Finding Savings In Store Brands Asbury Park Press | After watching the price of her favorite bread rising too quickly, Michele Shores decided it was time for a fresh approach. | She began picking up store-brand breads, Kroger Co.'s namesake brand or Wal-Mart Stores Inc.'s Great Value, when her usual bread went from $2 to $3 a loaf. Less than half t...
Years back, top CEO could only afford 'espasol' for lunch Inquirer | MANILA, Philippines—The Philippines may have scored zero on the medal tally in Beijing, but there is one Olympic title it can claim for itself—guardian of the bellies of the world's greatest athletes. | If no untimely bout with diarrhea thwarted a ...
Seattle bankruptcy trustee sues CEO of mortgage lender MILA Business Journal > Jabil's failure to disclose earnings leads analysts to say, so what? Team-oriented law firms need new interior design MILA maps route, strategy for national expansion Rosette Steel files Chapter 11 while awaiting first big sale | The bankruptcy tru...
RAB Capital CEO steps down after failed Rock bet The Independent | Philip Richards has stepped down as chief executive of RAB Capital to concentrate on fund management after losing money on a stake in Northern Rock. | The 48-year-old will now focus on running Special Situations, RAB's largest fund with about $1.5b...
Unilever: Nestle executive to take CEO job Lexington Herald-Leader | AMSTERDAM, Netherlands -- | Shares in Unilever jumped sharply Thursday after the maker of Dove soaps, Axe deodorants and Ben & Jerry's ice cream announced it had hired a popular executive from its biggest European rival, Nestle SA, to become its ne...
CEO confidence on the upswing in August, survey says Business Journal > | CEO confidence rebounded in August, growing 10 percent according to the monthly Chief Executive magazine CEO Index. | The monthly survey of 292 top executives put the index at 92.6, the highest since May 2008 when it was at 95.8. All five compone...
Delta's former chairman Allen joins Guided Therapeutics board Business Journal > Aaron Rents: Anatomy of an ad agency search New technology could decrease cervical surgery The Creeks at Beechwood gets new name | Former Delta Air Lines Inc. Chairman, President and CEO Ronald W. Allen has landed on the board of directors of Guide...
Prudential Palms Realty names Chris Harrington COO Business Journal > Sarasota Prudential realty firms merge Triangle home sales rise 19% | Chris Harrington becomes the new chief operating officer of Prudential Palms Realty on Sept. 8. Harrington was previously chief operating officer of York Simpson Underwood, a rea...
Shares leap as Unilever lures new CEO from NestlÉ The Daily Telegraph | Unilever, the Anglo-Dutch consumer products conglomerate, has poached a new chief executive, Paul Polman, from rival NestlÉ. | The maker of Dove soap, Hellmans mayonnaise and Knorr soups said its current chief executive, Patrick Cescau, will leave ...
Unilever: Nestle executive to take CEO job Kansas City Star | Shares in Unilever jumped sharply Thursday after the maker of Dove soaps, Axe deodorants and Ben & Jerry's ice cream announced it had hired a popular executive from its biggest European rival, Nestle SA, to become its new chief executive. | Unileve...
Lewis Hamilton demoted to third place after stewards' farcical decision Belfast Telegraph | The decision to demote Lewis Hamilton to third place here yesterday will long be remembered as being farcical and disgraceful by all in motor racing. | Lewis Hamilton had scored a sensational victory at Spa-Francorchamps - snatching victory from the jaws of defeat just when it seemed that Kimi Raikkonen was on course to emulate the great Jim Clar...
Macau becomes a not so sure bet Asia Times | By Muhammad Cohen | HONG KONG - For the past five decades, a Macau casino concession has been licensed to print money. In the past few months, printing money has become less profitable and less satisfying. | This week's opening of Cirque du Soleil's new Zaia show at the Venetian Macao is a reminder that Macau has gone from a sure thing to a risky...
Two-horse Race In North Carolina Sporting Life | The Wyndham Championship in North Carolina looks a two-horse race between Carl Pettersson and Scott McCarron after the pair put distance between themselves and the chasing pack in Saturday's third round. | Pettersson added a 66 to his opening two rounds of 64 and 61 to finish the day on 19-under - two clear of McCarron and six in front of a trio ...
