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by Lisa Marsh Apr 11, 2008
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More stores try marathon hours; is it worth it?

Just as they did at the start of the season, more of the nation's stores are pulling marathon

AP Dec 23 2008

Bad fish: Italy seizes tons of spoiled seafood

Italian authorities confiscated 160 metric tons (176 tons) of spoiled or fake seafood across

AP Dec 30 2008

Italy launches Rome-Milan high-speed train

Just outside Milan, the countryside started to blur as the Italian Railway's new Red Arrow

AP Dec 15 2008

Italy union curtails general strike due to rain

Italy's biggest union is limiting the scope of a general strike because of bad weather.The

AP Dec 11 2008

Italy may become world's biggest wine producer

A bumper harvest is expected to push Italian wine production above that of neighboring France

AP Dec 10 2008

Italy nabs 70 fake nurses who bought diplomas

Italian police say they have arrested 70 nurses and hospital attendants who allegedly got jobs

AP Dec 10 2008

Italian union strikes over crisis

Thousands of workers, students, pensioners and the unemployed marched in heavy rain through

AP Dec 12 2008

Madoff liquidation trustee gets $28 million for costs

By Grant McCool NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Bank of New York Mellon Corp has agreed to transfer

Reuters Dec 29 2008

An Italian solution: Parmesan for the needy

Let them eat cheese.With data showing a growing underclass and food lines now in most major

AP Dec 11 2008

Securities broker charged with conspiracy

A prominent Manhattan lawyer accused of duping hedge funds into making bogus investments paid

AP Dec 23 2008

Italian railway launches Rome-Milan high-speed

Just outside Milan, the countryside starts to blur as the Italian Railway's new Red Arrow high-speed

AP Dec 15 2008

Euro currency turns 10; seen as fulfilling promise

Ten years ago, Europe launched its grand experiment with a shared currency - and watched it

AP Dec 28 2008

LIRR offers NY train-to-plane discounts

The Long Island Rail Road is offering new discount fares to New York's MacArthur Airport.The

AP Dec 16 2008

Shoppers haggle for deals from desperate retailers

If you're looking for an extra bargain before the holidays, you may only have to ask. With

AP Dec 22 2008

2nd man who climbed NYT building pleads guilty

A man who climbed The New York Times building over the summer to publicize the fight against

AP Dec 19 2008

Italy's Eni welcomes proposed Libyan investment

Italy's largest natural gas and oil company said Thursday that it welcomed any Libyan investment

AP Dec 11 2008

Analyst: New York luxury tax may impact Tiffany

A tax on luxury goods in New York could hurt Tiffany & Co., which is already being hurt by

AP Dec 17 2008

Lehman broker charged in insider trading case

A former Lehman Brothers broker who gleaned tips about pending mergers from his wife, a partner

AP Dec 19 2008

Alpine resorts nervous as recession reaching peaks

The past few Alpine ski seasons have melted away under the specter of global warming, as balmy

AP Dec 19 2008

Times generates $1.7M from post-election day paper

The historic election of Barack Obama gave The New York Times a $1.7 million injection of revenue

AP Dec 09 2008

Regulator approves Telecom Italia's network plans

Italy's telecommunications regulator approved on Thursday Telecom Italia's plans to guarantee

AP Dec 11 2008

Sign stunt pays off for laid-off NYC man

A laid-off financial engineer who got worldwide press attention after he walked around midtown

AP Dec 11 2008

NY contractor indicted in crane collapse

The Manhattan district attorney's office says a contractor has been indicted on homicide charges

AP Jan 05 2009

Northeast posts 24 percent November sales decline

Existing home sales in the Northeast dropped nearly 24 percent in November from last year,

AP Dec 23 2008

Italy's Alitalia takes over Air One

Alitalia on Wednesday completed the takeover of its smaller competitor Air One as part of a

AP Dec 31 2008

SL Green Realty cuts dividend by more than half

Manhattan real estate trust SL Green Realty Corp. said Friday its board has cut the company's

AP Dec 26 2008

Review: Ditching car OK with Net transit planners

As a New Yorker, I don't own a car, and I really hate driving.So I challenged myself to avoid

AP Dec 30 2008

EU approves bank rescue packages

The European Union on Tuesday approved bank rescue measures for many of the continent's major

AP Dec 23 2008

New York University sues fund executive over Madoff

By Grant McCool NEW YORK (Reuters) - Hedge fund executive Ezra Merkin has been sued again

Reuters Dec 24 2008

N.Y. judge restrains Merkin funds in Madoff lawsuit

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A judge extended an order on Tuesday barring hedge fund founder Ezra

Reuters Jan 06 2009

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