Business and Finance News
- Wall Street gains more ground
Manchester News.Net
U.S. stocks were modestly higher Wednesday.
- US/China talks will center on yuan
Manchester News.Net
The United States and China have opened talks on currency matters and the future of economic relations.
- Apple unsure of Christmas music sales
Manchester News.Net
Apple's iTunes web store is concerned this year’s Christmas will be much flatter.
- Investors asked to find billions for Internet takeover
Manchester News.Net
Former AOL Chief Executive Jonathan Miller is hunting for investors to part with as much as US$30 billion to buy all or part of Yahoo Inc.
- Free Internet on the agenda for US
Manchester News.Net
US communications regulators are considering the possibility of auctioning airwaves for the purpose of setting up free Internet.
- China accountants floundering in job market
Manchester News.Net
Many accounting firms in China have cut jobs for the first time in many years.
- Chinese funds hard to come by
Manchester News.Net
China's government investment funds have slowed down business dealings with foreign financial institutions, believing foreign governments are unable to create more stable policies to respond to the ongoing economic crisis.
- Australian wine growers do better than expected
Manchester News.Net
The Wine Grape Growers Association in Australia have said wine production figures have exceeded expectations this year.
- Automakers put forward loan proposals
Manchester News.Net
Detroit's automakers have put a case for a business bailout could reach US$34 billion.
- British Airways set to merge with Qantas
Manchester News.Net
British Airways is said to be in talks with Australian airline Qantas about a possible merger.
- US airlines in critical re-structuring
Manchester News.Net
Even though US airlines have been buoyed by the sudden drop in jet fuel prices, executives say they are seeing more signs of slumping travel demand.
- Schwartzenneger warns time is running out for California
Manchester News.Net
California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has declared a fiscal emergency, claiming the most populous state in the US could run out of cash by February or March.
- Warship stops pirates in the Gulf
Manchester News.Net
A NATO warship has prevented a piracy incident in the Gulf of Aden.
- New drug could help late-night workers sleep
Manchester News.Net
A new drug has given hope to shift-workers and businesspeople affected by jet lag.
- Hindustan Motors to link to Chinese company
Manchester News.Net
Indian auto major Hindustan Motors Ltd, which last week unveiled its 'HM-Shifeng Winner' mini commercial vehicle, has said it will launch two more variants of the mini-truck with Chinese collaboration.
- Tokyo stocks rebound on Wall Street rally
Manchester News.Net
Tokyo, (Xinhua) Tokyo stocks rebounded Wednesday morning on Wall Street rally overnight as well as bargain hunting.
- Wall Street bounces back after record plunge
Manchester News.Net
The US markets rallied Tuesday, a day after the benchmark Dow Jones plumbed to a 26-year low.
- Now a Yahoo bid from former AOL CEO
Manchester News.Net
After a failed take-over bid by Microsoft and a partial technical collaboration with competitor Google, a former AOL chief, Jonathan Miller, is now eyeing to take over Yahoo Inc, which runs the popular internet search engine and website by the same name.
- Economy darkens before holidays
MSNBC
The country's economic picture has darkened further as Americans hunkered down heading into the holidays, forcing retailers to ring up fewer sales and factories to cut back on production.
- Hawaii to be first with electric car stations
MSNBC
Hawaii has unveiled plans to be first in the nation to roll out electric car stations statewide — a move the governor hailed as a major step toward weaning the islands off oil.
- Windows 7 is no service pack
CNet
Windows 7 . The company is trying to make the case that the product won't break things that work with Vista, but at the same time trying to convince users its a worthy upgrade. Bill Veghte, the...
- Stocks rise as investors absorb bad economic news
Denver Post
NEW YORK—Wall Street overcame an early slide and turned modestly higher Wednesday as investors, starting to focus on the economy's future rather than its current troubles, calmly absorbed the...
- GM, Ford bosses ready for
Times Of India
To tide over the turbulent times, the beleaguered auto makers are leaving no stone turned to secure financial aid from the US, with Chief Executives of General Motors and Ford even ...
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