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McDonald’s says its french fries are now trans-fat-free in all its restaurants in the United States and Canada. The big fast-food chain is catching up with its rivals in that area.
The company made the word official Thursday at its annual shareholders meeting at McDonald’s Corp. (MCD, Fortune 500) headquarters in Oak Brook, Ill.
McDonald’s has […]
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China's inflation probably stayed near the highest level in more than 11 years, highlighting the government's challenge of dousing prices without triggering a slump in the economy.
The consumer price index rose 8.2 percent in April from a year earlier, according to the median estimate of 22 economists in a Bloomberg News survey, after […]
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A 26-acre mixed-use development will soon target Dallas' Latino population with a sports and entertainment complex, plus substantial retail and residential components.
The development, called Foro Dallas, will built at Interstate 35 and Regal Row. The project will include La Plazita Sports & Entertainment, an 8-acre area set aside for sporting events and […]
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Australia's central bank probably will keep interest rates unchanged to gauge fallout from the global credit squeeze, the worst quarterly slump on the nation's stock market since 1987 and waning consumer confidence.
Governor Glenn Stevens will leave the overnight cash rate target at 7.25 percent tomorrow in Melbourne after quarter-point increases this month and […]
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New York state Attorney General Andrew Cuomo has announced that the nation’s two largest purchasers of home loans have agreed to buy only from banks that meet new appraisal standards.
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, which purchase roughly 60 percent of all home loans originated in the United States, have agreed to the establishment […]
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Petrohawk Energy Corp said it agreed to acquire additional acreage in Fayetteville Shale Trend from a private seller for $222.5 million.
The assets include about 18,500 net acres and increases Petrohawk’s leasehold in the Fayetteville Shale to about 150,000 net acres, the independent energy company said in a statement fast cash advance loan.
Petrohawk said it estimates […]
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Wien (euro adhoc) - Bratislava / Vienna, 28 December 2007 - SkyEurope announces the completion of a EUR 15 million financing facility from its largest shareholder, York Global Finance S.a.r.l.
This loan provides SkyEurope with adequate working capital to continue with the execution of its turn-around plan without diluting shareholders` interests through the issuance of new […]
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If you are taking out any form of credit, whether you are applying for a credit card or getting a mortgage, the first thing you will look at is the APR of the loan. What does APR really mean? And does it give a true reflection of the cost of the loan? We provide some […]
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