Entries for June 2009

by Anne D'Innocenzio The Associated Press The recession steered a new type of customer to Wal-Mart — deeper in the pockets and suddenly looking for bargains. Now the world’s largest retailer has to figure out how to keep that customer when the econ...

by Alexandra Berson The Las Vegas Sun Charged with reworking the state’s renewable energy policy, Assemblywoman Marilyn Kirkpatrick had one major objective during the recent legislative session: Don’t give away the farm, er, the desert. Kirkpatric...

by Juan A. Lozano The Associated Press Texas billionaire R. Allen Stanford pleaded not guilty Thursday to charges he swindled investors out of $7 billion as part of a massive investment scam. Stanford entered his plea during his arraignment in fed...

by Chris Kahn The Associated Press Oil prices jumped above $70 a barrel Thursday after the government said that the economy may be faring better than previously thought. In a revised reading on gross domestic product in the first quarter, the Comm...

by Anika Kentish The Associated Press Antigua’s former chief financial regulator surrendered Thursday to face U.S. charges that he aided an alleged $7 billion swindle by Texas billionaire R. Allen Stanford, government officials said. Leroy King, w...