BUSINESS NOTES LATINO BUSINESSES TO GATHER AT EXPO.The Latino Business Expo, billed as the largest Latino business event in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. , will take place Monday and Tuesday at the Los Angeles Convention Center The Los Angeles Convention Center (abbreviated LACC) is a convention center in downtown Los Angeles. The LACC hosts annual events such as the Greater Los Angeles Auto Show, and was best known to video games fans as host to E3 until its cessation in 2006. on Figueroa Street Figueroa Street is a street in Los Angeles County, California. It runs in a north/south direction for a length of more than 30 miles (48 km) between the Los Angeles communities of Eagle Rock and Wilmington. . The Latin Business Association expects 5,000 Latino entrepreneurs and more than 400 major corporations that want to do business with them to attend. For more information, call (800) 371-4522. - Daily News Garvey sued over diet product ads WASHINGTON - The Federal Trade Commission is suing former Los Angeles Dodgers "Dodgers" and "Brooklyn Dodgers" redirect here. For the American football team, see Brooklyn Dodgers (football). For the Eastern Basketball Association team, see Brooklyn Dodgers (basketball). first baseman Steve Garvey
The suit, filed last month, builds on an April lawsuit that alleged Enforma Natural Products Inc. and two of its principals, Andrew Grey and Fred Zinos, made ``false and unsubstantiated'' claims about ``The Enforma System.'' The company claimed in television and Internet ads that users could lose weight without dieting or exercise, regardless of how much they ate. - Associated Press Associated Press: see news agency. Associated Press (AP) Cooperative news agency, the oldest and largest in the U.S. and long the largest in the world. Dish Network See DBS. still most satisfactory AGOURA HILLS - For the second year in a row, Dish Network ranked highest in customer satisfaction in the Cable/Satellite TV industry, followed closely by DirecTV, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. the J.D. Power and Associates 2000 Cable/Satellite TV Customer Satisfaction Study released Wednesday. Dish Network edges out DirecTV for top rankings in cost of service, the most critical driver of customer satisfaction for the cable/satellite TV companies, according to survey respondents. - Daily News Productivity rate highest in years WASHINGTON - A key to rising living standards soared at a 5.7 percent rate in the second quarter, putting the gain in American workers' productivity over the past year at the fastest pace in 17 years. Labor costs fell. The Labor Department The Department of Labor (DOL) administers federal labor laws for the Executive Branch of the federal government. Its mission is "to foster, promote, and develop the welfare of the wage earners of the United States, to improve their working reported Wednesday that the revised figure for productivity - the amount of output for each hour of work - was even stronger than the sizable 5.3 percent annual rate previously estimated. It also greatly exceeded the first quarter's 1.9 percent rate of productivity growth, which is seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted Mathematically adjusted by moderating a macroeconomic indicator (e.g., oil prices/imports) so that relative comparisons can be drawn from month to month all year. . - Associated Press SEC charges 33 in stock scheme WASHINGTON - Federal regulators on Wednesday announced actions against 33 companies and individuals that allegedly used the Internet to defraud investors by manipulating prices of small-company stocks. It was the Securities and Exchange Commission's fourth nationwide ``sweep'' against online investment scams. The 15 new cases all involved so-called ``pump and dump'' schemes, in which promoters push up a stock's price by making false claims about the company, then later sell their own shares to cash in on the artificially high price. - Associated Press Novell to cut 900 jobs, seeks gains SALT LAKE CITY - Software maker Novell Inc. is cutting 900 jobs, or 16 percent of its work force, in an attempt to lower operating expenses Operating expenses The amount paid for asset maintenance or the cost of doing business, excluding depreciation. Earnings are distributed after operating expenses are deducted. after dismal third-quarter earnings. Novell said in announcing the cuts Wednesday that it expects to reduce its overall operating expenses by about $25 million per quarter, beginning with the first fiscal quarter of 2001. - Associated Press Countrywide site to aid in Spanish CALABASAS - Countrywide Home Loans announced Wednesday the creation of a Spanish-language version of one of its online resources, a special Web site dedicated to the needs of first-time homebuyers. The site (firsttimebuyer.countrywide.com) helps first-time buyers estimate how much they can afford for a home,define and prioritize the home features they want,evaluate prospective homes against their personalized wish list,find local real estate professionals and shop for houses online. - City News Service |
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