AllInOneNews: Business

Obama urges extension of payroll tax cut

Sat Feb 11 05:05:37 CST 2012

[Associated Press] WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama is calling on Congress to extend a payroll tax cut for the remainder of the year as another deadline nears for Congress to act or see taxes go up for millions of working Americans....

After Fukushima Disaster, a Confused Effort at Cleanup

Sat Feb 11 05:00:22 CST 2012

[New York Times] Some of the companies that built Japan's nuclear plants are now cashing in on the cleanup, though their knowledge of decontamination is a work in progress.

Socialist leader urges vote for austerity measures

Sat Feb 11 04:34:54 CST 2012

[Associated Press] ATHENS, Greece (AP) -- Lawmakers from two parties backing Greece's coalition government are meeting to consider support for legislation containing new austerity measures in the wake of six resignations from the cabinet and the withdrawal of a small right-wing party from the coalition....

VIDEO: Stamp duty holiday ends

Sat Feb 11 03:52:36 CST 2012

[BBC News] First-time buyers are being urged not to rush into hasty property transactions just to benefit from the stamp duty holiday which is due to end next month.

Electronic Security a Worry in an Age of Digital Espionage

Sat Feb 11 02:08:24 CST 2012

[International Herald Tribune] Information has become easier to steal over the Internet because employees can carry proprietary data around.

Electronic Security a Worry in an Age of Digital Espionage

Sat Feb 11 02:08:24 CST 2012

[New York Times] Information has become easier to steal over the Internet because employees can carry proprietary data around.

Common Sense: How Clint Eastwood's Chrysler Ad Stirred Politics - Common Sense

Sat Feb 11 02:02:08 CST 2012

[International Herald Tribune] The combination of a strong jobs report and an inspirational Chrysler commercial at the Super Bowl seems to have touched some raw nerves.

Common Sense: How Clint Eastwood's Chrysler Ad Stirred Politics - Common Sense

Sat Feb 11 02:02:08 CST 2012

[New York Times] The combination of a strong jobs report and an inspirational Chrysler commercial at the Super Bowl seems to have touched some raw nerves.

Amid Efforts to Rescue Greece, a Lack of Trust From Allies

Sat Feb 11 02:00:03 CST 2012

[International Herald Tribune] While Portugal, Ireland and other countries may be struggling, Greece has found itself in a category of its own — a nation the rest of Europe no longer trusts.

Amid Efforts to Rescue Greece, a Lack of Trust From Allies

Sat Feb 11 02:00:03 CST 2012

[New York Times] While Portugal, Ireland and other countries may be struggling, Greece has found itself in a category of its own — a nation the rest of Europe no longer trusts.

U.S. Trade Deficit Expands

Sat Feb 11 01:41:02 CST 2012

[International Herald Tribune] The gap grew more than expected in December, and economic improvement lifted imports to their highest level in three and a half years.

Shortcuts: Identity Theft Prevention Can Be Cheap and Easy

Sat Feb 11 01:40:02 CST 2012

[International Herald Tribune] There are several free and easy steps that consumers can take to prevent identity theft.

Shortcuts: Identity Theft Prevention Can Be Cheap and Easy

Sat Feb 11 01:40:02 CST 2012

[New York Times] There are several free and easy steps that consumers can take to prevent identity theft.

Off the Charts: A Recovery With Business Out Front - Off the Charts

Sat Feb 11 01:30:02 CST 2012

[International Herald Tribune] Increases in private sector spending — not federal expenditures — have bolstered the nation's slow-but-sure rebound from the recession.

Off the Charts: A Recovery With Business Out Front - Off the Charts

Sat Feb 11 01:30:02 CST 2012

[New York Times] Increases in private sector spending — not federal expenditures — have bolstered the nation's slow-but-sure rebound from the recession.

Spain Approves Changes to Labor Policy

Sat Feb 11 01:28:56 CST 2012

[International Herald Tribune] The changes are designed to loosen rigid rules by cutting the cost of layoffs and encourging companies to hire the young and unemployed.

Energy Dept. Loan Program Needs Oversight, Audit Finds

Sat Feb 11 01:23:02 CST 2012

[New York Times] Stricter supervision and standards would help the Energy Department's loan guarantee program avoid a Solyndra repeat, a government report said.

Business Briefing | Finance: Failed Takeover Hurts Results at NYSE Euronext

Sat Feb 11 01:23:02 CST 2012

[New York Times] NYSE Euronext, which was prevented by European regulators last week from merging with Deutsche Börse, reported 19 percent decline in fourth-quarter profit.

Trade Falls Sharply in China

Sat Feb 11 01:00:04 CST 2012

[International Herald Tribune] Imports experienced a deeper decline than expected, which suggested that the nation's economy was slowing.

Trade Falls Sharply in China

Sat Feb 11 01:00:04 CST 2012

[New York Times] Imports experienced a deeper decline than expected, which suggested that the nation's economy was slowing.

Wealth Matters: Making Financial Decisions With a View to Future Public Office

Sat Feb 11 00:53:02 CST 2012

[New York Times] Past business, financial or tax moves that made sense to potential officeholders at the time can come back to haunt them, even if the moves are legal.

Obama Budget Lessens Focus on Deficit

Sat Feb 11 00:53:02 CST 2012

[New York Times] President Obama's budget blueprint, to be laid out Monday, is an election-year wager that higher taxes on the rich and spending on popular programs will outweigh deficit concerns.

Sudans' Oil Feud Risks Shattering a Fragile Peace

Sat Feb 11 00:46:27 CST 2012

[International Herald Tribune] Sudan and the breakaway nation of South Sudan have been locked in a dangerous game of brinkmanship over billions of gallons of oil.

S.&P. Downgrades 34 Italian Banks

Sat Feb 11 00:31:02 CST 2012

[International Herald Tribune] The credit ratings agency said it expected weak performance for Italian banks in the years ahead.

Business Briefing | Technology: Sales of Video Games and Accessories Fell in January

Sat Feb 11 00:23:02 CST 2012

[New York Times] Retail sales of video game hardware, software and accessories in the United States fell 34 percent in January.

Noreen Harrington Says She Alerted Mets Owners of Concerns With Madoff Investments

Sat Feb 11 00:20:02 CST 2012

[New York Times] Noreen Harrington, a chief officer for a hedge fund owned in part by Fred Wilpon and Saul Katz, said she shared her concerns about Bernard L. Madoff's investment performance with her superiors.

Your Money: Car Dealers Wince at a Site to End Sales Haggling

Sat Feb 11 00:10:03 CST 2012

[New York Times] TrueCar.com promises to deliver a guaranteed price for a car, efforts that automakers have pushed back against, saying that they could eat into already thin profit margins.

TV Sports: Lin's Powers Are Limited, at Least in the Cable World

Sat Feb 11 00:04:13 CST 2012

[New York Times] Not everyone can watch the Knicks' Jeremy Lin and join the Linsanity because the MSG Network and Time Warner Cable aren't talking.

After Fukushima Disaster, a Confused Effort at Cleanup

Sat Feb 11 00:04:02 CST 2012

[International Herald Tribune] Some of the companies that built Japan's nuclear plants are now cashing in on the cleanup, though their knowledge of decontamination is a work in progress.

Pet Airways, in Financial Straits, Is Canceling Flights

Sat Feb 11 00:01:07 CST 2012

[International Herald Tribune] Pet Airways, once the great transportation hope for animal owners, is low on cash and has been canceling flights.

Pet Airways, in Financial Straits, Is Canceling Flights

Sat Feb 11 00:01:07 CST 2012

[New York Times] Pet Airways, once the great transportation hope for animal owners, is low on cash and has been canceling flights.

Disgruntled Greeks Protest New Austerity Measures

Fri Feb 10 23:31:04 CST 2012

[International Herald Tribune] Prime Minister Lucas Papademos's fragile coalition was plunged into turmoil as European leaders expressed doubts about Greece's commitment to achieving solvency.

Disgruntled Greeks Protest New Austerity Measures

Fri Feb 10 23:31:04 CST 2012

[New York Times] Prime Minister Lucas Papademos's fragile coalition was plunged into turmoil as European leaders expressed doubts about Greece's commitment to achieving solvency.

Gov't on pace for $1T deficit despite January dip

Fri Feb 10 23:27:27 CST 2012

[Associated Press] WASHINGTON (AP) -- The federal deficit was lower through the first four months of the budget year than the same period last year. Still, the deficit is expected to top $1 trillion for the fourth year in a row, putting more pressure on Congress and President Barack Obama in an election year....

Greek cabinet approves new cuts

Fri Feb 10 21:38:19 CST 2012

[BBC News] Greece's cabinet approves a draft bill committing to austerity reforms required to get new bailout funds, amid warnings of "chaos" if parliament fails to ratify.

Justice Department calls Swiss Bank a "fugitive"

Fri Feb 10 21:24:43 CST 2012

[Associated Press] NEW YORK (AP) -- The U.S. Justice Department called Switzerland's largest private bank a fugitive from justice on Friday after it didn't send any representatives to a court hearing in New York, where it has been charged with conspired with American clients to hide $1.2 billion from the Internal Revenue Service....

Republic Bancorp founder Bernard Trager dies at 83

Fri Feb 10 21:11:46 CST 2012

[Associated Press] LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) -- Bernard Trager, the longtime chairman and founder of bank holding company Republic Bancorp Inc., has died. He was 83....

VIDEO: Greek cabinet agree austerity plan

Fri Feb 10 20:42:27 CST 2012

[BBC News] The Prime Minister of Greece, Lucas Papademos, has insisted his country must do "whatever it takes" to avoid bankruptcy and catastrophe.

The anti-Solyndra: Ford's Energy Department loan

Fri Feb 10 20:27:42 CST 2012

[CNN] The Energy Department's controversial loan program got some much needed help on Friday.

Media Decoder Blog: Jeffrey Zaslow, Author and Journalistic Role Model, Dies at 53

Fri Feb 10 19:34:38 CST 2012

[New York Times] At The Wall Street Journal, he was admired for stretching the restraints of financial journalism. He later used those skills in best-selling books like "The Last Lecture."

DealBook: MF Global Trustee Sees $1.6 Billion Customer Shortfall

Fri Feb 10 19:11:42 CST 2012

[New York Times] The revised figure reflects growing concerns that the bankruptcy trustee cannot claw back $700 million in customer money trapped at MF Global's British arm.

More firms 'claw back' pay from big earners

Fri Feb 10 18:59:45 CST 2012

[MSNBC] It's still early in the year, but "clawback" could be the word that haunts bankers' dreams in 2012.

DealBook: Whitman Capital Founder Is Charged With Insider Trading

Fri Feb 10 18:52:56 CST 2012

[New York Times] Douglas F. Whitman, the founder of Whitman Capital, surrendered to the F.B.I. on charges of illegal trading in tech stocks using tips from people in the Galleon Group fraud.

DealBook: Barclays Caps Bonuses as Profit Declines 16%

Fri Feb 10 18:23:45 CST 2012

[International Herald Tribune] Barclays, the big British bank, put a lid on bonuses after the capital banking unit's revenue dropped in a tough year for the company over all.

Kid Rock slams hometown paper over column

Fri Feb 10 18:09:56 CST 2012

[MSNBC]

The platinum-selling rock star who has promoted the city of Detroit worldwide has a clear message for his hometown newspaper: Cancel my subscription.

Citibank overcharged some iPad users

Fri Feb 10 18:02:57 CST 2012

[MSNBC] Citibank double-charged some of its customers for months because of a technical glitch involving its iPad application, the bank acknowledged Friday.

Obama to seek lower corporate tax rate

Fri Feb 10 18:02:08 CST 2012

[MSNBC] The presidentwill call for cutting the top 35 percent corporate tax rate as early as this month, according to two sources close to the administration.

Obama budget: $901 billion deficit in 2013

Fri Feb 10 18:01:57 CST 2012

[CNN] President Obama will propose a budget on Monday that forecasts a $901 billion deficit in 2013, and includes plans to make targeted investments in areas like infrastructure while hiking taxes on the rich.

New deals as stamp duty holiday ends

Fri Feb 10 18:01:18 CST 2012

[BBC News] Buyers are being urged not to rush into hasty property transactions just to benefit from the stamp duty holiday which is due to end next month.

The Week's Business News in Pictures

Fri Feb 10 17:22:07 CST 2012

[New York Times] More austerity in Greece; a license for a new nuclear reactor in the United States; and a $26 billion mortgage settlement.