But the case for reform is weak and there is little chance of a significant change owing to TVA's powerful political connections.
May 9- Orbitz Worldwide Inc., the online travel agency, reported a quarterly profit on Thursday and forecast revenue for the current quarter above Wall Street's estimates, sending its shares up 23 percent above their high for the year.
BOSTON, May 7- Kenneth Feinberg, America's Solomon of catastrophe compensation, spoke in Boston on Tuesday on how the city can navigate what he called the biblical choices in getting money to victims of the April 15 bombings.
BOSTON, May 7- Kenneth Feinberg, America's Solomon of catastrophe compensation, spoke in Boston on Tuesday on how the city can navigate what he called the biblical choices in getting money to victims of the April 15 bombings.
May 7- Alabama's Jefferson County will brief a federal judge on Thursday on its progress toward exiting from bankruptcy, as the county appears likely to become the first big U.S. local government to impose losses on bondholders since the 1930 s.
May 7- Southern Natural Gas Co said in a website posting that expansion-related work at the Enterprise natural gas compressor station in Mississippi was completed and the station returned to service on Monday.
LONDON, May 7- U.S. coal miners have been among the biggest victims of the shale revolution and tougher emission controls on power plants. U.S. coal miners produced about 1,016 million short tons last year, down just over 7 percent from 1,094 million tons a decade earlier, according to estimates published by the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
NEW YORK, May 7- American chef Richard Blais may be best known for using gimmicks and gadgets in his television appearances but in his first cookbook, "Try This At Home!" ,he shows his cooking can be fun and tasty without being complicated.
WASHINGTON, May 6- The U.S. Senate voted overwhelmingly on Monday to give states the power to enforce their sales tax laws on online purchases, but the legislation faces a tougher fight in the Republican-controlled House of Representatives.
WASHINGTON, May 6- The U.S. Senate voted overwhelmingly on Monday to give states the power to enforce their sales tax laws on online purchases, but the legislation faces a tougher fight in the Republican-controlled House of Representatives.
Faulty equipment has led to patients being burned or exposed to too much radiation, Jeffrey Shuren, director of the FDA's center for devices and radiological health, said in an interview.
*Chung downplays market speculation of new U.S. plant for Hyundai or Kia. SEOUL, May 6- Hyundai Motor Group does not immediately plan to build a new car factory in the United States, Chairman Chung Mong- koo said on Monday, downplaying speculation that the South Korean automaker would soon announce production facilities in the key market.
May 3- Swiss bank UBS AG's U.S. brokerage unit has named a new head for its private wealth management division, as the company looks to expand its business catering to clients with $10 million or more in investable assets. Mathews takes over the role from Jason Chandler, who had been overseeing both the unit and the wider Americas force of roughly 7,000 brokers.
May 3- Swiss bank UBS AG's U.S. brokerage unit has named a new head for its private wealth management division, as the company looks to expand its business catering to clients with $10 million or more in investable assets.
utility unit, Georgia Power, has returned two coal-fired units to service at its 3,166- megawatt Plant Bowen station, the company said on Friday. In an update, Georgia Power said it restarted Bowen Units 3 and 4 on Wednesday 1. Units 1 and 2 remain shut.
*Announces closure of fragrances ingredients plant in Augusta, georgia. *Says production to be consolidated into existing ingredients' facilities. *Says will close the Georgia facility by July 2014.
May 2- Duke Energy, the largest U.S. electric utility, said it notified regulators on Thursday that it will drop plans to build two new nuclear reactors in North Carolina due to slow growth in power demand.
NEW YORK, May 2- New York- based private equity firm Lightyear Capital has emerged as the lead bidder to buy SunTrust Banks Inc's RidgeWorth Investments asset management unit, three sources familiar with the situation told Reuters this week.
NEW YORK, May 2- New York- based private equity firm Lightyear Capital has emerged as the lead bidder to buy SunTrust Banks Inc's RidgeWorth Investments asset management unit, three sources familiar with the situation told Reuters this week.
NEW YORK, May 1- U.S. The Institute for Supply Management said its index of national factory activity fell to 50.7 from 51.3 in March and its employment index fell to 50.2 from 54.2, boding poorly for the Labor Department's national employment report due on Friday.