Business and Finance NewsExit of banks would be catastrophic for UK
The Tokyo News.Net
The continuing row over bonuses is damaging Britain's reputation as a place to do business, leading international bankers have warned.
Ministers have been accused of trying to gain public favour ... Iran gives Europe thumbs down on oil supplies
The Tokyo News.Net
Iran will stop its oil exports to Europe, Oil Minister Rostam Qasemi said Saturday.
The development comes after the European Union endorsed the measures adopted by the foreign ministers of the ... TV personality embroiled in business row
The Tokyo News.Net
Sharon Osbourne has been sued by a design company which has accused the reality TV star of breaching a jewellery deal by pulling out at the last minute.
Lucas Design International executives ... Imogen Thomas dresses down for shopping
The Tokyo News.Net
Imogen Thomas was spotted in a dressed down look for her trip to Tesco in North London on Thursday - a far cry from her glamorous appearance at a party the night before.
The 29-year-old glamour ... Boeing checks 787s for carbon fiber delamination
MSNBC
Boeing is not releasing many details about the problem or inspections. In a statement, Boeing said it "..has found that incorrect shimming was performed on support structure on the aft fuselage ... Apple stock sale is rotten
New York Post
Dear John: I had placed an order to sell 50 shares of Apple stock on the day the company was recently reporting quarterly earnings. My order was "good-til-canceled," or GTC, as they say in ... Saving by waving your phone
New York Post
TECH CORNER If you’re looking to save your own money or that of your employer when you buy a business lunch, a cup of coffee with a client or even travel purchases, you might consider using ... Fed judge throws fit at Baum
New York Post
Finally, someone has forced New York’s foreclosure king to say he’s sorry.The stunning apology was delivered by Steven J. Baum’s attorney, Vincent Doyle, in a Poughkeepsie ... No soft SOPA, they play hardball
New York Post
Now that the tech industry’s nerds have gotten their revenge against Hollywood’s bid to pass anti-piracy legislation, don’t look for a sequel in 2012.Congress scuttled ... Big screen on warranty
New York Post
If you are one of the many who purchased big-screen TVs to watch today’s Super Bowl, two things are almost certain: You got a deep discount on the set, and the dealer tried to boost his profit ... Numbers tell two sides of employment story
New York Post
The good news for millions of out-of-work Americans: Job prospects are improving, with the unemployment rate showing a surprise drop to a three-year low of 8.3 percent.The bad news: Many job-seekers ... Earnings Preview: Dun & Bradstreet - Analyst Blog
Nasdaq
DNB ) is scheduled to release its fiscal fourth quarter results on February 6, 2011 after the closing bell. We do not notice any changes in analyst estimates ahead of the earnings release. ... Upbeat jobs news brings smiles to some workers
Star Tribune
Java Coleman was transferred to Ohio last year after Nestle decided to shutter its health care products plant in St. Louis Park, displacing more than 200 workers. It was a tough transition: Coleman ... Future of health care: Comparison shopping
Star Tribune
Jim Welna is still haunted by the employee who turned down his offer to help pay for health insurance. The worker was 30 and seemingly healthy. He preferred to use his spare dollars to help family ... Minnesota firms pivot in face of Thai floods
Star Tribune
Last year's flooding in Thailand was a mammoth natural disaster. And now, because a vital segment of the electronics industry clustered in a Thai flood zone more than two decades ago, the Twin ... 3M execs are cutting costs, but flying high
Star Tribune
From early retirement packages to cutbacks in hiring, 3M Co. says it is constantly looking for ways to lower its costs. But at least one expense is being spared the scalpel: its fleet of corporate ... Another financial setback for Curtis Carlson Nelson
Star Tribune
Curtis Carlson Nelson, grandson of a Minnesota business legend, is prepared to acknowledge that he'll spend his foreseeable future under mounds of debt that he likely will never repay. Nelson, ... Basic instinct behind many consumer choices
Star Tribune
It's the oldest trick in advertising's toolbox. If you want to sell a car, television or power tool to a man, drop an attractive woman into the ad. Vladas Griskevicius can't say for ... Inside Track: Carlson School eyes two U alumni
Star Tribune
A deputy dean of the London School of Economics is one of the four finalists competing to be the next dean of the Carlson School of Management at the University of Minnesota. Randall S. Peterson ... Navigating IRA rules can involve a little math
Star Tribune
QI am about to turn 70. My spouse is younger than me. We both have IRAs that we are trying to leave alone as much as possible. I realize I need to begin withdrawing from my IRA by the end of this ... Wanted: Banking app to monitor balances
Star Tribune
Banks use various methods to calculate average bank balances, which figure in whether consumers get charged a checking account fee, but all of those methods keep consumers in the dark. (Robert ... What analysts are saying: J.C. Penney's makeover
Star Tribune
J.C. Penney Co.'s new CEO Ron Johnson, a former executive at Target and Apple, announced long-term plans to completely redo the company's 1,100 stores across the country. Johnson and the ... Clock ticks on Greece's bailout deadline
Reuters
Greece on Saturday warned it had just one day left to clinch the bailout plan with political leaders and impatient lenders who accuse it of dragging its feet on promised ... Is it time to leave Facebook?
Guardian
I could blame it on the launch of Timeline (Facebook's now mandatory reboot of users' profile pages) or the forthcoming mega-IPO. Or even claim I was taking some high-minded stance (a ... Seedcamp London: the other Dragons' Den
Guardian
For technology entrepreneurs, Seedcamp is an opportunity to acquire investment for their fledgling companies. But what makes the money men want to sponsor ... Has The Daily got off its launch pad?
Guardian
year after its (Rupert-visionary) launch, it's natural to look again at The Daily , Murdoch's non-newsprint newspaper on an iPad or Android tablet near you. How's it doing? 100,000 ...
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