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| Wall Street bounces back on hope for "cliff' solution Reuters By Gabriel Debenedetti. NEW YORK | Thu Dec 20, 2012 6:44pm EST. NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks rebounded from early losses on Thursday after Republican House Speaker John Boehner said he would keep working on a solution to the "fiscal cliff" ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Peter Madoff, brother of Bernard, sentenced to 10 years CNN A federal judge sentenced Peter Madoff to 10 years on Thursday for his role in helping his brother Bernard cover up the most notorious Ponzi scheme in history. That's the sentence that federal prosecutors had sought for Peter Madoff as the result of a plea ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| ICE to buy NYSE Euronext for $8.2 billion Reuters By John McCrank and Sophie Sassard. Thu Dec 20, 2012 6:37pm EST. (Reuters) - In October, Jeff Sprecher, chief executive of upstart IntercontinentalExchange, approached NYSE Euronext CEO Duncan Niederauer with a modest proposal to team up on ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Eastern, Gulf Ports Brace for Strike Wall Street Journal The looming prospect of a longshoremen's strike at 15 ports from Boston to Houston as early as Dec. 30 has shippers and retailers pleading with the union and cargo carriers to avert a major trade disruption that would affect businesses across the eastern U.S. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Ericsson to Take $1.2 Billion Charge on Write-Down of Cellphone Venture New York Times BERLIN — Ericsson, the world's biggest maker of mobile network equipment, said Thursday that it would take a sizable charge against earnings because it was writing down the value of ST-Ericsson, an unprofitable venture that makes cellphone components. See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Micron Hit by Production Glitch as Well as Chip Demand Wall Street Journal Micron Technology Inc. said manufacturing miscues in the first quarter added to the company's perennial struggle against falling prices in the market for memory chips. The Boise, Idaho, company reported a wider loss in the fiscal period ended Nov. See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Yen still on the backfoot as year-end lull sets in Reuters By Ian Chua. SYDNEY | Thu Dec 20, 2012 5:42pm EST. SYDNEY (Reuters) - The yen struggled near multi-month lows against the greenback and euro on Friday, on track to clinch the title of worst major performing currency of 2012 as the last full trading week ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| TEXT-Fitch affirms Citimortgage residential servicer ratings Reuters Thu Dec 20, 2012 6:00pm EST. Dec 20 - Fitch Ratings has taken the following rating actions on the U.S. residential servicer ratings for CitiMortgage, Inc. (CMI): --Residential primary servicer rating for prime product affirmed at 'RPS2+', assigned Outlook ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| FASB floats stronger bank credit risk accounting standard Reuters WASHINGTON | Thu Dec 20, 2012 4:21pm EST. WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. banks would have to disclose a clearer and timelier view of credit risk under a proposal made on Thursday by the U.S. accounting standard setter. Its chairman said the new ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Red Hat revenue beats estimates on subscription gains Reuters Thu Dec 20, 2012 6:40pm EST. (Reuters) - Red Hat Inc, the world's largest distributor of Linux operating software, posted third-quarter revenue above analysts' estimates on strong growth in its subscription business, sending its shares up 6 percent in ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Seed Funding Overload To Leave 1000 'Orphaned' Startups Forbes The massive growth of the seed and angel investing through new or growing seed funds and sites like AngelList has been a major change in the venture industry over the last several years. That will soon result in more than 1,000 seed-funded companies ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Tanker Carrying Bakken Crude to Canadian Refinery Runs Aground Bloomberg The first oil tanker carrying Bakken crude to Irving Oil Corp.'s refinery in Canada from Albany, New York, ran aground in the Hudson River, delaying the first of what is expected to be many voyages on the route. No oil spilled from the Stena Primorsk, which ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Illinois jobless rate falls to 8.7% in November Chicago Tribune Illinois' unemployment rate dipped to 8.7 percent in November as the economy added 16,400 jobs. Preliminary data released Thursday by the Illinois Department of Employment Security indicate the largest monthly job gain of the year. There still are 574,600 ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Virginia signs $1.4 billion highway deal Washington Post (blog) RICHMOND — State officials announced Thursday that they had signed a $1.4 billion deal to build a highway in southeastern Virginia, prompting criticism from those who say the state's scarce transportation resources should be spent in more heavily traveled ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Time to Rediscover the Home Equity Loan TheStreet.com NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- With all the focus on record low mortgage rates, another falling rate has received little attention: the enticing rate on home equity loans. These are the best deals they've been in years. See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Housing Poised to Bolster US Growth as Sales Rise: Economy Bloomberg Sales of previously owned homes climbed to a three-year high in November, reinforcing forecasts that the industry is set to contribute to U.S. annual economic growth for the first time since 2005. Purchases of existing houses increased 5.9 percent to a 5.04 ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Mohawk Industries to buy Marazzi for $1.5 billion The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Mohawk Industries Inc., which makes residential and commercial flooring, is buying Marazzi Group for about $1.5 billion to expand its ceramic tile business. Mohawk says Marazzi, which sells tile in more than 100 countries, posted revenue ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| JP Morgan's Latest Deal Takes the Bloom Off Groupon Wall Street Journal There's a big future for digitally-delivered coupons. It just won't look anything like the daily deals popularized by Groupon . That's the lesson of J.P. Morgan Chase's deal, announced Thursday, to buy Bloomspot, a smaller rival of Groupon. According to an ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Nike Doesn't Need China! US And Emerging Markets Fuel Q2 Profits Forbes Nike pleased investors with its fiscal second quarter results, despite continued weakness in China and margin pressure. The footwear and sport apparel maker beat top-line estimates and revealed growth in its worldwide futures orders, helping the stock rally ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| American, US Airways Sketch Out Merger Scenario for Pilots Wall Street Journal AMR Corp.'s American Airlines and US Airways Group Inc. are nearing a tentative deal on how their pilots would be treated in a potential merger, a crucial step toward determining whether the two airlines will combine when the former emerges from ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Initial Claims Increase; GDP Higher Forbes The number of Americans filing first-time claims for unemployment insurance payments rose for the first time in five weeks. According to the Labor Department, applications for jobless benefits increased by 17,000 to 361,000 for the week ended December 15. See all stories on this topic » | ||
| General Motors Expands Cooperation With Peugeot-Citroen DailyFinance On Thursday, General Motors and Peugot-Citroen announced an expansion in their global manufacturing alliance, first established on February 29, 2012. The partners plan to form a joint venture for purchasing parts for their European operations, and also to ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Oracle Buys Eloqua for $850 Million DailyFinance On Thursday, Oracle announced that it's buying cloud-based marketing software maker Eloqua for $23.50 cash per share. Net of Eloqua's own cash, the deal is valued at approximately $871 million, and expected to close in the first half of 2013. In a statement ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| USDA sets rules for tracking livestock across state lines Reuters WASHINGTON | Thu Dec 20, 2012 4:47pm EST. WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced on Thursday final rules meant to improve the ability to trace livestock across state lines when there are disease outbreaks. See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Carnival Drops After Forecast Misses Analysts' Estimates Bloomberg Carnival Corp. (CCL), the world's biggest cruise line operator, fell the most in 11 months after the company's 2013 profit forecast missed analysts' estimates. The shares slid 5.3 percent to $36.99 at the close in New York after the Miami-based company said ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Frank Lloyd Wright home likely to be donated to nonprofit, restored Bizjournals.com (blog) Imagine forking over $2.38 million of your own cash to buy a 60-year-old house — which, by the way, has no real everyday functionality and needs at least $300,000 in repairs. On top of that, your sole intent is donating the home only weeks later in the name ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| TREASURIES-Bond prices nudge higher on US fiscal muddle Reuters Thu Dec 20, 2012 4:43pm EST. * Lack of U.S. budget progress stokes bids for bonds. * Five-year TIPS sale fetches record negative yield. * Traders shrug off better-than-expected U.S. data. By Richard Leong. NEW YORK, Dec 20 (Reuters) - U.S. Treasuries ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Knight Capital agrees to be acquired by Getco Minneapolis Star Tribune Nearly five months after a major software malfunction at Knight Capital roiled financial markets, the trading firm has agreed to sell itself to a competitor, Getco, in a cash-and-stock deal that the companies value at $1.4 billion. Knight shareholders can choose ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Deutsche Telekom CEO Rene Obermann to Step Down End 2013 Businessweek Deutsche Telekom AG (DTE) announced the surprise departure of Chief Executive Officer Rene Obermann at the end of 2013, capping a seven-year tenure at the helm of Germany's largest telephone company. Chief Financial Officer Timotheus Hoettges, 50, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Discover Notches Loan Gains as Card Industry Struggles for Growth NASDAQ Discover Financial Services ( DFS ) Chairman and Chief Executive David Nelms says his firm is winning the war for consumer-loan balances. While the credit-card industry's largest players are struggling for loan growth, Discover's receivables grew by 6.4% in ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Darden Restaurants May Scale Back Expansion Plans HispanicBusiness.com Darden Restaurants said Thursday it plans to offer discounts and scale back expansion after reporting weak earnings the company said were brought on in part by its response to Obamacare. The Orlando-based owner of Olive Garden, Red Lobster and other ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Orders Dampen Otherwise Good KB Home Quarter Los Angeles Business Journal KB Home on Thursday reported better-than-expected fourth-quarter profit with revenue up 20 percent. Shares fell 6 percent, however, with investors concerned about sluggish growth in new home orders. The Los Angeles homebuilder reported net income of ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| The Bottom Line: Don't Remove Protection When Cod Need It Most Huffington Post New England is famous for cod fishing. But the industry is ailing -- and the cure being proposed might be worse than the disease. Three months ago, the U.S. Commerce Department declared a "commercial fisheries disaster" off the coast of New England ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Brazil recalls tens of thousands flawed coins Huffington Post SAO PAULO — Brazil's Central Bank is recalling tens of thousands of 50 centavo (25 US cent) coins that were mistakenly embossed as 5 centavo pieces. The bank says in a Thursday statement that a production flaw at the federal mint led to the circulation of ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| US economy grew faster-than-expected 3.1% in third quarter Gant Daily Washington, DC, United States (4E) – The U.S. economy grew at a much faster rate than previously predicted in the third quarter, amid worries of a "fiscal cliff" taking effect next year and the effects of superstorm Sandy slowing growth in the final months of the ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Nev. initial jobless claims inch up in November; uptick comes after long ... The Republic CARSON CITY, Nevada — The number of Nevadans filing initial claims for jobless benefits in November was up slightly compared with the same time last year. The state Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation says Thursday that 21,260 ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Decision coming on who will pay for PG&E pipeline upgrades [Contra Costa ... Equities.com Dec. 20--One thing is certain about PG&E's $2.2 billion pipeline improvement program: utility bills are headed higher for PG&E customers. What remains to be determined is just how high they will go. The state Public Utilities Commission may decide as early ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| FBI seeks man who failed to show for sentencing San Jose Mercury News LOS ANGELES—The FBI is looking for a Southern California con man who failed to show up for in federal court for sentencing after admitting fraudulent investment and home-refinancing schemes that caused millions of dollars in losses. The FBI said in a ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Jabil shares up after 1Q results beat Street Businessweek Shares of contract electronics manufacturer Jabil Circuit Inc . climbed Thursday after it beat Wall Street expectations for its latest quarter. THE SPARK: On Wednesday, the St. Petersburg, Fla. , company posted fiscal first-quarter earnings of $106 million , or 51 ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Eli Lilly settles bribery charges Financial Times Eli Lilly, the US pharmaceutical company, has agreed to pay $30m to settle charges that it engaged in a scheme to bribe foreign officials in order to win business in Russia, Brazil, China and Poland. The US Securities and Exchange Commission alleged that ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Nearly 30000 Jobs Lost Because of Hurricane Sandy New York Times (blog) Hurricane Sandy wiped out nearly 30,000 jobs in and around New York City last month, the New York State Labor Department said on Thursday. The impact of the storm on small businesses and larger companies whose offices could not reopen for weeks ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| So How Much Tax Does Zuckerberg Save By Donating $500 Million Of ... Forbes This is an interesting little story here. Mark Zuckerberg is donating $500 million of Facebook stock to a Silicon Valley area charity. Good on him, well done, glad to see that those fortunate in this life are willing to share their good fortune. It's also not the first time ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Rite Aid returns to profit, raises forecast Reuters Thu Dec 20, 2012 9:46am EST. (Reuters) - Rite Aid Corp (RAD.N) reported its first quarterly profit in more than five years on Thursday, helped by growth in the number of prescriptions filled and higher comparable sales of general merchandise at its stores. See all stories on this topic » | ||
| ConAgra Profit Tops Estimates Helped by Consumer Foods Unit Bloomberg ConAgra Foods Inc. (CAG), the maker of Chef Boyardee and Healthy Choice meals, reported second-quarter profit that topped analysts' estimates, helped by sales in its consumer foods business. Net income increased 17 percent to $211.6 million, or 51 cents ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| R train service between Manhattan, Brooklyn to be restored by Friday morning amNY Photo credit: Workers restore one of two escalators at the south end of the Whitehall. (MTA/Marc Hermann). Christmas has come early for R train riders, as service between Manhattan and Brooklyn will be restored in time for the Friday morning rush. See all stories on this topic » | ||
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