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Getting by with a skeleton staff
Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:48:48 -0500
Small business owners are still whittling away at their payroll, but the deluge of pink slips on Main Street is slowing down.
Americans still bagging bargains and bulk buys
Thu, 05 Nov 2009 11:49:47 -0500
Despite much hope that Americans are finally thawing out of their year-long self-imposed shopping freeze, store sales last month were good in pockets -- but not great, as many analysts were hoping.
Businesses get a break in unemployment bill
Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:34:35 -0500
The unemployment insurance bill on the way to President Obama's desk won't just help the jobless and the homebuyer. It also includes a long-awaited break for businesses that will let them quickly turn their recent losses into cold cash.
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British Airways reveals record interim loss
Fri, 06 Nov 2009 08:04:57 -0000
British Airways (BA) today announced its worst-ever interim loss since its privatisation in 1987 amid falling numbers of lucrative business travellers and freight cargo, as well as volatile fuel prices.
RBS losses swell to £1.5bn as bad debts triple
Fri, 06 Nov 2009 07:42:23 -0000
Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) swung into a £1.5 billion operating loss for the third quarter after write-offs on bad debts nearly tripled compared with the same period a year ago.
Crown Estate’s high rents ‘pose a threat’ to Hewett gas storage project
Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:01:50 -0000
A billion-pound project to develop Europe’s largest gas storage facility in the North Sea is close to collapse because the Crown Estate, the owner of the UK seabed, is obstructing its development, The Times has learnt.
Starbucks says more customers visit and spend more
Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:01:45 -0000
US coffee connoisseurs are starting to spend again, if Starbucks' fourth-quarter figures are any indication.
Sir John Ritblat tipped to buy back Merchant Inns
Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:01:37 -0000
Sir John Ritblat, the former chairman of British Land, is tipped to regain control of Merchant Inns, his fledgling pub chain, less than a month after its collapse into administration.
Business big shot: Geoff Quinn of TM Lewin
Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:01:24 -0000
The City may well be less populated nowadays, but Geoff Quinn has not noticed. As chief executive and part-owner of TM Lewin, he has been dressing City boys — and girls — in increasing numbers. Half the tailor and shirtmaker’s 70 stores lie within the M25, with a particularly dense cluster in the Square Mile, but job losses in the financial sector have not yet had an effect.
NYSE.com Financial News Releases
NYSE Amex Reviewing Listing Status of Western Liberty Bancorp
Thu, 08 Oct 2009 12:00:00 -0400
NYSE Euronext Announces Trading Volumes and other Metrics for September 2009
Wed, 07 Oct 2009 12:00:00 -0400
NYSE Euronext Announces Plans to Sell Significant Equity Stake in NYSE Amex Options Market to Leading Liquidity Providers and Market Making Firms
Wed, 09 Sep 2009 12:00:00 -0400
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