Business and Finance NewsSliding dollar helps U.S. stocks
Sudan News.Net
U.S. stocks nudged higher on Tuesday, with a gain in the Dow Jones of 33 points.
The euro strengthened as a deal with Greece on its bond debt looked increasingly closer.
U.S. investors, as ... 900 more jobs to be cut by Lloyds Banking Group
Sudan News.Net
London - Part-nationalised Lloyds Banking Group Tuesday announced plans to cut 900 jobs as part of wider plans unveiled last year to cull 15,000 posts across the company.
The banking group, ... Technical glitch may delay Dreamliner delivery to JAL
Sudan News.Net
TOKYO - Japan Airlines (JAL) said Tuesday that delivery of first Dreamliner aircraft originally expected by February end would be delayed as Boeing was removing a technical glitch in some of the ... Wall Street holds gains, erasing early losses
Business News
US stocks held steady in the green on Tuesday afternoon on growing confidence about the US job market and hope that Greece will reach a debt deal. The Dow Jones industrial average is on pace to ... Union angry over Alcoa review
West Australian
The union representing workers at Alcoa's Point Henry aluminium smelter in Victoria says it is angry with the company's decision to put 600 jobs at risk.Alcoa said on Wednesday it would ... Wal-Mart Labels Some Food as Great for You'
The Ledger
In case you can't tell which foods at Wal-Mart are healthful, the world's largest retailer will make it obvious right on the package with a "Great For You" label. Wal-Mart, which ... Disney earnings miss Street expectations
The Globe And Mail
DIS-N reported a quarterly revenue increase that fell short of Wall Street expectations as media networks and theme parks gained, but revenue at its movie studio declined.Disney shares fell 1.8 per ... Hedge fund sues Petters' former law firm
Star Tribune
The role of the Minneapolis law firm Fredrikson & Byron in the business affairs of convicted businessman Tom Petters is under scrutiny. A lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court in Minneapolis ... Stocks rise as Greece nears deal on budget
Star Tribune
NEW YORK - U.S. stocks rose Tuesday, sending the Dow industrials to their highest close since 2008, as Greece reportedly neared accord on budget cuts, job openings rose in America and the Federal ... Earnings jump 33% at Buffalo Wild Wings
Star Tribune
Buffalo Wild Wings Inc. on Wednesday posted a 33 percent increase in fourth-quarter earnings, blowing past Wall Street's profit and sales expectations and assuaging fears about a spike in ... Alexander: Yahoo mail not to blame for Web problems
Star Tribune
QI'm having trouble when I go from my Yahoo e-mail to other websites using Internet Explorer 9. For example, when I accessed a Publishers Clearinghouse website, the screen broke into three ... Social media flexing muscle in Congress
Star Tribune
SAN JOSE, CALIF. - On the Internet, Google Inc. and Facebook Inc. have both become superpowers. But until recently, they have often looked more like 90-pound weaklings in Washington, D.C. That is ... Asia stocks up following surge on Wall Street
San Diego Union-Tribune
BANGKOK -; Asian stock markets followed Wall Street higher on Wednesday as Greece appeared close to a deal with creditors to cut its massive debts and avoid a chaotic bankruptcy. Japan's ... Woman charged in real estate scam
San Diego Union-Tribune
SOUTH COUNTY -; A 45-year-old woman pleaded not guilty Tuesday to 61 charges in what prosecutors said was a massive real estate scam centered in the South Bay.Dianne "Harmony" Brown was ... State clears San Diego redevelopment projects
San Diego Union-Tribune
The future of San Diego's skyline -- and neighborhoods -- depends in part on how $6.5 billion in leftover redevelopment plans are acceptable to the state. - Eduardo ... ViaSat files lawsuit against satellite builder
San Diego Union-Tribune
Next ViaSat of Carlsbad has filed a federal lawsuit against the builder of its new $400 million high-capacity Internet satellite for breach of confidentially agreements and patent infringement.The ... Illumina's board says no to Roche takeover
San Diego Union-Tribune
San Diego's Illumina rejected Roche's $5.7 billion takeover offer on Tuesday, calling it "grossly inadequate." The decision by gene mapping company's board of directors was ... Coinstar, Guess, Walgreen are market movers
San Diego Union-Tribune
NEW YORK -; Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Tuesday on the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq Stock Market: NYSE McClatchy Co., up 48 cents at $2.72 The publisher of the ... Disney 1Q revenue misses estimates but profits up
San Diego Union-Tribune
In this Feb. 6, 2012 photo, The Disney Soda Fountain & Studio Store marquee is seen on Hollywood Boulevard in Los Angeles. Walt Disney Co. releases quarterly financial earnings Tuesday, Feb. 7, ... Summary Box: Jobs flow from mobile, Facebook apps
San Diego Union-Tribune
CAREER OPPORTUNITY: All those apps being made for smartphones, computer tablets and Facebook's online social network are helping the U.S. economy lower its unemployment rate. A study released ... San Diego MLS fights for Zillow, Trulia exposure
San Diego Union-Tribune
A debate over listing data continues between real estate brokers and websites like Zillow and Trulia as the San Diego region's Multiple Listing Service seeks to control content to outside ... Union angry over Alcoa review
SBS
The union representing workers at Alcoa's Point Henry aluminium smelter in Victoria says it is angry with the company's decision to put 600 jobs at ... Disney profit rises 12% on ESPN, theme parks
New York Post
BURBANK, Calif. -- Walt Disney Co. said Tuesday that its fiscal first-quarter profit rose 12 percent due to higher fees paid to its ESPN cable network and improved results at its US theme parks and ... Yahoo to restructure board of directors
New York Post
SUNNYVALE, Calif. -- Yahoo Inc. announced Tuesday that Chairman Roy Bostock and three other directors will not seek re-election to the company's board.In a statement, Yahoo said Bostock, ... Disney Earnings Rise 12 Percent
Hispanic Business Magazine
Disney has started off the year strongly. The biggest U.S. entertainment conglomerate on Tuesday reported a 12 percent rise in first-quarter earnings thanks to strong demand at its theme parks ... Hundreds more jobs set to go at Lloyds and Clydesdale
The Independent
Hundreds more banking jobs could be at risk after National Australia Bank (NAB) said it was taking a much more pessimistic view of the UK economy and was launching a strategic review of its wholly ... Temenos and Misys close to merger
Guardian
Misys said on Tuesday they have agreed on several key terms on a possible all-share merger that could create one of the world's largest standalone financial software companies.Under the ... Qantas Grounds an Airbus A380 Due to Cracks
CNBC
said on Wednesday it had grounded one its flagship Airbus A380 aircraft for up to a week after engineers found dozens of cracks in its wings during detailed inspections following a flight hit by ... China Buys Up Saudi, Russian Oil to Squeeze Iran
CNBC
China is scouring the world for alternative oil supplies to replace a fall in its imports from Iran, as it seeks to negotiate lower prices from Tehran, and has been drawing heavily on Saudi ... Nouriel Roubini Is Bullish on Stocks—for Now
CNBC
Steve Grasso to completely re-think positions.And from what we're hearing - Grasso is hardly alone - a major market skeptic is changing his tune. The perennially negative Nouriel Roubini - ... Does More Consumer Credit Mean No Payroll Tax Cut?
CNBC
Consumer borrowing in the U.S. rose by far more than forecast in December--which may mean that the Fed will hold off any further quantitative easing for the time being. Consumer credit rose by $19.3 ...
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