 U.S. stocks struggle to gain momentumU.S. stocks lost ground Thursday although losses were... | |
 Some California state workers to take unpaid leaveGovernor Arnold Schwarzenegger of California has given an executive order for some state workers to take three unpaid days off per month starting in... |
 Greek truck drivers get back to work order from governmentThe Greek government, using a rare law, has ordered truck drivers back to... |
 Protesters gather at Fiat Mirafiori plantFiat car workers in Italy have been running protests over the company’s future in its home... |
 Report says Alaskan spill was caused by power failureA power failure contributed to a 4,500-barrel oil spill in the US in... |
 Boeing profits down while expectations riseAircraft giant Boeing its net profit for the April through June quarter was down due to a fall in plane... |
 Kraft says it will maintain Cadbury heritageCadbury has seen the departure of many senior staff from its UK office since it was taken over by Kraft earlier this... |
 3D camera coming from Panasonic in AugustPanasonic has developed a camcorder that will record birthdays, weddings and family events in... |
 Air travellers welcome seating changesSome airline passengers may be feeling more comfortable in their seats, with dozens of airlines opting to install wider seats with more leg... |
 Passengers might be asked to self-board ContinentalContinental Airlines in the US is testing a controversial self-boarding... |
 Resorts spring up in Gaza StripPalestinians have invested $20 million or more in new tourist infrastructure in... |
| Treasurys mixed on earnings, new jobless claims NEW YORK Treasury prices are trading mixed after U.S. companies reported strong earnings and the government said new jobless claims fell but remain elevated. The price of the 10-year... |
| Citigroup paying $75M to settle fraud charges WASHINGTON Banking titan Citigroup Inc. is paying $75 million to settle civil charges that it misled investors about its potential losses from subprime mortgages as the housing bust hit in... |
| CEO of Hudson-based Freedom gas stations dies in motorcycle crash The CEO of the Freedom Valu Center gas station and convenience stores that dot the Twin Cities area and other locations in the Midwest, has died in a motorcycle crash in Montana, the company said... |
| Justin Timberlake's William Rast brand is newest Target collaborator NEW YORK - William Rast, the fashion line by Justin Timberlake and his childhood friend Trace Ayala, has a new partner: Target. The retailer announced Thursday that a William Rast collection,... |
| Company whose pipeline leaked oil into Mich. river was warned about its corrosion monitoring BATTLE CREEK, Mich. - A Canadian company whose pipeline leaked hundreds of thousands of gallons of oil into a major Michigan river was warned by government regulators in January that its monitoring... |
| Oil spill chief: Work to pump mud into Gulf gusher from above could be accelerated NEW ORLEANS - A procedure intended to ease the job of plugging the blownout Gulf well for good could start as early as the weekend, the government's point man for the spill response said Thursday. ... |
| Feds OK project to drill under, not on, wild areas By PAUL FOYASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER SALT LAKE CITY -- An energy company received federal approval Thursday to open one of Utah's biggest natural gas fields by agreeing to use new technology to... |
| Lloyds TSB Commercial Finance Taps Ektron Marketing Optimization Suite to Raise Market Awareness and Drive New Business Leads http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20100709/MM19483LOGO ) Charged with raising market awareness of the bank's asset-based lending products, driving new business leads through Lloyds TSB Commercial... |
| Critical Insider Trade Alerts for CB Richard Ellis Group, CH Robinson Worldwide, Caterpillar, Eastman Kodak, Wyndham, & Dr Pepper Snapple; Reported by Insiderslab.com companies. Insiders refer to company C-Level Officers (CEOs, CFOs, COOs) and Directors who are involved in making critical corporate decisions. There are thousands of insider filings on the stock... |
| FreePennyAlerts.com Daily Investment Stock Report Alerts: Bank of America Corp., Citigroup Inc., Ford Motor Company, Motorola Inc. (Marketwire - July 29, 2010) - FreePennyAlerts.com, a premier micro cap research firm provides subscribers with comprehensive research, in depth due diligence and technical analysis to provide our... |
| Citigroup paying $75M to settle civil charges WASHINGTON -- Banking titan Citigroup Inc. is paying $75 million to settle civil charges that it misled investors about its potential losses from subprime mortgages as the housing bust hit in... |
| After Hours: McAfee, Amgen, MetLife in focus in late trade SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Security technology firm McAfee Inc. and biotech giant Amgen Inc. are slated to report results Thursday afternoon with the companies expected to either see their... |
| Canadian Markets: Canadian stocks reverse to losses; energy weighs SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Canadian stocks reversed earlier gains Thursday, mirroring a declining U.S. market as selling by investors undercut a generally strong round of corporate earnings. ... |
| Vanguard Health Systems, Inc. Invites You to Join Its 2010 Fourth Quarter and Year-End Earnings Conference Call/Webcast NASHVILLE, TN--(Marketwire - July 28, 2010) - In conjunction with Vanguard Health Systems, Inc.'s 2010 Fourth Quarter and Year-End Earnings press release, you are invited to listen to its... |
| British Airways to reveal losses from ash cloud and strikes British Airways will tomorrow reveal the full extent of a disastrous three months in which it was hit by a double whammy of a volcanic ash cloud from Iceland and cabin crew strikes grounding... |
| PartyGaming to merge with online gambling rival PartyGaming and its Austrian-based rival Bwin today announced plans for a merger that they say will create the world's biggest publicly-listed... |
| Santander poised for next phase of UK expansion • Spanish bank could take over 318 Royal Bank of Scotland branches as early as next week• UK arm of bank reports 10% rise in profit as it bids to take on 'big... |
| AstraZeneca's good results boosted by US backing for Brilinta AstraZeneca investors received a double dose of good news today as the UK's second-largest pharmaceutical company revealed better-than-expected quarterly results and won US expert endorsement for its... |
| Shell could pursue BP for Gulf damages Royal Dutch Shell CEO Peter Voser said 'no comment' when asked if the firm would pursue damages claims against BP. Photograph: Jim Watson/AFP/Getty... |
| FSA remuneration code: bonus rules The Financial Services Authority remuneration code is intended to end the practice that was common before the banking crisis that bankers received 100% of their annual bonus in cash. The basic... |
| Ameriprise Doubles Up On Earnings After the bell on Wednesday, Ameriprise Financial said the company earned $259 million in the second quarter, doubling the amount made a year earlier. Excluding investment gains and losses, the... |
| Microsoft expanding cloud strategy, exec says IDG News Service - Microsoft is shifting its strategy away from pitching itself as a company that can offer companies a choice of software or hosted services, toward pushing the cloud, an executive... |
| Citigroup Settles Fraud Charges with SEC for $75 Million The Securities and Exchange Commission announced the settlement with Citigroup on Thursday. It says the company repeatedly made misleading statements in calls with analysts and regulatory filings... |
| Surrey Bancorp earnings higher , the parent company of Surrey Bank & Trust, earned a profit of $550,773 in the second quarter, up from $416,151 a year earlier, according to an earnings announcement. The Mount Airy-based... |
| Pipeline giant TransCanada reports lower net earnings during the second-quarter CALGARY - TransCanada Corp. reported lower second-quarter earnings because of measures it took to shield itself from interest rate and foreign exchange swings. The company earned $295 million, or 41... |
| Citigroup paying $75M to settle charges of misleading investors over mortgages WASHINGTON - Banking titan Citigroup Inc. is paying US$75 million to settle civil charges that it misled investors about its potential losses from subprime mortgages as the housing bust hit in 2007. ... |
| Molycorp Plunges 14% on First Day After Chopping Rare-Earth IPO July 29 (Bloomberg) -- Molycorp Inc., owner of the world’s largest non-Chinese deposit of rare-earth metals, declined in its first day of trading after chopping the size of its initial public... |
| Ethics Panel Outlines 13 Charges Against Congressman Rangel July 29 (Bloomberg) -- House ethics investigators outlined 13 “very serious” allegations of wrongdoing against New York Representative Charles Rangel, including soliciting donations from... |
| Honeywell exec says firm will stay in New Jersey Honeywell International's chief executive says the technology and manufacturing company will keep its headquarters in New Jersey despite an offer to... |
| McClatchy blames 83% drop in earnings on debt refinancing fell 83 percent from last year’s results, which were lifted by a gain from debt restructuring. McClatchy earned $7.3 million in the second quarter, or 9 cents a share, down from $42.2 million,... |
| Exxon Mobil's 2Q earnings more than double NEW YORK — Exxon Mobil Corp. said Thursday its second quarter income nearly doubled to $7.56 billion as oil prices increased from last year. It's Exxon's highest quarterly profit since the... |
| Microsoft FAM: Wii inspired Xbox Kinect, mission impossible Nintendo's Wii gave Microsoft its initial inspiration to give the Xbox motion control capabilities that ultimately became the Kinect system. That's according to a brief history of the project that... |
| FAM: Microsoft says economy is getting much better Welcome to Microsoft Pri0: That's Microspeak for top priority, and that's the news and observations you'll find here from Seattle Times technology reporter Sharon... |
| Microsoft wants to park a cloud container in your driveway COO Kevin Turner and Chief Research Strategy Officer Craig Mundie spent more time talking cloud computing than any other topic. For Mundie, it was a bold departure from previous years, where he spoke... |
| 70% of Microsoft cloud 'wins' are new customers Microsoft COO Kevin Turner made the bold statement this morning during the company's annual FInancial Analyst Meeting. "One of the most exciting things about our cloud strategy is that 70 percent of... |
