• European Inflation Quickens to 20-Month High as Jobless Rate Holds at 10% - Bloomberg
  Fri, 30 Jul 2010 09:17:41 GMT+00:00
  

  RTE.ie

  European Inflation Quickens to 20-Month High as Jobless Rate Holds at 10% Bloomberg European inflation accelerated to the fastest pace in more than 1 1/2 years on rising energy costs and unemployment held at the highest in almost 12 years. Euro-area consumer prices rose 1.7 percent from a ... Euro-zone jobless rate steady, inflation picks upMarketWatch Euro-Zone Inflation Gallops HigherWall Street Journal Analysis: EMU Jobless Stable At 10.0% In June, As ExpectedIMarketnews.com Economic Times -Daily Markets -RTT News all 49 news articles »

• Nomura Profit Falls 80% - Wall Street Journal
  Fri, 30 Jul 2010 09:47:06 GMT+00:00
  

  Reuters India

  Nomura Profit Falls 80% Wall Street Journal TOKYO—Nomura Holdings Inc. said Friday its group net profit dropped 80% in the April-June quarter from a year earlier as commission revenue from investment banking decreased sharply and profits from trading operations shrank. ... Nomura Profit Drops to $26.6 Million on Lower Investment Banking, TradingBloomberg Nomura and Macquarie Hit by Fewer Deals and Frail MarketsABC News Nomura Q1 profit falls amid underwriting slumpReuters New York Times (blog) -eFinancialCareers UK -FT Alphaville (blog) all 26 news articles »

• EADS Ups Guidance For Orders, Revenue, Profitability - Wall Street Journal
  Fri, 30 Jul 2010 08:34:38 GMT+00:00
  

  Washington Post

  EADS Ups Guidance For Orders, Revenue, Profitability Wall Street Journal PARIS (Dow Jones)--European Aeronautic Defence & Space Co. NV (EAD.FR) Friday upgraded its guidance for orders, revenue, underlying profitability and free cash flow for the full year, citing increased aircraft deliveries and an ... Airbus to Boost Output as Outlook BrightensABC News EADS raises outlook despite drop in Q2 profitThe Associated Press EADS Second-Quarter Profit Slumps 51% After Airbus Delivers Fewer PlanesBloomberg Reuters -MarketWatch -SatNews Publishers all 179 news articles »

• Google: 'Small Blockage' in China - TheStreet.com
  Fri, 30 Jul 2010 05:17:41 GMT+00:00
  

  Telegraph.co.uk

  Google: 'Small Blockage' in China TheStreet.com MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. (TheStreet) -- Google(GOOG) said that the message that surfaced on its Web site late Thursday evening stating that its China Internet services were fully blocked was probably overstated, ... Google overestimated China blockageTelegraph.co.uk Google Blames Glitch for China Blockage ReportDailyFinance Google Says Its Web Search Service In China Operating NormallyWall Street Journal The Associated Press -Bloomberg -Financial Times all 627 news articles »

• Fed Should Resume Treasury Purchases if Deflation Risk Grows, Bullard Says - Bloomberg
  Fri, 30 Jul 2010 04:34:38 GMT+00:00
  

  Globe and Mail

  Fed Should Resume Treasury Purchases if Deflation Risk Grows, Bullard Says Bloomberg Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis President James Bullard said the central bank should resume purchases of Treasury securities if the economy slows and prices fall rather than maintain a ... Fed's Bullard Cautions on Low RatesWall Street Journal Fed's Bullard: Deflation Risk Has RisenABC News Japan Press: Fed's Bullard: Deflation In US A 'Concern'IMarketnews.com New York Times (blog) -Financial Times -MarketWatch all 467 news articles »

• Why Deflation Fears Are Overblown - Forbes
  Thu, 29 Jul 2010 19:32:36 GMT+00:00
  

  Why Deflation Fears Are Overblown Forbes Given the dire deflation warnings that have become the standard talking points of most economists, American investors can be forgiven for reaching for their Prozac. I believe their anxiety is misplaced. Unfortunately modern economists don't understand ... and more »

• Total Reports 72% Increase in Quarterly rofit After Raising Production - Bloomberg
  Fri, 30 Jul 2010 07:49:42 GMT+00:00
  

  AFP

  Total Reports 72% Increase in Quarterly rofit After Raising Production Bloomberg Total SA, Europe's third-biggest oil company, reported a 72 percent increase in second-quarter profit after projects started last year were ramped up. Profit excluding changes in inventories and the value of ... Total Outpaces Peers After Second-Quarter ReportWall Street Journal Total's quarterly profit surges 43%, shares gainMarketWatch Total's Second-Quarter Profit Rises 43%TheStreet.com The Associated Press -AFP -Benzinga all 107 news articles »

• Facebook Said to Put Off IPO Until 2012 to Buy Time for Growth - Bloomberg
  Fri, 30 Jul 2010 09:37:11 GMT+00:00
  

  Facebook Said to Put Off IPO Until 2012 to Buy Time for Growth Bloomberg Facebook Founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg speaking in Mountain View, California. Photographer: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg Facebook Inc. will probably put off its initial public offering until 2012, giving Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg more ... Facebook May Postpone IPO to 2012: ReportABC News Facebook May Delay IPOBenzinga all 11 news articles »

• Life insurance target of fraud inquiry - CNN
  Fri, 30 Jul 2010 06:43:05 GMT+00:00
  

  Charlotte Observer

  Life insurance target of fraud inquiry CNN By the CNN Wire Staff New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo is investigating life insurers over their payouts to military families. (CNN) -- New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo is launching a fraud investigation into the life insurance industry for ... Dead soldier's family sues insurerMassLive.com Beneficiaries Can Cash Proceeds, Bypass Life Insurer Checking AccountsBloomberg NY AG announces probe of life insurance industryThe Associated Press Boston Globe -New York Times -Wall Street Journal all 431 news articles »

• Cheung Kong Infrastructure: Studying Several Projects; No Funding Pressure - Wall Street Journal
  Fri, 30 Jul 2010 09:28:03 GMT+00:00
  

  Reuters India

  Cheung Kong Infrastructure: Studying Several Projects; No Funding Pressure Wall Street Journal HONG KONG (Dow Jones)--Cheung Kong Infrastructure Holdings Ltd. (1038.HK), which is part of a consortium planning to buy Electricite de France SA's (EDF.FR) UK electricity distribution networks, said Friday it is also studying several other projects. ... EDF sells UK power network for $9 billionAFP EDF agrees £5.8bn sale of UK networks to Li Ka-ShingBBC News Li Ka-shing buys EDF arm for £5.8bnFinancial Times Telegraph.co.uk -New York Times (blog) -Bloomberg all 170 news articles »