbed 9.2 percent this year, the lowest rate of increase since 2000 but still far outpacing both general inflation and ...2.7

The fallout from Grupo Gas Natural's 22.5-billion-euro takeover bid for Endesa is set to crystallise with the impending resignation of the head of Unesa, the organisation ...2.9

Accountancy firm PricewaterhouseCoopers is to go before a disciplinary tribunal in connection to its audit work for collapsed bus group Mayflower.2.9

Taking Another Look at Lucent 2. Sirius Has Long-Term Distress Signal 3. Rambus Rises on Rumor 4. Katrina May Connect With Three Techs 5.2.7

It is time for the labor movement to make some changes, Unite Here General President Bruce Raynor told The Associated Press on Wednesday.3.1

Protestors against high fuel prices began three days of demonstrations at oil refineries and petrol stations in Britain, a plan that has already triggered panic fuel buying ...2.9

An Islamic cola company that was launched as an alternative to multinational drinks firms has gone into receivership.2.9

The secretary of state for the economy, David Vegara, said that if the pattern of last year - when crude oil prices rose sharply in the first eight months of the year and ...2.7

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Tribune Co., publisher of the Chicago Tribune, Los Angeles Times and other newspapers, said Wednesday its August revenue declined 0.9 percent to $428 million, as a drop in ...2.7

BOSTON At the end of this month, when the man who quadrupled the size of Harvard University's endowment and sparked controversy by paying his two top managers $25 million ...2.7

A LISBURN man has been disqualified from acting as a company director for nine years following a Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment investigation.2.7

Oxford Street stores are fighting back after the disappointing performances seen since the London terrorirst attacks on July 7. Flagship stores are planning a day-long party ...2.7

A multi-service international investment bank here is looking to invest in Korea, hoping to cash in on the success of the Korean wave.2.7

PRE-TAX profits at Independent News & Media, owner of Belfast Telegraph Newspapers, soared by 80% in the first six months of this year.2.7

While California's HMO patients gave their health care plans improved ratings this year compared with last year, the actual quality of care provided left significant room ...2.7

Airport modernisation hits airpocket The Asian Age India | Sridhar Kumaraswami New Delhi: The Mumbai and Delhi airport modernisation bid process suffered its second serious ...2.7

Italy's financial market watchdog Consob has approved a 4.9bn euro bid for Banca Nazionale del Lavoro by insurer Unipol.2.9

Pension fund managers in the UK are less inclined to take risks than their US counterparts.2.7

TOKYO Lone Star Funds, a Dallas-based investor, may raise about 80 billion selling shares in Tokyo Star Bank in Japan's second-largest initial public offering this year, ...2.7

SEATTLE - A Washington state judge, ruling in a case that exposed the behind-the-scenes animosity between two high-tech titans, said Tuesday that a former Microsoft ...2.7

Plasterboard maker BPB has forecast a 24% rise in annual pre-tax profit, to not less than 350m, around 30m above analyst predictions.4.5

Club Villa Fontana, which opened Sept. 1 at Fourth Street's Theater Square, includes a VIP section for private parties and special guests in a gallery overlooking the dance ...2.7

Shoppers are being overcharged 100m a year due to inflated interest rates on retail store cards, the UK's competition watchdog has said.2.9

In response to your column asking readers to share the most inspiring books we have read this year, mine is "Old Man in a Baseball Cap" .2.7