Friday, February 4, 2011

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Wall Street slips after mixed January jobs report (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Feb 2011 08:51 AM PST

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, February 1, 2011. REUTERS/Brendan McDermidReuters - Stocks slipped on Friday after a mixed payrolls report showed that while the U.S. unemployment rate dropped sharply last month, the number of new jobs barely grew.

Payrolls barely grow, but jobless rate plummets (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Feb 2011 08:44 AM PST

Reuters - U.S. employment rose by a meager 36,000 jobs in January, far less than expected, as severe snow storms slammed large parts of the nation, but the unemployment rate fell to its lowest level since April 2009.

Aetna sees 2011 ahead of Street (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Feb 2011 08:58 AM PST

Reuters - Health insurer Aetna Inc forecast 2011 earnings at least 13 percent above Wall Street's target on Friday and dramatically increased its dividend to the highest in the industry, sending its shares up as much as 14.5 percent.

Tyson Foods profit surges on higher meat prices (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Feb 2011 06:17 AM PST

Reuters - Tyson Foods Inc's quarterly profit surged 86 percent and it gave a better-than-expected 2011 forecast as prices for pork and beef jump, sending its shares up 5.3 percent.

SEC eyes flash crash reforms (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Feb 2011 08:25 AM PST

Reuters - Securities regulators are eyeing a spring target to unveil market structure reform proposals in the wake of the May 6 flash crash, Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Mary Schapiro said.

SEC probes Rhode Island muni offerings: treasurer (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Feb 2011 11:05 AM PST

Reuters - An expanding probe by the Securities and Exchange Commission into financial information released by states and cities has reached Rhode Island, where the general treasurer said on Thursday the federal regulator is investigating the state's municipal bond offerings.

Bernanke warns of catastrophe if debt limit not raised (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Feb 2011 07:04 PM PST

Chairman of the Federal Reserve Ben Bernanke pauses during his remarks at a National Press Club luncheon on the economic outlook in Washington, February 3, 2011. REUTERS/Jim YoungReuters - Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke on Thursday issued a stern warning to Republican lawmakers that delays in raising the United States' $14.3 trillion debt limit could have "catastrophic" consequences.

Tyson Foods reports jump in 1Q earnings (AP)

Posted: 04 Feb 2011 07:50 AM PST

FILE - In this May 3, 2009 file photo, Tyson Foods chicken products are displayed on the shelves of a Little Rock, Ark. grocery store. Tyson Foods is reporting an 86 percent jump in earnings for the most recent quarter Friday, Feb. 4, 2011, helped by improving chicken sales and rising prices for beef and pork.(AP Photo/Danny Johnston, file)AP - Tyson Foods' net income jumped 86 percent jump its fiscal first quarter, helped by improving chicken sales and rising prices for beef and pork, the meat producer said Friday.

Paris and Berlin launch EU competitiveness pact (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Feb 2011 06:55 AM PST

European Council President Herman Van Rompuy talks with France's President Nicolas Sarkozy and Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel during an European Union leaders summit in Brussels February 4, 2011. REUTERS/Thierry RogeReuters - Germany and France proposed a competitiveness pact for Europe on Friday and EU leaders discussed strengthening a euro zone rescue fund, hoping to win back market confidence in the bloc's public finances.

The Real Estate Lobby Is Ready to Rumble (BusinessWeek)

Posted: 04 Feb 2011 05:08 AM PST

BusinessWeek - Barbara J. Thompson plans to put a human face on the high-stakes debate over whether to preserve cherished U.S. government subsidies for home loans. Hundreds of faces, in fact. Next month, she'll lead a legion of "everyday people" to Capitol Hill to affirm the virtues of homeownership and urge Congress not to abandon federal support for low-cost mortgages. ...

Pakistan promises to trim bloated Cabinet (AP)

Posted: 04 Feb 2011 07:26 AM PST

AP - Pakistan's ruling party said Friday it plans trim the bloated 50-plus-member Cabinet to help cut spending at a time of severe financial crisis.

Record revenues for luxury retailer LVMH in 2010 (AFP)

Posted: 04 Feb 2011 04:06 AM PST

Mannequins display Louis Vuitton bags. Global luxury retailer LVMH has said that strong demand for its champagnes and Louis Vuitton leather bags helped it make a 73 percent leap in full-year profit, and said prospects for 2011 were good.(AFP/File/Pierre Verdy)AFP - Global luxury retailer LVMH said Friday that strong demand for its champagnes and Louis Vuitton leather bags helped it make a 73 percent leap in full-year profit, and said prospects for 2011 were good.

Pulte pretax loss narrows (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Feb 2011 07:34 AM PST

A new home sub-division built by Pulte Homes is seen in Novi, Michigan April 8, 2009. REUTERS/Rebecca CookReuters - No. 2 homebuilder PulteGroup Inc's quarterly pretax loss narrowed and said its underlying business is operating at about a break-even level.

BA lifts fuel surcharge on back of high oil prices (AFP)

Posted: 04 Feb 2011 08:44 AM PST

British Airways aircraft are parked at Heathrow airport in London. British Airways said Friday that it will lift its fuel surcharge for longhaul flights, blaming soaring crude oil prices for the move.(AFP/File/Adrian Dennis)AFP - British Airways said Friday that it will lift its fuel surcharge for longhaul flights, blaming soaring crude oil prices for the move.

China property taxes a stab at dousing inflation (AP)

Posted: 04 Feb 2011 04:10 AM PST

In this Feb. 1, 2011 photo, with newer high-rise apartments in the backdrop, a family has a lunch at a site of demolished houses in Shanghai, China. China's latest maneuver in its war on inflation, new property taxes for two of its biggest cities, looks likely to have little impact on wider price pressures or on the flood of investment that some here fear is feeding a potentially destabilizing bubble. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)AP - China's latest maneuver in its war on inflation — new property taxes for two of its biggest cities — looks likely to have little impact on wider price pressures or on the flood of investment that some here fear is feeding a potentially destabilizing bubble.

Fired Renault exec seeks answers from justice minister (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Feb 2011 06:16 AM PST

Reuters - The lawyer of one of three former Renault executives fired on suspicion of industrial espionage has called on France's justice minister to reveal the exact nature of the carmaker's allegations.

Live Chat: Plagiarism in Admissions Essays (BusinessWeek)

Posted: 04 Feb 2011 05:08 AM PST

BusinessWeek - Guest: Carrie Marcinkevage, MBA admissions director at Pennsylvania State's Smeal College of Business
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