Friday April 25th, 2025 9:26PM

Business News

Ted Turner plans to open four new restaurants in Atlanta
Ted Turner, in town to promote his new restaurant venture, had a reminder for those who might wonder whether bison burgers will be a hit.
2:30PM ( 23 years ago )
Chief of national cattlemen's association resigns
The National Cattlemen's Beef Association is searching for a new chief executive.
2:05PM ( 23 years ago )
Wal-Mart sales up 8 pct. in December
Retailers reporting their December sales results are confirming that the discounters generally fared best. Traditional department and apparel stores were often seeing lackluster results.
10:42AM ( 23 years ago )
Woman sued over chat room criticism
The Atlanta Humane Society has filed a $75,000 defamation lawsuit against a woman who called its executive director ``Mr. Kill'' in an Internet chat room.
8:57AM ( 23 years ago )
Georgia Race-Bias Suit Close to End
A Georgia insurance company will pay more than $45 million to settle a lawsuit accusing it of charging blacks higher premiums for decades, a source close to the negotiations said Wednesday.
8:54AM ( 23 years ago )
Kodak to form new wireless tech company
Eastman Kodak Co. plans to spin off its wireless technology research into a new company in partnership with a private venture capital fund.
8:28AM ( 23 years ago )
Best cities named for digital TV
Portland, Houston and Indianapolis apparently are the best places to live if you're ready for full surround sound, high definition and wide screen television.
8:26AM ( 23 years ago )
Microsoft asks to close interviews to public
Microsoft on Wednesday asked a court to overturn a previous order allowing journalists and the public to attend witness interviews in advance of the company's antitrust trial.
8:24AM ( 23 years ago )
Philip Morris blasts state spending
The nation's largest cigarette manufacturer is criticizing state governments for failing to use tobacco settlement money to curb youth smoking.
8:22AM ( 23 years ago )
New role for Argentine Central Bank
Central bankers have woken up to find they have a job to do: steering Argentina's monetary policy as the peso is freed from its 10-year peg to the U.S. dollar.
8:21AM ( 23 years ago )