eBay fined in France for selling upscale perfumes Online auction site eBay Inc. was fined euro1.7 million ($2.5 million) by a Paris court on Monday for failing to stop the sale of famous perfume brands like Christian Dior, Guerlain, Givenchy and Kenzo — all of which are owned by luxury group LVMH. The decision follows […]
List of Bankrupt Airlines
This is a current list of Airlines who have entered protection and filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy from 2002 to the present. August 11, 2002 – US Airways enters protection December 9, 2002 – United Airlines under protection March 31, 2003 – US Airways emerges April 1, 2003 – Air Canada files September 12, 2004 […]
2011 Chinese Horoscope – Pig
Pig Outlook for 2011 Pig 1911, 1923, 1935, 1947, 1959, 1971, 1983, 1995, 2007 Pig Overview You have the privilege of being the luckiest animal during the Year of the Metal Rabbit. It’s about time! Last year might have been a bit hectic. However, all that planning and patience has finally paid off. You deserve […]
Strongest Property & Casualty in the U.S.
Data Date: Second Quarter 2009 Name State Total Assets ($) United Services Automobile Asn TX 20,014,820,711 USAA Casualty Ins Co TX 6,498,502,225 Hastings Mutual Ins Co MI 610,113,862 Interins Exch Of The Automobile Club CA 5,640,170,932 Dairyland Ins Co WI 1,231,187,238 Tokio Marine & Nichido Fire Ins Ltd NY 1,625,038,198 Tennessee Farmers Mutual Ins Co […]
Sopranos Season 2 Episode Guide
Season 2 Season 2, Episode 1: Guy Walks Into a Psychiatrist’s Office Original Air Date—16 January 2000 Pussy returns after months in hiding, Chris starts a boiler room stock operation, and Tony’s long-lost sister shows up on the doorstep. Season 2, Episode 2: Do Not Resuscitate Original Air Date—23 January 2000 Junior leaves prison due […]
Diamond Sells For $35 million
LONDON (Reuters) – Petra Diamonds sold a 507-carat diamond for $35.3 million on Friday, breaking a record as the highest price ever paid for a rough diamond. Analysts had estimated the value of the stone, one of the 20 biggest high-quality rough diamonds, at around $25 million. “It is fitting that the Cullinan Heritage should […]
Creative Jobs That Actually Pay Well
The term “artist” used to conjure images of an impoverished bohemian working in a drafty garret. But these days, that’s not necessarily the case. According to Rod Berg, a visual-arts career coach and the associate director of career services at Parsons The New School for Design in New York City, there are now many job […]
Who Really Owns the United States
Regardless of how much closer Obama’s budget brings our economy into a balance of payments not seen since 2001, we will continue to run deficits for the next decade, and the national debt will keep growing every year that happens. While most of the country’s $14 trillion debt is held by private banks in the […]