 Blount International 4Q earns drop 6 percent
(AP)
 03.05.2010 17:18  0 views  0 comments
Tags: International
AP - Blount International Inc., which makes chains for saws, said Friday that its fourth-quarter earnings fell 6 percent as one-time costs outweighed a gain in sales. Read more »
| Recovery? Great. But where are the jobs?
(AP)
03.05.2010 16:35 1 views 0 comments
Tags: Paul, February, William
 AP - At last, the unemployment crisis seems to be easing. That's the good news.
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| Economy 101: Hiring index nears turning point
(AP)
03.05.2010 16:05 1 views 0 comments
Tags: United, Reuters, March, Filed, Shannon, February, Came, States, United States
 AP - An index that measures the breadth of hiring among private industries is nearing a turning point that could signal consistent job gains.
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| Consumer credit posts first rise in a year
(Reuters)
03.05.2010 15:59 0 views 0 comments
Tags: Reuters, Federal, Consumer, Total
Reuters - Total U.S. consumer credit rose $4.96 billion in January, its first rise in a year and the largest for any month since mid-2008, Federal Reserve data showed on Friday. Read more »
| Germany's Merkel meets Greece PM over debt bailout tensions
(The Christian Science Monitor)
03.05.2010 15:57 0 views 0 comments
Tags: German, Angels, Great, George, Science, Christian, Monitor, Germany
The Christian Science Monitor - German Chancellor Angela Merkel met her Greek counterpart George Papandreou here tonight to discuss Greeceâs financial crisis, as tensions rise over whether Germany will provide crucial support to an EU bailout for the heavily indebted Mediterranean country. Read more »
| Treasury restates support for Fannie, Freddie
(AP)
03.05.2010 15:51 0 views 0 comments
Tags: Department, Fannie Mae, Fannie, Treasury
AP - The Treasury Department was forced Friday to reiterate its financial support for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac after a key lawmaker rattled investors by pointing out that their debt does not enjoy the explicit guarantee of the federal government. Read more »
| Bulgarians have 200 mln euros in Swiss banks: tax chief
(AFP)
03.05.2010 11:40 0 views 0 comments
Tags: German, That, February, Swine, Germany
 AFP - A stolen disk of Swiss banking data bought by Germany last week revealed that Bulgarian tax evaders held about 200 million euros in Swiss banks, Bulgaria's revenue agency chief said Friday.
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| World stocks extend gains on upbeat US jobs news
(AP)
03.05.2010 10:42 0 views 0 comments
Tags: World, March, Tokyo
 AP - World stock markets rose sharply Friday after better than expected U.S. jobs data reassured investors that the recovery in the world's largest economy remains on track.
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| Finding the Humor in B-School
(BusinessWeek)
03.05.2010 7:08 1 views 0 comments
Tags: School, Week, Tips, Human, Business
BusinessWeek - Welcome back, dear readers, to the third installment of Jonathan Stern's Adventures in Business School.In our last chapter, I was in the midst of what I described as the busiest time of my life.Now, as I sit here at my keyboard, mere hours from the start of my second quarter at the Anderson School of Management (Anderson Full-Time MBA Profile), I suppose it's time to reflect on the quarter I have just completed and, I hope, recovered from. The best way for me to do that is to address the questions friends and family ask me most. ... Read more »
| Fewer discounts help U.S. stores weather February snow
(Reuters)
03.04.2010 18:44 1 views 0 comments
Tags: New York, Reuters, March, February, Natalie, Square, York
 Reuters - U.S. retailers posted their best monthly sales performance since just before the recession started in 2007, as lean inventories meant they did not need to resort to steep discounts.
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| Tyco to acquire Broadview Security for $1.9 billion
(Reuters)
01.18.2010 16:39 1 views 0 comments
Tags: Type, American, Reuters, Security, North, International
Reuters - Security products maker Tyco International will acquire Broadview Security for $1.9 billion in a deal that brings together two big North American names in residential and commercial security, the two companies said on Monday. Read more »
| Kraft, Cadbury in talks over potential deal: sources
(Reuters)
01.18.2010 16:34 3 views 0 comments
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Reuters - U.S.-based Kraft Foods Inc and Britain's Cadbury Plc are holding talks about a potential friendly deal to create the world's largest confectionery group, sources familiar with the matter said on Monday. Read more »
| Swiss Re gets $1.27B in Warren Buffett deal
(AP)
01.18.2010 13:35 1 views 0 comments
Tags: American, Monday, Swine
AP - Swiss Reinsurance Co. said Monday it transferred part of its U.S. life insurance business to American investor Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc. for 1.3 billion Swiss francs ($1.27 billion) to free up capital and invest it more profitably. Read more »
| Google probing possible inside help on attack
(Reuters)
01.18.2010 7:55 3 views 0 comments
Tags: January, Reuters, Google
 Reuters - Google is investigating whether one or more employees may have helped facilitate a cyber-attack that the U.S. search giant said it was a victim of in mid-December, two sources told Reuters on Monday.
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| Northern Rock renews Newcastle sponsorship
(AP)
01.18.2010 5:57 1 views 0 comments
Tags: United, Roma, Northern, Monday, Kaye, Petal
 AP - Nationalized mortgage lender Northern Rock PLC said Monday it has signed a new four-year sponsorship deal with Newcastle United football club, worth up to 10 million pounds ($16 million).
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| Ford and Mazda say not planning to break up China JV
(Reuters)
01.18.2010 2:00 0 views 0 comments
Tags: Fort, United, Reuters, Core, Monday, States, United States, Chief, September
 Reuters - Ford Motor Co and Mazda Motor Corp said on Monday they had no plans to dissolve their car making joint venture in China, which overtook the United States as the world's largest auto market in 2009.
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| Earnings growth takes center stage
(Reuters)
01.18.2010 1:43 1 views 0 comments
Tags: January, New York, Reuters, Group, Shannon, Sachs, Story, Goldman, Goldman Sachs, York
 Reuters - Profits from top U.S. technology companies like IBM and financial companies like Goldman Sachs Group Inc this week could help stocks gain as long as investors see room for more profit growth.
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| Outlook better for some regional banks
(Reuters)
01.17.2010 16:10 2 views 0 comments
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Reuters - Some banking analysts are bullish on U.S. regional banks as they expect fourth-quarter results to bring improved earnings per share and capital-ratio visibility, Barron's reported on Sunday. Read more »
| Credit card charge-offs slip at most U.S. companies
(Reuters)
01.15.2010 17:15 0 views 0 comments
Tags: Washington, Reuters, December, Credit, Vice, October
 Reuters - U.S. credit card data for December showed some signs that fewer consumers were falling seriously behind in their payments.
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| China vows to keep "hot money" out of property market
(Reuters)
01.09.2010 21:53 1 views 0 comments
Tags: State, Reuters, Chief
Reuters - China's cabinet, the State Council, vowed to stop foreign speculative investment affecting China's property market, according to a policy announcement issued on Sunday. Read more »
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