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China exports show trade recovery on track

AP News 4 hours ago

China's January imports, exports up strongly, suggesting trade recovery on track China's export growth accelerated in January and imports rose, adding to signs a recovery in global and Chinese demand is on track. January exports rose 21 percent from a year earlier, ...

Nikkei rises 0.5 percent on hopes of Greece aid plan

Reuters US Online Report Business News 5 hours ago

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei average rose 0.5 percent on Wednesday, with blue-chip shares that had been sold off on concerns about fiscal stability in Europe regaining ground with news of potential aid for heavily indebted Greece. Toyota Motor rose, with some ...

Japan Honda Recall

AP News 7 hours ago

FILE-In this Oct. 27, 2009 file photo, a visitor looks at a car in front of Honda Motor Co. headquarters in Tokyo, Japan. Honda Motor Co. says it is adding 17,000 more cars in Japan and elsewhere to an existing global recall ...

Dissecting another "Lazy Bear" argument....(DIA)

AlphaNinja 7 hours ago

One of the features of the recession - and the extreme stock market swings it's wrought - has been the preponderance of extremely negative views of the US economy's future. Day after day brings another pundit's charge that "The DJIA will fall ...

This commodity has risen 39% in the last four weeks

Stockhouse 8 hours ago

No one pays attention to it So far this year, the S&P 500 has fallen around 7%. European markets are down, too. The Germans are down 9%. And in Spain, they've lost almost 16%. The latest news is Greece is about to ...

Disney quarterly results beat expectations

Reuters US Online Report Business News 9 hours ago

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A strong performance at its cable division and cost-cuts at its film studio propelled Walt Disney Co to better-than-expected earnings, but clouds remained over its theme parks. Disney shares rose as much as 2 percent after the first ...

BofA spent $1.18M lobbying government in 4Q

AP News 9 hours ago

Bank of America spent $1.18 million in fourth quarter lobbying federal government Bank of America Corp., the nation's largest lender, spent $1.18 million in the fourth quarter to lobby the federal government on issues such as executive compensation, credit cards and mortgage ...

Cerner 4Q profit falls on higher expenses

AP News 10 hours ago

Cerner's 4th-quarter profit falls as higher costs offset slight rise in revenue Health care information technology company Cerner Corp. said Tuesday its fourth-quarter profit fell as higher expenses offset a slight rise in revenue. The company, which provides electronic access to medical ...

Kforce reports 4Q profit, even as sales slide

AP News 10 hours ago

Staffing firm Kforce reports 4Q profit, despite revenue declines in most segments Staffing services firm Kforce Inc. said Tuesday that it squeezed out a profit in the fourth quarter, even as revenue fell from the year-ago period. The company said it earned ...

S&P cuts outlook on Citigroup, Bank of America

AP News 10 hours ago

S&P cuts outlook on Citigroup, Bank of America to negative, affirms banks' ratings Standard & Poor's Ratings Services on Tuesday cut its outlook on Citigroup Inc. and Bank of America Corp. to "negative" from "stable," saying bond holders could take a hit ...

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