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Russia Yulia Koltunova competes in the women's 10m platform diving final of the 31st LEN European Swimming Championships, in Eindhoven.
- Arizona loses nearly 1,200 manufacturing jobs in past year
Arizona lost nearly 1,200 manufacturing jobs between March 2011 and March 2012 as the state started to see some benefits of a slowly recovering economy.
Manufacturers’ News Inc., which puts out state directories each year on the industrial sectors, compiles an annual report that measures each state’s manufacturing job sectors.
Arizona reported having 5,267 manufacturers with 214,360 employees in March, and it is benefiting from business-friendly policies as well as an attempt to lure in green...
- American Airlines plans more Brazil flights
Fort Worth-based American Airlines said Wednesday that it’s seeking U.S. Department of Transportation approval to add 17 flights between the United States and Brazil later this year.
“Brazil is a very important and growing market for American Airlines,” said Virasb Vahidi, American’s chief commercial officer. “With these additional frequencies, we plan to begin operating new service as soon as Oct. 1, giving our customers even more travel options to Brazil, which is Latin America’s largest...
- Jury convicts Steve Powell of voyeurism charges
A jury has convicted Steve Powell of voyeurism charges that stemmed from an investigation into the 2009 disappearance of his daughter-in-law Susan Powell, a mother of two from Utah who remains missing.
- Pro-Republican group plans $25 million anti-Obama ad blitz
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Crossroads GPS, a pro-Republican political group, is planning to spend $25 million in the next month on its largest ad assault against President Barack Obama yet this campaign season. The new advertising wave by the group, which supports presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney, is expected to begin on Thursday with an $8 million TV ad blitz in 10 states expected to be hotly contested in the November 6 election. The formidable non-profit Crossroads GPS and its sister Super PAC American Crossroads have pledged to spend some $200 million to help defeat ...
- Unilens Vision boosts earnings
Unilens Vision Inc. reported net income of $300,055, or 13 cents a share, for the three months ended March 31 compared to $296,792, or 13 cents a share, for the same period in 2011.
Total revenue for the just-ended quarter, the third quarter of the company’s fiscal year, was $2.2 million compared to $2.2 million for the same period last year, according to a written statement.
Largo-based Unilens Vision (OTCQB: UVIC) develops, licenses, manufactures, distributes and markets specialty contact...
- Barclays Kenya Q1 profit beats market expectations
NAIROBI (Reuters) - Rising total interest income buoyed Barclays Bank of Kenya's profit defying high interest rates and inflation to beat market expectations. The bank, majority owned by British lender Barclays, said in a statement on Wednesday that pretax profit rose 21 percent to 2.9 billion shillings for the first three months to the end of March. ...
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