Associated Press: Business
- Stuntwoman sues News Corp. over alleged phone hack
Tuesday - 06/18/2013 - 03:56 PMLOS ANGELES (AP) -- A woman who worked as a stunt double for Angelina Jolie sued Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. in Los Angeles on Tuesday, claiming she's a victim of a phone hacking scheme to obtain information about the actress....
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Argentine cash controls bring bargains, headaches
Tuesday - 06/18/2013 - 11:42 AMBUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) -- The Brazilian visitors gawk in wonder as they stroll past shop windows along touristy Florida street in the Argentine capital. The jackets, the shoes - they're all so cheap when your purse is stuffed with black-market money....
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - US safety agency investigating Suzuki small SUVs
Tuesday - 06/18/2013 - 08:05 AMDETROIT (AP) -- U.S. safety regulators said Tuesday that they are investigating problems with air bag sensors in the seats of some small Suzuki SUVs....
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - With Samsung, Jay-Z's business continues to boom
Tuesday - 06/18/2013 - 05:43 AMNEW YORK (AP) -- He really is more than a businessman....
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Ahead of the Bell: US Consumer Prices
Tuesday - 06/18/2013 - 04:25 AMWASHINGTON (AP) -- A measure of U.S. consumer prices likely ticked up in May after two months of declines caused by lower gas prices. The small increase would add to evidence that inflation remains tame....
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Chrysler expected to formally refuse Jeep recall
Tuesday - 06/18/2013 - 12:09 AMDETROIT (AP) -- In one of the biggest-ever showdowns between an automaker and the government, Chrysler on Tuesday is expected to file papers explaining its refusal to recall 2.7 million older Jeep SUVs that are at risk of catching fire in rear-end collisions....
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Texas, SD governors court Conn. gun makers
Monday - 06/17/2013 - 04:21 PMHARTFORD, Conn. (AP) -- The governors of Texas and South Dakota visited Connecticut on Monday to court gun manufacturers that have threatened to leave since the state passed tough new gun-control laws this year in response to the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School....
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Google settles suit, clears way for stock split
Monday - 06/17/2013 - 12:28 PMSAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Google has settled a shareholder lawsuit to clear the way for a long-delayed split of the Internet search leader's stock....
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Food companies work to make it look natural
Monday - 06/17/2013 - 10:44 AMNEW YORK (AP) -- Here's the latest goal for food makers: Perfect the art of imperfection....
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Starboard says Smithfield sale undervalues company
Monday - 06/17/2013 - 07:39 AMNEW YORK (AP) -- One of Smithfield Foods' largest shareholders says a $4.72 billion takeover bid from China's largest meat producer falls short of what the company would be worth if sold off piece by piece....
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- Missouri moves to lift ban on foreign farm owners
Tuesday - 06/18/2013 - 01:52 PMJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Weeks before a Chinese conglomerate agreed to buy Smithfield Foods Inc. in the largest such takeover of a U.S. business, Missouri lawmakers quietly approved legislation removing a ban on foreign ownership of agricultural land....
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Wake-up call: Starbucks to post calorie counts
Tuesday - 06/18/2013 - 10:46 AMNEW YORK (AP) -- Starbucks has a new way to wake up its customers: showing the calories in its drinks....
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Boeing launches plans for longer 787 jet
Tuesday - 06/18/2013 - 05:41 AMLE BOURGET, France (AP) -- Boeing Corp. is starting work on a stretched-out version of its popular 787 Dreamliner jet, in the hope of reigniting interest in the aircraft after battery-related problems....
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Report: Slowdown in health care costs to continue
Tuesday - 06/18/2013 - 05:09 AMWASHINGTON (AP) -- There's good news for most companies that provide health benefits for their employees: America's slowdown in medical costs may be turning into a trend, rather than a mere pause....
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Russia to close paper mill on Lake Baikal
Tuesday - 06/18/2013 - 03:30 AMMOSCOW (AP) -- Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev says authorities will shut down a paper mill on the shores of Lake Baikal, which environmentalists say is a major pollutant threatening the world's largest fresh water lake....
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Thrifty says offer of free rental car was mistake
Monday - 06/17/2013 - 06:43 PMDALLAS (AP) -- Thrifty Car Rental says it's sorry, but many customers who were offered a free one-day rental won't be getting that after all....
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Businessman tries his luck at building pot brand
Monday - 06/17/2013 - 02:41 PMSEATTLE (AP) -- For the activists who led the effort to legalize recreational marijuana in Washington state last fall, Jamen Shively was one of their biggest fears: an aspiring pot profiteer whose unabashed dreams of building a cannabis empire might attract unwanted attention from the federal government or a backlash that could slow the marijuana reform movement across the country....
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Pro-Obama group airing health ads
Monday - 06/17/2013 - 12:36 PMWASHINGTON (AP) -- An outside group supporting President Barack Obama's agenda plans to air a series of ads this summer promoting Obama's health care overhaul....
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - EU official: Trade deal with US a 'game-changer'
Monday - 06/17/2013 - 09:09 AMENNISKILLEN, Northern Ireland (AP) -- The top official with the European Union's executive arm says a free trade deal with the United States would be a "game-changer" for the global economy....
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Lowe's offers to buy Orchard Supply for $205M
Monday - 06/17/2013 - 07:22 AMMOORESVILLE, N.C. (AP) -- Lowe's plans to expand its California presence with an acquisition of Sears spinoff Orchard Supply Hardware Stores for about $205 million in cash....
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- Chrysler agrees to recall of Jeeps at risk of fire
Tuesday - 06/18/2013 - 02:41 PMDETROIT (AP) -- Chrysler says it has resolved its differences with the government and will recall older Jeep Grand Cherokee and Liberty SUVs that could be at risk of a fuel tank fire....
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Kabel Deutschland shares rise on takeover interest
Tuesday - 06/18/2013 - 09:45 AMBERLIN (AP) -- Shares in Germany's biggest cable operator are up after Kabel Deutschland received a preliminary takeover proposal from U.S. firm Liberty Global....
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Sprint sues to stop Dish Clearwire buyout
Tuesday - 06/18/2013 - 06:53 AMOVERLAND PARK, Kan. (AP) -- Sprint Nextel is suing to stop Dish Network's buyout offer for wireless data network operator Clearwire. The nation's third-largest cellphone carrier says the proposed deal violates the rights of Sprint and other Clearwire shareholders....
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - World's 3 biggest shipping operators unite
Tuesday - 06/18/2013 - 05:18 AMCOPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) -- Danish shipping and oil group A.P. Moller-Maersk says the world's three biggest shipping container operators have entered an alliance to reduce fuel consumption and improve service and operations....
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Ahead of the Bell: US Housing Starts
Tuesday - 06/18/2013 - 04:32 AMWASHINGTON (AP) -- U.S. home construction has risen steadily in the past year, fueled by more buyers and a scarcity of houses for sale....
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - World looks to Bernanke to clarify stimulus plans
Monday - 06/17/2013 - 05:39 PMWASHINGTON (AP) -- Is the era of ultra-low interest rates nearing an end?...
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - World looks to Bernanke to clarify stimulus plans
Monday - 06/17/2013 - 04:06 PMWASHINGTON (AP) -- Is the era of ultra-low interest rates nearing an end?...
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Israel picks team to build high-speed web network
Monday - 06/17/2013 - 11:40 AMJERUSALEM (AP) -- An Israeli committee has chosen a consortium led by Swedish company ViaEuropa to build a nationwide high-speed broadband network....
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - UK's Cameron rallies world leaders to N.Ireland
Monday - 06/17/2013 - 10:16 AMENNISKILLEN, Northern Ireland (AP) -- Leaders of eight of the world's wealthiest nations sought elusive progress on lowering trans-Atlantic trade barriers and pushing the warring factions in Syria toward the negotiating table as the G-8 summit opened Monday amid high security in peaceful Northern Ireland....
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Apple details government requests for data
Monday - 06/17/2013 - 06:44 AMNEW YORK (AP) -- Apple says it received between 4,000 and 5,000 requests from U.S. law enforcement for customer data between Dec. 1, 2012 and May 31....
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