Phillydeals http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/inq-phillydeals RSS Feed for Inq Phillydeals en-us Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:46:00 GMT Ex-Citigroup CEO apologizes, calls for bank break-up http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/inq-phillydeals/Ex-Citigroup_CEO_apologizes_calls_for_bank_break-up.html Citigroup cofounder John Reed says it was all a mistake More than 1 in 10 U.S. workers jobless http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/inq-phillydeals/US_unemployment_tops_10.html U.S. unemployment rose to 10.2% in October, up 0.4%, as 190,000 more people lost their jobs US risked $4 trillion, and won, but sent bad signals: panel http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/inq-phillydeals/US_risked_43_trillion_and_won_but_sent_bad_message_panel.html "The programs' income will likely exceed their direct expenditures" Balked at Rohm, Brondeau to run FMC http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/inq-phillydeals/FMC_names_Rohms_Boudreau_new_CEO.html Pierre Brondeau was cheated of the top job at Rohm & Haas Co. when Dow Chemical bought and began dismantling the Philadelphia specialty chemical maker this year. But the ex-Rohm president and chief operating officer was named CEO today at another global Philadelphia materials maker, FMC Corp CVS Caremark tumbles on NJ loss amid union pressure http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/inq-phillydeals/CVS_Caremark_tumbles_on_NJ_loss_union_pressure.html Shares of CVS Caremark fell 20 percent today after the Rhode Island-based national pharmacy manager said it had lost clients faster than it won new ones in the past year. Among its losses: $2 billion in yearly business from the State of New Jersey, where labor activists pushed state officials to not renew its contract. Hess will try to build South Jersey gas terminal: Update http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/inq-phillydeals/Hess_will_try_to_build_South_Jersey_gas_terminal.html Hess LNG says it's planning a scaled-back verison of the liquified natural gas terminal that BP tried and failed to build in Logan Township, creating hundreds of temporary construction jobs but scaring environmentalists in Delaware, which controls access to the site. Janitors win $24,000 in union fight vs bank contractor http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/inq-phillydeals/Bank_janitors_share_.html Seven cleaners for Optima Cleaning Services Inc.who worked at Wilmington Trust Corp. headquarters have been awarded a total of $24,000 in back wages to settle a complaint that Optima fired them for trying to organize a union. Tax amnesty brings in double its goal http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/inq-phillydeals/Tax_amnesty_brings_in_double_its_goal_from_late-payers.html Delaware Gov. Jack Markell says a "one-time tax amnesty program" through Oct. 30 has raised $15 million so far and has secured promises raising the total to $22 million by June from 14,000 delinquent accounts, more than double its $10 million target Is PNC mystery buyer for Capmark? Updates http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/inq-phillydeals/Is_PNC_Capmarks_mystery_buyer.html Speculation over who'll buy troubled Capmark Financial Group's Horsham loan business - and whether they'll keep hundreds of local workers employed IMS Health sold to Texas Pacific: Confirmed http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/inq-phillydeals/IMS_Health_sold_to_Texas_Pacific.html IIMS of Blue Bell sold to TPG buyout firm