Health care: The hidden business killer (CNN Money)
Wed, 28 Jan 2009 06:58:09 -0800
Rich Gallo says he can't afford to provide health insurance for his nine employees. For a long time he put off buying insurance for himself, figuring he needed time to shop carefully. Gallo's desk was piled high with policy proposals when he suffered a heart attack. Lacking insurance, he delayed going to the hospital for several hours.
"Capitalism and Christianity"
Wed, 28 Jan 2009 15:19:00 -0800
Ottawa Theology On Tap held a lecture featuring Richard Bastien:"Capitalism and Christianity: Cooperation or Conflict?"Is capitalism a 'Protestant' invention? Has the Catholic tradition played a role in the rise of capitalism? Why the tension between the Christian tradition and the capitalist 'spirit'? What does the Church have to say about economics? Why are so many Christians opposed to capitalism?Richard Bastien studied public finance at the University of Montreal and at Harvard University an
Starbucks announces 300 stores to close with loss of 6,700 jobs
Wed, 28 Jan 2009 15:21:01 -0800
Jump to CommentsBy Calvin PalmerStarbucks customers may have to travel further to get their favorite latte as 2009 unfolds. The coffee company today confirmed it is closing 300 underperforming stores, 200 of them in the United States.In job terms, it could mean shedding 6,700 positions, as the company tries to counter falling consumer demand.The company’s Seattle headquarters will see between 300 and 350 employees depart, with effect from mid-February. Globally, 700 non-store employees will be
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