Friday, September 10, 2010

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Wall Street rises with energy, consumer shares (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Sep 2010 08:02 AM PDT

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, September 7, 2010. REUTERS/Brendan McDermidReuters - Stocks rose on Friday as energy shares were boosted by a jump in crude oil prices and wholesale inventory data pointed to rising consumer demand.


Nokia brings in Microsoft exec to replace CEO (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Sep 2010 07:38 AM PDT

A girl tests out the new Nokia N8 mobile phone at the Nokia Flagship store in Helsinki September 10, 2010. REUTERS/Markku Ulander/LehtikuvaReuters - Nokia has hired Stephen Elop, a Canadian Microsoft executive with Silicon Valley credentials, to replace its embattled chief executive and renew its drive to compete with Apple.


July wholesale inventories jump 1.3 percent (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Sep 2010 07:32 AM PDT

London shares ended in positive territory Thursday on US jobs and home sales data after falling in early deals.(AFP/File/Carl de Souza)Reuters - Wholesale inventories surged by the largest amount in two years in July, a government report said on Friday, in a sign firms were anticipating enough demand to boost stock this summer.


Deutsche Bank set to lead likely Basel cash call charge (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Sep 2010 08:00 AM PDT

The headquarters of Deutsche Bank AG are pictured in Frankfurt July 23, 2010. REUTERS/Ralph OrlowskiReuters - Deutsche Bank is set to lead rivals raising billions of euros as new global capital rules to be unveiled this weekend bite, and showed it may be good to get the jump on the pack.


SEC probing certain investment advisory firms: report (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Sep 2010 06:26 AM PDT

Reuters - The securities regulator is investigating investment advisory firms that channel investors' money into hedge funds, the Wall Street Journal reported.

SEC says proposed Citi settlement is fair (Reuters)

Posted: 08 Sep 2010 03:21 PM PDT

Reuters - The top securities regulator defended its proposed $75 million settlement with Citigroup , saying the penalty reasonably accounts for the seriousness of the bank's alleged misconduct, according to a document filed in court on Wednesday.

AP source: Obama to name Goolsbee to head council (AP)

Posted: 10 Sep 2010 01:51 AM PDT

FILE - In a Jan. 15, 2009 file photo Dr. Austan Goolsbee testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington before the Senate Banking Committee.  President Barack Obama is expected to announce Friday Sept. 10, 2010, that Goolsbee will be the chairman of his Council of Economic Advisers. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana/file)AP - President Barack Obama has chosen one of his longtime economic advisers, Austan Goolsbee, to be the chairman of his Council of Economic Advisers, a White House official said.


Shoe seller DSW's operator says 2Q profit jumps (AP)

Posted: 09 Sep 2010 02:05 PM PDT

AP - Retail Ventures Inc., which operates the DSW shoe store chain, posted a 67 percent jump in second-quarter net income as a key revenue figure improved.

Greece pledges to overhaul loss-making state rail (AP)

Posted: 10 Sep 2010 07:33 AM PDT

Coast guards lock the gate of the harbor as riot police take positions during a protest  in Thessaloniki, Greece Friday Sept. 10, 2010. Unions are staging protests in Thessaloniki ahead of an annual weekend speech on the state of the economy by Prime Minister George Papandreou. Unions are angry at plans by Papandreou's Socialist government to sell-off and reform loss-making state enterprises and relax labor rules as part of an effort deal with Greece's acute debt crisis. (AP Photo/Dimitri Messinis)AP - The Greek government pledged Friday to radically overhaul loss-making state rail company OSE, as official data showed efforts to cut the country's bloated budget deficit remained on track, if slightly asthmatic.


Capstead Mortgage shares fall on dividend cut (AP)

Posted: 10 Sep 2010 08:52 AM PDT

AP - Shares of Capstead Mortgage Corp. fell Friday after the real estate investment trust cut its dividend for the fifth straight quarter.

Trichet: phasing out crisis measures to take time (AP)

Posted: 10 Sep 2010 02:53 AM PDT

AP - It may take a while yet to phase out the special credit support that was given to banks in the wake of the financial crisis, the European Central Bank's president has said.

Wal-Mart US merchandising now headed by four execs (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Sep 2010 01:19 PM PDT

Reuters - Wal-Mart Stores Inc will remain without a chief merchandising officer for its U.S. stores for now, instead naming four new product heads to take over that responsibility, the retailer said on Thursday.

Mortgage rates edge up; Housing market still slow (AP)

Posted: 09 Sep 2010 02:27 PM PDT

AP - Record-low mortgage rates failed to pull the housing market out of its funk. Now rates are inching higher, but don't blame them if home sales stay sluggish.

Oil price surges after Midwest pipeline shuts down (AP)

Posted: 10 Sep 2010 08:40 AM PDT

California firefighters were battling a huge fire still raging hours after a gas pipeline exploded destroying or damaging more than 170 homes, amid reports at least six people had been killed.(afp.com)AP - Oil prices surged Friday after a pipeline that delivered oil to Midwest refineries was shut down, raising questions about how long the supply may be disrupted.


Analysis: Obama has tenuous grip on Democrats over taxes (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Sep 2010 01:51 PM PDT

President Barack Obama attends Milwaukee Laborfest event in Wisconsin to celebrate Labor Day September 6, 2010. REUTERS/Larry DowningReuters - Democrats in Congress are distancing themselves from President Barack Obama's push to let taxes rise for the wealthiest Americans, fearing it will further harm them in November's mid-term elections.


Special Report: Power struggles: charging tomorrow's cars (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Sep 2010 07:36 AM PDT

A Tesla Roadster is electrically charged at Tesla Motors Inc in San Carlos, California July 22, 2009. REUTERS/Robert GalbraithReuters - Imagine driving across America using a fuel so new you have to carry your own supply wherever you go.


Admissions Q&A: Brigham Young (BusinessWeek)

Posted: 10 Sep 2010 05:08 AM PDT

BusinessWeek - Brigham Young University's Marriott School of Management (Marriott Full-Time MBA Profile) offers students more than a rigorous business education. Students at the school, owned by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, are required to abide by a strict honor code, based on the tenets of the Mormon religion. The code includes rules against academic dishonesty and requires students to "live a chaste and virtuous life." It also prohibits drugs, alcohol, and coffee -- even at home. ...

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