Articles tagged with business
Wed, May 23, 2012
Wells Fargo names head for ultra-wealthy business
By Ashley Lau
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Wells Fargo
Thu, May 17, 2012
Sears plans to spin off big piece of Canada stake
(Reuters) - Sears Holdings Corp
Wed, May 16, 2012
Analysis: Key to Universal-EMI decision: Has music business lost control?
By Diane Bartz
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - On the face of it, Universal Music Group's bid to buy a big chunk of EMI stands to ...
Mon, May 14, 2012
No more monkey business at NBC, time for Revolution
By Yinka Adegoke and Liana B. Baker
(Reuters) - The NBC network brought a monkey to pitch new programs to prospective advertisers on Monday, looking ...
Tue, May 08, 2012
NFIB business optimism index rises in April
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An index of confidence at small U.S. businesses rose in April to its highest in over a year as companies stepped ...
Fri, May 04, 2012
BATS says business is good, despite IPO failure
By Angela Moon
NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana (Reuters) - Even after an embarrassing failure of the company's initial public offering on its listing system in ...
Wed, May 02, 2012
CEOs rank Texas tops for business, California worst
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Texas remains the top state for business and California still holds the title for the worst, according to an annual ranking ...
Tue, May 01, 2012
Florida governor takes aim at firms with ties to Cuba, Syria
By Jane Sutton
MIAMI (Reuters) - Florida Governor Rick Scott waded into foreign policy on Tuesday and signed a bill banning local governments from contracting ...
Mon, April 30, 2012
Midwest business barometer drops in April
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Business activity in the Midwest slowed more than expected in April, falling to its lowest since November 2009 as new orders slipped ...
Mon, April 30, 2012
Microsoft buys Nook stake, Barnes & Noble shares soar
By Phil Wahba and Bill Rigby
NEW YORK/SEATTLE (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp is jumping into the fast-growing e-books market by investing $605 million over ...
Mon, April 30, 2012
Small business hiring takes step back in April
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Small business hiring slowed considerably in the April and employees saw a reduction in their hours, an independent survey showed on Monday ...
Fri, April 27, 2012
Inventories, weak business spending curb first-quarter growth
By Lucia Mutikani
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. economic growth cooled in the first quarter as businesses cut back on investment and restocked shelves at ...
Thu, April 26, 2012
MetLife exits reverse mortgage business
(Reuters) - MetLife Inc
Wed, April 25, 2012
Shutterfly says no rival bids for Kodak business
(Reuters) - Photo-sharing service Shutterfly Inc
Mon, April 23, 2012
Invesco may sell $18 billion wealth business: sources
By Jessica Toonkel
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Invesco Ltd
The Atlanta-based ...
Fri, April 20, 2012
German business morale up for sixth straight month
By Noah Barkin and Sarah Marsh
BERLIN (Reuters) - German business sentiment unexpectedly rose for the sixth month in a row in April in a ...
Thu, April 19, 2012
Rockwell Collins may trim government business
By A. Ananthalakshmi
(Reuters) - Aircraft parts supplier Rockwell Collins Inc said it will take a "hard look" at its key government portfolio as poor ...
Thu, April 19, 2012
House passes Republican business tax cut
By Kim Dixon
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Republican-controlled House of Representatives on Thursday passed a tax break for small businesses, giving voters a stark alternative ...
Wed, April 18, 2012
BlackRock to move some business if banks downgraded: NYT
(Reuters) - BlackRock, the world's largest money manager, would be required to cut back some of the business it conducts with Wall Street firms ...
Mon, April 16, 2012
Toshiba to buy IBM's point-of-sale terminal business: source
(Reuters) - A unit of Toshiba Corp <6502.T> is in talks to buy IBM Corp's
Mon, April 16, 2012
Insight: In Hungary, a business elite thrives
By Krisztina Than and Marton Dunai
BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Like many of the powerful people around Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban, Zsolt Nyerges is ...
Thu, April 12, 2012
Walmart International focusing on own business over deals
(Reuters) - Wal-Mart Stores Inc
Wed, April 11, 2012
Nokia shares tumble after loss forecast
By Tarmo Virki
HELSINKI (Reuters) - Nokia warned its phone business would post losses in the first two quarters of this year as it struggles ...
Tue, April 10, 2012
Yahoo CEO sketches out new plan to jump-start growth
By Alexei Oreskovic
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Yahoo Inc Chief Executive Scott Thompson outlined how the Internet pioneer will revive itself by putting in place ...
Mon, April 09, 2012
Global business groups press India on technology plan
By Doug Palmer
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Global business groups urged Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday to rescind new government rules for technology purchases ...
Fri, April 06, 2012
Doing More than Just Doing Business
UNDATED (WKZO) -- Once again, several west Michigan firms have made the list of the most respected U.S. companies compiled by Forbes magazine and ...
Thu, April 05, 2012
Obama signs bill to boost business startups
By Alexandra Alper
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama signed into law on Thursday a bipartisan bill to kickstart small business growth and he promised ...
Thu, April 05, 2012
Sony: CEO Hirai to brief on business plan on April 12th
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Sony Corp said on Thursday that it will hold a briefing on April 12th to outline its business plan, attended ...
Thu, April 05, 2012
Sony: CEO Hirai to brief on business plan on April 12th
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Sony Corp said on Thursday that it will hold a briefing on April 12th to outline its business plan, attended ...
Wed, April 04, 2012
Fisker CEO revamps business plan amid Karma woes
By Deepa Seetharaman
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Fisker Automotive, a maker of plug-in hybrid sports cars, may build its second model outside of the United ...
Tue, April 03, 2012
Small business lending barely grew in February
By Jason Lange
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Lending to small business in the United States barely grew in February, supporting the view that economic growth was ...
Mon, April 02, 2012
Wells Fargo opens business for the ultra-wealthy
By Ashley Lau
(Reuters) - Wells Fargo & Co
The new business, catering to ultra-high-net-worth individuals and families with $50 million or more in investable assets, resulted from the combination of Wells' Family Wealth unit and its Lowry Hill subsidiary. The name Abbot Downing comes from the 19th-century New Hampshire builder of the stagecoaches that have come to represent Wells Fargo.
Since Wells first publicly announced the planned merger last November, the combined business has grown 20 percent to $32.9 billion in client assets under management. In those five months, the group added five billionaires and 13 individuals with $100 million or more in investable assets to its client base, said Jim Steiner, Abbot Downing's president.
"We've had new success in bringing in new foundation assets," Steiner said. "People are leaving more money to foundations and endowments."
He said the biggest drivers of new wealth have been cash from the sale of company stakes through initial public offerings and mergers and acquisitions.
Steiner estimated that about 10,000 households in the United States have $50 million or more in investable assets. In an October study of 72 multifamily advising firms, the average client asset size was $48.4 million, according to research and consulting firm Family Wealth Alliance.
Abbot Downing has just under 600 client relationships, including multiple families across generations.
PSYCHOLOGISTS, TOO
Steiner said the decision to rebrand the combined business was meant to establish a small-firm feel. Wells intended to distinguish its family wealth business from that of other bigger competitors, like the $62.4 billion Bessemer Trust. Abbot Downing was aiming to keep a client-to-adviser ratio of 15-to-one, which Steiner said was low.
"Their biggest challenge will be to differentiate themselves from others," said Tom Livergood, founder of Family Wealth Alliance.
The family wealth management industry is highly fragmented, Livergood said, because of the wide-ranging needs of its clients -- including traditional wealth investment management, as well as wealth succession planning.
Abbot Downing has four divisions: an asset management division, a private banking channel, a combined trust and fiduciary service, and a group that addresses family psychology and governance.
There are about 300 Abbot Downing employees working in 16 offices across the United States. Steiner said the firm would be hiring senior portfolio managers, analysts, relationship managers and planners.
The new business is the fourth under Wells' Wealth, Brokerage and Retirement Group umbrella, which also includes an institutional business, a private bank and a brokerage arm.
(Reporting by Ashley Lau in New York; Editing by Walden Siew, Prudence Crowther and John Wallace)
Sun, April 01, 2012
Japan business mood flat, slight improvement seen: BOJ tankan
By Rie Ishiguro and Leika Kihara
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese business sentiment was flat in the March quarter and big manufacturers expect only modest improvements ...
Fri, March 30, 2012
Midwest business barometer drops in March
CHICAGO (Reuters) - The pace of business activity in the Midwest slowed more than expected in March as employment and new orders dropped from elevated ...
Tue, March 27, 2012
Coldwater Out Of The Trash Business
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The City of Coldwater is getting out of the garbage pickup business. The City Council agreed last night to privatize what ...
Mon, March 26, 2012
February business volume up in year, down in month
By Lynn Adler
(Reuters) - U.S. companies borrowed more to buy equipment in February than a year ago, though less than in January, and ...
Sun, March 25, 2012
Martha Stewart to Guest on 'SVU' and '2 Broke Girls'Slick Business Move?
Earlier this month it was announced that Martha Stewart's company, Omnimedia, greatly missed earnings expectations from the fourth quarter of 2011, and it ...
Sat, March 24, 2012
Korea Q2 mfg business sentiment rebounds: survey
SEOUL (Reuters) - Business sentiment among South Korean manufacturers in the second quarter snapped a nearly two-year-long slide to pick up from the previous three ...
Sat, March 24, 2012
Martha Stewart to Guest on 'SVU' and '2 Broke Girls'Slick Business Move?
Earlier this month it was announced that Martha Stewart's company, Omnimedia, greatly missed earnings expectations from the fourth quarter of 2011, and it ...
Fri, March 23, 2012
Martha Stewart to Guest on 'SVU' and '2 Broke Girls'Slick Business Move?
Earlier this month it was announced that Martha Stewart's company, Omnimedia, greatly missed earnings expectations from the fourth quarter of 2011, and it ...
Fri, March 23, 2012
China's ZTE to "curtail" business in Iran
By Steve Stecklow
(Reuters) - ZTE Corp, China's second-largest telecommunications equipment maker, said it will "curtail" its business in Iran following a report that ...
Thu, March 22, 2012
Martha Stewart to Guest on 'SVU' and '2 Broke Girls'Slick Business Move?
Earlier this month it was announced that Martha Stewart's company, Omnimedia, greatly missed earnings expectations from the fourth quarter of 2011, and it ...
Thu, March 22, 2012
Big positive shift in Asia Q1 Business Sentiment Index
By Aditi Shah and Naomi Tajitsu
MUMBAI/WELLINGTON (Reuters) - Business sentiment among Asia's top companies improved dramatically in the first quarter following three ...
Thu, March 22, 2012
Sony to sell chemical business to Japan state bank
TOKYO (Reuters) - Sony Corp <6758.T> said on Thursday that it will sell off part of a chemical and device subsidiary that makes films and adhesives ...
Wed, March 21, 2012
Kraft to call snack business Mondelez International
By Martinne Geller
(Reuters) - Move over Accenture, Verizon, and Diageo - there's a new made-up name coming to Corporate America.
Mondelez International, inspired by ...
Wed, March 21, 2012
Scandal-hit Olympus unveils new devices to rebuild firm
By Yoko Kubota
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's scandal-hit Olympus Corp on Wednesday unveiled three new medical products it hopes will help it out of ...
Fri, March 16, 2012
Exclusive: Iran sanctions seen spurring more Saudi oil sales to U.S.
By Matthew Robinson and Jonathan Saul
NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia is preparing to extend this year's unexpected jump in oil sales ...
Thu, March 15, 2012
U.S. Chamber challenges Obama's labor appointees
By Alexandra Alper
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Chamber of Commerce filed a motion on Thursday to challenge President Barack Obama's recess appointments to the ...
Wed, March 14, 2012
Bayer sees healthcare business driving growth
By Ludwig Burger
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - German chemicals and drugs group Bayer expects higher profit margins and sales at its healthcare division over the next ...
Tue, March 13, 2012
Bain Capital defends business in face of Romney attacks
By Greg Roumeliotis
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Private equity firm Bain Capital LLC, co-founded by U.S. Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney, on Tuesday defended ...
Tue, March 13, 2012
With film music, Brussels orchestra veers from usual business model
By Eric Holmberg
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The Brussels Philharmonic used to wait by the phone and occasionally a filmmaker would call. The symphony orchestra did ...
Tue, March 13, 2012
Autos restocking lifts January business inventories
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Business inventories rose more than expected in January as auto dealers rebuilt stocks at the fastest pace since July 2010 to meet ...
Mon, March 12, 2012
United Biscuit owners hire banker to split business: WSJ
(Reuters) - Two private equity owners of U.K.-based United Biscuits have appointed Credit Suisse to split the food company's salty snack business ...
Sat, March 10, 2012
Japan mourns tsunami dead; grapples with aftermath
By Yoko Kubota
OFUNATO, Japan (Reuters) - With a moment of silence, prayers and anti-nuclear rallies, Japan marked on Sunday one year since an earthquake ...
Fri, March 09, 2012
Big business helps with post-2020 EU carbon goals
By Barbara Lewis and Nina Chestney
BRUSSELS/LONDON (Reuters) - Big business will prove an unexpected ally of the European Commission in pushing for firm ...
Fri, March 09, 2012
JPMorgan makes global business travel service pact
(Reuters) - JPMorgan Chase & Co
The deal will provide the New York-based bank with access to AirPlus' European travel payment systems and will give AirPlus entry to JPMorgan's North American corporate customers, executives from the companies said.
The pact, announced on Thursday, includes commitments by both companies to invest in connecting their systems to make joint product offerings.
"We have signed a long-term partnership, so this is not just a dating exercise," Andrew Pilkington, president of JPMorgan's global commercial card business, said in an interview. He declined to disclose terms.
JPMorgan is second only to American Express Co.
(Reporting by David Henry in New York; Editing by Lisa Von Ahn)
Thu, March 08, 2012
Lawmakers, in rare show of unity, pass small business bill
By Alexandra Alper
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - In a rare display of election-year bipartisanship, the House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly on Thursday to make it easier ...
Wed, March 07, 2012
HSBC sells general insurance business for $914 million
By Clare Baldwin
HONG KONG (Reuters) - HSBC
Tue, March 06, 2012
Obama urges business to back renewal of U.S. Eximbank
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama sought to enlist the business community on Tuesday in a fight over the U.S. Export-Import Bank, whose future ...
Sun, March 04, 2012
Coca-Cola Amatil not buying Fosters Aus spirits business
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's Coca-Cola Amatil
Fri, March 02, 2012
Exclusive: JPMorgan to sell metals concentrates business
By Josephine Mason
(Reuters) - JPMorgan Chase & Co. is looking to sell its metal concentrates business due to U.S. regulatory restrictions following its acquisition of RBS Sempra Commodities, and currently faces a deadline of mid-year, industry sources told Reuters.
Stamford, Connecticut-based JPMorgan Metal & Concentrate LLC, led by Chief Executive Philip Bacon, is a small part of the bank's expanded commodities division. It is a mid-sized player in the increasingly competitive market for trading concentrate -- ore that has been crushed and milled to remove waste and increase the metal component.
The planned sale will raise questions about the future of UK-based Henry Bath, the global metals warehousing firm, because the Federal Reserve has previously barred a commercial bank -- the Royal Bank of Scotland Group -- from owning both assets, industry sources said. For a full story on the Fed and commodities:
At least one company with its own international base metal concentrate trading operations kicked the tires on JP Morgan's unit late last year, but walked away without pursuing it further, a source familiar with the process told Reuters. The reason for the withdrawal is not known.
Four other senior industry sources also said the business is for sale, although the sources did not have direct knowledge of any specific discussions with JP Morgan. Some traders have questioned whether the bank will find a buyer in the ultra-competitive market.
The unit trades copper, zinc and lead concentrates, a type of intermediate product that smelters use as raw material to make refined metals.
Because concentrates are not traded on any derivative exchange, the U.S. Federal Reserve had required RBS to divest or shut down the business within two years when it granted approval to the UK bank's acquisition of a stake in Sempra Commodities in 2008, according to its published order.
JP Morgan then bought the same operation in mid-2010 as part of its $1.7 billion acquisition of RBS Sempra's global metals and oil business. The bank has not received any explicit authorization from the Fed to carry on operating the business. Talks with the Fed are ongoing, sources say.
The new two-year deadline for the sale -- which the Fed has the option to extend -- is fast approaching.
A JP Morgan spokeswoman declined to comment for this story.
A COMPETITIVE MARKET
The trading team is well respected, although it is thought to be dwarfed by the bank's London-based physical metal trading business, sources said. The unit traces its history back to MG Metals, the Metallgesellschaft operation that dominated the metals market in the 1990s and was later bought by Enron.
It can be a hugely profitable business through spot or long-term contracts. When mine output falls, so do charges that miners pay smelters to treat and refine their material as smelters scramble for raw material.
In 2010, copper concentrate supply was so scarce after swathes of mining capacity were shuttered during the global economic crisis that charges plunged to zero and there were reports of Chinese copper smelters paying mines for material.
"(Concentrate trading) is playing games on long-term supply. You make it through buying offtake, waiting until the market's tight and selling it on," said a European concentrate and cathode trader.
Competition for spot deals is even more fierce, with smelters such as Japan's second-largest smelter Sumitomo Metal Mining Co often buying direct from major miners, such as BHP Billiton.
There are a few spot opportunities from Indian and Chinese smelters, which buy a small portion of their annual requirements on the spot market, but the market has shrunk.
Industry consolidation such as Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold's acquisition of Phelps Dodge has created ever-larger companies with their own mining and smelting facilities.
The JP Morgan concentrates trading business has not expanded much since the 2008 buy-in by RBS -- likely because of the regulatory uncertainty, market sources said.
Other rivals in the competitive, opaque market include some of the largest, privately owned commodity houses, including Trafigura, Traxys and Louis Dreyfus and London and Hong Kong-listed Glencore International PlcL>.
As a result, some market watchers have questioned whether JPMorgan will find a buyer. Along with its traders, the value of the unit would be based on its supply agreements with mines.
OFFTAKE DEALS
JPMorgan Metals & Concentrates has at least three agreements to buy concentrate that produce the equivalent of about 43,000 tonnes of copper metal and 23,000 tonnes of zinc metal per year from Australian copper and zinc mines. But one of its copper deals will terminate on July 1.
One life-of-mine agreement, nominally until 2021, is for all zinc concentrate production from Terramin Australia's Angas zinc mine in southern Australia, which is expected to produce 57,000 tonnes of zinc concentrate this year, the firm said in January.
The division also has the long-term offtake for Hillgrove Resources' recently commissioned Kanmantoo copper mine, also in southern Australia, which will have capacity to produce about 80,000 tonnes per year of concentrate, containing about 20,000 tonnes of copper metal, once it has ramped up.
The third deal, which started in January this year, is for some 47,000 tonnes of copper contained in concentrate over two years from Straits Resources' Tritton copper mine.
However, the Perth-based miner said in a briefing on December 16. it will exercise an option to terminate that deal on July 1, paying a $9 million fee to its offtake partner to do so.
UNGENEROUS FED?
When the Fed approved in March 2008 RBS' purchase of a 51-percent stake in Sempra Commodities, they were the most generous terms ever given to a bank to engage in physical commodity trading activities.
The order allowed RBS Sempra to carry on with activities including third-party refining agreements to supply crude or buy products and trading in commodities like nickel that were not listed on any U.S. exchange.
The Fed had not allowed a bank to engage in those activities before. But it drew a hard line on two aspects of Sempra's business: "owning, investing in, or operating storage facilities for commodities"; and "making and taking physical delivery of commodities that are not Approved Commodities, including metal concentrates."
RBS did ...
Thu, March 01, 2012
Kodak sells online business to Shutterfly
By Sue Zeidler
(Reuters) - Eastman Kodak Co has agreed to sell its online photo services business to Shutterfly Inc for $23.8 million, kicking ...
Wed, February 29, 2012
Facebook woos Madison Ave in pre-IPO mobile push
By Alexei Oreskovic and Alistair Barr
NEW YORK/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Facebook has unveiled new ways for businesses to reach its 845 million users ...
Fri, February 24, 2012
January business borrowing up from year ago
By Lynn Adler
(Reuters) - Borrowing by U.S. companies to buy equipment jumped in January from a year ago, though it slid from December ...
Wed, February 15, 2012
Samsung says considering spinning off LCD business
By Miyoung Kim
SEOUL (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics Co said on Wednesday it was considering spinning off its loss-making LCD flat-screen business in a surprise ...
Tue, February 14, 2012
Obama plan would end dozens of business tax breaks
By Kim Dixon and Rachelle Younglai
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration's corporate tax reform plan would end "dozens and dozens" of tax breaks ...
Tue, February 14, 2012
Samsung says considering options for LCD business
SEOUL (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics Co said on Tuesday it is considering various options to improve competitiveness of its loss-making LCD flat-screen business but declined ...
Mon, February 13, 2012
Factbox: Obama seeks higher taxes on big business
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's 2013 budget proposal, released on Monday, would raise hundreds of billions of dollars from businesses through international tax ...
Mon, February 13, 2012
Olympus expects net loss, but core business seen unscathed
By Chris Gallagher and James Topham
TOKYO (Reuters) - Scandal-hit Olympus Corp on Monday forecast a $410 million full-year loss due largely to its ailing ...
Sat, February 11, 2012
New Business At WMU School Of Aviation
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WTVB) - The downturn in air travel and a rush of retirements from the military made it tough for graduates of WMU ...
Fri, February 10, 2012
Romney appeals to U.S. business with harsh China talk
By Lily Kuo
RESTON, Virginia (Reuters) - Mitt Romney slammed China's "autocratic model" of capitalism in a speech to technology executives on Friday, keeping ...
Thu, February 09, 2012
Kodak to shutter camera business
By Sinead Carew
(Reuters) - Eastman Kodak Co
Fri, February 03, 2012
Factory orders up, business spending rises
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - New orders for U.S. factory-made products posted a second straight monthly rise in December and business capital spending also picked up ...
Fri, February 03, 2012
Aon Q4 profit rises, but margin pressures persist
By Aman Shah
(Reuters) - Aon Corp
Fri, February 03, 2012
Small business hiring flat in January: poll
(Reuters) - U.S. small business hiring was flat in January, a poll released on Friday showed, slightly better than the previous month's reading ...
Fri, February 03, 2012
Japan's Hitachi to reorganize business structure
TOKYO (Reuters) - Hitachi Ltd said on Friday it would reorganize its operational structure in April by setting up five new groups as the Japanese ...
Tue, January 31, 2012
Obama returns focus to small-business tax breaks
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama sought on Tuesday to revive a plan to give small businesses tax breaks and help start-up firms, ideas he ...
Mon, January 30, 2012
Snap analysis: U.S. job creation accelerates broadly
By Jason Lange
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. job creation is accelerating throughout the economy, giving President Barack Obama's reelection bid a boost and ...
Wed, January 25, 2012
Former employee says Stanford knew his business
By Anna Driver
HOUSTON (Reuters) - A financial adviser who worked for former financier Allen Stanford testified at his trial on Wednesday that Stanford personally ...
Wed, January 25, 2012
Strong business morale shows Germany will avoid recession
By Annika Breidthardt
BERLIN (Reuters) - German business sentiment rose for the third month in a row in January, beating expectations and offering fresh evidence ...
Mon, January 23, 2012
Manning tells Giants winning Super Bowl "is business"
By Larry Fine
EAST RUTHERFORD, New Jersey (Reuters) - The New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning gave his team mates some simple advice on how ...
Mon, January 23, 2012
French business morale sours in Jan as gloom spreads
PARIS (Reuters) - Business morale in France's manufacturing sector dropped unexpectedly in January as uncertainty over the state of the euro zone and world ...
Thu, January 19, 2012
Italy crime groups control big food business: probe
MILAN (Reuters) - Organized crime in Italy controls agricultural and food businesses worth 12.5 billion euros ($16 billion) a year, or 5.6 percent ...
Wed, January 18, 2012
Photography pioneer Kodak files for bankruptcy
By Liana B. Baker and Jonathan Stempel
(Reuters) - Eastman Kodak Co, the photography icon that invented the hand-held camera, has filed for bankruptcy protection ...
Tue, January 17, 2012
Corrected: Business group contests Obama labor appointments
By David Ingram and Kevin Drawbaugh
(Reuters) - In the first legal challenge to last week's recess appointments by the Obama administration, a U ...
Mon, January 16, 2012
Wal-Mart names head of global eCommerce business
(Reuters) - Wal-Mart Stores Inc on Sunday named Neil Ashe as the new president and chief executive of its global eCommerce business as the world ...
Fri, January 13, 2012
Business group contests Obama labor appointments
By David Ingram and Kevin Drawbaugh
(Reuters) - In the first legal challenge to last week's recess appointments by the Obama administration, a lobbying ...
Fri, January 13, 2012
Business group steps up challenge on labor appointments
By David Ingram
(Reuters) - In what may be the first legal challenge to recent recess appointments by the Obama administration, a U.S. lobbying ...
Thu, January 12, 2012
Samsung CEO: Not eyeing Olympus healthcare business
LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - South Korea's Samsung Electronics Co is not interested in acquiring the healthcare business of Japan's troubled Olympus, Samsung's ...
Thu, January 12, 2012
Analysis: In Latin America, business climate is king again
By Brian Winter
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Here's an economic riddle of sorts: Which economy grew faster over the last seven years? A) President ...
Wed, January 11, 2012
Bank profit reports could be lifted by business loans
By David Henry and Rick Rothacker
(Reuters) - A recent rise in loans to businesses is spurring hope that U.S. bank earnings reports, which ...
Wed, January 11, 2012
U.S. business executives to visit Myanmar
By Aung Hla Tun
YANGON (Reuters) - A delegation of American business leaders will visit Myanmar soon, Myanmar industry officials said on Wednesday, another sign ...
Tue, January 10, 2012
T-Mobile eyes new strategy, may sell towers
By Sinead Carew
LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - T-Mobile USA is finalizing a new business plan which may include a sale of its wireless towers to ...
Tue, January 10, 2012
MetLife says exits forward mortgage business
BOSTON (Reuters) - MetLife will shut down its mortgage operations, the largest U.S. life insurer said on Tuesday, giving up on the unit three ...
Tue, January 10, 2012
December NFIB business optimism survey edged up
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Small businesses grew more confident in the economy's future in December, marking a fourth straight month of improvement on a more ...
Mon, January 09, 2012
Republicans head to South Carolina, guns blazing
By Steve Holland
COLUMBIA, South Carolina (Reuters) - Republican presidential contenders brought buckets of cash and sharp rhetoric to South Carolina on Wednesday for an ...
Fri, January 06, 2012
Four Sprint execs out in reorganization
By Carey Gillam
OVERLAND PARK, Kansas (Reuters) - Four Sprint Nextel
Fri, January 06, 2012
Merkel, Sarkozy press for quick Greek solution
By Stephen Brown and Noah Barkin
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany and France warned Greece on Monday it will get no more bailout funds until it ...
Wed, January 04, 2012
Better Business Bureau names top ten scams of 2011
UNDATED (WKZO) -- (PRESS RELEASE) The BBB's top ten scams are ranked based on number of specific inquiries made by consumers to provide insight ...
Wed, January 04, 2012
Small business payrolls rise 55,000 in December
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Small businesses created 55,000 jobs in December and increased working hours for employees, further evidence the labor market was strengthening.
In ...
Tue, January 03, 2012
3M to buy Avery office products business
By Nick Zieminski
(Reuters) - 3M Co
Fri, December 30, 2011
AIG's UGC business to launch loan-document product
By Lauren Tara LaCapra
New York (Reuters) - American International Group Inc's
Thu, December 29, 2011
Last Day Of The Year For Courthouse Business
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - The New Year’s Holiday Weekend coming up means this is your last day to conduct Branch County government business in ...
Fri, December 23, 2011
Import prices rise in February on higher oil
By Lucia Mutikani
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Import prices rose in February on sharply higher oil costs, but there were few other signs of imported inflation ...
Tue, December 20, 2011
China Premier says banks must ease pain for business: reports
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's Premier Wen Jiabao has told the nation's banks to clean up lending policies that have left some businesses struggling ...
Tue, December 20, 2011
Oracle miss sparks Wall St fears of spending cuts
By Scott Malone and Jim Finkle
(Reuters) - Oracle Corp's dismal quarterly results sent shock waves across the technology sector as investors feared they ...
Tue, December 20, 2011
German business morale rises, defies euro zone gloom
By Alexandra Hudson
BERLIN (Reuters) - German business sentiment rose sharply in December, defying expectations for a decline and underscoring the resilience of Europe's ...
Thu, December 15, 2011
Salesforce.com enters HR software business
By Jim Finkle
BOSTON (Reuters) - Salesforce.com Inc is entering the business of selling human resources software in a move that raises the stakes ...
Wed, December 14, 2011
BlackBerry's U.S. business shrank further in Q3
TORONTO (Reuters) - Research In Motion's sales in the United States fell for a fifth straight quarter in the third quarter even as the ...
Mon, December 12, 2011
Business says Britain's place is at EU's heart
By Sudip Kar-Gupta and Fiona Shaikh
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain should stay at the heart of Europe, industry executives said on Monday, with some of ...
Sun, December 11, 2011
Olympus offices, homes raided in accounting scandal
By James Topham and Yoko Kubota
TOKYO (Reuters) - Dozens of black-suited investigators, marching double-file, raided the office building of three small Olympus Corp subsidiaries ...
Fri, December 09, 2011
Insight: Ten years on, American business rethinks China dreams
By Paul Eckert and Stella Dawson
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Few in the United States would recognize Charlene Barshefsky or remember what she did. Not so ...
Thu, December 01, 2011
Exclusive: Small business borrowing up
By Ann Saphir
(Reuters) - Small businesses borrowing surged in October, registering a 15th monthly double-digit increase and signaling the economy will continue to grow ...
Wed, November 30, 2011
Getco to buy BofA's NYSE market-making business
(Reuters) - Getco LLC, an electronic market maker and high-frequency trading specialist, on Wednesday said it agreed to buy Bank of America Corp's
Tue, November 29, 2011
Olympus to review business structure amid scandal
By Reiji Murai and Maki Shiraki
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Olympus Corp has launched a review of its business structure, according to an internal ...
Mon, November 28, 2011
Exclusive: PE firm eyes buyout for Yahoo's U.S. business
By Nadia Damouni
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Thomas H. Lee Partners is interested in buying the U.S. operations of Yahoo Inc, breaking away from ...
Mon, November 28, 2011
App takes business cards digital
By Natasha Baker
TORONTO (Reuters) - Traditional paper business cards are still the status quo but a redesigned iPhone app is helping them go digital ...
Sat, November 26, 2011
Obama promotes shops on "Small Business Saturday"
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama, eager to spur growth and hiring, took his daughters on an early Christmas shopping trip on Saturday in Washington ...
Fri, November 25, 2011
Pakistan PM: No more "business as usual" with U.S.
By Qasim Nauman and Chris Allbritton
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan's prime minister ruled out "business as usual" with the United States on Monday after ...
Wed, November 23, 2011
Western Digital cleared to buy Hitachi disk drive business
By Foo Yun Chee
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Western Digital has secured conditional approval from the European Union's competition regulator to purchase Hitachi's hard ...
Tue, November 22, 2011
Business leaders urge U.S., EU consider trade pact
By Doug Palmer
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - After President Barack Obama's commitment this month to a transpacific free trade agreement, business leaders in Europe and ...
Mon, November 21, 2011
NY Governor taps business leaders as debt talks wither
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Some 20 New York business, labor and political leaders were asked on Monday by Governor Andrew Cuomo to help solve the ...
Mon, November 21, 2011
UK orders banks to halt Iran business, U.S. move
By Fiona Shaikh and Arshad Mohammed
LONDON/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Britain ordered its financial institutions on Monday to halt all business with Iranian counterparts, including ...
Fri, November 18, 2011
U.S. to name Iran area of "money laundering concern"
By Arshad Mohammed and David Lawder
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Treasury Department plans to designate Iran as an area of "primary money laundering ...
Fri, November 18, 2011
U.S. ambassador urges China not to interfere in business
By Terril Yue Jones
BEIJING (Reuters) - China should allow domestic and foreign companies to make investment decisions without government interference, the U.S. ambassador ...
Thu, November 17, 2011
Intuit narrows loss as small business unit grows
By Liana B. Baker
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Intuit, the maker of accounting and tax preparation software posted a narrower loss for its first quarter ...
Thu, November 17, 2011
STMicro sees returning to normal business in Q2
By Tarmo Virki, European Technology Correspondent
BARCELONA (Reuters) - French chipmaker STMicroelectronics
Wed, November 16, 2011
VIDEO: Region's Women State Lawmakers Featured at Business Forum
KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- Inforum, a business forum for women, hosted a public reception Wednesday night in downtown Kalamazoo. WKZO's Lori Moore emceed the event ...
Tue, November 15, 2011
Hackers eye Canada business: study
(Reuters) - Hackers attacking Canadian organizations are determined to make money in targeted campaigns while government insiders stole more data than ever before, a security ...
Tue, November 08, 2011
Chamber After Business Hours Tonight
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - You could call it the official-unofficial start of the Holiday season this evening with the Branch County Area Chamber of Commerce ...
Sat, November 05, 2011
VIDEO: Congressman Fred Upton on Fox Business with Lou Dobbs discussing Solyndra
WASHINGTON, D.C. (WKZO) -- Congressman Fred Upton was on Fox Business channel this week with Lou Dobbs to discuss the Solyndra investigation and the ...
Wed, October 26, 2011
Lohan splits from business manager
The Mean Girls star took on Britney Spears' financial adviser Lou Taylor to handle her business affairs last year (10), but the professional relationship ...
Wed, October 26, 2011
Lindsay Lohan Fires Her Business Manager
Lindsay Lohan is tired of being the only unemployed person she knows, so she decided to fire her business manager, Lou Taylor, right before ...
Tue, October 25, 2011
Lohan splits from business manager
The Mean Girls star took on Britney Spears' financial adviser Lou Taylor to handle her business affairs last year (10), but the professional relationship ...
Mon, October 17, 2011
Jackman celebrates birthday at business launch
The X-Men actor and his wife Deborra-Lee Furness attended the opening of Laughing Man Coffee & Tea at the ABC Kitchen in the Big Apple ...
Sun, October 16, 2011
Jackman celebrates birthday at business launch
The X-Men actor and his wife Deborra-Lee Furness attended the opening of Laughing Man Coffee & Tea at the ABC Kitchen in the Big Apple ...
Sat, October 15, 2011
Jackman celebrates birthday at business launch
The X-Men actor and his wife Deborra-Lee Furness attended the opening of Laughing Man Coffee & Tea at the ABC Kitchen in the Big Apple ...
Tue, October 11, 2011
Google jumps as investors cheer mobile growth
By Alexei Oreskovic
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Google Inc's free Android smartphone software, already a big hit with consumers, is starting to win the ...
Sat, October 08, 2011
Business jet industry looks to 2012 for growth
By Karen Jacobs
(Reuters) - The business jet industry is expecting 2012 to mark its first year of growth in deliveries since the financial downturn ...
Thu, October 06, 2011
AstraZeneca's U.S. business to cut 400 jobs
(Reuters) - AstraZeneca Plc
Wed, October 05, 2011
Services data stir euro recession worry
By Mark Felsenthal and Jonathan Cable
WASHINGTON/LONDON (Reuters) - The euro zone's services sector shrank for the first time in two years in ...
Tue, October 04, 2011
Insight: Chase's card chief rebuilds business part by part
By David Henry and Dan Wilchins
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Gordon Smith, credit card chief of JPMorgan Chase
Wed, September 28, 2011
Obama's healthcare law appealed to Supreme Court
By James Vicini
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration on Wednesday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to back the centerpiece of Barack Obama's ...
Wed, September 28, 2011
Business group appeals health law to Supreme Court
By James Vicini
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A small business group said on Wednesday it has appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court in its legal ...
Tue, September 27, 2011
Geithner: Business should back development banks
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. businesses should support the role of multilateral development banks in trying to bolster global growth because their efforts help boost ...
Tue, September 27, 2011
Nokia Siemens enters dongle, router business
HELSINKI (Reuters) - Nokia Siemens Networks said on Tuesday it has started to sell a USB-dongle and two wireless router models for new TD-LTE network ...
Sun, September 25, 2011
Rio Tinto eyeing Australia aluminum business spin-off: report
(Reuters) - Global miner Rio Tinto is considering spinning off part of its Australian aluminum assets as a planned carbon tax would raise costs and ...
Sat, September 24, 2011
LG to pour about $7 billion in "Green New Business"
SEOUL (Reuters) - LG, South Korea's second largest business conglomerate, said on Sunday it will invest 8 trillion won ($6.83 billion) in "Green ...
Sat, September 24, 2011
S.Korea manufacturer Q4 business outlook worsens: survey
(Reuters) - Business sentiment among South Korean manufacturers turned pessimistic for the fourth quarter, falling to the lowest in 2-1/2 years, possibly weighing on ...
Fri, September 23, 2011
Roche, Genentech researchers avoid business talk
By Ransdell Pierson
NEW YORK (Reuters) - When scientists at Genentech and parent Roche need to discuss business, they do not talk to each other ...
Fri, September 23, 2011
Special Report: How to win business in Libya
By Emma Farge, Lorraine Turner and John Irish
BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) - In August, as rebels fought forces loyal to President Muammar Gaddafi, two representatives ...
Mon, September 19, 2011
Netflix splits DVD and streaming services
By Lisa Richwine and Yinka Adegoke
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Top video rental company Netflix Inc split off its DVD service to a separate website ...
Fri, September 16, 2011
Bachmann woos California, flaunts business savvy
By Edwin Chan
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Presidential candidate Michele Bachmann drew a rousing reception from Republicans at their California convention on Friday, raising hopes ...
Fri, September 16, 2011
Health groups warn business could hijack U.N. meeting
By Kate Kelland
LONDON (Reuters) - A group of public health organizations said on Friday they were concerned that industries selling fatty foods, alcohol and ...
Fri, September 16, 2011
Insight: Companies forge lean business models to tap rural India
By Lyndee Prickitt
SITAPUR, India (Reuters) - Carrying two worn bags full of toothbrushes and toothpaste, Raj Verma rides his battered bicycle around villages in ...
Thu, September 15, 2011
Health groups warn business could hijack U.N. disease meeting
By Kate Kelland
LONDON (Reuters) - A group of public health organizations said on Friday they were concerned that industries selling fatty foods, alcohol and ...
Wed, September 14, 2011
Romney woos Arizona business leaders with economic plan
By Tim Gaynor
TUCSON, Ariz (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney won support from business leaders in Arizona on Wednesday, pledging to cap government ...
Tue, September 13, 2011
Toronto film fest builds buzz, but business is off
By Christine Kearney
TORONTO (Reuters) - The Toronto International Film Festival reached its midpoint on Tuesday with films like the "The Descendants" and actor Michael ...
Tue, September 13, 2011
Job gains ease recession fears but still weak
By Lucia Mutikani
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Employers hired more workers than expected in September and job gains for the prior two months were revised higher ...
Mon, September 12, 2011
GE hopes to double German business in five years: report
(Reuters) - General Electric Co
Mon, September 12, 2011
Business leaders tell Congress to "go big" on deficit cuts
By Laura MacInnis
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Business leaders and former U.S. government officials on Monday urged a congressional committee tasked with slashing America's ...
Mon, September 12, 2011
HSBC launches sale of non-life insurance business: sources
By Denny Thomas and Kelvin Soh
HONG KONG (Reuters) - HSBC Holdings Plc
Fri, September 09, 2011
Nick Jonas To Star in Broadway's 'How To Succeed in Business Without Really Trying'
In July, we learned that Darren Criss was selected to be Daniel Radcliffe's replacement in the hit Broadway musical, How to Succeed in ...
Tue, September 06, 2011
Head of Disney consumer product business resigns
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The head of Walt Disney Co's consumer products division has resigned after leading the unit for nearly 12 years, the ...
Mon, September 05, 2011
Wall Street, finishing flat, posts 4 weeks of gains
By Chuck Mikolajczak
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks closed out a fourth week of gains in quiet fashion on Friday, edging higher as the market ...
Mon, September 05, 2011
Most U.S. firms plan to expand business in SE Asia: Amcham
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Eighty-five percent of U.S. companies in Southeast Asia plan to expand their business as the region will become more important in ...
Sat, September 03, 2011
Business Picking Up In Coldwater
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Signs that the economy in Coldwater is perking up a bit will be evident when the City Planning Commission meets Tuesday ...
Fri, September 02, 2011
Obama backtracks on smog plan, bows to big business
By Christopher Doering
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama put a stop on Friday to new rules that would limit smog pollution, unexpectedly reversing course ...
Fri, September 02, 2011
Bolt back to business as "VCB" strikes gold
By Ossian Shine
DAEGU, South Korea (Reuters) - Veronica Campbell-Brown ripped Allyson Felix's 200 meters crown from her grip on Friday while another Jamaican ...
Fri, September 02, 2011
Bolt all business on return to Daegu track
By Nick Mulvenney
DAEGU, South Korea (Reuters) - A chastened Usain Bolt returned to the world championships and Deagu Stadium on Friday morning resolutely focused ...
Thu, September 01, 2011
Italy business group critical of government austerity
By Giulio Piovaccari and Catherine Hornby
MILAN (Reuters) - Italian employers' group Confindustria slammed the government's austerity plan as "weak and inadequate" on Thursday ...
Wed, August 31, 2011
U.S. small business borrowing growth eases: PayNet
By Ann Saphir
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Small U.S. businesses in July moderated what had been a blistering pace of borrowing, held back by uncertainty ...
Wed, August 31, 2011
BofA looks to exit correspondent mortgage business: report
(Reuters) - Bank of America Corp is looking to sell its correspondent mortgage business and the unit's employees could be notified as soon as ...
Tue, August 30, 2011
HP may resurrect TouchPad, weighs PC spinoff
By Terril Yue Jones
BEIJING (Reuters) - Hewlett-Packard Co may resurrect its TouchPad as it weighs a spinoff of its personal computer arm, the head ...
Mon, August 29, 2011
Western Union bundles online, mobile business into new unit
(Reuters) - Western Union Co
Sun, August 28, 2011
Small business hiring slows in August, wages dip
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Hiring by small businesses slowed in August and employers reduced hours, an independent survey showed on Sunday, suggesting the recent stock market ...
Fri, August 26, 2011
Biden: U.S. needs more stimulus, business mad at S&P
By Jeff Mason
ON BOARD AIR FORCE TWO (Reuters) - Vice President Joe Biden said on Friday the U.S. economy needed more stimulus, putting ...
Thu, August 25, 2011
Samsung says not interested in HP's PC business
By Miyoung Kim
SEOUL (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics Co reiterated on Thursday it is not interested in buying Hewlett-Packard Co's PC business, shooting down ...
Wed, August 24, 2011
Analysis: Tobacco warnings latest business free-speech case
By James Vicini
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Tobacco companies are the latest of several corporate groups to assert a right to free speech in a high-profile ...
Wed, August 24, 2011
Analysis: Tobacco warnings latest business free-speech case
By James Vicini
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Tobacco companies are the latest of several corporate groups to assert a right to free speech in a high-profile ...
Wed, August 24, 2011
German Ifo business morale plummets in August
By Annika Breidthardt
BERLIN (Reuters) - German business morale posted its steepest drop this month since the aftermath of the Lehman Brothers collapse in late ...
Mon, August 22, 2011
Business borrowing slammed in July, up in year
By Lynn Adler
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A measure of business activity sank in July from June, though it rose slightly from a year ago ...
Sun, August 21, 2011
Flood victims still in the dark, stuck in mud
By Scott Malone
LUDLOW, Vermont (Reuters) - Residents of several Northeast states approached the Labor Day holiday weekend mired in mud and stuck in the ...
Fri, August 19, 2011
HP sinks as investors flee business revamp
By Sinead Carew and Sayantani Ghosh
NEW YORK/BANGALORE (Reuters) - Shares of Hewlett-Packard slumped by more than 20 percent to a six-year low on ...
Fri, August 19, 2011
HP PC business too big for Asian tech firms to stomach
By Lee Chyen Yee and Clare Jim
HONG KONG/TAIPEI (Reuters) - Hewlett-Packard Co's personal computer business may be too big for Asia's ...
Thu, August 18, 2011
DealTalk: Sizing up who might buy Motorola's phone business
By Alexei Oreskovic and Sinead Carew
SAN FRANCISCO/NEW YORK (Reuters) - The ink on Google Inc's $12.5 billion plan to buy Motorola ...
Wed, August 17, 2011
Analysis: China, U.S. call time-out on diplomatic brawls
By Chris Buckley and Jeff Mason
BEIJING/CHENGDU, CHINA (Reuters) - During Vice President Joe Biden's visit to China, Beijing and Washington confined their ...
Tue, August 16, 2011
Business to deficit panel: tackle taxes, Medicare
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A big business group on Tuesday urged lawmakers on a deficit-cutting panel to revamp the U.S. tax code and health and ...
Mon, August 15, 2011
Romney says would not put limits on emissions
By Jason McLure
LEBANON, New Hampshire (Reuters) - Presidential candidate Mitt Romney, in danger of losing his 2012 Republican primary front-runner status, on Wednesday he ...
Mon, August 15, 2011
BofA to exit Canada, Europe credit card business
By Joe Rauch and Cameron French
CHARLOTTE, N.C./TORONTO (Reuters) - Bank of America Corp
Fri, August 12, 2011
Business inventories rise 0.3 percent in June
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Business inventories rose slightly less than expected in June, suggesting firms remained cautious about future demand at the end of the second ...
Fri, August 12, 2011
Business inventories rise 0.3 percent in June
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Business inventories rose slightly less than expected in June, suggesting firms remained cautious about future demand at the end of the second ...
Wed, August 10, 2011
Sprint sees slower business buying decisions
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The technology chiefs at corporate customers are slowing down decisions about spending due to economic uncertainty, according to a top executive ...
Wed, August 10, 2011
Toshiba: chip business could fall short of forecast
TOKYO (Reuters) - Toshiba Corp, the world's No.2 maker of flash memory, on Wednesday warned that profits in its chip business could fall ...
Thu, August 04, 2011
In business, a woman's place is in the boardroom
By Jane Merriman
LONDON (Reuters) - If your company strives to have a board with a well-rounded view of the world, staffed with pragmatic directors ...
Thu, August 04, 2011
Sony rules out exiting TV business or LCD panel venture
TOKYO (Reuters) - Sony ruled out dumping its television business or dissolving a TV panel partnership with Samsung Electronics Co even as it looks to ...
Tue, August 02, 2011
Exclusive: Small business borrowing jumps: PayNet
By Ann Saphir
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Borrowing by small U.S. businesses jumped in June to the highest level in more than three years, a ...
Mon, August 01, 2011
U.S. business hopes debt deal clears way for trade
By Doug Palmer
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A deal to raise the U.S. debt ceiling after weeks of tough talks between the White House and ...
Wed, July 27, 2011
UBS sets up China asset management unit for PE business
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Swish bank UBS
Tue, July 26, 2011
The N-F-L Is Back In Business And The Lions Are Slated To Begin Training Camp On Thursday
The NFL lockout is over and for the Lions that means practice starts on Friday after their training camp begins on Thursday. NFL Commissioner ...
Tue, July 26, 2011
Business borrowing jumps in June: ELFA
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A measure of business activity improved in June as companies borrowed more to replace equipment, a lender group said on Tuesday ...
Fri, July 22, 2011
Amazon's next billion-dollar business eyed
By Alistair Barr
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc's cloud computing unit may be its next billion-dollar business and analysts will be watching ...
Fri, July 22, 2011
Amazon's next billion-dollar business eyed
By Alistair Barr
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Amazon.com
Tue, July 19, 2011
Borders Closing All Book Stores
ANN ARBOR (WKZO) -- Despite efforts to stay in business, Borders plans to close down for good. The nation's second biggest book seller will ...
Tue, July 19, 2011
Trust banks earnings up amid new business
BOSTON (Reuters) - State Street Corp
Tue, July 12, 2011
Business leaders urge action on debt ceiling
By David Morgan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. business leaders on Tuesday urged Congress and the White House to reach a deal to raise the ...
Tue, July 12, 2011
Small business morale falls slightly in June
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Confidence among U.S. business owners slipped last month amid expectations of weak sales and a deterioration in business conditions over the ...
Fri, July 01, 2011
Japan's Hoya to sell Pentax camera business to Ricoh
By Mariko Katsumura and Kentaro Hamada
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese optical glass-maker Hoya said on Friday it would sell its Pentax camera business to copier ...
Thu, June 30, 2011
Exclusive: U.S. small business borrowing surges
By Ann Saphir
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Borrowing by small U.S. businesses rose at a record pace in May, data released by PayNet Inc on ...
Thu, June 30, 2011
Business lobby helps scuttle immigration curbs in Texas
By Karen Brooks
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - Powerful business interests helped to scuttle proposed immigration restrictions in Texas on Wednesday, further evidence that Republicans in ...
Tue, June 28, 2011
Business 101 for special ed students: eye contact, social skills
By Barbara Goldberg
MAPLEWOOD, New Jersey (Reuters) - Calculating the best-priced cookie dough may be a small challenge for the executives of Diamond Enterprises, but ...
Sat, June 25, 2011
Staff a big business worry during 2012 Olympics: survey
LONDON (Reuters) - A potential lack of available staff and the risk of a security incident are British business' biggest concerns during next year's ...
Wed, June 22, 2011
Geithner defends small business loan fund
By David Lawder
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner defended the Obama administration's initiative to aid small business lending on Wednesday, blaming delays ...
Wed, June 15, 2011
U.S. launches new drive to attract business investment
By Doug Palmer
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - With the unemployment rate stubbornly above 9 percent, Commerce Secretary Gary Locke on Wednesday unveiled an initiative to encourage ...
Wed, June 15, 2011
J&J to quit struggling heart stent business
By Ransdell Pierson and Lewis Krauskopf
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Johnson & Johnson will stop selling drug-coated heart stents, a former profit driver for the diversified ...
Wed, June 15, 2011
White House wants business to aid in debt cap fight
By Rachelle Younglai
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Worried that Congress will not act in time to raise the country's borrowing cap, the Obama administration is ...
Tue, June 14, 2011
Caswell Says Business Tax Reform Will Create Jobs
LANSING, MI (WTVB) - State Senator Bruce Caswell says a business which operates in Branch, Hillsdale and Lenawee Counties is evidence of the potential for ...
Mon, June 13, 2011
HSBC says will run down U.S. card business if buyer not found
JAKARTA (Reuters) - HSBC Holdings
Thu, June 09, 2011
White House mulls payroll tax break for business
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House is considering a temporary cut in payroll taxes that employers pay on wages, an administration official said Thursday, as ...
Tue, June 07, 2011
IATA says business travel demand holds up, sign of recovery
SINGAPORE, Jun (Reuters) - Business travel demand is holding up better than price-sensitive leisure travel in a sign of business confidence and a recovery in ...
Mon, June 06, 2011
Thomson Reuters to sell healthcare business
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - News and information provider Thomson Reuters Corp
Thu, June 02, 2011
Kia Motors to boost U.S. business
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's Kia Motors aims to boost its U.S. production capacity by one fifth next year, to meet soaring demand ...
Tue, May 31, 2011
Economists Weigh in on Michigan Governor Snyder's New Business Tax
KALAMAZOO -- Will Governor Snyder’s new business tax attract new jobs to Michigan? At least one local economist says it may not. Michigan’s ...
Tue, May 31, 2011
Can New Business Tax Bring Jobs?
KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- Will Governor Snyder’s new business tax attract new jobs to Michigan? At least one local economist says it may not. Michigan ...
Tue, May 31, 2011
Will New Business Tax Bring Jobs?
KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- Will Governor Snyder’s new business tax attract new jobs to Michigan? At least one local economist says it may not. Michigan ...
Thu, May 26, 2011
Court backs Arizona business immigration law
By James Vicini
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld an Arizona law that allows the state to shut down businesses that hire ...
Thu, May 26, 2011
LinkedIn eyes business opportunities in China
BEIJING (Reuters) - LinkedIn Corp will seek out opportunities in China to capitalize on its massive user base even though it sees the market as ...
Mon, May 23, 2011
April business borrowing, credit quality improve
By Lynn Adler
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A key measure of U.S. business activity rose in April and credit quality improved as the economy ...
Wed, May 18, 2011
Apple supplier TPK to expand touch panel business with Cando
TAIPEI (Reuters) - TPK, a major supplier of touch panels to Apple, will pay T$5.6 billion ($194 million) for 19.9 percent of ...
Mon, May 16, 2011
Film business booms at Cannes amid flurry of deals
By Nick Vinocur and Mike Collett-White
CANNES, France (Reuters) - The business of cinema is roaring back to life at Cannes after a prolonged bout ...
Mon, May 16, 2011
Vatican "means business" on rooting out sex abuse
By Philip Pullella
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - The Vatican told bishops around the world Monday that they must make it a global priority to root ...
Fri, May 13, 2011
State Senate Passes Governor's Business Tax Reform
(Lansing, MI) -- The state Senate narrowly passed the Governor's business tax reform plan by a 20-to-19 margin, with Lieutenant Governor Brian Calley casting ...
Thu, May 12, 2011
Private prison business eyes big Florida prize
By Tom Brown
MIAMI (Reuters) - Florida has opened the doors to one of the biggest prison privatization programs in U.S. history, as the ...
Tue, May 03, 2011
Business pushes Congress to clear bigger trucks
By John Crawley
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Manufacturers, retailers, and other businesses are quietly working with truckers in renewing a push for government permission to operate ...
Mon, May 02, 2011
Canada Tories to follow tax-cut, pro-business agenda
By Jeffrey Jones and Janet Guttsman
CALGARY/OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper, now backed by a powerful parliamentary majority, said on Tuesday ...
Mon, May 02, 2011
Death of bin Laden quickly spawns memorabilia business
By Jonathan Allen
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The killing of Osama bin Laden quickly spawned a mini-industry of memorabilia, with street vendors and online stores ...
Fri, April 29, 2011
Business gears up to pressure Congress on debt limit
By Rachelle Younglai and Tim Reid
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Big manufacturers, fearful of higher borrowing costs, are lining up with Wall Street banks to pressure ...
Fri, April 29, 2011
Michigan Business Tax Plan Passes The House
LANSING -- Governor Snyder’s controversial plan to dump the Michigan Business Tax and replace it with a 6% flat tax that most Michigan Businesses ...
Thu, April 28, 2011
Hoteliers reap benefits of rise in business travel
By Helen Chernikoff
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Starwood Hotels & Resorts <HOT.N> and Host Hotels & Resorts <HST.N> said they had more guests in the ...
Thu, April 28, 2011
Income, Business Taxes Pass State House Committee
(Lansing, MI) -- New tax structures for income and business taxes have cleared the state House Tax Policy Committee. The bills get rid of the ...
Tue, April 26, 2011
NY government bars elected officials from pension business
By Joan Gralla
NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York elected officials, lobbyists and placement agents will be permanently barred from dealing with the state's ...
Tue, April 26, 2011
Wal-Mart CEO seeing progress in the U.S. business
By Jessica Wohl
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Wal-Mart Stores Inc <WMT.N> is making progress bringing items and shoppers back to its U.S. stores, and ...
Mon, April 18, 2011
Analysis: Intuit's small-business bets paying off
By Liana B. Baker
NEW YORK (Reuters) - For some 20 million Americans, tax season means powering up the computer, opening a TurboTax software program ...
Thu, April 14, 2011
Jordan's king courts U.S. business to create jobs
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Jordan's King Abdullah II has reached out to U.S. companies in the wake of political turmoil sweeping the Middle East ...
Mon, April 11, 2011
Microsoft launches new assault on business apps
By Bill Rigby
SEATTLE (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp is making its strongest push yet into the steadily growing business software market in the hope that ...
Mon, April 11, 2011
Panasonic plans to enter medical micro sensors business: report
(Reuters) - Panasonic Corp plans to enter the microelectromechanical systems(MEMS) market and develop and commercialize MEMS sensors and devices from this year, the Nikkei ...
Mon, April 04, 2011
Beazer gets into used home business
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Homebuilder Beazer Homes <BZH.N> is moving into the used homes business, starting a new division to buy recently built houses that ...
Sun, April 03, 2011
Japan business mood to worsen after quake
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese big manufacturers expect conditions to worsen significantly in the next three months, responses to a Bank of Japan survey collected after ...
Fri, April 01, 2011
Florida looks to lure foreign aerospace business
By Irene Klotz
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - Marrying British small satellite expertise with Florida's space launch industry should position both parties to capture ...
Thu, March 31, 2011
Japan business mood edges up, quake impact looms: BOJ tankan
By Rie Ishiguro
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese manufacturers' business sentiment improved slightly in the three months to March, the Bank of Japan's closely watched ...
Wed, March 30, 2011
West Business Services Hiring 80 Workers
APPLETON, Wis. (WTAQ) - A company in Appleton is adding 80 jobs.
West Business Services says the positions involve inbound and outbound sales to existing ...
Tue, March 29, 2011
Google to offer websites to Canada small business
TORONTO (Reuters) - Google aims to give away thousands of websites to small Canadian businesses to encourage them to establish an online presence, the search ...
Mon, March 28, 2011
Business group says Doha round hopes fading
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Chances for a deal this year in long-running world trade talks are fading and likely will remain remote unless world leaders become ...
Mon, March 28, 2011
Philip Morris says business in Japan intact
(Reuters) - Japan's disaster is not expected to hit Philip Morris International Inc's <PM.N> profits or sales there, the tobacco company said ...
Thu, March 24, 2011
Napolitano: Border region open for business
By Alejandro Martinez-Cabrera
EL PASO, Texas (Reuters) - Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano told border mayors and business leaders on Thursday that the Obama administration ...
Thu, March 24, 2011
GameStop sees better 2011 for games business
By Liana B. Baker
NEW YORK (Reuters) - GameStop Corp, the world's largest retailer of video game products, forecast stronger 2011 profits that signaled ...
Thu, March 24, 2011
March Madness Gets Back To Business Tonight
The Sweet Sixteen tips off tonight with four games as March Madness resumes with regional semi-final action in the NCAA Men’s Tournament.
In ...
Wed, March 23, 2011
Blackstone hedge fund seeder business gets traction
By Svea Herbst-Bayliss
BOSTON (Reuters) - Wealthy investors are showing a healthy appetite these days for newly minted hedge fund managers, judging by the activity ...
Sun, March 20, 2011
Gas Prices Impacting Local Business
GREEN BAY, Wis. (WTAQ) - Gas prices in the Green Bay area have stayed fairly steady this week, but some businesses are having to adjust ...
Thu, March 17, 2011
States, business watch for effects of Illinois tax
By Ben Klayman
DETROIT (Reuters) - Now that Illinois has passed a law to collect sales taxes on items bought over the Internet, other states ...
Wed, March 16, 2011
North Carolina business to invest $25 million in inventions
By Colleen Jenkins
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla (Reuters) - Louis Foreman figures just about everyone has an idea for an invention, if not the time, money ...
Wed, March 16, 2011
News Corp aims to build own social gaming business
ABU DHABI (Reuters) - Media giant News Corp aims to build its own social-gaming business as valuations of games companies, such as FarmVille maker Zynga ...
Fri, March 11, 2011
Ryan to run Rangers business as well as baseball side
DALLAS (Reuters) - Baseball Hall of Famer Nolan Ryan will oversee all aspects of the Texas Rangers after adding the business side to his baseball ...
Fri, March 11, 2011
Flower show brings blooms, business to Philadelphia
By Dave Warner
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - An international flower show that attracts a quarter of a million visitors is bringing big business, as well as ...
Fri, March 11, 2011
Business inventories up 0.9 percent in Jan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Business inventories rose in January to their highest level in two years and sales increased at their fastest pace in nine months ...
Thu, March 10, 2011
Wal-Mart U.S. CEO says business trends improving
By Jessica Wohl
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Wal-Mart Stores Inc <WMT.N> saw business improve at U.S. stores over the last four weeks, but it ...
Thu, March 10, 2011
Biden calls on Russia to improve business climate
By Steve Gutterman
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Vice President Joe Biden urged Russia to improve its business climate and ease political controls on Thursday, warning that ...
Thu, March 10, 2011
Wal-Mart U.S. CEO says business trends improving
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Wal-Mart Stores Inc <WMT.N> has seen business improve at U.S. stores over the last four weeks, but it is too ...
Mon, March 07, 2011
Guess names new head for North American business
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Apparel company Guess Inc <GES.N> has named a new head for its North American operations as it seeks to expand ...
Sun, March 06, 2011
German business lobbies call for tough euro rules
By Brian Rohan
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's main business lobbies on Sunday called on countries sharing the euro currency to adopt tough rules at ...
Fri, March 04, 2011
Lawsuit tests use of private e-mail for public business
NEW YORK, March 4 (Reuters Legal) - A lawsuit filed against the mayor and city council of Austin will test whether public officials in Texas ...
Thu, March 03, 2011
Euro, U.S. business gains, price pressure builds
By Leah Schnurr and Andy Bruce
NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) - Growth in the service sectors in the United States and Europe hit its highest ...
Tue, March 01, 2011
Top Obama aide rejects CEO's anti-business charge
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A top aide to President Barack Obama pushed back hard on Tuesday against an accusation that the president was "anti-business," bluntly calling ...
Sun, February 27, 2011
3M CEO blasts Obama as anti-business: report
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The chief executive of diversified manufacturer 3M Co called President Barack Obama anti-business in an interview with the Financial Times, arguing ...
Fri, February 25, 2011
NEC cuts profit forecast by 40 pct, IT business drags
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's NEC Corp on Friday slashed its full-year profit forecast by 40 percent to below market expectations, citing weak sales in ...
Wed, February 23, 2011
Oscar is golden, but film business shows some tarnish
By Alex Dobuzinskis
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Oscar week is upon Hollywood and the champagne is flowing freely at numerous parties celebrating the world's ...
Mon, February 21, 2011
Daniel Radcliffe Succeeds In Business At 'Vogue'
Daniel Radcliffe is starring in the upcoming Broadway play, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, which is probably going to be sold ...
Fri, February 18, 2011
Wisconsin governor gets ovation from business group
By James Kelleher
MADISON, Wisconsin (Reuters) - The new Republican governor of Wisconsin drew standing ovations on Wednesday when he addressed a meeting of one ...
Thu, February 17, 2011
CEOs see business conditions improving: survey
By Scott Malone
BOSTON (Reuters) - Chief executives of major U.S. companies have a brightening view of business and economic conditions and look for ...
Thu, February 17, 2011
Michigan governor seeks budget cuts, new business tax
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Michigan Governor Rich Snyder on Thursday unveiled a plan that includes $1.8 billion in budget cuts and seeks to replace the ...
Thu, February 17, 2011
Obama business advisers to meet, tax high on agenda
By Kim Dixon
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A select group of chief executives meets for the first time as advisers to President Barack Obama on Thursday ...
Mon, February 14, 2011
North Korea's "Office 38" back in business
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea has revived its "Office 38," the party bureau that manages the funds of its ailing leader Kim Jong-il and ruling ...
Thu, February 10, 2011
Cisco's consumer business group chief to depart
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The head of Cisco Systems Inc's consumer business group and the former chief of the "Flip" video camera maker is ...
Wed, February 09, 2011
Morgan Stanley may turn prop group into client business: report
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Morgan Stanley <MS.N> may turn its remaining proprietary trading group into an electronic client trading business, according to the Wall ...
Tue, February 08, 2011
Gulfstream says business jet market recovering
BANGALORE (Reuters) - General Dynamics Corp's <GD.N> Gulfstream unit said the global business jet market was recovering nicely, particularly outside of North America ...
Mon, February 07, 2011
Obama tries to woo business, slams "burdensome" tax
By Alister Bull and David Morgan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama stepped up efforts to woo the U.S. business community on Monday, seeking ...
Sat, February 05, 2011
Business executives killed in Iraq plane crash
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - The chief executive of private equity group MerchantBridge and two JPMorgan executives were among seven people killed when a small plane crashed ...
Sat, February 05, 2011
Obama calls on business to do more to boost U.S.
By Patricia Zengerle
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama called on U.S. businesses on Saturday to do more to boost the economy by hiring ...
Thu, February 03, 2011
Caviezel to play U.S. business icon Allen in new film
The Passion of The Christ star Caviezel will portray Ward Allen in the film, Savannah, and Ejiofor his sidekick Christmas Moultrie.
Director Annette Haywood-Carter ...
Wed, February 02, 2011
'Californication' Recap: Monkey Business
S4E4: When Californication is on its game, it captures a wide range of human emotion -- from the wacked-out silliness of seeing some dude accidentally ...
Fri, January 28, 2011
Pro football tackles the event hospitality business
By Ben Klayman
DETROIT (Reuters) - The National Football League (NFL) is tackling the event hospitality business for its top properties, including the Super Bowl ...
Fri, January 28, 2011
Honeywell profit up, sells consumer auto business
BOSTON (Reuters) - Diversified manufacturer Honeywell International Inc <HON.N> posted a higher fourth-quarter profit and raised its forecast for 2011, saying demand had improved ...
Tue, January 25, 2011
Kimberly-Clark restructures pulp, tissue business
By Jessica Wohl
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Kimberly-Clark Corp <KMB.N> plans to get out of the business of making the pulp used in its paper ...
Tue, January 25, 2011
Trust in business tumbled in 2010: survey
By Scott Malone
BOSTON (Reuters) - Americans' trust in institutions of all kinds dropped last year as persistently high unemployment sapped people's confidence in ...
Mon, January 24, 2011
Packers Fans Mean Big Business in Local Area
GREEN BAY, Wis. (WTAQ) - It was a busy day at 1265 Lombardi Avenue, as Packers fans stormed the doors of the Packers Pro Shop ...
Mon, January 24, 2011
Should The Government Get Into The Drug Business
WASHINGTON D.C. -- The Government is about to get into the drug discovery business because the Obama Administration is concerned about the slowing pace ...
Sat, January 15, 2011
Business brisk at Tucson gun show week after rampage
By Tim Gaynor
TUCSON, Arizona (Reuters) - Thousands of shoppers browsed for guns at a trade show in Tucson on Saturday, a week after a ...
Sat, January 15, 2011
Business brisk at Tucson gun show in the wake of rampage
By Tim Gaynor
TUCSON, Arizona (Reuters) - Thousands of shoppers browsed for guns at a trade show in Tucson on Saturday, a week after a ...
Fri, January 14, 2011
Analysis: Ambition, fear means business tongue-tied on China
By Scott Malone
BOSTON (Reuters) - U.S. companies want a lot out of Chinese President Hu Jintao when he visits Washington next week. They ...
Fri, January 14, 2011
Many business deals seen during U.S.-China summit
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. and Chinese companies will sign a number of business deals when President Hu Jintao visits Washington next week, a leading ...
Wed, January 12, 2011
Illinois business leaders bristle at tax hike plan
By Kyle Peterson
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Illinois companies hit by an extended economic downturn say the state's proposed remedy to its own financial crisis ...
Wed, January 12, 2011
Illinois business leaders bristle at planned tax hike
By Kyle Peterson
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Illinois companies hit by an extended economic downturn say the state's proposed remedy to its own financial crisis ...
Tue, January 11, 2011
U.S. business group urges gradual change in China yuan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States should not press China for an immediate sharp rise in the value of its yuan currency because that could ...
Thu, January 06, 2011
Reid Ribble Ready For Business as 8th District Congressman
WASHINGTON D.C. (WTAQ) - 8th Congressional District Republican Reid Ribble is now an official member of the U.S. House after being sworn-in to ...
Wed, January 05, 2011
Qualcomm moves into tablet business with Atheros
By Jim Finkle
BOSTON (Reuters) - Qualcomm Inc plans to dominate the supply of wireless chips for tablet devices such as Apple's iPad with ...
Mon, January 03, 2011
Small business borrowing jumps again: PayNet
By James B. Kelleher
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Borrowing by small U.S. businesses jumped in November to the highest level in more than two years ...
Wed, December 22, 2010
JPMorgan tops fee pool, equity business takes hit
By Sarah White
LONDON (Reuters) - JPMorgan <JPM.N> took a hit in its equity capital markets business in 2010 even though its dominance in ...
Thu, December 16, 2010
Obama courts Big Labor after meeting Big Business
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will seek to shore up support for his economic agenda from Big Labor in White House talks on Friday ...
Tue, December 14, 2010
Japan business mood worsens and gloom to persist
By Leika Kihara and Rie Ishiguro
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese manufacturers' business sentiment worsened for the first time in nearly two years this quarter, a ...
Tue, December 14, 2010
Local Business Leaders Encouraged to Stay and Grow
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC News) - It was part testimonial and part pep rally at Hope College’s Haworth Inn this morning.
Four executives of the ...
Sat, December 11, 2010
Obama courts business to spur hiring
By Alister Bull
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama, trying to improve strained relations with the corporate world, prodded America's top business executives on ...
Wed, December 08, 2010
Regulations hurt competitiveness: business group
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A prominent U.S. business group on Wednesday urged the Obama administration to consider modifying some provisions of a broad-based financial regulatory ...
Mon, December 06, 2010
Climate talks must heed business, set binding caps
By Gerard Wynn
CANCUN, Mexico (Reuters) - U.N. climate talks must heed investor demands for binding cuts in greenhouse gases to cement the financial ...
Thu, December 02, 2010
Ousted CBS weatherman: "It's a cruel business"
By Marisa Guthrie
NEW YORK (Hollywood Reporter) - Dave Price, the soon-to-be-ousted weatherman on CBS' "Early Show," called the network's decision this week to ...
Mon, November 22, 2010
Small Business Saturday
UNDATED (WKZO) -- The coming weekend will be the kick off of the holiday shopping season, but its been mostly the big box stores, like ...
Sat, November 20, 2010
Obama weighs lobby group speech to court business
By Jeff Mason
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama is considering giving a speech in January to the Chamber of Commerce, a major business lobby ...
Wed, November 17, 2010
Dell mobile business chief Garriques to leave
By Gabriel Madway
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - The executive in charge of Dell Inc's mobile group is leaving the company as it begins a ...
Wed, November 17, 2010
It’s Back To Business For Michigan State Football
Michigan State has lost its last six games following a bye week and Coach Mark Dantonio said at his weekly news conference Tuesday that ...
Mon, November 15, 2010
Business inventories rise 0.9 percent in Sept
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. business inventories rose slightly more than expected in September as sales climbed to their highest level since October 2008, a ...
Fri, November 12, 2010
Top Democrat seeks small business tax form repeal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A top Democrat in the Senate on Friday pledged to repeal a provision of the new healthcare law that requires businesses to ...
Wed, November 10, 2010
Lou Dobbs to join Fox Business Network
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Former CNN news anchor Lou Dobbs has joined the Fox Business Network and will host and develop a daily television show ...
Tue, November 09, 2010
Sara Lee shrinks with sale of bread business
By Martinne Geller
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Sara Lee Corp <SLE.N> will sell its North American bakery business to Mexico's Grupo Bimbo <BIMBOA ...
Tue, November 09, 2010
Business is business in Japan's Chinatown
By Yoko Kubota and Chris Buckley
YOKOHAMA, Japan (Reuters) - Even with festering strains between China and Japan, business is business, and in the Japanese ...
Mon, November 08, 2010
Bankruptcies rise but business filings dip
WILMINGTON, Delaware (Reuters) - Bankruptcies rose 13.8 percent in the year to September 30 but business filings fell for the first time since the ...
Wed, November 03, 2010
Business Lights Up For Titletown Tobacco Under Smoking Ban
ALLOUEZ, Wis. (WTAQ) - After the smoke cleared on the statewide smoking ban instituted back in July, one local business is seeing profits light up ...
Wed, November 03, 2010
Special Report - White House to business: Can't we be friends?
By Caren Bohan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - It seemed like the beginning of a beautiful friendship -- or at the very least a functional relationship.
In March ...
Sat, October 30, 2010
It's 'business as usual' for Zeta-Jones
The Oscar-winning actor was diagnosed with throat cancer over the summer (10) and he recently completed a course of radiation and chemotherapy.
Douglas was ...
Wed, October 27, 2010
CFTC scans JP Morgan's silver trading business: report
(Reuters) - The U.S. commodity futures regulator is looking into claims by a trader in London that JPMorgan Chase & Co <JPM.N> was involved ...
Tue, October 26, 2010
Madonna goes into global gym business
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Madonna is to open a chain of gyms around the world that will merge fitness with entertainment, starting with one in ...
Mon, October 25, 2010
Obama to meet with U.S. business leaders in India
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will meet a delegation of top U.S. business leaders during his trip to India, the White House said ...
Mon, October 25, 2010
Obama to meet with U.S. business leaders in India
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will meet in India with a delegation of U.S. business leaders including Boeing Co's Jim McNerney, Honeywell ...
Fri, October 22, 2010
Cuba unveils new tax code for small business
By Marc Frank
HAVANA (Reuters) - Cuba unveiled on Friday a new tax code it said was friendlier for small business, signaling authorities are serious ...
Fri, October 22, 2010
Ramsay's father-in-law quits as chef's business boss
The Hell's Kitchen star has suffered severely in the recent economic downturn and in 2009 was forced to pump $8 million (£5 million ...
Sun, October 17, 2010
Honeywell pushes back recovery forecast for business-jet
ATLANTA (Reuters) - Honeywell International Inc's <HON.N> aerospace unit expects business-jet deliveries to expand in 2012, tempering its recovery forecast by a year ...
Fri, October 15, 2010
Michigan Ranks Near Bottom Of 'Best States For Business' List
(Undated) -- The "Forbes" "Best States for Business And Careers" list puts Michigan at number 47 out of 50 states. That's a lot better ...
Thu, October 14, 2010
CEO sentiment souring, Business Council survey finds
By James B. Kelleher
CHICAGO (Reuters) - America's corporate leaders are profoundly more pessimistic this fall about prospects for the U.S. economy and ...
Thu, October 14, 2010
BofA to hire 1,000 small business bankers by 2012
By Joe Rauch
CHARLOTTE, North Carolina (Reuters) -Bank of America Corp <BAC.N>, the largest U.S. bank by assets, said on Thursday it ...
Tue, October 12, 2010
Lievense Named Holland Small Business Person of Year
(Holland, MI - WHTC News) - The Holland Chamber of Commerce today named Rich Lievense as its Small Business Person of the Year. He’s the ...
Fri, October 08, 2010
Small Business Lending allocated By Feds
(Washington, DC) -- The U.S. Treasury announces funding allocations today to support small business lending across the country. Michigan's piece of the lending ...
Wed, October 06, 2010
AIA warns failed Pru deal could impact business
By Kennix Chim and Denny Thomas
HONG KONG (Reuters) - AIA Group Ltd, which aims to raise about $15 billion through a Hong Kong listing ...
Tue, October 05, 2010
Motorola, Verizon to sell Droid business phone
By Gabriel Madway
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Motorola Inc said on Tuesday Verizon Wireless would sell the Droid Pro, the mobile phone maker's first ...
Mon, October 04, 2010
Obama pledges cooperation in outreach to business
By Alister Bull and Caren Bohan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said on Monday he would collaborate with business to cut red tape and ...
Sun, October 03, 2010
Disney names two execs to head digital business
By Sue Zeidler
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Walt Disney Co on Sunday appointed two digital veterans to lead its loss-making stable of Internet properties, underscoring ...
Fri, October 01, 2010
Pennsylvania revenues rise, aided by business tax
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Pennsylvania raked in an extra 3.1 percent of general fund revenue in September, buoyed by a rise in taxes paid ...
Thu, September 30, 2010
Business Books: 'Insiders' designed failure for financial reform
By Emily Flitter
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The bitterly fought overhaul of U.S. financial regulation is supposed to prevent another crisis. It won't ...
Tue, September 28, 2010
Granholm Present During The Presidential Signing Of The Small Business Bill
WASHINGTON D.C. (WKZO) -- Governor Jennifer Granholm was at the White House when President Obama signed a bill designed to help small businesses create ...
Mon, September 27, 2010
U.S. business fears "downward spiral" in China trade
By Doug Palmer
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Congressional passage of a bill to pressure Beijing to revalue its currency could further harm U.S.-Chinese trade ...
Mon, September 27, 2010
Obama signs small business bill into law
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama signed a $30 billion small business lending bill into law on Monday, claiming a victory on economic policy for ...
Mon, September 27, 2010
Granholm In Washington For Small Business Bill Signing
LANSING, Mich (WQTX) Governor Jennifer Granholm will be at the White House today when President Obama sigs a bill designed to help small businesses ...
Thu, September 23, 2010
Congress sends small business bill to Obama
By Donna Smith
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A $30 billion small business lending bill cleared Congress on Thursday, giving President Barack Obama's embattled Democrats a ...
Mon, September 20, 2010
Clorox may sell automotive care business: report
BANGALORE (Reuters) - Clorox Co <CLX.N>, the maker of household cleaning products, is close to selling its auto-care business to private equity firm Avista ...
Fri, September 17, 2010
Citigroup to sell a student loan business
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Citigroup Inc <C.N> said it would sell Student Loan Corp <STU.N> to Discover Financial Services in a complicated deal ...
Fri, September 17, 2010
LG Elec names new CEO as mobile business struggles
By Miyoung Kim and Hyunjoo Jin
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's LG Electronics Inc ousted its chief executive on Friday, replacing him with a ...
Thu, September 16, 2010
Senate passes long-stalled small business bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate on Thursday passed a long-stalled measure that would boost lending to small businesses, giving President Barack Obama's Democrats one ...
Tue, September 14, 2010
Bill to aid small-business advances in Senate
By Andy Sullivan and Donna Smith
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrats in the Senate advanced a measure to help small businesses on Tuesday, less than two ...
Mon, September 13, 2010
Clinton: Netanyahu, Abbas "getting down to business"
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli and Palestinian leaders are "getting down to business" and tackling the main issues of the Middle East conflict, U.S. Secretary ...
Fri, September 10, 2010
Small-business bill could be Democrats' last hope on jobs
By Andy Sullivan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrats in the U.S. Congress have a late chance to show frustrated voters they are trying to boost ...
Fri, September 10, 2010
Saints get back down to business with opening win
By Simon Evans
NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - The New Orleans Saints opened their Super Bowl title defense with a 14-9 victory over the Minnesota Vikings ...
Thu, September 09, 2010
Snyder Declines Bernero's Challenge To Support Obama Business Tax Proposal
Republican Rick Snyder is saying thanks but no thanks to Democrat Virg Bernero’s request that they both sign a letter supporting President Obama ...
Wed, September 08, 2010
Barrymore's business feels like family
The Charlie's Angels actress has been married twice and enjoyed a series of long-term relationships, but has so far failed to find the ...
Fri, September 03, 2010
Vivid Entertainment: A new business model for porn
By Georg Szalai
NEW YORK (Hollywood Reporter) - If the new "Date Night" DVD had sold only 25,000 copies, there would have been hell ...
Tue, August 24, 2010
Business urges action to lift Cuba travel ban
By Doug Palmer
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A top U.S. business group on Tuesday urged the House of Representatives to quickly approve a bill that ...
Mon, August 23, 2010
U.S. business wants hearings on Bush-era tax cuts
By Kim Dixon
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The biggest U.S. companies stepped up their lobbying on Monday to block Democrats' plans to let taxes on ...
Mon, August 23, 2010
Twilight spoof does big business on first day
The movie, which features Jenn Proske and Matt Lanter as Becca Crane and Edward Sullen, has shot to the top of the film charts ...
Fri, August 20, 2010
Douglas axes business trip after cancer diagnosis
The 65 year old is preparing to undergo eight weeks of radiation and chemotherapy sessions after doctors discovered a tumour in his throat.
He ...
Thu, August 19, 2010
Obama urges Senate to pass small business bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Thursday urged the U.S. Senate to pass a stalled small business lending bill, saying recent weak economic ...
Mon, August 16, 2010
Obama campaigning, ties Republicans to big business
By Patricia Zengerle
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - President Barack Obama painted Republicans as obstructionist allies of corporate America on Monday as he crossed the United ...
Thu, August 12, 2010
Douglas to converse with investors at business convention
The Hollywood legend, who won a Best Actor Oscar for his portrayal of greedy banker Gordon Gekko in the 1987 classic, will speak to ...
Wed, August 11, 2010
Teri Hatcher sued by former business associate
By Matthew Belloni
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - The lawsuits are piling up on Wisteria Lane.
Months after former "Desperate Housewives" co-star Nicollette Sheridan sued ...
Tue, August 10, 2010
Small business optimism sags in July
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Small business owners became more downbeat in July as expectations of weaker economic growth in the second half of the year reinforced ...
Thu, August 05, 2010
Obama says U.S. expects to boost battery business
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States expects to command up to 40 percent of the hybrid/electric car battery market by 2015, President Barack Obama ...
Thu, July 29, 2010
Republicans block small business plan in Senate
By Donna Smith
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senate Republicans blocked a $30-billion plan to help community banks boost lending to small businesses, dealing a blow to ...
Tue, July 27, 2010
Obama presses lawmakers on small-business jobs plan
By Patricia Zengerle
EDISON, New Jersey (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Wednesday kept up his push for U.S. Senate approval of a $30 ...
Mon, July 26, 2010
EU opens anti-trust probe of IBM mainframe business
By Marcin Grajewski and Foo Yun Chee
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Union competition regulators launched two anti-trust investigations against International Business Machines Corp, suspecting it ...
Mon, July 26, 2010
Goldman's derivative business may be combed: report
BANGALORE (Reuters) - Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission, a U.S. panel investigating the causes of the financial crises, may bring in outside accountants to scrutinize ...
Sun, July 25, 2010
China will open wider to foreign business: minister
BEIJING (Reuters) - Worries that China is throwing up obstacles to foreign business are misplaced, Commerce Minister Chen Deming said in an article published on ...
Fri, July 23, 2010
Obama asks Senate to pass small business jobs plan
By Patricia Zengerle
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama urged the Senate on Friday to complete work on a small-business jobs plan that has been ...
Wed, July 21, 2010
Morgan Stanley lifted by new business
By Steve Eder
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Has Morgan Stanley <MS.N> finally turned the corner? It's starting to look that way.
Morgan Stanley ...
Sun, July 18, 2010
Taylor-King tour hits right note for fans and business
By Ray Waddell
NASHVILLE (Billboard) - When a James Taylor/Carole King co-headlining Troubadour Reunion tour was announced last winter, the concert industry reacted with ...
Wed, July 14, 2010
White House disappointed by rhetoric of some in business
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House said on Wednesday it was "surprised and disappointed" by attacks on its policies from some corners of the business ...
Sun, July 11, 2010
Business group accuses Obama of neglecting jobs
By Caren Bohan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - One of the most influential U.S. business groups accused President Barack Obama on Wednesday of neglecting job creation ...
Fri, July 09, 2010
Fujitsu plans to beef up cloud computing business
By Sachi Izumi
TOKYO (Reuters) - Fujitsu Ltd, Japan's biggest IT services provider, said on Friday it plans to boost investment in cloud computing ...
Wed, July 07, 2010
Tax rates to stay business-friendly: Geithner
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Obama administration will keep tax rates at levels that benefit job-creating businesses and limit taxes on capital gains and dividends, U.S ...
Tue, July 06, 2010
Central WI Agri-business Innovation Center Names Director
CLARK COUNTY, Wis. (WTAQ) - The new Central Wisconsin Agri-business Innovation Center took a big step forward Tuesday, when it names its first full-time director ...
Thu, July 01, 2010
State's Risk Sharing Health Plan Open For Business
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - Wisconsinites who cannot get private health insurance due to pre-existing conditions can start applying Thursday for coverage under the state’s ...
Wed, June 30, 2010
Japan business mood best in 2 years
By Leika Kihara and Tetsushi Kajimoto
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese business confidence was at its best in two years in the three months to June ...
Wed, June 30, 2010
Business groups urges Senate to reject China forex bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A broad coalition of U.S. business groups urged senators on Wednesday not to approve a bill that would allow the United ...
Tue, June 29, 2010
In Business
(Undated) -- Two Minnesota manufacturers might be considered an accurate barometer of improved corporate financial conditions nationwide. Many companies such as 3M are riding a ...
Mon, June 28, 2010
Top court rejects a business method patent
By Diane Bartz
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court unanimously rejected on Monday an effort to patent a way to hedge energy costs ...
Sat, June 26, 2010
Dairy Farmers: We're Being Squeezed Out of Business
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - Dairy farmers say they are being squeezed out of the business. They say the system that determines what they get paid ...
Fri, June 25, 2010
Economic growth trimmed on consumer and business spending
By Lucia Mutikani
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Economic growth was slower than previously reported in the first quarter on lower consumer spending on services, raising concerns ...
Thu, June 24, 2010
Tech companies seeking business in Syria
By John Poirier
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States is urging Syria to open up its markets to U.S. companies' computers and software, but ...
Thu, June 17, 2010
Business Book: Bigger bonus, worse performance
By Kristina Cooke
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Around the turn of every year, bankers can think of only one thing: the size of their bonuses ...
Tue, June 15, 2010
Videogame business poised for rebound
By Paul Bond
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - The funk that has stricken U.S. video games is about to end -- and the timing is ...
Sun, June 06, 2010
Quieroz returns for unfinished World Cup business
By Shrikesh Laxmidas
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Born in Mozambique and a former coach of the South African soccer side, Portugal's Carlos Queiroz has flown ...
Fri, June 04, 2010
Prudential seeks business as usual, investor fury eases
By Raji Menon and Myles Neligan
LONDON (Reuters) - Prudential <PRU.L> will try to draw a line under its botched Asian takeover at an ...
Thu, June 03, 2010
J&J sees device business growing faster than industry
By Ransdell Pierson
NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey (Reuters) - Johnson & Johnson <JNJ.N> sees its medical device sales growing faster than the industry through 2014 ...
Mon, May 31, 2010
Ray Charles' copyrights a lucrative business
By Ed Christman
NEW YORK (Billboard) - Ray Charles is a music publisher's dream. Not only did he write songs that stand the test ...
Thu, May 27, 2010
AT&T: 40 percent of iPhone sales are to business users
NEW YORK (Reuters) - AT&T Inc said on Thursday that 40 percent of its iPhone sales since the beginning of the year have been ...
Thu, May 27, 2010
Business Books: Why Russia and China will eat your lunch
By Herbert Lash
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Western multinationals that have dominated global trade for decades are going to have their lunch eaten in ...
Tue, May 25, 2010
No need to force banks out of swaps business: Frank
By Rachelle Younglai and Steve Eder
WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - A U.S. lawmaker charged with a key role in hammering out a final ...
Tue, May 25, 2010
Henin gets back to business in low-key Paris homecoming
By Martyn Herman
PARIS (Reuters) - Justine Henin returned to the place she describes as her garden on Tuesday after a lengthy absence and found ...
Tue, May 25, 2010
Obama renews push for $30 billion small business plan
By Steve Holland
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama is to renew a push on Tuesday to persuade the U.S. Congress to approve a ...
Thu, May 20, 2010
Fewer stars at Cannes but celebrity business goes on
By James Mackenzie
CANNES, France (Reuters) - No one knows if it's the rain, volcanic ash hanging over Europe, the lack of blockbusters or ...
Tue, May 18, 2010
Japan business mood turns positive; consumers upbeat
By Izumi Nakagawa and Rie Ishiguro
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese manufacturers turned optimistic for the first time in two years in May, a Reuters poll ...
Mon, May 17, 2010
German business sees Europe bailout stifling growth
By Sakari Suoninen
MANNHEIM, Germany (Reuters) - German investor sentiment fell sharply in May on concern growth will be stifled by a 750-billion-euro ($930 billion ...
Fri, May 14, 2010
Small business group joins health reform lawsuit
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An influential small business lobby group said on Friday it had joined 20 states in a lawsuit arguing insurance coverage requirements in ...
Thu, May 06, 2010
Business aviation execs confident in steady recovery
By Robert Evans
GENEVA (Reuters) - Business aviation, hit badly by the global economic recession, looks to be pulling out of its 2009 nosedive and ...
Mon, May 03, 2010
U.S. business loan demand climbs in March: Paynet
By Ann Saphir
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Small and medium-sized businesses in the United States are taking out more new loans and keeping up better with ...
Wed, April 28, 2010
GE CEO says business, not consumers, to lead recovery
HOUSTON (Reuters) - General Electric Co <GE.N> believes that investment by businesses, rather than consumer spending, will drive the U.S. economy out of ...
Tue, April 27, 2010
Business Owners Call For Reform
(Royal Oak, MI) -- Congressman Gary Peters held an event on Main Street in Royal Oak to highlight the need for Wall Street reform. Peters ...
Mon, April 26, 2010
Financial sector frets reform may hit business
By Paritosh Bansal and Megan Davies
BEVERLY HILLS, California (Reuters) - Financial services executives are apprehensively watching regulation reform make its way through Washington, worried ...
Sun, April 25, 2010
E.ON shortlists 3 bidders for U.S. business: sources
By Peter Dinkloh and Michael Erman
FRANKFURT/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Germany's E.ON <EONGn.DE>, the world's largest utility by sales, has ...
Thu, April 22, 2010
Summers: Wall St reform "imperative" for business trust
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - White House economic adviser Larry Summers said on Thursday a failure to reform financial regulations would impair business confidence in the financial ...
Thu, April 22, 2010
U.S. woes threaten Goldman's government business
By Douwe Miedema
LONDON (Reuters) - Goldman Sachs risks losing clients wherever politicians hold sway after U.S. accusations the Wall Street powerhouse committed fraud ...
Mon, April 19, 2010
U.S. business risks from volcano smolder
By Martinne Geller and Deepa Seetharaman
NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. sellers of everything from cosmetics to cruises to car rentals were scrambling for ...
Thu, April 15, 2010
Business Books: Affluent, untapped and happy to spend
By Basil Katz
NEW YORK (Reuters) - When Michelle Obama wore a J. Crew outfit on the "Tonight Show" during the presidential campaign, online sales ...
Wed, April 14, 2010
U.S. business group welcomes China move on investment
By Doug Palmer
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. business group on Wednesday said it welcomed China's plans to ease restrictions on foreign investment ...
Wed, April 14, 2010
PC sales surge in Q1, helped by business demand
By Gabriel Madway
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Global personal computer shipments rose sharply in the first quarter, according to industry estimates released on Wednesday, as ...
Wed, April 14, 2010
Senate Democrats prepare small-business bill
By Andy Sullivan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Small businesses could get increased access to loans, overseas markets and government contracts under a bill being prepared in ...
Mon, April 12, 2010
Biographer says Oprah is all business, no pleasure
By Christine Kearney
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Celebrity biographer Kitty Kelley says talk show host Oprah Winfrey spends so much energy on her career that ...
Fri, April 09, 2010
Ex-Fannie CEO apologizes, blames business model
By Corbett B. Daly and Kevin Drawbaugh
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The former chief of Fannie Mae, the top U.S. mortgage finance company whose purchase ...
Fri, April 09, 2010
Ex-Fannie CEO apologizes, blames business model
By Corbett B. Daly and Kevin Drawbaugh
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The former chief of Fannie Mae, the top U.S. mortgage finance company whose purchase ...
Thu, April 01, 2010
Long-Time Waunakee Seed Company Out of Business
WAUNAKEE, Wis. (WTAQ) - The economy and changes to seed production have put a century-old Waunakee seed company out of business. More than 300 pallets ...
Wed, March 24, 2010
Perrigo Enters Baby Food Business
(Allegan, MI - WHTC News) - Perrigo officials yesterday explained to shareholders the rationale behind an 808 million-dollar deal to acquire Virginia-based baby food maker PBM ...
Wed, March 24, 2010
GMAC may sell factoring business to Wells Fargo: report
(Reuters) - U.S. auto finance company GMAC Financial Services may sell its factoring business unit to Wells Fargo & Co <WFC.N>, Bloomberg said, citing ...
Tue, March 23, 2010
Senator Applauds Small Business Tax Cut
WASHINGTON -- Senator Debbie Stabenow applauds the president's signing of health reform legislation into law. She says that over 100-thousand Michigan small businesses will ...
Tue, March 23, 2010
U.S. says Google on China was a business decision
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States on Tuesday said Google's action to shut its mainland Chinese-language portal was a business decision by the company ...
Mon, March 22, 2010
Oshkosh Corp. Works With Firm To Get Canadian Business
OSHKOSH, Wis. (WTAQ) - The Oshkosh Corporation is almost synonymous with U.S. military trucks. Now, the firm is working General Dynamics to try and ...
Sun, March 21, 2010
Obama touts healthcare reform benefit to business
By Alister Bull
PORTLAND, Maine (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Thursday touted the immediate benefits small businesses will receive from his healthcare reforms, in ...
Wed, March 17, 2010
White House rips business lobby over financial reform
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House lashed out at a major U.S. business lobbying organization on Wednesday for spending millions of dollars to fight ...
Sun, March 14, 2010
BofA looking to expand business in China: report
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Bank of America Corp <BAC.N>, the largest U.S. bank, plans to seek approval to expand its operations in China ...
Thu, March 11, 2010
BofA retirement business winning clients: CEO
By Joe Rauch
CHARLOTTE, North Carolina (Reuters) - Bank of America Corp's <BAC.N> push into the competitive realm of managing retirement assets is ...
Thu, March 04, 2010
Business Books: Chasing Madoff, for justice and dollars
By Ross Kerber
BOSTON (Reuters) - Harry Markopolos' book "No One Would Listen" is full of details about his dispiriting efforts to alert the authorities ...
Tue, March 02, 2010
Summers urges business to back financial reform
By Al Yoon
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Top White House economic adviser Lawrence Summers on Tuesday urged businesses to embrace financial regulatory reform to prevent ...
Thu, February 25, 2010
Business Books: Choices and how we make them
By Gunna Dickson
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Whether it's a career or a meal, we want to choose. Exercising control feels good. It defines ...
Thu, February 25, 2010
Doc turns business of "Art" into compelling drama
By Frank Scheck
NEW YORK (Hollywood Reporter) - For a movie about bureaucratic and political machinations in the art world, the new documentary "The Art ...
Wed, February 24, 2010
Obama trade talk cheers business groups
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Wednesday made his second high-profile pitch in a matter of weeks for approval of free-trade agreements with South ...
Tue, February 23, 2010
Citi in advanced talks to sell hedge business: report
NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York-based SkyBridge Capital is in advanced talks to purchase Citigroup Inc's <C.N> $4 billion hedge fund business, according ...
Mon, February 22, 2010
Taxes likely topic when Obama meets business group
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - International tax policies are likely to be among the topics discussed when President Barack Obama meets on Wednesday with a leading business ...
Wed, February 17, 2010
Part Three: What if Sheboygan gets into the transport business?
SHEBOYGAN, Wis. (WHBL) - In the third installment of WHBL’s weeklong series exploring the City of Sheboygan’s ambulance service, we look at the ...
Tue, February 16, 2010
Fox Business in talks with CNBC editor Gasparino
NEW YORK (Reuters) - News Corp's Fox Business Network is in talks with rival network CNBC's former on-air editor Charles Gasparino, according to ...
Tue, February 16, 2010
Part Two: Is The City Trying To Put Orange Cross Out of Business?
SHEBOYGAN, Wis. (WHBL) - In Part Two of WHBL’s weeklong series examining the City of Sheboygan’s ambulance service, we ask the question, “Is ...
Thu, February 11, 2010
Motorola to split business into two in 2011
By Ritsuko Ando
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Motorola Inc said it aims to split into two companies in the first quarter of 2011, one to ...
Thu, February 11, 2010
Business Council CEO survey finds U.S. hiring wariness
By James B. Kelleher
FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida (Reuters) - Top U.S. executives say their companies are moving out of the defensive position they adopted ...
Thu, February 11, 2010
Nortel sees $1 billion more from business sales
(Reuters) - Bankrupt Nortel Networks Corp <NRTLQ.PK> said it was expecting about $1 billion more from the sale of some of its remaining businesses ...
Fri, February 05, 2010
Obama urges Congress to back small business plan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Saturday appealed to fellow Democrats and rival Republicans to back a plan to use $30 billion in bank ...
Fri, February 05, 2010
Obama to unveil new small business program: aide
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will soon announce a new program to help small businesses create jobs, White House economic adviser Christina Romer told ...
Thu, February 04, 2010
Obama lunches with top business leaders
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama lunched with top business executives at the White House on Thursday to discuss the economy and job creation, officials ...
Wed, February 03, 2010
Senator Comments On Small Business Tax Breaks
WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow says she is pleased that the President's proposed fiscal budget for 2011 includes help for Michigan's ...
Wed, February 03, 2010
Business bankruptcies rose 7 pct in January
By Chelsea Emery
NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. business bankruptcy filings rose 7 percent in January from a year ago, according to a bankruptcy ...
Tue, February 02, 2010
Obama wants $30 billion in TARP for small business loans
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will propose on Tuesday using $30 billion from the TARP bank bailout program for a small business lending fund ...
Mon, February 01, 2010
Former Business Owner Convicted Of Arson Dies
(Lansing, MI) -- A man convicted of setting fire to his own business in 2003 has died. Eighty-year-old James Clinton "Jim" Westra died in prison ...
Fri, January 29, 2010
After Haiti quake, traders get back to business
By Patrick Markey
PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - Garment factories are spinning out T-shirts again and street markets are packed, but Haiti's wrecked capital and damaged ...
Thu, January 28, 2010
Republicans, business urge Obama to act on trade
By Doug Palmer and Susan Cornwell
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republicans and business leaders on Thursday pressed President Barack Obama to make good on his goal ...
Wed, January 27, 2010
Microsoft aided by Windows, awaits business revival
By Bill Rigby
SEATTLE (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp is expected to report a strong jump in quarterly profit on Thursday, helped by the successful launch ...
Wed, January 27, 2010
Obama to extend $38 billion business tax break
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama will call in his State of the Union address on Wednesday for an extension of a tax ...
Tue, January 26, 2010
NBC, Conan O'Brien back in business
By Nellie Andreeva
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Conan O'Brien is getting "Justice" at NBC.
Days after the network severed ties with the former ...
Tue, January 26, 2010
Business urges Obama resist Iran sanctions bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. business groups warned the White House on Tuesday that congressional plans to expand U.S. sanctions on Iran threaten to ...
Tue, January 26, 2010
Microsoft aided by Windows, waits for business revival
By Bill Rigby
SEATTLE (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp <MSFT.O> is expected to report a strong jump in quarterly profit on Thursday, helped by the ...
Tue, January 26, 2010
Branch County Business Owner Passes Away
A long time Branch County business owner who was a true friend to countless numbers in the community who knew him as “Buzz” has ...
Tue, January 26, 2010
Global trust in business rebounds slightly
By Scott Malone
BOSTON (Reuters) - Trust in business worldwide rebounded modestly last year, after plummeting in the face of a severe recession, but informed ...
Wed, January 20, 2010
Branch County May Be In The Oil Business
Oil could be part of the answer to Branch County government budget concerns. A county commission committee yesterday heard details about a possible big ...
Thu, January 14, 2010
November business inventories up more than expected
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. business inventories rose more than expected in November, according to a government report on Thursday, supporting views of a pick-up ...
Sun, January 10, 2010
Citi replaces head of Japan business: report
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The head of Citigroup Inc <C.N> in Japan is returning to New York after overseeing the sale of assets in ...
Fri, January 08, 2010
Business urges Obama trade push to boost jobs
By Doug Palmer
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama should move quickly in 2010 to win approval of long-delayed free trade agreements that would help ...
Thu, January 07, 2010
CBS says business as usual with Charlie Sheen
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - CBS TV executives steered clear of the domestic violence allegations surrounding TV star Charlie Sheen, saying on Saturday it was business ...
Thu, January 07, 2010
GOP Gubernatorial Candidate Snyder: Deep-Six Michigan Business Tax
(Grand Rapids, MI) -- One of the Republicans running for governor is proposing getting rid of the Michigan Business Tax. Rick Snyder says he wants ...
Wed, January 06, 2010
Samsung set for strong 2010; chip business improves
By Rhee So-eui
SEOUL (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics Co Ltd <005930.KS> is headed for a robust year after October-December profit estimates came above market ...
Wed, January 06, 2010
Pfizer expands generics business with Strides deal
By Bill Berkrot
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Pfizer Inc <PFE.N> said on Wednesday it has struck a collaboration deal with India's Strides Arcolab ...
Tue, January 05, 2010
Nestle buys Kraft pizza business for $3.7 billion
ZURICH (Reuters) - The world's biggest food group Nestle <NESN.VX> is buying Kraft Foods' <KFT.N> North American frozen pizza business for $3 ...
Fri, January 01, 2010
U.S. business group accuses Obama of shorting Taiwan
By Jim Wolf
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The head of a prominent U.S. business group accused President Barack Obama of compromising Taiwan's security to ...
Wed, December 30, 2009
U.S. Midwest business growth less robust than thought
NEW YORK (Reuters) - An industry association revised downward its December reading on expansion in business activity in the U.S. Midwest on Thursday and ...
Tue, December 22, 2009
Exclusive: U.S. business investment showing life
By James B. Kelleher
CHICAGO (Reuters) - A trade group for the lenders that finance half the capital equipment investment in the United States said ...
Tue, December 22, 2009
Business spending holds back economic growth
By Lucia Mutikani
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The economy grew at a much slower pace than previously thought in the third quarter, restrained by weak business ...
Thu, December 17, 2009
Samsung sees infotainment/lifecare as new business
SEOUL (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics Co Ltd's new chief executive Choi Geesung said the South Korean technology giant would cultivate new revenue sources in ...
Sun, December 13, 2009
Japan business mood up more than forecast
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese business confidence edged up more than expected in the three months to December but remained negative for the sixth quarter in ...
Wed, December 09, 2009
$75M In Business Loans Given Out Last Month
WASHINGTON D.C. (WRN) - Wisconsin lenders gave out $75 million in business loans last month that were guaranteed by the U.S. Small Business ...
Mon, December 07, 2009
Obama meets business, environment leaders Wednesday
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama will meet with leaders from the business and environmental communities Wednesday to discuss climate change negotiations in ...
Wed, December 02, 2009
Small business, transport central to jobs bill
By Andy Sullivan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrats want increased lending to small businesses and funding for "shovel ready" transportation projects included in a job-creation bill ...
Mon, November 30, 2009
Midwest business expands as orders jump
By Ros Krasny
BOSTON (Reuters) - Business activity in the U.S. Midwest expanded more than expected in November, reaching its highest level in over ...
Sun, November 29, 2009
EU business calls on WTO to speed up Doha talks
By Jonathan Lynn
GENEVA (Reuters) - European businesses, growing frustrated at slow progress in the World Trade Organization's Doha round, called on Sunday for ...
Mon, November 23, 2009
U.S. business economists raise 2010 growth outlook
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A group of U.S. business economists boosted their forecast for economic growth over the next year, but said the jobless rate ...
Wed, November 18, 2009
Geithner: Tight small business credit hurts recovery
By David Lawder
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner on Wednesday called on banks to "get back to the business of lending ...
Sat, November 14, 2009
Lawmakers, business laud Obama Pacific trade step
By Mark Felsenthal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Advocates of greater U.S. foreign trade praised a U.S. move to connect with a Pacific regional bloc ...
Thu, November 12, 2009
U.S. business group eyes cost in healthcare reform
By Donna Smith
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An influential business group said on Thursday that its continued support for President Barack Obama's healthcare overhaul hinges ...
Wed, November 11, 2009
AMD expects key business to be profitable in 2010
By Ian Sherr
SUNNYVALE, California (Reuters) - Advanced Micro Devices said it expects to report profits next year from its chip design business, the backbone ...
Tue, November 10, 2009
U.S. Bancorp looks to expand credit card business
NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. Bancorp <USB.N>, the sixth-largest U.S. bank by assets, is looking to expand its credit card business and ...
Fri, November 06, 2009
BA hints worst over for business travel, shares up
By Rhys Jones
LONDON (Reuters) - British Airways <BAY.L> signaled business is stabilizing, eclipsing news of a worse than expected first half loss and ...
Wed, October 28, 2009
Obama pushes healthcare to business lobby critics
By Patricia Zengerle
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama broadened his pitch for healthcare reform on Thursday with an appeal to business leaders, some of ...
Tue, October 27, 2009
McDonald's CEO: job losses impact breakfast business
By Ros Krasny
BOSTON (Reuters) - High unemployment has had "some impact" on the breakfast business at McDonald's Corp <MCD.N> as fewer people ...
Mon, October 26, 2009
McDonald's to shut business in Iceland
REYKJAVIK (Reuters) - McDonald's Corp <MCD.N> will shutter its business in Iceland because it is too expensive for the franchise to operate after ...
Mon, October 26, 2009
White Sox make pitch for business with tech unit
By Ben Klayman
CHICAGO (Reuters) - The Chicago White Sox are stepping up to the plate in the digital media arena.
Silver Chalice Ventures, a ...
Sat, October 24, 2009
Obama presses banks on small business loans
By Patricia Zengerle
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama urged banks on Saturday to make more loans to small businesses and said his administration would ...
Wed, October 21, 2009
Skype working on business sector expansion
By Tova Cohen and Steven Scheer
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Internet telephony company Skype aims to open up its platform to boost access to services by ...
Thu, October 15, 2009
Executives say business conditions improving
By Chelsea Emery
CARY, North Carolina (Reuters) - Top U.S. executives are becoming more hopeful about the global economy and the U.S. business ...
Sun, October 11, 2009
UK halts business with Iran firms on nuclear fears
By Keith Weir
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain froze business ties with an Iranian bank and state-run shipping firm Monday, citing fears that they were involved ...
Sun, October 04, 2009
Supreme court term has major gun rights, business cases
By James Vicini
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court will again consider gun rights and decide an important case that could loosen restrictions ...
Thu, October 01, 2009
IBM takes on Google in business Web-mail market
BOSTON (Reuters) - IBM is introducing an inexpensive Web-based corporate email service that will compete with Google Inc's Google Apps, which has recently suffered ...
Wed, September 30, 2009
Nortel to sell GSM business
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Nortel Networks Corp said on Wednesday it plans to sell its global GSM business, as the bankrupt telecom equipment maker continues ...
Wed, September 30, 2009
U.S. Midwest business slips unexpectedly in Sept
By Ros Krasny
MOBILE, Alabama (Reuters) - Business activity in the U.S. Midwest failed to return to growth in September as expected, and instead ...
Tue, September 29, 2009
Siemens downbeat on business, shares slip
By Jens Hack
MUNICH (Reuters) - German industrial conglomerate Siemens <SIEGn.DE> said its order intake fell more than a fifth in its fiscal fourth ...
Tue, September 29, 2009
After 60 years, China's Communists mean business
By Lucy Hornby
BEIJING (Reuters) - Shortly after the Communist Party took power in China, capitalists in Shanghai paraded through the streets with drums and ...
Tue, September 29, 2009
Dell launches high-end, thin business PC
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Dell Inc on Monday unveiled its latest high-end, ultra-thin personal computer, bringing some fresh design appeal to its enterprise models.
Dell ...
Thu, September 17, 2009
More space business beckons for private transporters
By Irene Klotz
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - Sometime in the next six years, astronauts bound for the International Space Station may find themselves strapped ...
Thu, September 17, 2009
Business travel slump eases, airlines say
By Tim Hepher
PARIS (Reuters) - Airlines are at last beginning to fill vacant business-class seats in a sign that a slump in cross-border trade ...
Tue, September 15, 2009
One year later, Lehman bank is still in business
By Tom Hals
WILMINGTON, Delaware (Reuters) - A visit to the last major operating business of the once swaggering Wall Street firm Lehman Brothers feels ...
Tue, September 15, 2009
U.S. business prods Obama on trade with jobs study
By Doug Palmer
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States risks losing more than 500,000 jobs unless President Barack Obama steps up effort to pass ...
Tue, September 15, 2009
Crisis sparks soul-searching at business schools
By Claudia Parsons
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A year after the collapse of Lehman Brothers plunged the world into financial meltdown and jolted the foundations ...
Sat, September 12, 2009
Granholm Heads to Japan Seeking Business
LANSING -- Governor Granholm will be flying to Japan this weekend for an overseas investment mission.
She has a tight itinerary that will fill 72 ...
Tue, September 08, 2009
Wizards mean business on return to China after 30 years
By Nick Mulvenney
BEIJING (Reuters) - The Washington Wizards are visiting China from the United States this week to mark the 30th anniversary of a ...
Thu, September 03, 2009
Fox business TV to simulcast Don Imus radio show
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Fox business news channel of Rupert Murdoch's News Corp has agreed to simulcast the radio show of Don Imus ...
Wed, September 02, 2009
Google outage setback for business email pitch
By Jim Finkle
BOSTON (Reuters) - Google Inc's efforts to persuade businesses to buy its email services suffered a setback this week after a ...
Wed, September 02, 2009
EU business sees partial reversal of China reforms
BEIJING (Reuters) - China is backsliding on reforms to open up its economy to foreign business, thereby hindering competition and imperiling its shift to a ...
Tue, September 01, 2009
Forget loyalty, baseball is business, says Murakami
By Dan Sloan
TOKYO (Reuters) - Masanori Murakami, Japan's first export to Major League Baseball, has some career advice for aspiring Japanese players: Forget ...
Mon, August 31, 2009
Democrats push insurers on small business plans
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrats heading the U.S. House of Representatives Energy and Commerce Committee widened their probe of the health insurance industry on Monday ...
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