Business and Finance News U.S. stocks spend Wednesday in limbo
The Las Vegas News.Net
U.S. stocks spent the day see-sawing Wednesday as events in Greece kept industrial stocks on edge, while the geek-sector was helped by the record $5 billion IPO for Facebook.
Shares in the oil ...  German exports hit a record of trillion euros
The Las Vegas News.Net
BERLIN - German exports have grown 11.4 per cent to top one trillion euros in 2011 but a sharp decline towards the end of the year has triggered fears in Europe's biggest economy, according to fresh ...  Airbus advice awaited on grounded A380 jet, says Qantas
The Las Vegas News.Net
SYDNEY - Australia's flag carrier Qantas Airways Ltd. said Wednesday it has pulled one of its A380 super jumbos out of service after cracks were discovered in its wings, despite Airbus assuring that ...  Mining major BHP Billiton reports dip in profits
The Las Vegas News.Net
MELBOURNE - Global mining major BHP Billiton is planning a rethink on its focus areas for investments including the American shale gas venture, with weakening global commodity prices pulling down ... US stocks edge higher on Greece hopes
The Las Vegas News.Net
US stocks edged higher Wednesday as investors were still hoping the debt talks in Greece will be resolved, Xinhua reported.
Despite the hopes, some investors were concerned that as the talks ... US stocks slip
The Las Vegas News.Net
The US stocks slipped in midday trading Wednesday as investors' concerns mounted amid prolonged debt talks in Greece.
The Dow Jones industrial average fell 30.05 points, or 0.23 percent, to ... Microsoft may remove 'iconic' start button in Windows 8
The Las Vegas News.Net
Microsoft's iconic start button, which was introduced in Windows 95, is likely to be removed in the software firm's upcoming Windows 8 version, according to a report.
The start button evolved to ... Cary proximity key to Caterpillar relocation
WRAL
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. - Caterpillar Inc. has ruled Illinois out of plans to relocate a factory and 1,400 jobs from Japan, citing both logistical problems with building the plant in its home state and ... US stocks rally from early losses
Business News
Stocks staged an afternoon-long rally and closed higher on Wednesday as Greece appeared to close in on the cost-cutting deal it needs to keep from defaulting on its national debt. The Dow Jones ... Indigo Books posts lower earnings
The Globe And Mail
IDG-T increased its revenue to almost $353-million in its third quarter, but reported a lower net profit of just over $14-million, the company said Wednesday.Indigo said it had net and comprehensive ... Caterpillar rules Illinois out of plant plans
Chicago Sun-Times
Caterpillar Inc. has ruled Illinois out of plans to relocate a factory and 1,400 jobs from Japan, citing both logistical problems with building the plant in its home state and ongoing concerns about ... Nelson waives discharge of his debts
Star Tribune
Curtis Carlson Nelson, who once claimed a net worth of more than $29 million, agreed Wednesday to spend his immediate future under a $41.3 million cloud of debt as he fights through Chapter 7 ... Whole Foods to build store in downtown Minneapolis
Star Tribune
Organic and natural foods grocer Whole Foods said Wednesday afternoon that it will open a store at the former Jaguar dealership site in downtown Minneapolis. Long rumored to be the anchor tenant of ... Two Del Mar area hotels up for sale
San Diego Union-Tribune
Two Del Mar-area hotels valued at more than $100 million are being marketed for sale by their owner, Orange County-based Sunstone Hotel Investors, a national real estate trade publication has ... Port staff backs pier parking garage but not 'Wings'
San Diego Union-Tribune
Navy Pier, next to the Midway Aircraft Carrier Museum, would be reconfigured with a park on top of a parking garage, a 500-foot sail-like structure called "Wings of Freedom" and an ... Mitek's shares jump after solid quarter
San Diego Union-Tribune
Shares of San Diego's Mitek Systems surged 18 percent on Wednesday after the San Diego maker of mobile deposit applications posted better than expected earnings for its fiscal first quarter ... Gamestop, Ralph Lauren, Sprint are market movers
San Diego Union-Tribune
NEW YORK -; Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Wednesday on the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq Stock Market: NYSE Gamestop Corp., up 77 cents at $24.50 The video game ... LRAD posts profit for quarter
San Diego Union-Tribune
LRAD, a San Diego maker of long range acoustic hailing systems, posted revenue of $3.6 million and net income of $314,000, or 1 cent per share, for its fiscal first quarter ended Dec. 31.Sales ... Cisco beats estimates with 2Q earnings, sales
San Diego Union-Tribune
In this Feb. 2, 2012 photo, shows Cisco CEO John Chambers watches a Stanford basketball game in Palo Alto, Calif. Cisco Systems Inc., reports quarterly financial results Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012, ... Job outlook keeps improving
San Diego Union-Tribune
The local job outlook looks stronger than it has in more than three years, suggesting continued growth in 2012, according to an employment index released today by San Diego Workforce Partnership, a ... CEO apologizes after Path uploads contact lists
San Diego Union-Tribune
NEW YORK -; Social-sharing app Path has come under fire for accessing and uploading users' phone address books without their permission. The information has now been deleted, and Path has ... Review: Soulo converts iPad into karaoke machine
San Diego Union-Tribune
This product image provided by First Act, Inc., shows the Soulo Digital Wireless Mic and App, a consumer electronics product that turns an iPad into a karaoke machine. (AP Photo/First Act, Inc.) - ... Time Warner sees growth after Harry Potter movies
San Diego Union-Tribune
FILE - In this Jan. 3, 2008 file photo, the Time Warner Center is shown in New York. Time Warner said Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012, its fourth-quarter earnings grew slightly as revenue jumped 8 percent ... News Corp's earnings soar
SBS
The global media organisation's second quarter net income (net profit) leapt 65 per cent to $US1.06 billion ($A984.49 million) in the three months to December 31, from $US642 million ($A596.27 ... News Corp. profit climbs 65% on cable, studios
New York Post
Media conglomerate News Corp. said Wednesday that its fiscal second-quarter profit rose 65 percent on increased earnings at its cable-television networks and film and television studios.The company ... State probe of forced mortgage insurance heats up
New York Post
Access Denied. A probe by New York State’s top financial services cop into possible fraud in the sale of pricey mortgage insurance is being stonewalled by a pair of Wall Street firms who ... Cisco beats estimates with 2Q earnings, sales
Miami Herald
In this Feb. 2, 2012 photo, shows Cisco CEO John Chambers watching a Stanford basketball game in Palo Alto, Calif. Cisco, the world's largest maker of computer networking equipment, says its ... Whole Foods lifts outlook on sales growth
MarketWatch
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Whole Foods Market raised its fiscal 2012 outlook Wednesday as the upscale grocer continues to resonate with shoppers and fund store expansion with cash on ... Wall Street erases early gains
IOL
US stocks gave up early gains on Wednesday as the Dow hovered at its highest level in nearly four years and investors awaited the latest attempt by Greece to reach a deal on reforms in exchange for ... Kipper Williams on Nokia
Guardian
Apple to pay ongoing royalties to Nokia after legal dispute in which Finnish phone maker accused Apple of infringing 24 patents. By Charles ... Project Merlin proves less than magic
Guardian
the Project Merlin agreement , signed a year ago on Thursday, will be published on Monday and, given the data published so far, will again show that net lending will be negative.Even so, Stephen ... European stocks lose heart as Greece hesitates
Guardian
Europe's stockmarkets turned negative at close of play, retreating from six month highs as uncertainty grew over the ability of Greek leaders to agree a bail-out package.The FTSE dipped 0.24% ... Superdry roller-coaster loses some of its momentum
Guardian
SuperGroup , after a decent Christmas, would defy the trend.The Superdry brand may soon suffer from overexposure but surely, you might have supposed, there was enough momentum in the business to ... Alcoa's future in Geelong under cloud
Geelong Advertiser
The review is expected to be completed by June, when the company will decide on the future of the smelter and the jobs of 900 Geelong workers.Alcoa has blamed metal prices, input costs and the high ... Used Cars Could Be Big Deal For Sirius XM Earnings
Forbes
Sirius XM is reporting its Q4 and full year 2011 results on Thursday. It will be interesting to see how subscription acquisition costs have trended as Sirius has added subscribers and the outlook ...
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