AIG and U.S. set faster, riskier exit path
Thu, 30 Sep 2010 04:37 pm PDT
 Reuters - American International Group Inc and the U.S. government agreed on Thursday agreed on a plan that would accelerate the payback of bailout money and could yield a profit for taxpayers but also increase their risk. Full Story | Top |
Fed's Bernanke, Pianalto say recovery disappointing
Thu, 30 Sep 2010 05:41 pm PDT
 Reuters - The economic recovery remains disappointingly slow with unemployment too high, two top Federal Reserve officials said on Thursday, as they discussed the role of the U.S. central bank in spurring a stronger economy. Full Story | Top |
Data supports modest 3rd-quarter growth hopes
Thu, 30 Sep 2010 02:03 pm PDT
 Reuters - New U.S. claims for jobless aid fell last week, while manufacturing in the nation's Midwest region grew faster than expected in September, supporting the view that economic activity picked up a bit in the third quarter. Full Story | Top |
DemandTec fiscal 2Q loss narrows
Thu, 30 Sep 2010 02:27 pm PDT
AP - DemandTec Inc., a provider of software services for retailers and consumer products companies, said Thursday that its fiscal second-quarter loss narrowed slightly as operating expenses shrank. Full Story | Top |
EU finance ministers meet to settle bank taxes row
Thu, 30 Sep 2010 10:35 pm PDT
Reuters - European Union finance ministers met on Friday in a fresh attempt to agree a common approach to taxing banks for the cost of crises although documents prepared by aides for the meeting showed agreement was unlikely. Full Story | Top |
IMF chief sees no need to help Ireland
Thu, 30 Sep 2010 11:39 pm PDT
 AFP - IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn said in a newspaper interview on Friday that he did not expect Ireland to call on a European rescue fund to help the country cope with its financial crisis. Full Story | Top |
German retail sales slip by 0.2 pct in August
Thu, 30 Sep 2010 11:30 pm PDT
 AFP - German retail sales showed a surprise drop of 0.2 percent in August from the previous month, according to provisional, seasonally-corrected figures released Friday by the national statistics office. Full Story | Top |
New Yorkers buying bigger homes, prices stable
Thu, 30 Sep 2010 09:13 pm PDT
Reuters - Manhattan apartment prices were up year-over-year in the third quarter as more residents bought larger apartments, according to reports released on Thursday by New York City's biggest brokerages. Full Story | Top |
GE launches device to recycle fracking water
Thu, 30 Sep 2010 05:10 pm PDT
 AP - General Electric Co. is launching a mobile device aimed at helping natural gas drillers recycle water used in a controversial gas drilling process known as hydraulic fracturing. The truck-sized, transportable device would cut down on both the amount of fresh water used and wastewater currently trucked long distances for disposal. Full Story | Top |
College Graduates' Top Employers
Wed, 29 Sep 2010 05:08 am PDT
BusinessWeek - Having captured the hearts and minds of undergraduate business students, Google is still No. 1 in the latest Universum ranking of the most popular employers rated by young people. But it shouldn't get too cocky: The competition is getting fiercer. Full Story | Top |
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