Wednesday, April 04, 2007
Fewer expect to add workers in quarter, survey says
NEWS
Oil: Venezuela's lifeblood is also a political flashpoint
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Hugo Chavez vs. Big Oil. Now there's a showdown without an obvious crowd
favorite.
Tropical forecast is fierce again
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The 2007 Atlantic hurricane season should be "very active," with nine
hurricanes and a good chance that at least one major hurricane will hit
the U.S. coast, a top researcher said Tuesday. Forecaster William Gray
said he expects 17 named storms in all this year, five of them major
hurricanes with sustained winds of 111 mph or greater.
Efforts to pass new helmet laws intensify
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Lawmakers and safety advocates in eight states are pushing for new
motorcycle
helmet laws in a new trend sparked by soaring motorcyclist fatalities
and last
year's crash of NFL star Ben Roethlisberger.
MONEY
DaimlerChrysler ponders Chrysler sale
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Confirming weeks of conjecture and rumor, DaimlerChrysler said Wednesday
that
it has been in talks with people about the sale of its struggling
Chrysler
unit.
Fewer expect to add workers in quarter, survey says
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Fewer companies expect to add workers this quarter than in the first
three months of the year, according to a survey out Wednesday that still
points to a fairly steady, solid job market.
Reebok to 'run easy' in its new ads
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Reebok is setting a new pace in its race for more of the $9 billion
global running shoe sales.
