Treasury Futures Trade Near 3-Month Low on Fed Tapering Outlook Bloomberg Treasury futures traded near a three-month low as the International Monetary Fund said it's raising its U.S. economic growth forecast, adding to prospects the Federal Reserve will continue to slow monthly bond buying. Ten-year note yields completed a fifth ... | |
Fallout from Target customer data breach shows in sentiment survey Los Angeles Times Target continues to suffer blowback from the breach of as many as 40 million customer credit and debit card accounts it disclosed last week, as consumer perception of the chain plunges and calls for an investigation intensify. Consumers' perception of Target ... | |
Time Warner Cable Has Shareholder Backing as Takeover Bid Looms Businessweek Time Warner Cable Inc. (TWC:US) is loathed by many consumers and loved by many investors. It's shareholders who may give incoming Chief Executive Officer Rob Marcus the will to reject a $62 billion offer for the company. Even as it has lost TV customers ... | |
GLOBAL MARKETS-Nikkei outshines Asian shares, clears 2013 peak Reuters ... slideshows. * Asian markets bolstered after Wall St hits fresh records * Nikkei outperforms as Japan plays catch-up after holiday * Dollar underpinned against rivals by rising yields * Gold back below $1,200 on U.S. inflation data, Fed taper fears By Lisa ... | |
Disney Chief Received Less in 2013, Filing Shows New York Times LOS ANGELES — The Walt Disney Company on Monday revealed a 15 percent decline in pay in 2013 for its chief executive and chairman, Robert A. Iger, and said that Twitter's chairman, Jack Dorsey, had been named to its board of directors. | |
China shares move off 4-month lows, lift Hong Kong Reuters ... Print. * HSI +0.7 pct, H-shares +0.6 pct, CSI300 +0.4 pct. * Larger Chinese financials lead rebound, smaller ones down again. * Prada sinks after quarterly earnings disappointment. * FIH Mobile spikes after affiliate strikes Blackberry deal. By Clement Tan. | |
Kemira Oyj sells ChemSolutions' formic acid business to Taminco Corporation MarketWatch (Thomson Reuters ONE via COMTEX) -- Kemira signed an agreement today to sell its formic acid business, including the feed and the airport runway deicing product lines, to Taminco (Allentown, Pennsylvania, USA). The businesses sold had combined ... | |
Super Saturday sales, foot traffic from Christmas shoppers plummet Los Angeles Times Last-minute shoppers visited fewer stores and spent less money last week than they did the week before, putting a pinch on retailers who had hoped for strong sales during the final weekend before Christmas, according to ShopperTrak. The data firm found ... | |
Chestnuts become a growing crop in Michigan Detroit Free Press Chestnuts still roast on open fires, but Michigan farmers are now using the traditional holiday favorite in many other ways — making treats like hummus, soup and gluten-free beer. With a combination of nature, entrepreneurial farming and some help from ... | |
Sony selling off media metadata service Gracenote to Tribune group The Verge Some five years after buying media identifying service Gracenote for $260 million, Sony is selling it off to Chicago-based media company Tribune Co. for nearly half that. The two companies today announced a $170 million deal that gives the Tribune ... | |
Bull Calls United in Europe as Strategists See 12% Gain Bloomberg European stocks are poised for a third year of gains, restoring almost all the losses suffered during the financial crisis, as economic growth overcomes record pessimism on earnings. Equities will rise 12 percent in 2014, according to the average projection of ... | |
Traffic at Target Stores Down After Data Breach Wall Street Journal Target tried to limit the breach's damage by offering a 10% discount in its U.S. stores over the weekend. Shown, a Miami Target on Thursday. Getty Images. In the wake of a massive data breach, Target Corp. TGT +0.55% Target Corp. U.S.: NYSE $62.49 +0.34 ... | |
Chicago Sun-Times parent selling Joliet newspaper to Shaw Media Crain's Chicago Business Wrapports, parent of the Chicago Sun-Times, plans to sell the Joliet Herald-News to suburban newspaper owner Shaw Media. Photo: Stephen J. Serio. By Lynne Marek December 22, 2013. Chicago Sun-Times parent Wrapports LLC plans to sell the Joliet ... | |
Legal teams grapple with banks' Volcker rule compliance Financial Times The world's largest banks are struggling to set up compliance programmes that satisfy regulators as they digest the new Volcker rule. The Volcker rule, named after former Federal Reserve chairman Paul Volcker, is one of the key provisions in the sweeping ... | |
YRC Nears Deal for $250 Million in New Equity Wall Street Journal The company was expected to make a securities filing Monday morning detailing the financing, which comprises $250 million in equity and at least $25 million in debt committed to become equity and was being provided by several investment firms, the ... | |
Jos. A. Bank rejects offer from Men's Wearhouse MarketWatch NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Jos. A. Bank Clothiers Inc. (NASDAQ:JOSB) said Monday it has rejected Men's Wearhouse Inc.'s (NYSE:MW) acquisition bid. Jos. A. Bank said its Board of Directors unanimously voted to reject the offer for $55 a share, made on ... | |
California health exchange braces for deadline San Francisco Chronicle SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California's health insurance exchange was scrambling to help consumers before the deadline hit to enroll for coverage that starts Jan. 1. Enrollments under the federal health law began ramping up dramatically as the Monday ... | |
Barrick Announces Agreement to Divest Plutonic Mine in Australia Wall Street Journal Barrick Gold Corporation (NYSE:ABX)(TSX:ABX) (Barrick or the "company") today announced it has agreed to divest its Plutonic mine ("Plutonic") in Western Australia to Northern Star Resources Ltd ("Northern Star") for total cash consideration of A$25 million, ... | |
Facing weak margins, Asia refiners switch to fuel oil from costly crude Reuters ... Print. * S. Korea, Singapore blend cheap fuel oil with condensate as feedstock. * Fuel oil-condensate blend cuts residue yield, boosts high-value products output. * Japan's TonenGeneral processing more, Cosmo considers buying fuel oil. By Florence Tan ... | |
UPDATE 2-Wall St Week Ahead-With Fed out of the way, what's next on Wall St? Reuters By Angela Moon. NEW YORK Dec 22 (Reuters) - With the U.S. Federal Reserve finally announcing it will start tapering its stimulus, it removed a big uncertainty in the market last week and raised the question: Can Wall Street expect a stronger finish to the year ... | |
Bargain-hungry holiday shoppers buy less on last weekend Reuters ELMHURST, N.Y. Dec 23 (Reuters) - U.S. consumers shopped less on the final weekend before Christmas despite deeper discounts, the latest sign of how difficult a season this is turning out to be for retailers. Shoppers also showed signs they will do more of ... | |
FOREX-Dollar searches for fresh inspiration in holiday week Reuters ... slideshows. * Markets subdued with Japan closed on Monday and Christmas holidays ahead. * Dollar off multi-year highs vs yen, Australian & Canadian dollars. * Markets keeping eye on U.S. data, China money markets. By Ian Chua. SYDNEY, Dec 23 ... | |
Gold ETP Assets Shrink Most Since July After Prices Slide on Fed Bloomberg Sales of gold from exchange-traded products were the most in more than five months last week as the Federal Reserve began to reduce stimulus and bullion closed at the lowest level in more than three years. Assets in the 14 biggest exchange-traded ... | |
Occidental in $26 mln settlement with former chairman Irani Reuters Dec 23 (Reuters) - Occidental Petroleum Corp reached a $26 million settlement with its former chairman, Ray Irani, adding to the executive's billion-dollar haul over more than two decades. Following Irani's ouster as chairman by shareholders in May, ... | |
Get the most out of that gift card Los Angeles Times Spoiler alert: There's a really good chance you'll get a gift card for Christmas. That's not a news flash from the North Pole. It comes instead from the National Retail Federation, which estimated in a recent report that more than 80% of shoppers will be including ... | |
Economic Reports for the Week of Dec. 23 New York Times INCOME AND SPENDING On Monday, the Commerce Department will announce the data on personal income and spending in November. Economists on Wall Street are looking for an increase of 0.5 percent for both figures, according to Bloomberg, but a ... | |
Health law sign-up deadline arrives Pensacola News Journal Certified enrollment specialist Richelle Baker, right, talks with Martha Medina and her daughter Martha at a Healthcare Insurance Marketplace office in Miami. / AP. Written by. Kelli Kennedy. Associated Press. Filed Under. Affordable Care Act. | |
Turkey's Halkbank says Iran business complies with law Reuters ISTANBUL Dec 23 (Reuters) - Halkbank, the state-run Turkish lender whose chief executive was arrested in a wide-ranging corruption probe at the weekend, said on Monday it had not faced questioning by the police or judiciary as a corporate entity. The bank ... | |
State agency taking public comment on fracking rules until early next year Daily Journal SPRINGFIELD, Illinois — The public hearings have ended, but state officials said there's still time to submit public comments on proposed rules for the high-volume oil and gas drilling known as hydraulic fracturing. The Illinois Department of Natural Resources ... | |
Asian stocks up on positive lead from U.S. NASDAQ Investing.com - Asian stock markets rose on Monday after a positive lead from the U.S. last week with the Dow and S&P 500 closing at all-time highs and the the Nasdaq at its highest level in more than 13 years. Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index rose 0.19%, ... | |
Want insurance by Jan. 1? Deadline Monday for health plan under ACA Chicago Sun-Times Monday is the last day for uninsured Illinoisans to buy a newly-created health insurance plan made possible by President Obama's health care law, if they want to have their coverage kick in Jan. 1, 2014. But you have until March 31 to enroll in one of these ... | |
Air India to sell 7 Dreamliners to raise $840 million Economic Times The carrier has already taken the delivery of 11 Dreamliners and three more are expected to join the fleet by March of next year. ET SPECIAL: Save precious time tracking your investments. MUMBAI: National carrier Air India plans to raise up to $840 million by ... | |
Group heads offshore for wind energy venture Valley morning Star Above is the Ormonde offshore project, off the west coast of the United Kingdom, which Baryonyx Corporation founders developed. Baryonyx is hopeful that continued funding from the U.S. Department of Energy will help them, and a handful of other ... | |
Herbalife: The Greater Fools Theory At Play? ValueWalk On December 5 Herbalife Ltd. (NYSE:HLF) got as high as $76.43 and some investors might be thinking that they could get in on a short squeeze of Bill Ackman and Pershing Square Capital Management`s public and noteworthy short position on the company ... | |
Juan Williams is sick of Obamacare critics: 'There's gonna be a big lump in all of ... Daily Caller Be careful criticizing the Obamacare train wreck this Christmas season, boys and girls, or you may find yourself on Juan Williams naughty list. The political analyst was in no mood for healthcare hostility on Sunday, telling a bipartisan "Fox News Sunday" panel ... | |
Optimism over US economy shores up markets Lincoln Journal Star Growing optimism over the U.S. economy helped shore up global markets Monday despite tensions in China's credit markets. Germany's DAX and the main U.S. indexes all struck record highs, albeit on a day when trading was fairly muted as many traders ... | |
Mayor's health care task force has not reached consensus on blending Healthy ... San Francisco Examiner With many provisions of the Affordable Care Act taking effect Jan. 1, confusion persists in San Francisco over how to mesh the federal mandate with The City's 7-year-old landmark universal health care program. The 41-member Universal Healthcare Council ... | |
Tesla Quiet Clean Energy Guardian Express This is neither the website of, nor affiliated in any way with, Guardian News and Media. Tesla The Tesla quietly runs and helps with the clean energy race. It runs on electricity and it is good for the environment. As long as there is an electrical outlet around the ... | |
LSSU to present college financial aid workshops Sault Ste. Marie Evening News Email Headlines; Sign up for our newsletter and have the top headlines from your community delivered right to your inbox. Sign up today · Sports. In this section; – Lions; – NFL; – Michigan Football; – Michigan State Football. Top Stories. Saints turn back Blue ... | |
The only thing certain is death and taxes DVIDS CAMP AS SAYLIYAH, Qatar - Benjamin Franklin assured us that the only thing certain is death and taxes. As tax season approaches, there are a few things about which you need to be aware. First, a fact: the Camp As Sayliyah Tax Center will open toward the ... | |
Deutsche Bank agrees to pay $1.9bn to US FHFA Banking Business Review Deutsche Bank has reached a $1.9bn settlement with the US Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), to settle the allegations that it failed to provide adequate disclosure about certain residential mortgage-backed securities sold to Fannie Mae and Freddie ... | |
Senate report explains how companies sell your data for marketing purposes The Verge Target can figure out whether you're pregnant based on what you buy, but it's far from the only company amassing and analyzing your data. Last year, the US Federal Trade Commission ordered nine so-called "data brokers" to explain how they obtain and ... | |
Survey: Most uninsured don't understand insurance terms UPI.com WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 (UPI) -- The delay on the part of the uninsured to buy health insurance may be because 60 percent struggle with insurance concepts, a U.S. survey indicates. The Urban Institute's Health Reform Monitoring Survey, a new initiative that ... | |
Federal employees still wondering if government will close Christmas Eve Washington Times WASHINGTON, December 20, 2013 — Federal employees are wondering whether the President will close the government on Christmas Eve. The order to close the government for Christmas Eve 2012 came on December 21, 2012. According to Government ... | |
BlackBerry partners with Foxconn for smartphone production Digitimes Foxconn Electronics has confirmed that its Hong Kong-listed subsidiary FIH Mobile has signed a 5-year deal with BlackBerry to undertake OEM production of the vendor's smartphones. The BlackBerry phones will be made at Foxconn's factories in Indonesia ... | |
4 Things You Didn't Know About General Motors' Dominance DailyFinance Today, General Motors is the largest car company in the United States. Its market cap may place second to rival Ford Motor Company , but in terms of sales, the company outpaced all of its peers with more than 9.2 million units sold globally in 2012. Here are ... | |
CRUISE CORNER: CARNIVAL UPS ITS GAME U-T San Diego In the last few years, Carnival Cruise Lines has been in the news more often than not for an unfortunate set of stranded ships that have significantly inconvenienced passengers. Recognizing the seriousness of these failures, Carnival has made great strides to ... | |
Saudi Arabia remains most important regulator of oil prices Arab News Ever since 2011, Brent oil has been trading at above $100 per barrel and, had it not been to Saudi Arabia's intervention to step up production, prices would have been much higher. Like any other commodity, global price of oil has witnessed many changes in ... | |
Oracle Buys Responsys MENAFN.COM Dec 23, 2013 (Menafn - M2 PRESSWIRE via COMTEX) --Oracle today announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire Responsys, Inc. MKTG, the leading provider of enterprise-scale cloud-based B2C marketing software, for 27.00 per share in ... | |
Confidence improves in December U of M News Service Richard Curtin. Image courtesy of D.C. GoingsANN ARBOR--Consumer confidence rebounded among households with incomes less than $75,000 in December, according to the Thomson Reuters/University of Michigan Surveys of Consumers. Conducted by ... | |
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