 Sri Lanka doing massive deals with ChinaSri Lanka will soon build a second international airport on the south of the island, with much of the money coming from... | |
 BA strike to go ahead after talks failureThere has been no agreement reached between British Airways and the Unite... |
 Defects unable to stop Toyota sales in USThe US sales of Toyota vehicles declined nearly 9 percent in... |
 Chrysler takes Volkswagen exec to run FiatThe Chrysler Group in the US has named a new executive to head the reintroduction of the Fiat brand to the local... |
 Kansas City school district shrunken to reduce deficitIn the US, the school board in Kansas City has decided to close 26 of the city's 59 public schools to keep the district afloat... |
 Carlos Slim becomes the new Bill GatesMexican telecom giant Carlos Slim has topped Forbes magazine's billionaire's... |
 UK bank has better time in 2009The Northern Rock bank in the UK has announced good progress throughout 2009 as it prepares to be... |
 Orange County residents can now go direct to the islandsThe John Wayne Airport in Orange County, California has been given permission to once again run flights to and from the Hawaiian... |
 Russia goes to Argentina for caviar fixA Russian company has gone to Argentina to increase its supply of... |
| Forbes says Gates no longer the world's richest Mexican tycoon Carlos Slim is the world's richest person, knocking Microsoft founder Bill Gates into second spot, as the wealth of the world's billionaires grew by 50 per cent over the last... |
 Emaar Properties to go ahead with Lombok proposalGulf company, Emaar Properties, has announced it will restart discussions with the Indonesian government on a project that was postponed during the economic... |
| Congressional Democrats, Near Deal On Health Legislation, Must Sell It To Rank And File WASHINGTON - House Democratic leaders on Thursday worked to rally their rank-and-file members around last-minute agreements on insurance taxes and prescription drug coverage that could move... |
| Americans' Net Worth Grows At End Of Last Year But Still Well Below Pre-recession Peak WASHINGTON - American households saw their wealth increase at the end of last year, mainly because the healing economy boosted stock portfolios. The Federal Reserve says household net worth rose... |
| Sarkozy, Merkel Propose Clampdown On Speculators German chancellor Angela Merkel, right, is welcomed by Dutch Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende as she arrived for a meeting in The Hague, Netherlands, Thursday March 11, 2010. (AP Photo/Peter... |
| Cambium Learning Group, Inc. Announces 2009 Earnings DALLAS, March 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Cambium Learning Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: ABCD) ("the Company"), a leading provider of research-based education solutions for students in Pre-K through 12th... |
| Cbrain Announces Continued Growth And Solid Earnings -- Best Result Ever The cBrain annual report for 2009 shows revenue of DKK 33.8 million compared to DKK 28.0 million for 2008 corresponding to a revenue growth of 21%. Result before tax for 2009 shows earnings (EBT) of... |
| Plex Systems, Inc. Attains Gold Certified Partner Status In Microsoft Partner Program ERP software for manufacturers , today announced it has attained Gold Certified Partner status in the Microsoft Partner Program with competencies in Business Intelligence and Hosting Solutions,... |
| Stock Markets To Get A Boost From Budget, Policies: Experts New Delhi, Mar 11 : Now its democratisation of the stock markets, with concerted efforts being made to take the equities cult to hitherto untouched rural areas and less familiar urban... |
| Where Volume Leaders Like Citigroup, Aig, And Bank Of America Are Making Headlines-gold Still Remains The #1 Investor's Choice LAS VEGAS, NEVADA--(Marketwire - March 11, 2010) - Citigroup (C), American International Group (AIG) and Bank of America (BAC) were the Top 3 volume leaders yesterday. Citigroup Inc. was up 3.66% to... |
| Big Majority Wants Wall Street Regulation March 11: Senate Banking Committee Chairman Dodd plans to unveil a financial regulation bill Monday without GOP support. The CNBC news team has the... |
| Materials Decline As China Considers Higher Rates NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Chemical and mining stocks led a material-sector decline on Thursday after fresh data from China showed the nation continues to struggle with inflation, raising concerns it... |
| Biotech Stocks: Biosante Rallies On Study; Drug Stocks Slip BOSTON (MarketWatch) -- Shares of BioSante Pharmaceuticals Inc. soared in early action Thursday, powered by a study that showed its GVAX Leukemia vaccine appeared to be effective in battling chronic... |
| Airline Stocks: Airline Stocks Fall; Iata Raises Global Forecast NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Airline investors shrugged off a vastly improved industry outlook on Thursday and cashed in after big-name stocks peaked at full-year highs in prior-day trading. The... |
| Union Memo Adds To Toyota's Safety Woes Toyota Camry cars on the lot of a US dealer. Toyota has recalled millions of cars in America. Photograph: TANNEN MAURY/EPA A four-year-old memo from Japanese factory workers warning that safety was... |
| Smith & Nephew Stumbles On Us Patent Reverse As Ftse Falls Back . The company's shares fell 18p to 677.5p after a federal jury decided its wound-therapy products infringed key patents of US competitor Kinetic Concepts.The next stage could be a possible injunction... |
| Tory Tech Plans Let The City Off The Hook Tory technology manifesto of failing to keep up with the hot trends. Crowdsourcing parliament? Check. Superfast broadband? Check. Opensource software and open data standards? Tick. Tick. Even price... |
| Pub Shares Lifted By Wetherspoon Results The company has been winning market share from competitors suffering in the depressed economy, and is now preparing to take over more of their pubs.With 746 pubs, the target is to open 500 in the... |
| Israeli Start-ups May Benefit From Microsoft Cloud Computing Plans Last week's speech by Microsoft CEO Steve Balmer at the University of Washington about cloud computing may be good news for Israeli start-ups in the sector that collaborate with the company. PHP... |
| Wall Street Up On Wholesale Data Wall Street stocks drifted higher Wednesday after government data showed a drop in wholesale inventories and rising sales, lifting hopes of economic recovery and improvement in the job market.The Dow... |
| Clayco Wins Contract For New Caterpillar Distribution Center Clayco Inc. will be the contractor for Caterpillar’s new distribution center in Clayton. St. Louis, Mo.-based Clayco was informed Wednesday it won the design/build contract... |
| House, Senate Leaders Agree On Health March 11 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. House and Senate leaders have agreed on legislative language to push forward President Barack Obama’s proposed overhaul of the nation’s health-care system, a... |
| Why I Don’t Want A Child Talking To My Pilot “I think it is ridiculous that the controller was even suspended! There was no safety risk, the kid did a top job and I think the world needs to wake up to itself and stop being so... |
| Lockheed F-35 At Risk Of Missing Goals, Gao Says March 11 (Bloomberg) -- Lockheed Martin Corp.’s F-35 jet fighter, its largest program, faces “substantial risk” of not delivering “the expected number of aircraft and required... |
| U.s. Economy: Trade Gap Unexpectedly Shrinks As Imports Drop March 11 (Bloomberg) -- The trade deficit in the U.S. unexpectedly narrowed in January as imports fell for the first time in five months, indicating demand is cooling following the fastest pace of... |
| Two-year Yield May Exceed Level In January: Technical Analysis March 11 (Bloomberg) -- The Treasury two-year note’s yield may climb beyond 1.045 percent, a level last reached in January, as the Federal Reserve prepares to phase out economic stimulus... |
| Iceland Unemployment Up Sharply: Data REYKJAVIK: Iceland's unemployment rate jumped to 9.3 percent of the work force in February from 9.0 percent in January, official figures showed on Wednesday. The Labour Directorate has foreseen... |
| Financial System Overhaul Hits A Hurdle March 11: Senate Banking Committee Chairman Dodd plans to unveil a financial regulation bill Monday without GOP support. The CNBC news team has the... |
| U.s. Court Reaffirms I4i Patent Win Over Microsoft Software company i4i says it has another legal victory over Microsoft Corp. in its patent infringement dispute. A three-member panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has again... |
| Microsoft To Appeal B.c. Court Ruling On Class Action Lawsuit Microsoft Corp. plans to appeal a British Columbia court decision that certified a class-action lawsuit alleging the computer giant illegally got rid of its competition, then raised its prices.In a... |
| Exxon Mobil To Lift 2010 Project Spending NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Exxon Mobil Corp. is looking beyond the current global glut in fossil fuels in anticipation of a spike in energy demand, Chief Executive Rex Tillerson said Thursday. ... |
| Ex-cazenove Broker Sentenced To 21 Months Jail LONDON -- Malcolm Calvert, a former equities marketmaker at Cazenove, was sentenced to 21 months prison for insider trading, the Financial Services Authority said on Thursday. On Wednesday, Calvert... |
| Natural Gas Off 2% After Supplies Data NEW YORK -- Natural gas futures fell nearly 2% on Thursday, after the Energy Information Administration said U.S. supplies of natural gas fell 111 billion cubic feet in the week ended March 5, in... |
| Piedmont Energy Posts 41% Rise In Earnings On Divestiture PNY ), an energy and natural gas utility, reported a 41% rise in first-quarter profits on a one-time divestiture gain and higher natural gas volumes. Piedmont said it earned $113.7 million, or... |
| Update: Chicago Board Options Exchange Files For Ipo (Updates throughout with background, detail) Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES BOCA RATON, Fla. -(Dow Jones)- The Chicago Board Options Exchange on Thursday moved ahead with plans for a long-delayed initial... |
| Freddie Mac: 30-yr Fixed-rate Mortgage Rate Slips SAN FRANCISCO -- Freddie Mac said Thursday the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage average slid to 4.95% with an average 0.7 point for the week ending March 11. In the previous period, the average was... |
