Seattle Bike Supply's long-time leader,Chuck Hooper,will step aside this spring as Greg Blackwell becomes president of the distributor,which is owned by the Accell Group. Blackwell comes to SBS after a 15-year tenure at the powersport ...
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Q. I am 68 and have only Medicare Part A. My sole source of income is $1,062 a month from Social Security. I'm in good health but concerned about future medical needs. Are there any plans for lower-income people? A.Yes, and it's a shame ...
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The Empire Life Insurance Company (Empire Life) has launched its next generation guaranteed withdrawal benefit (GWB) solution for customers. Dubbed Class Plus 2, the newly launched solution is specifically designed to address the changing ...
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American General Life Companies (American General) has introduced Future Income Achiever Annuity to provide a guaranteed income stream for the clients' lifespan. In addition to offering three death benefit options, the delayed-income ...
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US-based Pinnacle Foods' workers at the Fort Madison plant are planning to initiate a strike to protest the company's plan to eliminate pensions The Pinnacle Foods facility in Fort Madison produces canned food products such as Vienna ...
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US demand for liquid fuels will rise slowly over the next two years to 18.77 million b/d in 2014, driven by distillate and liquid petroleum gas consumption from a recovering industrial sector, the Energy Information Administration said ...
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The Segal Group has incorporated its Fiduciary Liability Insurance Practice as its subsidiary and renamed it as Segal Select Insurance Services. The company has also appointed Brian Smith as chief operating officer of the renamed entity. ...
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Warburtons is to close its Blackpool bread roll bakery with the loss of 55 jobs. Warburtons is to close its Blackpool bread roll bakery The plant’s 84 workers have been in a 90-day consultation period, which came to a close ...
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The Gateway Pro Tour announced that The Antigua Group,a leading designer of men's,women's and children's lifestyle apparel and golf sportswear,has extended its sponsorship agreement with the Gateway Pro Tour for the 2013 season. Antigua ...
Major shareholder wants a peek at the books. The New York State Common Retirement Fund (Fund) has filed a suit against Qualcomm in a Delaware court seeking the right to inspect the company's books and records to see whether shareholder's ...
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The chairman and CEO of US retailer Safeway Inc, Steve Burd, has announced his intention to retire. Burd, who joined Safeway in 1992 as president, will step down at the company's annual stockholders meeting on 14 May. The group said it ...
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China's competition officials are still weighing Dole Food Co's deal to sell its global packaged food and Asian fresh businesses to Japan's Itochu Corp, forcing the two firms to delay completion of the sale. Dole had hoped to sign-off ...
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Apple raised CEO Tim Cook's salary by 55% for 2012 and awarded him a $2.8 million bonus, but said the chief executive's pay was still "significantly below the median" of comparable firms. "Mr. Cook remains significantly below the median ...
Craig Mundie has left his role as Microsoft's chief research and strategy officer to become senior adviser to the CEO, as he winds down before retirement. Mundie had led strategy since founder Bill Gates stepped down from full-time work ...
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The Prudential Insurance Company of America has closed the acquisition of The Hartford’s individual life insurance business through a reinsurance transaction, valued at $615m in cash. The acquirer is expected to receive nearly $7bn ...
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