BNET Business Dictionary
Business Definition for: BAN
- bond anticipation note
Wiktionary Definition for: BAN
- British Approved Name
Additional Resources
- Naked Short Selling Ban
- Mike Steinhardt submits: After the SEC ban against naked shorting of Fannie FNM and Freddie FRE and 17 other companies was allowed to expire on August 12th at midnight, FNM opened at $8.00/share the next day. From that Wednesday to Friday August 15th, FNM traded in a range of...
- External links 2008-08-28
- Former Hedge Fund Manager Claims ATandT Was Behind Apple's Google Voice Ban:
- Former Hedge Fund Manager Claims ATandT Was Behind Apple's Google Voice Ban:( Page 1 of 2 )Former hedge fund manager Andy Kessler said ATandT was the real villain behind Apple's ban of Google Voice from its iPhone App Store. The piece comes just days before the companies are expected to...
- News items 2009-08-19
- Assault Weapons Ban Ends in Six Months, CSGV Urges President Bush, Congress to Renew and Strengthen Ban
- WASHINGTON, March 12 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The Coalition to Stop Gun Violence CSGV today urged President Bush and Congress to renew and strengthen the federal ban on military-style assault weapons. The assault weapons ban is set to expire on Sept. 13, 200WASHINGTON, March 12 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The Coalition...
- Research articles 2004-03-12
- Brain Steroids: Ban Or Boost?
- Brain Steroids: Ban Or Boost?re ban or boostThanks for your comment. I have mixed feelings about this. I had to take Ritalin as a child and hated it. It's odd to me that people would actually want to take it. I also think as a culture...
- Discussion threads 2008-03-25
- PWC ban reconsidered.(Making Waves)(Personal Water Craft )(Brief Article)
- Another example of the positive trend toward PWC access, officials in Northern California have elected to reconsider a ban on PWC on Anderson Reservoir, a ban that has been in effect for the last six years. According to a report in the Gilroy Dispatc Another example...
- Research articles 2004-08-16
- EU NIXES BAN ON PVC IN TOYS, BUT RESTRICTIONS ARE POSSIBLE
- WASHINGTON -- The European Union appears to have backed away from a controversial ban on phthalates in PVC toys, but other restrictions seem likely. Emma Bonino, EU consumer affairs commissioner, has been pushing for a ban, but could not find enough sWASHINGTON -- The European Union...
- Research articles 1998-06-15
- Smoking ban will damage eateries' style, not sales; Owners huff and puff but will go along.(News)
- Byline: SARAH A. KLEIN Smokers won't shun restaurants in favor of TV dinners at home if the Chicago City Council adopts a proposed smoking ban. But a ban would change their typical restaurant experience. Instead of grabbing a cigarette in the ba...
- Research articles 2002-11-04
- Britain lifts ban on Indonesian forest product.(Investment)(Brief Article)
- BRITAIN LIFTS BAN ON INDONESIAN FOREST PRODUCT. The British government has revoked a regulation banning imports of processed timber products from Indonesia on alleged use of illegally cut trees. The British government imposed the ban in June, 2003 on BRITAIN LIFTS BAN ON INDONESIAN FOREST PRODUCT....
- Research articles 2004-03-16
- Senate votes to keep ban on Japan beef.
- Early last week, the U.S. Senate voted to keep a ban on Japanese beef imports until Japan lifts its ban on U.S. beef. Japanese government officials say the action ... Early last week, the U.S. Senate voted to keep a ban on Japanese beef...
- Research articles 2005-09-24
- CONNECTICUT SENATE COMMITTEE VOTES TO DELAY MTBE BAN
- Efforts to delay the effective date of Connecticut's MTBE ban are inching forward in the state legislature. Recently, the Senate Environment Committee passed an amended bill that would delay the ban from its current start date of Oct. 1, 2003 until Jan Efforts to delay the effective date...
- Research articles 2003-04-07
- Mass. targets violators of cardboard disposal ban.(Massachusetts)
- Byline: Jim Johnson Massachusetts is sending a message: Violate the state's waste ban on recycled paper and there will be a price to pay. Despite a 1994 ban on throwing away recyclable paper in Massachusetts, the...
- Research articles 2007-01-08
- Europe phthalate ban delayed.
- The European Commission's proposal for an emergency ban of phthalates in some toys hit a roadblock Nov. 22, after several of its scientific advisers disagreed and the European toy industry said it would pursue a voluntary ban. An EC committee that The European...
- Research articles 1999-11-29
- New Jersey Senate passes driving while talking ban. (News).
- WASHINGTON--The New Jersey State Senate has joined in the distracted driving ban chorus by passing legislation that would ban the use of handheld wireless phones while driving. The bill has now been sent to the New Jersey State Assembly. If it ...
- Research articles 2002-11-11
- French Senate limits bag ban.(plastic bags ban amendment)(Brief Article)
- Byline: Richard Higgs Europe's plastics industry has won a qualified victory in its battle to block a proposed ban on all nonbiodegradable plastic bags in France. French senators, debating a controversial amendment demanding the bag ban, voted Byline: Richard...
- Research articles 2005-11-14
- EU Plans Ban of Roche Feed Antibiotic
- THE EUROPEAN UNION is moving towards a ban on the use of the antibiotic avoparcin in animal feed, on the grounds that it could be a risk to human health. The ban could be followed by EU restrictions on other antibiotics in animal...
- Research articles 1997-01-13
- What hath Seagram wrought? Beer, wine advertisers fearful ads will backlash, result in ban for them as well. (includes related article)
- Beer, wine advertisers fearful liquor ads will backlash, result in ban for them as well The flap over Seagram's decision to advertise hard liquor on TV-- breaking a 40-year self-imposed industry ban on the practice--has put at risk the more t...
- Research articles 1996-11-04
- Associated Press reports the amount of Canadian cattle shipped to the United States remains below levels seen before a ban was imposed two years ago following a case of made cow disease.(FLASH! FROZEN)
- Associated Press reports the amount of Canadian cattle shipped to the United States remains below levels seen before a ban was imposed two years ago following a case of made cow disease. The ban was lifted in July and in ... Associated Press reports...
- Research articles 2005-11-01
- USTA seeks an end to telco-cable ban. (United States Telephone Association)
- WASHINGTON -- Hoping to scuttle cable's legislative achievements, the United States Telephone Association today is planning to ask a federal court to block enforcement of the telco-cable cross-ownership ban. The ban has been in legal effect since WASHINGTON -- Hoping to scuttle...
- Research articles 1994-09-12
- Federal Abortion Ban Struck Down in NY; ACLU and the National Abortion Federation Hail Decision to Protect Women's Health
- NEW YORK, Aug. 26 /U.S. Newswire/ -- A federal district court today struck down the federal abortion ban known as the "Partial Birth Abortion Ban Act of 2003," because it fails to provide any exception to protect women's health. The American CivNEW YORK, Aug. 26 /U.S. Newswire/ -- A federal...
- Research articles 2004-08-26
- Interior Secretary Norton Announces Ban on the Public Use of Fire on Federal Lands in Colorado
- WASHINGTON, June 6 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Secretary of the Interior Gale Norton announced today that she is granting a request by Colorado Gov. Bill Owens to ban the use of fires and fireworks on federal lands in the State of Colorado. The ban becomes effectiWASHINGTON, June 6 /U.S. Newswire/ --...
- Research articles 2002-06-06
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