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New Orleans eyes December sale for $40M bond sale

AP News 8 hours ago

New Orleans board backs millage hike ahead of $40 million bond sale sought for street projects The city plans to hold its first bond sale in two years next month though the outcome of three high-stakes meetings with rating agencies could push ...

AnnTaylor revenue misses; cautious on holiday

Reuters US Online Report Business News 11 hours ago

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Women's clothing retailer AnnTaylor Stores Corp <ANN.N> reported lower-than-expected quarterly revenue on Friday and gave a cautious forecast for the current holiday quarter, sending shares down 2.2 percent in premarket trade. The operator of the Ann Taylor and ...

Ahead of the Bell: Dell shares fall on weak 3Q

AP News 11 hours ago

Dell shares fall on weaker-than-expected 3Q profit, revenue as turnaround attempts falter Shares of Dell Inc. fell Friday after it reported weaker-than-expected revenue and profit for the third quarter as the computer maker missed out on a fledgling rebound in technology spending. ...

Nokia to axe 330 jobs in Finland, Denmark

AFP Global Edition 11 hours ago

Nokia, the world's biggest mobile phone maker, said on Friday it would shed about 330 jobs in Finland and Denmark as part of a streamlining of its research and development operations. "The planned changes are expected to affect up to 230 employees ...

QuinStreet plans $250 million IPO

AP News 12 hours ago

QuinStreet plans initial public offering of $250 million shares of its common stock QuinStreet Inc. plans an initial public offering of $250 million in common stock, according to a regulatory filing. The Foster City, Calif. company, which provides online marketing and media ...

House committee passes cyber R&D, standards bill

SC Magazine 12 hours ago

The Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2009, passed Wednesday by the House Committee on Science and Technology, would support cybersecurity research and development and advance technical standards. Two draft bills intended to improve the security of cyberspace were combined into one piece of ...

GM to release plan for European units in December

AP News 12 hours ago

General Motors expects a plan for its European operations by mid December General Motors Co. said it expects to release a full restructuring plan for its Opel and Vauxhall operations in mid December, but did not specify the amount of cuts to ...

GLIMMERS OF HOPE FOR U.S. CORPORATE PROFITS

BusinessWeek 17 hours ago

GLIMMERS OF HOPE FOR U.S. CORPORATE PROFITS Companies in the Standard & Poor's 500-stock index have come a long way since reporting a collective loss at the end of 2008. Third-quarter numbers so far indicate operating profits of about $137 billion, and ...

"Country Clubs: Stuck in the Rough" (Golf & The Business Life, Nov. 9, 2009)

BusinessWeek 17 hours ago

"Country Clubs: Stuck in the Rough" (Golf & The Business Life, Nov. 9, 2009) "Country Clubs: Stuck in the Rough" (Golf & The Business Life, Nov. 9) mistakenly said the Country Club of Lansing, Mich., was in foreclosure. The club says it ...

Buffett's Berkshire secures $8B loan for BNSF deal

AP News yesterday

Berkshire Hathaway lines up $8B loan to help pay for $26.3B acquisition of BNSF railroad Warren Buffett's company has lined up an $8 billion loan to help pay for its $26.3 billion acquisition of Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp. Berkshire Hathaway Inc. ...

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