Provides the latest RSS feeds for Breaking Business News. For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Nashville Herald.com http://www.nashvilleherald.com/index.php/ct/10/id/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/ en-us Mon, 06 Feb 2012 19:14:20 -0500 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 19:14:20 -0500 30 U.S. stock indices lightened up on Monday, interrupting a multi-week uptrend. http://story.nashvilleherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203280180/cs/1/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:28:36 -0500 Nashville Herald.com http://story.nashvilleherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203280180/cs/1/ NEW YORK - The IMF has warned of lower growth in China in view of the economic slump in Europe, and cut its forecast for the world's second largest economy this year to 8.25 per cent from 9 per cent http://story.nashvilleherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203275614/cs/1/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 13:17:45 -0500 Nashville Herald.com http://story.nashvilleherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203275614/cs/1/ NEW YORK - Citigroup's Chinese subsidiary has been granted permission to offer its credit cards in China, becoming the first US based bank and the second foreign bank to receive the nod. http://story.nashvilleherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203280818/cs/1/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:59:05 -0500 Nashville Herald.com http://story.nashvilleherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203280818/cs/1/ Telecom sits on the top of the incredible India story. But the mess, evident in the award of second generation (2G) licences, shows how at least six principal characters worked overtime to deface it. http://story.nashvilleherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203262625/cs/1/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:10:02 -0500 IANS http://story.nashvilleherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203262625/cs/1/ Conservative party leader Sauli Niinistoe has won Finland's presidential election by a landslide and will become the country's first conservative president in 30 years. http://story.nashvilleherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203257386/cs/1/ Sun, 05 Feb 2012 18:15:33 -0500 VoA - Europe http://story.nashvilleherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203257386/cs/1/ Security officials say the crowds expected in Indianapolis for the NFL's Super Bowl championship game are tempting targets for terrorists. http://story.nashvilleherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203257385/cs/1/ Sun, 05 Feb 2012 18:15:29 -0500 VoA - USA http://story.nashvilleherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203257385/cs/1/ BRISTOL - Hundreds of traders and business establishments have signed up for Bristol's own currency to be launched May 21, with the backing of the Bristol Credit Union, a bank run as a cooperative. http://story.nashvilleherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203279652/cs/1/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:15:43 -0500 Nashville Herald.com http://story.nashvilleherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203279652/cs/1/ ATHENS - Greek Prime Minister Lucas Papademos has said he would continue intense talks with his coalition partners on austerity measures for a 130 billion-euro EU bailout plan second for Greece. http://story.nashvilleherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203275612/cs/1/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 13:09:56 -0500 Nashville Herald.com http://story.nashvilleherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203275612/cs/1/ BEIJING - China's Monday asked its airlines not to pay a charge on carbon emissions imposed by the European Union (EU). http://story.nashvilleherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203275609/cs/1/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 12:58:28 -0500 Nashville Herald.com http://story.nashvilleherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203275609/cs/1/ to 50 per cent over the next year and a half. That's up from their earlier call of 25 per cent to 30 per cent, and largely due to the fact that they believe the support of euro area creditors ... http://story.nashvilleherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203280955/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:52:35 -0500 The Globe And Mail http://story.nashvilleherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203280955/ Target.com president Steve Eastman has joined Polaris Industries Inc. The Edina-based manufacturer of snowmobiles, ATVs, and motorcycles said Eastman will run its parts, garments, and accessories ... http://story.nashvilleherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203280972/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:49:41 -0500 Star Tribune http://story.nashvilleherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203280972/ WASHINGTON - California and New York were considering Monday whether to join most other states in backing a long-awaited settlement with banks over foreclosure abuses. The deal would require the ... http://story.nashvilleherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203280974/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:49:36 -0500 Star Tribune http://story.nashvilleherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203280974/ NEW YORK - Stock indexes are closing slightly lower as talks drag on between Greek political leaders over a fresh austerity package required for the country to get more bailout loans. President ... http://story.nashvilleherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203280973/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:49:30 -0500 Star Tribune http://story.nashvilleherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203280973/ BERKELEY, Calif. - Berkeley is considering taking its $350 million account out of Wells Fargo, saying the bank is partly to blame for the nation's financial crisis. The council voted last ... http://story.nashvilleherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203280975/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:49:26 -0500 Star Tribune http://story.nashvilleherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203280975/ Pig is the most consumed animal in the world, I recently read. And right now the J-in-the-B has Bacon Shakes. Introduced on Thursday, each U.S. store is getting a limited quantity ... http://story.nashvilleherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203280968/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:48:06 -0500 San Diego Union-Tribune http://story.nashvilleherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203280968/ SAN DIEGO -; A federal judge appeared skeptical Monday of arguments that orca whales that perform at SeaWorld are being held as slaves and that their confinement violates the constitutional ban on ... http://story.nashvilleherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203280967/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:48:03 -0500 San Diego Union-Tribune http://story.nashvilleherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203280967/ Ben Bridge Jeweler is offering a free box of Seattle Chocolates with the purchase of a diamond pendant (like the one above in sterling silver, $99). - Ben Bridge Jeweler/courtesy ... http://story.nashvilleherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203280969/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:47:58 -0500 San Diego Union-Tribune http://story.nashvilleherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203280969/ This undated frame grab provided by WotWentWrong.com shows the company's home page on its website. Online dating sites and apps for hooking up on the go are abundant. But breakup tech ... http://story.nashvilleherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203280970/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:47:56 -0500 San Diego Union-Tribune http://story.nashvilleherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203280970/ Michael Marletta The Scripps Research Institute in La Jolla began the new year with a new president who is facing an old and daunting problem -- raising money.Michael Marletta must help Scripps ... http://story.nashvilleherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203280971/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:47:52 -0500 San Diego Union-Tribune http://story.nashvilleherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203280971/ National Australia Bank's cash earnings in the first quarter of its fiscal year are up eight per cent but the bank says higher funding costs are impacting its ... http://story.nashvilleherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203280996/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:46:58 -0500 SBS http://story.nashvilleherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203280996/ According to a recent report by The Verge, Microsoft will be removing its iconic Start button in its Windows 8 operating system. The report said that screen shots in the ';Consumer ... http://story.nashvilleherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203280994/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:45:37 -0500 RedOrbit http://story.nashvilleherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203280994/ LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) -- Wall Street late Monday will look for an increase in quarterly earnings and sales at fast-food company Yum Brands Inc., while lower earnings and higher revenue are ... http://story.nashvilleherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203280926/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:37:35 -0500 MarketWatch http://story.nashvilleherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203280926/ Counterpunch February 6, 2012 On September 25, 2011, just eight days after the Occupy Wall Street protests began in Zuccotti Park in lower Manhattan, the much acclaimed CBS News program, 60 ... http://story.nashvilleherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203280918/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:33:05 -0500 Infowars.com http://story.nashvilleherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203280918/ Greece appeared intent on taking make-or-break talks over a EUR130bn (108bn) rescue programme for the debt-choked country down to the wire tonight as officials announced that the discussions would ... http://story.nashvilleherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203280956/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:31:05 -0500 Guardian http://story.nashvilleherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203280956/ "We not only saved the world " , before being drowned out by derision from the MPs opposite.Cue Lord of the Flies-style baiting from David Cameron's Tories. Cue insta-comment from ... http://story.nashvilleherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203280957/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:30:58 -0500 Guardian http://story.nashvilleherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203280957/ David Cameron and his health secretary, Andrew Lansley, meet nurses during a visit to the Royal Salford Hospital in Manchester on 6 January. Photograph: John ... http://story.nashvilleherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203280958/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:30:48 -0500 Guardian http://story.nashvilleherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203280958/ Zaha Hadid Architects more than halved last year as the Arab spring brought several major projects to a halt. A conference centre and a complex of offices and shops in Cairo were put on hold, as was ... http://story.nashvilleherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203280959/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:30:39 -0500 Guardian http://story.nashvilleherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203280959/ Project Merlin was finally agreed between the banks and the government . It was intended to cool the political temperature in the banking industry but instantly led to a high profile resignation - ... http://story.nashvilleherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203280960/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:30:30 -0500 Guardian http://story.nashvilleherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203280960/ Caterpillar has caused an uproar in Canada with a controversial plant closing. But the company attracted so many people to an Indiana jobs fair that the event had to be shut down earlier than ... http://story.nashvilleherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203280997/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:29:39 -0500 Forbes http://story.nashvilleherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203280997/ Contrary to reports, the Kelihos botnet has not crawled out of the grave, Microsoft said last week. But the company acknowledged that a new botnet is being assembled using a variant of the original ... http://story.nashvilleherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203280983/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:20:45 -0500 Computerworld http://story.nashvilleherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203280983/ Investor demand has surged for so-called junk bonds, or fixed-income securities that don't have the B-level or better ratings that Treasurys, municipals and top-flight corporates carry. In ... http://story.nashvilleherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203280935/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:20:28 -0500 CNBC http://story.nashvilleherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203280935/ , while West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude declined on the Nymex and was trading around $97 per barrel. "I don't think the market is taking (the sanctions) that seriously," said ... http://story.nashvilleherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203280936/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:20:23 -0500 CNBC http://story.nashvilleherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203280936/ Credit Agricole is planning on major changes to the way it operates in order to avoid new capital requirements being imposed by global financial regulators. In his first interview with an ... http://story.nashvilleherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203280934/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:20:18 -0500 CNBC http://story.nashvilleherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203280934/ The Obama administration's announcement that it is broadening its mortgage modification program is all about getting Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac's regulator to agree to principal reduction, ... http://story.nashvilleherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203280933/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:20:15 -0500 CNBC http://story.nashvilleherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203280933/ Discussing whether QE3 is needed and whether Friday's jobs numbers will change the Fed outlook, with with Alfred Broaddus, former Richmond Federal Reserve president and CNBC's Steve ... http://story.nashvilleherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203280932/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:20:10 -0500 CNBC http://story.nashvilleherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203280932/ The day's non-business news, including Australian police trying to catch a loose goat in Melbourne; security camera footage of a baby stroller rolling onto the train tracks; and a pack of ... http://story.nashvilleherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203280931/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:20:06 -0500 CNBC http://story.nashvilleherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203280931/ "I have determined that additional sanctions are warranted, particularly in light of the deceptive practices of the Central Bank of Iran and other Iranian banks to conceal transactions of ... http://story.nashvilleherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203280937/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:19:59 -0500 CNBC http://story.nashvilleherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203280937/ and several smaller lenders in settling their portion of the nationwide litigation. Consumers had accused more than two dozen lenders of routinely processing transactions from largest to smallest ... http://story.nashvilleherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203280938/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:19:55 -0500 CNBC http://story.nashvilleherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203280938/ Feb. 6 (Bloomberg) -- Fred Dunbar, an oft-cited specialist on damages in securities lawsuits who helped lead NERA Economic Consulting for 30 years before joining the Securities and Exchange ... http://story.nashvilleherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203280948/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:19:20 -0500 Business Week http://story.nashvilleherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203280948/ Feb. 6 (Bloomberg) -- Texas reached an agreement with the Texas Latino Redistricting Task Force over interim maps for the districts of state and federal lawmakers, state Attorney General Greg Abbott ... http://story.nashvilleherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203280949/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:19:18 -0500 Business Week http://story.nashvilleherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203280949/ Feb. 6 (Bloomberg) -- Clint Eastwood, whose "Gran Torino" film focused on the heroics of a retired Detroit auto worker, returned to that theme in a two-minute Super Bowl commercial for ... http://story.nashvilleherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203280947/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:19:15 -0500 Business Week http://story.nashvilleherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203280947/ Feb. 7 (Bloomberg) -- Russia will seek to prod President Bashar al-Assad toward a political settlement at talks in Damascus after blocking United Nations action over his 11-month- old ... http://story.nashvilleherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203280951/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:19:11 -0500 Business Week http://story.nashvilleherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203280951/ Honeywell International Inc. on Monday filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Nest Labs Inc. and Best Buy Co. Inc., which sells a Nest thermostat that competes with ... http://story.nashvilleherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203280978/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:18:20 -0500 Business Journal http://story.nashvilleherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203280978/ Friday's unemployment report, with 243,000 jobs added in January, shows the economy healing slowly. With growth in gross domestic product more than 2 percent in the last part of 2011, the huge ... http://story.nashvilleherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203280943/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:15:49 -0500 The Seattle Times http://story.nashvilleherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203280943/ Welcome to Microsoft Pri0: That's Microspeak for top priority, and that's the news and observations you'll find here from Seattle Times technology reporter Janet I. ... http://story.nashvilleherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203280944/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:14:54 -0500 The Seattle Times http://story.nashvilleherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203280944/ RICHMOND, Va. — Honeywell plans to spend $27.5 million to increase its production capability at Virginia operation. Gov. Bob McDonnell said Monday in a news release that the project will add ... http://story.nashvilleherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203280945/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:14:37 -0500 The Seattle Times http://story.nashvilleherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203280945/ U.S. stocks were lower Monday as a delay by debt-ridden Greece in accepting the terms of a bailout gave investors little reason to buy equities after a five-week rally.Athens allowed another ... http://story.nashvilleherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203280987/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:07:14 -0500 MSNBC http://story.nashvilleherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203280987/ By Eve Tahmincioglu Paying rent is getting more painful for renters across the country in the face of rising demand and tight supply.Both the commercial and residential real estate markets are ... http://story.nashvilleherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203280988/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:07:11 -0500 MSNBC http://story.nashvilleherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203280988/ When Facebook goes public in a few months, will the social media giant decide to list its stock on the New York Stock Exchange or the Nasdaq?Given that stocks listed on the Nasdaq also trade NYSE, ... http://story.nashvilleherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203280990/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:07:04 -0500 MSNBC http://story.nashvilleherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203280990/ is launching its first original series to grow its streaming business and shift its focus away from DVD rentals.Netflix calls "Lilyhammer" a gripping fish-out-of-water story set in Norway ... http://story.nashvilleherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203280992/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:07:02 -0500 MSNBC http://story.nashvilleherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203280992/ By Rob Neill Chrysler ignored some of the unwritten rules of Super Bowl advertising – be brief, be funny – for the second year in a row, but it didn’t matter to msnbc.com ... http://story.nashvilleherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203280991/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:07:00 -0500 MSNBC http://story.nashvilleherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203280991/ Feb. 6 (Bloomberg) -- Tesco Plc, the U.K.’s largest grocery chain, said it’s taking a "cautious approach" to introducing new banking products after a report that it will delay ... http://story.nashvilleherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203280946/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:59:49 -0500 Business Week http://story.nashvilleherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203280946/ WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Objections to Express Scripts' $29 billion plan to buy rival pharmacy benefits manager Medco Health Solutions are accumulating as U.S. antitrust regulators weigh whether ... http://story.nashvilleherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203281010/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:46:49 -0500 Reuters http://story.nashvilleherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203281010/ James Giddens, the trustee for MF Global Inc, said in a statement Monday that his investigation has revealed that MF Global personnel increased the company's use of customer money as liquidity ... http://story.nashvilleherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203280940/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:46:44 -0500 Reuters http://story.nashvilleherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203280940/ NEW YORK (Reuters) - Brent crude's premium to U.S. oil could be poised for another record run after jumping 50 percent over the past week, as an expected build in Midwest inventories again ... http://story.nashvilleherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203280941/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:46:40 -0500 Reuters http://story.nashvilleherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203280941/ S&P cut Belize's ratings to CCC-plus from B-minus. S&P kept a stable outlook on the rating, however, saying there is a chance that debt management will improve after elections, ... http://story.nashvilleherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203280942/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:46:36 -0500 Reuters http://story.nashvilleherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203280942/ CAPE TOWN – A potential tie-up between commodities titan Glencore International PLC (GLEN.LN) and Anglo-Swiss miner Xstrata PLC (XTA.LN) is unlikely to spur a mergers and acquisition frenzy ... http://story.nashvilleherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203280999/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:42:25 -0500 Fox Business http://story.nashvilleherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203280999/ The IMF's chief economist, Olivier Blanchard, said on Monday it looks like the 'haircut' on Greek private debt will be "very large" as negotiations between bondholders and ... http://story.nashvilleherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203281000/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:42:21 -0500 Fox Business http://story.nashvilleherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203281000/ LONDON – The sale of MBNA Europe, Bank of America Corp.'s (BAC) U.K. and Ireland credit-card business, has been abandoned, a person familiar with the matter ... http://story.nashvilleherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203281001/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:42:17 -0500 Fox Business http://story.nashvilleherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203281001/ ROME – Italy said its natural gas supply situation Monday was critical after receiving lower-than-requested gas imports from Russia for nearly a week, but ... http://story.nashvilleherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203281002/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:42:13 -0500 Fox Business http://story.nashvilleherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203281002/ LONDON – French bank Credit Agricole SA (ACA.FR) said Monday it has completed two tender offers for a series of its subordinated bonds for cash.It agreed to buy back $610 million of undated ... http://story.nashvilleherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203281003/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:42:10 -0500 Fox Business http://story.nashvilleherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203281003/ LONDON – Imperial Tobacco Group PLC (IMT.LN), the tobacco firm, Monday said it purchased 275,000 ordinary shares at an average price of 2406.57 pence per ordinary share.MAIN FACTS:-The ... http://story.nashvilleherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203281004/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:42:07 -0500 Fox Business http://story.nashvilleherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203281004/ Taiwan smartphone maker HTC Corp expects to post much lower-than-expected revenue in the first quarter, underscoring analyst views that it will face another weak quarter and an uphill struggle to ... http://story.nashvilleherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203281006/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:41:59 -0500 Fox Business http://story.nashvilleherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203281006/ Bank of Canada (NA.T) is issuing $600 million of triple-A-rated covered bonds in the U.S. credit markets Monday, according to a person familiar with the deal.The planned deal is reopening of a $1.4 ... http://story.nashvilleherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203281007/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:41:55 -0500 Fox Business http://story.nashvilleherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203281007/ Bill Maher has slammed Occupy Wall Street, calling its supporters "douchebags" who need to "get a job" and stop with all the protesting. The left-wing TV host surprised many ... http://story.nashvilleherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203281011/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:39:02 -0500 IBTimes http://story.nashvilleherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203281011/ William Ackman of Pershing Square Capital Management, left, shakes hands with former CN Rail CEO Hunter Harrison during a meeting of CP Rail shareholders in Toronto, Feb. 6, ... http://story.nashvilleherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203280961/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:37:34 -0500 Financial Post http://story.nashvilleherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203280961/ Royal Bank of Canada chief executive Gordon Nixon took home $10.1-million in total direct compensation last year, down 8% from 2010 even though RBC posted a record profit, according to regulatory ... http://story.nashvilleherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203280965/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:37:22 -0500 Financial Post http://story.nashvilleherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203280965/ BBC Scotland has uncovered evidence which suggests Rangers owner Craig Whyte may have lied in court. During a civil case last year, he told Glasgow Sheriff Court his seven-year ban from being a ... http://story.nashvilleherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203280929/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:27:57 -0500 BBC http://story.nashvilleherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203280929/ Beijing has banned Chinese airlines from taking part in the EU's Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS), aimed at cutting carbon emissions. The move came just weeks after the China Air Transport ... http://story.nashvilleherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203280930/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:27:53 -0500 BBC http://story.nashvilleherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203280930/ The S&P has rallied for five straight weeks, helped in part by a run of better-than-expected US economic data that was capped by Friday's solid employment report. The broad-based index is ... http://story.nashvilleherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203280985/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:27:33 -0500 Times of India http://story.nashvilleherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203280985/ Off '; ascObj.innerHTML = ascntrlStr; } } userPref.autoStart = userPref.getAutoStart(); addOnload(userPref.renderAutoStartControls()); baseURL = 'http://a.abcnews.com/assets'; ... http://story.nashvilleherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203280919/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:27:24 -0500 ABCNews http://story.nashvilleherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203280919/ Goldman Sachs’ Lloyd Blankfein has become the first major CEO to lend his support to the Americans for Marriage Equality campaign promoting same-sex marriage. In a 30-second video, Blankfein ... http://story.nashvilleherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203280920/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:27:19 -0500 ABCNews http://story.nashvilleherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203280920/ German Chancellor Angela Merkel stepped up pressure on Greece, warning that time was running short for a deal to be struck. "It's inevitable the risk profile that Greece represents is ... http://story.nashvilleherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203280986/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:26:44 -0500 Times of India http://story.nashvilleherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203280986/ S ) is slated to release its fourth quarter and fiscal 2011 earnings on February 8, before the opening bell. The current Zacks Consensus Estimate for the fourth quarter is pegged at a loss of 38 ... http://story.nashvilleherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203281008/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:21:53 -0500 Nasdaq http://story.nashvilleherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203281008/ CAT-N . And, lest others follow suit, Canada must draw a line in the sand and let the multinational know that if it wants to do business in our country, it must play by our ... http://story.nashvilleherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203275776/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 13:04:08 -0500 The Globe And Mail http://story.nashvilleherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203275776/ CAT-N . And, lest others follow suit, Canada must draw a line in the sand and let the multinational know that if it wants to do business in our country, it must play by our ... http://story.nashvilleherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203275724/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 13:03:55 -0500 The Globe and Mail http://story.nashvilleherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203275724/ CAT-N . And, lest others follow suit, Canada must draw a line in the sand and let the multinational know that if it wants to do business in our country, it must play by our ... http://story.nashvilleherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203275723/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 13:02:50 -0500 The Globe and Mail http://story.nashvilleherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203275723/ NEW YORK - Phone company Verizon Communications Inc. will challenge Netflix and start a video streaming service this year with Redbox and its DVD rental kiosks. Verizon and Coinstar Inc., ... http://story.nashvilleherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203275796/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 13:00:57 -0500 Star Tribune http://story.nashvilleherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203275796/ On the heels of last Friday's strong employment report, a job market index indicates that hiring will remain strong through at least the end of March, although it cautions that growth may slow ... http://story.nashvilleherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203275791/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 12:58:53 -0500 San Diego Union-Tribune http://story.nashvilleherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203275791/ SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Gold futures declined Monday, with prices pulling back by as much as $26 an ounce as strength in the U.S. dollar dampened interest in ... http://story.nashvilleherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203275717/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 12:49:27 -0500 MarketWatch http://story.nashvilleherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203275717/ NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- The U.S. dollar rose on Monday, while the euro fell for a third day as Greece struggled against the clock to cut a deal with its international creditors for a second ... http://story.nashvilleherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203275718/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 12:49:23 -0500 MarketWatch http://story.nashvilleherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203275718/ SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Technology stocks stumbled Monday as the sector mirrored a broader market retreat spurred on concerns about Greece's debt situation and its financial-rescue ... http://story.nashvilleherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203275720/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 12:49:14 -0500 MarketWatch http://story.nashvilleherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203275720/ SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Crude-oil futures traded lower Monday, awash in oil demand concerns as Greek leaders sought an agreement on more austerity packages and the dollar traded ... http://story.nashvilleherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203275721/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 12:49:07 -0500 MarketWatch http://story.nashvilleherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203275721/ All Lloyds TSB silver, gold, platinum and premier customers will be automatically covered for disruptions to their travel as part of the company’s travel insurance policy. The company added ... http://story.nashvilleherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203275781/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 12:44:20 -0500 Insurance Journal http://story.nashvilleherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203275781/ A protester waves a Romanian flag in University Square, Bucharest, shortly after Prime Minister Emil Boc announced his resignation. Photograph: Robert ... http://story.nashvilleherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203275778/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 12:41:55 -0500 Guardian http://story.nashvilleherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203275778/ Wetherby Whalers' family-owned business will spend 500,000 doing up the grand old place - including Harry's original shed and those jaw-dropping ... http://story.nashvilleherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203275777/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 12:41:49 -0500 Guardian http://story.nashvilleherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203275777/ 's overseas businesses has revolved around India, but on Monday the focus switched to Greece.In a short statement the mobile phone group announced it was abandoning plans - unveiled in August - ... http://story.nashvilleherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203275779/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 12:41:44 -0500 Guardian http://story.nashvilleherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203275779/ stock plunging more than 15% in the wake of a poorly received fourth-quarter earnings report. Specifically, Sohu.com posted an unexpected 39% drop in profit, with the company citing acquisition ... http://story.nashvilleherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203275818/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 12:40:44 -0500 Forbes http://story.nashvilleherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203275818/ See Search Box lower down this column for searches of Finfacts news pages. Where there may be the odd special character missing from an older page, it's a problem that developed when ... http://story.nashvilleherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203275803/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 12:39:31 -0500 Finfacts Business News http://story.nashvilleherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203275803/ IDG News Service - Microsoft is gearing up to release a phalanx of native mobile applications for its CRM software, with clients aimed at BlackBerry, Windows Phone 7, iOS, and Android 2.2 and higher ... http://story.nashvilleherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203275801/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 12:33:15 -0500 Computerworld http://story.nashvilleherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203275801/ As sovereign debt defaults go, there may be no better time than now for Greece. Global investors are clearly in risk-on mode, with the US stock market off to its best start in 15 years and equities ... http://story.nashvilleherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203275734/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 12:33:07 -0500 CNBC http://story.nashvilleherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203275734/