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Subway Number of SBA loans : 2,292 Total dispersed: $391.8 million Average loan size: $170,928 Failure rate: 7% Home of the $5 footlong sub, Subway is the biggest fast-food chain in the world, with almost…
Subway Number of SBA loans : 2,292 Total dispersed: $391.8 million Average loan size: $170,928 Failure rate: 7% Home of the $5 footlong sub, Subway is the biggest fast-food chain in the world, with almost…
Last month, when the Treasury Department announced that it was revamping the $100 bill yet again to curtail counterfeiters, the Associated Press said that the new design – which employs a new “moving” microprint technology…
The first flight has landed at London’s Heathrow Airport — Europe’s busiest hub — since airspace across the Continent was closed by ash spewed from a volcano in Iceland. A flight from Vancouver landed at…
As the eruption of Iceland’s Eyjafjallajokull volcano wreaks havoc on air transportation in Europe, it’s worth remembering that the North Atlantic island has produced far deadlier blasts in the past — and that it’s likely…
The government’s civil fraud case against Goldman Sachs raises so many provocative questions. Did the firm deliberately mislead its clients who bought a mortgage-related investment without the knowledge that it was devised to fail? Was…
For a Democratic administration that wants to do big things with government, the severe erosion of trust in government is a real problem — and President Obama knows it. “We have to recognize that we…
JAKARTA, Indonesia – Displeased that a statue of a 10-year-old Barack Obama was installed in a park here, Indonesians took their protest not to this capital’s most famous traffic circle but to Facebook. More than…
The companies in this year’s 500 list slashed costs so fast and so deeply – especially labor – that even in a feeble recovery, their earnings soared. The long-awaited recovery is now under way, but…
Hundreds of rioters armed with machetes, clubs and petrol bombs have clashed with riot police over a sacred Muslim cleric’s tomb in Indonesia, killing two policemen and leaving at least 145 wounded, some critically. Indonesian…
Tangerang – Ratusan warga keturunan China Benteng di tiga rukun warga di Kampung Lebak Wangi, Mekarsari, Kecamatan Neglasari, Kota Tangerang, Senin (12/4), menolak penggusuran. Pasalnya, mereka telah mendiami tempat itu sejak tahun 1980. Mereka rela…
Nusa Dua – Pemberlakuan Undang-undang Pornografi dinilai berpotensi mendiskriminasi perempuan. Demikian kata Zannuba Arifah Chafsoh Rahman Wahid atau Yenni Wahid menyikapi putusan Mahkamah Konstitusi terkait penolakan uji materi UU Nomor 14 Tahun 208 tentang Pornografi…
JAKARTA – Penangkapan mantan Kabareskrim Komjen Susno Duadji tak hanya mendapatkan reaksi dari kalangan politisi. Dukungan deras kepada Susno mengalir melalui Facebook dengan nama “Sejuta Dukungan Untuk Susno Duadji Mereformasi Polri”. Kini, Facebookers ramai-ramai mendukung…
Jakarta – Direktorat IV Narkoba Mabes Polri kembali menggerebek sebuah pabrik pembuatan ekstasi (clandestein lab) di Serang, Banten pada Jumat (26/3/2010) sore. Seorang oknum anggota TNI Brigadir AA terlibat. Direktur IV Narkoba Mabes Polri Brigjen…
Waspada ACFTA? Mungkin tidak juga. Saat ini kenyataannya bukan hanya usaha kecil (UKM) yang was was dengan diberlakukannya perdagangan bebas ASEAN-CHINA (ACFTA) melainkan para Agen tunggal pemegang merek (ATPM) yang notabenenya merupakan kepanjangan tangan dari…
MANOKWARI – Pesawat Merpati Airlines jenis Boeing 737-300 terbelah tiga bagian saat tergelincir di Bandara Rendani, Manokwari, Papua, Selasa (13/4/2010). Pesawat tergelincir saat mendarat dan terperosok ke sungai yang berjarak sekitar 300 meter dari ujung…
JAKARTA – Badan Pengelola Lingkungan Hidup Daerah DKI Jakarta segera mengeluarkan revisi Peraturan Gubernur No 75 Tahun 2005 yang mengatur kawasan dilarang merokok. Belum efektifnya pelaksanaan dan kawasan dilarang merokok (KDM) dan tetap terpaparnya asap…
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