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America's biggest companies. Now Spitzer is taking on the insurance industry, and European firms are affected. Spitzer's first target was New York City-based insurance broker Marsh & McLennan, which he accused of misusing "contingent commissions," the fees paid by an insurance company to a broker for steering business...
The Tragedy of Sudan I have been haunted and sickened by the photos and news coming out of Sudan [Oct. 4]. Most of the world seems to completely ignore the genocide in the region of Darfur carried out by the government-backed Janjaweed Arab militia against non-Arab Muslims. Although...
“These companies spend an average of $800 per consumer on advertisement. They get their say, and these workers don’t,” Kernaghan said, emphasizing the importance of this tour.
Mahan said he plans to submit a request for the required licenses and permits to Patricia A. Malone, director of consumer affairs and licensing for Boston as soon as possible and is confident that the council’s request will be approved.
Not every city cloud passes the cost along to the consumer. In Austin, Texas, local businesses maintain 84 free wi-fi hot spots networked together, and the companies split the cost between them; in theory, they make the money back by attracting bandwidth-hungry customers. "I like the idea of...