Nextel Cup raceday: Daytona 500
Minneapolis Star Tribune - Track: 2 1/2-mile tri-oval, 31 degrees banking in turns. Distance: 500 miles, 200 laps. Last race: Dale Earnhardt Jr. used a late pass to snatch the exhibition Budweiser Shootout away from two-time champion Tony Stewart. The victory ended a nearly
BANKING CAREERS
Quad-Cities Times - a paycheck. At Wells Fargo, we offer a variety of exciting career paths and opportunities, a diverse work environment and the flexibility to move within the company. That’s why BusinessWeek named Wells Fargo one of the Top 25 Ideal Places to Launch a
Obama: Pluses, minuses on Latin America issues
Miami Herald - N ow that Sen. Barack Obama is the front-runner for the Democratic Party’s presidential nomination, it’s time to answer a question that many U.S. Hispanics and Latin Americans are asking: Would he be good for Latin America? On the minus side, Obama
Johnson aims for third Cup championship
Miami Herald - NASCAR driver Jimmie Johnson could become linked to the Chicago Bulls, Los Angeles Lakers and New York Yankees. He could be mentioned in the same breath as Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen or Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O’Neal, even Mariano Rivera and
Hong Kong Banker David Li Quits City’s Cabinet After SEC Payout
Bloomberg - Li, who also represents Hong Kong’s banking industry in the city’s parliament, concurred to pay the fine without admitting or denying wrongdoing, Bank of East Asia said Feb. 6. Li left Hong Kong earlier today on a business trip and didn’t comment to
Parents taught executive Carlos Minetti that education was an
Chicago Tribune - Now 45, Minetti is executive vice president of cardmember services and consumer banking for Riverwoods-based Discover Financial Services. • • • Q : Your first paying job wasn’t until after you graduated from Texas A&M. Was that detrimental? A : No
Voter distrust rooted in storming of mosque
Miami Herald - The graves of sun-hardened clay, most of their occupants identified by numbered stakes, lie in a cemetery on the edge of the Pakistani capital, a grim presence hovering over Monday’s national elections. The graves hold the remains of 75 people, some
Arabs seen as outsiders in parts of Iraq
Miami Herald - Each three months, Munawer Fayeq Rashid goes to the Asayech, an intelligence security agency in Irbil, and hands over his identification. The Shiite Muslim Arab never goes alone. He has to bring a Kurdish sponsor to vouch for him. Although Irbil is
Is mobile banking a go?
Raleigh News & Observer - Want to try mobile banking? If you keep your money at a small neighborhood bank then you’re probably out of luck. Here’s what three of the region’s biggest banks offer. If your phone has Internet access, you can use it for m-banking. Banks don’t
Whistler Children gets the tiny ones skiing
Miami Herald - For those of us who took last-minute ski trips on the cheap before we became parents — sigh! — it’s not easy to get back on the black-diamond slopes. Ahh, but let me introduce you to Whistler Children. The staff of young, perky 20-somethings was
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