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A $1 million buyout didn't keep Bobby Petrino at Louisville, so the school doubled the penalty for his replacement. Steve Kragthorpe — quickly hired from Tulsa to replace Petrino, the new Falcons coach, as Louisville's head football coach — has a $2 million buyout clause in his new contract, according to the Louisville Courier-Journal. That means he'll owe Louisville $2 million — twice as much as
Green Mountain state defense firm finds $9.9M Navy contract BizJournals
A Vermont-based business unit of General Dynamics Corp. has won a $9.9 million missile contract with the U.S. Navy.
Dollar Heads for Weekly Gain Before U.S. Retail Sales Report Bloomberg.com
Jan. 12 (Bloomberg) -- The dollar headed for a weekly advance before a U.S. government report today that will probably show retailers had the strongest back-to-back sales gains in almost a year at the end of 2006.
AFX UK Focus 2007-01-12 14:22 GMT: WALL STREET OUTLOOK Lower as AMD warning outweighs positive retail sales UPDATE Interactive Investor
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AFX UK Focus 2007-01-12 13:18 GMT: WALL STREET OUTLOOK Lower on AMD profit warning; retail sales report awaited Interactive Investor
NEW YORK (AFX) - Wall Street is looking at a lower open after a profit warning from chip maker Advanced Micro Devices, with investors also braced for a string of economic reports, including the latest retail sales figures for December.
Electric car maker aims to give Wales a lead NewsWales
Four of the latest Welsh Assembly Investment Grants will help some 30 new manufacturing and sales jobs by assisting the launch or expansion of businesses in South East Wales.
NCR to cut 1,200 jobs worldwide BizJournals
Nearly 1,200 jobs at four NCR Corp. manufacturing facilities in the U.S. and abroad will be eliminated this year, the company announced Thursday.
Assembly cash for electric car firm icWales
FOUR of the latest Assembly Investment Grants will help create some 30 manufacturing and sales jobs by assisting the launch or expansion of businesses in South-East Wales.
GENERAL ELECTRIC'S BRAVE NEW WORLD: An engine of global growth The Charlotte Observer
General Electric Co., which rode a wave of American prosperity in the past century to become one of the world's largest companies, expects its overseas sales to roughly match its domestic business this year for the first time due to rapid global growth.
General Electric embraces the global economy Miami Herald
General Electric, which rode a wave of American prosperity in the last century to become one of the world's largest companies, expects its overseas sales to roughly match its domestic business this year for the first time due to rapid global growth.
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