Business and Finance News
Oil prices rise after mixed economic news
Sign on San Diego
Thursday, September 2, 2010 at 12:37 p.m. Oil prices ended higher Thursday after an initial retreat as investors put a positive spin on reports about jobs, manufacturing and home sales. Benchm... Oil prices rise after mixed economic news
Miami Herald
Oil prices ended higher Thursday after an initial retreat as investors put a positive spin on reports about jobs, manufacturing and home sales.Benchmark oil for October delivery rose $1.11 to settle a... Fred the Shred outdone by Hester
Guardian
We used to think that if Sir Fred Goodwin was good at one thing it was cutting costs. That was how he became Fred the Shred. But Goodwin's cost-cutting efforts look pedestrian when set against those o... Sony's rose-tinted 3D spectacles
Guardian
Sony chief executive Sir Howard Stringer. He's done an impressive job of revitalising the Japanese electronics company, so one shouldn't dismiss lightly his prediction that 3D television sets and othe... Microsoft uses Bing home page to push IE8
Computerworld
browser . With the launch of Bing, Microsoft came up with the unique concept of displaying a new photograph on the home page each day, but it also generally followed Summary Box: Pernod Ricard earnings
The Seattle Times
COMPANY: Pernod Ricard SA, Paris-based drink maker known for its anise-flavored aperitifs as well as Beefeater gin and recently acquired Absolut vodka reported its full-year earnings Thursday. Primary market sees sharp fall in August
Times Of India
India Inc raised a mere Rs 7,240 crore (both equity and debt) from domestic and international markets, a sharp fall from the Rs 25,407 crore raised in July. In August 2009, companies raised Rs 25,918 ... Mariner may be facing BP-style crisis
MSNBC
NEW YORK — Just a few months ago Mariner Energy was celebrating its imminent marriage to Apache Corp. On Thursday, Mariner found itself in the middle of a potential BP-style crisis, with a ri... Avis raises cash portion of Dollar Thrifty bid
MSNBC
PARSIPPANY, N.J. — Car rental company Avis Budget Group said Thursday it is raising the cash portion of its bid for Dollar Thrifty as it battles Hertz for the potential buyout. Avis said that... Quit whining, Wall Street
CNN Money
kind .Why, for God's sake, have so many otherwise "intelligent" Wall Streeters decided to find common cause with the know-nothings who insist that Obama is a Muslim communist, intent on dest... How Apple Just Disrupted the Cable Guys
Wired News
People in Silicon Valley have focused on the set top box as the lever to attack the cable industry. Cable boxes blow, but that’s a losing battle. So why is UTi Worldwide 2Q Earnings Improve on Higher Volumes
Fox Business
UTIW ), a provider of supply chain services, surged more than 5% Thursday after the company said it beat second-quarter estimates, as earnings edged higher on stronger airfreight and ocean freight vol... Apple and Google to clash in music space by Christmas
Reuters
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Google Inc is in talks with music labels on plans for a download store and a digital song locker that would allow its mobile users to play songs wherever they are as it steps up i... "Quote stuffing" a focus in flash crash probe
Reuters
WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. regulators probing the May flash crash are focusing on a trading practice known as "quote stuffing", in which large numbers of rapid-fire orders to buy or sell sto... AIMCo approached by China to join Potash bid
Financial Post
Alberta Investment Management Corp. said it has been approached by sovereign wealth funds to participate in a potential takeover of Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan. Samsung to challenge Apple's iPad with own tablet
Financial Post
Samsung Electronics' first tablet computer, the Galaxy Tab, will go on sale in two weeks, it said on Thursday, turning up the heat on Apple Inc's iPad.Global handset vendors and PC makers including No... Shareholder sues Cogent over 3M merger deal
Financial Post
A shareholder of Cogent Inc has sued the company's board, saying it agreed to sell the maker of identification systems too cheaply to U.S. manufacturer 3M Co, according to a legal complaint.Pasadena, ... Avis raises offer for Dollar Thrifty
Financial Post
Car rental company Avis Budget Group Inc (CAR.N) raised its bid for Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group (DTG.N) 3 percent to US$1.35 billion, as it looks to wrest the company from rival Hertz Global Holdi... TSX rises on earnings, data
Financial Post
The Toronto Stock Exchange was in line for a seventh straight day of gains Thursday after Toronto-Dominion Bank reported higher third-quarter earnings and U.S. jobless claims came in better than expec... Mortgage Rates Hit Another New Low
CBS News
(AP) Mortgage rates fell to the lowest level in decades for the tenth time in 11 weeks, as investors worried about the economy. The average rate for a 30-year fixed loan was 4.32 percent this week,...
|
