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Mesila's "A Frum Family's Guide for Deal...
Article by BaltimoreJewishLife.com/Margie... | Published 02/22/12 | Comments (0)
Baltimore, MD-Feb. 22 - The Mesila seminar held in Baltimore’s Congregation Bnai Jacob Shaarei Zion, this past Monday night, not only told it like it is, ...
Obama to Propose Lowering Corporate Tax Rate to 28 Perc...
Article by Zachary A. Goldfarb | Published 02/22/12 | Comments (0)
The Obama administration will propose a major overhaul of the nation’s corporate tax code on Wednesday, an election-year gambit that aims to draw a co...
Billionaire Sheldon Adelson Says He Might Give $100M To...
Article by Steven Bertoni | Published 02/22/12 | Comments (0)
Sheldon Adelson plays as stubbornly in politics as he does in business. So the criticisms that he’s trying to personally buy the presidential election f...
Dow Crosses 13,000
Article by AP | Published 02/21/12 | Comments (0)
NEW YORK — The Dow Jones industrial average crossed 13,000 on Tuesday for the first time since before the 2008 financial crisis. The Dow passed 13,000 ...
Europe Reaches Key Deal to Help Greece
Article by Don Melvin and Gabrielle Stein... | Published 02/20/12 | Comments (0)
BRUSSELS (AP) — European leaders agreed Thursday morning on a crucial plan to reduce Greece's debts and provide it with more rescue loans so that th...
Spain Sending Military Planes to Florida to Retrieve $5...
Article by AP | Published 02/20/12 | Comments (0)
MADRID- Spain will send hulking military transport planes to Florida to retrieve 17 tons of treasure that U.S. undersea explorers found but ultimately lost in...
Expert: Attack on Iran May Mean $200/Barrel Oil
Article by Staff Reporter | Published 02/20/12 | Comments (0)
(CBS News) An Israeli air strike on Iran, with the intent of knocking out that country's nuclear facilities, may only speed Tehran's race to b...
Oil Prices Spike on Iran Export Halt. Is $4 Gas Next?
Article by Aaron Smith | Published 02/20/12 | Comments (0)
NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- Oil prices rose Monday after Iran cut exports to Britain and France, raising worries that higher gas prices may follow suit. Iran'...
Will Chocolate Bar Price Disparity Put Strauss-Elite in...
Article by Ilanit Hayut | Published 02/20/12 | Comments (0)
The Cottage Cheese boycott is calling for a new boycott on March 1 over high prices for the Pesek Zman (Time Out) chocolate bar. The Cottage Cheese boycott lea...
Gas Prices Highest Ever for This Time of Year
Article by Chris Kahn, AP | Published 02/18/12 | Comments (0)
NEW YORK (AP) — Gasoline prices have never been higher this time of the year. At $3.53 a gallon, prices are already up 25 cents since Jan. 1. And exper...
When Religion Restricts Lending
Article by Tamar Snyder | Published 02/17/12 | Comments (0)
Judaism, Christianity and Islam have various prohibitions on charging interest—and various ways around them. This Saturday, synagogues will chant the Tor...
UPDATED: Senate Passes Bill to Extend Payroll Tax Break...
Article by CNN Wire Staff | Published 02/17/12 | Comments (0)
UPDATE: Feb. 17, 2012 12:21 PM Americans will continue to receive a bigger paycheck through the rest of the year, after the House and Senate voted toda...
Italy Police Seize $6 Trillion of Fake U.S. T-bonds
Article by Elisa Forte | Published 02/17/12 | Comments (0)
(Reuters) - Italian police said on Friday they had seized about $6 trillion of fake U.S. Treasury bonds in Switzerland, and issued arrest warrants for eigh...
Obama Losing Financial Backing of Big San Fran Donor
Article by Carla Marinucci,Joe Garofoli | Published 02/16/12 | Comments (0)
San Francisco philanthropist Susie Tompkins Buell, one of the Democratic Party's most generous benefactors, is keeping her checkbook closed when Pre...
GM Records Its Highest Profit Ever: $7.6 Billion
Article by AP | Published 02/16/12 | Comments (0)
DETROIT (AP) - General Motors (GM) earned its largest profit ever in 2011, two years after it nearly collapsed into financial ruin. Strong sales in the U.S. an...
Collection and Credit Firms Facing Broad New Oversight
Article by Ben Protess | Published 02/16/12 | Comments (0)
Large debt collectors and credit reporting companies would face regular federal oversight for the first time under a broad new proposal announced on Thursday ...
Orthodox Jewish Attorney, Phil Rosen and Firm, Hosts Ro...
Article by Karen Tumulty | Published 02/15/12 | Comments (0)
There were no public events on his schedule today, except for an appearance this evening at an office furniture manufacturer near Grand Rapids, Mich. The camp...
Are Chinese Factory Workers Getting Just $8 for Every i...
Article by Don Reisinger | Published 02/15/12 | Comments (0)
Apple's supply chain is once again in the crosshairs, after a South Korean newspaper today reported that Chinese factory workers are paid substantially l...
Iran Issues Threat to Oil Buyers in Europe
Article by Rick Gladstone and Alan Cowell | Published 02/15/12 | Comments (0)
Besieged by international anti-nuclear sanctions over the Iranian nuclear program including a planned oil embargo by Europe, Iran warned its six largest Europea...
UPS Reporting Widespread Technical Glitches
Article by Samantha Bomkamp | Published 02/15/12 | Comments (0)
NEW YORK -- UPS is reporting widespread, scattered technical problems affecting tracking and processing of packages. United Parcel Service Inc. spokeswoman S...
Obama Set to Approve Egypt, PA Aid Despite Tensions
Article by Hilary Leila Krieger | Published 02/13/12 | Comments (0)
Palestinians to see only slight roll back despite unity deal with Hamas; Egypt aid to remain at 2012 level; budget plan also fully funds military assistance to ...
Republicans Drop Demand to Pay for Payroll Tax Cut
Article by Donna Smith and Thomas Ferraro | Published 02/13/12 | Comments (0)
(Reuters) - Republican leaders in the House of Representatives on Monday dropped their demand for spending reductions to pay for extending a tax cut for 1...
Moody's Cuts Sovereigns Including Italy, Spain
Article by Ben Livesey and Cordell Edding... | Published 02/13/12 | Comments (0)
Moody’s Investors Service cut the debt ratings of six European countries including Italy, Spain and Portugal and revised its outlook on the U.K.’s a...
AT&T Customers Surprised by 'Unlimited Data�...
Article by Peter Svensson, AP Business Wr... | Published 02/13/12 | Comments (0)
NEW YORK (AP) — Mike Trang likes to use his iPhone 4 as a GPS device, helping him get around in his job. Now and then, his younger cousins get ahold of i...
OU Objects to Obama's Budget Proposal Which Will H...
Article by BJLife News Room | Published 02/13/12 | Comments (2)
Today, the Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America, the nation’s largest Orthodox Jewish umbrella organization, objected to one aspect of Presid...
Apple Stock Breaks $500 Level, Continuing Rally
Article by Peter Svensson, AP Business Wr... | Published 02/13/12 | Comments (0)
Apple's stock broke above $500 for the first time Monday. It was the latest step in a rally that began more than two weeks ago, when the company reported...
IMF: Charedi, Arab Unemployment a Danger to the Economy
Article by Staff Reporter | Published 02/13/12 | Comments (0)
Unemployment in the Charedi (ultra-Orthodox) and Arab sectors pose a long-term threat to Israel's economy, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said on ...
El Al Hikes Fares as Fuel Price Rises
Article by Hillel Koren | Published 02/13/12 | Comments (0)
Higher fares will apply from February 20. El Al Israel Airlines Ltd. (TASE: ELAL) is raising fares as the price of oil rises. In a statement today, El Al sai...
Stocks Head for Gains After Greece OKs Austerity
Article by Staff Reporter | Published 02/13/12 | Comments (0)
NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- U.S. stocks were poised for early gains Monday, after the Greek Parliament approved a key austerity package. The Dow Jones industrial a...
Gas Prices Rise Again
Article by Matt Smith | Published 02/12/12 | Comments (0)
(CNN) -- A sharp increase in the price of North Sea oil helped drive U.S. gasoline prices up about 12 cents a gallon since late January, according to a new na...
Greek Parliament Approves New Austerity Bill
Article by Harry Papachristou | Published 02/12/12 | Comments (0)
(Reuters) - The Greek parliament approved on Monday a deeply unpopular austerity bill to secure a second bailout from the European Union and International ...
U.S. Stocks Erase Early Gains on Greek Concern
Article by Nick Baker | Published 02/08/12 | Comments (0)
U.S. stocks erased early gains, a day after the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at the highest level since 2008, amid concern that Greek Prime Minister Luca...
Iran Feels Sanctions Pinch as Asia Traders Cut Ties
Article by Niluksi Koswanage and Cho Mee-... | Published 02/08/12 | Comments (0)
(Reuters) - Malaysia has halted palm oil exports to Iran because of payments problems and Asian oil buyers have cut crude purchases as Western sanctions tig...
Dow Approaches 13,000, and Maybe A Record to Come
Article by AP | Published 02/07/12 | Comments (0)
NEW YORK – It was just last summer that the Dow Jones industrial average shed 2,000 points in three terrifying weeks. Investors had a host of thi...
Unemployment Drop Still Leaves Low Skill Workers Behind
Article by Michael A. Fletcher | Published 02/06/12 | Comments (0)
ROCKLEDGE, Fla. — The nation’s jobless rate has declined to its lowest level in three years, a fact that has left Jamie Bean, an unemployed air-...
NY Judge Gives Green Light to Toll Hikes, For Now
Article by AP | Published 02/06/12 | Comments (0)
NEW YORK — A federal judge in New York has declined to order the elimination of toll increases imposed last summer at bridge and tunnel crossings in Ne...
Maryland Casinos Generate $13 Million in Revenue in Jan...
Article by AP | Published 02/06/12 | Comments (0)
The Maryland Lottery says the state’s two casinos have generated nearly $13 million in revenue in January. The Lottery said Monday that the Hollywood ...
Orthodox Jew, 25, Builds Downtown Cleveland Empire
Article by Michelle Jarboe McFee | Published 02/06/12 | Comments (0)
CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Chaim Schochet is like many other 25-year-olds. Married less than two years. The father of twin boys. A potential first-time homebuyer, wei...
Certain Frequent-Flier Miles Taxable, says Citibank
Article by Candice Choi | Published 02/06/12 | Comments (0)
Citibank customers are receiving 1099 tax forms from the bank to report their frequent flier miles. The forms were sent to customers who were given American A...
Gingrich Patron Could Have a Plan B: Romney
Article by Jeff Zeleny and Jim Rutenberg | Published 02/05/12 | Comments (0)
LAS VEGAS — Sheldon Adelson, the billionaire casino executive keeping Newt Gingrich’s presidential hopes alive, has relayed assurances to Mitt Romne...
Stocks Rally; Dow up 157
Article by Staff Reporter | Published 02/03/12 | Comments (0)
U.S. stocks rallied as investors cheered a much stronger than expected jobs report, with the Dow ending at its highest point since 2008. The Nasdaq reached lev...
January Jobs Report: Hiring Ramps Up, Unemployment Fall...
Article by Annalyn Censky | Published 02/03/12 | Comments (0)
NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- American employers substantially stepped up their hiring in January, bringing the unemployment rate down for the fifth month in a row. ...
Senate Passes Insider-Trading Ban
Article by Staff Reporter | Published 02/02/12 | Comments (0)
After years of delay, Congress took a big step toward approving legislation to ban lawmakers from trading stocks based on information they pick up in the halls ...
'Low Charedi Workforce Participation Must End'...
Article by Nadav Shemer | Published 02/02/12 | Comments (0)
Speaking at Herzliya conference, Stanley Fisher expresses concern over 40% haredi employment, Arab community. Low haredi labor-force participation cannot be al...
MF Global's Former Chief Risk Officer Says He Warn...
Article by AP | Published 02/02/12 | Comments (0)
WASHINGTON — The former chief risk officer of MF Global says he warned then-CEO Jon Corzine in late 2010 of the risks in large bets on European governme...
Rate on 30-Year Mortgage Falls to Record 3.87 Pct.
Article by Derek kravitz, AP Real Estate ... | Published 02/02/12 | Comments (1)
The average rate on the 30-year fixed mortgage fell this week to a record low, the ninth time that has happened in the last year. Even with the cheapest rates...
Prosecutor Says Hitler Schnapps Sales Not Illegal
Article by AP | Published 02/02/12 | Comments (0)
VIENNA -- Legal officials say they have stopped investigating a man after finding no evidence that his sales of wine and schnapps with Adolf Hitler on the lab...
Coming to a Device Near You: Mobile TV
Article by David Benovadia | Published 02/02/12 | Comments (0)
Israel's Siano will debut its proven technology for streaming television to mobile devices, changing the way America watches its favorite shows. Today, ...
American Airlines Aims to Cut 13,000 Jobs
Article by David Koenig, AP Airlines Writ... | Published 02/02/12 | Comments (0)
American Airlines plans to cut 13,000 jobs, eliminate traditional pensions to cut costs DALLAS (AP) -- The parent of American Airlines wants to eliminate abou...
Obama Announces New Housing Refinance Plan
Article by Zachary A. Goldfarb and David ... | Published 02/01/12 | Comments (0)
President Obama on Wednesday made his latest pitch to lift the nation’s beleaguered housing market, unveiling a series of proposals to help struggling...
Facebook Files for IPO
Article by Shayndi Raice | Published 02/01/12 | Comments (0)
Facebook Inc. filed for an initial public offering that could value the company at between $75 billion to $100 billion, putting the eight-year-old social netw...
Hot Start: Dow and S&P Have Best January Since ...
Article by AP | Published 01/31/12 | Comments (0)
NEW YORK – It's the best start for stocks in 15 years. In what was mostly a slow and steady climb, the Dow Jones industrial average rose 3.4 ...
TODAY - Why Parshas Hamon is Recited on Tuesday of Pars...
Article by A Talmid | Published 01/31/12 | Comments (0)
A few years ago, I wrote about Parshas Hamon. As is known, there is a segula from R' Mendel of Riminov ZY"A to read Parshas Hamon the Tue...
Bank Customer Discovers Skimming Device Planted on ATM
Article by Greg Cergol | Published 01/30/12 | Comments (0)
Observant ATM user notices "skimming" device attached to his ATM An observant ATM user from Long Island stopped a scam that could have cost him and other...
Six Shipwreck Survivors File Suit Seeking $460 Million ...
Article by Tina Moore | Published 01/28/12 | Comments (0)
The lawsuit names Costa Cruises and parent company, Carnival Cruises; lawyer cites 'stress of disaster'. Six passengers from shipwrecked Costa Conco...
Facebook Will Needs Lots of Friends to Justify a $100bn...
Article by Dominic Rushe | Published 01/28/12 | Comments (0)
Analysts are in a frenzy as indications grow that the social network is about to go public. But it's going to be difficult to live up to the hype An...
Economy Picked up Speed at End of 2011
Article by Staff Reporter | Published 01/27/12 | Comments (0)
NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- The United States economy picked up speed at the end of 2011 as consumers increased their spending. Gross domestic product, the broadest...
Your iPhone Was Built, In Part, By 13 Year-Olds Working...
Article by Henry Blodget | Published 01/26/12 | Comments (0)
We love our iPhones and iPads. We love the prices of our iPhones and iPads. We love the super-high profit margins of Apple, Inc., the maker of our iPhones an...
Motorola Mobility Closes Out Q4 2011 With An $80 Millio...
Article by Chris Velazco | Published 01/26/12 | Comments (0)
Motorola Mobility released their fourth quarter and year-end financials today, and now we can see why they made it a point earlier this month to downplay analy...
Israel Sets Sights On Next-Generation Internet
Article by AP | Published 01/26/12 | Comments (0)
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel is often referred to as "Startup Nation," thanks to its long history of high-tech breakthroughs produced by scrappy little compa...
Apple Passes Exxon As Most Valuable U.S. Company
Article by Staff Reporter | Published 01/25/12 | Comments (0)
NEW YORK — Apple briefly surpassed Exxon as the most valuable U.S. company after an excellent quarter, though the oil company has regained the lead at t...
Report: iPhone 5 Coming This Summer
Article by Hayley Tsukayama | Published 01/25/12 | Comments (0)
For years — well, starting in 2005, anyway — Apple released its latest iPhone during the summer. Then, the company bucked that trend with the Oc...
Geithner: Obama Won't Ask Me to Stay in Next Term
Article by Martin Crutsinger, AP Economic... | Published 01/25/12 | Comments (0)
Timothy Geithner says he will not serve President Barack Obama as Treasury secretary in a second term. Geithner says in a Bloomberg Television interview that h...
Fed Says Benchmark Interest Rate Will Stay Low Until La...
Article by Craig Torres | Published 01/25/12 | Comments (0)
Jan. 25 (Bloomberg) -- Federal Reserve officials said their benchmark interest rate will stay low until at least late 2014 and anticipate that unemployment wi...
Google to Merge User Data Across More Services
Article by Ryan Nakashima, AP | Published 01/24/12 | Comments (0)
LOS ANGELES – Google is overhauling the way it treats user data, linking information across its array of email, video and social-networking services so t...
U.S. to Grant Three-Year Extension of Loan Guarantees t...
Article by Barak Ravid | Published 01/24/12 | Comments (0)
Current balance of loan guarantees Israel can take is $3.8 billion; global credit agencies view the gurantees as a 'safety net' for the Israeli econ...
Mitt Romney Gave Millions to Charity; Joe Biden Gave $3...
Article by Toby Harnden | Published 01/24/12 | Comments (0)
Mitt Romney gave millions to charity. Joe Biden gave $369. I'm really struggling to work out what all the fuss is about over this one. It seems to me...
Romney Tax Returns Show $45 Million Income
Article by Michael D. Shear, Jeff Zeleny ... | Published 01/24/12 | Comments (0)
Mitt Romney’s campaign released details of his federal tax returns on Tuesday morning, showing that he will most likely pay $6.2 million in taxes on $4...
Newt Gingrich to Release Freddie Mac Documents Ahead of...
Article by Nia-Malika Henderson | Published 01/23/12 | Comments (0)
Responding to calls by Mitt Romney that he release the details of his work with Freddie Mac, former House speaker Newt Gingrich (R-Ga.) will release via e-ma...
Romney Invested in Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac
Article by Stephen Braun | Published 01/23/12 | Comments (0)
Washington — Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney has criticized rival Newt Gingrich for earning more than $1.6 million in consulting fees fro...
AP Source: Another $5M Donated to Pro-Gingrich PAC by J...
Article by Beth Fouhy | Published 01/23/12 | Comments (0)
NEW YORK — The wife of a casino mogul who contributed $5 million to an independent group supporting Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich is ...
O'Malley Income Tax Plan Draws Fire From Business ...
Article by Scott Dance, Senior Reporter/P... | Published 01/23/12 | Comments (0)
The National Federation of Independent Business is lobbying against Gov. Martin O’Malley’s proposals to raise taxes on the wealthiest 20 percent of...
Bank of Israel Cuts Rate for Third Time Amid European S...
Article by Alisa Odenheimer | Published 01/23/12 | Comments (0)
The Bank of Israel reduced its benchmark interest rate for a third time in five months, saying that while global markets are showing optimism, the European debt...
Onboard Wi-Fi to Generate $1.5 Billion for Airlines by ...
Article by Hugo Martin | Published 01/23/12 | Comments (0)
There is good reason why the nation’s airlines are moving quickly to make wireless Internet an increasingly common onboard service, along with drin...
One-Night Record: $225 Million for Israeli Bonds
Article by Staff Reporter | Published 01/23/12 | Comments (0)
A record $225 million in Israel Bonds was set Sunday night at Miami’s annual Bonds event, attended by honoree Finance Minister Steinitz. A record or mo...
BlackBerry Maker CEOs Step Down as Pressure Mounts
Article by Alastair Sharp | Published 01/22/12 | Comments (0)
(Reuters) - Research In Motion's Mike Lazaridis and Jim Balsillie have resigned as co-CEOs and co-chairmen, handing the top job to an insider with fou...
Romney to Release His Tax Returns on Tuesday
Article by AP | Published 01/22/12 | Comments (0)
WASHINGTON—Mitt Romney says he'll release his tax 2010 tax returns and 2011 tax estimates Tuesday and says it was a mistake for his presidential ...
First-Class Postage: Price Will Rise by a Penny Tomorro...
Article by Ricardo Lopez | Published 01/21/12 | Comments (0)
Stock up on one-cent stamps; you might need them. Beginning Sunday, the price of first-class postage will increase from 44 cents to 45. The price chang...
NZ Police Raid File-Sharing Site Founder's Mansion
Article by Matthew Barakat, AP | Published 01/20/12 | Comments (0)
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand police raided several homes and businesses linked to the founder of Megaupload.com, a giant Internet file-shar...
Obama Says Lack of Progress in Middle East Peace Negoti...
Article by Hans Nichols | Published 01/19/12 | Comments (0)
President Barack Obama told a group of Jewish donors that while a lack of progress in Middle East peace negotiations is disappointing, Iran’s economy is i...
Feds Shut Down Megaupload.com; Say Ran Massive, Worldwi...
Article by Staff Reporter | Published 01/19/12 | Comments (0)
McLEAN, Va. – Federal prosecutors have shut down one of the world's largest file-sharing sites, Megaupload.com, on charges of violating pirac...
Weekly Jobless Claims Fall 50K, Far More Than Expected ...
Article by Newscore | Published 01/19/12 | Comments (0)
WASHINGTON -- The number of Americans filing initial claims for regular state unemployment benefits fell by 50,000 to a seasonally-adjusted 352,000, the Labor...
7 Charged in $78M Record-Setting Inside Trade Case
Article by Larry Neumeister and Tom Hays,... | Published 01/19/12 | Comments (0)
NEW YORK (AP) — Greed on Wall Street set a new record, federal authorities say as they unveil a massive insider trading case charging a hedge fund co-fo...
Eastman Kodak Files Chapter 11 Bankruptcy
Article by Staff Reporter | Published 01/19/12 | Comments (0)
Eastman Kodak Company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in New York early Thursday. Kodak listed total assets of $5.1 billion and debts of $6.75 billi...
AT&T Jacks Up Data Plan Prices as Usage Booms
Article by Staff Reporter | Published 01/18/12 | Comments (0)
(Reuters) - AT&T Inc plans to sharply raise prices on data plans for smartphone and tablet customers from next week, calling the move a response to an...
Bank of Israel: Israeli Consumers Overpay
Article by Kobi Yeshayahou | Published 01/18/12 | Comments (0)
Cars are dearer in Israel than the OECD average by 70%, milk and eggs by 44%, meat by 28%. The Bank of Israel has confirmed today what Israeli consumers have f...
Keystone Pipeline Delayed by Obama Until 2013
Article by Staff Reporter | Published 01/18/12 | Comments (0)
Decision on Keystone oil sands pipeline delayed until 2013. Environmentalists hope it will scuttle the project. NEW YORK (CNNMoney) — Bowing to p...
Google Blacks Out: 'Censored' Logo Goes Dark ...
Article by Michael Cavna | Published 01/18/12 | Comments (0)
Google regularly makes creative use of its homepage art that it has patented as “Doodles.” Wednesday’s logo, however, is the Internet compan...
Wikipedia Blackout: 11 Huge Sites Protest SOPA, PIPA On...
Article by Staff Reporter | Published 01/18/12 | Comments (0)
On January 18, over 7,000 websites -- including Wikipedia and Google -- will protest anti-piracy legislation currently making its way through Congress. Sites i...
Gov. Christie Proposes 10 Percent Cut For All Income Ta...
Article by Sonia Rincon | Published 01/17/12 | Comments (0)
TRENTON, NJ (CBSNewYork) – New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie delivered his State of the State address Tuesday afternoon and proposed some big tax cuts for Ga...
Mitt Romney Admits: I pay 15% Tax on $200m Personal For...
Article by Ewen MacAskill | Published 01/17/12 | Comments (0)
Criticism grows as GOP frontrunner discloses information about his finances and says he will wait until April to publish tax returns Republican frontrunn...
Why Wikipedia is Going Down at Midnight
Article by John D. Sutter | Published 01/17/12 | Comments (0)
Go to Wikipedia at midnight and you won't find any of the usual encyclopedia articles. Instead, you'll be greeted with a message about anti-piracy b...
Men at Work? Israel's Ultra-Orthodox Join the Job ...
Article by Felice Friedson and Arieh O�... | Published 01/17/12 | Comments (0)
Most still prefer study, but attitudes are changing and programs are there to help Israel Edri is a young Israeli ultra-Orthodox man. He’d like to spe...
NJ Drivers Avoiding Toll Roads Following Hikes
Article by AP | Published 01/17/12 | Comments (0)
NEWARK — A 50 percent toll increase in New Jersey apparently has motorists seeking alternatives. The New Jersey Turnpike Authority says traffic on the s...
Israeli American is Owner of Capsized Cruise Liner
Article by Staff Reporter | Published 01/16/12 | Comments (0)
(JTA) -- Israeli-American businessman Micky Arison is the CEO and chairman of the company that operates the cruise line whose ship ran aground off the Italian...
Hospital Sends Man $44 Million Bill
Article by Staff Reporter | Published 01/16/12 | Comments (0)
'I almost had an asthma attack,' N.Y. doorman, who is currently unemployed, says of seeing invoice error NEW YORK — Patients don't n...
TV Ads in South Carolina Cost Now $100 a Second!
Article by Yossi Gestetner | Published 01/15/12 | Comments (0)
NYT Reports: With the traditional efforts of candidates now multiplied by the presence of the well-financed “super PACs” supporting them, politica...
'US Sanctions on Company With Iran Ties Unreasonab...
Article by Reuters | Published 01/14/12 | Comments (0)
Chinese Foreign Ministry criticizes sanctions on company selling refined petroleum products to Tehran as "unreasonable" BEIJING - China criticized US sanctions...
Old Penny Sells For $1.38 Million
Article by Staff Report | Published 01/09/12 | Comments (0)
ORLANDO – As Benjamin Franklin once wrote ‘A penny saved is a penny earned’. In Orlando on Saturday an old penny saved was sold for $1....