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...list of cities with the highest percentage of recession-proof jobs - like Albany, N.Y.; Duluth, Minn.; Olympia, Wash.; Johnstown, Pa.; Topeka, Kans.; Monroe, La. - there aren't any large cities. Why is that...
...industries in big cities are those that are sensitive to the economy, like finance, retail, manufacturing. Plus, a lot of the cities on that list are state capitals. State-government workers tend to be a little bit more secure than the rest of us. And a lot of state universities are located in capitals...
...Treasury Department's efforts to stabilize the financial system may push a number of banks out of business. In the past few weeks, as many as 67 financial firms have received a portion of the $700 billion bailout approved by Congress. But absent from the list of companies approved for the government's Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) are a handful of midsize banks, which rank among the 50 largest in the nation by the Federal Reserve. And that has a number of analysts and investors who follow these companies worried. "It's a case of be careful what...
...Taste of Success The flavored-milk straws hit Australian shelves in late 2005 and are now sold in 69 countries; Russia and China will soon join the list. Baron is also looking at flavor straws for water and fruit juice. Ingredients have been trialed that make soda water taste like Coca-Cola, and an Indian company called recently to ask if it was possible to add spicy masala flavor to the beads for mixing with orange juice. "It tasted great," Baron says of the sample batch...
...agent used to hide the dilution of protein, in this case in milk products, including an infant formula widely popular in China. Nearly 53,000 small children in China have developed kidney stones, four have died, and product recalls have spread to 11 countries, including the U.S. The recall list includes seven instant-coffee and milk-tea products made in Taiwan using Chinese milk. (Melamine also tainted the pet food that harmed so many animals in the U.S. last year...