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WORKPLACE: Summer: Some skip stockings
That seems to be the biggest reason Barbara Pachter, a Cherry-Hill NJ -based business etiquette expert, hears for banning pantyhose from work wardrobes, at least during the summer months.
“Stockings provide a cleaner, more finished look,” says Pachter. “You wouldn’t wear a conservative business suit without them.”
However, she also acknowledges that they aren’t [...]
Brewer Bids $46 Billion for Anheuser-Busch
One of the nation’s most prominent family-run companies, Anheuser-Busch, formally became the target of a $46.4 billion unsolicited takeover offer from InBev of Belgium on Wednesday.
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Corporate Express accepts $2.7B Staples offer
AMSTERDAM, Netherlands (AP) — The Dutch office supplies distributor Corporate Express NV accepted a sweetened buyout offer Wednesday of about $2.7 billion from U.S. office supplies retailer Staples Inc.
Staples, which doggedly pursued the deal to broaden its reach in Europe, raised its offer four times, the last two after Corporate Express made a bid for [...]
Average U.S. gas price hits $4 a gallon for first time
The average U.S. price for gasoline rose to an all-time high above $4.00 a gallon Sunday, following the spike in crude oil futures seen in the previous week.
Regular unleaded gas touched $4.005 per gallon, up from $3.988 Saturday and $3.105 a year ago, according to the American Automobile Association Fuel Gauge Report. The figure [...]
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