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	MicroTech CEO Tony Jimenez Recognized as Most In.... MicroTech President & CEO Tony Jimenez has been named to the 2011 Top 100 Most Influential Hispanics in America. The list is made up of prominent Hispanic movers and shakers in the areas of diversity, arts & entertainment, academic, and government. Jimenez is making his first appearance in this elite group, highlighting his impact in the corporate field. The exclusive feature is published in the October 2011 edition of Hispanic Business Magazine. Jimenez is at the helm of award-winning....

	Wall Street protesters look to expand N.Y. prese.... NEW YORK - Anti-Wall Street demonstrators said on Saturday they are growing out of their lower Manhattan encampment and are exploring options to expand to other public spaces in New York City. Protesters complaining about what they view as corporate greed have been camped out near Wall Street in Zuccotti Park for three weeks, staging rallies and marches that have mostly proceeded peacefully but have also resulted in confrontations with police. On Saturday, several hundred protesters marc....

Bank of America to charge $5 debit card fee Bank of America plans to start charging customers a $5 monthly fee for using their debit card to make purchases. The fee will be rolled out starting early next year. A number of banks have already either rolled out or are testing such fees. But Bank of America's announcement carries added weight because it is the largest U.S. bank by deposits. Anne Pace, a Bank of America Corp. spokeswoman, said Thursday that customers will only be charged the fee if they use their debit cards for purc....

Judge narrows $1 billion Madoff case vs NY Mets .... NEW YORK - A federal judge narrowed a $1 billion lawsuit against owners of the New York Mets baseball team by the trustee seeking money for Bernard Madoff's victims, and cast skepticism on how much might ultimately be recovered. Tuesday's ruling by U.S. District Judge Jed Rakoff in Manhattan could help the trustee, Irving Picard, force Mets owners to turn over their alleged $300 million of "fictitious profits" from investing with Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities LLC, where they were ....

Wells Fargo Foundation Provides $450,000 Grant t.... The United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce (USHCC) Foundation received a $450,000 grant last week from the Wells Fargo Foundation at its 32nd Annual Convention and Business Expo, held in Miami, Florida. This two-year investment will be used support education initiatives of the national Hispanic chamber. The grant will build on the USHCC’s Foundation Chamber Training Institute, a program designed to help build the capacity of USHCC’s local chambers of commerce. Last year over 80 Chamber E....

Delta Air Lines Reports July Traffic Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL) today reported traffic results for July 2011. System traffic in July 2011 was flat compared to July 2010 on a 1.0 percent increase in capacity. System load factor of 87.6 percent was 0.7 points lower than the prior year. International traffic increased 1.5 percent year over year on a 3.3 percent increase in capacity, and load factor decreased 1.5 points to 87.1 percent. Domestic traffic decreased 0.9 percent year over year on a 0.8 percent decrease in capacity.....

Warren Buffett to invest $5 billion in Bank of A.... Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway will invest $5 billion in Bank of America, stepping in to shore up the company in the same way he helped prop up Goldman Sachs during the financial crisis. Bank of America shares rose 24 percent to $8.65 in early trading, erasing a large part of the stock's August losses. "This helps with the credibility gap that I think has existed in the minds of some shareholders. It reiterates the point that the balance sheet is healthy. They needed an endorsement ....

U.S. Loses AAA Credit Rating Stocks are getting slammed, supposedly in response to Standard & Poor's downgrade of the US credit rating from AAA to AA+. But S&P's downgrade isn't the actual reason for the sell-off. As discussed below in a column written Saturday morning, the downgrade will have some sort of "knock-on" impact of unknown size, but by no accounts will S&P's decision in itself lead to collapsing credit markets around the globe. Government officials are protesting S&P's move, pointing out the slip-shop natur....

Global Market stocks in panic Stocks around the world tumbled Friday ahead of crucial U.S. jobs figures, continuing a losing streak reminiscent of the aftermath of the collapse of U.S. investment bank Lehman Brothers in 2008. Growing panic about the debts of big eurozone countries like Italy and Spain combined with fears the U.S. may be heading back into recession. Jobs figures later could heavily-influence whether the U.S. economy is indeed on the point of shrinking again. The biggest one-day points decline on Wall ....

The NCLR Conference - what’s the connection to s.... By Cristy Clavijo-Kish Contributor – Hispanicize.com Twitter: @latinomarketing I have been in the Multicultural marketing and communications field for over 15 years- and this will be my first time attending the National Council of La Raza Family Expo and Convention- being held in DC this weekend. Admittedly, I am long overdue for this participation. Earlier this year the organization launched an initiative working to ensure that Latinos nationally do not get pushed out of the middle ....

El ejecutivo Mel Martinez asume el cargo adicion.... Mel Martinez, alto ejecutivo de JPMorgan Chase en Florida y la región, se ha hecho cargo de responsabilidades adicionales como presidente de la fundación que posee la empresa, la cual dona más de US$ 150 millones en todo el mundo cada año. Martinez, quien fue miembro del Senado de EE. UU. y secretario de Vivienda y Desarrollo Urbano, comenzó a trabajar en JPMorgan Chase el año pasado y continuará representando a la empresa desde el nivel de mayor jerarquía como presidente para Florida, Méxi....

McDonald’s National Hiring Day By Rosemary Carrillo Carmen Paulino’s MacDonald’s restaurant on 3rd Street in Downtown, Manhattan, was one of hundreds of MacDonald’s franchises participating in McDonald’s National initiative to hire up to 50,000 new crew and restaurant management positions across the country. Last April 19, Paulino’s MacDonald on 3rd Street, became a mini employment agency when dozens of applicants crowded the restaurant’s table filling out employment forms. The hiring initiative is the largest in ....

2011 Fortune 500 Wal-Mart rules again Wal-Mart wins the battle for No. 1 for the second year in a row, knocking out its chief competitor for the title of America's largest company, Exxon Mobil. The retail champ earned its place at the top with a staggering $421 billion in sales. And despite softness in the U.S. market and a nagging class action suit alleging sex discrimination that's currently before the U.S. Supreme Court, Wal-Mart's earnings jumped more than 14%, to $16.4 billion. But while Wal-Mart....

HISPANIC BUSINESSES GREW THREE TIMES FASTER THAN.... New York State was home to over 193,200 Hispanic-owned businesses in 2007 (the most recent year for which data is available), according to a report on Hispanic-owned businesses in the state released today by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. DiNapoli’s report found the number of Hispanic businesses grew by 85 percent over a ten-year period, almost three times faster than the total number of businesses in the state. During the entire reported ten year period, sales for all Hispan....

Preguntas Más Frecuentes Sobre Bancarrota 1.Seria que todo el mundo se entenderan? Entendemos que la bancarrota en los archivos públicos, pero quien se va a entrar en los registros públicos para buscarlo Solamente sus acreedores sabe, y se les prohíbe por ley a colocarlo al público. La única gente que se entera de que han declarado en bancarrota serán aquellos que le dicen. 2. ¿Tendré que esperar hasta que ya no tiena mas dinero para declararse en bancarrota? Esto no es cierto. La Ley de bancarrota en Nueva York establece una ....