From: Google Alerts googlealerts-noreply@google.com Date: 2011/4/20
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| Obama melds politics with policy on California trip Reuters By Jeff Mason WASHINGTON, April 20 (Reuters) - US President Barack Obama will tout his plan to trim the deficit and try to excite younger voters on Wednesday in a campaign-style trip to California that features a stop at Facebook headquarters. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| NRG Abandons Project for 2 Reactors in Texas New York Times By MATTHEW L. WALD The company planning the largest nuclear project in the United States, two giant reactors in South Texas, announced on Tuesday that it was giving up and writing off its investment of $331 million after uncertainties created by the ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Crude Oil Rises for Second Day on Improving Outlook for Global Fuel Demand Bloomberg By Grant Smith and Ben Sharples - Wed Apr 20 09:11:59 GMT 2011 Oil rose for a second day in New York before a weekly US government report on supply levels, amid signs that recovery in the world's biggest economy is supporting fuel consumption. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Tulsa home starts are a mixed message for economy Tulsa World By ROBERT EVATT World Staff Writer Tulsa area home construction increased in March, though the gap between 2010 and 2011 continues to widen. Builders broke ground on 165 homes last month, permit tracking service New Orders Weekly reported Tuesday. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Area's jobless rate falls to 7.7 percent Rochester Democrat and Chronicle The Rochester region is continuing its long climb out of the deep unemployment hole left by the recession, but it hasn't reached the surface yet. The area's jobless rate fell to 7.7 percent in March, the state Labor Department reported Tuesday. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Swedish Krona at Strongest in More Than 2 1/2 Years on Rate Rise BusinessWeek By Garth Theunissen April 20 (Bloomberg) -- Sweden's krona rallied to the strongest in more than 2 1/2 years against the dollar after the nation's central bank raised its benchmark interest rate for the sixth time since July to curb inflation. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Airline Rules Address Tarmac Delays, Fee Refunds NPR by NPR Staff and Wires A traveler is seen in Terminal C at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport as aircraft taxi along a runway in Grapevine, Texas. A traveler is seen in Terminal C at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport as aircraft taxi along a ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Heineken Slides as Quarterly Revenue Growth Misses Estimates BusinessWeek By Clementine Fletcher April 20 (Bloomberg) -- Heineken NV slid in Amsterdam trading after growth in first-quarter revenue missed estimates because of discounting that boosted the amount of beer sold. Heineken fell as much as 2.2 percent, the steepest ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| AES Corp. to buy Ohio utility DPL for $3.5 bln International Business Times By IB Times Staff Reporter | April 20, 2011 5:11 AM EDT Power company AES Corp. (NYSE: AES) announced an agreement to acquire smaller rival DPL Inc. (NYSE: DPL) for $3.5 billion, or $30 a share, in cash. Subscribe to The Intelligent Investor to get the ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| ProSiebenSat.1 Sells TV and Print Operations to Cut Debt Bloomberg By Ragnhild Kjetland and Pavel Alpeyev - Wed Apr 20 07:09:25 GMT 2011 Sanoma Oyj (SAA1V) and a group of investors including John De Mol agreed to buy ProSiebenSat.1 Media AG (PSM)'s Dutch and Belgian broadcasting and print assets in a deal valued at ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| United Farm Workers fight dwindling membership The Associated Press WOODVILLE, Calif. (AP) — A dozen farmworkers sat in a circle of plastic chairs in a modest living room, listening as a union organizer talked about a bill she said would allow people to organize without fear, rebuild the union and improve conditions in ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Wynn Macau and Galaxy jump on strong earnings Reuters By Farah Master HONG KONG (Reuters) - Shares in Macau casino operators Galaxy Entertainment Group Ltd (0027.HK) and Wynn Macau Ltd (1128.HK), a unit of casino magnate Steve Wynn's Wynn Resorts Ltd (WYNN.O), jumped on Wednesday after strong earnings ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Li's 'Superman' Status Tested in Hong Kong With First Yuan IPO BusinessWeek By Fox Hu, Kelvin Wong and Zijing Wu April 20 (Bloomberg) -- Hong Kong's first stock sale denominated in yuan marked a different kind of milestone for Li Ka-shing: It was the first time in at least eight years the billionaire had to settle for the ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Koreas edge towards first nuclear talks- Asia Times Online By Sunny Lee Officials from both Koreas and the United States have given a green-light to first-ever inter-Korean nuclear talks. The proposed negotiations would form the first of a "three-stage" process suggested by China to restart six-party talks on ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Aussie Boom Bypasses Stocks Wall Street Journal By GEOFFREY ROGOW SYDNEY—Lost amid a once-in-a-century boost to trade and a record run in the Australian dollar is the mediocre performance of local equities. That's because even though the stock market is dominated by mining firms in the midst of a ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| DeMarrais: FTC goes after bogus acai ads NorthJersey.com By KEVIN DEMARRAIS Influenced to try acai berry supplements to lose weight, based on online news stories touting their benefits? ASSOCIATED PRESS Claims made by purported online news sites for acai berry supplements are false, the government says. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| North Carolina police explain how Tisdale got on plane NECN (NECN) - North Carolina police are explaining how a teenager stowed away on a Boston-bound plane before falling to his death. The remains of Delvonte Tisdale were found in Milton, Massachusetts in November. In a new report, Charlotte police speculate ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Virgin Media customers in UK pay out for fast broadband Reuters By Kate Holton LONDON (Reuters) - Customers of Britain's Virgin Media spent record sums in the first quarter, showing a willingness to pay extra for faster broadband speeds and phone services in spite of the tough economic environment. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Juniper's First-Quarter Profit Meets Analysts' Estimates Bloomberg By [bn:PRSN=15733176] Joseph Galante [] - Tue Apr 19 21:56:02 GMT 2011 Juniper Networks Inc. (JNPR), the second- largest maker of Internet networking equipment, reported first- quarter profit that matched analysts' estimates, a sign that carriers are ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Hanover Insurance Will Buy Chaucer for 313 Million Pounds BusinessWeek By Jesse Westbrook April 20 (Bloomberg) -- Hanover Insurance Group Inc., a property and casualty insurer based in Worcester, Massachusetts, agreed to buy the UK's Chaucer Holdings Plc for about 313 million pounds ($510 million). ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Fee Revenue Grows at Top Custody Banks New York Times By REUTERS Two of the world's biggest custody banks reported higher quarterly fee income as stronger financial markets and new business increased assets. At Northern Trust, another large custody bank, noninterest income slipped 0.6 percent, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Wolin Says Treasury Will Resist Efforts to Slow Dodd-Frank Bloomberg By Rebecca Christie - Tue Apr 19 19:59:25 GMT 2011 Deputy Treasury Secretary Neal Wolin said the Obama administration will resist efforts by lobbyists and Republican lawmakers to slow the changes required by the Dodd-Frank overhaul of US financial ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Madoff Trustee Says He's Recovered $7.6 Billion, for $175 Million in Fees Bloomberg By Linda Sandler - Wed Apr 20 04:01:54 GMT 2011 Irving Picard, the Securities Investor Protection Corp trustee liquidating Bernard L. Madoff's defunct investment firm. Photographer: Ramin Talaie/Bloomberg The trustee liquidating Bernard L. Madoff's ... See all stories on this topic » |
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