JetBlue Airways says that there will be no second exits for famed flight attendant Steven Slater — who captured the nation’s imagination with his profanity-laced loudspeaker tirade and jump down a plane’s emergency chute, beer in hand. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
Also tagged airways, captured-the-nation, del-icio-us, emergency-chute, flight-attendant, for-famed, jump-down, second-exits, steven, there-will, tirade-and, with-hisIn a matter of months, the Federal Reserve bought up a huge chunk of the nation’s mortgages. Here’s what it looked like on the inside. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
Also tagged a-huge-chunk, del-icio-us, federal, federal-reserve, huge-chunk, inside, like-on-the, looked-like, nation, the-inside-, what-it-lookedFormer Disney chief Michael Eisner could be the next chairman of the Tribune Company. It is one of the nation’s top media companies — though it is currently bankrupt, and working to reorganize its finances and its top management. It owns the Los Angeles Times, which is reporting the news about Eisner. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
Also tagged and-working, angeles, currently-bankrupt, del-icio-us, eisner-, finances-and, former-disney, michael-eisner, news, owns-the, reorganize-itsDespite a stagnant economy, several of the nation’s ports are bustling — getting ready for a big change in 2014. That’s when the Panama Canal will open a new lane and mark the start of a new era in shipping. From member station WVTF, Sandy Hausman reports on how top East Coast container ports are preparing. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
Also tagged a-big-change, a-stagnant-economy, are-preparing, container-ports, del-icio-us, getting-ready, mark-the-start, sandy-hausman, start, the-start, will-openThere were more signs this week that the sluggish economy is persisting. Will the nation’s economy keep lurching slowly forward, or will it slip backward and lead to a double-dip recession? NPR’s Scott Simon talks with Professor Danny Boston of Georgia Tech. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
Also tagged boston, economy-keep, keep, professor, professor-danny, scott-simon, sluggish, will-it-slipRising expectations about dorm livings arrangements has created some hefty room and board fees at the nation’s universities. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
Also tagged board-fees, del-icio-us, fees-at-the, has-created, livings-arrangements, nation, room-and, some-heftyFormer Federal Reserve Chair Alan Greenspan says the Bush tax cuts should be allowed to lapse. Greenspan, who as the nation’s top central banker in 2001 and 2003, pushed for the Bush tax cuts, now says that was a mistake. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
Also tagged 2001-and, bush, img-alt, npr, pushed-for, reserve-chair, says-the-bush, tax-cuts, top-centralA Florida couple who fled their dream home because of foul-smelling, ruinous Chinese drywall was awarded $2.4 million in damages Friday in the nation’s first jury trial over the defective wallboard that could have legal ramifications for thousands of similar cases. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
Also tagged 2-4-million, chinese, defective, dream, first-jury, fled-their, for-thousands, over-the-defective, similar-cases-, the-defectivePresident Obama made his first Oval Office address to the nation Tuesday night. The president says he will demand the chairman of BP set aside whatever money is needed to compensate the many people who have been hurt by the company’s “recklessness.” » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
Also tagged a-made-his, been-hurt, del-icio-us, obama, president-says, set-aside, tuesday, will-demandWith credit tight and consumers still pinching their pennies, many business owners find they can’t go on. The Obama administration’s new plan to give a boost to small businesses reflects continued trouble in that sector, which is facing new failures even as much of the nation’s economy is stabilizing. Read …
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