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Today's Business Headlines
Friday, May 9, 2008
Friday, May 9, 2008
MUNICH — BMW's chief executive officer told shareholders Thursday that maintaining the automaker's presence in the United States, South Carolina, specifically, was not a knee-jerk reaction to the strong euro but a long-term strategy. "To be successful and respected in our industry, a...
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Friday, May 9, 2008
WASHINGTON — Struggling with record diesel prices, the trucking industry's main trade group introduced on Thursday a plan to reduce fuel consumption and emissions over the next decade, mainly by having its members slow down. The American Trucking Associations, members of which includ...
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Friday, May 9, 2008
MILWAUKEE — It's a few days before Mother's Day, and Robert Jenkins jumps every time the phone rings. He has about 220 reservations at his Cajun-style restaurant, Bayou, for brunch on Sunday. Last year, he had 300 reservations, but with the economy sagging, business is down. L...
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Friday, May 9, 2008
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So many housing units, so few people looking to move. While thousands of local homeowners compete for buyers in a slow real estate market, apartment complex owners are having to roll out the red carpet to attract renters.
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Friday, May 9, 2008
Friday, May 9, 2008
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Call the 2008 Mini Cooper Clubman wagon a fast-moving fashion statement that adds a soupcon of practicality to Mini's haute couture looks.
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Thursday, May 8, 2008
O’Quinn founder, Linda O’Quinn, and her daughter, Anna O’Quinn, who is director of the James Island school, are retiring. The program also has a school in Mount Pleasant.
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Thursday, May 8, 2008
The Sprout, a health-oriented deli-cafe and juice bar in Mount Pleasant, sprouted exactly one year ago Saturday; and to celebrate, it's lending a hand to the hungry.
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Thursday, May 8, 2008
WASHINGTON — The worst of the nation's credit crisis may have passed, Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson said Wednesday, though he acknowledged rising gas prices will blunt the effect of 130 million economic stimulus checks.
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Thursday, May 8, 2008
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Charleston-based software maker Blackbaud Inc. reported a 21 percent increase in first-quarter profit Thursday while slightly lowering its sales expectations for 2008. Blackbaud's earnings for the three months ended March 31 increased to $7 million, or 16 cents a share, compared with $5.8 million, or 13 cents per share, in the same period a year earlier. Revenue for the quarter jumped 26 percent to $69 million.
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Thursday, May 8, 2008
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During these times of economic woes, with consumer spending in a slump and imports staying at home, there is a silver lining at the Port of Charleston — exports are up.
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Thursday, May 8, 2008
Wednesday, May 7, 2008
Blackbaud's earnings for the three months ended March 31 increased to $7 million, or 16 cents a share, compared with $5.8 million, or 13 cents a share, for the same period a year earlier.
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Wednesday, May 7, 2008
The flow of goods through Charleston's docks, many of them products of Palmetto State manufacturers or suppliers, has helped reduce the impact of a general downturn in cargo shipments nationwide.
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