Feb 06, 2012 10:07AM

DealBook: Europe's Banks Reluctant to Aid Companies in Need of Cash

As profits and sales slip, some European companies are scrambling to pay their bills, at a time when banks grow increasingly hesitant to lend.

Feb 06, 2012 02:17PM

Greece to Eliminate 15,000 Government Jobs

The cuts are part of new austerity measures that Athens must agree on to secure rescue funds from international lenders.

Feb 06, 2012 11:21AM

Bits Blog: Start-Up Nicira Plans to Disrupt Networking Giants

A small company called Nicira and a few other scrappy players are pursuing what is called software-defined networking.

Feb 06, 2012 02:04PM

Daily Stock Market Activity

Share prices closed fractionally lower as investors awaited negotiations in Greece, where creditors were demanding austerity measures in return for more money.

Feb 06, 2012 11:20AM

Media Decoder Blog: Verizon Teaming With Redbox for DVD and Streaming Service

The two companies will combine to try to give customers more access to video on the Web, and possibly position the new venture as an alternative to Netflix.

Feb 06, 2012 11:36AM

Redbox teaming with Verizon for digital movies service

Betting that a combination of Internet streaming and kiosk DVD rentals can give consumers the most complete package in a fractured media landscape, Redbox and Verizon are teaming on a movie rental service to launch in the second half of this year.

Feb 06, 2012 01:00AM

Self-serve kiosks are the new look for American Airlines at LAX

The lobby makeover that included the installation of 36 kiosks was not a way to cut back on staffing, airline officials say, but ticket agents are unhappy about the change.

American Airlines recently completed a radical makeover of its lobby at Los Angeles International Airport, a project that eliminated the counters that separate ticket agents from long lines of passengers.

Feb 06, 2012 12:03PM

California may join multi-state mortgage settlement

California has until Monday to share in a multi-state deal with banks to obtain mortgage relief and reforms. Atty. Gen. Kamala Harris, who walked away from talks last year, says the door remains open.

With a Monday deadline at hand, California officials have resumed direct talks with the Obama administration about joining a multibillion-dollar, multi-state mortgage settlement with the nation's largest banks, a source said Sunday.

Feb 05, 2012 07:18PM

Latinos, hit hard by job losses, are making strong comeback

As the economic rebound picks up a bit of steam, Latinos are scoring bigger job gains than most other demographic groups and proving to be a bright spot in the fledgling recovery.

After scraping by on handyman jobs for a year, Bert Qintana figured he'd have to leave his wife and teenage son at their home near Taos, N.M., and find work elsewhere.

Feb 06, 2012 07:57AM

FDA questions Amgen drug for prostate cancer

WASHINGTON — Scientists for the Food and Drug Administration say that an Amgen drug slowed the spread of cancer to the bone in men with hard-to-treat prostate cancer, though the drug did not extend life and carried significant side effects.

Feb 06, 2012 01:58PM

Empire Carpet buys Luna

Empire Today LLC, owner of Empire Carpet, purchased rival Luna Carpet, giving the carpet installation firm access to five retail locations in the Chicago area.

Feb 06, 2012 01:30PM

Aon deal faces several risks

The insurance brokerage's planned headquarters move from Chicago to London later this year is fraught with uncertainties.

Feb 06, 2012 10:31AM

Boeing shares slip on 787 issue

The Chicago-based aerospace giant says a problem related to the aft fuselage of its 787 Dreamliner planes will not affect production of the aircraft.

Feb 06, 2012 08:31AM

Icahn cuts stake in Motorola Mobility

Activist investor Carl Icahn has reduced his stake in Libertyville-based Motorola Mobility to 8.68 percent from 10 percent at the end of November.

Feb 04, 2012 02:43PM

Netflix less about flicks, more about TV

Netflix is bulking up on TV offerings for subscribers through its on-demand Internet streaming service, including reruns and its first original series.

Like most fresh faces that arrive in Hollywood, Netflix wanted to be a movie star.

Feb 06, 2012 09:41AM

Landmark foreclosure settlement imminent, officials say

After nearly 500 days of drawn-out negotiations, ever-changing deadlines, public in-fighting and private cajoling, state and federal officials this week appear poised to finalize a multibillion-dollar settlement with the nation?s largest banks over the shoddy foreclosure practices that became commonplace during the housing crisis.

Feb 05, 2012 07:19PM

For some black women, economy and willingness to aid family strains finances

The Great Recession carried special pain for black women like Jane Ladson.

She had always been the one her family turned to when they needed help, and she didn?t hesitate to give it. She helped pay for weddings and rent. She made room for her nephew when her brother died of AIDS. And even now in her 50s, she took in a baby that wasn?t her own.

Feb 05, 2012 05:38PM

Expats lured by Brazil?s booming economy

SAO PAULO, Brazil ? It just made sense to be in South America?s economic heart, Jonathan Rosenthal reasoned, no matter that he had been working on Wall Street with some of the investment world?s most heady firms.

Feb 05, 2012 06:22PM

Government contractors preserve profit through cost-cutting

Recent earnings reports show that many government contractors have been able to maintain their profits through cost-cutting despite declining or flattening sales, but analysts are questioning how long companies can keep that up.

Feb 05, 2012 06:54PM

U.S. deals favoring blind draw scrutiny as rivals struggle

Angela Meredith, who is legally blind, says she owes her job to a U.S. government program that reserves contracts for disabled workers.

?I wouldn?t be able to find work anywhere else,? said Meredith, 58, who earns $7.75 an hour making army uniforms at a factory near Baltimore, under a much-praised initiative started in 1938 by President Franklin D. Roosevelt.

Mar 09, 2011 10:03PM

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Feb 06, 2012 11:27AM

Resolutions: Make homeownership dream a reality

Even with the scars left by the housing mess, homeownership is still a goal for many Americans.

Feb 06, 2012 11:24AM

Key moves for surviving low interest rates

Interest rates aren't budging anytime soon. That means it's time to rethink your financial strategy.

Feb 03, 2012 08:48PM

Calif., two other states tell insurers to disclose climate change responses

California, other states
require companies to
respond to risk survey

Feb 02, 2012 05:22PM

Hired: Tips for getting a job when you're over 50

The following tips are taken from an article written for executives who are 50 or older and have lost their jobs. Most recruiters and companies admit privately that they are significantly less interested in hiring executives over 50. The most important reasons for this bias are: inflexible management style, difficulty reporting to a younger boss, high compensation needs and lack of computer skills.

Jan 30, 2012 04:58PM

Valley startups offer ways to manage money online

Silicon Valley, birthplace of personal finance and investment heavyweights like Intuit, Financial Engines and Mint, is percolating with startups that help people manage their money — and soon-to-be-fat portfolios — online.