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Amcor Rigid Plastics Is New Name For Former Amcor PET Packaging Business (PackagingNetwork)

Amcor Rigid Plastics is the new corporate name for the former Amcor PET Packaging business based here in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The newly renamed business group is among seven operating units that were organized following the recent US$1.9B acquisition of parts of Alcan Packaging by parent company Amcor Ltd. Amcor Rigid Plastics consists of Amcor PET Packaging; Bericap North America, a plastic ...

StanChart launches women in business resources centre (The New Straits Times)

KUALA LUMPUR: Standard Chartered Bank has opened the Women in Business Resource Centre, an online tool designed to help women entrepreneurs start and grow their own business.

HSBC’s Swiss Bank Reports Outflows From Hedge Funds Business (Bloomberg)

Aug. 31 (Bloomberg) -- HSBC Holdings Plc ’s Swiss private bank said clients withdrew money from its hedge funds business in the first half and made deposits with rivals offering higher interest rates.

Ask business leaders -- and get answers (The Indianapolis Star)

A diverse panel of business leaders -- from the CEO of a toy company to a national labor leader to the dean of Indiana University's business school -- gathered Wednesday for a candid discussion about economic issues facing the state and nation.

Business as usual in NFL free agency (AP via Yahoo! Sports)

Business as usual. The absence of a salary cap has caused little change in how NFL teams approach the early stages of free agency. There still has been a spending spree, highlighted by the $42 million guaranteed the Chicago Bears gave defensive end Julius Peppers on the first day he became unrestricted.

Business as usual in NFL free agency (AP via Yahoo! News)

Business as usual.

US-BUSINESS Summary (Washington Post)

Wall St gains on economy bets; banks, techs lead NEW YORK (Reuters) - Bank and technology shares lifted Wall Street on Wednesday on hopes a revival in business demand will boost corporate profits. Banks shares rallied to their highest in more than two years, adding to recent momentum, amid bets an...

Real Estate's Link to the Small Business Credit Crunch (BusinessWeek via Yahoo! News)

It's no secret that small businesses in the U.S. face difficulties accessing credit. According to a survey of a random sample of 751 small businesses conducted by Gallup at the end of 2009 for the National Federation of Independent Business Research Foundation, 44% of small businesses seeking credit in 2009 received only some or none of the money they sought. This level of credit access compares ...

Google opens Web store for business applications (AP via Yahoo! News)

Google Inc. will sell the online services of other business software makers in an effort to fill its own product gaps and persuade more companies to rely on applications piped over the Internet.

Summary Box: Google expands sales of business apps (AP via Yahoo! News)

NEW APPS STORE: Google is selling the online services of other business software makers.


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