NewsOnFeeds.com Business News http://NewsOnFeeds.com/section/Business%20News/3/1 Business News from NewsOnFeed.com en 60 http://NewsOnFeeds.com/images/small.nof.gif Eco-friendly boost for Ford and Nissan in UK The motor industry was given a double boost today with news of huge investments by two of the UK's biggest carmakers, safeguarding thousands of jobs. Thu, 18 Mar 2010 02:01:15 -0500 http://NewsOnFeeds.com/article/11050877/Eco-friendly%20boost%20for%20Ford%20and%20Nissan%20in%20UK The Independent - Business RSS Feed Penn medical school dean will step down Arthur H. Rubenstein, a key figure in the renaissance of the University of Pennsylvania's medical school and health system, announced today that he would leave his administrative posts at the end of his term in June 2011. Wed, 17 Mar 2010 19:24:03 -0500 http://NewsOnFeeds.com/article/11049205/Penn%20medical%20school%20dean%20will%20step%20down Philly.com Business Convicted embezzler given Mich. tax break arrested (AP) AP - A convicted embezzler who snagged a $9.1 million business tax credit from the state this week was arrested Wednesday on a parole violation. Wed, 17 Mar 2010 16:30:59 -0500 http://NewsOnFeeds.com/article/11048097/Convicted%20embezzler%20given%20Mich.%20tax%20break%20arrested%20%20%20%20%20%20(AP) Yahoo! News: Business News Guess 4Q profit up 80 percent, sales improve (AP) AP - Guess Inc. said on Wednesday that its fiscal fourth-quarter profit rose more than 80 percent on sales increases throughout the apparel maker's business segments. Wed, 17 Mar 2010 16:29:58 -0500 http://NewsOnFeeds.com/article/11048098/Guess%204Q%20profit%20up%2080%20percent,%20sales%20improve%20%20%20%20%20%20(AP) Yahoo! News: Business News Nike 3Q profit rises, helped by improved sales (AP) AP - Nike says stronger sales helped more than double the athletic shoe and clothing company's third-quarter profit. Wed, 17 Mar 2010 15:35:53 -0500 http://NewsOnFeeds.com/article/11047929/Nike%203Q%20profit%20rises,%20helped%20by%20improved%20sales%20%20%20%20%20%20(AP) Yahoo! News: Business News Gulf lease sale draws $949.3 million in high bids (AP) AP - With oil prices up $30 a barrel from last year, energy companies issued $949.3 million in winning bids Wednesday for federal offshore petroleum leases off the coasts of Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama. Wed, 17 Mar 2010 15:35:36 -0500 http://NewsOnFeeds.com/article/11047930/Gulf%20lease%20sale%20draws%20$949.3%20million%20in%20high%20bids%20%20%20%20%20%20(AP) Yahoo! News: Business News Ford Motor Co. shares hit five-year high (AP) AP - Shares of Ford Motor Co. are hitting five-year highs this afternoon. Wed, 17 Mar 2010 13:35:16 -0500 http://NewsOnFeeds.com/article/11047604/Ford%20Motor%20Co.%20shares%20hit%20five-year%20high%20%20%20%20%20%20(AP) Yahoo! News: Business News Greek premier refuses to rule out IMF appeal (AFP) AFP - Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou on Wednesday refused to rule out an appeal for aid to the IMF, if European backing is insufficient to resolve its debt crisis. Wed, 17 Mar 2010 13:32:15 -0500 http://NewsOnFeeds.com/article/11047603/Greek%20premier%20refuses%20to%20rule%20out%20IMF%20appeal%20%20%20%20%20%20(AFP) Yahoo! News: Business News Iran, Pakistan sign gas pipeline deal (AFP) AFP - Pakistan and Iran signed agreements Tuesday paving the way for a seriously-delayed 7.5 billion-dollar gas pipeline. Wed, 17 Mar 2010 09:32:00 -0500 http://NewsOnFeeds.com/article/11046981/Iran,%20Pakistan%20sign%20gas%20pipeline%20deal%20%20%20%20%20%20(AFP) Yahoo! News: Business News BA 'rushing through' volunteers to break strike British Airways cabin crew leaders called on the Government today to launch an urgent investigation into the "rushing through" of 1,000 volunteer staff to help break this weekend's strike. Wed, 17 Mar 2010 07:34:04 -0500 http://NewsOnFeeds.com/article/11046657/BA%20'rushing%20through'%20volunteers%20to%20break%20strike The Independent - Business RSS Feed OPEC 'agrees' to maintain oil output level (AFP) AFP - OPEC members have agreed to maintain the cartel's oil production ceiling in the face of recovering crude prices, de-facto group head Saudi Arabia said here on Wednesday. Wed, 17 Mar 2010 05:29:23 -0500 http://NewsOnFeeds.com/article/11046359/OPEC%20'agrees'%20to%20maintain%20oil%20output%20level%20%20%20%20%20%20(AFP) Yahoo! News: Business News A low fee option may be coming to a 401k near you They've been around for decades and they're cheaper than mutual funds, yet few companies offer collective investment trusts in their 401(k) plans. But that seems to be changing. Wed, 17 Mar 2010 04:20:53 -0500 http://NewsOnFeeds.com/article/11046214/A%20low%20fee%20option%20may%20be%20coming%20to%20a%20401k%20near%20you Philly.com Business For motorists, no need for panic at the pump Government forecasters say drivers aren't likely to pay much more than $3 a gallon, on average, during the peak summer driving season. Expectations are that gasoline prices will average $2.84 a gallon this year, up from $2.34 in 2009. Wed, 17 Mar 2010 04:15:42 -0500 http://NewsOnFeeds.com/article/11046215/For%20motorists,%20no%20need%20for%20panic%20at%20the%20pump Philly.com Business Asia stocks up as Fed, Greece news buoy confidence (AP) AP - Asian stock markets pushed higher Wednesday after the U.S. central bank again pledged to hold interest rates low and gave a mildly optimistic assessment of the world's largest economy. Tue, 16 Mar 2010 23:56:45 -0500 http://NewsOnFeeds.com/article/11045540/Asia%20stocks%20up%20as%20Fed,%20Greece%20news%20buoy%20confidence%20%20%20%20%20%20(AP) Yahoo! News: Business News Inside An American Billionaire's Castle Steven Schonfeld's $90 million N.Y. estate boasts a nine-hole private golf course. Tue, 16 Mar 2010 18:27:19 -0500 http://NewsOnFeeds.com/article/11044058/Inside%20An%20American%20Billionaire's%20Castle Forbes.com: Business News