Investors want Chesapeake annual meeting delayed (Reuters)

Monday, May 14th, 2012

Investors need more information to make "an informed vote" on three shareholder proposals and the re-election of Richard Davidson and Burns Harris to the board of directors at the meeting planned for June 8, said the motion filed in U.S. District Court in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Reuters ...

Regional economic council to meet with public in Aurora

Tuesday, May 8th, 2012

Regional economic council to meet with public in Aurora Albany, NY -- The Central New York Regional Economic Development Council will hold a "public-participation meeting" Wednesday in Aurora. The group, responsible for coordinating economic development ideas for potential state funding, will meet at 5:30 p.m. at the ...

Gasoline prices about to pinch

Monday, April 16th, 2012

The price of gasoline has steadily climbed since November, and each tankful has taken a bigger chunk from paychecks. Yet heating bills were far below normal. The result: a price spike that has not choked off the recovery, strangled the American consumer’s optimism or cratered finances. Yet. Gas prices are ...

China March PMI unexpectedly jumps to 53.1, 11-month high (Reuters)

Monday, April 9th, 2012

Analysts had forecast the PMI, which previews China's vast factory sector before official industrial production data, to dip at 50.5. The new orders sub-index climbed to 55.1 in March from February's 51 points, the National Bureau of Statistics said, while the sub-index for new export orders was up at 51.9, ...

Woman’s abdomen catches fire during C-section, as surgical tool ignites antiseptic

Thursday, March 29th, 2012

Woman's abdomen catches fire during C-section, as surgical tool ignites antiseptic Published: Sunday, April 01, 2012, 2:43 AM Kira Reed was woozy from local anesthesia for her cesarean-section delivery, but she knew something was wrong. She was lying in the operating room at Crouse ...