Related Articles| BUSINESS NEWS: DuPont reports rise in earnings Chemicals company DuPont said Tuesday that profits increased 26 percent in the first quarter, as strong sales of farming chemicals and seeds and brisk business overseas offset a slowdown in the U.S. economy. |
| U.S. April Business Bankruptcy Filings Increase 49% May 6 (Bloomberg) -- Business bankruptcy filings in the U.S. increased 49 percent in April from a year earlier, the biggest gain so far in 2008, as the slowing economy prompted more companies to shut down. |
| More economists think U.S. economy will shrink The odds the country will fall into its first recession since 2001 are rising sharply. Thirty percent of economists now believe the economy will shrink in the first half of this year, up from 10 percent who thought this in January, according to a survey b |
| Bankruptcy courts see business boom in ’08 As the national economy declines, bankruptcy filings in Kansas City are soaring, with double-digit increases compared with last year. Bankruptcy lawyers said the worst is still to come. |
| City business taxes lower than expected Reflecting the downturn in the national economy, city business taxes last year generated $30 million less than projected, according to the Pennsylvania Intergovernmental Cooperation Authority, which monitors city spending. |
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