Monthly Archives: January, 2010
USA-C Has Answer to President Obamas Job Creation Dilemma
USA-C Has Answer to President Obama’s Job Creation Dilemma Made in USA-Certified Has Answer to President Obama’s Job Creation Dilemma: Safeguard American Jobs DELRAY BEACH, Fla.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Made in USA-Certified, Inc (www.usa-c.com) announced today that the first step in President Barack Obama’s agenda to create jobs in the United States should be to ensure that Americans [...]
More melamine-tainted milk products found in China
BEIJING – Melamine-tainted dairy products were pulled from convenience store shelves in southern China more than a year after hundreds of thousands of children had been sickened in a massive milk safety scandal, a government spokeswoman said Monday. The announcement calls into question the effectiveness of a crackdown launched by Chinese officials to improve product [...]
December home sales down nearly 17 percent
By ALAN ZIBEL, AP Real Estate Writer WASHINGTON – Sales of previously occupied homes took the largest monthly drop in more than 40 years last month, sinking more dramatically than expected after lawmakers gave buyers additional time to use a tax credit. The report reflects a sharp drop in demand after buyers stopped scrambling to [...]
Made in USA Certified, Inc. Announces New Corporate Headquarters
January 25, 2010 05:45 AM Eastern Time Made in USA Certified, Inc. Announces New Corporate Headquarters DELRAY BEACH, Fla.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Made in USA Certified, Inc., (www.usa-c.com), is an independent third party assurance and certification company and is proud to announce their new expanded Corporate Headquarters in beautiful downtown Delray Beach, Florida. CEO and Founder, Adam Reiser proudly [...]
White House Toughens Tone and Emphasizes Jobs
By JONATHAN WEISMAN WASHINGTON—Coming off one of the most difficult weeks of his presidency, Barack Obama has beefed up his political staff and is expected to deliver an uncompromising State of the Union address. Aides said Sunday that the White House wasn’t making any abrupt policy shifts, even as the message was retooled to focus [...]
The Shrinking of Corporate America
Fourth-Quarter Profits Jump as Banks, Airlines, Factories Cut Spending, Payrolls By PAUL VIGNA And JOHN SHIPMAN Now showing this earnings season: the Incredible Shrinking Corporation. Since the start of the recession two years ago, corporate and consumer balance sheets have been engaged in a forced bout of cutbacks that figure prominently in fourth-quarter earnings reports [...]
Angry Squeals Over Pork-Rind Imports
U.S. Producers and State Agriculture Officials Say Rule Loosening Restrictions on Brazil and Others Will Spread Diseases By LAUREN ETTER CHICAGO—When it comes to pork rinds, U.S. producers have long had the most skin in the game. They produce more of the crispy pigskin snacks than anyone in the world. Now a new federal rule [...]
Obama takes latest jobs message to hard-hit Ohio
PHILIP ELLIOTT, Associated Press Writer ELYRIA, Ohio – A combative President Barack Obama exhorted Congress Friday to pass a new job-creation bill, taking a populist appeal to America’s recession-racked Rust Belt in an effort to recapture the excitement of his campaign. Obama weaved us-against-them rhetoric into his appearances, telling a town hall audience that he [...]
Obama Seen as Anti-Business by 77% of U.S. Investors
Heidi Przybyla Jan. 22 (Bloomberg) — U.S. investors overwhelmingly see President Barack Obama as anti-business and question his ability to manage a financial crisis, according to a Bloomberg survey. The global quarterly poll of investors and analysts who are Bloomberg subscribers finds that 77 percent of U.S. respondents believe Obama is too anti-business and four-out-of-five [...]
State Unemployment Climbs; Four States Reach Records
Unemployment rose in most states in December-even breaking records in a couple of states-a reversal from previous months when states showed improvement, according to government data released Friday. Joblessness in four states-South Carolina (12.6 percent), Delaware (9 percent), Florida (11.8 percent) and North Carolina (11.2 percent)-and the District of Columbia (12.1 percent) reached record highs. [...]