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Good times ahead.(PRE-INSPECTION)
June 1, 2009... The New Orleans credo laissez les bon temps roulez, or "let the good times roll," was difficult to follow after Katrina. It was one of the deadliest and costliest storms in U.S. history, and it irrevocably altered one of America's most attractive and entertaining cities. But New Orleans...

Street wins favorable verdict in Modesto suit.(TALK OF THE TRADE)
June 1, 2009... After heating evidence for five months and deliberating for weeks, a jury issued a second verdict of no liability in favor of Naperville, Ill.-based R.R. Street & Co. last month, effectively putting an end to a more than decade-long contamination-cleanup case. The suit was filed in 1998...

Customer pockets hold plenty, survey says.(TALK OF THE TRADE)
June 1, 2009... A survey of British drycleaners recently found that customers left more than 9,000 USB memory sticks in garment pockets in 2008. But many more items get left in customer pockets at drop-off, according to those responding to this month's Wire survey--and memory sticks aren't at the top of the...

Consumer sentiment saw an almost two-point gain in May, according to the Reuters/University of Michigan index, from 65.1 in April to 67.0.(THE NUMBERS)
June 1, 2009... CONSUMER SENTIMENT SAW an almost two-point gain in May, according to the Reuters/University of Michigan index, from 65.1 in April to 67.0. The index sank to a 30-year low of 55.3 last November. The index of consumer expectations--a closer predictor of consumer spending--also rose in May,...

Small banks have six more months to apply for capital injections from the government's $700 billion rescue fund.(THE NUMBERS)
June 1, 2009... SMALL BANKS HAVE SIX more months to apply for capital injections from the government's $700 billion rescue fund. Banks with assets under $500 million will be able to apply for aid of as much as 5% of risk-weighted assets, up from the previous limit of 3%. Proceeds from repayment of...