http://www.newburyportnews.com en-us Copyright CNHI All Rights Reserved. 5 Tue, 03 Nov 2009 03:59:00 +0000 http://www.newburyportnews.com/pubiz/local_story_306233823.html http://www.newburyportnews.com/pubiz/local_story_306233823.html Where do you turn, if you have a serious medical concern? Usually a physician. Where do you turn, if you have a serious legal issue? Usually an attorney. Where do you turn, if you can't trust the advice your getting on your 401(k)? Where do you turn, if you are concerned your savings won't last? Where do you turn, if you feel everybody wants to sell you something you don't understand and probably don't need? Tue, 03 Nov 2009 03:58:00 +0000 http://www.newburyportnews.com/pubiz/local_story_306233745.html http://www.newburyportnews.com/pubiz/local_story_306233745.html Cebula Design wins top honors for interior design Cebula Design, a full-service interior design firm in Newburyport, was recently awarded the top honor for interior design at the 2009 Prestigious Results in Sales and Marketing Awards sponsored by the Building Association of Greater Boston. Wed, 28 Oct 2009 11:05:00 +0000 http://www.newburyportnews.com/pubiz/etgtntsnbusiness_story_301110505.html http://www.newburyportnews.com/pubiz/etgtntsnbusiness_story_301110505.html WASHINGTON (AP) and mdash; The House Financial Services Committee has voted to set new rules for credit rating agencies, which lawmakers say misled investors by giving high marks to risky securities tied to subprime mortgages. Wed, 28 Oct 2009 11:04:00 +0000 http://www.newburyportnews.com/pubiz/etgtntsnbusiness_story_301110429.html http://www.newburyportnews.com/pubiz/etgtntsnbusiness_story_301110429.html WASHINGTON (AP) and mdash; Sales of new homes dropped unexpectedly last month as the effects of a soon-to-expire tax credit for first-time owners started to wane. The Commerce Department said Wednesday that sales fell 3.6 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 402,000 from a downwardly revised 417,000 in August. Economists surveyed by Thomson Reuters had expected a pace of 440,000. Wed, 28 Oct 2009 11:03:00 +0000 http://www.newburyportnews.com/pubiz/etgtntsnbusiness_story_301110350.html http://www.newburyportnews.com/pubiz/etgtntsnbusiness_story_301110350.html AMSTERDAM (AP) and mdash; Reaching a final global warming treaty will be impossible this year, but the principles of a deal must be settled at a conference in December, the U.N.'s top climate official said Wednesday. Thu, 22 Oct 2009 15:39:00 +0000 http://www.newburyportnews.com/pubiz/etgtntsnbusiness_story_295154001.html http://www.newburyportnews.com/pubiz/etgtntsnbusiness_story_295154001.html NEW YORK (AP) and mdash; Sparked by a cold snap in the northeast, home heating fuels are getting more expensive even though supplies are well above normal for this time of year. Heating oil futures spiked with crude oil contracts last week. Retail prices followed, surging an average of 10.2 cents per gallon for residential customers on Monday, according to an Energy Information Administration report released Thursday. Thu, 22 Oct 2009 15:39:00 +0000 http://www.newburyportnews.com/pubiz/etgtntsnbusiness_story_295153925.html http://www.newburyportnews.com/pubiz/etgtntsnbusiness_story_295153925.html BATH, Maine (AP) and mdash; The Navy's need for speed is being answered by a pair of warships that have reached freeway speeds during testing at sea. Independence, a 418-foot warship built in Alabama, boasts a top speed in excess of 45 knots, or about 52 mph, and sustained 44 knots for four hours during builder trials that wrapped up this month off the Gulf Coast. The 378-foot Freedom, a ship built in Wisconsin by a competing defense contractor, has put up similar numbers. Thu, 22 Oct 2009 15:38:00 +0000 http://www.newburyportnews.com/pubiz/etgtntsnbusiness_story_295153857.html http://www.newburyportnews.com/pubiz/etgtntsnbusiness_story_295153857.html WASHINGTON (AP) and mdash; A special independent panel says NASA's plan to revisit the moon is the wrong mission with the wrong rocket. Norman Augustine (Aw-Gus-TEEN) is chairman of the panel reviewing the agency's spaceflight plans. He said it makes more sense for NASA to consider landing on nearby asteroid or one of the moons of Mars. He said that could be done sooner than returning to the moon in 15 years as NASA has outlined. Thu, 22 Oct 2009 15:37:00 +0000 http://www.newburyportnews.com/pubiz/etgtntsnbusiness_story_295153757.html http://www.newburyportnews.com/pubiz/etgtntsnbusiness_story_295153757.html TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) and mdash; The memory still bothers Ken Keller: A panicked ambulance crew had a critically ill patient, but the man weighed more than 1,000 pounds and could not fit inside the vehicle. And the stretcher wasn't sturdy enough to hold him. Thu, 22 Oct 2009 15:37:00 +0000 http://www.newburyportnews.com/pubiz/etgtntsnbusiness_story_295153722.html http://www.newburyportnews.com/pubiz/etgtntsnbusiness_story_295153722.html ATLANTA (AP) and mdash; Delta Air Lines Inc. will cut system capacity 3 percent next year and plans to shed more jobs, as it reported a quarterly loss Thursday bigger than a year ago. Executives were hesitant to say when the world's largest airline will grow again amid an economic recovery that is only starting to take shape. Thu, 22 Oct 2009 15:36:00 +0000 http://www.newburyportnews.com/pubiz/etgtntsnbusiness_story_295153638.html http://www.newburyportnews.com/pubiz/etgtntsnbusiness_story_295153638.html SEATTLE (AP) and mdash; Microsoft Corp. finally got its chance to reboot its reputation Thursday, launching a new edition of Windows that it hopes will encourage more PC buyers to get back into stores. Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer celebrated the arrival of Windows 7 in New York with a few hundred people who had helped test early versions of the software that runs PCs. One of them, technology consultant, Jonathan Kay, flew from Toronto to attend. Tue, 20 Oct 2009 03:59:00 +0000 http://www.newburyportnews.com/pubiz/local_story_292233535.html http://www.newburyportnews.com/pubiz/local_story_292233535.html Now that cold weather has descended upon us rather early and abruptly, it's time to get back to the basics so that we can best prioritize energy conservation improvements. Look at the Attic First In more than one article, I have emphasized the stack effect that takes effect as the outdoor temperatures drop. Buoyant warmed air increasingly pushes out at the top of the house and is replaced with cold air entering at the bottom of the house. The stack effect works 24/7 and does not stop until spring, when indoor temperature is about the same as outdoor. This is in large part why the attic is the best place to start saving. Tue, 20 Oct 2009 03:58:00 +0000 http://www.newburyportnews.com/pubiz/local_story_292233609.html http://www.newburyportnews.com/pubiz/local_story_292233609.html Port welcomes Dr. Dan's Natural Healing Center The first Natural Healing Center in the Newburyport area opened its doors to patients yesterday. Daniel Eyink, M.D., a physician with an existing practice at Newburyport Medical Associates, has expanded his practice to better serve his patients in the Newburyport area interested in achieving optimal health through a totally natural approach. Wed, 14 Oct 2009 13:46:00 +0000 http://www.newburyportnews.com/pubiz/etgtntsnbusiness_story_287134611.html http://www.newburyportnews.com/pubiz/etgtntsnbusiness_story_287134611.html NEW YORK (AP) and mdash; The Dow Jones industrial average is back above 10,000 for the first time in a year. The Dow has crossed five figures seven months after it hit a 12-year low of 6,547.05 on March 9. The comeback by the stock market's best-known indicator is the most visible sign yet that investors believe the economy is indeed recovering from the financial crisis and recession. Wed, 14 Oct 2009 13:45:00 +0000 http://www.newburyportnews.com/pubiz/etgtntsnbusiness_story_287134538.html http://www.newburyportnews.com/pubiz/etgtntsnbusiness_story_287134538.html WASHINGTON (AP) and mdash; A key House panel moved to tighten rules on previously unregulated financial instruments Wednesday, a long-awaited step toward governing the obscure and complex transactions at the heart of the troubles that befell some of Wall Street's most well-known financial houses