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Iceland says goodbye to the Big Mac
REYKJAVIK, Iceland - The Big Mac, long a symbol of globalization, has become the latest victim of this tiny island nation's overexposure to the world financial crisis.
Nations:Iceland Bolivia Switzerland Activities:2008 Iceland Bankruptcy Source:(AP)
2009-10-26
Stocks rise as financial, consumer stocks gain
NEW YORK - Investors encouraged by a good batch of earnings reports and forecasts jumped back into stocks after a two-day slide.
Activities:U.S. Markets Source:(AP)
2009-10-22
Minn. city's get-healthy effort called a success
ALBERT LEA, Minn. - Hardware store owner and heart attack survivor Leo Aeikens spent most of his life with a hankering for meat, cheese and ice cream. But an ambitious effort aimed at making his entire southern Minnesota city healthier has Aeikens calling himself a vegan and weighing 25 pounds less in just 10 months.
Nations:U.S. Source:(AP)
2009-10-14
China drives Yum profit beat; raises '09 view
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Yum Brands Inc (YUM.N), parent of the Taco Bell, Pizza Hut and KFC chains, posted a quarterly profit that blew past Wall Street's target, boosted by results from China, and raised its full-year profit forecast.
Source:(Reuters)
2009-10-06
Malaysia's 'McCurry' cheers win over McDonald's
KUALA LUMPUR (AFP) - A small Malaysian restaurant is once again proudly trading as "McCurry", after its unlikely victory in an eight-year legal battle with US fast food giant McDonald's.
Nations:Malaysia Source:(AFP)
2009-05-03
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