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Stocks surge to new highs after hiring climbs
Stocks surged to all-time highs Friday when a surprisingly good jobs report finally gave investors a clear sign of U.S. economic strength after weeks of conflicting signals. The market jumped from the opening, traders donned party hats, and a wave of...
Tags: NYSE Euronext, Inc., Gilead Sciences Inc., Media Industry, Kraft Foods Group, Inc., Standard & Poor's Financial Services LLC
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Rubbermaid, Sharpie maker to cut 2,000 jobs, restructure
Newell Rubbermaid Inc., which makes its eponymous containers and Sharpie markers, said it will trim its workforce by more than 10%, shake up its executive leadership and rework its organizational structure to help streamline the company. The cuts...
Tags: Job Layoffs, Layoffs and Downsizing, Bank of America Corp., Career and Workplace, Unemployment
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Flames still burning but crews contain Chevron oil refinery blaze
L.A. NOWOfficials Monday night contained a massive fire that raged out of control at a Chevron oil refinery in the Bay Area city of Richmond, according to media reports.... -
'Mad Men' recap: 'A moment before you need more happiness'
Show TrackerOn "Mad Men," one life ends while another moves forward.... -
Two massacres: Kandahar and My Lai
Opinion L.A.Whatever military justice ultimately delivers to the soldier accused of methodically killing 16 Afghan civilians, most of them women and children in their beds, the case says all the worst things about how a few -- or even one --...... -
U.S. companies paying majority of Olympic freight again
L.A. Times Olympics BlogBy Philip Hersh News and comment: News: U.S. Olympic Committee sponsor Proctor & Gamble will announce Wednesday it has become an International Olympic Committee global sponsor as well. Comment: Another plus for the USOC in its efforts to regain... -
Dow deal could improve chemistry between U.S. and International Olympic committees
L.A. Times Olympics BlogThe announcement coming Friday in New York about the newest International Olympic Committee global sponsor should be a big part of helping the U.S. Olympic Committee resolve its ongoing problems with the IOC over global sponsorship money. The new sponsor.... -
Gold, silver surge as dollar keeps sliding; stock market rallies on
Money & CompanyAnother trading day, same basic formula: The dollar sinks, gold and silver surge, and the stock market thinks it’s all good. A weak report on U.S. first-quarter economic growth gave currency traders another reason to push the battered dollar lower..... -
The Obama-Hu state dinner: Who made the guest list cut? No Salahis but a few Republicans sneaked in
Top of the TicketFamous names, many of them Asian, show up for the third state dinner hosted at the White House by the Obamas.... -
U.S. companies again foot a lot of the Olympic bill
The Fabulous ForumNews and comment: News: U.S. Olympic Committee sponsor Proctor & Gamble will announce Wednesday that it has become an International Olympic Committee global sponsor as well. Comment: Another plus for the USOC in its efforts to regain international favor... -
Products derived from natural, nontoxic ingredients -- once seen as fringe -- are now mainstream.
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterFirst of two parts At first, the experimental shampoo looked like a putrid salad dressing. Its oil and its water just couldn't get along. They separated in the bottle and, over time, the shampoo took on an ugly brown hue. The team at Avalon Organics,...Tags: Consumers, Toys, Invention and Innovation, Science, Health and Beauty Products
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Most industries remain dependent on hazardous substances
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterSecond of two parts To a chemist, chlorine is the perfect compound. Easily combining with other elements and molecules, chlorine is transformed into new classes of chemicals with an endless array of uses. It disinfects water, cleans clothes, kills bugs,...Tags: Consumers, Regional Authority, Education, Environmental Issues, Diseases and Illnesses
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