<?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=40&amp;catid=358</link><description>News Feed for - Business</description><item><title>Starent To Settle Lawsuit Over Cisco Deal</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96666019&amp;Channel_ID=40&amp;Category_ID=358</link><pubDate>2009-11-27T19:35:00</pubDate><description>Starent Networks To Settle Shareholder Lawsuit Over Acquisition By Cisco</description><source>CBS News</source></item><item><title>Wal-Mart's Black Friday: Frenzied, not much drama</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96618769&amp;Channel_ID=40&amp;Category_ID=358</link><pubDate>2009-11-27T20:24:00</pubDate><description>ST. LOUIS (CNNMoney.com) -- They came by truck, by van and even by taxi. But they all came for the deals. Hordes of shoppers descended upon Wal-Mart, the nation's largest retailer, on Friday in hopes </description><source>CNN</source></item><item><title>Visteon, Ford reach parts sourcing deal</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96681719&amp;Channel_ID=40&amp;Category_ID=358</link><pubDate>2009-11-27T17:11:00</pubDate><description>WILMINGTON, Del. (Reuters) - Visteon Corp , a bankrupt maker of auto parts, reached an agreement to continue supplying Ford Motor Co with parts while it sheds some of its plants, according to court documents. </description><source>Forbes.com</source></item><item><title>ND Holiday Sales Expected to Be up 1 to 2 Percent</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96685415&amp;Channel_ID=40&amp;Category_ID=358</link><pubDate>2009-11-27T19:59:00</pubDate><description>Shoppers in North Dakota turned out in force on Black Friday, lending support to a prediction by the head of the state's Retail Association that holiday sales will be up, bucking the national trend. Association </description><source>ABC News</source></item><item><title>No Holiday Rest For Retailers In Sales Race</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96544700&amp;Channel_ID=40&amp;Category_ID=358</link><pubDate>2009-11-27T02:33:00</pubDate><description>Retailers from ( - - ) to ( - - ), ( - - ) and Walgreens opened their doors on Thursday as U.S. families celebrated Thanksgiving, aiming to capture early bird shoppers a day before the official start </description><source>Forbes.com</source></item><item><title>Off-licence group First Quench closes another 391 stores</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96669219&amp;Channel_ID=40&amp;Category_ID=358</link><pubDate>2009-11-27T16:44:00</pubDate><description>The latest round of store closures would mean shedding 2,140 staff that brings the total number of job losses to some 5,850 A third round of job losses at the First Quench group of off-licences has taken </description><source>Guardian.co.uk</source></item><item><title>Jaguar Land Rover see sales rise</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96650870&amp;Channel_ID=40&amp;Category_ID=358</link><pubDate>2009-11-27T17:12:00</pubDate><description>Tata bought Jaguar Land Rover from Ford in 2008 Jaguar Land Rover had seen its sales rise 23% in the second quarter after its new models were well-received. Owner Tata Motors said new products such as </description><source>BBC</source></item><item><title>Novera accepts offer from Infinis</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96568331&amp;Channel_ID=40&amp;Category_ID=358</link><pubDate>2009-11-27T17:09:00</pubDate><description>LONDON (Reuters) - British renewable energy company Novera (NOEN.L) has accepted an improved takeover bid from private equity-backed Infinis Energy, bringing to an end an takeover battle that dates back </description><source>Reuters</source></item><item><title>Retailers see a little hope</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96693813&amp;Channel_ID=40&amp;Category_ID=358</link><pubDate>2009-11-27T20:38:00</pubDate><description>Shoppers began storming stores and websites on Thanksgiving, and the throngs continued through Black Friday, according to retailers and website traffic-tracking companies. FIGHT: Scuffling customers close </description><source>USA Today</source></item><item><title>Dubai Worldâ??s leaky submarine deal</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96691503&amp;Channel_ID=40&amp;Category_ID=358</link><pubDate>2009-11-27T20:16:00</pubDate><description>Dubai World's trouble paying its debt obligations may not be too surprising when you consider some of the dubious investments it has entered into over the past few years. A case point is Dubai World's </description><source>Reuters</source></item><item><title>ND Retail Group Expects Holiday Sales To Rise</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96586606&amp;Channel_ID=40&amp;Category_ID=358</link><pubDate>2009-11-27T15:41:00</pubDate><description>North Dakota Retail Association Expects Holiday Sales To Be Up, Bucking National Trend</description><source>CBS News</source></item><item><title>Carlsberg to cut 4 brands out of 27 in Germany</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96662583&amp;Channel_ID=40&amp;Category_ID=358</link><pubDate>2009-11-27T13:11:00</pubDate><description>COPENHAGEN, Nov 27 (Reuters) - Carlsberg (CARLb. CO), the world's fourth-biggest brewer, said it would scrap four brands in Germany and focus on the north of the country, where the market is less crowded. </description><source>Reuters</source></item><item><title>Shoppers use smartphones to strategize</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96655889&amp;Channel_ID=40&amp;Category_ID=358</link><pubDate>2009-11-27T12:04:00</pubDate><description>Sharon Bloom regularly receives text-messaged photos of clothes and products her daughters want her to look for while she's shopping. When she sees an item she likes, she pulls out her Internet-enabled </description><source>USA Today</source></item><item><title>Hilton Food signs supply deal with Danish retailer</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96644692&amp;Channel_ID=40&amp;Category_ID=358</link><pubDate>2009-11-27T08:38:00</pubDate><description>Nov 27 (Reuters) - Meat-packaging firm Hilton Food Group Plc (HFG.L: Quote, Profile, Research) said it signed a long-term deal to supply retail packaged fresh meat to Denmark-based food retailer Coop </description><source>Reuters UK</source></item><item><title>Australia's Mitre 10 says expects rival offers</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96621054&amp;Channel_ID=40&amp;Category_ID=358</link><pubDate>2009-11-27T04:03:00</pubDate><description>SYDNEY, Nov 27 (Reuters) - Independent hardware chain Mitre 10 said on Friday it was expecting to receive a number of formal proposals on possible partnerships by the end of the day. It said it would </description><source>Reuters</source></item><item><title>Bankruptcy filings surge</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96621937&amp;Channel_ID=40&amp;Category_ID=358</link><pubDate>2009-11-27T03:30:00</pubDate><description>surge -- chicagotribune.com listings travel topics sale news filings surge showExtras(elm, link, obj link elmTop + 10) * obj.style.top elmTop + link.innerHTML 'Hide more ' + text + ' new Effect. Parallel([ </description><source>Chicago Tribune</source></item><item><title>Where the jobs are greener</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96619107&amp;Channel_ID=40&amp;Category_ID=358</link><pubDate>2009-11-27T02:33:00</pubDate><description>As the recession has filled jobless centers, the call has grown louder for renewable energy, environmentally gentle products and eco-friendly practices -- and for people to make all of that happen. President </description><source>Chicago Tribune</source></item><item><title>Sales on road to recovery</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96670898&amp;Channel_ID=40&amp;Category_ID=358</link><pubDate>2009-11-27T15:20:00</pubDate><description>RECEIVABLES finance has continued to rise, indicating a recovery is under way in sales for small-to-medium enterprises. Receivables finance increased by 2 per cent in the September quarter, according </description><source>Sydney Morning Herald</source></item><item><title>Village buyback winner for CEO and Kirby family</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96670610&amp;Channel_ID=40&amp;Category_ID=358</link><pubDate>2009-11-27T15:44:00</pubDate><description>VILLAGE Roadshow has delivered a healthy ''profit'' to its remaining shareholders from the $105 million share buyback that it closed out yesterday. The cinemas, theme parks, movies and radio group, which </description><source>The Age</source></item><item><title>CanWest revenue falls</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96668924&amp;Channel_ID=40&amp;Category_ID=358</link><pubDate>2009-11-27T15:21:00</pubDate><description>EST CanWest Global Communications CGS-T says overall revenue in its latest quarter fell to $624-million, down 13 per cent from a year earlier, but adds that most of its business units continued to perform </description><source>Globe and Mail</source></item><item><title>Upturn can place new pressure on companies</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96664786&amp;Channel_ID=40&amp;Category_ID=358</link><pubDate>2009-11-27T15:19:00</pubDate><description>A YEAR ago, /D&amp;B Awards were conducted in a period of unprecedented crisis and uncertainty. Most of the developed world had entered or was entering recession, credit markets had frozen and equity markets </description><source>Sydney Morning Herald</source></item><item><title>Metcash moves for Mitre 10</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96610798&amp;Channel_ID=40&amp;Category_ID=358</link><pubDate>2009-11-27T13:07:00</pubDate><description>METCASH has unveiled a proposal to take over struggling hardware group Mitre 10 - and could be matched by at least two other rival bidders over the weekend, as the nation's $36 billion hardware sector </description><source>The Age</source></item><item><title>Borders bookshop jobs at risk as company placed in administration</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96488206&amp;Channel_ID=40&amp;Category_ID=358</link><pubDate>2009-11-27T13:02:00</pubDate><description>More than 1,150 jobs hang in the balance following the announcement that UK bookshop chain Borders had been placed in administration, the Guardian has reported. The company has 45 Borders and Books Etc </description><source>Personnel Today</source></item><item><title>Rogers' bid for Cogeco still a pipe dream</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96640519&amp;Channel_ID=40&amp;Category_ID=358</link><pubDate>2009-11-27T07:43:00</pubDate><description>awillis@globeandmail.com Back in 2007, Cogeco Cable raised capital with a pair of stock sales. Rogers Communications , a major shareholder in its Quebec-based rival for more than a decade, did not participate </description><source>Globe Investor</source></item><item><title>Fisher &amp; Paykel looks to US sales hike</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96631693&amp;Channel_ID=40&amp;Category_ID=358</link><pubDate>2009-11-27T06:09:00</pubDate><description>The launch of its products at Sears Hometown stores in the United States in sales following Thanksgiving Day is a big event for Fisher &amp;amp; Paykel Appliances Ltd. The New Zealand-based, dual-listed whitegoods </description><source>Sydney Morning Herald</source></item></channel></rss>