- NY Attorney General subpoenas BofA CEO, others: report Reuters - 10 hrs ago
(Reuters) - New York state Attorney General Eric Schneiderman has issued subpoenas seeking new depositions from Bank of America's chief executive and other current and … More »NY Attorney General subpoenas BofA CEO, others: report
- Dealtalk: Google bid "pi" for Nortel patents and lost Reuters - 7 hrs ago
NEW YORK (Reuters) - At the auction for Nortel Networks' wireless patents this week, Google's bids were mystifying, such as $1,902,160,540 and $2,614,972,128. More »Dealtalk: Google bid "pi" for Nortel patents and lost
- Obama taps Curry, Miller for top financial posts Reuters - 10 hrs ago
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama moved to fill two key posts in the ranks of financial regulators as officials work to complete new rules required by the … More »Obama taps Curry, Miller for top financial posts
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama moved to fill two key posts in the ranks of financial regulators as officials work to complete new rules required by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street oversight law.
- Zynga files for IPO, surfs Facebook wave Reuters - 12 hrs ago
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Zynga Inc, developer of popular Facebook games such as FarmVille and Mafia Wars, could be the best proxy for investing in Facebook until the world's … More »Zynga files for IPO, surfs Facebook wave
- June auto sales weak for 2nd month in row Reuters - 12 hrs ago
DETROIT (Reuters) - The auto industry sputtered to its second consecutive month of weaker-than-expected U.S. sales in June, marked by disappointing results from General … More »June auto sales weak for 2nd month in row
- Euro zone finmins to hold call on Greece Saturday Reuters - 18 hrs ago
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Eurogroup President Jean-Claude Juncker moved forward a meeting of euro zone finance ministers scheduled for Sunday in Brussels and changed it to … More »Euro zone finmins to hold call on Greece Saturday
- Strauss-Kahn released from house arrest Reuters - 5 hrs ago
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn was released from house arrest on Friday after prosecutors said the hotel maid who accused him of attempted … More »Strauss-Kahn released from house arrest
- Nissan plant open Saturdays amid power crunch AP - 18 mins ago
Nissan's plant is busily rolling out the Leaf electric car and other models on a Saturday, having shifted production schedules for an aggressive nationwide effort to … More »Nissan plant open Saturdays amid power crunch
- Havana's small community of Twitterati meets IRL AP - 3 hrs ago
A few dozen members of Cuba's small but growing Twitter community have met in real space for the first time. They got to put unfamiliar faces with familiar user names, … More »Havana's small community of Twitterati meets IRL
- Vulnerable feel the pinch of Minn. gov't shutdown AP - 50 mins ago
Minnesota lawmakers headed home for a long holiday weekend, bracing for likely public anger as some of them meet constituents for the first time since a failure to reach … More »Vulnerable feel the pinch of Minn. gov't shutdown
- AP IMPACT: First 24 hours shaped Japan nuke crisis AP - 1 hr 16 mins ago
When Unit 2 began to shake, Hiroyuki Kohno's first hunch was that something was wrong with the turbines. He paused for a moment, then went back to logging the day's radioactivity … More »AP IMPACT: First 24 hours shaped Japan nuke crisis
- Gas is 24 cents/gallon cheaper than Memorial Day AP - 8 hrs ago
Call it an Independence Day discount. More »Gas is 24 cents/gallon cheaper than Memorial Day
- Australian Tiger Airways subsidiary grounded AP - 7 hrs ago
An air safety watchdog on Saturday grounded all Australian domestic flights of a Tiger Airways subsidiary for the next week, saying the budget airline twice flew under … More »Australian Tiger Airways subsidiary grounded
An air safety watchdog on Saturday grounded all Australian domestic flights of a Tiger Airways subsidiary for the next week, saying the budget airline twice flew under the minimum allowed altitude. About 35,000 passengers are affected, and more could follow if the airline fails to quickly address regulators' concerns.
- Accuser's lies jeopardize DSK case, experts say AP - 2 hrs 18 mins ago
The hotel maid who accused former International Monetary Fund chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn of sexual assault may have inflicted fatal damage on her own case by lying … More »Accuser's lies jeopardize DSK case, experts say
- The economic recovery turns 2: Feel better yet? AP - 14 hrs ago
This is one anniversary few feel like celebrating. More »The economic recovery turns 2: Feel better yet?
- Bayer to pay $750M in genetic rice settlement AP - 8 hrs ago
German conglomerate Bayer CropScience agreed Friday to pay up to $750 million to settle several lawsuits with U.S. farmers who claimed a strain of the company's unapproved … More »Bayer to pay $750M in genetic rice settlement
German conglomerate Bayer CropScience agreed Friday to pay up to $750 million to settle several lawsuits with U.S. farmers who claimed a strain of the company's unapproved genetically modified rice contaminated the food supply and hurt their crop prices.
- FAA: Tired air traffic controllers can skip work AP - 7 hrs ago
The Federal Aviation Administration announced new steps Friday to help prevent air traffic controllers from falling asleep on the job, including allowing controllers … More »FAA: Tired air traffic controllers can skip work
The Federal Aviation Administration announced new steps Friday to help prevent air traffic controllers from falling asleep on the job, including allowing controllers to use sick or annual leave time if they are too tired to work.
- Nissan plant open Saturdays amid power crunch AP - 18 mins ago
Nissan's plant is busily rolling out the Leaf electric car and other models on a Saturday, having shifted production schedules for an aggressive nationwide effort to … More »Nissan plant open Saturdays amid power crunch
- Nissan plant hustling Saturday amid power crunch AP - 26 mins ago
Nissan's plant is busily rolling out the Leaf electric car and other models on a Saturday. The weekend schedule is part of an aggressive nationwide effort to fight a … More »Nissan plant hustling Saturday amid power crunch
Nissan's plant is busily rolling out the Leaf electric car and other models on a Saturday. The weekend schedule is part of an aggressive nationwide effort to fight a power crunch caused by nuclear reactors in meltdown from a recent earthquake and tsunami.
- Vulnerable feel the pinch of Minn. gov't shutdown AP - 50 mins ago
Minnesota lawmakers headed home for a long holiday weekend, bracing for likely public anger as some of them meet constituents for the first time since a failure to reach … More »Vulnerable feel the pinch of Minn. gov't shutdown
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A pullback could be on the table next week for stocks after their best weekly performance in two years, especially if a raft of data headlined by the June jobs report doesn't bolster the argument of a strengthening economy. More »Rally could spell pullback for stocks