<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.congoo.com/css/rss.css" type="text/css" media="screen"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Business News - Congoo</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/feed/newschannelsfeed.aspx?chid=1&amp;catid=358</link><description>News Feed for - Business</description><item><title>FEATURE-A U.S. mine debate centers on water, jobs</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96519110&amp;Channel_ID=1&amp;Category_ID=358</link><pubDate>2009-11-26T01:17:00</pubDate><description>BIG BAY, Mich., Nov 25 (Reuters) - Standing on the marshy ground at Eagle Rock in the remote woods of Michigan's Upper Peninsula, it's hard to imagine that beneath one's feet is a lump of nickel worth </description><source>Reuters India</source></item><item><title>Israel and Hamas Inch Closer to a Prisoner Deal</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96444370&amp;Channel_ID=1&amp;Category_ID=358</link><pubDate>2009-11-26T00:30:00</pubDate><description>It may be a sign of just how far the Mideast has wandered off the U.S. script that the biggest breakthrough in Israeli-Palestinian negotiations in years looks likely to be a prisoner exchange between </description><source>Time</source></item><item><title>Deere says sales slumped in its 4th quarter</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96528367&amp;Channel_ID=1&amp;Category_ID=358</link><pubDate>2009-11-26T03:10:00</pubDate><description>But the company's shares hit a 52-week high  Deere and Co. said sales of tractors, combines and other agricultural mainstays slumped in its fiscal fourth quarter, and it expects farmers to remain cautious </description><source>Chicago Tribune</source></item><item><title>The Slow Road to Jobs</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96495277&amp;Channel_ID=1&amp;Category_ID=358</link><pubDate>2009-11-26T00:55:00</pubDate><description>Could it take as long as five years for the economy to replace all of the 8 million jobs lost since the Great Recession began? The most bearish economists think so. Job creation is proving to be painfully </description><source>BusinessWeek</source></item><item><title>Bank of America CEO search may extend into 2010</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96486631&amp;Channel_ID=1&amp;Category_ID=358</link><pubDate>2009-11-26T00:38:00</pubDate><description>CHARLOTTE, N.C. ā?? Bank of America is having such a hard time finding a new CEO that some analysts are wondering if Ken Lewis might have to stay past his planned Dec. 31 departure. The nation's largest </description><source>San Jose Mercury News</source></item><item><title>Dubai seeks debt delay, some units cut to junk</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96469927&amp;Channel_ID=1&amp;Category_ID=358</link><pubDate>2009-11-25T23:14:00</pubDate><description>By Matt Smith and Enjy Kiwan DUBAI/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Dubai said on Wednesday two of its flagship firms planned to delay repayment on billions of dollars of debt as a first step toward restructuring </description><source>Reuters</source></item><item><title>Daiwabo Extends Losses On Y187 Offer Price</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96529053&amp;Channel_ID=1&amp;Category_ID=358</link><pubDate>2009-11-26T03:17:00</pubDate><description>TOKYO (NQN)--Shares in Daiwabo Holdings Co. (3107) lost further ground Thursday, after the textile firm said late Wednesday that it will publicly offer new shares for 187 yen apiece in a deal to be settled </description><source>Nikkei Net Interactive</source></item><item><title>For HP, cost cuts and expansion into new markets counterbalance sales slump in main </title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96346891&amp;Channel_ID=1&amp;Category_ID=358</link><pubDate>2009-11-26T02:09:00</pubDate><description>HP on Monday reported big revenue declines in four of its main divisions - PCs, servers, software and printers - in the latest quarter. A bright spot was technology services, a division HP beefed up last </description><source>Canada East</source></item><item><title>Why the Cadbury Deal Matters</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96339983&amp;Channel_ID=1&amp;Category_ID=358</link><pubDate>2009-11-26T02:14:00</pubDate><description>Nov. 24, 2009 Mark Scott-- Week Online Related Stories Report: Microsoft and Corp Exploring Search Pact Report: Iraq to Seek U.S. Nuclear ment Like kids fighting for left-over Halloween candy, the world's </description><source>HispanicBusiness.com</source></item><item><title>Two Swiss Telecom Companies to Merge</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96522253&amp;Channel_ID=1&amp;Category_ID=358</link><pubDate>2009-11-26T01:50:00</pubDate><description>Kodak says its new all-in-one printers can save you $110 a year in ink costs. HP opens App Studio for its new Web-connected printer. Epson adds two new all-in-one printers that combine performance with </description><source>New York Times</source></item><item><title>Tribune Co. control of bankruptcy plan challenged by investment funds</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96453263&amp;Channel_ID=1&amp;Category_ID=358</link><pubDate>2009-11-26T01:55:00</pubDate><description>A large group of prominent investment funds sought to wrest control of the Tribune Co. bankruptcy case Tuesday in a move that threatens to intensify an already pitched battle between senior and junior </description><source>Individual.com</source></item><item><title>President Obama Names Xerox CEO to White House Initiative on Science, Technology, </title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96316240&amp;Channel_ID=1&amp;Category_ID=358</link><pubDate>2009-11-26T01:02:00</pubDate><description>NORWALK, Conn., President Barack Obama today named Ursula Burns , chief executive officer of Xerox Corporation (NYSE: XRX), to help lead a national program aimed at honing studentsā?? skills in science, </description><source>Web Newswire</source></item><item><title>Volkswagen Aims to Triple Sales in S China</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96236794&amp;Channel_ID=1&amp;Category_ID=358</link><pubDate>2009-11-26T01:46:00</pubDate><description>Adjust font size: č§?é¢?ę?­ę?¾ä½ē½® German Auto giant Volkswagen Grouphas unveiled an ambitious strategy called 'Strive to Win' to more than triple its sales in south China from 150,000 units to half </description><source>China Development Gateway</source></item><item><title>U.S. senators pressure Europe to act on Oracle-Sun Microsystems merger</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96417524&amp;Channel_ID=1&amp;Category_ID=358</link><pubDate>2009-11-26T01:33:00</pubDate><description>Denver Business Journal Send this story to a friend Email address of friend (insert comma between multiple addresses): Your email address: Add a brief note: Enter words from the security image above: </description><source>Twin Cities Business Journal</source></item><item><title>More bankruptcy cases filed in federal courts</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96489939&amp;Channel_ID=1&amp;Category_ID=358</link><pubDate>2009-11-26T00:41:00</pubDate><description>WASHINGTON  Bankruptcy filings in federal courts jumped by more than one-third this year, as businesses and individuals struggled to regain their footing in a weakened economy. New numbers from the Administrative </description><source>Augusta Chronicle</source></item><item><title>Heinz 2Q profit falls, but sales improve</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96383321&amp;Channel_ID=1&amp;Category_ID=358</link><pubDate>2009-11-26T00:46:00</pubDate><description>TM &amp;amp; Ā© WJLA/NewsChannel 8, a division of Allbritton Communications Company Please read our Privacy Policy. By using this site, you accept our Terms of Service. Children's Television| EEO Reports </description><source>ABC 7</source></item><item><title>More stores will be open on Thanksgiving</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96441310&amp;Channel_ID=1&amp;Category_ID=358</link><pubDate>2009-11-25T23:14:00</pubDate><description>Put the turkey on autopilot. TELL US: Got any holiday shopping horror stories? GREAT STUFF: The best Black Friday deals CROWD CONTROL: Black Friday prompts stepped-up security WANT YOUR VOICE HEARD? Join </description><source>USA Today</source></item><item><title>U.S. wants Pilgrim's Pride bankruptcy plan revised</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96504195&amp;Channel_ID=1&amp;Category_ID=358</link><pubDate>2009-11-25T23:16:00</pubDate><description>CHICAGO, Nov 25 (Reuters) - The U.S. government on Wednesday filed an objection to the bankruptcy reorganization plan of chicken producer Pilgrim's Pride Corp (PGPDQ.PK: Quote, Profile, Research), citing </description><source>Reuters India</source></item><item><title>China Pacific says wins approval for Hong Kong IPO</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96287994&amp;Channel_ID=1&amp;Category_ID=358</link><pubDate>2009-11-25T00:09:00</pubDate><description>SHANGHAI, Nov 25 (Reuters) - China Pacific Insurance (Group) Co Ltd, China's third-largest life insurer, has received government approval for its plan to float shares in Hong Kong. The China Securities </description><source>Forbes.com</source></item><item><title>AmREIT closes deal to combine with REITPlus</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96495669&amp;Channel_ID=1&amp;Category_ID=358</link><pubDate>2009-11-25T20:29:00</pubDate><description>AmREIT, a real estate investment trust, said Wednesday that its shareholders and those of its affiliate, REITPlus Inc., have approved a plan to combine the two. The merged entity will use the name AmREIT </description><source>San Francisco Chronicle</source></item><item><title>Computer Sciences gets $2.9B service contract</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96495596&amp;Channel_ID=1&amp;Category_ID=358</link><pubDate>2009-11-25T20:30:00</pubDate><description>Computer Sciences Corp. said Wednesday that it signed a new data center and information technology infrastructure management service agreement with Zurich Financial Services Group. The agreement is estimated </description><source>San Francisco Chronicle</source></item><item><title>In Pakistan, Fight Terror by Creating Jobs</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96496979&amp;Channel_ID=1&amp;Category_ID=358</link><pubDate>2009-11-25T20:22:00</pubDate><description>It has been a year since 21-year-old Pakistani Ajmal Amir Kasab walked into a packed train station in southern Mumbai and began indiscriminately firing with his AK-47 assault rifle. Kasab, part of a 10-terrorist </description><source>BusinessWeek</source></item><item><title>Banks could be forced by Government to offer fairer bank charges</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96496588&amp;Channel_ID=1&amp;Category_ID=358</link><pubDate>2009-11-25T20:18:00</pubDate><description>Banks could be forced to offer fairer bank charges, the Government disclosed late last night, following a landmark court ruling. By Myra Butterworth and James Kirkup Published: 4:08PM GMT 25 Nov 2009 </description><source>Telegraph</source></item><item><title>Drop in California House Prices Tapers to 3.2% as Sales Climb</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96496392&amp;Channel_ID=1&amp;Category_ID=358</link><pubDate>2009-11-25T20:16:00</pubDate><description>California single-family home prices fell 3.2% in October from a year earlier, helping lift sales, the state Association of Realtors said. The median price for an existing, detached house fell to $297,500 </description><source>Los Angeles Times</source></item><item><title>Hope this jobs number means progress</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96495339&amp;Channel_ID=1&amp;Category_ID=358</link><pubDate>2009-11-25T20:08:00</pubDate><description>The news out today onĀ jobless claims looks encouraging.    Instead of losing over 500,000 jobs, as has been the norm, last week the tally was only 466,000.Ā  I can't believe I just said "only."Ā  Actually, </description><source>Chicago Tribune</source></item></channel></rss>