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Fake euro seizures rise by 8%: ECBThe number of fake euro banknotes seized in the second half of 2009 rose by eight percent from the first half of the year, the European Central Bank said on Monday, continuing a steady...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsBusiness | 11 Jan 2010 | 3:23 am Ford (F) Looks For “World Car” Holy GrailMajor auto companies have made efforts to create a “world car” for decades. It would be a vehicle which could use one design, one platform, and one engine which could be sold in Asia, Europe, North America, and South America with only the most modest of modifications for each market. A successful “world car” would save [...][[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Source: 24/7 Wall St. | 11 Jan 2010 | 3:15 am China lending reportedly jumps, feeding hot economyBEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese bank lending surged in the first week of 2010, industry sources said on Monday, adding to the concerns fueled by blockbuster trade data for December that the world's third-largest economy is overheating.Source: Reuters: Business News | 11 Jan 2010 | 3:12 am Santander rebrands bank branchesThe Spanish bank Santander starts renaming the 1,045 branches of the former Abbey and Bradford & Bingley banks.Source: BBC News | Business | World Edition | 11 Jan 2010 | 3:12 am Heineken to buy Mexican brewery worth $7.7 billionDutch beer maker Heineken said Monday it would acquire Mexico's Fomento Economico Mexicano (Femsa) brewery, valued at 5.3 billion euros (7.7 billion dollars), through an all-share...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsBusiness | 11 Jan 2010 | 3:12 am China car sales surpass U.S., Peugeot sees upturn (Reuters)Reuters - China's auto sales surged past the United States to reach record levels in 2009, industry figures showed on Monday, underscoring China's importance to the global auto industry as the world's biggest market.Source: Yahoo! News: Business | 11 Jan 2010 | 3:10 am China car sales surpass U.S., Peugeot sees upturnPARIS (Reuters) - China's auto sales surged past the United States to reach record levels in 2009, industry figures showed on Monday, underscoring China's importance to the global auto industry as the world's biggest market.Source: Reuters: Business News | 11 Jan 2010 | 3:10 am Strong Chinese exports boost equities10:05 GMT. Stocks hit near-16 month highs and industrial commodities rallied on Monday as a surge in Chinese exports boosted optimism towards the global economy. Meanwhile, gold bounced sharply...Source: RSS feed - channel BNPaperBusiness | 11 Jan 2010 | 3:09 am Business Networking Predictions for 2010Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsBusiness | 11 Jan 2010 | 3:07 am London Markets: Property stocks, miners help U.K. market advanceSeveral real-estate developers’ stocks advance in London after a broker says that it sees a recovery in prime office rents.
Source: MarketWatch.com - Top Stories | 11 Jan 2010 | 3:07 am Heineken to buy Mexico's Femsa for $5.5B in sharesHeineken NV said Monday it will buy the beer-making operations of Mexico's Femsa in an all-share deal that values the maker of Dos Equis, Tecate and Sol beers at $5.5 billion, excluding...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsBusiness | 11 Jan 2010 | 3:03 am London stocks hit 16-month peak above 5,600 points (AFP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Stock Markets News | 11 Jan 2010 | 3:02 am Prosecutors mull Rio 'spy' caseChina tells Australia that its inquiry into four Rio Tinto mining executives accused of spying is now with prosecutors.Source: BBC News | Business | World Edition | 11 Jan 2010 | 3:01 am Bankers Testify In DC, Their Pockets Bulging With CashA number of the top bankers from firms including Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS), Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS), and JP Morgan (NYSE:JPM) will testify before the The Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission which has been charged by Congress to look at the reasons for the credit market collapse in late 2008. The panel’s chairman, Philip Angelides, said “We think it [...][[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Source: 24/7 Wall St. | 11 Jan 2010 | 3:00 am Hard Rock International Names John Galloway Vice President and Chief Marketing OfficerSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsBusiness | 11 Jan 2010 | 3:00 am World markets rise amid China export recovery (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Stock Markets News | 11 Jan 2010 | 2:54 am Detroit Auto Show 2010: Less is moreThe annual auto show that kicks off here Monday is very much like the auto industry itself: Greatly relieved to not be on death's door.Source: Business and financial news - CNNMoney.com | 11 Jan 2010 | 2:50 am Heineken buys Femsa in deal valued $7.6 billionDutch brewer Heineken NV says it will buy Mexican brewer Femsa in an all-share deal that values the maker of Dos Equis, Tecate and Sol beers at around $7.6 billion (euro5.3 billion),...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsBusiness | 11 Jan 2010 | 2:49 am Fixing your investment mistakesJim and Carol Nelson are living the life they'd like to continue through retirement: combining travel with charitable work. Though Carol still works to maintain health insurance for the couple -- Jim retired from banking in 2003 -- the Nelsons are able to get away two to three times a year to go on missions with their church and Rotary International. Recently they assisted doctors in a poverty-stricken area in Ecuador, following that up with a vacation to the Galápagos Islands.Source: Business and financial news - CNNMoney.com | 11 Jan 2010 | 2:48 am Retailers see healthy ChristmasPoundland, the Co-operative Group and House of Fraser report buoyant trading over the Christmas period.Source: BBC News | Business | World Edition | 11 Jan 2010 | 2:38 am Blacks plots return to the towns it abandonedLittle more than a fortnight after Blacks Leisure, the owner of Blacks and Millets outdoor clothing stores, agreed to stop paying rent on its 87 closed surf stores, it unveiled plans today for a share issue of up to £20 million to buy back shops in the same towns. Source: Latest Business News from Times Online | 11 Jan 2010 | 2:36 am Stock futures signal gains; eyes on Alcoa (Reuters)
Source: Yahoo! News: Stock Markets News | 11 Jan 2010 | 2:35 am Stock futures signal gains; eyes on Alcoa(Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures pointed to a higher open on Wall Street on Monday, with futures for the S&P 500 up 0.52 percent, Dow Jones futures up 0.49 percent and Nasdaq 100...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsBusiness | 11 Jan 2010 | 2:35 am Stock futures signal gains; eyes on Alcoa(Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures pointed to a higher open on Wall Street on Monday, with futures for the S&P 500 up 0.52 percent, Dow Jones futures up 0.49 percent and Nasdaq 100 futures up 0.45 percent at 4.15 a.m. EST.Source: Reuters: Business News | 11 Jan 2010 | 2:35 am Stock futures signal gains; eyes on Alcoa (Reuters)
Source: Yahoo! News: Business | 11 Jan 2010 | 2:35 am Stocks set to kick off the week higherU.S. stocks were expected to open higher Monday, the start of a week that will see the first of the fourth-quarter corporate results reports.Source: Business and financial news - CNNMoney.com | 11 Jan 2010 | 2:35 am Shock at credit card mortgage useHousing charity Shelter says it is shocked by the number of people using credit cards to help pay mortgages.Source: BBC News | Business | World Edition | 11 Jan 2010 | 2:26 am Misys Launches New Solution for Personal Internet BankingSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsBusiness | 11 Jan 2010 | 2:22 am 'Rio Tinto Four' case turned over to Chinese prosecutorsThe case of four executives of Rio Tinto, the Australian mining giant, who stand accused of industrial espionage was turned over to prosecutors today, increasing the likelihood that they will face prison sentences. Source: Latest Business News from Times Online | 11 Jan 2010 | 2:19 am China hands over case as jail looms for 'Rio four'Chinese investigators today concluded their investigation into four executives of Rio Tinto, the Australian mining giant, accused of stealing industrial secrets and turned the case today to prosecutors, increasing the likelihood that they will face jail. Source: Latest Business News from Times Online | 11 Jan 2010 | 2:19 am Heineken to buy Mexico's FEMSA for $5.4 billionAMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Global brewery Heineken NV on Monday said it will buy the beer business of Mexico's FEMSA for 3.8 billion euros ($5.44 billion), giving the Dutch brewer a top positionSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsBusiness | 11 Jan 2010 | 2:17 am Heineken to buy Mexico's FEMSA for $5.4 billionAMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Global brewery Heineken NV on Monday said it will buy the beer business of Mexico's FEMSA for 3.8 billion euros ($5.44 billion), giving the Dutch brewer a top position in the Mexican and Brazilian markets.Source: Reuters: Business News | 11 Jan 2010 | 2:17 am Heineken to buy Mexico's FEMSA for $5.4 billion (Reuters)Reuters - Global brewery Heineken NV on Monday said it will buy the beer business of Mexico's FEMSA for 3.8 billion euros ($5.44 billion), giving the Dutch brewer a top position in the Mexican and Brazilian markets.Source: Yahoo! News: Business | 11 Jan 2010 | 2:17 am Metals Stocks: Gold futures jump as much as $24 on GlobexGold futures climb by as much as $24 an ounce to touch their strongest intraday level in more than a month, as a further weakness U.S. dollar and strong trade figures from China lure investors.
Source: MarketWatch.com - Top Stories | 11 Jan 2010 | 2:15 am Chinese financials lead Asia higherAsian stock markets ended mostly higher Monday, with Shanghai equities lifted by brokerages after China’s cabinet approved market-reform measures such as the launch of index futures and short-selling.
Source: MarketWatch.com - Top Stories | 11 Jan 2010 | 2:02 am Heineken to buy Femsa's beer ops for $5.5 billionConsolidation in the global brewing industry continues on Monday as Heineken emerges as the surprise winner in the battle to buy Femsa Cerveza in a $5.5 billion all-stock deal.
Source: MarketWatch.com - Top Stories | 11 Jan 2010 | 2:02 am China wraps up investigations into Rio Tinto executives over alleged espionageChinese end investigation into alleged espionage but it's not clear whether it will go to trial.Source: Finance and Business. Latest breaking news, stocks and shares from the UK and world | 11 Jan 2010 | 2:01 am Dufry South America Ltd. Relevant FactsSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsBusiness | 11 Jan 2010 | 2:01 am Fed unlikely to be swayed by jobs data: Bullard (Reuters)
Source: Yahoo! News: Business | 11 Jan 2010 | 2:00 am Fed unlikely to be swayed by jobs data: BullardSHANGHAI (Reuters) - U.S. Federal Reserve monetary policy is unlikely to be pushed off course by December's surprising job losses, a senior Fed official said on Monday.Source: Reuters: Business News | 11 Jan 2010 | 2:00 am London shares lifted by upbeat broker commentLondon equities made further progress on Monday, with sentiment lifted by a series of upbeat broker comments on mining and financial stocks, as well as property companies. The FTSE 100 rose 41...Source: RSS feed - channel BNPaperBusiness | 11 Jan 2010 | 1:59 am Europe Markets: China, deal news lift Europe stocksEuropean shares extended this year’s gains on Monday, with miners boosted by more signs of strength in the Chinese economy while deal news helped companies to gain across a range of sectors.
Source: MarketWatch.com - Top Stories | 11 Jan 2010 | 1:57 am Media Digest 1/11/2010 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, BloombergReuters: A senior Fed official said the joblessness will not affect rate policy. Reuters: Shares in China lenders rose causing economic overheating fears. Reuters: Motorola (NYSE:MOT) says cellphone use for shopping is up. Reuters: Lawmakers are pressing US Fed on rose in AIG (NYSE:AIG) bailout. Reuters: GE’s (NYSE:GE) NBC is embarrased by its mistakes with Leno show. Reuters: Goldman Sachs [...][[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Source: 24/7 Wall St. | 11 Jan 2010 | 1:53 am Japan fund leaning towards JAL delisting: sourceTOKYO (Reuters) - A state-backed fund crafting a restructuring plan for Japan Airlines is leaning toward a delisting of the carrier after it files for bankruptcy, a source with knowledge of the matter said.Source: Reuters: Business News | 11 Jan 2010 | 1:52 am China sends Rio case to prosecutors (Reuters)Reuters - A Chinese investigation into a detained Australian Rio Tinto Ltd executive and three colleagues has been sent to prosecutors, Australia's foreign office and the mining company said on Monday.Source: Yahoo! News: Business | 11 Jan 2010 | 1:45 am China sends Rio case to prosecutorsSYDNEY (Reuters) - A Chinese investigation into a detained Australian Rio Tinto Ltd executive and three colleagues has been sent to prosecutors, Australia's foreign office and the mining company said on Monday.Source: Reuters: Business News | 11 Jan 2010 | 1:45 am Heineken buys Femsa unit for €3.8bnThe Dutch brewer is buying the beer operations of Mexican conglomerate Femsa, which owns brands such as Dos Equis, Tecate and Sol, in an all-share deal that values the Mexican unit’s equity at €3.8bnSource: Financial Times - US homepage | 11 Jan 2010 | 1:43 am London stocks rise at open (AFP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Stock Markets News | 11 Jan 2010 | 1:37 am Strong Chinese exports boost equities08:25 GMT. Stocks hit near-16 month highs and industrial commodities rallied on Monday as a surge in Chinese exports boosted optimism towards the global economy. Meanwhile, gold bounced sharply...Source: RSS feed - channel BNPaperBusiness | 11 Jan 2010 | 1:36 am Asia Markets And Europe Open (1/11/2010)Markets in Asia rose. The Nikkei was up 1.1% to 10,799. JAL fell on fears of bankruptcy. The Hang Seng rose .5% to 22,413. The Shanghai Composite rose .5% to 3,213. At the open in Europe, the FTSE was up .7% to 5,572. Rio Tinto (NYSE:RTP) and BHP Billiton (NYSE:BHP) rose. The Dax was up .4% to 6,065. The CAC [...][[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Source: 24/7 Wall St. | 11 Jan 2010 | 1:25 am BAA warns of turbulence amid poor weatherBAA, the Heathrow and Stansted airport operator, warned today that it was facing a tough 2010 and revealed that fog and snow had deterred 150,000 passengers from its six UK hubs last month. Source: Latest Business News from Times Online | 11 Jan 2010 | 1:24 am Heineken acquires Femsa's brewing operationsHeineken, the Dutch brewer, secured its position as a global brewer this morning after announcing the €5.3 billion (£4.8 billion) acquisition of the beer operations of Femsa, the Mexican drinks and retail group behind the Sol and Dos Equis beer brands. Source: Latest Business News from Times Online | 11 Jan 2010 | 1:08 am US bank chiefs face grilling as Financial Inquiry seeks epicentre of crisisThe heads of Wall Street's biggest banks will this week be questioned on their role in the financial crisis as the US launches its key investigation into the 2008 collapse.Source: Finance and Business. Latest breaking news, stocks and shares from the UK and world | 11 Jan 2010 | 1:00 am CalPERS to disclose details about intermediariesThe California pension fund is expected to make public hundreds of documents with the names of agents who represent investment funds, the investments they promoted and the fees they were paid.California's giant public pension fund, racked by criticism for the way it has managed a $205-billion portfolio, is preparing to disclose new details about the financial middlemen who play a little-understood and lucrative role in pension investing.
Source: L.A. Times - Business | 11 Jan 2010 | 1:00 am You can thank Arthur Rosenfeld for energy savingsHe has been a driving force in making the state a global leader in efficiency. This week, the 83-year-old nuclear physicist will leave his post on the California Energy Commission.When octogenarian Arthur H. Rosenfeld vacates his utilitarian office at the California Energy Commission this week, one of his final tasks might seem of little consequence: He'll turn off the lights.
Source: L.A. Times - Business | 11 Jan 2010 | 1:00 am Prime time for CBS movie bet?The fledgling CBS Films seeks success even as industry challenges have driven several small and mid-size movie companies out of the business. Its first offering is due to hit theaters Jan. 22.CBS Films' first movie is the upcoming Harrison Ford drama "Extraordinary Measures."
Source: L.A. Times - Business | 11 Jan 2010 | 1:00 am Most original news reporting comes from traditional sources, study findsNinety-five percent of Baltimore stories with fresh information came from 'old media,' the vast majority from newspapers, a survey funded by the Pew Research Center says.As the number of sources for news proliferates on digital platforms, most original reporting still comes from newspapers, television and radio.
Source: L.A. Times - Business | 11 Jan 2010 | 1:00 am Wall Street is shifting to safer stocksInvestors are favoring utilities, telecommunication, healthcare and large-cap companies as the bull market matures.The stock market rally is aging, and the surest sign is that investors are migrating to stocks that missed out on 2009's big run.
Source: L.A. Times - Business | 11 Jan 2010 | 1:00 am Environmental groups try to block parts of California's green building codeThe Sierra Club and Natural Resources Defense Council are among six groups waging a last-minute campaign to derail some of the rules, saying they aren't tough enough.Environmental groups are mounting a last-ditch effort to derail key elements of the state's first-in-the-nation green building code -- a major initiative of Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's administration.
Source: L.A. Times - Business | 11 Jan 2010 | 1:00 am Solid earnings reports are anticipatedGrowing corporate profits would fuel the stock-market rally. Any increase in average quarterly earnings would be the first year-over-year gain since late 2007. ...Source: RSS feed - channel BNPaperBusiness | 11 Jan 2010 | 1:00 am 'Avatar' is tops at the box office againThe James Cameron epic raises its domestic gross to $429 million over the weekend. The vampire film 'Daybreakers' has a strong debut, while 'Leap Year' and 'Youth in Revolt' open soft."Avatar" has become a must-see movie, especially in 3-D.
Source: L.A. Times - Business | 11 Jan 2010 | 1:00 am Weekend Box-Office ResultsSource: RSS feed - channel BNPaperBusiness | 11 Jan 2010 | 1:00 am Environmental groups try to block parts of California's green building codeThe Sierra Club and Natural Resources Defense Council are among six groups waging a last-minute campaign to derail some of the rules, saying they aren't tough enough. ...Source: RSS feed - channel BNPaperBusiness | 11 Jan 2010 | 1:00 am Most original news reporting comes from traditional sources, study findsNinety-five percent of Baltimore stories with fresh information came from 'old media,' the vast majority from newspapers, a survey funded by the Pew Research Center says. ...Source: RSS feed - channel BNPaperBusiness | 11 Jan 2010 | 1:00 am For sail: 200 homes on a cruise shipAbout half of the cabins on the $1.1-billion Utopia, set to launch in 2013, will be offered as permanent residences ranging from about $3.7 million to $26 million.In the worst economic storm in decades, a Beverly Hills company has an ambitious plan to build a $1.1-billion cruise ship, set to cast off in 2013. But instead of offering four- or five-day excursions as typical cruise lines do, the business plans to sell half the cabins as floating homes.
Source: L.A. Times - Business | 11 Jan 2010 | 1:00 am You can thank Arthur Rosenfeld for energy savingsHe has been a driving force in making the state a global leader in efficiency. This week, the 83-year-old nuclear physicist will leave his post on the California Energy Commission. ...Source: RSS feed - channel BNPaperBusiness | 11 Jan 2010 | 1:00 am Wall Street is shifting to safer stocksInvestors are favoring utilities, telecommunication, healthcare and large-cap companies as the bull market matures. ...Source: RSS feed - channel BNPaperBusiness | 11 Jan 2010 | 1:00 am Solid earnings reports are anticipatedGrowing corporate profits would fuel the stock-market rally. Any increase in average quarterly earnings would be the first year-over-year gain since late 2007.The stock market has begun the new year with a good start -- and investors are looking to corporate profit reports that will start coming out today to give the nascent rally some legs.
Source: L.A. Times - Business | 11 Jan 2010 | 1:00 am For sail: 200 homes on a cruise shipAbout half of the cabins on the $1.1-billion Utopia, set to launch in 2013, will be offered as permanent residences ranging from about $3.7 million to $26 million. ...Source: RSS feed - channel BNPaperBusiness | 11 Jan 2010 | 1:00 am Peter Brimelow: Letter up 230% last year without tradingOver the past 12 months, the Equities Special Situations letter was up an astonishing 230.4% without making a single trade. Was it luck or did it strike a major trend?
Source: MarketWatch.com - Top Stories | 11 Jan 2010 | 1:00 am Blacks Leisure 'begins recovery'Outdoor clothing retailer Blacks Leisure says it is on a "much stronger footing" after the Christmas trading period.Source: BBC News | Business | World Edition | 11 Jan 2010 | 12:58 am Dragons' Den truffle grower hopes to unearth profit after five years' cultivationWhen Paul Thomas appeared on the first series of Dragons' Den four years ago he asked a lot of the Dragons.Source: Finance and Business. Latest breaking news, stocks and shares from the UK and world | 11 Jan 2010 | 12:58 am The economic week ahead: January 11, 2010On Tuesday the British Retail Consortium (BRC) is expected to report a relatively strong rise in retail sales in December, compared with the same month a year earlier.Source: Finance and Business. Latest breaking news, stocks and shares from the UK and world | 11 Jan 2010 | 12:43 am Asia stocks hit 17-month high on China export surge (Reuters)
Source: Yahoo! News: Stock Markets News | 11 Jan 2010 | 12:40 am Currencies: Dollar continues to slump on dovish rate commentsThe U.S. dollar continues its slump, as a Federal Reserve official’s dovish comments adds fresh pressure to the unit.
Source: MarketWatch.com - Top Stories | 11 Jan 2010 | 12:37 am The Bouncy, Happy business of trampoline salesOne of the primary drivers for Patrick Polglase and his Australian wife, Pen, to start their own businesses was the desire to work from homeSource: Finance and Business. Latest breaking news, stocks and shares from the UK and world | 11 Jan 2010 | 12:36 am Tesco targets China with new Lifespace shopping centre developmentsTesco has continued its assault on China with the opening of a 30,000 sq m "Lifespace" shopping centre in Qingdao.Source: Finance and Business. Latest breaking news, stocks and shares from the UK and world | 11 Jan 2010 | 12:12 am Ecclestone, Genii gather cash for Saab bid: reportSTOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Formula One supremo Bernie Ecclestone and investment company Genii Capital will soon have initial financing to show GM they can fund a purchase of carmaker Saab, daily Dagens Industri wrote on Monday.Source: Reuters: Business News | 10 Jan 2010 | 11:59 pm The Fed: Fed's Bullard says rates to stay low for some timeSt. Louis Fed chief James Bullard says U.S. interest rates may remain low for 'quite some time,' with the remarks helping to pull the dollar lower against its currency rivals.
Source: MarketWatch.com - Top Stories | 10 Jan 2010 | 11:57 pm Airport lower, but Infratil higherShares in Auckland Airport fell today on news of an investment in Australia while shares in Infratil rose on news of a divestment in Australia.Overall the benchmark NZX-50 index closed down 6.477 points, or 0.196 per cent, at...Source: nzherald.co.nz - Business | 10 Jan 2010 | 11:53 pm Angry Icelanders back President Grimsson's decision to block Icesave dealTwo-thirds of Icelanders believe their president was right to block the controversial deal forcing them to pay Britain £2.3bn plus interest in compensation for the failure of Icesave bank accounts.Source: Finance and Business. Latest breaking news, stocks and shares from the UK and world | 10 Jan 2010 | 11:53 pm Danish telecoms operator TDC eyes stock market listingDanish telecommunications operator TDC has lined up a powerful set of bankers to advise it on a possible market listing.Source: Finance and Business. Latest breaking news, stocks and shares from the UK and world | 10 Jan 2010 | 11:45 pm Wind farms produced 'practically no electricity' during Britain's cold snapWind farms produced "practically no electricity" during the cold snap which manufacturers' groups say could lead to severe winter energy shortages.Source: Finance and Business. Latest breaking news, stocks and shares from the UK and world | 10 Jan 2010 | 11:39 pm Citigroup replaces head of Japan operationsCitigroup’s top manager in Japan, Douglas Peterson, will return to a job in New York after overseeing the financial giant’s sale of Japanese assets.
Source: MarketWatch.com - Top Stories | 10 Jan 2010 | 11:16 pm John Prestbo's Indexed Investor: Deflating the case for inflation-adjusted returnsA mild tempest in a teapot is brewing about measuring stock-market returns on an inflation-adjusted basis. As you will see, it is a controversy with implications for how investors judge success (or lack thereof).
Source: MarketWatch.com - Top Stories | 10 Jan 2010 | 10:51 pm Aust job ads grow quickly in DecemberThe number of jobs advertised in major Australian newspapers and online rose by 6 per cent in December, the strongest monthly growth in two-and-a-half years.Overall job ads averaged 149,063 a week, with newspaper job ads rising...Source: nzherald.co.nz - Business | 10 Jan 2010 | 9:45 pm Rusal executives ready to woo London investorsExecutives from UC Rusal, the titanic Russian aluminium group controlled by Oleg Deripaska, will descend on London soon to woo investors with stories of greener cars, Chinese city traffic and the “stranded electricity” of eastern Siberia. Source: Latest Business News from Times Online | 10 Jan 2010 | 9:35 pm Driving the Volt past the limitDrained of its battery power, the Volt finally reveals how it performs when running on gasoline.Source: Business and financial news - CNNMoney.com | 10 Jan 2010 | 8:55 pm Forte in talks to buy Shanghai property from GoldmanSHANGHAI (Reuters) - Chinese property developer Shanghai Forte Land Co Ltd is in talks to buy a high-end residential property in Shanghai from Goldman Sachs in a deal worth more than $200 million, two people familiar with the situation said.Source: Reuters: Business News | 10 Jan 2010 | 8:48 pm Goldman weighs expanding charity programNEW YORK (Reuters) - Goldman Sachs Group Inc may expand a program that would require executives to give a part of their pay to charity, as it looks to cool public anger over compensation, the New York Times reported on Sunday.Source: Reuters: Business News | 10 Jan 2010 | 8:25 pm China edges out Germany to become world's biggest exporterAlready the biggest car market and steel maker, China edged past Germany in 2009 to become the top exporter, yet another sign of its rapid rise and the spread of economic power from West to East.Total 2009 exports were more than...Source: nzherald.co.nz - Business | 10 Jan 2010 | 8:00 pm Infratil books gain and Energy Developments saleInfratil will record a $94 million gain on the sale of its holding in Australian company Energy Developments Ltd and says it is looking for new opportunities in the Australian energy sector.Infratil has sold its 32.47 per cent...Source: nzherald.co.nz - Business | 10 Jan 2010 | 7:30 pm 24/7 Wall St.’s Corporate Power RankingsThe 24/7 Wall Street Corporate Power Rankings of the thirty-two most important companies in America are determined be earnings, analyst rankings, important corporate news, trends in each firm’s industry, product introdutions, management strength and changes, and credible rumors. The Corporate Power Rankings will be released at midnight on each Sunday based on performance during the previous [...][[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Source: 24/7 Wall St. | 10 Jan 2010 | 7:18 pm Jay Leno to move back to NBC's late nightNBC host Jay Leno is going back to late nights after a low-rated, three-month experiment in prime time, the network announced Sunday.Source: Business and financial news - CNNMoney.com | 10 Jan 2010 | 6:30 pm Detroit motor show goes electricElectric cars are set take centre stage as Detroit tries to reinvent itself as a centre for automotive technologies.Source: BBC News | Business | World Edition | 10 Jan 2010 | 6:20 pm China’s exports rise as economy picks upChina’s exports rose in December for the first time in 14 months, increasing the likelihood that the Beijing government will restart the appreciation of the renminbiSource: Financial Times - US homepage | 10 Jan 2010 | 6:13 pm Auckland Airport buys stake in Queensland airportsAuckland International Airport is buying a strategic 24.55 per cent in North Queensland's Cairns and Mackay airports in a bid to pull more Asian-sourced tourists to New Zealand and ramp up New Zealand travel to Australia's popular...Source: nzherald.co.nz - Business | 10 Jan 2010 | 5:30 pm Chris Evans could lose one million listeners on Radio 2 show, BBC fearsChris Evans will lose as many as one million of Terry Wogan’s listeners when he takes over the Radio 2 breakfast show this morning, BBC executives fear. Source: Latest Business News from Times Online | 10 Jan 2010 | 5:01 pm Lowe’s clothes help put Peacocks on fashion highA successful start to its collaboration with Pearl Lowe, the musician-turned-fashion designer, helped Peacocks, the fashion value retailer, to solid Christmas trading. Source: Latest Business News from Times Online | 10 Jan 2010 | 5:01 pm House of Fraser celebrates Christmas cheerSurging sales of own-label brands helped House of Fraser, the UK’s third-biggest department store group, to a strong Christmas. Source: Latest Business News from Times Online | 10 Jan 2010 | 5:01 pm TUC gets millions from government foreign aid potThe Government is giving the Trades Union Congress millions of pounds from its foreign aid budget to pay for the education of British trade unionists and to support advocacy work in Britain. Source: Latest Business News from Times Online | 10 Jan 2010 | 5:01 pm More than a wharf needed to encourage cruise shipsFor 17 days last year, up to 2000 passengers got off their luxury liner and stepped onto a wharf with a tin shed and little in the way of basic services.Welcome to New Zealand and Auckland's Queen's Wharf - party central for the...Source: nzherald.co.nz - Business | 10 Jan 2010 | 5:00 pm Rise in gas-fired stations raises supply concernsA steep increase in the number of gas-fired power stations has been approved by the UK government, raising fears about the growing pressure on future gas suppliesSource: Financial Times - US homepage | 10 Jan 2010 | 4:49 pm Russian oligarchs plan London listingsA group of Russian oligarchs are priming their companies for multi-billion dollar London listings in a sign the City remains the favoured financial centre for the country’s tycoons as they try to rebuild fortunes devastated by the crisisSource: Financial Times - US homepage | 10 Jan 2010 | 4:32 pm Green Business: Commonsense Organics growing strongOwners of Wellington stores Commonsense Organics are expanding their business and believe organic foodstuffs can now be properly considered an essential rather than a luxury.Co-ownerSource: nzherald.co.nz - Business | 10 Jan 2010 | 4:30 pm Chavez warns price 'speculators'Venezuela's President Chavez says troops will seize control of any business raising prices after the country's currency was devalued.Source: BBC News | Business | World Edition | 10 Jan 2010 | 4:01 pm Hubbard unites key investments under SouthburyBusinessman Allan Hubbard has put his three key investments together under new parent holding company Southbury Corporation.The joining of South Canterbury Finance, Helicopters, and Scales Corporation had produced one of the most...Source: nzherald.co.nz - Business | 10 Jan 2010 | 4:00 pm Share market opens lowerShares in Auckland Airport fell when the New Zealand sharemarket opened for the week, after the company announced a deal to buy stakes in Cairns and Mackay airports in Queensland.Auckland Airport's share price was down 5c, or...Source: nzherald.co.nz - Business | 10 Jan 2010 | 3:58 pm 3 kids...and $150,000 in debtSource: Business and financial news - CNNMoney.com | 10 Jan 2010 | 3:58 pm 10 of the coolest gadgets for '10Source: Business and financial news - CNNMoney.com | 10 Jan 2010 | 3:55 pm Guardian owner forced to inject cash into EmapGuardian Media Group and private equity firm Apax have been forced to inject new money into Emap, their jointly owned business publisher.Source: Finance and Business. Latest breaking news, stocks and shares from the UK and world | 10 Jan 2010 | 3:53 pm US commercial property attracts new wave of moneyThe beleaguered US commercial real estate sector has been attracting a new wave of money from sources including foreign banks, US private equity firms, and a leading Chinese sovereign wealth fundSource: Financial Times - US homepage | 10 Jan 2010 | 3:35 pm US banks braced for bonus backlashGoldman Sachs, JPMorgan Chase and other big banks are bracing for a renewed public and political backlash against their compensation plans as they prepare to unveil multi-billion dollar bonus packagesSource: Financial Times - US homepage | 10 Jan 2010 | 3:32 pm China banks eclipse US rivalsChinese banks have cemented their position as the most highly valued financial institutions, taking four of the top five slots in a ranking of banks’ share prices as a multiple of their book valuesSource: Financial Times - US homepage | 10 Jan 2010 | 3:32 pm House prices end year only 4.9pc off late-2007 peakNationwide house values ended 2009 just 4.9 per cent below the late-2007 peak, having been as much as 9.6 per cent below the peak last April, QV's residential index for December shows.While the recovery was led by the urban centres,...Source: nzherald.co.nz - Business | 10 Jan 2010 | 3:00 pm Earnings, outlooks hold key for stocks (Reuters)
Source: Yahoo! News: Stock Markets News | 10 Jan 2010 | 2:51 pm Gas prices edge close to $3Prices at the pump have jumped 14 cents over the past few weeks, working their way closer to the $3 mark, according to a survey published Sunday.Source: Business and financial news - CNNMoney.com | 10 Jan 2010 | 2:28 pm “Avatar” Becomes No.2 Film In History Of The UniverseIt seems inevitable that movies about odd aliens, supernatural events, and bizarre figments of writers’ imaginations rise weightlessly to the top of box office receipt lists. “Avatar” became the No.2 grossing film of all time on a worldwide basis as it moved above various versions of “Star Wars”, “Harry Potter”, “Lord of the Rings”, and “Jurassic Park”. ”Titanic”, still the top [...][[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Source: 24/7 Wall St. | 10 Jan 2010 | 1:20 pm Bull market grows up (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Stock Markets News | 10 Jan 2010 | 12:13 pm Air industry attacks security crackdownAsian airlines and European airport operators have attacked new security measures imposed after the botched Detroit bombing attempt as an ill-judged “operational nightmare” costing €50,000 a weekSource: Financial Times - US homepage | 10 Jan 2010 | 12:10 pm Cadbury prepares for final defenceThe UK confectioner plans to release robust 2009 sales and profit figures as it steps up its defence against a £10.5bn hostile takeover bid from Kraft, the US food conglomerateSource: Financial Times - US homepage | 10 Jan 2010 | 11:57 am Hand of al-Qaeda seen in attack on CIAVideo of a suicide bomber who staged a deadly attack on a Central Intelligence Agency base in Afghanistan serves as a warning that enhanced co-operation between al-Qaeda inspired militants poses a threat to US forces in Afghanistan, analysts saySource: Financial Times - US homepage | 10 Jan 2010 | 10:16 am High voltageDetroit motor show plans for an electric US car industrySource: BBC News | Business | World Edition | 10 Jan 2010 | 9:42 am Got $88,000? Sail Richard Branson's yachtSource: Business and financial news - CNNMoney.com | 10 Jan 2010 | 6:15 am Hope For Global Economy As China Exports SurgeChina’s exports increased at an unexpectly rapid pace, up 18% in December compared to the same month in 2008. One economist told Reuters that the data mean that China’s GDP rose 11% in the last quarter of 2009 and that factory production was probably up 25% in December. The more startling news from China is that imports [...][[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Source: 24/7 Wall St. | 10 Jan 2010 | 5:49 am Cable will cost you even moreYour cable bill is going up this year -- and next year, and the year after that -- with no end in sight.Source: Business and financial news - CNNMoney.com | 10 Jan 2010 | 5:44 am China overtakes Germany as biggest exporterThe 2009 data reflect the ability of its low-cost manufacturers to keep selling abroad despite the global economic downturn.BEIJING — China overtook Germany as the world's biggest exporter after exports rose in December for the first time in 14 months, data showed today, in a new sign of the rapid Chinese rise as a global economic force.
Source: L.A. Times - Business | 10 Jan 2010 | 4:31 am China 'becomes largest exporter'Chinese exports rose 17.7% in December, suggesting it has overtaken Germany as the world's largest exporter, say reports.Source: BBC News | Business | World Edition | 10 Jan 2010 | 3:05 am
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