Business News

Fri, February 10, 2012

NYSE reports profits up after Boerse deal collapse

By Luke Jeffs

LONDON (Reuters) - NYSE Euronext narrowly beat analyst forecasts with a 13 profit rise to $212 million in the fourth quarter, after ...

Fri, February 10, 2012

Analysis: Beyond Chinese New Year data skew, a bear lurks

By Lucy Hornby

BEIJING (Reuters) - Trying to track China's economic course during the Lunar New Year can leave analysts howling at the moon ...

Fri, February 10, 2012

Barclays warns may miss profit goal

By Steve Slater

LONDON (Reuters) - British bank Barclays warned it may miss its medium-term profitability target after it ended 2011 with its worst quarter ...

Fri, February 10, 2012

Credit squeeze threat to shipping industry: survey

By Jonathan Saul

LONDON (Reuters) - Tighter bank financing is the big threat to shipping companies, and many are looking at alternative sources of funding ...

Fri, February 10, 2012

Stocks and euro hit by Greek uncertainty

By Anirban Nag

LONDON (Reuters) - Stocks and the euro fell while safe-haven government bonds rose on Friday as final approval of a long-awaited Greek ...

Fri, February 10, 2012

Ex-BofA McNicholas joins State Street as sales head

HONG KONG (Reuters) - State Street Corp has hired former Bank of America Corp's executive Dan McNicholas as head of sales for its alternative ...

Fri, February 10, 2012

China imports slump, raising demand concerns

By Aileen Wang and Kevin Yao

BEIJING (Reuters) - China's trade in January fell the most since the depths of the financial crisis, raising ...

Fri, February 10, 2012

Casino moguls get extra time to play their best hands

By Farah Master

HONG KONG (Reuters) - Wynn Resorts Ltd, the $15 billion gaming empire of Las Vegas tycoon Steve Wynn, may be forced to ...

Thu, February 09, 2012

For America's hard-hit homeowners, little relief from settlement

By Jilian Mincer

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Crystal Morello's family pleaded for months with their lender for a cheaper mortgage on their family home ...

Thu, February 09, 2012

Sony's Hirai to extend PlayStation strategy

By Tim Kelly

TOKYO (Reuters) - Incoming CEO Kazuo Hirai aims to re-shape Sony Corp by linking hardware and software through online networks -- a model ...