Merger Turbulence Hits United Fliers 24.05.2012, 03:37:35 Nearly 20 months after completing their $3.2 billion merger, United Airlines and Continental Airlines are grappling with the messy business of stitching together two sprawling operations. |
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Some Big Firms Got Facebook Warning 24.05.2012, 03:36:00 The Facebook offering illustrates one of Wall Street's best-kept secrets: Securities firms are allowed to selectively confer with favored large investing clients about crucial information as they prepare IPOs, while small investors are left out. |
H-P to Lay Off 27,000 Workers 24.05.2012, 03:03:29 H-P plans to lay off 27,000 employees. The tech giant also said its quarterly profit slumped 31% amid relatively flat revenue in its PC business and lower printing sales. |
Chesapeake Raises Big Bet in Ohio 24.05.2012, 01:44:27 Chesapeake is ramping up drilling on the Utica Shale, a promising but unproven oil field, at a time when the embattled natural-gas giant is under financial stress and facing heightened scrutiny from investors. |
Hospital Medical Devices to Go Wireless 24.05.2012, 00:40:43 The FCC is expected to vote to open up spectrum, easing patient monitoring and making corporate product development less risky. |
Chinese Tycoon Sees Deals Beyond AMC 24.05.2012, 02:47:51 Chinese property and entertainment tycoon Wang Jianlin, fresh off a proposed deal to purchase AMC, plans to make similarly ambitious moves in global industries ranging from film to retail to hotels. |
RIM Suffers Another High-Level Departure 24.05.2012, 03:40:31 Research In Motion said its London-based executive vice president for sales, Patrick Spence, is stepping down—the latest departure in a string of high-level exits at the BlackBerry maker. |
Fate of BlackBerry's Messaging Tool in Doubt 24.05.2012, 02:14:04 Doubt surrounds RIM's instant-messaging service as world-wide sales of BlackBerrys falter and RIM softens efforts to leverage the messaging tool. |