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European Stocks Rise Wall Street Journal By TOBY ANDERSON LONDON—European stocks rose Wednesday, with positive corporate news boosting indexes and a rise in commodity prices overnight supporting basic resource and oil and gas stocks. The FTSE 100 was recently up 0.9% at 5912.15, Germany's DAX ... See all stories on this topic »

LinkedIn IPO likely a success, but risks real Reuters By Alina Selyukh and Clare Baldwin NEW YORK (Reuters) - An initial public offering by social networking firm LinkedIn Corp to raise about $341 million seems poised to be a stunning success, but it carries a number of risks that may shake up investors ... See all stories on this topic »

Dell Shares Rise After Corporate Spending Gives Company Edge Over Rival HP Bloomberg By Aaron Ricadela - Wed May 18 04:01:00 GMT 2011 Dell CEO Michael Dell delivers a keynote address during the 2010 Oracle Open World conference in San Francisco in September 2010. Photographer: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images May 17 (Bloomberg) -- Ashok ... See all stories on this topic »

Shire slips after $750m US wound healing deal The Guardian Shire shares have fallen back after the pharmaceutical group announced a $750m cash acquisition in America. It is buying privately owned Advanced BioHealing, which makes a bio-engineered skin substitute used to treat slow healing foot ulcers. ... See all stories on this topic »

Critics to McDonald's: Stop the clowning Detroit Free Press Some branding experts say Ronald McDonald's floppy red shoes and flaming-red hair are too hackneyed for iPod-savvy kids. / May 2006 photo by ANDREW POERTNER/Associated Press BY CHRISTINA REXRODE ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK -- Ronald McDonald is having a ... See all stories on this topic »

RPT BoE keeps 6-3 vote in May to hold rates at record low Reuters LONDON May 18 (Reuters) - The Bank of England maintained its 6-3 vote to keep interest rates at a record low this month, seeing no major change in the medium-term inflation outlook, minutes to its May 4-5 policy meeting showed on Wednesday. ... See all stories on this topic »

HK, China shrs rise although low turnover a concern Reuters By Vikram Subhedar and Clement Tan HONG KONG, May 18 (Reuters) - Hong Kong shares held above their 200-day moving average, while banks and energy-related counters helped China's benchmark index rise for a second session although weak turnover in both ... See all stories on this topic »

New HK commodity exchange to give Asia bigger role Houston Chronicle By KELVIN CHAN AP Business Writer © 2011 AP Exchange officials said that Asian countries, especially China and India, have been driving demand for global commodities and the new exchange is aimed at helping traders in the region have a bigger say in ... See all stories on this topic »

EU president in China, stresses rule of law AFP SHANGHAI — Economic development and the rule of law go hand-in-hand, EU President Herman Van Rompuy said Wednesday as he ended a visit to China, which has launched its toughest crackdown on rights activists in years. Van Rompuy said the importance of ... See all stories on this topic » AFP

Data theft may expose jobless residents Boston Globe By Hiawatha Bray The personal financial information of up to 210000 unemployed Massachusetts residents may have been stolen in a data breach caused by a virus discovered in state labor department computers four weeks ago, officials said yesterday. ... See all stories on this topic » Boston Globe

Chances Dim for an Alaskan Gas Pipeline as Denali Bows Out New York Times By AP JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — One of two companies planning to build major natural gas pipelines in Alaska has dropped its bid, saying Tuesday that it had not obtained the agreements necessary to justify going forward. The announcement, by Denali - the ... See all stories on this topic »

Downturn continuing for home builders Boston Globe In a troubling sign for the economy, construction of new homes plummeted in April. According to industry statistics, each new home built creates an average of three jobs for a year and generates about $90000 in taxes. (Seth Perlman/ Associated Press) ... See all stories on this topic » Boston Globe

Macau's MGM China gets boost from billionaire investors Reuters By Elzio Barreto and Farah Master HONG KONG May 18 (Reuters) - Macau casino operator MGM China, co-owned by MGM Resorts International and Hong Kong businesswoman Pansy Ho, has received $190 million from four wealthy cornerstone investors for its $1.5 ... See all stories on this topic »

Shipping Lines Are Raided in Antitrust Investigation Wall Street Journal By JOHN W. MILLER BRUSSELS—The European Commission raided offices of the world's biggest shipping lines in an antitrust investigation. The raids followed an investigation of how container shipping prices rose in 2009 even as demand dropped and industry ... See all stories on this topic »

S Korea Won Up, Pares Gains As Moody's Cuts Rating Of Australia's Big Banks Wall Street Journal SEOUL (Dow Jones)--The South Korean won was higher against the US dollar late Wednesday, boosted by gains in the euro and the stock market, though it was off earlier highs after Moody's cut the ratings of Australia's major banks. ... See all stories on this topic »

Emerging economies catching up faster than you might think Vancouver Sun By Don Cayo, Vancouver Sun May 18, 2011 2:19 AM Emerging economies are growing more than twice as fast as the rich world, so you might think that sooner or later they're bound to catch up. You'd be right, says a new analysis from the World Bank. ... See all stories on this topic »

Gold, silver futures rise after selloff MarketWatch By Simon Kennedy and Sarah Turner, MarketWatch LONDON (MarketWatch) — Gold futures moved up from near a five-week low Wednesday, with investors dipping a toe back into commodities following a recent selloff. Gold for June delivery (COMMODITIES:GCM11) ... See all stories on this topic »

Microchip shortages continue for Japan's car firms BBC News Japan's Renesas Electronics is not a household name, but in March when its production was hit by Japan's earthquake and tsunami, it almost stalled the global car industry. It makes custom-made microchips, and has a global market share of more than 40%. ... See all stories on this topic » BBC News

Home Depot outshines Lowe's, raises outlook Reuters By Dhanya Skariachan NEW YORK, May 17 (Reuters) - Home Depot Inc (HD.N) stood by its sales outlook and raised its profit forecast for the year despite a slow start to the spring selling season, making some investors choose the home improvement chain ... See all stories on this topic »

Chesapeake Fined $1.09 Million in Pennsylvania Wall Street Journal By RYAN DEZEMBER HOUSTON -- The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection has fined Chesapeake Energy Corp. nearly $1.09 million for contaminating the drinking water of 16 families with natural gas, and, separately, for an explosion at a ... See all stories on this topic »

Tokyo, Seoul lead rebound in Asian stocks MarketWatch By V. Phani Kumar, MarketWatch , Colin Ng HONG KONG (MarketWatch) — Most Asian markets rose Wednesday as US dollar weakness and a rebound in many commodities encouraged investors to temporarily look beyond Greece's debt problems and soft US economic ... See all stories on this topic »

US says it will return nearly $650000 in fines to fishermen Boston Globe Richard Burgess (left), with Paul Theriault and Ed Smith, said he has paid thousands in fines and has not been reimbursed. (Jim Davis/ Globe Staff) By Beth Daley Acknowledging that federal fishery police "overstepped the bounds of propriety and ... See all stories on this topic » Boston Globe

London stocks lifted by resources and real estate MarketWatch By Barbara Kollmeyer, MarketWatch MADRID (MarketWatch) — Stocks in London rose on Wednesday, driven by gains for mining and oil stocks, as commodity prices rebounded, and by a surge in real-estate-related stocks after an upbeat outlook from Land ... See all stories on this topic »

Google to expand ultra-fast broadband to KC, Mo. The Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Search engine giant Google says it will expand its new ultra-fast broadband service into Kansas City, Mo. Google announced in March that it planned to unveil the service in Kansas City, Kan., beginning in early 2012. ... See all stories on this topic »

TJX profit slips on Wright closing, weak Europe Reuters By Phil Wahba NEW YORK, May 17 (Reuters) - Off-price retailer TJX Cos Inc (TJX.N) reported lower-than-expected quarterly profit, hurt by the cost of closing its AJ Wright chain and declining same-store sales in Europe. TJX, whose shares fell 2.5 ... See all stories on this topic »

Analog Devices Has Strong 2Q, View; Lifts Dividend Wall Street Journal By Shara Tibken Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES NEW YORK -(Dow Jones)- Analog Devices Inc. (ADI) reported a surprisingly strong 45% increase in fiscal second-quarter earnings and a bullish third-quarter outlook as the disaster in Japan spurred ... See all stories on this topic »

Instant View: Housing starts, permits fall in April Reuters NEW YORK (Reuters) - US housing starts and permits for future home construction fell in April as an overhang of homes on the market discourages builders from taking on new projects, pointing to prolonged weakness in the housing sector. ... See all stories on this topic »

'Biggest mistake': Dimon rues action on military families New York Post By MARK DeCAMBRE Jamie Dimon took JPMorgan Chase's annual meeting 550 miles west to Columbus, Ohio, yesterday and apologized for the mistakes the bank has made in its foreclosure actions. Hundreds of protesters amassed outside Chase's massive McCoy ... See all stories on this topic » New York Post

U.S. audit sharply questions PHA spending | Philadelphia Inquirer | 2011-05-18 Philadelphia Inquirer By Mark Fazlollah and Jennifer Lin In a blistering review of the Philadelphia Housing Authority's use of 2009 stimulus funds, federal auditors Tuesday questioned $27.4 million in spending on repairs for homes and said the agency made "unreasonable" ... See all stories on this topic »

Saks profit up on more full-price sales Reuters By Phil Wahba NEW YORK, May 17 (Reuters) - Saks Inc (SKS.N) reported a higher quarterly profit as it sold more items at full price, and the luxury department store operator forecast continued sales growth at established stores for the rest of the year. ... See all stories on this topic »

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