Business - Google News
Google News
 Globe and Mail | Dow Snaps Win Streak Wall Street Journal By JONATHAN CHENG Stocks faltered for the first day in four amid caution on the European economy and uncertainty about the implementation of Greece's debt deal. The Dow Jones Industrial Average gave up 27.02 points, or 0.2%, to 12938.67, ... Stocks lower a day after Dow's blip above 13000 Stocks fall as Europe frets over Greece How the Dow Jones industrial average and other major stock indexes fared Wednesday |
Posted: February 22, 2012, 10:06 pm
 euronews | GLOBAL MARKETS-Stocks ease on growth concerns, oil at 9-month high Reuters * US stocks end down, led by banks * World stocks lower, while bond prices rise * Euro zone PMI data raises question over economic recovery * Brent crude oil prices jump on Iran supply worries By Caroline Valetkevitch NEW YORK, Feb 22 (Reuters) ... Euro Area Struggling to Rebound From Fourth-Quarter Contraction: Economy Emerging-Market Stocks Drop as Output Contracts in Europe, China Euro-Zone Business Activity Shrinks Unexpectedly |
Posted: February 22, 2012, 9:50 pm
 Globe and Mail | Markets Find Little Relief in Greek Bailout New York Times Wall Street was subdued on Wednesday as investors worried that the Greek bailout plan might not be enough to keep the country from eventually defaulting on its debts and possibly leaving the euro currency bloc. At the close of trading on Wall Street, ... Europe Faces Pressure to Boost Funds US Treasury says Europe needs convincing debt firewall Germany fights eurozone firewall moves |
Posted: February 22, 2012, 9:43 pm
 CBC.ca | US home resales at 1-1/2 yr-high, supply falls Reuters * Home sales up 4.3 percent to 1-1/2 year-high * Inventory of homes falls to 7-year low * Median home price lowest in 10 years By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON, Feb 22 (Reuters) - US home resales rose to a 1-1/2-year high in January, pushing the supply of ... Summary Box: Sales of previously occupied homes rose to highest level in ... Atlanta home re-sales tumble for month, up for year Sales of Existing Homes Rise 4.3% |
Posted: February 22, 2012, 9:40 pm
 Los Angeles Times | Mine disaster: Official charged with blocking inspections; 29 died Los Angeles Times By Michael Muskal The then-superintendent of the Upper Big Branch mine in West Virginia was charged Wednesday with conspiring with others to block federal regulators from enforcing safety requirements at the facility where 29 people were killed in an ... Ex-mine official charged in fatal West Virginia blast W.Va. Mine Boss Charged With Fraud in Deadly Blast |
Posted: February 22, 2012, 9:34 pm
 Palm Beach Post | Express Scripts profit falls on charges MarketWatch By Tess Stynes Express Scripts Inc.'s (NASDAQ:ESRX) fourth-quarter earnings fell 12% on acquisition-related expenses as the pharmacy-benefit manager posted stronger sales. Express Scripts reiterated that it won't issue 2012 guidance until after it ... Express Scripts Q4 Earnings Lower Than Expected Express Scripts Inc. (ESRX) Is Pulling Back After Q4 Report Express Scripts Q4 Profit Down - Quick Facts |
Posted: February 22, 2012, 9:32 pm
 Bloomberg | PC slump kills HP and Dell's bottom lines CNN By David Goldman @CNNMoneyTech February 22, 2012: 4:20 PM ET NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- Maybe HP wants to rethink that whole "we're not getting rid of the PC" decision? As PC sales swooned, Hewlett-Packard said Wednesday that its profit fell by a dramatic ... Hewlett-Packard 1Q Results, 2Q Guidance Soft Hewlett-Packard Earnings Beat Estimates, Revenue Misses Hewlett-Packard Forecast Misses Estimates Amid Consumer Slump |
Posted: February 22, 2012, 9:21 pm
 ABC News | Democrats Urge Obama to Tap Reserve Oil as Industry Objects San Francisco Chronicle Feb. 22 (Bloomberg) -- President Barack Obama should release crude from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to stem rising gasoline prices, three US House Democrats said, a move the energy industry opposes. "This most-recent run-up in prices is primarily ... Lawmakers to Obama: tamp down fuel prices with oil stocks High gas prices pose risk to economy, White House Oil prices rise on continued concern about Iran |
Posted: February 22, 2012, 9:13 pm
 BusinessWeek | Obama: Slash corporate tax breaks and rates CNNMoney By Jeanne Sahadi @CNNMoney February 22, 2012: 2:51 PM ET Geithner unveils Obama plan to reduce top rate to 28%; Treasury Secretary says code 'needs to be reformed and modernized.' NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- After more than a year in the making, ... Obama seeks corporate tax rate cut, loophole limit Want Lower Corporate Tax Rates? Pay A Value Added Tax Obama Tax Reform Outline Draws Skeptics |
Posted: February 22, 2012, 9:00 pm
 Adnkronos International English | UniCredit wins dismissal in Madoff case Financial Times By Brooke Masters and Rachel Sanderson UniCredit and its former chief executive have won the dismissal of the most serious claims filed against them by the trustee seeking compensation for victims of Bernard Madoff, the convicted financier. Judge tosses another claim in Madoff case Trustee Says Mets Saw Madoff as House Money Madoff Trustee Has Court Setback |
Posted: February 22, 2012, 6:48 pm