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Workers see higher health costs, less care Posted September 2, 2010

Victoria Will has her blood drawn by a nurse practitioner during a routine physical in New York

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Companies are cutting healthcare costs further amid a continuing sour economy, scaling back benefits and shifting a greater share of the expense to employees. The findings, published on Thursday, come as the congressional campaign heats up over the nation's stagnant economic growth and whether recently passed healthcare ...More

Mariner Energy facility on fire in Gulf Posted September 2, 2010

HOUSTON (Reuters) - An oil and gas facility owned by Mariner Energy Inc off the coast of Louisiana was on fire Thursday, and the U.S. Coast Guard said it was working to rescue 13 workers. "Thirteen out of 13 are accounted for and it's still burning," said a spokesman ...More

BP begins removing cap from Gulf well Posted September 2, 2010

HOUSTON (Reuters) - BP Plc said it had begun removing a cap from equipment atop its ruptured Gulf of Mexico oil well on Thursday, the first of several steps in advance of plugging the leak for good. "We expect that to happen this afternoon," spokesman Scott Dean said. The cap has ...More

Consumer bankruptcies fell 8 percent in August Posted September 2, 2010

BANGALORE (Reuters) - Bankruptcies filings by consumers fell 8 percent in August but still remained on track to top 1.6 million filings in 2010, according to a report by the American Bankruptcy Institute (ABI). "While monthly filings are volatile, consumer bankruptcies are still the highest they have been since Congress ...More

BP to remove equipment at Gulf well by Sunday Posted September 1, 2010

HOUSTON (Reuters) - BP Plc expects to remove a failed blowout preventer atop its ruptured Gulf of Mexico oil well by Saturday or Sunday and later plug the leak for good, the top U.S. official overseeing the spill response said on Wednesday. "We believe in the next 24 to 36 ...More

U.S. delays Web traffic rules by seeking more comment Posted September 1, 2010

A man works on his laptop as he waits in line outside the Apple Store for tomorrow's ipad launch in

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. communications regulators on Wednesday put off a controversial decision on Internet traffic rules, giving industry and consumer groups a chance to forge a compromise while avoiding a politically sensitive issue ahead of the November elections. The Federal Communications Commission has been prodding phone, cable and Internet ...More

New York imams say Muslims are Americans, too Posted September 1, 2010

NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York City Muslims declared themselves just as American as opponents of an Islamic cultural center and mosque near the World Trade Center on Wednesday in a bid to seize control of a debate they appear to be losing. Leaders of some 55 New York mosques and ...More

Court battle set over giant NYC housing complex Posted September 1, 2010

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The future of an 80-acre New York apartment complex will be at stake on Thursday as a judge considers whether a venture led by a prominent hedge fund investor may conduct a foreclosure auction. William Ackman's Pershing Square Capital Management LP and Boston-based Winthrop Realty Trust ...More

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