BP says the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico already has cost it more than $3 billion, and that doesn’t include the giant escrow fund it has established to pay claims. The company also says it wants some of its corporate partners in the well to pay for part of the cleanup. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
Also tagged already-has, cleanup, cost-it-more, giant-escrow, gulf, include-the, oil-spill, says-the-oil, the-cleanup-For years, officials in Chicago, with the support of labor and community groups, have been fighting with Wal-Mart — only allowing one of the giant retailer’s stores inside the city’s borders. Wal-Mart now is offering to pay potential Chicago employees a higher minimum wage to break the stalemate. A proposal to build several dozen Chicago stores has the backing of Mayor Richard Daley. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
Also tagged backing, build-several, fighting-with, higher-minimum, inside-the-city, mayor, mayor-richard, minimum, only-allowing, pay-potential, stores-has, supportMonday is B-day for General Motors — the day the giant automaker is expected to file for bankruptcy protection in a New York courtroom. NPR’s Frank Langfitt fills in host Jacki Lyden about the implications of this move — for the company and the country. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
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