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Winning Brands Launching 1000+™ Stain Remover in England

NEW YORK, Feb. 6, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — 1000+™ Stain Remover, World’s Most Versatile Cleaning Solution™, www.1000Plus.ca  is headed to the UK consumer market for the first time. 1000+ is manufactured by Winning Brands Corporation (USOTC: WNBD.PK – News) www.WinningBrands.com.  The first authorized importer and retailer in the United Kingdom is Repair Products Ltd, www.repairproducts.co.uk,... 

Greece Lets Another Deadline Slip

By Lefteris Papadimas and Daniel Flynn ATHENS/PARIS (Reuters) – Greece let yet another deadline slip on Monday for responding to painful terms for a new EU/IMF bailout, as German Chancellor Angela Merkel made clear Europe’s patience is wearing thin over drawn-out negotiations among its feuding political leaders. Failure to strike a deal to secure the 130 billion euro (0 billion) rescue... 

Defense cuts test lawmakers’ resolve on deficits

WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawmakers who came to Washington demanding budget cuts face a tough test now that President Barack Obama and military leaders want to shrink the force, shut down bases and cancel weapons to achieve them. A new national security strategy reflecting an end to decade-long wars in Iraq and Afghanistan offers the opportunity to reduce defense spending and government deficits by hundreds... 

Super Bowl ads battle for championship

NEW YORK (AP) — The pressure was on. The tension was thick. And then, there were yawns in between. The Super Bowl may have been a nail biter, but the ads were a snooze. Clint Eastwood waxed for two minutes about Detroit and Chrysler. An M&M candy stripped “naked” at a party. And stars from the 90s were everywhere, as were dogs and babies, of course. Companies paid an average of... 

Greek crisis talks for debt deal pushed to Monday

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Crisis talks on a debt deal for Greece among the three leaders of parties supporting the coalition government were suspended and will continue Monday. Greece is racing to finalize austerity reforms needed for a new euro130 billion (1 billion) bailout without which it would face bankruptcy in late March. But in a country deep in recession, with unemployment at 19 percent,... 

A 102% Tax Rate? Believe It

Meet Mr. 102%. James Ross, 58, is a founder and managing member of Rossrock, a Manhattan-based private investment firm that focuses on commercial real estate and distressed commercial mortgages. “I realize I am very fortunate, and in fact I am a member of the 1 percent,” Mr. Ross wrote in an e-mail. His résumé is studded with elite institutions: Yale, Columbia Law School and stints at the law... 

Stocks Jump, Nasdaq Hits 11-Year High on Strong Jobs Report

NEW YORK (AP) — A drop in the unemployment rate to its lowest level in three years propelled stocks higher Friday. The Dow Jones industrial average jumped more than 140 points, drawing the average to its highest mark since before the financial crisis hit in 2008. The Nasdaq index reached levels last seen in December 2000. Before the market opened, the Labor Department said companies hired 243,000... 

Dow Rallies to Highest Level Since 2008 on Jobs Report

U.S. stocks advanced, sending the Dow Jones Industrial Average toward its highest level since May 2008, after a report showed that employment growth topped estimates and the jobless rate unexpectedly fell to 8.3 percent. Bank of America Corp. (BAC), Caterpillar Inc. (CAT) and FedEx Corp. (FDX) rallied at least 1.5 percent to pace gains among companies most- dependent on economic growth. Alcoa Inc.... 

Jobs Surprise: Economy Adds 243,000 Jobs, Unemployment Falls to 8.3%

WASHINGTON (AP) — Employers went on a hiring spree in January and drove down the unemployment rate for a fifth straight month to 8.3 percent, its lowest point in nearly three years. The result pointed to a resurgent job market, and it sent stock futures surging. The Dow Jones industrial average futures, which were flat before the report, jumped more than 100 points. The economy created 243,000... 

Truck maker Volvo’s Q4 profit rockets

STOCKHOLM (AP) — Swedish truck maker AB Volvo recorded a 46 percent rise in fourth-quarter profits after a surge in sales it described as the best it has seen in more than two decades. The company said Friday that its net profit shot up to 4.7 billion (0 million) in the three-month period, up drastically from 3.2 billion kronor a year ago. Shares in the company rose 2.2 percent to 92.70 kronor...