PRESS DIGEST-Australian Business News – June 3 – Reuters UK
The China Iron and Steel Association yesterday flagged a deal with Australian miners Rio Tinto (RIO.AX: Quote , Profile , Research ) and BHP Billiton (BHP.AX: Quote , Profile , Research ) on contract iron ore prices. The chairman of the Chinese steel

National Business News – Fox Birmingham
FedEx To Drop Kinko’s Name, Take $891M Charge FedEx said Monday it plans to stop using the Kinko’s name on its copy and office service stores and book an $891 million charge for the quarter that ended Saturday

PRESS DIGEST – New York Times business news – June 3 – Reuters
June 3 (Reuters) – The following were the top stories in the New York Times business pages on Tuesday. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy. * The ouster of Kennedy Thompson as chief executive of Wachovia Corp

Biz Buzz: GM Truck Sales Slide, Airline Losses Mount, and Other – US News and World Report
With light-truck sales dwindling, General Motors’ share of the U.S. market is just above 20 percent. The company accounted for almost 30 percent of the market in 2000. As Toyota and Honda continue to gain ground, GM saw a decrease in sales of pickup

Business News – North Bay Business Journal
Hansel Toyota received a president s award for outstanding sales and service from Toyota Motor Sales. Novato Toyota also received the award for sales and service. AccountMate of Petaluma moved its office to 1445 Technology Lane #A5 in Petaluma

Column: One Bay seeks 20/20 vision for the year 2050 – St. Petersburg Times
Story Tools Group a gaggle of economic development folks from seven Tampa Bay area counties in a room. How many “visions” of our regional future would emerge? As amusing and painful as that exercise would prove, a long-long-range planning effort for

Busineswomen mowing down ‘grass ceiling’ – Newsday
MILWAUKEE – Kim Hodgkinson could sense the skepticism in her teenage caddie’s body language: Oh, great, a woman golfer. As if playing in the pro-am tournament before last year’s PGA Tour stop in Milwaukee wasn’t enough pressure, Hodgkinson also found

IBM Unveils Resources to Help Clients Accelerate Access to Information – HULIQ.com
IBM (NYSE: IBM) introduced new industry workshops, expanded solution centers and business partner resources to help clients plan and execute enterprise-wide information on demand strategies that will allow them to use information to innovate, compete

US adds 4 foreigners, 3 groups to narcotics kingpin list – International Herald Tribune
WASHINGTON : The Bush administration on Friday named four foreigners and three organizations abroad, including a Kurdish rebel group, to a list of suspected drug traffickers, including those who trade in drugs to help terrorists. They will be

The Saturday List! Our weekend picks – Detroit Free Press
It has been 30 years since Tom Petty broke onto the charts with “Breakdown.” In 2008, this elder statesman of rock remains an important music figure. Petty’s star is flying as high as ever, thanks to the documentary “Runnin’ Down a Dream” and his

Cascade Business News: HOME
The slumping residential real estate market throughout Central Oregon has tested the creativity, flexibility and patience of realtors, brokers, bankers and lenders, not to mention