Quantcast
By nnnnnnnn
Web | Images | News
News HomeUSWorldBusinessFinanceIndustryTechnologyScienceMedia & AdvertisingPolitics/LawEntertainmentInternetHealthSportsCulture
>> BUSINESS May 19, 2013 members login here
Participate
Build a News Circle
Receive News Briefings
Add this Circle to favorites
Share this News Circle
Subscribe to this News Circle
>>  BUSINESS
Obama seeks to cut Afghan war spending by 10pc
Daily Times - 12 Hours ago
WASHINGTON: President Barack Obama on Friday trimmed his funding request for the war in Afghanistan and other overseas operations by 10 percent, reflecting his plans to wind down the US presence in that
Obama seeks to cut Afghan war spending by 10 pct Daily Messenger
Obama seeks to cut Afghan war spending by 10 percent Yahoo! Singapore
all 5 news articles >>      Add Comment

Rajoy Pledges to Cut Taxes by 2015, Predicting Growth for Spain
Washington Post - 22 Hours ago
May 18 (Bloomberg) -- Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy pledged to cut taxes in Spain before the next election, due in 2015, as he forecast a return to growth for the euro area’s fourth- largest economy. “I’m
     Add Comment

Apple CEO to Propose Tax Reform for Corporate Cash Outside U.S.
Bloomberg - 5/17/2013
Apple Inc. (AAPL), which holds $102 billion in cash and investments outside the U.S., will suggest changes to corporate-tax laws to encourage companies to bring more cash into the country. In interviews
     Add Comment

Lawyers call for SFC to explore criminal probe into Apex deal
South China Morning Post - 15 Hours ago
Lawyers say there is 'public expectation' probe will continue into Cheung Kong hotel suites sales Joyce Ng and Niall Fraser In Pictures Editor's Pick Man of the moment Riccardo Tisci's dark, sensual designs
     Add Comment

Meal deal puts cops in a pickle
Melbourne Age - 23 Hours ago
New Zealand's top policeman has sent a stern message to his officers, saying they cannot be seen as McCops by accepting discounted meals at fast food outlets. Commissioner Peter Marshall was responding
     Add Comment

Russia defiant over missile sales to Syria
Melbourne Age - 23 Hours ago
Russia has defiantly rejected criticism of its arms supplies to Syria after it was reported that Moscow was supplying improved ''ship-killing'' missiles to the regime of President Bashar al-Assad. Sergei
     Add Comment

Ferguson set for goodbye at West Brom; will be with MU for 1,500th and final time,
TheStar.com.my - 5/18/2013
LONDON: English football will witness the end of an era on Sunday when Alex Ferguson takes charge of Manchester United for the 1,500th and final time in their last game of the season at West Bromwich
Fergie set for final goodbye at West Brom Yahoo! News Australia
Fergie set for final goodbye at West Brom (AFP) Yahoo!Xtra
all 5 news articles >>      Add Comment

Greek economy recovering but few jobs
Sydney Morning Herald - 5/18/2013
Greece's international lenders say the country's six-year recession is still likely to end in 2014, but unemployment will remain above 20 per cent for another three years. The European Commission's report
Greek economic recovery but few jobs NEWS.com.au
all 1 news articles >>      Add Comment

Course-record 60 puts Bradley in lead
The Nation Pakistan - 5/18/2013
IRVING- Keegan Bradley fired 10 birdies and an eagle in a course-record 60 Thursday to seize a three-shot lead after the first round of the US PGA Tour’s Byron Nelson Championship. Bradley’s sizzling
Course-record 60 puts Keegan Bradley in lead Gulf News
Course record puts Bradley in USPGA lead (AFP) Yahoo!Xtra
all 6 news articles >>      Add Comment

Colombian Industrial Production Contracts Most Since 2009
BusinessWeek - 5/17/2013
Colombian industrial output contracted more than twice as much as analysts had expected in March, led by a slump in vehicle sales. Industrial production shrank 11.5 percent in March from a year earlier,
     Add Comment

After tough week, Obama aims for pivot to jobs
Reuters - 5/17/2013
President Barack Obama on Friday sought to turn the spotlight from controversies threatening to swamp his agenda back to his top priority - the economy - and announced he will try to cut in half the time
     Add Comment

Apache CEO Compensation Target Reduced by 18% From 2012 Pay (1)
BusinessWeek - 5/17/2013
Apache Corp. (APA) The target bonus for Chief Executive Officer Steve Farris was reduced to 150 percent of base salary from 200 percent, the Houston-based company said in a regulatory filing today. The
Apache CEO compensation target reduced Fuel Fix
Apache CEO Compensation Target Reduced by 18% From 2012 Pay Bloomberg
all 2 news articles >>      Add Comment

PokerStars Loses Court Bid for Atlantic City Casino Purchase (1)
BusinessWeek - 5/17/2013
A New Jersey judge denied a request by PokerStars to keep alive its $15 million offer to purchase the Atlantic Club Casino Hotel. A judge ruled today in Atlantic County Superior Court against PokerStars,
     Add Comment

Sacramento Kings owners reach deal to sell team to local investors
Reuters India - 5/17/2013
By Eric M. Johnson REUTERS - The owners of the Sacramento Kings basketball franchise have struck a tentative deal to sell the sought-after California team to local investors after the National Basketball
UPDATE 2-Sacramento Kings owners reach deal to sell team to local investors The Sydney News
all 1 news articles >>      Add Comment

Dell Profit Missing Estimates Boosts CEO’s Buyout Proposal
Washington Post - 5/17/2013
(Updates shares in the fifth paragraph.) May 17 (Bloomberg) -- Dell Inc. reported fiscal first- quarter profit that missed analysts’ estimates, underscoring the worsening outlook that led the company’s
Dell Profit Missing Estimates Boosts CEO’s Buyout Plan Bloomberg
Dell Profit Missing Estimates Boosts CEO's Buyout Plan Bloomberg
all 3 news articles >>      Add Comment

Deal bolsters prospects for stalled marina project
Chicago Tribune - 5/17/2013
_ A stalled residential marina development in Blue Island has been purchased by a south suburban company that built its name rehabbing foreclosed homes. Tinley Park-based Mack Cos. acquired 27 acres at
     Add Comment

Feedlots Buy 15.1% More Cattle as Dry Weather Spurs Sales
BusinessWeek - 5/17/2013
U.S. feedlots increased the number of cattle added to their herds by 15.1 percent in April as dry conditions encouraged ranchers to move animals off of pastures. About 1.750 million head of cattle were
     Add Comment

Apple CEO wants lower taxes in exchange for job creation
NBCNews.com - 5/17/2013
Facebook Share on Facebook Twitter LinkedIn GooglePlus Email 17 minutes ago Lower corporate taxes in exchange for American jobs? This is the trade-off Apple seems poised to offer. Ahead of his appearance
     Add Comment

Russia Court Puts SocGen Unit CEO in House Arrest, Lawyer Says
BusinessWeek - 5/17/2013
A Moscow court today put the head of Societe Generale SA (GLE)’s Russian unit under house arrest for two months on charges of commercial bribery, his lawyer Dmitry Kharitonov said by phone. OAO Rosbank
     Add Comment

Tableau Surges After Raising More Than Sought in Initial Offer
Bloomberg - 5/17/2013
Tableau Software Inc. (DATA), the provider of digital-charting tools, surged in trading after raising $254.2 million in an initial public offering, pricing an increased number of shares above the proposed
     Add Comment

Vietnam’s Coffee Premium Seen by Volcafe Sliding on Farmer Sales
BusinessWeek - 5/17/2013
Buyers of coffee from Vietnam, the world’s largest producer of the robusta variety, are paying a lower premium for their beans as gains in futures prices spurred farmer sales, according to Volcafe Ltd.
     Add Comment

U.S. muni bond sales to total $4.92 billion next week
Reuters - 5/17/2013
NEW YORK, May 17 (Reuters) - U.S. municipal bond sales are expected to fall to $4.92 billion next week from this week's total of $6.8 billion, according to Thomson Reuters estimates released on Friday.
     Add Comment

Caterpillar says settles Siwei deal with cut in purchase price
Reuters UK - 5/17/2013
3:18pm BST (Reuters) - Caterpillar Inc (CAT.N: Quote, Profile, Research) and China-based Mining Machinery Ltd said on Thursday they have settled outstanding issues related to Caterpillar's acquisition
Caterpillar Inc. (CAT) Settles China Deal With Cut In Purchase Price Value Walk
all 1 news articles >>      Add Comment

ENRC Founders Said to Detail Offer Below 300 Pence in Bid Letter
La Repubblica - 5/17/2013
May 17 (Bloomberg) -- Eurasian Natural Resources Corp.’s three founding shareholders sent a letter with details of a planned bid for the company at a price of less than 300 pence a share to its independent
     Add Comment

Petrobras, Merck Lead $54 Billion of Company Bond Sales in U.S.
BusinessWeek - 5/17/2013
Petroleo Brasileiro SA, the Brazilian state-run oil producer, and drugmaker Merck & Co. (MRK) Petrobras raised $11 billion in the largest dollar-denominated deal by an emerging-market issuer, according
     Add Comment

Already a member? Sign in
Email Address:
Password:
Forget your password?
Build a News Circle   |   Get News Briefings   |   Congoo News Home   |   Get the Netpass
About Congoo   |   Terms of Use   |   Privacy Policy   |   Need Help?   |   Site Map
Copyright ©2013 Congoo.com. All Rights Reserved.