Jury says verdict close in $1B Microsoft lawsuit
December 17, 2011
Jurors have resumed deliberations in a Utah company’s $1 billion federal antitrust lawsuit against Microsoft Corp. and say they’re close to a verdict.
Novell Inc. sued […]
Current account deficit falls to $110.3 billion
December 15, 2011
The deficit in the broadest measure of foreign trade fell in the summer to the lowest level in nearly two years, reflecting stronger exports of […]
Unemployment aid applications drop to 9-month low
December 9, 2011
The number of people applying for unemployment benefits fell last week to the lowest level in nine months, evidence that the job market is improving.
The […]
Kraft tabs CEO Rosenfeld to head global snacks biz
December 5, 2011
Kraft Foods Inc., which is splitting its business into two publicly traded companies, has named Chairman and CEO Irene Rosenfeld to head the global snacks […]
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Stock futures rise on Merkel talk; jobs data eyed
December 2, 2011
U.S. stocks appear headed for gains after overseas markets welcomed German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s call for stronger rules to enforce fiscal discipline in the European […]
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Meetings continue but supercommittee struggles
November 19, 2011
Republicans and Democrats on Congress’ deficit-reduction supercommittee have resumed face-to-face meetings after more than a week of backbiting and stalemate.
But the 12-member panel is still […]
Profits soar at Edward Jones
November 18, 2011
The stock market may be volatile and skittish, but it’s helping Edward Jones make money. The big Des Peres-based brokerage reported a 19 percent rise […]
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Toyota quarterly profit drops 18.5 percent to $1B
November 8, 2011
Toyota says its July-September profit dropped 18.5 percent to 80.4 billion yen ($1 billion) as it made and sold fewer cars because of parts shortages […]
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Boeing to build spacecrafts at shuttle hangar
October 31, 2011
Boeing will announce plans to lease the hanger that housed the space shuttles to build similar crafts that will bring people and cargo to space.
Gov. […]
Bangkok flood defenses hold back peak coastal tide
October 29, 2011
Defenses shielding the center of Thailand’s capital from the worst floods in nearly 60 years mostly held at critical peak tides Saturday, but areas along […]