finance news Black Zimbabweans to take control of white-owned companies Robert Mugabe's new law could lead to chaos rivalling the seizure of commercial farms.   telegraph.co.uk   2010-02-09 Debenhams signs up Ben de Lisi Debenhams has signed up fashion designer Ben de Lisi to relaunch the Principles brand.   telegraph.co.uk   2010-02-09 Financial Stocks: Financial stocks rise as Europe worries moderate Earnings reports buoy investor spirits dampened over the last several days by worry about turmoil in European economies.   feeds.marketwatch.com   2010-02-09 NYSE Euronext rallies after profit tops forecasts The stock-exchange operator NYSE Euronext avoids the impairment charges that weighed on its results a year earlier as its profit tops estimates.   feeds.marketwatch.com   2010-02-09 ECB flight change boosts Greek rescue speculation Analysts say news Tuesday that the European Central Bank president will return early from Australia to attend a meeting of European Union leaders in Brussels is providing the euro and financial markets with a lift.   feeds.marketwatch.com   2010-02-09 S&P cuts B. of A., Citi outlook on bailout concern Standard & Poor's cuts the ratings outlooks for both Bank of America and Citigroup to negative from stable, saying that if Washington bails out the banks again, it may be less likely to do the same for the companies' bond holders.   feeds.marketwatch.com   2010-02-09 MarketWatch First Take: Goldman's blogging backfires Over at Goldman Sachs Group Inc., they don’t earn those big bonuses for standing around and taking a lot of guff. They blog back.   feeds.marketwatch.com   2010-02-09 London Markets: British Land climbs as London shares rise Property-development firms advance in the top British share index. A rise in property values helps British Land swing to a profit.   feeds.marketwatch.com   2010-02-09 Europe Markets: Greek banks recover as Europe stocks broadly flat Stocks in Europe trade mixed-to-slightly higher as worries about Greece’s finances appear to abate and as earnings news is eyed.   feeds.marketwatch.com   2010-02-09 Coca-Cola profit rises on Asian, Latam strength (Updates with information from a conference call and analyst comments) Strong sales of its namesake soda in developing economies like Brazil and India pushed Coca-Cola Co.'s KO fourth-quarter profit up 55%, but its business in North America continued to feel the pressure of tepid consumer spending.   feeds.marketwatch.com   2010-02-09 Bond Report: Treasurys down on news of Greek rescue plan Treasury prices decline and yields rise for a second straight session, as investors show greater comfort with prospects for European stability, making them more willing to move holdings back into riskier assets and away from the relative safety of U.S. debt.   feeds.marketwatch.com   2010-02-09 Germany working on Greek rescue plan: reports Berlin appeared to blink Tuesday as reports said the German government is working on a rescue package for debt-choked Greece, news that triggered rallies in stocks and the euro.   feeds.marketwatch.com   2010-02-09 McDonald's sales figure rises 2.6 percent in Jan. NEW YORK (AP) -- McDonald's Inc., the world's largest fast-food chain, said Tuesday a key sales comparison rose 2.6 percent in January, as strong overseas sales more than offset a decline in the U.S....   hosted.ap.org   2010-02-09 Strong overseas sales put fizz in Coca-Cola's 4Q NEW YORK (AP) -- Coca-Cola's strong overseas growth more than made up for a weak North American market in the fourth quarter, sending profit up 55 percent for the world's largest beverage maker....   hosted.ap.org   2010-02-09 Japan Airlines rejects Delta, stays with American TOKYO (AP) -- Japan Airlines, wooed for months by Delta Air Lines with promises of cash and global reach, spurned the world's biggest carrier and opted to keep its alliance with American Airlines....   hosted.ap.org   2010-02-09 Wholesale inventories cut 0.8 percent in December WASHINGTON (AP) -- Businesses slashed wholesale inventories sharply in December, a much weaker showing than expected and a troubling sign that companies are still too pessimistic about the economy to begin restocking shelves on a sustained basis....   hosted.ap.org   2010-02-09 Europe searches for way out of debt crisis BRUSSELS (AP) -- The euro is under siege - and the next few days will be crucial....   hosted.ap.org   2010-02-09 Toyota recalls 437,000 Priuses, hybrids globally TOKYO (AP) -- Toyota is recalling 437,000 Prius and other hybrid vehicles worldwide to fix brake problems - the latest embarrassing safety lapse at the world's largest automaker....   hosted.ap.org   2010-02-09 State Farm says it warned NHTSA on Toyota in 2007 WASHINGTON (AP) -- The nation's largest auto insurer said Tuesday it alerted federal safety regulators in late 2007 about a rise in reports of unexpected acceleration in Toyota vehicles, the latest warning sign to emerge about the massive recall....   hosted.ap.org   2010-02-09 Another winter blast helps boost heating oil price Heating oil prices got a boost Tuesday as the second powerful storm in four days threatened to dump more than a foot of snow on the East Coast....   hosted.ap.org   2010-02-09 GOP wary of pitfalls in Obama's health care summit WASHINGTON (AP) -- Republican legislative leaders are raising fresh doubts about any bipartisan agreement with President Barack Obama on health care unless he agrees to shelve bills already passed by Democrats in the House and Senate - a move the White House has rejected....   hosted.ap.org   2010-02-09 Stocks climb on hopes for Greece debt assistance NEW YORK (AP) -- The Dow Jones industrial average climbed back above 10,000 on hope that the European Union will help Greece manage its growing debt burden....   hosted.ap.org   2010-02-09 Search for Sales Gains Continues Profit growth has returned to corporate America, but for it to stick around, demand needs to strengthen from current, weak levels.   online.wsj.com   2010-02-09 Gordon Brown to attend crisis talks over Greece Eurozone faces a crisis over the spiralling debt Greece and other countries have built up.   telegraph.co.uk   2010-02-08 BP faces investor revolt over Canadian oil sands project BP has become the second energy major to face a potential shareholder revolt over its investment in controversial Canadian oil sands.   telegraph.co.uk   2010-02-08 Sweet taste of success for Cadbury deal-maker Roger Carr Former Cadbury chairman to call for review of takeover regulation after Kraft battle, writes Richard Fletcher   telegraph.co.uk   2010-02-08 Workers face second year of pay freezes Workers will face a second year of having their pay frozen even though inflation is starting to increase, a new report predicts.   telegraph.co.uk   2010-02-08

finance news Euro under pressure as Greek crisis becomes a 'huge game of chicken' Single currency faced renewed selling on Monday morning as doubts remain about the ability of Greece to cut its deficit.   telegraph.co.uk   2010-02-08 Which shares for dividends? The recession has led many companies to revise their dividend policy.   telegraph.co.uk   2010-02-08 Xstrata sees 'two-speed' world developing after the global recession Xstrata, one of the world's largest miners, said today that the global recession has strengthened the emergence of a 'two-speed world' in which growth in China, India and Brazil far outstrips that of developed economies.   telegraph.co.uk   2010-02-08 Toyota executive faces Digg users as recall escalates Car maker steps up efforts to repair the public relations disaster caused by the mass recall of cars by answering questions on Digg.   telegraph.co.uk   2010-02-08 Hainan's eye-watering hotel prices set off alarm bells about new Chinese bubbles Five star hotels are charging up to £4,000 for a single night's stay in the tropical resort island in Hainan in Southern China in the latest evidence of speculation fever gripping some parts of the Chinese economy.   telegraph.co.uk   2010-02-08 Share tips: buy Vodafone Share tips compiled by Hrgareaves Lansdown, including Unilever and McBride.   telegraph.co.uk   2010-02-08 Isas: best rate now at 4.25pc There is now less than two months to go until the end of the tax year.   telegraph.co.uk   2010-02-08 Standard Life refunding 'loss of interest' Thousands of Standard Life Pension Sterling fund investors still have the chance for compensation if they lodge a complaint.   telegraph.co.uk   2010-02-08 Chinese slope off when it comes to skiing The cafe in Yabuli is packed with well-heeled visitors, finds Peter Foster, but the runs are eerily quiet.   telegraph.co.uk   2010-02-08 Millbrook Technology Campus in Southampton: an incubator full of surprises Southampton university's incubation centre helps researchers commercialise cutting edge technology   telegraph.co.uk   2010-02-08 Pension funds tell hedge funds to drop fees Pension funds will fight to force down fees paid to hedge funds following 2008's $5bn (£3.2bn) exodus after the financial crisis left hedge funds struggling to win investors back.   telegraph.co.uk   2010-02-08 Xstrata reinstates final dividend Mining group Xstrata reinstated its final dividend on Monday, despite annual profits falling almost 70pc.   telegraph.co.uk   2010-02-08 Labour loses the support of business Support for Labour among business leaders has slipped away during the recession and the run-up to the election but David Cameron is struggling to persuade some of them to switch, research shows.   telegraph.co.uk   2010-02-08 Anglo Platinum parent backs cash call Anglo Platinum, the heavily indebted group that is 80pc owned by Anglo American, launched a deeply discounted rights issue on Monday to fix its creaking balance sheet.   telegraph.co.uk   2010-02-08 Randgold increases dividend after gold price rises The sharp rise in the gold price last year help drive a 48pc rise in the full-year profits of FTSE 100 gold miner Randgold Resources - and the group raised its full-year dividend by 30pc.   telegraph.co.uk   2010-02-08 Beyond Business: an Inspirational Memoir From a Visionary Leader by John Browne: review Lord Browne's memoirs, Beyond Business, radiate with new details on BP's past and his role in shaping it, says Rowena Mason   telegraph.co.uk   2010-02-08 Technology Britain: time to chose what we're good at Government review of university and business collaboration points to more public funding for a smaller number of technologies   telegraph.co.uk   2010-02-08 Fibre optics pioneer David Payne is open for business Professor David Payne, the fibre optics pioneer, warns that the loss of industry research labs has cost Britain dear   telegraph.co.uk   2010-02-08 General Election 2010: Politicians must talk to small business Political leaders should personally explain how their party's will help Britain's 4.8m small firms build on the fragile economic recovery, business groups say   telegraph.co.uk   2010-02-08 General Election 2010: Tories to slash business allowances The Conservatives are planning to slash billions from business allowances and incentives in order to fund promised cuts in corporation tax   telegraph.co.uk   2010-02-08 MarketWatch First Take: Thain and CIT both seek redemption John Thain and CIT Group Inc. are made for one another.   feeds.marketwatch.com   2010-02-08 Israel Stocks: Israel stocks decline for third successive session Israeli stocks decline, led by weakness in shares of Bezeq, Israel Chemicals and banks.   feeds.marketwatch.com   2010-02-08 E-Trade cuts commissions, eliminates some account fees (Updates with comments from E*Trade and Ameritrade, details, background information on price cuts) The recent price wars between online brokers continued late Friday as E*Trade Financial Corp. ETFC joined two of its main competitors in cutting its trading commissions. Starting Monday, all E*Trade customers will be charged $9.99 or less per stock and options trade--plus a 75-cent per options contract fee--while higher-volume traders will continue to pay $7.99 per trade.   feeds.marketwatch.com   2010-02-08