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Top business stories in 2010: Economy grows but hiring lags

In 2010, the economy rebounded fitfully from the Great Recession — starting strong, wobbling at midyear but showing enough vigor by year's end to quell fears of a second recession. Yet Americans hardly felt relief under the weight of high...

Tags: Media Industry, Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill (2010), Crime, Law and Justice, Politics, Greece

Tags: National Security, Journalism, Osama bin Laden, Al-Qaeda, Nicolas Sarkozy

Remembering Pearl Harbor

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Editor's note: Sixty-nine years ago, Japan attacked Pearl Harbor, marking the beginning of the United States’ involvement in World War II. Today, The Herald-Mail presents the memories of three local men who served in the Navy during that war....

Tags: Armed Forces, Harry S. Truman, Disasters and Accidents, Nuclear Weapons, U.S. Army

Monti won't run in Italian elections but is willing to serve

LONDON -- Prime Minister Mario Monti, who steered Italy through tough economic times over the last 13 months, said Sunday he would not run in upcoming elections but would consider any request to head a future government. Monti, who resigned from his...

Tags: Labor Legislation, Career and Workplace, Government, Politics, Italy

Richard Bock of Bel Air takes helm of FranNet of Maryland

Tags: Business Opportunities, Business, Marketing, Volvo Car Corp., Volvo

Going back home to Poland

When communism fell, it felt like the door of a cage sprang open. Young and filled with a restless energy, three friends who had grown up in Poland yearned to travel and explore. Perhaps nowhere held more allure than America. Nowhere in America had...

Tags: New York City, Arts, Germany, Lifestyle and Leisure, Dining and Drinking

Ford doubles quarterly dividend as Europe downturn worries ease

Ford Motor Co. declared a first-quarter dividend of $0.10 per share, double the quarterly dividend it paid last year. The automaker had only reinstated paying dividends last year as preserved cash to survive the recession and U.S. auto industry...

Tags: Media Industry, Automotive Equipment, Finance, Manufacturing and Engineering, Google Inc.

Paul W. Ramey

Paul Wilson Ramey, a member of the Army Corps of Engineers who was a founder of AIDS Action Baltimore, died of cancer Dec. 29 at Gilchrist Hospice Care in Towson. He was 55 and lived in Hampden. Born and raised in Woodstock, Va., he was a 1975 graduate...

Tags: Aberdeen Proving Ground, Mount Vernon, Technology, Armed Forces, HIV

UPS plan to become European delivery powerhouse stymied

It was a promising plan while it lasted: United Parcel Service Inc. would send its brown-suited army scuttling throughout Europe after paying $6.8 billion to acquire Dutch delivery competitor TNT Express. But then the European Commission, the...

Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, UPS Inc., Weaponry, FedEx Corporation, European Union

Holiday viewing at the Walters, BMA

Art museums always come in handy during the holidays, when so many people are looking for enjoyable ways to while away the hours with friends and family — or to escape from friends and family. This weekend, consider checking out the Baltimore...

Tags: Franz West, Arts, Slavery, Andy Warhol, Hobbies

British Christian wins bias claim, three others lose

A Christian employee was wronged when British Airways insisted she remove the small cross she wore around her neck, the European Court of Human Rights ruled Tuesday. But judges rejected claims by three other British Christians who claimed they had...

Tags: Religion and Belief, Civil Rights, British Airways Plc, BBC, Air Transportation Industry

Restaurants in China, U.S., Europe reflect global economy

Looking for evidence of China’s economic prowess, Europe’s malaise and consumer ennui in the U.S.? Use the international restaurant industry as a barometer, according to a report this week. China’s economy, coming off a period of...

Tags: China, Consumer Confidence, Consumers, Economic Indicator, Spain