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Best Buy’s Dunn departure sparks speculation

April 13, 2012

Innocent until proven guilty? Maybe not if the defendant is a CEO and the jury is a company’s board of directors.
Best Buy’s CEO Brian Dunn […]

UK, economics - Comments closed

Feds say Wells Fargo won’t turn over documents

March 25, 2012

Federal securities regulators are asking a federal court to order Wells Fargo & Co. to turn over documents in an investigation of the bank’s sale […]

UK, term - Comments closed

UPS expands its reach with $6.8 billion deal

March 20, 2012

United Parcel Service is expanding its global reach by agreeing to acquire rival delivery service company TNT Express in a $6.8 billion deal.
Atlanta-based […]

UK, loans - Comments closed

Fed holds steady course, offers few clues on future

March 13, 2012

The Federal Reserve on Tuesday provided few clues on the prospects for further monetary easing, offering just a slight upgrade to its economic outlook […]

UK, money - Comments closed

Compressed natural gas gets new life as alternative fuel

February 10, 2012

Compressed natural gas is seeing signs of life in St. Louis, more than a decade after the alternative fuel for cars, trucks and buses made […]

UK, banks - Comments closed

Spanish Economy Is Poised to Shrink 1.5% This Year, Central Bank Forecasts - Bloomberg

January 23, 2012

Spain

UK, mortgage - Comments closed

Cyprus approves deficit-cutting budget for 2012

December 17, 2011

Cyprus lawmakers on Friday approved the austerity-driven budget for 2012 aimed at slashing a burgeoning deficit.
Lawmakers hope to restore confidence in the small, euro18 billion […]

UK, Uncategorized - Comments closed

Eurozone ministers meet in desperate attempt to save euro

November 29, 2011

BRUSSELS

UK, marketing - Comments closed

Icahn launches offer for Commercial Metals

November 28, 2011

Billionaire investor Carl Icahn says he wants to buy Commercial Metals Co. for about $1.73 billion and says he has no confidence in its board […]

UK, Uncategorized - Comments closed

401(k)s are affected by European debt crisis

November 13, 2011

We are citizens of the world’s only superpower, but the fate of our 401(k)s lies with the quirks, flubs and maneuverings of foreigners far away.
Last […]

UK, finance - Comments closed