PROVIDENCIALES, Turks and Caicos Islands (AP) ” The government of the Turks and Caicos Islands has announced an agreement with a hotel developer to build a $224 million resort project on the most populous island of the British territory.A…
Wasps cost NZ $130 million a year
Pest wasps are costing New Zealand’s economy $130 million a year, a new study says.The impact of the introduced pests included wasp-related traffic incidents, costing $1.4 million a year, and more than $1 million in health costs…
Mexico City: 007 film 'Spectre' good for business in capital
MEXICO CITY (AP) ” Mexico City officials said Thursday that recent filming for the upcoming James Bond movie “Spectre” was a business boon for the capital’s colonial core, despite complaints over lost sales blamed on street closures.Hotel…
CEO of Canadian bank Canaccord Genuity dies after triathlon
TORONTO (AP) ” Canadian financial company Canaccord Genuity said Thursday that its president and chief executive, Paul Reynolds, has died in Hawaii after a medical emergency during a triathlon competition. He was 52.Reynolds led…
New scoring system aims to help people with poor credit
NEW YORK (AP) ” People struggling with a bad credit score, or lack of one, could benefit from a program rolling out in the next few months aimed at making it easier to get a Visa or MasterCard.The company behind the widely-used…
Delta Air Lines helps gay employees with health care taxes
NEW YORK (AP) ” Delta Air Lines became the first major carrier Thursday to make same-sex domestic partners whole for additional income taxes they owe for health care plans.Atlanta-based Delta will pay those taxes for employees retroactive…
Firefighters control fire near Brazil's port of Santos
SAO PAULO (AP) ” Brazilian officials say a fire that billowed flames and smoke from a liquid bulk storage facility has been contained.The fire department in the port of Santos said there were no fatalities from Thursday’s blaze,…
Stock split could cost Google over $500 million
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) ” An unorthodox stock split designed to ensure Google CEO Larry Page and fellow co-founder Sergey Brin retain control of the Internet’s most profitable company could cost Google more than half a billion dollars.Page,…
How the Dow Jones industrial average fared Thursday
U.S. stocks closed slightly higher on Thursday, shaking off two days of losses. Separate government reports indicating a steep drop in weekly applications for unemployment benefits and a pickup in U.S. factory orders helped lift the…
Three-way bun fight over $11.2 million
A businesswoman, who is a member of the New Zealand Order of Merit, has successfully appealed an order requiring her to return $11.2 million to a Maori land trust.A three-way bun fight is now likely over the money when the case…