Sep 17, 2012

Google Alert - Business

News28 new results for Business
 
Mitt Romney stands by gaffe but says case not 'elegantly stated'
The Guardian
Mitt Romney's campaign came close to hitting the self-destruct button when he stood by a secret video recording suggesting that 47% of Americans are government-dependent scroungers who do not pay taxes. In a hastily-convened press conference, ...
See all stories on this topic »

The Guardian
Yen Under Pressure Ahead of BOJ, Euro Near 4-Month High
CNBC.com
The yen was under pressure on Tuesday on speculation that the Bank of Japan might loosen policy while increased risk appetite after the Federal Reserve's easing last week helped keep the dollar near a seven-month low against a basket of currencies.
See all stories on this topic »

CNBC.com
A Robot With a Reassuring Touch
New York Times
BOSTON — If you grab the hand of a two-armed robot named Baxter, it will turn its head and a pair of cartoon eyes — displayed on a tablet-size computer-screen "face" — will peer at you with interest. The sensation that Baxter conveys is not creepy, ...
See all stories on this topic »

New York Times
Fortescue Buys Time With New Debt Facility
Wall Street Journal
By ROBB M. STEWART MELBOURNE, Australia—Fortescue Metals Group Ltd. has bought itself more time to ride out slumping iron-ore prices, securing up to 4.5 billion US dollars in debt to refinance its existing loans and free it from any immediate need for ...
See all stories on this topic »
Shell Delays Quest to Strike Arctic Oil
Wall Street Journal
By ÁNGEL GONZÁLEZ And BEN WINKLEY Royal Dutch Shell PLC said Monday it would push back to next year its plans to find oil in Alaska's Arctic offshore after a key oil-containment system was damaged during a test. The Bellingham HeraldAssociated Press ...
See all stories on this topic »

Wall Street Journal
Advanced Micro Devices CFO Seifert Resigns to Seek Opportunities
Businessweek
By Ian King on September 18, 2012 Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (AMD), the second-largest maker of processors for personal computers, said Chief Financial Officer Thomas Seifert is leaving the company to seek other opportunities.
See all stories on this topic »
Brent crude rises to above $114 after Monday's plunge
Reuters
By Luke Pachymuthu | SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Brent crude rose to near $114 a barrel on Tuesday, after steep losses in the previous session, but gains were limited as investors weighed the impact of the Federal Reserve's stimulus push on oil demand and ...
See all stories on this topic »
Foreigners Buy Most Indian Equities in Two Months on Reforms
Businessweek
By Paresh Jatakia and Santanu Chakraborty on September 17, 2012 Overseas investors bought the most Indian equities in more than two months after the government ended a 14-month freeze on diesel prices to cut its fiscal deficit.
See all stories on this topic »
The Return of Facebook's Winklevoss Twins
Wall Street Journal
By JOHN JANNARONE The Winklevoss twins lost the biggest social-network showdown ever when their rival, Mark Zuckerberg, walked away with Facebook. Now they are trying again—with a social network for professional investors.
See all stories on this topic »

Wall Street Journal
Gold slips after commodities sell-off, off seven-month high
Reuters
By Lewa Pardomuan | SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Gold edged lower in volatile trade on Tuesday after commodity markets plunged overnight and investors booked profit from a recent rally sparked by the Federal Reserve's aggressive round of stimulus efforts.
See all stories on this topic »
Canadian auto workers reach deal with Ford, extend contracts with GM, Chrysler
Washington Post
TORONTO — The Canadian Auto Workers union decided late Monday to keep working past a midnight strike deadline after reaching a deal with Ford and extending its contracts with General Motors and Chrysler. Workers will stay on the job as talks continue, ...
See all stories on this topic »
AUD Risks Growth as Resources Drop: RBA
Businessweek
By Brendan Murray on September 17, 2012 The Reserve Bank of Australia saw the strength of the local currency and slowing growth in China as risks to the domestic economy, signaling scope to cut interest rates if necessary, minutes of its Sept.
See all stories on this topic »
Oracle to buy SelectMinds social recruiting firm
Businessweek
REDWOOD SHORES, Calif. (AP) — Business software giant Oracle Corp. said Monday that it is buying SelectMinds, a company that uses social media tools to help recruiters. SelectMinds' products are already integrated in Oracle offerings related to ...
See all stories on this topic »
Sony to close two of seven China plants on Tuesday amid protests
Reuters
| TOKYO (Reuters) - Sony Corp said on Tuesday it will close two of its seven factories in China for a day in order to ensure the safety of its staff as anti-Japanese demonstrations in the country continue. The company said it plans to reopen the ...
See all stories on this topic »
Time Warner to sell stake in Clearwire -filing
Reuters
| Sept 17 (Reuters) - Time Warner Cable Inc has put a process in motion to sell its stake in wireless service provider Clearwire Corp, according to a regulatory filing. The move, announced in a document filed with the US Securities and Exchange ...
See all stories on this topic »
Here Comes the Big Manufacturing Slowdown
Businessweek
By Matthew Philips on September 17, 2012 A new TV commercial running in the New York region features Robert De Niro lauding the "new" New York State economy to the tune of Jay-Z's Empire State of Mind. Quick-cut shots of high-tech manufacturing ...
See all stories on this topic »
Customer complaints jump again for United
Houston Chronicle
United Airlines in July continued to generate more customer complaints than any other US carrier, according to federal transportation data released Monday. The Chicago-based airline received the most complaints every month this year through July, ...
See all stories on this topic »

Houston Chronicle
Soybeans slip, better-than-expected yields trigger sell-off
Reuters
By Colin Packham | SYDNEY (Reuters) - US soybeans fell on Tuesday, extending losses from the previous session when reports of better-than-expected crop yields across the US Midwest triggered the biggest percentage fall in prices in nearly a year.
See all stories on this topic »
iRobot Acquires Evolution, Creating Cleaning Robot Empire
Forbes
Robotics manufacture iRobot, which manufactures cleaning robots such as the Roomba, Looj and Scooba, announced today that it has acquired Evolution Robotics, which manufactures the Mint cleaning robot. iRobot will be using its cash reserves to purchase ...
See all stories on this topic »

Forbes
In South Africa, the poor feel betrayed by ruling ANC party
Los Angeles Times
ETWATWA, South Africa — The news that police killed 34 strikers at a platinum mine last month brought back painful memories for residents of this shantytown near Johannesburg — not of the apartheid era, but of more recent confrontations here with ...
See all stories on this topic »
Peregrine's Wasendorf Jr. Sues US Bank
Wall Street Journal
By JACOB BUNGE The son of Peregrine Financial Group Inc. chief Russell Wasendorf Sr. filed a lawsuit against the company's bank, charging it failed to properly supervise the movement of customer funds. In the suit, the son, Russell Wasendorf Jr., ...
See all stories on this topic »
Office Depot gets big investor
Sun-Sentinel
An activist investment company says it has become Boca Raton-based Office Depot's largest shareholder and wants the retailer to make changes to boost performance. New York-based Starboard Value LP disclosed its 13.3 percent share in a letter to Office ...
See all stories on this topic »
Merkel Backs Bond-Buying Program
Wall Street Journal
By WILLIAM BOSTON BERLIN—German Chancellor Angela Merkel reiterated her support for the European Central Bank's bond-buying program as she tried to walk a fine line in endorsing ECB President Mario Draghi without alienating the Bundesbank, ...
See all stories on this topic »

Wall Street Journal
Fed Says Joblessness Would Be 7% With Less Consumer Doubt
Bloomberg
The US unemployment rate would be around 7 percent instead of 8 percent to 9 percent without the current level of doubt among consumers about economic issues including fiscal policy, a Federal Reserve study showed. "Uncertainty has pushed up the US ...
See all stories on this topic »
American Cuts Capacity Amid Canceled Flights, Sick Pilots
Businessweek
By Mary Schlangenstein on September 17, 2012 American Airlines (AAMRQ) cut US capacity by as much as 2 percent for the rest of this month and October after pilot retirements, sick calls and mechanical issues led to a higher-than-normal number of flight ...
See all stories on this topic »
US firm Square to expand mobile platform
The Australian
SQUARE, the tech startup which allows small businesses to take payments through smartphones, said Monday it has raised $US200 million ($A191.75 million) as it gears up for global expansion. The Dow Jones website AllThingsD said the funding values the ...
See all stories on this topic »
US Treasury resists GM plan on government stake sale: WSJ
CNBC.com
(Reuters) - The US Treasury Department is unwilling to sell the government's stake in General Motors Co because a sale now would mean huge investment losses, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday, citing people close to the matter.
See all stories on this topic »
Long-End Treasurys Recover After Fed-Fueled Selloff
Wall Street Journal
By Cynthia Lin Long-dated Treasurys recovered some ground Monday after suffering a sharp selloff last week in the wake of the Federal Reserve's new stimulus announcement that propelled yields to four-month highs. The Fed-inspired cheer faded coming out ...
See all stories on this topic »

Blogs12 new results for Business
 
KA-BOOOOOM: Apple Hits $700 - Business Insider
By Jay Yarow
After flirting with it during the trading day, Apple broke through and hit $700 in after-market trading this afternoon. The stock was driven by Apple announcing that it got 2 million pre-orders for the iPhone 5, the most pre-orders for an iPhone ever ...
Business Insider
iMessage Appears To Be Down - Business Insider
By Dylan Love
UPDATE: Everything appears to back to normal. Happy iMessaging. PREVIOUSLY: Apple's iMessage service appears to be broken right now. The Next Web reports it here and a quick test in our office confirms it – we currently can't send or ...
SAI
YAROW: Apple's Best Days Are Behind It - Business Insider
By Henry Blodget
So are Apple's best days behind it? Is the company losing its edge? No, says Jay Yarow, Senior Editor at Business Insider. Apple's iPhone product pitch, Yarow says, has never been that the iPhone has better "specs" than competing phones.
Clusterstock
Obama Administration Fights For The NDAA - Business Insider
By Abby Rogers
The Obama administration had some harsh words Friday after a federal judge appointed by Obama said the government doesn't have a right to indefinitely detain anyone even remotely associated with terrorist groups. Judge Katherine B.
Politics
Everyone Has Figured Out That Business School Sucks
By Hamilton Nolan
Does factual evidence show that we are living in a bold new "Age of Aquarius" in which young people throw off the strictures of their square parents' uptight generation and forge their own path, outside of the square uptight money-focused ...
Gawker
Yelp Lets Local Businesses Offer Gift Certificates » Small Business ...
By Annie Pilon
Small businesses now have the option to sell gift certificates directly from their business profile page on Yelp. The local reviews site, which also gives businesses to the opportunity to offer daily deal promotions, tested out the gift certificate ...
Small Business Trends
This Week in Small Business: GoDaddy Goes Dark - NYTimes.com
By By GENE MARKS
The Fed makes a move, President Obama gets a Republican bear hug, and Latinos are starting up. Do you ever Bing it?
You're the Boss
Ram building business case for Long-Hauler concept
By Chris Paukert
Remember last year's Ram Long-Hauler Concept? It of 197.7-inch-wheelbase, mirror-filling width and a 37500-pound Gross Vehicle Weight Rating? Fred Diaz.
Autoblog
Five chat client apps to make business collaboration easier ...
By Jack Wallen
Efficient communication within a business is vital if you want your users to get the most out of collaboration.
on TechRepublic
Phil Archuletta: Small Business Is the Engine of America
By Phil Archuletta
I have been receiving many hate-letters since speaking at the RNC. Here is a response to one letter from a small business owner.
The Huffington Post Full Blog Feed
Eww! Nearly Half of Business Travelers Would Skip Brushing Teeth ...
By Ina Fried
Co-workers of those surveyed would likely be less than thrilled.
AllThingsD
US Government Linked To Three New Computer Viruses - Business ...
By Jim Finkle
Researchers have found evidence suggesting that the United States may have developed three previously unknown computer viruses for use in espionage operations or cyber warfare. The findings are likely to bolster a growing view that the ...
Military & Defense

Web5 new results for Business
 
Baker Botts, Clifford Chance, Royal Lawyers: Business of Law ...
Baker Botts LLP's Steve Wardlaw is taking over as partner in charge of the firm's London office, after spending seven years in Moscow, the firm said.
www.bloomberg.com/.../baker-botts-clifford-chance-royal-law...
Human Resources Business Partner - Minneapolis Jobs - Star Tribune
Employer: Fairview, Location: Fairview Northland Medical Center, ID: 130331, Contract type: Full Time, Date posted: 17 Sep 2012.
jobs.startribune.com/job/.../human-resources-business-partner/
Prepare your business for digital disaster | PCWorld
Whether thieves or tornadoes threaten your company, protecting your assets from utter catastrophe is easier than you think.
www.pcworld.com/.../prepare-your-business-for-digital-disaste...
Defense Logistics Agency earns Small Business Award from ...
Senior leaders from the Defense Logistics Agency, including Director Navy Vice Adm. Mark Harnitchek and the director of the agency's small business office, ...
www.dla.mil/DLA_Media_Center/Pages/newsartic
Business - Footwear News - WWD.com
PageType='article' Category Value='Footwear News' Category URL Name=' footwear-news' Subcategory Value='Business' Subcategory URL Name=' business' ...
www.wwd.com/.../havaianas-appoints-new-us-president-6300...


Tip: Use a minus sign (-) in front of terms in your query that you want to exclude. Learn more.

Delete this alert.
Create another alert.
Manage your alerts.

No comments:

Post a Comment

Tags

52Week (1) about (2) Accident (1) action (2) Actions (1) activity (1) Activity (1) after (12) afternoon (1) again (2) agency (2) Agility (1) agreement (2) Airlines (2) airplanes (1) AlAhdab (1) almost (1) alone (1) alternative (1) Amazons (1) ambitions (3) American (1) Americans (1) Analysis (4) analyst (1) animal (1) announces (1) another (1) antiAusterity (2) Anxious (1) Apollo (1) appeals (1) Apple (3) applied (1) Archer (1) areas (2) around (1) Asian (5) Atlantic (1) attorney (1) auction (1) Audit (1) auditor (2) austerity (3) Australia (2) Australian (2) automakers (1) Avoid (1) avoided (1) backs (1) Bailout (2) Bankruptcy (1) banks (1) Barclays (1) barrels (1) battle (1) beaten (1) beating (1) beats (4) Becomes (1) before (1) begins (1) below (1) Benefit (1) benefits (1) Berkshire (1) Berlusconi (1) bigger (1) billion (2) billiondollar (1) biplanes (1) BlackBerry (1) BlackBerrys (1) BlackRock (2) blade (1) Blame (1) blocking (1) Boehner (1) bonds (2) boosts (1) borrow (1) bottom (1) brace (3) breaks (2) Bring (2) Britain (1) Brits (1) broke (1) budget (2) building (1) Bulldoze (1) buoyed (1) burned (1) burning (1) business (6) businesses (1) BusinessWeek (1) Cadbury (1) calls (2) Canon (1) capacity (1) capital (1) CaribbeanHouston (1) Caterpillar (2) causing (1) caution (1) cautious (1) Ceiling (1) central (1) cents (1) CenturyLink (1) certain (1) changes (1) chaplain (1) charges (1) Chart (1) Chavez (1) Checklist (1) chief (1) China (6) Chronicle (2) Chrysler (2) Citigroup (1) Citrix (1) claims (1) cleanup (1) climb (1) Clinton (1) Clorox (1) close (2) closed (1) closer (2) closes (1) Coach (1) coast (1) cofounder (1) collapse (1) Colorado (1) combination (1) coming (2) comment (1) committed (1) Committee (2) Companies (2) confer (1) confidence (2) confident (1) conflict (3) Congress (1) conquer (1) Consumer (2) continuous (1) contradicted (1) ContributorNetwork (5) controversial (1) converge (1) cooperate (1) Corporate (2) corporation (1) Corps (1) corruption (1) costs (1) could (2) counter (1) country (2) crackdown (1) credit (7) crisis (6) criticism (1) Crude (1) cushion (1) cutting (1) Cyber (1) Cyprus (2) Daily (2) damages (1) danger (1) Daniels (1) deadline (2) Deadlock (1) dealReuters (1) debate (1) decoupling (1) deepens (2) default (5) defend (1) defends (1) deficit (3) delay (1) demand (1) Democrats (1) dependency (1) deposits (1) depression (1) designed (1) deter (1) developments (1) Dhabi (1) Diesel (1) Disable (2) disappointing (1) disaster (1) discuss (2) dismal (1) dispute (2) divert (1) divide (1) dividends (1) division (1) Dollar (2) donors (1) Donuts (1) double (1) doubles (1) doubt (1) doubts (1) downgrade (12) downloading (1) downs (1) draws (1) drive (1) dropBloomberg (1) drops (2) Dunkin (1) durables (1) early (1) earnings (6) eases (1) Ecommerce (1) Economic (3) economy (6) economySan (1) effect (1) eight (1) empire (1) estimates (1) Ethics (1) Europe (3) EuropeWall (1) eurozone (2) executives (2) Exhibit (1) exlegal (1) expand (1) expands (1) Expectations (3) expectationsWall (2) expected (1) expenses (1) expired (3) explosion (2) extend (1) extras (1) Facebook (3) Facebooks (3) faces (1) Factbox (1) factories (1) Factory (1) Fails (1) falls (3) false (1) falters (1) fared (1) Faster (1) fears (8) February (1) Federal (1) Feeling (2) financial (3) fines (1) fireCnnmoney (1) firefighter (1) firmer (1) first (2) fiscal (1) Fitch (2) flays (1) floors (1) Florida (1) Foods (1) force (1) forecast (2) Foreclose (1) foreclosure (1) Foreclosure (1) foreclosures (1) Former (1) forms (1) fourth (1) fouryear (1) franc (2) France (1) Francisco (1) French (1) Fresh (2) Friday (1) futures (6) gains (2) Gasoline (2) Gates (1) German (1) Germany (1) ghost (1) gives (1) glance (3) Glencore (1) Global (7) globe (2) gloomy (1) Goldman (1) Google (1) Government (1) great (1) Greece (4) Greek (5) Greeks (1) Greenspan (1) grounding (1) Group (1) Groupon (2) growing (2) grows (1) growth (9) guidance (1) guilty (1) Gundlach (1) hacked (1) hacking (1) hangar (1) hangouts (1) harsh (3) Hathaways (1) heading (1) Heavy (1) helps (1) higher (3) highfrequency (1) Highlights (2) highReuters (1) Highs (1) hikes (1) hires (1) historical (1) HomeAway (1) HomeBuying (1) hopes (1) House (2) Iamgold (1) image (1) impact (3) imposes (1) improve (1) Improved (1) improves (1) income (5) increase (1) increases (1) index (2) indexes (1) India (3) Indianarecall (1) industry (1) Inflation (2) interest (1) intervene (1) intervention (1) investigating (2) investigation (1) investor (2) Investors (4) investorsMarketWatch (1) iPhone (2) issuance (1) issue (1) issuers (2) issues (1) Italian (1) Italy (4) James (2) Japan (7) Jersey (2) joins (1) Journal (3) Judge (1) jumps (6) Kingdom (1) KiORs (1) Kraft (1) Kuwaits (1) launched (1) Launches (1) Lawmakers (1) lawsuit (1) leader (1) Leaders (1) least (1) leave (1) Lehman (2) levels (1) Liberals (1) lifts (1) limited (1) linger (1) lingerie (1) loans (1) London (1) looks (1) looms (1) loses (2) losing (1) losses (1) lower (3) lowers (1) machines (1) Madrid (2) mainly (1) maintained (1) major (2) Major (1) manager (1) marches (1) market (3) marketCNBCcom (3) markets (9) marks (1) MasterCard (1) Mattel (1) McDonald (1) measures (1) medias (1) Meeks (1) meets (1) Mellon (1) members (1) Mention (1) merger (2) Merkel (2) metric (1) metro (1) Metro (1) Microsoft (2) Midland (1) might (1) Milan (1) Million (2) Mills (1) minimize (1) misses (1) Mitsubishi (1) Mobile (1) month (1) months (3) Moodys (5) Morgan (1) Mortgage (4) mortgagebacked (1) Motley (1) motor (1) Motors (1) moved (1) moves (1) Murdoch (4) music (1) Nation (1) national (2) needs (1) nerves (1) Netflix (1) never (1) Nielsen (1) Nikkei (1) NKorean (1) nosedive (1) nuclear (1) Obama (3) Office (1) officer (1) official (1) officials (2) oneoff (1) Ongoing (1) opening (1) optimism (1) order (1) orders (1) original (2) outlook (3) output (1) outshine (1) outweigh (1) overall (1) owner (1) pares (1) Parliament (1) partially (2) Partisan (2) password (1) Paying (1) people (1) percent (4) Person (1) Pfizer (1) phones (1) pickmeups (1) Picks (1) picture (1) pipeline (1) plans (3) Player (1) plaza (2) Pledges (1) plunge (3) plunges (1) points (1) poised (1) political (1) positive (2) possible (1) posts (3) powers (1) preferred (1) prepare (1) pressure (1) prices (2) prized (1) probe (1) probes (1) problems (1) production (1) products (1) profit (14) profits (4) program (1) programming (2) progress (1) Protest (1) protesters (2) public (1) publishes (1) pumping (1) purpose (1) pursue (1) quake (3) quarter (2) raise (1) raises (1) rapid (2) rapidly (1) rates (2) rating (5) rattle (1) ready (2) rebound (1) receives (1) reconstruction (1) recovery (3) reflects (1) refunds (1) Regional (1) Regulators (2) rejects (1) relief (1) relieved (1) remain (1) report (9) Report (1) rescue (3) Research (2) reserves (1) Residential (1) results (1) resume (2) retail (5) return (2) Reuters (87) review (1) reviews (1) Reynolds (1) Ridley (1) rises (5) rival (1) rollers (1) rolls (1) Romney (1) rules (1) Russia (1) Saabs (1) salaries (1) sales (4) Samaritans (2) savings (3) scales (1) Schlumberger (2) School (1) Scott (1) screen (1) seabed (1) Seattle (3) Seattlearea (1) second (1) sector (4) securities (1) seeks (2) Selling (1) selloff (2) Senate (2) Service (3) services (2) shake (1) shakes (1) shares (7) sharing (1) shock (1) shooting (1) shortcomings (1) Shortselling (1) Shutterfly (1) signs (1) silver (1) since (5) SKorea (1) slammed (1) slide (2) slightly (1) slips (2) slower (2) slowest (2) slowing (1) slump (2) Small (1) smashes (1) soaring (1) solid (1) Solution (1) sought (1) source (2) Spain (2) Spains (1) Spanish (1) speaks (1) Special (1) speeds (1) spending (2) split (2) Spurlock (1) spurs (1) sputters (1) Staff (1) Stalemate (1) stall (1) Stanley (1) start (1) statement (1) States (4) Stern (1) still (1) stimulate (1) stock (12) stocks (12) stores (1) strategic (1) StraussKahn (1) Street (9) submission (1) subpoenas (1) subscribers (1) suffers (2) Suisse (1) Summary (5) supersonic (1) suppliers (1) support (1) supports (1) surge (2) Suriname (1) surpass (1) Surprises (1) surveillance (1) Swiss (2) swoon (1) Syrian (1) systemic (1) Systems (1) tainted (1) Taken (1) takes (1) taking (1) talks (6) taxes (4) Taxpayer (1) tells (1) tentative (1) Tesla (1) testdrill (1) testimony (1) thievesCBS (2) thinking (1) Thomson (1) threatens (1) through (1) throw (1) Throwing (1) tickettax (1) Timecom (2) Times (1) timing (1) tomorrow (1) Toshiba (1) touch (1) touchscreen (1) towards (1) towel (1) Toyota (3) tracking (1) traders (1) trading (1) Travel (1) travelers (1) travellers (2) Treasury (1) Trichet (1) tried (1) triple (1) TriQuint (1) tropical (1) truck (1) trustee (1) tumble (3) turns (1) twoedged (1) Tyson (1) uncertainty (3) under (1) uneasy (1) unemployment (1) unexpectedly (1) Unicredit (1) Union (4) United (4) unlikely (1) unmanned (1) unpredictable (1) updates (2) urges (2) Users (2) utility (1) value (1) Venezuela (1) Verizon (1) victims (2) views (2) Virginia (1) Volvo (1) votes (1) wages (1) WalMart (1) Warming (1) Warner (1) warns (2) watch (1) Watchdog (1) weeks (3) weighs (1) White (1) Whole (1) widens (2) winds (1) Winklevoss (1) without (2) World (1) worried (1) Worsening (1) worst (3) Worth (1) wounded (1) years (3) Yellowstone (1) Zoellick (1) Zuckerberg (1)