Business and Finance News Strike to be softened by BA contingency plans
Chicago News.Net
British Airways has announced contingency plans to enable around 45,000 passengers to fly each day during a first strike period, which has been called by the union which looks after the industrial interests of airline cabin crews.  High speed train popular in Spain
Chicago News.Net
In Spain, there has been a shift from driving or flying to train travel, since the high-speed rail connection, the Alta Velocidad Espanola, opened in 2008.  EU to ensure Greece survives
Chicago News.Net
Europe's finance ministers have said they will assist Greece in the battle to control its finances.  UK elderly could get more pension in other countries
Chicago News.Net
UK ex-pats have been caught in a pensions freeze, thanks to a denial by the government over entitlements to thousands of British men and women who paid into the system all their working lives. Reliance eyes gas venture in US
Chicago News.Net
India's Reliance Industries Ltd. is nearing a deal to buy a big stake in a large US natural-gas field, according to the Wall Street Journal. Bill Has Banks Fearing Power Of The States
Star Tribune
Should state governments have the power to impose tougher regulations on big national banks within their borders? A debate over that and other bank regulations is about to play out on the public stag... Shopnbc Improves, But Its Parent Still Posts A Loss
Star Tribune
Cable and online shopping network ShopNBC has improved business operations by many measures -- except the most important one: The Eden Prairie-based company still isn't profitable. Parent company Val... Housing Starts Fell 5.9% In February
Star Tribune
Housing starts fell 5.9% in February Housing construction fell in February as winter blizzards held down activity in the Northeast and South. The decline highlighted the challenges facing builders as... S&p 500, Buoyed By Fed, Is Highest In 17 Months
Star Tribune
NEW YORK - U.S. stocks rose on Tuesday, propelling the S&P 500 index to a fresh 17-month high, after the Federal Reserve said it would keep its key interest rate low for an extended time, supporti... Ceo Pay Watch: Andrew Duff, Piper Jaffray Cos.
Star Tribune
Note: Duff took home nearly 8 percent less in 2009, mainly because he had fewer gains from the vesting of stock awards. He received a $1.2 million bonus as Piper Jaffray returned to profitability in 2... Hsbc Said To Hire Nomura’s Wang To Boost China Fees
Business Week
March 17 (Bloomberg) -- HSBC Holdings Plc, Europe’s biggest lender, hired former Nomura Holdings Inc. executive Jane Wang to bolster investment banking in the world’s fastest-growing major... Kerry’s Net Income Rises 44% On Valuation Gains
Business Week
March 17 (Bloomberg) -- Kerry Properties Ltd., a Hong Kong- based builder controlled by the family of Malaysian billionaire Robert Kuok, said 2009 profit rose 44 percent as the city’s economic r... Virnetx Wins $106m Verdict In Microsoft Patent Case
The Seattle Times
VirnetX Holding won a $105.8 million verdict against Microsoft in a lawsuit that accused the world's biggest software maker of infringing two patents on a way to communicate securely over the Web. Ju... Opec To Keep Output Quota Unchanged: Reports
Fox Business
TOKYO -- The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries will decide to keep its production quota unchanged when members officially meet Wednesday in Vienna, according to news reports citing oi... Espn-si: National Magazine Showdown
Fox Business
NEW YORK -- The National Magazine Awards, the Oscars of the publishing universe, never lack drama. This year, there promises to be plenty of intrigue when the winners are announced on April 22.For my... Asia Stocks Up As Fed, Greece News Buoy Confidence
ABCNews
A television indicates that the Fed will keep interest rates unchanged on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange in New York, Tuesday, March 16, 2010. Stocks held on to modest gains Tuesday after th... Appeals Court: Ot Laws Don't Cover Seminarians
ABCNews
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that seminarians are not covered by overtime laws. The appeals court on Tuesday upheld a lower court ruling in the case of Cesar Rosas, a Catholic se... Microsoft Loses $106 Mn Patent Verdict
Times of India
NEW YORK: A federal jury in Texas on Tuesday ordered Microsoft Corp to pay $105.75 million to VirnetX Holding Corp for infringing two patents for communicating over the Internet. Microsoft was o... Jury Awards Virnetx $106m In Microsoft Dispute
Sify
A jury has awarded communications company VirnetX Holding nearly $106 million after determining Microsoft violated two of its patents.The verdict came Tuesday after a weeklong trial in U.S. District C... Tech Shares Lead Gains In Asian Stock Markets
International Herald Tribune
SINGAPORE — Technology shares led Asian stock markets higher on Wednesday after the U.S. Federal Reserve maintained its pledge to hold interest rates near zero, which kept the dollar near one-mo... Philweb Says Board Approves Shares Issuance Plan
Fox Business
MANILA -(Dow Jones)- PhilWeb Corp. (WEB.PH) said Wednesday its board approved a capital-raising proposal of its majority shareholder, which will involve the sale of as much as 26% of the listed onlin... Peru's President Fires Justice Minister After Scandal
Fox Business
LIMA -(Dow Jones)- Peruvian President Alan Garcia on Tuesday fired Justice Minister Aurelio Pastor following a scandal involving a pardon for a former television station owner. Garcia late last year ... Hong Kong Stocks Up, Led By Cnooc, Coal Producers
Fox Business
HONG KONG -- Hong Kong shares rose early Wednesday after gains on Wall Street following unchanged policy from the U.S. Federal Reserve. The Hang Seng Index gained 0.8% to 21,191.21 as resource stocks...
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