"Wallstreet" Reader

"Wallstreet" Reader

Apple Gave Few Phones to Other Retailers

Posted: 23 Sep 2012 07:33 PM PDT

Apple appeared to sell large numbers of its new iPhone 5 at its own stores over the weekend, but customers seemed to have little luck finding the gadget at the company's retail partners.

Apple Supplier Foxconn Says Fight at Plant Spread Into Larger Unrest

Posted: 23 Sep 2012 07:37 PM PDT

Foxconn, an arm of Apple supplier Hon Hai Precision Industry, said a fight on a factory campus in China escalated into larger-scale unrest at the plant.

Asian Shares Down, China, Europe In Focus

Posted: 23 Sep 2012 08:01 PM PDT

Asian markets slipped on Monday, with Chinese stocks down amid continuing worries over China's economy, while the euro declined as concerns over Europe resurfaced. The Hang Seng loses 0.7%.


Judge Faults Rambus for Destroying Papers

Posted: 23 Sep 2012 06:14 PM PDT

A federal judge found that Rambus "willfully" destroyed documents related to a long-running patent dispute with SK Hynix Inc., which said it expects to pay lower royalties in the case as a result.

Chinese Flock to the GMAT

Posted: 23 Sep 2012 07:26 PM PDT

One in five people who took the GMAT business-school entrance test last year was from China, a sharp increase.

Alfa Romeo Plots Return to U.S.

Posted: 23 Sep 2012 07:23 PM PDT

Fiat is using Chrysler engineers, plants and dealers to relaunch the sport Alfa Romeo brand in the U.S., after an absence of many years.

Makeover of 777 Agitates Boeing

Posted: 23 Sep 2012 06:14 PM PDT

As it seeks to upgrade its 777 twin jet, Boeing is wrestling with one of the thorniest problems in business: How and when do you replace a successful product?

Managers Take a Timeout From Stocks

Posted: 23 Sep 2012 07:22 PM PDT

It's nowhere near the two-minute warning for 2012, but some U.S. stock-market players are mulling whether to sit out the rest of the game.

Portugal PM Sets Talks on Worker Contributions

Posted: 23 Sep 2012 07:42 PM PDT

Portugal's government has signaled it is ready to drop a plan to increase workers' social-security contributions after the measure caused a national uproar.

Apple's Cost Rises Slightly for iPhone 5

Posted: 23 Sep 2012 05:59 PM PDT

Lower costs on some parts let Apple keep its overall component expenses for the iPhone 5 just slightly higher than those for its predecessor.

Cost of Leaving Greece Rises for Crédit Agricole

Posted: 23 Sep 2012 07:20 PM PDT

Crédit Agricole will likely to have to pour millions more dollars into its flailing Greek unit before it can sell the business.

Making Bad Banks Behave

Posted: 23 Sep 2012 03:44 PM PDT

Can personality tests help solve Britain's seemingly endless series of banking scandals? HSBC seems to think so.

American Airlines Flight Delays Pile Up

Posted: 23 Sep 2012 07:27 PM PDT

American Airlines continued to rack up flight delays and cancellations, blaming a dispute with its pilots union. The union denied pilots disrupted flights unnecessarily.

Box Office Yields Meager Receipts

Posted: 23 Sep 2012 03:40 PM PDT

The horror film "House at the End of the Street" and police drama "End of Watch" topped a slow weekend at the North American box office.

Tokyo Set to Switch Focus to U.S. Pact

Posted: 23 Sep 2012 06:22 PM PDT

The government of Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda looks increasingly likely to shift its focus to a free-trade pact led by the U.S. from one involving China as a territorial dispute between China and Japan festers.

Appetite for Latin Deals to Get Test

Posted: 23 Sep 2012 03:11 PM PDT

An offering this week from Banco Santander's Mexican unit will test investors' appetite for new listings tied to growth in Latin America, but with exposure to a leading Spanish bank.

Labor Strife Roils Platinum

Posted: 23 Sep 2012 04:26 PM PDT

Platinum is in the midst of some wild price swings and uncertainty surrounding South African production of the precious metal is likely to keep it that way.