Brazil to boost state control of offshore oil

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Brazil is to boost state control of vast, recently discovered offshore oil fields by giving its oil company Petrobras a minimum 30 percent stake in areas open to foreign company… More
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Mexican state placed on hurricane alert

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Mexico placed the state of Baja California on high alert Monday as Hurricane Jimena, rated an “extremely dangerous” Category Four storm, took aim at the resort-studded peninsula. … More
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Disney to buy comic book powerhouse Marvel for $4B

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The Walt Disney Co. is buying Marvel Entertainment Inc. for billion in cash and stock, bringing such characters as Iron Man and Spider-Man into the family of Mickey Mouse and… More
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UK police to review Rolling Stones guitarist death

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British police said Monday they will review the death of Rolling Stones guitarist Brian Jones, whose 1969 drowning was ruled an accident but sparked decades of speculation that he was… More
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AAU and Super Series Teams Tops at the Nationally Televised 2nd Annual New Era National Youth Baseball Championships

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Aledo, Texas and Spring, Texas Win National Youth Baseball 10U and 12U Championships MEMPHIS, Tenn., Aug. 31 /PRNewswire/ — Sixteen teams, the champions from the eight… More
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Meridian Aviation Consulting Offers 34 Helicopters For Sale and Lease

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FORT WORTH, Texas, Aug. 31 /PRNewswire/ — Meridian Aviation Consulting, a division of Meridian Consulting L.L.C., with deep expertise in the rotor wing industry as a consulting… More
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Moet Hennessy USA and Southern Wine & Spirits of America, Inc. Announce Signing of Exclusive Distribution Agreements

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NEW YORK,. Aug. 31 /PRNewswire/ — Moet Hennessy USA, the world’s leading luxury fine wine and spirits importer, and Southern Wine & Spirits of America, Inc., the largest… More
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Government Sops for SMEs Welcomed by Entrepreneurs

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NEW DELHI, August 31 /PRNewswire/ — – Relaxation in Lending Limits up to 6% for Micro Enterprises. – Credit Monitoring Cell to Monitor Credit Related Issues. -… More
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Spain’s Reina Sofia museum to extend free hours

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The Reina Sofia contemporary art museum, one of the most visited in Spain, will be free of charge every weekday evening between 7:00pm and its closing at 9:00pm beginning Wednesday, its… More
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Gates: Report details highs, lows of Afghan fight

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An on-the-ground military review of the war in Afghanistan is likely to paint a grim but realistic view of what is needed to win it, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Monday. Touring… More
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Frantic Ga. 911 caller: `My whole family is dead!’

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A frantic caller told authorities he had just come home to find several relatives apparently beaten to death and another barely breathing, according to a 911 tape released Monday from the… More
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Third Avenue Launches Focused Credit Fund

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NEW YORK, Aug. 31 /PRNewswire/ — Third Avenue Management LLC, the investment adviser to the Third Avenue Funds, today launched the Third Avenue Focused Credit Fund. The new Fund More
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Michigan First Credit Union to Celebrate Grand Opening Sept. 1 of Technology-Focused In-store Branch at Meijer in Fraser, Mich.

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Virtually paperless, self-service branch opens to serve metro Detroiters where they already shop with extended hours that fit their schedules LATHRUP VILLAGE, Mich., Aug…. More
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Share Our Strength’s Great American Dine Out(R) Returns September 20 – 26, 2009

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Participating Restaurants Are Eligible for Food Network Tour and Lunch Food Network Star Aaron McCargo Jr., National Spokesperson, Kicks Off Event With Special "Big… More
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Pa.-based memorial car to race in Va. on Sept. 11

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A custom-designed racecar bearing the phrase “Always Remember” was unveiled Monday by NASCAR’s Benny Gordon across from the World Trade Center site. Gordon will race the car on Sept…. More
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Motherhood Maternity(R) Wants to Send You and a Friend to the Pro Bowl to Celebrate Its NFL T-shirt Program

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PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 31 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Motherhood Maternity((R)) announced today the NFL Kickoff Sweepstakes celebrating the successful launch of its NFL maternity… More
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Chadbourne & Parke Expands Bankruptcy and Financial Restructuring Group in London

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Lateral Hires Strengthen The Firm’s Cross-Border Bankruptcy Presence NEW YORK, Aug. 31 /PRNewswire/ — The international law firm of Chadbourne & Parke LLP today… More
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RAPP Names Becca Weigman Chief Marketing Officer

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NEW YORK, Aug. 31 /PRNewswire/ — RAPP has announced that Becca Weigman has been appointed Chief Marketing Officer of RAPP U.S., a new position. (Logo: More
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One of the Nation’s Leading Consultants on Nonqualified Plans Joins CAPTRUST Financial Advisors

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Hire marks significant expansion of firm’s service offering in nonqualified plan consulting RALEIGH, N.C., Aug. 31 /PRNewswire/ — Mike Curran, retired founder and CEO of… More
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Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, Inc. Names Alexandra Postman Editor-in-Chief of Body + Soul

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-Postman, Former Executive Editor of ELLE Magazine, to Oversee Editorial Direction of Body + Soul and wholeliving.com NEW YORK, Aug. 31 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Martha… More
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