Finance
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Initial public offerings scheduled to debut next weekFeb 08, 2013 12:40 pm - NEW YORK — The following is a list of initial public offerings planned for the coming week. Sources include Renaissance Capital, Greenwich, CT and SEC filings. Week of F...
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Casinos saturating marketFeb 08, 2013 12:21 pm - Instead, he and his wife, Sandy, expect to do their betting at the Horseshoe Casino in downtown Cincinnati, set to open next month about 15 miles from their suburban hom...
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Obama said close to choosing Pritzker for Commerce SecretaryFeb 06, 2013 5:09 pm - President Barack Obama is close to choosing Chicago businesswoman Penny Pritzker, who led fundraising for his 2008 campaign, as his next commerce secretary, according to...
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Home Depot plans 14% more seasonal hiringFeb 06, 2013 3:55 pm - Home Depot Inc. plans to add more than 80,000 temporary workers ahead of its busiest season, about 14 percent more than a year ago, as a housing rebound spurs spending o...
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United cuts 787 from February scheduleFeb 06, 2013 3:51 pm - CHICAGO — United Airlines is taking the troubled Boeing 787 out of its flying plans for the rest of this month. The airline says it has replaced its six 787s with other ...
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Visa’s fiscal 1Q net income jumps 25%Feb 06, 2013 3:49 pm - LOS ANGELES — Visa’s profit jumped 25 percent in the last three months of 2012 as consumers hit stores for the holidays, using their credit cards and debit cards more of...
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Stocks little changed as earnings fail to inspireFeb 06, 2013 2:48 pm - NEW YORK — Stocks were flat on Wall Street as the latest round of earnings reports failed to give investors an impetus to push the market’s recent rally forward. The Do...
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RBS hit with $600 million LIBOR fineFeb 06, 2013 12:51 pm - LONDON — Britain’s Royal Bank of Scotland became the third major bank to be caught up in a global probe of interest rate manipulation Wednesday, but what makes the $610 ...
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Year of the snake promises calmer HK marketFeb 06, 2013 5:35 am - HONG KONG — As the Year of the Snake slithers into sight, investors should take comfort that the reptile’s traditionally negative effect on stock markets probably won’t ...
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EU summit to debate austerity budget, tough cutsFeb 06, 2013 5:34 am - STRASBOURG, France — Many European Union leaders will push for a tough austerity budget at their summit this week but the EU parliament insists it is ready to reject a d...