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Guinness brewery to lay off over half its work force

Guinness brewery to lay off over half its work force

Guinness beer owner Diageo PLC rattled an Irish icon Friday, announcing plans to lay off more than half of its brewery workers, close two breweries and shift most production to a new, high-tech plant in the Dublin suburbs by 2013.Read more »

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Study pegs mom's market value at nearly $117,000

Study pegs mom's market value at nearly $117,000

If a stay-at-home mom could be compensated in dollars rather than personal satisfaction and unconditional love, she'd rake in a nifty sum of nearly $117,000 a year. Read more »

AMD tightlipped on company's future

AMD tightlipped on company's future

Grappling with major layoffs and a stock price that's been chopped nearly in half since last year, Advanced Micro Devices Inc. kept new details about its turnaround plans close to the vest Thursday in a very brief annual meeting with shareholders. Read more »

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