July Issue 5 2012
The home of the Whopper is on a mission: bring more food options to customers and expand overseas. Burger King's plan appears to be working so far, with the chain's net income surging 60 percent in the second quarter.
Intelligent. Diplomatic. Principled and ethical. Gentle but firm. Mrs. Rasmuson spent her life breaking barriers, challenging conventions, and seeking to improve opportunities for those around her.
The Alaska Board of Fisheries is expected to again meet in emergency session to consider several petitions dealing with Kenai River king and sockeye salmon.
Oil company BP reported Tuesday a loss of $1.4 billion for the second quarter due to lower prices and production and as it wrote down the value of some assets, including shale gas in the U.S.
The U.S. Postal Service is bracing for a first-ever default on billions in payments due to the Treasury, adding to widening uncertainty about the mail agency's solvency as first-class letters plummet and Congress deadlocks on ways to stem the red ink.
The Federal Reserve appears to be moving toward announcing some new step to try to energize the troubled U.S. economy.
The holder of an exclusive license to build a major natural gas pipeline in Alaska plans to again gauge market interest in the project.
Government scientists have resumed their survey of Alaska's coastline for marine debris.
As the temperature keeps rising, so does the price of natural gas. Natural gas futures in New York have surged 67 percent since hitting a 10-year low this spring.
U.S. stocks drifted lower Monday, following big gains last week on expectations that European leaders would take action to calm the region's debt crisis.
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