2 hedge (Stock Trading) fund execs plead guilty to charges - BusinessWeek
2 hedge fund execs plead guilty to charges - BusinessWeek
 Seattle Times |
2 hedge fund execs plead guilty to charges BusinessWeek - SEP. 29 5:25 PM ET Two top officers of the scandal-ridden Bayou hedge fund suddenly emerged from hiding Thursday and admitted engaging in a fraud that totaled hundreds of millions of dollars. Bayou officers plead guilty, face prison What happened at Bayou |
Online Brokers Are Still Hungry - BusinessWeek
 CNN |
Online Brokers Are Still Hungry BusinessWeek - "Big fish buys smaller fish" has become a common headline in the online brokerage business these days. So E*Trade Financial's (ET ) announcement on Sept. E*Trade Buys BrownCo: $1.6B E*Trade Buys BrownCo From JPMorgan for $1.6 Billion |
Analyst: Wal-Mart exec shuffle positive - MarketWatch
 Washington Post |
Analyst: Wal-Mart exec shuffle positive MarketWatch - CHICAGO (MarketWatch) — A reshuffle at Wal-Mart Stores Inc. Friday has brought both John Menzer, president and chief executive of Wal-Mart International, and Mike Duke, president and chief executive of Wal-Mart Stores USA, to the posts of vice chairman. Wal-Mart Names Two Vice Chairs to Compete for Top Job (Update5) Wal-Mart increases its stake in Seiyu |
BAT fumes over Canadian ruling - Independent
 CTV.ca |
BAT fumes over Canadian ruling Independent - British American Tobacco and other tobacco manufacturers are facing the prospect of multibillion-dollar claims in Canada after the country's Supreme Court paved the way for lawsuits to… More bad news for the Canadian tobacco industry Quebec Smokers Seek C$17.8 Bln Damages From Tobacco Companies |
EU gains weapon in battle over subsidies - International Herald Tribune
| EU gains weapon in battle over subsidies International Herald Tribune - PARIS The World Trade Organization on Friday ruled against a multibillion-dollar tax break for American companies that had been challenged by the European Union, renewing the prospect of up to $4 billion in sanctions on exports from the United States to… WTO ruling paves way for tariffs on US exports US senator rebuffs EU sanctions threat |
FAA OKs $15BO'Hare Expansion Plan - WBBM780
 Albany Times Union |
FAA OKs $15BO'Hare Expansion Plan WBBM780 - - CHICAGO — The O'Hare airport expansion project took off today after the FAA approved the Daley administration's 15 billion dollar airport renovation plan. FAA approves Chicago airport expansion plan FAA Approves $15BO'Hare Expansion Plan |
Bay Area foodies cope with US ban of Beluga caviar - San Jose Mercury News
 US Dept of State (press release) |
Bay Area foodies cope with US ban of Beluga caviar San Jose Mercury News - At tony Cyrus restaurant in Healdsburg, a lavish cart, outfitted with an antique scale and a gold brick, is wheeled to your table to carefully weigh out servings of precious caviar. In Conservation Effort, US Bans Caspian Beluga Caviar US Bans Beluga Caviar Imports in Effort to Boost Conservation |
Liberty Global Agrees to Buy Cablecom; IPO Scrapped (Update3) - Bloomberg
 Swissinfo |
Liberty Global Agrees to Buy Cablecom; IPO Scrapped (Update3) Bloomberg - Liberty Global Inc., the largest owner of cable-television systems outside the US, agreed to buy Cablecom Holding AG for 2.83 billion Swiss francs ($2.2 billion) a day after the Swiss company announced an initial public offering. Liberty Global to buy Cablecom UPDATE 3-Liberty Global to buy Switzerland's Cablecom |
Utah Police: Van Was Going 95-100 Mph - Washington Post
 Salt Lake City Deseret News |
Utah Police: Van Was Going 95-100 Mph Washington Post - SALT LAKE CITY — The Utah State University van that rolled on a northern Utah highway killing eight students and an instructor was traveling at 95 to 100 mph, the Highway Patrol said Thursday. Utah County man among nine dead in van rollover USU van was going 95-100 mph when it rolled, UHP says |
TransMeridian Airlines abruptly halts flights, strands fliers - USA Today
 News 10 Now |
TransMeridian Airlines abruptly halts flights, strands fliers USA Today - TransMeridian Airlines, a leisure-oriented airline with schedule service to more than a dozen cities, abruptly stopped flying Thursday, according to media reports. Local airline closes, costing 500 jobs TransMeridian Halts Flights Nationwide |
Lukoil snaps up AIM-listed Nelson for $2bn - Independent
 Metro Toronto |
Lukoil snaps up AIM-listed Nelson for $2bn Independent - The Russian oil giant Lukoil has offered to buy Nelson Resources, which is listed on London's AIM, for $2bn ( 1.1bn) to try to increase its reserves in Kazakhstan, a key market. Lukoil to Buy Kazakh Oil Producer Nelson for $2 Bln (Update7) LUKOIL bids $2 bln for Nelson, sees large borrowing |
Ford to cut half of its parts suppliers - International Herald Tribune
 Washington Post |
Ford to cut half of its parts suppliers International Herald Tribune - DETROIT Ford Motor said Thursday that it planned to drop half the companies supplying it auto parts like seats and instrument panels, the latest cost-cutting initiative to be announced by the troubled automaker. Ford to ditch half its suppliers in massive cost-cutting plan Ford Rethinks Buying Strategy |