Madoff investors’ hopes are slim – Lexington Herald-Leader
NEW YORK One week ago, Ronnie Ambrosino was a millionaire. Now, Ambrosino is among the long list of investors whose fortunes were allegedly wiped out by Bernard Madoff. Like them, she’s left hoping for a bailout that might never come. She plans

Aetna to eliminate 1,000 jobs in cost-cutting move – Seattle Times
Managed-care company Aetna Inc. plans to cut 1,000 jobs, or nearly 3 percent of its work force, by the year’s end to reduce costs and adjust to the slowing economy. HARTFORD, Conn. Managed-care company Aetna Inc. plans to cut 1,000 jobs, or

Cuba offers to trade detainees with U.S. – Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel
BRASILIA, Brazil – Cuban President Raul Castro made an unprecedented offer Thursday to exchange political dissidents jailed in his country for five Cubans imprisoned in the United States after being convicted of espionage. Castro, on his first

Newell Rubbermaid slashes 4Q, 2008 profit guidance – Associated Press
ATLANTA (AP) — Newell Rubbermaid Inc. slashed its fourth-quarter and full-year profit guidance Wednesday, citing the downturn in the global economy and its impact on the company’s retail customers. To cut costs, the company said it will reduce its