 Stern Hu and colleagues to face trial in MarchRio Tinto has been made aware of a trial date for four of its workers in... | |
 Japanese government lending at 0.1%Japan's central bank has been encouraging financial institutions to lend more with a new stimulus... |
 Boeing 777 software gets fault reportThe Federal Aviation Administration in the US has ordered Boeing to fix software in hundreds of 777... |
 Irish air travellers stay homeAir traffic in Ireland has slumped considerably over the past... |
 U.S. stocks end solidly higherU.S. stocks ended the day higher Wednesday, with solid demand foir financial shares taking... |
 British advertising watchdog bans climate adsTwo government advertisements in Britain have been banned because of... |
 US man accused of Ponzi-like behaviourA Colorado man has been accused of running an investment-fraud scheme while still under investigation for an earlier securities-fraud... |
 Business class fliers being wooed by airlinesElite travellers are expected to start flying again soon, with airlines now gearing up for business... |
| Microsoft Rival: Antitrust Measures Helping BRUSSELS Norway's Opera says downloads of its browser have more than doubled after Microsoft Corp. was forced to give European users a choice of Web software to settle European Union... |
| Natural Gas Reserve Shrinks, Stockpiles Below Last Year's Levels NEW YORK - The nation's natural gas stockpiles fell less than expected last week, the government said Thursday. The Energy Information Administration said in its weekly report that natural gas... |
| Minnesota Jobless Rate For February Unchanged the vast majority of small business owners (and there's a lot of them) do not qualify for unemployment benefits if their business fails. The actual jobless rate based on telephone surveys is closer... |
| Current Account Trade Deficit Widens In 4q But For Year Falls To The Lowest Level Since 2001 WASHINGTON - The current account trade deficit widened in the fourth quarter, reflecting an improving economy, but the imbalance for all of 2009 fell to the lowest point in eight years. Economists... |
| Microsoft Promotes Robert Youngjohns To Senior Vice President And President, North America Sales & Marketing REDMOND, Wash., March 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Microsoft Corp. today announced the promotion of Robert Youngjohns from Corporate Vice President to the role of Senior Vice President and President,... |
| North West Company Fund Announces Fourth Quarter Earnings, Cash Distribution, And Cfo Retirement And Succession Appointment The Fund's fourth quarter results, report to unitholders and management's discussion and analysis can be found in the investor section of the Fund's website... |
| European Stocks Fluctuate At Midday European stock markets fluctuated on renewed worries that Greece might not receive financial assistance from the European Union therefore might seek help from the International Monetary Fund, while... |
| Fedex Quarterly Earnings Soar To $238m (MENAFN) Memphis-based FedEx Corp announced that its profits have more than doubled to $239 million during its fiscal third quarter ended Feb 28, compared with $97 million a year earlier, Bloomberg... |
| Biotech Stocks: Teva Up On M&a Deal; Elan, Biogen Slide BOSTON (MarketWatch) -- Teva Pharmaceutical Industries was the lead advancer among the large-cap drug stocks early Thursday, gaining on news that it plans to buy German generic drug-maker Ratiopharm... |
| Tech Stocks: Tech Stocks Hunt For Gains In Early Trading SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) - Technology stocks muddled their way through Thursday's trading session, with few notable advancers, and Google Inc. being denied a trademark for one of its newest, and... |
| Airline Stocks: Southwest, United Pace Gains In Airline Sector Venture capital goes north U.S. venture capitalists on the hunt for the next Research in Motion are returning to Canada, and their pace could quicken thanks to a proposed tax... |
| Sir Stuart Rose To Take 25% Pay Cut Sir Stuart Rose agreed to a 25% pay cut for his final months with the high street retailer.Rose's salary will be cut from £1.16m to £875,000 and he will lead the search for a new independent... |
| Video: Nissan Electric Car To Be Built In Sunderland Peter Mandelson welcomes news that hundreds of jobs will be created in north-east England as plant wins contract to produce Nissan Leaf in... |
| Man Arrested In Okc Wal-mart For Porn On Phone OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma City police say a man accused of using his cell phone to photograph a young girl inside a Wal Mart was arrested when officers found child pornography on the phone.Sgt.... |
| Us Leading Economic Index Increased 0.1% In February Indicating Slow Economic Recovery The US Leading Economic Index (LEI) increased 0.1 per cent in February, following a 0.3 per cent gain in January, and a 1.2 per cent rise in December. Today's report issued by the New York-based... |
| Us Current-account Deficit Fell To $419.9 Billion In 2009 - - The Smallest Deficit Since 2001 And Down From $706.1 Billion In 2008 See Search Box lower down this column for searches of Finfacts news pages. Where there may be the odd special character missing from an older page, it's a problem that developed when... |
| Delta Petroleum Surges After Agreement To Sell Vega Interest March 18 (Bloomberg) -- Delta Petroleum Corp., the U.S. energy producer whose largest shareholder is Kirk Kerkorian, soared as much as 43 percent, the most since September, after agreeing to sell a... |
| Eads Says 60 Days Insufficient For New Tanker Bid March 18 (Bloomberg) -- European Aeronautic, Defence & Space Co. Chief Executive Officer Louis Gallois said that 60 days isn’t enough time for the company to compose another bid for the... |
| Idb Management Questioned As Funding Increase Pared March 18 (Bloomberg) -- The Inter-American Development Bank may get $50 billion to $100 billion in funding when shareholders meet this week, according to President Luis Alberto Moreno -- as little as... |
| Gift Card Adjustment Helps Marcus Increase Earnings increase its earnings 92 percent in the quarter ending Feb. 25 compared with the same period last year, according to results released Thursday. The Milwaukee-based company reported earnings of $3.19... |
| Obama: Jobs Bill To Help Small-business Owners In prepared remarks, Obama said many small businesses are on the fence about whether to hire new workers, but tax incentives in the jobs bill should make the decision that much... |
| Madoff Reportedly Assaulted By Another Inmate March 1: Harry Markopolos warned the SEC about Bernie Madoff’s risky investment plan in 2000, 2001 and 2005, which he details in his book, “No One Would Listen.” He tells TODAY’s Matt Lauer... |
| Economic Growth Seen Slowing This Summer NEW YORK - A gauge of future economic activity rose 0.1 percent in February, suggesting slow economic growth this summer, a private research group said... |
| Fixed Toyotas Hit With New Complaints WASHINGTON - Complaints of sudden acceleration in Toyotas repaired under recalls have nearly doubled in the past two weeks, according to an Associated Press analysis of government... |
| Ba's Walsh In Last-ditch Union Strike Talks download Flash from the Adobe download website. Mr Walsh has been holding talks with Unite leader Tony Woodley today after meeting Brendan Barber from the TUC last night. BA is trying to... |
| Microsoft Removes Hardware Barrier To Win 7's 'xp Mode' Although Windows 7's "XP Mode" has been a welcome feature of the new operating system, there has been a fair bit of confusion brought on by the virtualization layer's hardware... |
| Google Working With Intel, Sony On Tv Project: Report SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Google is working with Intel and Sony to develop a new class of Internet-enabled televisions and set top boxes, according to... |
| U.s. Stocks Meander After Latest Economic Data NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- U.S. stocks veered indecisively on Thursday after another round of economic data. The Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia reported manufacturing activity in the region... |
| Argentina Plans To Sell $15 Billion In Debt NEW YORK -- The Republic of Argentina plans to sell up to $15 billion in debt, according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Thursday. Proceeds will be used for the general... |
| Bank Reform Will Pass This Year, House Dem. Leader WASHINGTON - Legislation setting out new rules for Wall Street and altering the regulatory landscape will make its way through Congress to President Obama's desk for his signature before Congress... |
| Air Products Raises Quarterly Dividend To 49 Cents SAN FRANCISCO -- Air Products and Chemicals Inc. said Thursday that its board raised the company's quarterly dividend to 49 cents a share from 45 cents. The dividend is payable May 10 to... |
| Natural Gas Down Nearly 4% After Supplies Data NEW YORK -- Natural gas futures fell nearly 4% in morning trade Thursday, after the Energy Information Administration said U.S. supplies of natural gas in storage fell by 11 billion cubic feet, much... |
| Health Bill Costs $940 Billion; Cuts Deficit: Aide WASHINGTON -- The final House version of the health-care overhaul will cost $940 billion over a decade, while saving more than $1 trillion dollars over 20 years, a Democratic aide said Thursday,... |
| Scotts Valley Startup, Virnetx, Wins $105.6m In Suit Against Microsoft SCOTTS VALLEY — A federal jury in Texas awarded VirnetX, a small, publicly held company in Scotts Valley, $105.75 million Tuesday in a patent infringement case against Microsoft Corp.An... |
| Ncr Strips Interim From Fishman's Cfo Title NCR ) said it would make Robert Fishman's interim role as chief financial officer permanent. The company, which makes ATMs and DVD-rental and self-service checkout kiosks, has been going through... |
| Commercial Paper Down In Week Ended March 17 NEW YORK-(Dow Jones)- The U.S commercial paper market fell on both a seasonally adjusted basis and an unadjusted basis in the week ending March 17, according to Federal Reserve data released... |
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| Summers Renews White House Pitch For Regulatory Overhaul WASHINGTON -(Dow Jones)- A top White House official said the Federal Reserve should have a close "nexus" with the biggest and most important financial institutions, but cautioned that the public... |
