Pepsi Hits 'Refresh' on Donor Project Posted: 30 Jan 2011 07:07 PM PST PepsiCo is revamping an online charitable giving program created to boost its corporate image and sales of its flagship cola but marred by complaints of vote-rigging and other irregularities. |
Google Recruits for Mobile Apps Posted: 30 Jan 2011 07:35 PM PST Google plans to hire dozens of software developers to create applications for smartphones and other mobile devices, a new strategy aimed partly at helping Google counter Apple in one of high tech's hottest sectors. |
Inflation Shuffles Banks' Influence Posted: 30 Jan 2011 03:48 PM PST As inflation builds in places like China and Brazil, and the risk rises that these countries' central banks are behind the curve in that fight, it is the Federal Reserve, the European Central Bank and others that are grappling with the aftershocks. |
Alpha Reaches Deal to Buy Massey Posted: 30 Jan 2011 06:02 PM PST Alpha Natural Resources reached a deal to buy rival coal company Massey Energy for $7.1 billion in cash and stock. |
Home Prices Sink Further Posted: 30 Jan 2011 06:16 PM PST The Wall Street Journal's latest quarterly survey of housing-market conditions found that prices declined in all of the 28 major metropolitan areas tracked during the fourth quarter when compared to a year earlier. |
Europe Summit to Focus on Funds Posted: 30 Jan 2011 05:38 PM PST European leaders could announce broad outlines of a new deal to boost the euro zone's bailout funds at a summit, paving the way for a final agreement when they next meet in March. |
Deutsche Bank Bets on Home Market Posted: 30 Jan 2011 03:57 PM PST Deutsche Bank survived the financial crisis and now is gambling that banking in Germany can help it generate revenues. |
Borders to Delay January Payments Posted: 30 Jan 2011 07:09 PM PST Cash-strapped Borders Group said Sunday that it will delay January payments to vendors, landlords and others, as indications grow that the bookstore chain could be headed for bankruptcy court. |
Inflation Stalks Emerging Markets Posted: 30 Jan 2011 07:31 PM PST Investors in emerging markets face a risky landscape as a result of inflation. The question is whether central banks and governments are doing enough to stamp out inflation fires fueled by rising commodity prices and domestic economies operating at full tilt. |
U.S. Corporate Profits Surge Posted: 30 Jan 2011 07:44 PM PST With about 50% of companies reporting, fourth-quarter profits for the biggest U.S. corporations ended 2010 up sharply from a year ago, pointing to one of the best full-year gains since 1998. |
Turmoil Rattles Mideast Markets Posted: 30 Jan 2011 09:39 AM PST Investors nervous about instability gripping Egypt drove Middle Eastern stocks down sharply Sunday as markets reopened following a weekend of violent protests. Losses were led by a drop of more than 4% in regional business hub Dubai. |
Moinian, Related Cos. Settle Fight Over Office Tower Posted: 30 Jan 2011 09:44 AM PST Landlord Joseph Moinian reached a deal to block a takeover attempt of his 3 Columbus Circle Manhattan office tower by mogul Stephen Ross, chairman of Related Cos. |
Talks Fail to Settle Ho Family Feud Posted: 30 Jan 2011 06:40 PM PST The battle for control of Stanley Ho's Macau casino fortune took another turn with conflicting statements about the billionaire's wishes, raising questions over Ho's real intentions and mental status. |