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First class stamp rises to 45 cents

Diane Alter – AHN News Reporter Washington, D.C., United States (AHN) – Effective Jan. 22, it will cost you an extra penny to mail a first class letter in the United States. The increase, announced in October, is the first change for first class mail stamps in more than two and a half years. Prices read more »

Nonfarm payroll for July posts modest increase of 117,000

Linda Young – AHN News Writer Washington, DC, United States (AHN) – The national unemployment rate for the month of July remained little unchanged at 9.1 while total nonfarm payroll employment rose by a modest 117,000, according to the monthly report by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Although the 117,000 jobs created during July read more »

Volkswagen Group sees world auto sales increase by 13.9 percent

Linda Young – AHN News Writer Wolfsburg, Germany (AHN) – Germany’s largest automaker, the Volkswagen Group, on Friday reported it delivered 2.66 million vehicles worldwide from January through April of this year. That marked an increase of 13.9 percent over the first four months of 2010. That meant VW outperformed the world vehicle market by read more »

Fairfax County Addresses $8M Fuel Cost Increase

FAIRFAX, VA – Fairfax County’s fleet manager discusses solutions the County is implementing to balance out high fuel costs. View full post on Automobile Stories

India’s rising inflation fuels speculation its central bank will increase interest rates again

Inflation is putting pressure on India’s economy and threatening the country’s rapid economic growth. Article © AHN – All Rights Reserved View full post on Economy, Business And Finance Stories

FedEx Ground to Increase 2011 Rates

MEMPHIS, Tenn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX) will increase shipping rates for FedEx Ground and FedEx Home Delivery by a net average of 4.9% effective January 3, 2011. The FedEx Ground and FedEx Home Delivery full average rate increase of 5.9% will be partially offset by adjusting the fuel price threshold at which the fuel surcharge read more »

Calif. Commissioner Rejects Increase in Workers’ Comp Cost Benchmark

California Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner has rejected – for the third consecutive time – a workers’ comp rate filing submitted on behalf of insurers by the Workers’ Compensation … View full post on Insurance Stories

GAIL to increase its turnover by 2020

GAIL India plans to consolidate presence in petrochemicals and renewable energy, allocate a percentage of annual capital expenditure for exploration and production (E & P), pick up equity in upstream LNG projects abroad, and pursue investments in shale gas projects in and outside. View full post on All Stories

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