 Wall Street continues upward trendThe Dow Jones rose more than 100 points Friday, the third day of gains for the key... | |
 Sexual harassment claims lead to big settlement in USA $5.8 million sexual harassment settlement will be paid by a building maintenance firm in the... |
 Large-sized Mini to hit the streetsThe Mini family is about to get a new member with the upsized Countryman... |
 Accident claim ends with Ford paying restitutionA Mississippi court has heard that the Ford Motor Co will pay $130 million over an accident that occurred in a Ford... |
 Royal Mail introduces electronic stampBritain’s royal Mail has sold its first "intelligent"... |
 Jewish survivors say French Railway should lose US bidHolocaust survivors and the families in the US have objected strongly to a French Railway bid for high-Speed tracks in Florida, which will eventually connect Tampa and... |
 Cold winter was good for GazpromThe cold winter in the first three months of the year has boosted the profits of Russia’s... |
 Galaxy becomes competitor to iPadSamsung has unveiled its likely competitor to the Apple... |
 iPod nano has multi-touch interfaceApple has come up with a new iPod nano with a multi-touch... |
 Burger King may be selling outTalks with potential buyers have reportedly been held by Burger King, the American fast food... |
 American and British Airways to coordinate frequent flyer American Airlines, British Airways and Iberia have been discussing how they will work together now that European regulators have allowed them to... |
| Stocks jump after relatively upbeat US jobs data ease concerns over economic recovery LONDON - Stocks pushed higher Friday after a relatively upbeat U.S. jobs report for August eased concerns about the pace of the economic recovery in the world's largest economy. In Europe, the FTSE... |
| In hot, hot summer, soup sales fall but broth and beverages boost Campbell Soup Co. profit HADDONFIELD, N.J. - Summer is rarely a hot sales season for Campbell Soup Co., and this year's sweltering June and July made that even more true, but the company said Friday that cost-cutting and... |
| Nursing homes broaden offerings to turn a profit By MATT SEDENSKYASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER MIAMI -- Seniors amble the nursing home's halls, while children from around the world visit for biofeedback treatments. One floor down from the hospice,... |
| Critical Insider Trade Alerts for Microsoft, Las Vegas Sands, Applied Materials, 3PAR, Target, & Dendreon; Reported by Insiderslab.com /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- Insiderslab.com issues new research reports that highlight large insider trades found in for Microsoft, Las Vegas Sands, Applied Materials, 3PAR, Target, & Dendreon. Read... |
| Canadian Markets: Canada market buoyed by financials, industrials SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- The Canadian market held onto slight gains Friday, buoyed by advances in the financial and industrial sectors as oil and gold prices fell. The S&P/TSX... |
| Airline Stocks: Airline stocks climb, set for 7% weekly gain NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Airline stocks edged higher Friday, poised to end the week in positive territory after August traffic reports and a clump of economic data directed market anxiety away from... |
| Slowdown in services and construction will keep lid on base rates The Bank of England is expected to maintain historically low interest rates next Thursday after a week of poor economic data concluded with figures showing a sharp slowdown in... |
| South London's Heygate estate mourned by locals – and Hollywood Clint Eastwood and Michael Caine, not to mention cast and crew members from TV series including Spooks, Hustle, Silent Witness and – on a near-weekly basis, according to locals... |
| From here to eternity: 340-mile journey for clotted cream made two miles away Cornish produce including St Endellion Brie, a Ginsters pasty, Roddas Clotted Cream and Cornish Sardines which has all travelled from Cornwall and back. Photograph: SWNS.COM/... |
| FTSE hit three-month high on bid talk and US jobs relief A rare positive surprise from the US jobs market and more bid talk helped the FTSE 100 end the week on a high note as worries about a dip back into global recession receded.M&A chatter around... |
| Asian stocks mostly higher ahead of U.S. jobs data Asian stocks mostly edged higher yesterday as dealers followed a third straight rise on Wall Street, but gains were limited by unease ahead of much-anticipated U.S. jobs data.Optimism over the U.S.... |
| Stocks extend September rally after jobs report The Labor Department says private employers added 67,000 jobs in August, more than the 41,000 economists polled by Thomson Reuters had forecast. While the report added a small dose of optimism, it... |
| BTG Said to Be in Talks for Singapore Group State Sale Sept. 3 (Bloomberg) -- Brazilian billionaire Andre Esteves is in talks with a group of investors from Singapore to sell a stake of about 15 percent of his Banco BTG Pactual SA to fund expansion,... |
| Earl Upsets Air Traffic, Weakens, on Its Way to New England Sept. 3 (Bloomberg) -- Hurricane Earl, weakening as it moves north toward New England and Canada, disrupted air and rail travel and lashed North Carolina’s Outer Banks with wind and... |
| Campbell’s earnings up but forecast disappoints said Friday it had fiscal fourth quarter earnings of $113 million, up 64 percent from the year-earlier quarter. The profit, equal to 33 cents a share, compared to $69 million, or 20 cents a year... |
| Stocks lifted by jobs report NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- Stocks pared earlier gains in Friday's pre-holiday session as investors welcomed a better-than-expected report on the U.S. job market.The Dow Jones industrial average... |
| Wall St. exec weeds for the poor John Malafronte was a Wall Street exec who retired to the glitzy Hamptons He started a plot in a community garden to keep active He donated the vegetables to food pantries in need With two other men,... |
| Wall Street surges after better-than-expected jobs report NEW YORK - Wall Street stocks soared on Friday as a much anticipated jobs report boosted hopes that the U.S. economic recovery was on the right track.The Dow Jones Industrial Average jumped 86.66... |
| Campbell Earnings May Trail Some Analysts’ Estimates Sept. 3 (Bloomberg) -- Campbell Soup Co., the world’s largest soup maker, gave a full-year earnings forecast that trailed some analysts’ estimates as U.S. soup sales slumped 5 percent... |
| European Stocks Post Biggest Weekly Gain Since July; Yell Soars Sept. 3 (Bloomberg) -- European stocks posted the biggest weekly gain since July as reports from the U.S. and China reassured investors that the economic recovery is not faltering and takeover... |
| Petrobras Swap Favors BG Over Repsol, Citigroup Says Sept. 3 (Bloomberg) -- Petroleo Brasileiro SA’s planned $42.5 billion share swap with the Brazilian government makes BG Group Plc’s assets in the South American country more attractive... |
| Crude oil higher, gold down after U.S. jobs report NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Crude oil gained ground and gold futures fell on Friday after the government reported the economy lost 54,000 jobs in August, less than expected by Wall Street economists.... |
| Europe shares hit 3-week closing high on U.S. data * U.S. jobs data supports, but caution following ISM numbers* Financials, miners among top gainers By Atul Prakash LONDON, Sept 3 (Reuters) - European shares hit a three-weekclosing high on Friday... |
| FOREX-Dollar falls after US data; yen, franc under pressure * Safe-haven dollar, yen, Swiss franc under pressure (Updates prices, adds quote, details) By Wanfeng Zhou NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. dollar fell againstthe euro and commodity currencies Friday... |
| BP To US Agency:Gulf Spill Led To New Response Abilities BP ) Friday disclosed various lessons and capabilities built from trouble-shooting the big oil spill in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico which, it said, would allow the industry to more quickly cope with any... |
| US STOCKS-Wall St climbs as jobs data spurs risk appetite Wall Street advanced for athird day Friday as the monthly payrolls data showed theU.S. economy may be in better shape than investors had thoughtand helped whet some investor appetite for risk. The... |
| Obama says to address new economic ideas next week Barack Obama willoutline new measures next week to boost the U.S. economy afterAugust data Friday showed again that jobs -- the centralissue in November elections -- were being created too slowly.... |
| Italy PM To Name New Industry Minister Next Week - Spokesman Dow Jones )- Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi will name a new industry minister next week, a spokesman for the premier said Friday, filling a four-month old void. Berlusconi will submit the... |
| Resolution: FSA Approves Change Of Control In AXA Life Buy Dow Jones )- Resolution Limited (RSL.LN), a Guernsey-incorporated investment vehicle, said Friday the Financial Services Authority has given notice of its approval, subject to conditions, of the... |
| PREVIEW-EU to mull new sanctions for EU budget rule breakers European Union financeministers will discuss on Monday how to more effectively punishEU budget rule breakers and make governments pay attention todebt amid some frustration that progress was slow.... |
| Q+A-How will EU watchdogs change policing of banks? European Union diplomats andlawmakers have agreed to set up new pan-EU financial regulatorsby the start of next year in an effort to impose tightercontrols on the financial industry. WHAT IS BEING... |
| Shell Denmark Refinery Shut For 2-Week Maintenance - Source RDSB ) Fredericia refinery in Denmark was shut down Friday for two weeks of planned maintenance, according to a person familiar with the situation. The plant is expected to take an additional week to... |
| PRECIOUS-Gold steadies after U.S. data; silver rallies (Updates prices, adds graphic) By Jan Harvey LONDON, Sept 3 (Reuters) - Gold steadied on Friday as datashowing the U.S. non-manufacturing sector grew in August at aslower pace than July helped offset... |
| FOCUS: Roche To Cut Costs As Austerity Programs, R&D Hurt Dow Jones )- Faced with austerity programs and health care reforms around the world, Roche Holding AG (ROG.VX) Friday launched its own cost-cutting and efficiency plan that may include job cuts and a... |
| Campbell 4Q Profit Up 64%, US Soup Sales Down CPB ) fiscal fourth-quarter profit rose 64% as the company cut costs, but its U.S. soup sales continued to decline despite efforts to attract consumers with more promotions. Although consumers are... |
| FACTBOX-Recent attacks on Kirkuk-Ceyhan pipeline Sept 3 (Reuters) - The pipeline from Iraq's Kirkuk oilfieldto the Turkish port of Ceyhan, one of Iraq's largest crude oilexport lines, has been repeatedly attacked and has also sufferedregular... |
| Intesa Sanpaolo CEO Rules Out Interest In VTB Stake CERNOBBIO, Italy (MF-Dow Jones)--Italian bank Intesa Sanpaolo SpA's (ISP.MI) chief executive Friday ruled out an interest in buying a stake in Russian lender VTB Bank (VTBR.RS). "We are small in... |
| Paris Court Finds EBay Liable For Selling Fakes eBay liable for selling counterfeit Louis Vuitton and Christian Dior products during 2001 to 2006 and ordered the online retailer to pay a fine of 5.7 million euros ($7.34 million). The ruling... |
