Business Stories from January 19, 2009 (Change date)
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Johnson & Johnson 4Q profit rises 14 percentJan 19, 2009 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Health care products maker Johnson & Johnson's fourth-quarter profit rose 14 percent, topping Wall Street forecasts, but the company expects weaker results i...
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Deerfield man's new games assists people with low visionJan 19, 2009 10:00 pm - Charles Schwartz, a trainer who works with elderly people with low vision, created a game that helps teach them how to live independently. After researching the concept...
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Toyota taps founder's grandson as new presidentJan 19, 2009 10:00 pm - TOKYO - Toyota says Akio Toyoda, grandson of the company's founder, has been picked as the new president to lead the Japanese automaker through a slump in the global aut...
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Don't look to D.C. for job growth: President lacks that much swayJan 19, 2009 10:00 pm - President Barack Obama has pledged to put America back to work. If only it were that easy. Records going back to 1948 show that every president has presided over an incr...
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General Mills and Kroger pull peanut butter itemsJan 19, 2009 10:00 pm - MILWAUKEE -- General Mills Inc. and grocers Kroger Co. and Safeway Inc. have joined the growing list of food companies and retailers pulling items made with peanut butte...
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TD Ameritrade 1Q profit falls 23 pct, cuts outlookJan 19, 2009 10:00 pm - OMAHA, Neb. -- Online brokerage TD Ameritrade said Tuesday its first-quarter profit dropped 23 percent and cut its outlook for the year because of the nation's economic ...
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Rohm & Haas cuts 900 jobs, takes $90 million in chargesJan 19, 2009 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Specialty chemicals maker Rohm & Haas Co. said Tuesday that it is cutting about 900 jobs, idling or closing plants and will record $90 million in pretax char...
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Kohler Co. lays off 188 more employeesJan 19, 2009 10:00 pm - KOHLER, Wis. -- Kohler Company has laid off 188 more employees in the fourth round of job cuts since October. Company spokeswoman Kristine Cristina said Monday the affec...
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Johnson Controls may signal 'bloody' losses for auto parts suppliersJan 19, 2009 10:00 pm - Johnson Controls Inc.'s loss that exceeded analysts' estimates last week may signal a "bloody" earnings period for North American-based auto suppliers after carmakers pa...
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Only a small recovery for Madoff investors likelyJan 19, 2009 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Investing a dollar and getting 10 cents back in return is a bad deal even in today's market. But recovering 10 cents on the dollar might be optimistic for in...