http://www.mail.com/subjects/276-industries.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.29/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/subjects/276-industries.html http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2161022-govt-report-smooth-launch-unsure-health-law.html WASHINGTON (AP) — There's no guarantee that President Barack Obama's health care law will launch smoothly and on time, congressional investigators say in the first in-depth independent look at its progress. But in a report to be released Wednesday, the congressional Government Accountability Office also sees positive signs as the Oct. 1 deadline approache... Wed, 19 Jun 2013 04:09:32 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2161022-govt-report-smooth-launch-unsure-health-law.html 2013-06-19T04:09:32Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2160688-dish-wont-submit-revised-bid-sprint.html ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — Satellite TV operator Dish Network Corp. said Tuesday it would not submit a revised bid for Sprint, leaving the path open for the wireless carrier to accept what it already considers a superior offer from Japan's Softbank. Dish said that Sprint Nextel Corp.'s decision to cut Dish's due diligence process short, among other things, m... Wed, 19 Jun 2013 04:07:07 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2160688-dish-wont-submit-revised-bid-sprint.html 2013-06-19T04:07:07Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2160104-guide-to-federal-reserves-events-wednesday.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Worry and speculation have consumed investors since Chairman Ben Bernanke spoke to Congress last month about the Federal Reserve's drive to keep long-term interest rates at record lows. On Wednesday, many hope the Fed will settle the confusion. Will the Fed scale back its $85 billion-a-month in bond purchases within "the next few meeting... Wed, 19 Jun 2013 04:04:27 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2160104-guide-to-federal-reserves-events-wednesday.html 2013-06-19T04:04:27Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2159966-chrysler-agrees-to-recall-jeeps-risk-fire.html DETROIT (AP) — After initially defying federal regulators, Chrysler abruptly agreed Tuesday to recall some older-model Jeeps with fuel tanks that could rupture and cause fires in rear-end collisions. But the recall, which came in an 11th-hour deal between the automaker and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, covers only 1.56 million of the... Wed, 19 Jun 2013 03:56:01 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2159966-chrysler-agrees-to-recall-jeeps-risk-fire.html 2013-06-19T03:56:01Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2160672-cape-wind-200m-investment-danish-fund.html BOSTON (AP) — The Cape Wind offshore wind project has secured a $200 million investment from a Danish pension fund in what the wind farm's president said Tuesday is a milestone for the long-delayed project. In a statement announcing the commitment, PensionDanmark's chief executive Torben Moger Pedersen noted the fund has already invested in two offshore w... Wed, 19 Jun 2013 02:58:16 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2160672-cape-wind-200m-investment-danish-fund.html 2013-06-19T02:58:16Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2160490-hoffa-mystery-fascinates-4-decades.html OAKLAND TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — The latest possible resting place of Teamsters boss Jimmy Hoffa is an overgrown farm field where the normal calm of chirping crickets is being drowned out by a beeping backhoe, the chop of an overhead news helicopter and the bustle of reporters and onlookers. Over nearly four decades, authorities have pursued multiple leads ... Wed, 19 Jun 2013 02:26:06 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2160490-hoffa-mystery-fascinates-4-decades.html 2013-06-19T02:26:06Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2158726-brazil-protesters-up-pressure-government.html SAO PAULO (AP) — About 50,000 protesters energetically returned to the streets of Brazil's biggest city Tuesday night, a demonstration of anger toward what they call a corrupt and inefficient government that has long ignored the demands of a growing middle class. The protests were well organized via social media and mostly peaceful, like those the night b... Wed, 19 Jun 2013 02:18:57 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2158726-brazil-protesters-up-pressure-government.html 2013-06-19T02:18:57Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2160466-rural-lawmakers-push-farm-bill-votes-house.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Farm-state lawmakers are scrambling to win bipartisan support for a five-year, half-trillion-dollar farm bill on the House floor this week. The legislation would cut $2 billion a year from food stamps while raising subsidies for several crops. Though it has support from rural lawmakers across the political spectrum, it is unclear whether... Wed, 19 Jun 2013 02:06:02 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2160466-rural-lawmakers-push-farm-bill-votes-house.html 2013-06-19T02:06:02Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/2160712-patriots-te-gronkowski-undergoes-surgery.html FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski underwent back surgery on Tuesday, his fourth operation this year. The latest surgery was performed by Dr. Robert Watkins and was successful, said Drew Rosenhaus, Gronkowski's agent. On May 20, the Patriots star had the most recent operation on the left forearm that he broke on Nov. 18... Wed, 19 Jun 2013 01:08:05 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/2160712-patriots-te-gronkowski-undergoes-surgery.html 2013-06-19T01:08:05Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2160718-ark-ag-seeks-to-uphold-verdict-jj.html LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas' attorney general filed a brief Tuesday backed by his counterparts in 35 other states asking the Arkansas Supreme Court to uphold a $1.2 billion fine levied against Johnson & Johnson and a subsidiary over the marketing of the antipsychotics drug Risperdal. Attorney General Dustin McDaniel called on the justices to reject ... Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:20:40 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2160718-ark-ag-seeks-to-uphold-verdict-jj.html 2013-06-19T00:20:40Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2160510-dreamworks-tv-revenue-to-hit-200m-2015.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — DreamWorks Animation SKG Inc., the studio behind "Shrek" and "Kung Fu Panda," said Tuesday that a new deal to provide original TV shows to Netflix will help it double the revenue it gets from TV shows to $200 million by 2015. The extra $100 million represents a 13 percent increase over the $750 million in revenue that DreamWorks as a wh... Tue, 18 Jun 2013 23:24:56 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2160510-dreamworks-tv-revenue-to-hit-200m-2015.html 2013-06-18T23:24:56Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2160650-icahn-changes-tack-seeks-16b-dell-stock-buyback.html NEW YORK (AP) — Activist investor Carl Icahn on Tuesday proposed a $16 billion share buyback in his latest effort to thwart Dell Inc. founder Michael Dell's effort to take the struggling computer maker private. Icahn, now the company's second-largest shareholder after buying 72 million shares from fellow activist investor Southeastern Asset Management Inc... Tue, 18 Jun 2013 23:19:26 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2160650-icahn-changes-tack-seeks-16b-dell-stock-buyback.html 2013-06-18T23:19:26Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/2159924-3-plead-guilty-probe-pilot-flying.html NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Three more employees of the truck stop chain owned by the Cleveland Browns' owner and Tennessee's governor pleaded guilty Tuesday in what authorities call a scheme to cheat trucking firms out of rebates. Regional sales manager Kevin Clark pleaded guilty to mail fraud in federal court in Knoxville. Local media reported that account ... Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:18:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/2159924-3-plead-guilty-probe-pilot-flying.html 2013-06-18T22:18:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2159366-waiting-word-bernanke-stocks-move-higher.html NEW YORK (AP) — It's all about the Fed. Still. U.S. stocks moved higher Tuesday, helped by news of a pickup in home building and low inflation. But the Federal Reserve loomed large, with investors trying to guess what the central bank will say Wednesday about how long it plans to keep stimulus programs in place. For many, the market was in a holding patte... Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:29:15 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2159366-waiting-word-bernanke-stocks-move-higher.html 2013-06-18T21:29:15Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2160190-nyc-to-offer-free-phone-charging-stations-parks.html NEW YORK (AP) — It's a message busy New Yorkers hate to get: the low-battery message on your cellphone when there's no charger in sight. Now that could be a thing of the past. New York City has teamed up with AT&T to install 25 solar-powered charging stations for public use, available for free in parks and beaches across the five boroughs over the summer.... Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:02:25 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2160190-nyc-to-offer-free-phone-charging-stations-parks.html 2013-06-18T21:02:25Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2160284-house-senate-diverging-paths-agency-budgets.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans controlling the House unveiled slashing cuts Tuesday to a program that helps localities build community development projects, while their rivals in the Democratic-led Senate proposed to restore GOP cuts to international food aid and nutrition help for pregnant women. An Energy Department spending bill that would cut President... Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:59:35 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2160284-house-senate-diverging-paths-agency-budgets.html 2013-06-18T20:59:35Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2159048-greeces-public-tv-despite-court-ruling.html ATHENS, Greece (AP) — State TV channels in Greece remained off-air Tuesday as the political storm over the future of public broadcaster ERT raged on, despite a court ruling that the prime minister's decision to pull the plug was wrong. The threat of a snap general election was averted late Monday after a meeting between Conservative Prime Minister Antonis... Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:57:19 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2159048-greeces-public-tv-despite-court-ruling.html 2013-06-18T19:57:19Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2159948-nonprofit-launches-campaign-to-reach-uninsured.html CHICAGO (AP) — A nonprofit group helping to spread the word about President Barack Obama's health care overhaul launched a campaign Tuesday that will target states with high numbers of uninsured Americans and tackle their skepticism with straightforward messages. The "Get Covered America" campaign will include door-to-door visits by volunteers, brochures ... Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:54:11 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2159948-nonprofit-launches-campaign-to-reach-uninsured.html 2013-06-18T19:54:11Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2159988-medicare-cost-saving-changes-coming-diabetics.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Medicare begins a major change next month that could save older diabetics money and time when they buy crucial supplies to test their blood sugar — but it also may cause some confusion as patients figure out the new system. On July 1, Medicare opens a national mail-order program that will dramatically drop the prices the government pays ... Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:57:29 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2159988-medicare-cost-saving-changes-coming-diabetics.html 2013-06-18T18:57:29Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2158918-fighters-nigeria-attack-school-kill-9-pupils.html MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AP) — Suspected Islamic militants have opened fire on students taking exams at a school in the country's troubled northeast, killing at least nine pupils in the latest violence to wrack the volatile region, witnesses said Tuesday. Bodies of the children in their school uniforms were brought to the local morgue, according to a hospital ... Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:10:58 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2158918-fighters-nigeria-attack-school-kill-9-pupils.html 2013-06-18T18:10:58Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2159888-missouri-moves-to-lift-ban-foreign-farm-owners.html JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Weeks before a Chinese conglomerate agreed to buy Smithfield Foods Inc. in the largest such takeover of a U.S. business, Missouri lawmakers quietly approved legislation removing a ban on foreign ownership of agricultural land. The northern Missouri legislator whose amendments to a pair of larger bills helped push the plan throug... Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:53:22 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2159888-missouri-moves-to-lift-ban-foreign-farm-owners.html 2013-06-18T17:53:22Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2158598-chrysler-expected-to-formally-refuse-jeep-recall.html DETROIT (AP) — In one of the biggest-ever showdowns between an automaker and the government, Chrysler on Tuesday is expected to file papers explaining its refusal to recall 2.7 million older Jeep SUVs that are at risk of catching fire in rear-end collisions. The government says 51 people have suffered fiery deaths in Jeep Grand Cherokees and Libertys that... Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:06:44 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2158598-chrysler-expected-to-formally-refuse-jeep-recall.html 2013-06-18T17:06:44Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2159202-duke-energy-names-insider-to-take-rogers.html NEW YORK (AP) — Duke Energy Corp., the nation's largest electric utility, named Chief Financial Officer Lynn Good to replace Jim Rogers next month as CEO. Rogers, 65, will retire on July 1. He agreed to step down by the end of the year as part of a settlement with North Carolina regulators after a contentious takeover Progress Energy last year. Rogers has... Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:18:44 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2159202-duke-energy-names-insider-to-take-rogers.html 2013-06-18T16:18:44Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2159532-argentine-cash-controls-bring-bargains-headaches.html BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — The Brazilian visitors gawk in wonder as they stroll past shop windows along touristy Florida street in the Argentine capital. The jackets, the shoes — they're all so cheap when your purse is stuffed with black-market money. Visitors who turn to the streets rather than the banks to swap their dollars in Argentina are getting... Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:47:09 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2159532-argentine-cash-controls-bring-bargains-headaches.html 2013-06-18T15:47:09Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2159508-hewlett-packard-puts-bradley-strategy-role.html NEW YORK (AP) — Todd Bradley, the head of Hewlett-Packard Co.'s printing and personal computer business, has been appointed to a new position in charge of the company's strategy with a focus on China, the company said Tuesday. HP said Bradley, 54, will be in charge of strategic growth initiatives and will work with CEO Meg Whitman to improve the company's... Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:45:46 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2159508-hewlett-packard-puts-bradley-strategy-role.html 2013-06-18T15:45:46Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2158984-zimbabwe-cattle-bank-takes-deposits-that-moo.html MARONDERA, Zimbabwe (AP) — William Mukurazita's deposit at the bank has four legs and moos. Zimbabwe's first "Cattle Bank" has just opened its books in a unique kind of banking where owners bring in their animals as collateral against cash loans. For many rural poor in this southern African country once wracked by world-record inflation, it's the first ba... Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:02:57 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2158984-zimbabwe-cattle-bank-takes-deposits-that-moo.html 2013-06-18T15:02:57Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2159402-us-video-game-retail-sales-fall-25-percent.html NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. retail sales of video games, hardware and accessories declined 25 percent in May as demand for aging game consoles continued to fade and fewer new games launched compared with last year, according to market researcher NPD Group. NPD said late Monday that total video game sales were $386.3 million, down from $517 million in May 2012. T... Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:39:42 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2159402-us-video-game-retail-sales-fall-25-percent.html 2013-06-18T14:39:42Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2158856-easyjet-to-buy-135-single-aisle-airbus-a320s.html LE BOURGET, France (AP) — Budget carrier easyJet agreed Tuesday to purchase 135 single-aisle Airbus jets that will allow the European airline to pack in more passengers than it currently does. The companies said at the Paris Air Show that the British-based airline scooped up 35 current generation A320s and 100 of its A320neo. At list prices, the order wou... Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:01:05 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2158856-easyjet-to-buy-135-single-aisle-airbus-a320s.html 2013-06-18T14:01:05Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2158858-european-car-sales-hit-20-year-low.html MILAN (AP) — European car sales had their worst May in 20 years as the region's recession drags on, the European automakers' association said Tuesday. Passenger car demand for May dropped by 5.9 percent on the same month last year in the 27-country European Union to 1.042 million units, the lowest level for that month since 1993 when sales dropped below 1... Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:58:22 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2158858-european-car-sales-hit-20-year-low.html 2013-06-18T13:58:22Z