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Kodak Quarterly Revenue Falls, Cuts Outlook - San Diego Union-tribune
new york – eastman kodak co slashed its outlook for 2008 revenue growth and earnings, after posting weaker-than-expected quarterly results from higher raw material costs and sluggish sales in its graphics business. the dim outlook, which ...
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U.s. Ruling May Curb Business Method Patents
a u.s. appeals court has rejected patenting a way to smooth energy costs in a closely watched decision that could narrow the scope of "business method" patents.
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Rising Fuel Costs Change Business Strategies
mfg.com’s (www.mfg.com) latest mfgwatch survey covering energy-centric trends indicates that 30 percent of businesses surveyed would respond to rising fuel costs by raising prices to their customers, 29 percent would look for savings and productivity gains in other areas, 21 percent responded there would be no changes, and 14 percent said they would absorb the cost and accept lower ...
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Court Limits 'business Method' Patents - Forbes
in a decision that could reshape the way banks and high-tech firms protect their intellectual property, a federal appeals court ruled thursday that a man's business concept was too vague for patent protection. the u.s. court of appeals for the ...
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U.s. Ruling May Curb Business Method Patents - Cnet News
a u.s. appeals court has rejected patenting a way to smooth energy costs in a closely watched decision that could narrow the scope of "business method" patents . the case turned on whether an inventor can patent an abstract process, something that ...
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Keep Your Travel Costs Down
(ara) - whether you're a "road warrior" whose job involves many hours of driving or a commuter who takes the occasional driving trip for business, it's more important than ever to keep traveling costs down given the state of the economy and still-high gas prices at the pump.
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Filevision Selected By Vision Fleet Solutions To Help Drive Down Fleet Management Costs
filevision, a global provider of business productivity software, recently announced vision fleet solutions has chosen the company's information relationship management software to power its virtual fleet manager™, a software-as-a-service (saas) offering that enables companies to find fuel and maintenance savings for corporate fleets, resulting in reductions of operational and maintenance costs ...
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Fewer Passengers, Lesser Business At Airport - Times Of India
nagpur: the air travel bubble seems to have burst at least on the city’s skies. given the steady rise in air fares, not only air travellers are beginning to feel the pinch but private contractors who have started various businesses at airport ...
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Kindred Healthcare Reports Third Quarter Results - Msn Moneycentral
despite higher admissions, hospital results were hampered by declines in length of stay, higher costs and the gulf hurricanes reported hospital admissions grew 6% compared to last year ’ s third quarter same-store aggregate admissions grew 4%; non ...
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Business Briefcase
wednesday: the northeast pa logistics and transportation industry partnership will host “rail and your bottom line” from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the hilton scranton and conference center. the seminar will focus on transportation costs and rail as a shipping option. for reservations, call karen gallia, 823-2101, ext. 133. ¦ the small business development center of wilkes university will offer “ebay: ...
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Appeals Court Rejects Business Method Patents
a u.s. patent appeals court ruled on thursday that business methods, such as amazon.com inc's one-click to buy goods on the internet, cannot be patented.
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Layoffs And Downsizing - Newsday
new york (ap) _ video game publisher electronic arts inc., whose titles include "rock band," posted a wider quarterly net loss thursday and said it is laying off about 6 percent of its work force to cut costs as it heads into the most lucrative ...
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Japan September Core Cpi Up 2.3 Percent On Year - International Herald Tribune
tokyo : japan says its core inflation in september rose a sharp 2.3 percent from a year earlier due to soaring fuel and food costs. the figure marks the 12th straight month of increase for the core consumer price index, which excludes fresh food ...
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Ip's 3q Profit Falls 31 Pct, Hit By Charges, Costs
international paper's quarterly profit slid 31 percent as one-time charges and higher costs offset increased prices for its paper and packaging goods.
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Marketwatch First Take: Sun Microsystems Dragging Its Feet To Cut Costs
sun microsystems seems to be dragging its feet on getting costs under control. the company's earnings call probably did not help matters any, writes therese poletti.
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Rba Likely To Cut Interest Rates On Melbourne Cup Day - News.com.au
most economists predict a hefty rate cut on cup day rba wants to fight 'serious slump' in national economy interest rates : latest news and features punters have a near certainty on melbourne cup day with the reserve bank tipped to cut a key interest ...
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American Express To Cut 7,000 Jobs - Azcentral.com
new york - in a stark acknowledgment of the tough times ahead in the credit card industry, american express co. said thursday that it plans to cut 7,000 jobs, or about 10 percent of its worldwide work force, in an effort to slash costs by $1.8 ...
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Rochester Company Tries To Hold Down Health Insurance Costs
who: bob o'leary, 50. employment: he is the chief financial officer of solaronics inc. of rochester, a heating manufacturing company. one of his jobs is controlling costs of health insurance for the 45 employees of solaronics. "we're a family business, so we won't drop health coverage."
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Cutting Costs In Downturn Could Open Firms To Security Risks, Warns Rsa
business should beware of using emerging technologies to cut costs in the economic downturn without considering the security implications. this warning...
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Employment Cost Index - Wall Street Journal
employment costs are the major component of business costs. the trend in these data therefore have important implications for cost-push inflationary pressures and for profit margins. in recent quarters, the trend has been relatively steady. the year ...
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