http://www.comcast.net?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_ AP - ap.online.biz.general News Sun, 08 Nov 2009 08:15:07 -0500 Sun, 08 Nov 2009 08:02:48 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/finance/articles/2009/11/07/US.Holiday.Airfares/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_finance_US.Holiday.Airfares 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:1e36ed47:124ce5876db:-5b1d If holiday travelers on the same plane compare what they paid to fly, they're likely to find quite a spread, depending on when they bought their tickets. Sun, 08 Nov 2009 08:00:02 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/finance/articles/2009/11/06/US.Health.Care.Overhaul/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_finance_US.Health.Care.Overhaul 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-553b96c8:124b73228e9:742d The Democratic-controlled House has narrowly passed landmark health care reform legislation, handing President Barack Obama a hard won victory on his signature domestic priority. Sun, 08 Nov 2009 06:25:51 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/finance/articles/2009/11/08/AS.India.Economic.Growth/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_finance_AS.India.Economic.Growth 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:1e36ed47:124ce5876db:-1841 The Indian government is pushing ahead with economic reforms aimed at achieving a growth rate of more than 7 percent next year but will make sure the benefits reach the poor, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said Sunday. Sun, 08 Nov 2009 04:24:35 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/finance/articles/2009/11/07/US.Health.Overhaul.Abortion/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_finance_US.Health.Overhaul.Abortion 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:1e36ed47:124ce5876db:-497b A bipartisan House coalition voted Saturday to prohibit coverage of abortions in a new government-run health care plan that Democrats would establish to compete with private insurers. Sun, 08 Nov 2009 00:00:43 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/finance/articles/2009/11/07/US.Jobless.Then.and.Now/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_finance_US.Jobless.Then.and.Now 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:1e36ed47:124ce5876db:-6065 It hurts more to be unemployed now than the last time the jobless rate hit 10 percent. Sat, 07 Nov 2009 20:59:47 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/finance/articles/2009/11/05/US.Health.Overhaul.Obama/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_finance_US.Health.Overhaul.Obama 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-553b96c8:124b73228e9:5fba President Barack Obama says now is the time for Congress to "answer the call of history" and approve legislation revamping the country's health care system. Sat, 07 Nov 2009 20:43:35 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/finance/articles/2009/11/07/US.Health.Overhaul.Democrats/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_finance_US.Health.Overhaul.Democrats 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:1e36ed47:124ce5876db:-5f02 House Democratic leaders say President Barack Obama, who made a quick trip to Capitol Hill, inspired their party to pass health care legislation. Sat, 07 Nov 2009 20:25:03 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/finance/articles/2009/11/06/US.Health.Care.Comparing.the.Bills/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_finance_US.Health.Care.Comparing.the.Bills 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-553b96c8:124c7b033b5:-6fe7 Here is a comparison of the three health care bills before Congress, including one by House Democrats and an alternative by House Republicans. Sat, 07 Nov 2009 18:03:15 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/finance/articles/2009/11/07/US.Delta.Engine.Fire/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_finance_US.Delta.Engine.Fire 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:1e36ed47:124ce5876db:-4ef5 A company spokesman says a Delta plane headed to Philadelphia had to return to the gate just before takeoff from Atlanta because of an engine fire. Sat, 07 Nov 2009 17:45:54 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/finance/articles/2009/11/07/AZ.Grocery.Store.Talks/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_finance_AZ.Grocery.Store.Talks 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:1e36ed47:124ce5876db:-4adb In less than a week, unionized workers at two Arizona grocery store chains may be walking a picket line instead of stocking shelves and cutting meat. Sat, 07 Nov 2009 14:51:09 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/finance/articles/2009/11/06/US.Philadelphia.Transit.Strike/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_finance_US.Philadelphia.Transit.Strike 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-553b96c8:124c7b033b5:-635a A national spokesman for the Philadelphia transit system's largest union says reports of a tentative agreement were "premature" and the negotiations aimed at ending a five-day strike continue. Sat, 07 Nov 2009 14:24:43 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/finance/articles/2009/11/07/ML.China.Africa/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_finance_ML.China.Africa 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:1e36ed47:124ce5876db:-5889 China's premier stressed Saturday that his country's push to boost already burgeoning trade ties with Africa was "sincere and selfless," as the Asian powerhouse battled criticism its quest for natural resources was at the expense of the poverty-ravaged continent. Sat, 07 Nov 2009 13:58:23 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/finance/articles/2009/11/05/G20.Finance.Ministers/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_finance_G20.Finance.Ministers 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-553b96c8:124b73228e9:5e74 Finance officials from rich and developing countries pledged Saturday to maintain emergency support for their economies until recovery is assured, but failed to reach a clear agreement to bear the cost of fighting climate change. Sat, 07 Nov 2009 07:45:53 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/finance/articles/2009/11/07/AS.China.Africa/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_finance_AS.China.Africa 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-553b96c8:124c7b033b5:-2c30 China is offering to abolish import duties on some commodities from Africa and make sure Chinese exports to the continent are safe as part of a package to boost already thriving economic ties, China's commerce minister said in an article published Saturday. Sat, 07 Nov 2009 06:39:37 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/finance/articles/2009/11/07/AS.SKorea.Labor.Protest/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_finance_AS.SKorea.Labor.Protest 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:1e36ed47:124ce5876db:-75e0 Tens of thousands of South Korean workers rallied Saturday to protest the government's plan to begin implementing contentious labor laws. Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:19:04 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/finance/articles/2009/11/07/US.Tobacco.Payments/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_finance_US.Tobacco.Payments 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-553b96c8:124c7b033b5:-3cd6 North Carolina's highest court ruled Friday that three cigarette companies no longer have to make payments to tobacco farmers in Maryland and Pennsylvania under a decade-old settlement. Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:14:53 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/finance/articles/2009/11/07/US.Obit.Baim/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_finance_US.Obit.Baim 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-553b96c8:124c7b033b5:-35af Dr. Donald Baim, a renowned cardiologist and medical device executive, died Friday following surgery to treat a form of cancer, his family said in a statement. He was 60. Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:11:16 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/finance/articles/2009/11/06/US.Bank.Closures/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_finance_US.Bank.Closures 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-553b96c8:124c7b033b5:-4380 Regulators on Friday shut banks in Georgia, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, and California, bringing the number of bank failures this year to 120 amid the struggling economy and a cascade of defaults on loans. Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:31:46 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/finance/articles/2009/11/06/US.Earns.Berkshire.Hathaway/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_finance_US.Earns.Berkshire.Hathaway 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-553b96c8:124c7b033b5:-4381 Paper gains on derivative contracts helped Berkshire Hathaway Inc. triple its third-quarter profit as its insurance businesses did well, but Warren Buffett's company said Friday that many of its other operating businesses struggled. Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:13:10 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/finance/articles/2009/11/07/US.Airlines.Sector.Snap/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_finance_US.Airlines.Sector.Snap 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-553b96c8:124c7b033b5:-3ad7 Airline stocks rose Friday as oil prices tumbled, easing the carriers' fears over jet fuel costs. Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:10:14 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/finance/articles/2009/11/07/US.Mesa.Air.Jets/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_finance_US.Mesa.Air.Jets 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-553b96c8:124c7b033b5:-3ad8 Mesa Air Group Inc. said Friday that United Airlines did not extend an agreement under which Mesa operated 26 regional jets for the larger carrier. Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:08:29 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/finance/articles/2009/11/07/US.Ticketmaster.Earnings.Preview/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_finance_US.Ticketmaster.Earnings.Preview 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-553b96c8:124c7b033b5:-3dc2 Ticketmaster Entertainment Inc., the nation's largest ticket seller and proposed merger partner of Live Nation Inc., is scheduled to report its third-quarter earnings on Monday. The following is a summary of key developments and analyst opinion related to the period. Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:06:41 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/finance/articles/2009/11/06/US.Live.Nation.Earnings.Preview/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_finance_US.Live.Nation.Earnings.Preview 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-553b96c8:124c7b033b5:-44b3 Live Nation Inc., the world's biggest concert promoter and proposed merger partner of Ticketmaster Entertainment Inc., is scheduled to report its third-quarter earnings on Monday. The following is a summary of key developments and analyst opinion related to the period. Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:04:38 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/finance/articles/2009/11/07/US.Hyatt.Share.Buybacks/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_finance_US.Hyatt.Share.Buybacks 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-553b96c8:124c7b033b5:-3ad6 Hyatt Hotels Corp. said Friday that underwriters of its initial public offering have exercised their option to buy 5.7 million more shares of common stock at $25 apiece. Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:50:26 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/finance/articles/2009/11/06/US.What.is.Ally.Bank_/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_finance_US.What.is.Ally.Bank_ 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-553b96c8:124c7b033b5:-471c Its TV and print ads poke fun at the bait-and-switch tactics of other banks. Its interest rates on CDs have been the most generous in the industry. Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:45:12 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/finance/articles/2009/11/06/US.Health.Care.White.House/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_finance_US.Health.Care.White.House 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-553b96c8:124c7b033b5:-54a7 President Barack Obama still expects to have a health care overhaul bill to sign by year's end and plans to personally lobby for it in a visit to Capitol Hill on Saturday, the White House said. Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:44:04 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/finance/articles/2009/11/06/US.Live.Nation.Ticketmaster.Merger/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_finance_US.Live.Nation.Ticketmaster.Merger 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-553b96c8:124c7b033b5:-3fe1 In a tacit acknowledgment of a delay in their plan to combine, Live Nation Inc. and Ticketmaster Entertainment Inc. said in filings Friday that a shareholders meeting to approve the deal is set for Jan. 8. Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:39:50 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/finance/articles/2009/11/05/Oil.Prices/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_finance_Oil.Prices 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-553b96c8:124b73228e9:42f5 Oil prices tumbled Friday after the government said the U.S. unemployment rate topped 10 percent for the first time since 1983. Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:35:17 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/finance/articles/2009/11/06/US.Earns.Freddie.Mac/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_finance_US.Earns.Freddie.Mac 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-553b96c8:124c7b033b5:-44b5 Freddie Mac's losses narrowed to $6.3 billion in the third quarter, but the government-controlled mortgage finance company didn't need a federal cash infusion. Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:21:44 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/finance/articles/2009/11/06/US.Bridge.Collapse.Legal/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_finance_US.Bridge.Collapse.Legal 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-553b96c8:124c7b033b5:-4fd1 Victims and the families of those killed in the Interstate 35W bridge collapse in Minneapolis in 2007 agreed Friday to settle their lawsuits against a construction company that was resurfacing the span at the time. Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:00:14 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/finance/articles/2009/11/05/US.Nebraska.Budget.Woes/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_finance_US.Nebraska.Budget.Woes 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-553b96c8:124b73228e9:4dc1 To hear directors of some state agencies tell it, managing Nebraska's worst fiscal crisis in recent memory isn't that big of a deal. Others tell a totally different story, one of significant cutbacks in services. Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:56:36 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/finance/articles/2009/11/04/US.Jobless.Benefits.Homebuyers/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_finance_US.Jobless.Benefits.Homebuyers 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-553b96c8:124b73228e9:2171 President Barack Obama signed a $24 billion economic stimulus bill into law Friday, giving tax incentives to prospective homebuyers and additional jobless benefits to those idled by the business slump. Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:56:23 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/finance/articles/2009/11/06/US.ITD.Director.Lawsuit.Idaho/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_finance_US.ITD.Director.Lawsuit.Idaho 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-553b96c8:124c7b033b5:-3fe0 The former head of the Idaho Transportation Department filed a lawsuit Friday against the agency, saying she was fired in a political power play to help Gov. C.L. "Butch" Otter and his big campaign donors. Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:52:14 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/finance/articles/2009/11/07/US.Dolan.DiscoverReady/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_finance_US.Dolan.DiscoverReady 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-553b96c8:124c7b033b5:-3ec9 Dolan Media Co. said Friday it bought an 85 percent stake in DiscoverReady LLC, which provides document-review services to companies and their lawyers. Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:41:04 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/finance/articles/2009/11/06/US.Budget.Cuts.Colorado/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_finance_US.Budget.Cuts.Colorado 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-553b96c8:124c7b033b5:-3fe2 Facing an expected $1 billion shortfall in next year's budget, Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter is proposing a 4.6 percent cut in education spending and charging sales tax on items including candy and soda and online purchases. Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:37:33 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/finance/articles/2009/11/06/US.Shell.Oil.Environmental.Fine/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_finance_US.Shell.Oil.Environmental.Fine 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-553b96c8:124c7b033b5:-3fe3 Shell Oil Co. has been ordered to pay $19.5 million to the state for environmental violations at gas stations around California. Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:27:02 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/finance/articles/2009/11/06/FL.Florida.Investments.SEC/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_finance_FL.Florida.Investments.SEC 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-553b96c8:124c7b033b5:-3fdf Two top Florida Democrats want changes to the makeup of the board that oversees Florida's $130 billion investment portfolio now under scrutiny from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:25:05 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/finance/articles/2009/11/06/US.Monster.Energy.Lawsuit/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_finance_US.Monster.Energy.Lawsuit 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-553b96c8:124c7b033b5:-3fdd Sports management agency Crown Athlete Management Co. said Friday it has sued the maker of the Monster energy drink, accusing it of fraud and other wrongdoing. Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:23:35 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/finance/articles/2009/11/06/US.Davis.Governor.Alabama/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_finance_US.Davis.Governor.Alabama 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-553b96c8:124c7b033b5:-3fdc Gubernatorial candidate Artur Davis has picked up an endorsement from a major union. Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:21:03 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/finance/articles/2009/11/06/US.Theater.Spider.Man/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_finance_US.Theater.Spider.Man 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-553b96c8:124c7b033b5:-3fde Broadway has found its Spider-Man — rock singer Reeve Carney. Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:17:35 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/finance/articles/2009/11/06/US.NJ.Governor/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_finance_US.NJ.Governor 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-553b96c8:124c7b033b5:-4135 New Jersey's next governor vowed Friday to veto any tax increase the Legislature sends to his desk in the coming year. Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:17:22 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/finance/articles/2009/11/06/US.STR.Holdings.IPO/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_finance_US.STR.Holdings.IPO 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-553b96c8:124c7b033b5:-5e17 STR Holdings Inc. shares jumped Friday after the solar products company launched its initial public offering, but shares priced below expectations on the New York Stock Exchange. Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:15:09 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/finance/articles/2009/11/06/LT.Argentina.Media.Pressure/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_finance_LT.Argentina.Media.Pressure 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-553b96c8:124c7b033b5:-4132 Populist leaders around Latin America are increasingly making legal and political moves to silence their media critics, the president of the Inter American Press Association said Friday. Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:03:11 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/finance/articles/2009/11/06/MMA.Strikeforce.on.CBS/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_finance_MMA.Strikeforce.on.CBS 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-553b96c8:124c7b033b5:-4133 Fedor Emelianenko is ready for his close-up. Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:01:52 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/finance/articles/2009/11/06/US.Earns.Roundup.Freddie.Mac/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_finance_US.Earns.Roundup.Freddie.Mac 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-553b96c8:124c7b033b5:-4134 Among the earnings stories for Friday, Nov. 6, from AP Financial News: Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:00:43 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/finance/articles/2009/11/06/US.Bankruptcy.Fraud.Mississippi/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_finance_US.Bankruptcy.Fraud.Mississippi 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-553b96c8:124c7b033b5:-4252 A Mississippi woman has been sentenced to nearly three years in prison for hiding more than $255,000 from a bankruptcy trustee. Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:56:55 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/finance/articles/2009/11/06/US.Earns.Roundup.Berkshire.Hathaway/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_finance_US.Earns.Roundup.Berkshire.Hathaway 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-553b96c8:124c7b033b5:-4253 Among the earnings stories for Friday, Nov. 6, from AP Financial News: Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:54:25 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/finance/articles/2009/11/05/US.Credit.Markets/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_finance_US.Credit.Markets 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-553b96c8:124b73228e9:6577 Treasury prices mostly rose Friday after the government said the nation's unemployment rate climbed to a 26-year-high of 10.2 percent last month. Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:53:25 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/finance/articles/2009/11/06/US.Earns.CardioNet/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_finance_US.Earns.CardioNet 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-553b96c8:124c7b033b5:-4250 Wireless heart-monitoring device maker CardioNet Inc. fell to a loss in the third quarter, as it had ramped up marketing spending after Medicare lowered reimbursement rates on the company's products. Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:53:04 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/finance/articles/2009/11/06/US.Indian.Farmers/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_finance_US.Indian.Farmers 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-553b96c8:124c7b033b5:-4856 The Obama administration intends to seek resolution to a lawsuit filed by American Indian farmers who alleged discrimination in the granting of federal agricultural loans over three decades.