 Cold winter was good for GazpromThe cold winter in the first three months of the year has boosted the profits of Russia’s... | |
 Galaxy becomes competitor to iPadSamsung has unveiled its likely competitor to the Apple... |
 iPod nano has multi-touch interfaceApple has come up with a new iPod nano with a multi-touch... |
 American and British Airways to coordinate frequent flyer American Airlines, British Airways and Iberia have been discussing how they will work together now that European regulators have allowed them to... |
 Wall Street in cautious advanceU.S. stocks were in the black Thursday but gains were... |
 US government could have protected Lehman says old bossThe former chief of Lehman Brothers, Richard S. Fuld Jr, has told a panel investigating the financial crisis that the large Wall Street firm could have been helped to stay afloat by the US... |
 UK utilities firms in sales probeA sales probe is taking place in Britain with the tactics of some energy suppliers coming under... |
 Apple TV the coming thingApple CEO Steve Jobs has introduced a revamped Apple TV... |
 World sees large rises in food pricesThe United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization has ascertained that food is now costing more than it has since September... |
 Henan province tells Chinese airline not to use its nameThe central Chinese province of Henan has asked Henan Airlines to stop using its... |
 Manchester Airport receives Airbus A380An Airbus A380 operated by Emirates has touched down at Manchester Airport in the... |
 Australia tastes EU wine dealThe EU and Australia have agreed on a wine deal in which imitations will no longer be sold with names like champagne and... |
 Chunnel allows German train to pass throughA German train trial is about to take place through the Chunnel, connecting France with... |
 Ferrari worried about fire in its carsFerrari 458 cars are being recalled throughout the... |
 Gulf region favoured by expatriatesExpatriates say income stream better in the... |
| Recession talk quieted by improving economic data WASHINGTON The feeble economy exhibited a smidgen of strength Thursday, with mildly positive reports on jobs, store sales and housing. Figures released on unemployment claims, store... |
| Government seeks to revoke Hecker's bond It looks like Denny Hecker may be heading back to the slammer. The government filed a motion Thursday afternoon seeking to revoke the bond of the former auto dealer pending his trial on federal... |
| 1 dead, 2 others feared dead in small plane crash in lagoon off San Francisco Bay REDWOOD SHORES, Calif. - A small plane that crashed into a lagoon off San Francisco Bay on Thursday, killing at least one woman, belongs to the founder of a local steel company who is also feared... |
| Pension fund approached on Potash bid By ROB GILLIESASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER TORONTO -- The head of a major Canadian pension fund says a Chinese sovereign wealth fund is interested in making a joint-bid with a Canadian pension fund for... |
| Dell's enterprise challenge remains after 3Par FILE - In this file photo taken March 22, 2006, the Dell corporate logo is displayed in a Salt Lake City. Hewlett-Packard is raising its offer for data-storage maker 3Par to about $1.69 billion. That... |
| Stocks to Watch: Stocks in focus Friday: Campbell Soup, Take-Two SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Among the companies whose shares are expected to see active trade in Friday's session are Campbell Soup Co., Take-Two interactive Software Inc. and H&R Block Inc. ... |
| Pop music as branding? Shh ... | Tom Ewing music industry , but it's rare to hear stars talk it. The idea of describing a pop group in terms of branding feels wrong to most fans: there's something distressing, almost icky about it, even... |
| How wrestling is taking over the movies Brace yourself, adjust the volume controls and get ready, in a very real sense, to rumble – because the wrestlers are coming. The good news, at least, is that they're not here to grapple or... |
| Movado Moves Lower After Earnings Methode Electronics said that while they are encouraged by their first-quarter sales, they remain cautious about their business outlook for the next few quarters as the global financial recovery... |
| Wall Street gains ahead of jobless report unemployment report.Government figures also showed that pending sales of existing homes rose 5.2 per cent in July, surprising economists after a 2.8- per-cent drop the previous month.Stocks were also... |
| Esterline Q3 earnings jump; fiscal guidance raised Esterline Corp. reported third-quarter net income rose to $39.9 million, or $1.30 per share, from $42.5 million, or $1.09 per share a year earlier. Sales at the Bellevue aerospace company (NYSE:... |
| VMware users cast wary eye at Microsoft's virtualization tools Microsoft technology falls a bit short and that it would be problematic to start over after investing heavily in VMware. The investment in VMware involves not only money but also the time and... |
| Friday's Jobs Report Will Be Key for Markets—and Fed Friday's jobs report is expected it to be pivotal not only for stock and bond investors but for the Federal Reserve, which is weighing whether to take further steps to boost the struggling US... |
| Software company Mitel's Q1 earnings more than triple; revenue up slightly OTTAWA - Mitel (Nasdaq:MITL), an Ottawa-based networking and software company, says its profit more than tripled in the three months ended July 31 while revenue remained flat. The company, which... |
| Microsoft Quincy datacenter faces Ecology hearing datacenter in Quincy will undergo a public hearing, giving people a chance to weigh in on the addition of 13 diesel backup generators planned for the complex. The center already has 24 generators... |
| Boring-Is-Sexy Credo Won’t Let German Private Banks Dodge Rules Sept. 3 (Bloomberg) -- Germany’s private banks, which trace their roots back as far as the 16th century, survived two World Wars, the Great Depression and the financial crisis. Now they face a... |
| Digital River stock up on Microsoft deal as part of an extended contract. Eden Prairie-based Digital River’s deal with Microsoft will now run through Oct. 31, 2013, the company reported in a regulatory filing. It was originally set... |
| Ex-Microsoft employee suing American Airlines for bad landing A former Microsoft employee is suing American Airlines for a harrowing landing that she says has caused permanent damage. Bellevue resident Jewel Thomas had worked for Microsoft for six years and... |
| Summary Box: Stocks extend gains on economic news ANOTHER LIFT: Stocks gained again on Thursday, though not as much as the day before, on the latest hopeful indicators on the economy. BETTER NEWS: There was moderately better news on home sales,... |
| US stocks rise on home sales, jobless data Wall Street extended yesterday's strong gains overnight, with some encouraging home sales figures and a fall in jobless claims boosting sentiment. Figures from the National Association of Realtors... |
| Lehman Bros units in trouble US investment bank , need hundreds of millions of dollars in capital to stave off failure that could cost Lehman billions, according to court... |
| Life Inc.: Proof that we can't work any harder By John Schoen, Senior Producer Feeling like you just can’t work any harder? That may be true. According to the latest government data, your boss may have reached the limit on how much more... |
| ABM to pay $5.8 million in harassment case A large building-maintenance company will pay $5.8 million to settle a sexual harassment lawsuit brought by the government involving 21 Hispanic female workers who had to endure everything from... |
| Funk band War tells Pepsi they're not friends LOS ANGELES — Members of the original funk band War say they can't be friends with PepsiCo. They're suing the soft drink maker for more than $10 million, saying it did not negotiate with... |
| Wall St jumps on positive data WALL Street stocks advanced today as better-than-expected jobs and housing data helped sustain the previous day's boom ahead of a key monthly employment... |
| NewsWatch: August jobs report takes center stage The U.S. economy likely added private-sector jobs last month, but hiring is still not happening fast enough to reduce the nation’s high jobless... |
| U.S. stocks end higher ahead of jobs report NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- U.S. stocks finished higher on Thursday, helped by a late-session buying spree, after a report on housing and retailers' monthly results tempered concerns about employment... |
| U.S. stocks try to extend rise on economic data NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- U.S. stocks were mostly higher on Thursday as Wall Street attempted to extend the prior day's strong rise after a series of data points proved better than anticipated. "The... |
| BioDelivery Sciences Hopes to Increase Access to Cancer-Pain Drug BDSI ) said Thursday that proposed modifications to its risk evaluation strategy could potentially lead to greater access of a drug used to treat pain in cancer patients. Onsolis, approved by the... |
| Sunoco Taps Former GM CEO Henderson to Lead Coking Business Co. Chief Executive Frederick "Fritz" Henderson to the head the coking division that plans to separate from its core petroleum business in the first half of... |
| TECH STOCKS: Tech Stocks Close With Gains; H-P Wins 3Par Fight DELL ) said it would not raise its final offer for 3Par, ending discussions about acquiring the data-storage technology company. Dell's statement came after H-P... |
| US Airways August Consolidated Traffic Up 0.8% US Airways said late Thursday consolidated traffic in August climbed 0.8% to 5.74 billion revenue passenger miles from 5.69 billion in August 2009. A revenue passenger mile is equal to one passenger... |
