Business and Finance News
 Dow Joens extends gains
Osaka News.Net
While the Dow continues to work its way higher, the broader market was soft Thursday.
Summary Box: Interest Rates Rise In Bond Market
Sign on San Diego
Thursday, March 18, 2010 at 2:06 p.m. ECONOMY IN FOCUS: Interest rates rose in the bond market after a fresh batch of economic data showed that the economy continues to slowly regain its strength. ...
Summary Box: Interest Rates Rise In Bond Market
Miami Herald
ECONOMY IN FOCUS: Interest rates rose in the bond market after a fresh batch of economic data showed that the economy continues to slowly regain its strength.CASHING OUT: The news help drain some cash...
Justice Ministry Shuts Down Claims-management Firm
Guardian
One of Britain's biggest claims-management firms was effectively shut down by the Ministry of Justice – leaving in limbo thousands of people who have paid fees of up to £495 in the hope of getting ...
Not So Clever When It Comes To Crozier's Pay
Guardian
Adam Crozier , the new chief executive, won't expect the same reception but he has another incentive to turn up: £200,000 in cash and £420,000 in shares.These payments "will be made conditional on h...
No Joke, Sir Stuart
Guardian
Marks & Spencer to involve? "Kissing babies, meeting politicians, hopefully getting to a few more parties," was the answer Rose gave a couple of months ago. It was a joke, of course, but it doesn'...
Toyota Faces Criminal Charges In Canada
Times Of India
TORONTO: Toyota may be slapped with criminal charges in Canada for hiding accelerator problems from motorists even as it was trying to fix it. The Japanese automaker recalled more than 2.3 milli...
Obama Gives $17bn Push To Job Market
Times Of India
WASHINGTON: President Barack Obama signed into law a $17.6 billion jobs bill on Thursday and sounded an optimistic note about the US economy, saying it may soon begin adding jobs instead of losing ...
Officials: Brakes Not Applied In Ny Prius Crash
MSNBC
WASHINGTON - Federal regulators say computer data from a Toyota Prius that crashed in New York show that at the time of the accident the throttle was open and the driver was not hitting the brakes.
Cost Of Gas Hits Highest Level Since Oct. 2008
MSNBC
Motorists are paying the highest prices for gas since October 2008. Retail gasoline prices rose on Thursday on an expected increase in demand and as more expensive spring and summer blends of gasoline...
Apple Director, Ex-auto Executive York Dies
MSNBC
DETROIT - Jerome York, an Apple Inc. board member and a financial wizard credited with turning around Chrysler and IBM, died Thursday of a brain aneurysm. He was 71.
Deutsche Bahn Confirms Arriva Bid
BBC
Deutsche Bahn, the German national rail company, has confirmed that it has tabled a bid for Arriva, the UK transport group.On Wednesday Arriva's shares rose 17% after it said it received a takeover ap...
Us Stocks End Mixed
The Daily Telegraph
IT'S not just speeding that causes fatalities on our roads. Young hoons with modified cars simply have no idea what danger they're putting us all in when driving.
Us Stocks End Mixed
The Daily Telegraph
IT'S not just speeding that causes fatalities on our roads. Young hoons with modified cars simply have no idea what danger they're putting us all in when driving.
Norfolk Southern Sequential Quarter Traffic Rises
Fox Business
SAN FRANCISCO -- Norfolk Southern Corp.'s Wick Moorman said Thursday that rail traffic rose sequentially in both the third and fourth quarters of 2009, the chief executive told shareholders in an ann...
Toyota Demands Apology, Retraction From Abc: Wsj
Fox Business
SAN FRANCISCO -- Toyota Motor Corp. has asked Walt Disney's ABC News for a retraction and an apology for its "irresponsible broadcast" of a report last month that demonstrated how electronics problem...
Palm Reduces Net Losses On Sales Jump
Fox Business
SAN FRANCISCO -- Palm Inc. cut back its net losses for the third fiscal quarter on a sharp jump in sales. For the third fiscal quarter, Palm reported a net loss of $18.5 million, or 13 cents a share,...
Dow Industrials Post Eighth Gain; S&p 500 Falters
Fox Business
SAN FRANCISCO -- The Dow Jones Industrial Average posted its eighth straight session gain Thursday, buoyed by strength in Boeing Co. and 3M Co. shares, and putting its winning streak on par with a ru...
Us House Democrats Scramble For Votes On Health Bill
Fox Business
WASHINGTON -(Dow Jones)- House Democratic leaders on Thursday intensified their search for the needed votes to pass health-care legislation, with one previous supporter of their efforts announcing hi...
Talk Of Correction, Oil Price Slip Ground Loonie
Financial Post
The dollar closed at 98.65 cents US, following advances in all but one of the previous 14 sessions. On Wednesday, the loonie ended at 98.98 cents US, after posting an intraday high of 99.31 cents US.
On Deck: Inflation Surprise Could Boost Loonie
Financial Post
Currency watchers say any surprises in Friday's inflation figures could nudge the Canadian dollar to parity. On Friday, Statistics Canada releases its consumer price index for February. Prevailing ec...
No Brakes Applied In Ny Prius Crash: Nhtsa
Financial Post
Members of the media record and watch as a 2008 Toyota Prius is demonstrated breaking at 85 MPH in a stadium parking lot following Toyota's announcement of preliminary findings regarding their ...
Business Events Scheduled For Friday
ABCNews
Major business events and economic events scheduled for Friday: WASHINGTON — FDIC reports on bank closings. BEIJING — Commerce Ministry news conference on Chinese-US trade.
Website's Instant Posts Of Wall St Research Banned
Breitbart
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A Manhattan federal judge on Thursday barred the financial news service Theflyonthewall.com from issuing immediate news about Wall Street analyst recommendations, often before the...
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