Mar 7, 2013

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Data signals end to Japan's recession
CNN
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is aggressively pushing the Bank of Japan to ease monetary policy in a bid to boost growth. HONG KONG (CNNMoney). Recession? What recession? Japan's economy performed better in the fourth quarter than previously thought, ...
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China Export Surge Helps New Leaders Sustain Rebound: Economy
Bloomberg
China's exports exceeded forecasts in February, an indication that improving global demand may help to sustain the rebound in the world's second-biggest economy. Overseas shipments increased 21.8 percent from a year earlier, the customs administration ...
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Lawmakers rip into regulators over money-laundering prosecution
Washington Post
Senate Democrats lit into Treasury and Federal Reserve officials Thursday over the handling of anti-money-laundering cases, questioning whether regulators are treating big banks accused of violating U.S. laws with kid gloves. The heated debate unfolded ...
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Sluggish Tsunami Recovery Pits Rules Against Reason
Wall Street Journal
Teiichi Sato in in limbo. After his shop in Rikuzentakata, Japan was destroyed two years ago by a tsunami, he opened a temporary one. But red tape has kept him from permanently rebuilding. WSJ's Daisuke Wakabayashi reports. RIKUZENTAKATA ...
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LA harbor commissioners OK rail yard near port
Los Angeles Times
Over the objections of environmentalists, community groups and neighboring Long Beach officials, Los Angeles harbor commissioners on Thursday approved a $500-million rail yard that could dramatically boost business but also drive more noise and dirty ...
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US net worth back to pre-recession level
USA TODAY
WASHINGTON (AP) — It took 5½ years. Surging stock prices and steady home-price increases have finally allowed Americans to regain the $16 trillion in wealth they lost to the Great Recession. The gains are helping support the economy and could lead to ...
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Looming Cuts Add to Problems at Nuclear Site
New York Times
RICHLAND, Wash. — Here in the place where plutonium production for the nation's bomb arsenal was elevated to industrial scale, in the rolling scrub country of south-central Washington, dangerous industrial pollutants are still getting into the soil only a few ...
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New York Times
China Drives Record Solar Growth Becoming Biggest Market
Bloomberg
The $77 billion solar-energy industry is forecast to expand the most since 2011, as China becomes the biggest market for the first time and drives annual global installations to a record. New generation capacity will rise about 14 percent this year to 34.1 ...
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Consumer Borrowing in U.S. Rises by Most in Five Months
Bloomberg
Consumer credit in the U.S. rose in January by the most in five months as Americans took out loans for auto purchases and tuitions. The $16.2 billion increase followed a revised $15.1 billion advance in December that was larger than initially reported, the ...
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Gap's Sales Released Early
Wall Street Journal
It would seem there's nothing more straightforward than a news release. But American corporations keep finding ways to mess it up. Gap Inc. became the latest company to join the club Thursday, when it inadvertently disclosed its February sales results ...
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Wall Street Journal
Japan Investors Cut Aussie Dollar Bonds Most Since 2005
Bloomberg
Japanese portfolio investors cut holdings of Australian-dollar debt by the most in at least eight years on speculation the South Pacific currency is poised to decline. Investors offloaded 439.4 billion yen ($4.6 billion) more of bonds and notes denominated in the ...
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Soybeans Advance as U.S. Export Sales Jump, Draining Inventories
Bloomberg
Soybeans climbed after export sales from the U.S. jumped to the highest level since January before a government report that may show global supplies will decline. The contract for delivery in May rose as much as 0.4 percent to $14.7875 a bushel on the ...
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JC Penney CEO Ron Johnson Loses Supporters on Wall Street
Businessweek
Hedge fund manager Bill Ackman is looking increasingly isolated in his bet on retailer J.C. Penney (JCP). The 110-year-old company just completed the first year of a transformation led by former Apple (AAPL) retail chief Ron Johnson, and the results were ...
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Mortgage rates steady, Freddie Mac says; 30-year at 3.52% this week
Los Angeles Times
Unlike the rampaging stock market, mortgage rates are in a holding pattern, with lenders offering the 30-year fixed loan this week at an average 3.52%, up from 3.51% last week, Freddie Mac said in its weekly survey. The interest rate on a 15-year fixed loan, ...
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H&R Block loss widens, sees cost cuts boosting 2013 earnings
Reuters
Thu Mar 7, 2013 5:37pm EST. (Reuters) - H&R Block Inc (HRB.N) reported a bigger-than-expected quarterly loss due to a delayed start to the U.S. tax season, but the tax preparer said it expects cost cuts to drive its profit in fiscal 2013. The Internal Revenue ...
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Shareholder urges Smithfield Foods to consider split
Reuters
Thu Mar 7, 2013 10:05pm EST. (Reuters) - Continental Grain Co, one of the biggest shareholders of Smithfield Foods Inc (SFD.N), has sent a letter to the board urging it to consider splitting the leading U.S. hog producer into three units. In a letter filed with the ...
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Slower Productivity Creates Risk for Stock Bulls
Wall Street Journal (blog)
The rally in the stock market is not incompatible with the modest recovery in the U.S. labor markets. Indeed, a company's efforts to hold down labor costs is usually rewarded with a higher stock price. That has been the case through most of the recovery.
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Brazil's central bank adopts hawkish tone
Financial Times
Brazil's central bank has taken a decidedly more hawkish tone in its monetary policy rhetoric as it seeks to reaffirm the credibility of its inflation-targeting regime. The central bank left its benchmark Selic rate unchanged at a record low of 7.25 per cent for the ...
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Texas Instruments raises its first-quarter financial guidance
Dallas Morning News
Texas Instruments Inc. on Thursday raised the low end of its guidance for first-quarter revenue and earnings per share based on the "better-than-expected" demand it's seeing. The Dallas-based chipmaker said it expects to post revenue of $2.8 billion to $2.91 ...
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PNC executive floats idea of charging for mobile deposits
Chicago Tribune
Banks are on the hunt for new fees. The Chicago area's sixth-biggest bank, PNC, is flirting with the idea of charging a fee for the now-free service of depositing checks by mobile phone. U.S. Bank, the area's 11th-biggest bank, already charges 50 cents for ...
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Pandora CEO Joe Kennedy to resign
San Francisco Chronicle
Pandora Media, the Internet radio service from Oakland, made two big announcements Thursday. First, it posted better-than-expected fourth-quarter results, sending its stock up, then said Chairman and CEO Joe Kennedy plans to step down, and saw the ...
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Boeing 787 problems: NTSB gives details but no cause
BBC News
A detailed description of a battery fire on board a Boeing 787 Dreamliner has been released by a US regulator but no cause has been specified. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is investigating the incident in Boston on 7 January.
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BBC News
Shirakawa BOJ Expansion Gets No Respect as Stocks Cheer His Exit
Bloomberg
Governor Masaaki Shirakawa expanded the Bank of Japan's assets by 50 percent, introduced an inflation target and safeguarded his nation's banking system from shocks. Yet when he announced he was leaving three weeks early, stocks soared to a ...
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State's Unique Place in Jobs Picture
Wall Street Journal
New York set another record for private-sector job growth in January, cementing its status as a high-tax, union-friendly anomaly among a handful of states that have more workers now than before the recession. New York contrasts with other states to regain all ...
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Wall Street Journal
News Summary: Kroger beats expectations
Houston Chronicle
BOTTOM LINE: The Kroger Co., the nation's biggest traditional supermarket operator, reported net income of $461.5 million, or 88 cents per share, for the fourth quarter. Its results excluding one-time items beat analysts' expectations. THE BACKGROUND: The ...
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In a Spinoff of Time Inc., Evolution Is Complete
New York Times
Published: March 7, 2013. The sprawling media conglomerate that Steven J. Ross joined together, Jeffrey L. Bewkes has put asunder. Related. Media Decoder: Time Warner Announces Spinoff of Magazines (March 6, 2013). Add to Portfolio. Time Warner Inc ...
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Blogs10 new results for Business
 
This Is The US Missile No Ship Will See Coming ... - Business Insider
By Robert Johnson
The U.S. Navy has this problem where sinking a ship far away requires all manner of mathematical genius, and extraordinary luck, that really does no more than illuminate its limited strike reach in the first place. U.S. enemies create large "no ...
Business Insider
Haiku Deck Adds Features to Target Business Users
By Anna Heim
Haiku Deck has released a new version of its iPad-based presentation app to target business users with features such as image editing and chart creation.
The Next Web
Madison Square Garden business clown salutes Kenyon Martin ...
By Ben Swanson
As Kenyon Martin checked in for the Knicks, a person dressed in clown attire complete with makeup, wig, the whole shebang, saluted him on TV.
SBNation.com - All Posts
Blog Influence Outranks Social Networks - Business Insider
By Heather Leonard
Blogs rank just behind retail and brand sites in purchase influence. ;
Business Insider
What Brands Need To Know About Facebook's ... - Business Insider
By Laura Stampler
Business Insider's Owen Thomas live blogged the event and reported that one reason CEO Mark Zuckerberg gave for why the news feed had to change was, "Photos have gone from 20 percent of News Feed content to 50 percent. Page posts ...
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Citi to sign out of Brazil card business | beyondbrics
By Joe Leahy
beyondbrics, from the Financial Times, brings news and comment from more than 40 emerging economies, headed by China, India, Brazil, Russia, Mexico, Indonesia and South Africa. We cover politics and economics, finance and business ...
beyondbrics
Governor Scott Recognizes Publix with Governor's Business ...
By Staff
Declares March as Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month. During the Florida Cabinet meeting today, Governor Rick Scott presented Publix with the Governor's Business Ambassador Award for the company's longstanding commitment ...
Florida Governor Rick Scott
How Guys Can Use Google Glass - Business Insider
By Kevin Smith
Google's latest revolutionary product, Project Glass is supposed to change how users interact with information. The search giant has touted many features including getting directions, and speaking to send a message but it forget perhaps the ...
SAI
Hugo Chavez's Death Has China Nervous - Business Insider
By Mamta Badkar
Hugo Chavez's death has raised concerns in Beijing as Venezuela has become an increasingly important oil supplier. Ian Bremmer says Beijing need not worry.
Money Game
Prison Planet.com » Black Business Leader: Obama "Tyrannical ...
By yihan
William F. Jasper The New American March 7, 2013. Harry C. Alford, co-founder and president/CEO of the National Black Chamber of Commerce, created a national sensation during a February 25 interview (see video below) in which he ...
Prison Planet.com

Web9 new results for Business
 
Business this week | The Economist
The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at a record high of 14253.77 on March 5th, almost 100 points above its previous zenith in October 2007, and ...
www.economist.com/news/world.../21573174-business-week
ASIA MARKETS: Japan, Hong Kong Stocks Surge ... - Fox Business
Japanese and Hong Kong rallied Friday, with Tokyo supported by a drop in the yen to levels last seen almost four years ago, and financials boosting the Hang ...
www.foxbusiness.com/.../asia-markets-japan-hong-kong-stock...
Sheryl Sandberg Book Party - Business Insider
Henry Blodget/Business Insider ... Henry Blodget is CEO and Editor-in-Chief of Business Insider. Contact: e-mail: ... Join the discussion with Business Insider ...
www.businessinsider.com/sheryl-sandberg-book-party-2013-3
Boulder approves $50,000 business incentive for Upslope Brewing ...
The city of Boulder granted a business incentive to Upslope Brewing Co. authorizing up to $50000 in rebates on certain taxes and fees paid by the burgeoning ...
www.dailycamera.com/.../boulder-approves-50-000-business-i...
Business question-and-answer column about Orland Park pet care ...
Trindal Stanke is the owner of Pet Patrol LLC, a dog walking and pet care business servicing an area within a 10-mile radius of Orland Park. Stanke, 40, recently ...
www.chicagotribune.com/.../ct-tl-0314-pet-patrol-q-and-a-201...
5 Social Media Events and How to Save on Your Business Traveling ...
From Yahoo! Small Business Advisor: No matter what line of work or play you're involved in, being a social media pro is a must, giving you the ability to connect ...
smallbusiness.yahoo.com/.../5-social-media-events-save-busine...
Penney's, Macy's, Stewart ordered into mediation - Dallas Business ...
J.C. Penney Co. Inc., Macy's Inc. and Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia were ordered...
www.bizjournals.com/.../penneys-macys-stewart-ordered-into....
Business leaders take an interest in NYC mayor race
More than 11 years after Michael Bloomberg became mayor, some major business figures are said to wonder -- and worry -- about what will follow the billionaire ...
www.newsday.com/.../business-leaders-take-an-interest-in-nyc...
Hermosa Beach business group launches logo design contest - San ...
Anyone wanting to have a hand in redesigning the logo for Fiesta Hermosa - the street festival that takes place over Memorial Day and Labor Day weekends ...
www.mercurynews.com/.../hermosa-beach-business-group-lau...


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