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XML Business NewsJefferson president to retirepublished less than 1 hour ago
Thomas J. Lewis, who has been president of Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals since 1990, is retiring June 30, the organization's board announced Thursday.
Illinois to Receive $1 Billion in Multistate Mortgage Settlement (ContributorNetwork)published less than 1 hour ago
ContributorNetwork - According to the Associated Press, Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan announced Illinois would receive about $1 billion in a settlement involving five of the biggest mortgage lenders. The settlement involves numerous other states, which are to receive $25 billion from Ally Financial, Bank of America, Citigroup, JPMorgan Chase and Wells Fargo.
Massive Recall of Tassimo Coffee Brewers After 10-Year-Old Burned, Hospitalizedpublished about 2 hours ago
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and Health Canada announced a recall of more than 1 million Tassimo Single-Cup Brewers after more than 100 reports of the brewers spraying hot liquid and burning users. According to the CPSC, about 835,000 brewers in the U.S. and 900,000 in Canada are...
High & Low Finance: Plan for a Greek Debt Bailout Puts the Banks Firstpublished about 2 hours ago
A proposed financial rescue package for Greece calls for debt payments as the first priority, whatever happens to Greece itself.
Bucks Blog: How to Manage a Windfall, and Other Wealth Tipspublished about 2 hours ago
A special Wealth section offers advice on how to manage a windfall and other financial topics.
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Popular Business NewsJefferson president to retireIllinois to Receive $1 Billion in Multistate Mortgage Settlement (ContributorNetwork)Massive Recall of Tassimo Coffee Brewers After 10-Year-Old Burned, HospitalizedHigh & Low Finance: Plan for a Greek Debt Bailout Puts the Banks FirstBucks Blog: How to Manage a Windfall, and Other Wealth TipsUrban Outfitters: Overall quarterly sales up 9 percentPa. plan would limit tax giveaways for developersEtihad Airlines Looks to China and India for Growth'Shadow Inventory' Is Killing the Housing Market (Time.com)Summary Box: Mercedes helps Daimler 4q profit rise (AP) |
Scripps Profit Risespublished about 2 hours ago
Scripps Networks Interactive said fourth-quarter profit edged up 3.4%. The operator of cable channels including HGTV and Food Network reported double-digit growth in advertising revenue ... more
WellPoint to Cease Branded Lipitor Coveragepublished about 3 hours ago
Health insurer WellPoint is planning to stop covering Pfizer's Lipitor cholesterol-lowering pills for millions of members in favor of generic versions.
Cancer Drug Shows Promise for Alzheimer'spublished about 4 hours ago
The skin-cancer drug bexarotene has improved cognitive and social ability and restored smell in mice bred with a form of Alzheimer's disease.
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Cluff Gold lifted by Burkina Faso expansionpublished Fri, Feb 03 2012 10:36 GMT
The miner will buy a second site and exploration permits from Canadian developer Orezone Gold Corporation for $15m and 11m shares
Unilever faces tougher times in emerging marketspublished Thu, Feb 02 2012 03:39 GMT
Maker of Dove soap and Magnum ice cream says it is facing a tougher trading environment in Russia and Brazil
Treasury beset by exodus of top staffpublished Tue, Jan 31 2012 15:31 GMT
Officials fuming at low pay levels and high staff turnover are creating real operational difficulties with the Budget just seven seeks away
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PM paints a SAD picture of India's economypublished Fri, Feb 03 2012 06:30 GMT
India's economy had expanded by 8.4 per cent in 2010-11 financial year.
How the mobile industry changed in the past 5 yearspublished Wed, Feb 01 2012 03:30 GMT
Android and iPhone, considered outsiders from a mobile industry perspective were able to revolutionise the industry and have created immense positive network externalities.
Foreigners light up Dalal Street as locals keep awaypublished Mon, Jan 30 2012 02:39 GMT
FIIs pour $2 bn in January; flows into India equity funds hit 54-week high; doubts on sustainability persist.
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Spain caps senior pay at bailed-out bankspublished Fri, Feb 03 2012 11:34 GMT
Executives limited to €600,000 a year, in some cases cutting bankers’ income by three-quarters
Super Bowl lends some muscle to global brandspublished Fri, Feb 03 2012 11:34 GMT
International audience remains small, but the growth of social networks and the internet means ads shown during the game can go viral worldwide
Dutch left parties call for bank bonus banpublished Wed, Feb 01 2012 17:42 GMT
Labour and Socialist parties to present proposal to parliament that could put the country at the forefront of international efforts to restrict financial sector pay
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Sony warns of ballooning full-year losspublished Thu, Feb 02 2012 01:36 GMT
Sony predicted a Y220bn ($2.9bn) net loss for the full financial year, much larger than previously forecast, as it restructures its unprofitable TV business
Nomura avoids second quarterly losspublished Wed, Feb 01 2012 02:40 GMT
A one-off gain helped the Japanese bank avert a second quarterly loss this year but profits are expected to stay under pressure
SAIC Motor: own brands flaggingpublished Tue, Jan 31 2012 14:32 GMT
The Chinese carmaker may be relatively unknown overseas, but it needs to inspire interest in its own brands in China to get into the fast ... more
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Drought threatens Argentina’s tax revenuepublished Mon, Jan 30 2012 11:33 GMT
Government seeks to slash ballooning subsidies bill as poor crops look set to bring in $1.3bn less in tax revenue
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Judges set timetable for McKinnon case resolutionpublished Fri, Jan 27 2012 08:39 GMT
Pentagon hacking suspect has been waiting for 10 YEARS... Senior judges have set a timetable to speed up resolution in the long-running Gary McKinnon extradition ... more
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Improving Economy, Corporate Earnings Push Investor Optimism To 12-Month Highpublished about 2 hours ago
Bullish sentiment jumped to its highest level since January 13, 2011, in the latest AAII Sentiment Survey.
OPEC Cuts Oil-Demand Viewpublished about 7 hours ago
OPEC cut its oil-demand growth numbers for 2012 again as Asian economies slow, but the group kept pumping at levels not seen since 2008 amid ... more
Brussels in Focus After Greek Talks Stallpublished about 11 hours ago
Greece's finance minister headed for Brussels to try to clinch a new aid deal with European partners after all-night talks in Athens stumbled over demands ... more
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Why small companies' stocks deserve a closer lookpublished Sat, Feb 04 2012 07:30 GMT
Underperforming money managers are losing their most reliable scapegoat: The near-unison of share price swings in the Russell 2000 index.
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