 BA strike to go ahead after talks failureThere has been no agreement reached between British Airways and the Unite... | |
 Defects unable to stop Toyota sales in USThe US sales of Toyota vehicles declined nearly 9 percent in... |
 Chrysler takes Volkswagen exec to run FiatThe Chrysler Group in the US has named a new executive to head the reintroduction of the Fiat brand to the local... |
 Wall Street listless after wholesale inventories diveU.S. stocks inched up Wednesday after an unexpected fall in wholesale... |
 Carlos Slim becomes the new Bill GatesMexican telecom giant Carlos Slim has topped Forbes magazine's billionaire's... |
 UK bank has better time in 2009The Northern Rock bank in the UK has announced good progress throughout 2009 as it prepares to be... |
 Orange County residents can now go direct to the islandsThe John Wayne Airport in Orange County, California has been given permission to once again run flights to and from the Hawaiian... |
 Russia goes to Argentina for caviar fixA Russian company has gone to Argentina to increase its supply of... |
 Emaar Properties to go ahead with Lombok proposalGulf company, Emaar Properties, has announced it will restart discussions with the Indonesian government on a project that was postponed during the economic... |
 Asia free-trade agreements attract AmericansThe United States, in an effort to improve its influence in the Asia-Pacific region, has arranged talks to discuss a proposed Trans-Pacific partnership... |
 Another Toyota runs away from driverA reported runaway Toyota Prius in California has had US safety investigators involved in determining the cause of a terrifying... |
 Nasdaq crash was ten years ago It is ten years since the dotcom bubble... |
 Los Angeles County mooted for new Chinese carsThe Los Angeles Business Journal has reported that Chinese car maker BYD may build an assembly plant in Los Angeles... |
 Irish airline millions of euros downIrish airline, Aer Lingus, has reported a loss for... |
| Eurotunnel makes profit even with poor economy Eurotunnel has announced a profit of 1.4 million euros for last year, despite the weather, a fire in the tunnel and poor economic... |
 Referendum to pay Britain and Holland will not go aheadIcelanders have voted overwhelmingly against a referendum to allow taxpayers money to be used to repay international... |
 Greek austerity plans given Clinton approvalUS Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, has met Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou in... |
 Brazilian sardine industry under protectionThe Brazilian government has ordered the implementation of a sardine conservation awareness... |
 February sales up in Chinese passenger carsChinese passenger car sales have climbed 55 percent from February 2009, with strong demand for smaller cars and four wheel drive... |
| Wal-Mart spent $1.78 million lobbying in 4Q NEW YORK Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the world's largest retailer, spent nearly $1.78 million lobbying in the fourth quarter on a wide range of issues from health care reform to organized crime and... |
| 2010 Acura ZDX: A widescreen view of the outside world TORRANCE, CALIF. -- The shape that would eventually find expression in the design of the 2010 Acura ZDX was drawn by Michelle Christensen some four years ago, when she was still a student at the Art... |
| Interest rates rise after drop in business inventories and rise in sales signal improvement NEW YORK - Interest rates rose in the bond market after a government report signaled that businesses are working through inventories because of stronger demand. Treasury prices are lower Wednesday... |
| Summary Box: US, European regulators divided over how to police derivatives TARGETING SWAPS: European countries want the U.S. to join a crackdown on credit default swaps, a type of financial derivative some blame for deepening Europe's debt crisis. DISAGREEMENT: Regulators... |
| Britain confronts debt of Greek proportions LONDON -- Government debt is growing, as is the deficit. The economy is struggling to get out of recession and there is talk of spending cuts or higher taxes. The unions are on edge. And the currency... |
| Buffett's salary unchanged, but security costs up By JOSH FUNKAP BUSINESS WRITER OMAHA, Neb. -- Warren Buffett brought home less pay than Berkshire Hathaway's chief financial officer again last year, but the company is paying more to protect the... |
| United makes firm order for 25 Airbus A350s THE ASSOCIATED PRESS PARIS -- United Airlines has made a firm order for 25 of Airbus' A350 extra-wide bodied jets, fulfilling a commitment signed in December, the European aircraft manufacturer... |
| Disclosing bank bonuses: it's not just gawping Royal Bank of Scotland earn £500,000 or more? It's impossible to guess. The only vaguely relevant piece of information was the one RBS chairman Sir Philip Hampton let slip last month – that 100... |
| Chevron Asks Judge to Allow Arbitration Over Ecuador March 10 (Bloomberg) -- Chevron Corp., the second-largest U.S. oil company, asked a federal judge to allow an arbitration panel to resolve a court fight over an environmental cleanup in Ecuador that... |
| Cable wants FCC to enter broadcast disputes Rising tensions between subscription TV providers and the networks have brought together rivals including Time Warner Cable Inc., Dish Network Corp., DirecTV Inc., Verizon Communications Inc. and... |
| First 3D TV Sets To Go On Sale 'By April' The Korean firm is expected to reveal more details at a launch in New York but entry-level prices for the dedicated 3D sets are thought to be around... |
| Becks Shows Colours On Old Trafford Return David Beckham received a rapturous welcome on his long-awaited return to Old Trafford - and got an even bigger cheer when he left the pitch with a green and gold anti-Glazer scarf draped around his... |
| Microsoft Outlook makes friends with MySpace A beta version of the MySpace for Outlook connector lets users keep tabs on their social-networking buddies from within the corporate e-mail and calendar... |
| Google's Schmidt: China Negotiations Should End 'Soon' Google CEO Eric Schmidt said Wednesday that the search and advertising giant was actively negotiating with China over censorship that would end soon. His remarks came two months after the company... |
| Search data reflect Yahoo concern, Microsoft gains SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- A pair of reports published Wednesday pointed to Yahoo Inc.'s weakening grasp on its share of the U.S. Internet search market and significant gains by deep-pocketed... |
| CA Inc. To Buy Nimsoft For $350 Million SAN FRANCISCO -- CA Inc. said late Wednesday that it will buy privately held Nimsoft Inc. for $350 million in cash. Nimsoft provides IT monitoring software for emerging businesses. CA expects the... |
| Moody's Lifts New York Times Outlook To Stable SAN FRANCISCO -- Moody's Investors Service said late Wednesday that it raised the ratings outlook on New York Times Co. to stable from negative. The ratings agency said it expects that a moderation... |
| CF Industries Says Yara Has 5 Days to Boost Bid CF ) will likely win out. Yara has five days to increase its all-cash offer of $4.1 billion to exceed the bid from CF Industries of $4.72 billion in cash and stock. Under the terms of the bid from... |
| Report: BP In Line To Buy $5B In Devon Properties NEW YORK -- BP Plc is a front runner to buy about $5 billion in oil and gas assets from Devon Energy Corp. , The Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday. Devon put the properties on the block at... |
| Navistar Predicts 2010 Earnings Up on Military Sales NAV ) said Wednesday it plans to raise its 2010 outlook once the delivery schedule for a $750 million order of military vehicles is set. The company maintained its original 2010 forecast, saying... |
| Gymboree's Profits Rise 13% In Fourth Quarter SAN FRANCISCO -- Gymboree Corp. said late Wednesday its fourth-quarter profit rose to $33.2 million, or $1.11 a share, from $29.5 million, or $1 dollar a share, in the year-ago period. Analysts... |
| Head Of Chile's National Emergency Office Resigns -Report SANTIAGO -(Dow Jones)- In the middle of criticism over the failure to issue a tsunami warning in the wake of the 8.8-magnitude earthquake that hit Chile on Feb. 27, the head of the country's... |
| Medtronic:Government Seeks Information On Clinic Relationship MDT ) said Wednesday that the U.S. attorney's office in Massachusetts is seeking details on the company's relationship with a Massachusetts health facility called the Lahey Clinic. The "civil... |
| Hot Topic Quarterly Profit Down On Weak Sales SAN FRANCISCO -- Hot Topic Inc. late Wednesday reported its fourth-quarter net income fell to $8 million, or 18 cents a share, from $14.2 million, or 32 cents a share, in the same quarter last year.... |
| CERA WEEK: Sees Crude Barrel At $65 To $85 In 2010 HOUSTON -(Dow Jones)- The price of a barrel of oil is likely to remain within a range of $65 to $85 this year due to expectations for a "robust" recovery, IHS Cambridge Energy Research Associates... |
| Private sector eyes opportunity in Haiti rebuilding MIAMI (Reuters) - Rebuilding Haiti after its catastrophic earthquake should generate major contracts for private companies specializing in construction, logistics, transport and security, but U.S.... |
| Provincial debts ‘a ticking time bomb’: CIBC OTTAWA -- Rapidly climbing debt levels and rising interest rates could make debt affordability a "ticking time bomb" for provincial governments pumping their balance sheets with... |
| Google's Big New Cloud Play: Should Microsoft Be Afraid? Microsoft, long the king of productivity apps, has even more to fear from cloud rival Google, thanks to Google's recent acquisition of DocVerse. The key: Google Apps users will be able to access... |
| Cisco, Microsoft Certifications Increase High-Tech Salaries IT professionals with certain IT certifications could make bank compared to counterparts, according to a study of 17,000 high-tech workers conducted by Dice... |
| Maidenform to Buy 1.6M Shares From Shareholder meta(ap—country:United States; ap—subject:Business;%) ISELIN, N.J. (AP) — Underwear maker Maidenform Brands Inc. said Wednesday that it will buy half of the 3.2 million shares... |
| Fed Recovers, Gets New Look as Financial Regulator The Federal Reserve, still dusting itself off from a fight that threatened to trim its powers, could emerge from a congressional overhaul of banking rules as the top cop over the nation's largest... |
