Yahoo Business · 4:28 PM, Tuesday, 2/9
AP - Liberty Property Trust, which owns office and industrial properties, reported a loss for the fourth quarter as a hefty charge dragged down results. The company said it saw "encouraging" signs in the industrial sector, however, and believes the market has bottomed.
Yahoo U.S. News · 4:28 PM, Tuesday, 2/9
AP - Snow blew across the Midwest on Tuesday and headed for the hard-hit Mid-Atlantic region, where federal government offices have been closed since last week and utility workers struggled to restore power already knocked out by a weekend blizzard.
Yahoo U.S. News · 4:27 PM, Tuesday, 2/9
AP - Some workers building a Connecticut power plant shattered by a gas explosion had been spending more than 80 hours a week there before the blast killed five Sunday, The Associated Press has learned. One employee said workers smelled gas less than an hour beforehand and were told to open doors wider for air.
Yahoo Business · 4:27 PM, Tuesday, 2/9
AP - The Dow Jones industrial average jumped back above 10,000 on hope that the European Union will help Greece manage its growing debt burden.
Yahoo U.S. News · 4:26 PM, Tuesday, 2/9
AP - The family of Olympic skater Nancy Kerrigan insisted Tuesday that they do "not blame anyone" for her father's death and criticized a medical examiner's finding that Daniel Kerrigan died of a heart rhythm problem after a fight with his son.
Yahoo Business · 4:24 PM, Tuesday, 2/9
AP - 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.
Yahoo U.S. News · 4:23 PM, Tuesday, 2/9
AP - Democrats have long dominated the late Rep. John Murtha's district in western Pennsylvania, but Republicans have made inroads in recent years that could help them win back the seat — and some longtime Murtha supporters say they're open to voting for a GOP candidate.
Yahoo Business · 4:22 PM, Tuesday, 2/9
AP - Henry Paulson, the former Treasury chief, and billionaire Warren Buffett said taxpayers will recover every cent paid out to banks during the economic meltdown and may even turn a profit.
Yahoo U.S. News · 4:22 PM, Tuesday, 2/9
AP - A spate of recent fires that destroyed or damaged several churches in eastern Texas were intentionally set, likely by the same person or group, federal authorities said Tuesday.
Yahoo U.S. News · 4:22 PM, Tuesday, 2/9
AP - A Massachusetts woman has been found guilty of second-degree murder in the prescription drug overdose of her 4-year-old daughter.
Yahoo Business · 4:21 PM, Tuesday, 2/9
AP - Signaling he'd meet critics part way on health care, President Barack Obama said Tuesday he's willing to sign a bill even if it doesn't deliver everything he pursued through a year of grinding effort at risk of going down as a dismal failure.
Yahoo Business · 4:17 PM, Tuesday, 2/9
Reuters - The spiraling crisis at Toyota Motor Corp deepened on Tuesday as the automaker said it would recall thousands of Camry sedans as well as nearly half a million new Prius and other hybrid cars to fix steering and braking problems.
Yahoo Business · 4:15 PM, Tuesday, 2/9
AP - In public, Toyota is running apologetic TV ads and vowing to win back customers' trust. Behind the scenes, the besieged carmaker is trying to learn all it can about congressional investigations, maybe even steer them if it can.
Yahoo Business · 4:13 PM, Tuesday, 2/9
AP - Senate Democrats circulated a jobs bill Tuesday that's light on new initiatives on boosting hiring and heavy with provisions sought by lobbyists for business groups, doctors and the satellite broadcasting industry.
Yahoo Business · 4:06 PM, Tuesday, 2/9
Reuters - European governments have agreed in principle to help heavily indebted Greece, a senior German coalition source said on Tuesday, in what would be the first rescue of a euro zone member in the currency's 11-year history.
Yahoo Business · 4:06 PM, Tuesday, 2/9
AP - A Kansas House committee considered a proposal Tuesday that would eliminate some seldom-used income tax credits and improve efficiency within the Department of Revenue.
Yahoo U.S. News · 4:06 PM, Tuesday, 2/9
AP - A North Carolina court has temporarily stopped the security rules that a judge issued for the retrieval of the John Edwards sex tape.
Yahoo U.S. News · 4:04 PM, Tuesday, 2/9
AP - Homeowners in mud-ravaged foothill towns north of Los Angeles packed their cars and fled Tuesday as evacuation orders took hold and a new winter storm approached.
Yahoo U.S. News · 4:02 PM, Tuesday, 2/9
AP - Police in at least two states are increasingly using a DNA crime-solving technique that some legal experts say amounts to guilt by association: If your brother, father, uncle or son has been in trouble with the law and is in a DNA database because of it, you, too, could fall under suspicion.
Dallas Business Journal · 4:02 PM, Tuesday, 2/9
Technology real estate services firm Rackhouse Group LLC has relocated its headquarters to a three-story office on the roof of a historic building in Dallas.
Dallas Business Journal · 3:53 PM, Tuesday, 2/9
As activities get under way for the National Basketball Association’s All-Star game this weekend in Dallas, the league’s licensing arm has quietly launched a legal assault on those allegedly involved in selling counterfeit NBA merchandise.
Crain's Chicago Business · 3:41 PM, Tuesday, 2/9
(Crain’s) — Irene Rosenfeld, Brenda Barnes and Patricia Woertz are among the food industry CEOs who have pledged to support first lady Michelle Obama’s campaign to fight childhood obesity.
On Tuesday, Ms. Obama launched the “Let’s Move” campaign, and the heads of Illinois-based ...
Crain's Chicago Business · 3:40 PM, Tuesday, 2/9
(Crain's) — Matt Wise, CEO of Chicago-based Q Interactive LLC, has been hired to lead ePrize LLC, a Detroit area online promotions and sweepstakes giant.
Mr. Wise is replacing founder Josh Linkner effective March 1.
Mr. Linkner, who founded the Pleasant Ridge-based company in 1999, will ...
Dallas Business Journal · 3:38 PM, Tuesday, 2/9
Fluor Corp. said Tuesday its board of directors has amended the corporation’s bylaws to eliminate a previous mandate that combined the company’s chairman of the board and chief executive officer positions.
Yahoo U.S. News · 3:23 PM, Tuesday, 2/9
AP - Over the past 12 years, Josh Libresco's health insurance premium has increased almost eight-fold for his family of four.
Yahoo Business · 3:17 PM, Tuesday, 2/9
AFP - Greece's government on Tuesday unveiled a hike in the average retirement age and called on striking civil servants to accept bonus cuts to pull the country out of an unprecedented financial crisis.
Yahoo U.S. News · 3:03 PM, Tuesday, 2/9
AP - Top New York Democrats were silent Tuesday as Gov. David Paterson, already fighting to remain politically viable, fought to lay to rest unconfirmed rumors and news reports of womanizing and drug use.
Boston Business Journal · 2:56 PM, Tuesday, 2/9
SeraCare Life Sciences Inc., a provider of products and services that support drug discovery and medical-device development, swung to a fourth-quarter profit on a slight uptick in revenue.
Washington Business Journal · 2:50 PM, Tuesday, 2/9
Here is a list of some D.C. area business events that have been impacted by the snow storm expected to arrive Tuesday afternoon:
Yahoo Business · 2:49 PM, Tuesday, 2/9
Reuters - MetLife Inc plans to pay American International Group Inc in stock and cash for American Life Insurance Co (Alico), as the two sides negotiate what could be a roughly $15 billion deal, a source familiar with the matter said on Tuesday.
Washington Business Journal · 2:49 PM, Tuesday, 2/9
An AES Corp. joint venture created to reduce greenhouse gases has bought a Canadian company that specializes in creating renewable energy. (AES)
Baltimore Business Journal · 2:48 PM, Tuesday, 2/9
Here we go again. (GRA)
Baltimore Business Journal · 2:44 PM, Tuesday, 2/9
Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake put out a call Tuesday to local contractors able to clean up and cart off the record snowfall that’s littered Baltimore’s roadways.
Philadelphia Business Journal · 2:34 PM, Tuesday, 2/9
The coming snowstorm could lead to another shutdown of SEPTA bus, rail and trolley service Wednesday depending on how much snow is dumped on the region, officials said Tuesday.
Washington Business Journal · 2:33 PM, Tuesday, 2/9
A drop in revenue was largely offset by an even larger reduction in expenses for the U.S. Postal Service, leading to a modestly lower quarterly loss.
Boston Business Journal · 2:26 PM, Tuesday, 2/9
Parametric Technology Corp. reports it has acquired environmental-technology company Planet Metrics Inc.
Crain's Chicago Business · 2:17 PM, Tuesday, 2/9
(Reuters) — Shares of U.S. airlines surged 6.4 percent on Tuesday, in the biggest one-day percentage jump since September 10, after United Airlines reported unit revenue in January that blew past Wall Street estimates, suggesting the sector's long-awaited recovery is gaining steam.
"The ...
Washington Business Journal · 2:16 PM, Tuesday, 2/9
Mayor Adrian Fenty welcomed CoStar Group Inc. to D.C. on Tuesday with a snowy press conference at the company’s new headquarters, where he pledged to use incentive packages to lure other employers to the city. (CSGP)
Boston Business Journal · 2:08 PM, Tuesday, 2/9
Charles River Laboratories Inc. said revenue dropped 5 percent in the fourth quarter amid slumping demand for its suite of laboratory- and research-related services. However the company hit the high-end of its revenue and earnings guidance for the quarter, adding that it expects to generate “single digit” revenue growth this year.
Washington Business Journal · 2:07 PM, Tuesday, 2/9
After years of double-digit annual increases in e-commerce spending, Americans spent slightly less online in 2009 than they did in 2008. (SCOR)
Baltimore Business Journal · 2:06 PM, Tuesday, 2/9
Harkins Builders in Marriottsville has been awarded an $11.7 million building contract at Fort Detrick for the U.S. Army, replacing an older structure at the Frederick County military base.
Philadelphia Business Journal · 2:05 PM, Tuesday, 2/9
In his final budget address of a two-term governorship, Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell proposed a $29 billion spending plan on Tuesday that seeks to usher in numerous tax reforms, including a lower, broader-based sales and use tax.
Yahoo U.S. News · 2:04 PM, Tuesday, 2/9
AP - Police began excavating a landfill Tuesday in search of a body or other evidence in the disappearance of an 8-month-old Arizona boy who was last seen with his mother at a San Antonio hotel on the day after Christmas.
Yahoo U.S. News · 2:01 PM, Tuesday, 2/9
AP - A suspect was arrested Tuesday in the killing of a well-known anti-gang counselor who was shot to death when he confronted a tagger writing graffiti in Los Angeles, police said.
Dallas Business Journal · 1:58 PM, Tuesday, 2/9
The Federal Aviation Administration is looking into maintenance issues at Southwest Airlines Co., a spokesman for the agency said Tuesday. (LUV)
Denver Business Journal · 1:56 PM, Tuesday, 2/9
Sales of existing homes in metro Denver were down 4.7 percent in January compared to the first month of 2009, but the average price homes sold for was up 11.6 percent, according to Metrolist Inc. data released Tuesday.
Baltimore Business Journal · 1:52 PM, Tuesday, 2/9
Baltimore Gas and Electric Co. said Tuesday it has restored power to nearly all customers but is bracing for another round of outages. (CEG)
Denver Business Journal · 1:52 PM, Tuesday, 2/9
Toyota says it will recall about 437,000 Prius cars, easily the best-selling hybrid worldwide.
Crain's Chicago Business · 1:48 PM, Tuesday, 2/9
(AP) — Kraft Foods Inc. said Tuesday that it will close Cadbury's Somerdale plant in the United Kingdom as the British candy company originally planned, saying the plans were too far advanced to reverse.
Kraft, which got final approval this month to acquire Cadbury, previously said it hoped ...
Long Island Business News · 1:46 PM, Tuesday, 2/9
Nutritional supplement company NBTY Inc. reported on Tuesday that its sales grew 18 percent in January.
The company said it earned $228 million for the month, up from $193 million in January of last year.
NBTY's wholesale business grew the most with sales rising 22 percent. Its European retail business grew 19 percent and its e-commerce segement [...]
Philadelphia Business Journal · 1:41 PM, Tuesday, 2/9
Unreal Marketing has been acquired LSFinteractive in a move that will join two online-focused firms.
Crain's Chicago Business · 1:41 PM, Tuesday, 2/9
(AP) — Allstate Insurance Co. is opening an $11.6 million customer call center in San Antonio.
The complex, announced Tuesday, is expected to generate 600 jobs and help expand Allstate's operations in English and Spanish.
Gov. Rick Perry says the state will invest $1.1 million through the ...
Philadelphia Business Journal · 1:36 PM, Tuesday, 2/9
The Dow Jones industrials surged back above 10,000 Tuesday, with reports saying investors are optimistic that Europe will bail out debt-ridden Greece. (ABC) (CPB) (CMCSA) (ENDP) (RDN) (TOL)
Washington Business Journal · 1:33 PM, Tuesday, 2/9
Nordstrom Inc. said it will open an outlet store in the Fair Lakes Promenade shopping center this summer. (JWN) (M)
Boston Business Journal · 1:32 PM, Tuesday, 2/9
A daily roundup of senior-level executive hires and board appointments: Tuesday, Feb. 9
Long Island Business News · 1:31 PM, Tuesday, 2/9
Rabbi Bernard Lander, the founder of Touro College, passed away in his home in Queens on Monday, the school stated on its Web site.
Lander was 94.
"We at Touro share the family's enormous pain," stated Alan Kadish, Senior Provost and Chief Operating Officer at Touro College, in a letter to students, professors and college staff. "Dr. [...]
Washington Business Journal · 1:27 PM, Tuesday, 2/9
TecSec Inc., a McLean company that settled a patent infringement lawsuit filed against Microsoft Corp. in September for an undisclosed sum, has filed a similar suit against nearly a dozen big technology companies.
Yahoo U.S. News · 1:20 PM, Tuesday, 2/9
AP - Michael Jackson's doctor returns to court in April to find out the date for the next major step in the case — a proceeding that will reveal for the first time the evidence the prosecution believes will show his "gross negligence" was the direct cause of the pop star's death.
Denver Business Journal · 1:11 PM, Tuesday, 2/9
A subsidiary of AlumiFuel Power Corp. has taken its first order for its portable system to inflate weather balloons with hydrogen, the Colorado company said Tuesday.
Baltimore Business Journal · 12:57 PM, Tuesday, 2/9
Baltimore's job market remained strong in February, according to job search engine Juju.com.
Dallas Business Journal · 12:48 PM, Tuesday, 2/9
Celanese Corp. (NYSE: CE) posted a profit of $5 million for the fourth quarter ending Dec. 31, 2009, boosted by the $54 million sale of its polyvinyl alcohol business. (CE)
Denver Business Journal · 12:41 PM, Tuesday, 2/9
Median home prices in metro Denver fell 4 percent in 2009, and were down 5.6 percent in the city of Denver itself, according to a report Tuesday from Integrated Asset Services LLC.
Crain's Chicago Business · 12:25 PM, Tuesday, 2/9
(Crain's) — Caterpillar Inc., along with talk of help for Greece, gave the Dow Jones industrial average a much-needed boost Tuesday after a three-day trading slump that brought the index down.
Shares in the Peoria-based manufacturer rose more than 6% in midday Tuesday trading after Morgan ...
Philadelphia Business Journal · 12:21 PM, Tuesday, 2/9
Vishay Intertechnology Inc. recorded a profit and beat analysts’ earnings and revenue estimates in the fourth quarter of last year. (VSH)
Boston Business Journal · 12:15 PM, Tuesday, 2/9
Shares in Nuance Communications Inc. shares rose in early trading Tuesday after the company said it narrowed its first quarter net loss on a strong uptick in revenue.
Washington Business Journal · 12:12 PM, Tuesday, 2/9
Springfield-based Versar Inc., which said last week it would cut jobs and restructure because of a drop in business, revealed how steep the decline had become on Tuesday, announcing a 13 percent sales skid and a loss for its second quarter.
Washington Business Journal · 12:11 PM, Tuesday, 2/9
Gaithersburg-based food services giant Sodexo Inc. has agreed to join First Lady Michelle Obama’s campaign to eliminate childhood obesity within a generation, planning healthier school lunches as part of its commitment.
Washington Business Journal · 12:05 PM, Tuesday, 2/9
The D.C. Department of Transportation is working around the clock to clear D.C.’s streets and is enlisting the help of everything from snow plows and rock salt to private contractors and Twitter.
Philadelphia Business Journal · 12:01 PM, Tuesday, 2/9
Solar energy contractor Eos Energy Solutions was bought by Mercury Solar Systems Inc. for an undisclosed sum last week but the two companies waited until Tuesday to announce the deal. (OPY)
Denver Business Journal · 12:00 PM, Tuesday, 2/9
Molson Coors Brewing Co. Tuesday reported sharply higher profit in the fourth quarter, but the gain came on a tax change that overcame weak sales volumes. (TAP)
Crain's Chicago Business · 11:59 AM, Tuesday, 2/9
(Crain’s) — After leading Chicago’s unsuccessful effort to land the Olympics, Patrick Ryan is jumping into something he knows a lot better than the Byzantine politics of the International Olympic Committee — the insurance business.
Mr. Ryan on Tuesday announced that he’s creating a ...
Dallas Business Journal · 11:58 AM, Tuesday, 2/9
Discount video game retailer GameStop Corp. has been devalued by one analyst at Credit Suisse, who says despite the retailer’s competitive prices, other retailers are now stepping in to underbid the company’s prices. (GME)
Boston Business Journal · 11:47 AM, Tuesday, 2/9
John Mucci, co-founder of the recently closed high-performance computing company SiCortex Inc., died Monday of an apparent heart attack, according to colleagues and news reports.
Crain's Chicago Business · 11:38 AM, Tuesday, 2/9
(AP) — The joint venture of SABMiller and Molson Coors Brewing turned a fourth-quarter profit through cost savings, though the shaky economy cut into revenue from beer.
"It's tough out there, and we saw the effect of ongoing economic pressure and unemployment on beer sales, especially in the ...
Boston Business Journal · 11:32 AM, Tuesday, 2/9
Biogen Idec Inc. said net income rose 24 percent in 2009 on strong revenue from its multiple sclerosis therapy, Tysabri.
Crain's Chicago Business · 11:24 AM, Tuesday, 2/9
(AP) — Southwest Airlines has stopped all flights at Chicago's Midway International Airport as forecasters say a winter storm is expected to bring up to a foot of snow to parts of Illinois.
As of 10:30 a.m., more than 500 flights have been canceled at the city's O'Hare International Airport ...
Crain's Chicago Business · 11:14 AM, Tuesday, 2/9
(Reuters) — Specialty business printers maker Zebra Technologies Corp. posted a quarterly profit that beat Wall Street expectations helped by stronger customer demand across all geographies, and forecast better-than-expected first-quarter revenue.
The company expects first-quarter earnings ...
Long Island Business News · 11:08 AM, Tuesday, 2/9
Four Long Island men have been arrested and charged in Franklin County for trafficking 1,500 cartons of untaxed cigarettes.
The men, Simon Kintu, 29, of Shirley; Damont Phipps, 28, of E. Patchogue; Alfredo Quinones, 27, of Bellport; and Stanley Gray, 29, of Mastic, were arrested Feb. 4 in Duane, near the U.S.-Canada border, after a traffic stop by U.S. Border [...]
Boston Business Journal · 11:01 AM, Tuesday, 2/9
Evergreen Solar Inc. reported an 81 percent year-over-year increase in revenue for the fourth quarter, but charges from the company’s struggling European joint venture resulted in a wider net loss.
Crain's Chicago Business · 11:00 AM, Tuesday, 2/9
(Crain’s) — Morningstar Inc. said Tuesday that it bought a business that looks for information in SEC filings that can signal serious problems at companies.
Chicago-based Morningstar did not disclose terms of its acquisition of Footnoted.org and Footnoted Pro, which had been part of ...
Boston Business Journal · 10:43 AM, Tuesday, 2/9
Battery Ventures has invested $6 million in an Israel-based startup that is establishing its U.S. headquarters in Waltham, Mass.
Philadelphia Business Journal · 10:39 AM, Tuesday, 2/9
Insurer Lincoln National Corp. said late Monday that it recorded a net income of $102 million in the fourth quarter, or 27 cents per share, compared to a loss of $506 million, or $1.98 per share, in the same period of 2008. For the full year, Lincoln lost $485 million, or $1.85 per share, during a 2009 highlighted by cost-cutting and a focus on the company’s core insurance business.
Denver Business Journal · 10:32 AM, Tuesday, 2/9
Denver is still a well-above-average city for job seekers, but it slipped a notch in the latest ranking by job search engine Juju.com.
Long Island Business News · 10:29 AM, Tuesday, 2/9
Last week I shared a portion of the BEST sales ideas that salespeople submitted to my Facebook fan page. It’s no surprise that you wanted more of them.
Personally, I love reading other people thoughts and ideas for what works best for them in sales.
Here are lots more. Read them. Think about them. Try them. And [...]
Boston Business Journal · 10:27 AM, Tuesday, 2/9
Cynosure Inc., a developer of lasers used for cosmetic procedures and dermatology-related applications, said a rebound from its year-long sales slump is still a ways off and that it plans to cut its annual operating expenses by up to 12 percent to weather the storm.
Yahoo U.S. News · 10:26 AM, Tuesday, 2/9
AP - Betsy Sathers wears the glow of a new mother as she perches on the couch in her family room, smiling and chatting with visitors while still managing to keep an eye on the 2-year-old twins burbling and cavorting at her feet.
Long Island Business News · 10:13 AM, Tuesday, 2/9
Nassau Supreme Court Justice William LaMarca has a new attorney in his age discrimination case against the state.
Steve Cohn has replaced Michael Montesano as LaMarca's attorney. Montesano withdrew himself from the case because he is running for Rob Walker's state Assembly seat in Oyster Bay.
Walker resigned his seat in November to become new Nassau County [...]
Denver Business Journal · 9:59 AM, Tuesday, 2/9
Keith Fernandez, president of Vail Resorts Inc.'s real estate unit, has left the company after nearly four years, according to a securities filing. (MTN) (MTN)
Philadelphia Business Journal · 9:54 AM, Tuesday, 2/9
The president and CEO of FMC Corp. bought $1 million of the chemical company’s stock. (FMC)
Dallas Business Journal · 9:53 AM, Tuesday, 2/9
American Airlines Inc. said Tuesday it’s pleased that Japan Airlines has decided to continue its existing agreement with American and the oneworld Alliance, rather than joining forces with Delta and the SkyTeam Alliance. (AMR)
Long Island Business News · 9:52 AM, Tuesday, 2/9
Investors will get a chance to bet directly on the fortunes of the New York Knicks and Rangers and their home arena, Madison Square Garden, beginning Tuesday.
Cablevision Systems Corp. is splitting into two, returning the company to its roots as mainly a provider of subscription TV. The newly separate Madison Square Garden Inc. will include [...]
Dallas Business Journal · 9:45 AM, Tuesday, 2/9
A memorial service for well-known North Texas real estate leader Carolyn Shamis is set for 4:30 p.m. Wednesday at Arlington Hall in Lee Park in Dallas.
Crain's Chicago Business · 9:39 AM, Tuesday, 2/9
(Crain’s) — The city of Chicago was given title Monday to St. Johannes Cemetery, which sits in the middle of a long-delayed O'Hare International Airport runway project.
DuPage County Circuit Court gave the city a quick-take order, allowing it to become the sole owner of the cemetery in ...
Long Island Business News · 9:37 AM, Tuesday, 2/9
Gov. David Paterson on Tuesday proposed cutting the Metropolitan Transportation Authority payroll tax for Long Island and other suburban counties in half, while boosting the amount to be paid by New York City employers.
Paterson's proposal would require companies in Nassau and Suffolk counties to pay 17 cents per $100 of payroll to the MTA while [...]
Crain's Chicago Business · 9:18 AM, Tuesday, 2/9
(Crain’s) — McDonald’s Corp.’s U.S. comparable sales fell in January despite the introduction of a new snack wrap and breakfast Dollar Menu.
The Oak Brook-based chain’s U.S. sales fell 0.7%, its third decline in the past four months. McDonald’s global comparable sales increased 2.6% ...
Yahoo Business · 8:08 AM, Tuesday, 2/9
BusinessWeek - For two years, MBAs have suffered mightily, as the credit crisis, recession, and bursting of the housing bubble have wreaked havoc on the job market. One by one, starting with investment banking, whole industries have erected "MBAs Need Not Apply" signs. One big exception is health care. With the prospect of health-care reform on the horizon, many MBAs are suddenly showing an interest in an industry that until now has attracted only a smattering of business school graduates, and with good reason. ...
Yahoo Business · 8:08 AM, Tuesday, 2/9
BusinessWeek - Last year, one of my best friends at McCombs (McCombs Full-Time MBA Profile) introduced me to the concept of FOMO. In common parlance, it is used as a noun. For example, one might say: "I am having major FOMO about going out of town this weekend." FOMO stands for Fear of Missing Out. Once I learned the concept, I realized I was a lifelong sufferer of FOMO. Like many MBA-types, I sign up for more things than I can possibly attend and wish I could be everywhere (except maybe at an advanced accounting course) because I'm always worried I'll miss out on something. ...
Yahoo Business · 7:33 AM, Tuesday, 2/9
Reuters - MillerCoors, the second-largest brewer in the United States, on Tuesday reported a 21.6 percent slide in fourth-quarter net income reflecting a tough economy and a sharp rise in share-based salary bonus packages.
Yahoo U.S. News · 6:39 AM, Tuesday, 2/9
AP - Another jolt of Saints euphoria is on tap for New Orleans Tuesday when the Super Bowl champs board floats borrowed from Mardi Gras krewes for a victory parade through the grateful city.
Yahoo U.S. News · 6:24 AM, Tuesday, 2/9
AP - Endeavour's astronauts inspected their ship early Tuesday for any launch damage as they raced toward a 200-mile-high rendezvous with the International Space Station.
Yahoo U.S. News · 6:22 AM, Tuesday, 2/9
AP - Rep. John Murtha, who said the Bush administration's handling of the war in Iraq was based on "flawed policy wrapped in illusion" and called for a withdrawal of U.S. troops there, is being remembered as an advocate on Capitol Hill for those serving in military uniform.
Denver Business Journal · 8:44 PM, Monday, 2/8
Strong growth in Internet and data sales pushed revenue and profits higher at Colorado's TW Telecom Inc. for the fourth quarter and entire year of 2009. (TWTC)
Denver Business Journal · 7:43 PM, Monday, 2/8
Groove Automotive Group, a Colorado auto-dealership company led by Rod Buscher, said Monday it has acquired two more dealerships and a car brokerage from Burt Automotive Network (AN)
Yahoo Business · 7:07 PM, Monday, 2/8
The Christian Science Monitor - The Dow Jones Industrial Average has dropped below 10000 for the first time since early November.
Baltimore Business Journal · 7:03 PM, Monday, 2/8
Bowie-based Old Line Bancshares Inc., the parent company for Old Line Bank, reported increased fourth quarter earnings Monday. (OLBK)
Denver Business Journal · 6:33 PM, Monday, 2/8
Southwest Airlines on Monday launched its third aggressive sales promotion of the year at Denver International Airport, offering free upgrades to “business select” status for any customer who buys a standard-fare ticket.
Yahoo U.S. News · 6:15 PM, Monday, 2/8
AP - A portion of a terminal at Detroit Metropolitan Airport was evacuated Monday after a man without a boarding pass walked through a passenger screening checkpoint and refused to obey security officers, officials said.
Crain's Chicago Business · 6:00 PM, Monday, 2/8
(AP) — United Airlines said Monday that January traffic rose, and it collected more revenue from each passenger.
United said it collected 9.5 percent to 11.5 percent more for each passenger flown one mile in January compared with January 2009.
Throughout last year airlines struggled to ...
Crain's Chicago Business · 5:45 PM, Monday, 2/8
(Reuters) — Private insurer State Farm
informed a U.S. government regulator of a worrying trend of vehicle-caused accidents involving Toyota Motor Corp. as far back as late 2007, an official at the company said.
"When you start to see significant claims activity that indicates that there may ...
Yahoo U.S. News · 5:33 PM, Monday, 2/8
AP - A 26-year-old Buffalo man remained jailed Monday on charges of holding a 13-year-old runaway in his house for six months, having sex with her more than 100 times and making her baby-sit his 1-year-old son.
Crain's Chicago Business · 5:22 PM, Monday, 2/8
(Crain's) — An Illinois bill would ban the state's public pension funds from any investments that trade derivatives in non-public markets and would require divestment of any such existing derivative investment within one year of the bill's effective date.
The bill, introduced by state Rep. ...
Baltimore Business Journal · 5:18 PM, Monday, 2/8
The Charm City Challenge is in need of an eleventh-hour marquee sponsor, or runs the risk of being canceled.
Crain's Chicago Business · 5:17 PM, Monday, 2/8
(Reuters) — A former Boeing Co. engineer who was convicted last year of passing space shuttle secrets to the Chinese government in America's first economic espionage trial was sentenced on Monday to 15 years in prison.
Dongfan "Greg" Chung, a naturalized U.S. citizen, was found guilty of ...
Dallas Business Journal · 5:14 PM, Monday, 2/8
Carlson Restaurants Worldwide, the parent company of T.G.I. Friday's, has named Ian Saunders president and chief operating officer of T.G.I. Friday’s International.
Crain's Chicago Business · 5:12 PM, Monday, 2/8
(Crain's) — The federal government is weighing a decision to restrict opening of Chicago navigational locks to keep Asian carp out of Lake Michigan.
Barge traffic would be limited to specific times when fish poison or other treatment could be applied at the same time to stop the invasive fish ...
Philadelphia Business Journal · 5:10 PM, Monday, 2/8
An estimated 2.8 million viewers tuned into CBS 3 Sunday night to watch the Super Bowl, the Philadelphia affiliate said Monday. (CBS)
Crain's Chicago Business · 4:33 PM, Monday, 2/8
(AP) — The Dow Jones industrial average closed below 10,000 for the first time in three months Monday on nagging concerns about debt loads in Europe.
Shares of big banks pulled the market lower, extending a slump that has led to four straight weekly losses.
The Dow fell 103.84, or 1 ...
Philadelphia Business Journal · 4:19 PM, Monday, 2/8
A Philadelphia-area company has come up with numbers to gauge just how much the buildup to last weekend’s near-record snowfall boosted demand for winter wear and soup.
Dallas Business Journal · 4:13 PM, Monday, 2/8
Texas Woman’s University set a record for spring semester enrollment with 13,017 students, up 9.1 percent from last spring, the university recently announced.
Crain's Chicago Business · 4:01 PM, Monday, 2/8
(Reuters) — Boeing Co. flew for the first time its twice-delayed 747-8 Freighter, a significant milestone in the history of the legendary 747 family and a step that could bolster the credibility of the world's second-largest plane maker.
The takeoff on Monday started what was scheduled to be ...
Baltimore Business Journal · 2:57 PM, Monday, 2/8
W.R. Grace & Co. said Monday it plans to reduce its energy usage and carbon emissions by 20 percent to make its manufacturing more energy efficient and environmentally friendly. (GRA)
Baltimore Business Journal · 2:45 PM, Monday, 2/8
It was anything but business as usual Monday for merchants and mall owners trying to dig out from the record snowfall that blanketed all of Greater Baltimore over the weekend.
Baltimore Business Journal · 2:45 PM, Monday, 2/8
The co-owner of Java Joe’s Charm City Bistro put balloons in front of his downtown Baltimore eatery Monday to let pedestrians know he was open for business following the weekend’s historic snowstorm.
Long Island Business News · 1:51 PM, Monday, 2/8
A day before the New York state Senate is expected to decide whether to expel a senator convicted of misdemeanor assault, Senate Majority Leader Pedro Espada has proposed legislation to require the automatic expulsion of senators in such cases.
Sen. Hiram Monserrate, a Queens Democrat, was convicted of dragging his girlfriend, but was acquitted of a [...]
Long Island Business News · 1:44 PM, Monday, 2/8
A spokeswoman for New York Gov. David Paterson is calling rumors about his personal behavior "absolutely false" and says he will not resign.
Paterson spokeswoman Marissa Shorenstein made the statement Monday.
Rumors around the Capitol and anonymous reports in some media outlets about Paterson's personal conduct come as he considers seeking election later this year.
Many in his [...]
Long Island Business News · 10:26 AM, Monday, 2/8
After waiting for Lighthouse developers to scale back their $3.8 billion plan, the Town of Hempstead will come with its own ideas for redeveloping the 77 acres around the Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale.
Hempstead Town Supervisor Kate Murray said she will ask the town board Tuesday to hire engineering and planning consultants Frederick P. Clark Associates [...]
Yahoo Business · 6:38 PM, Friday, 2/5
AP - Clothing retailer Limited Brands Inc. says it will pay a quarterly dividend of 15 cents per share.
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