 Moneycontrol.com |
Stocks higher after worst week this year
BusinessWeek The Dow Jones industrial average was up 99 points at 13179 in the first minutes of trading. The Standard & Poor's 500 was up 11 at 1408. The Nasdaq composite index was higher by 26 at 3093. Last week, the S&P lost half a percent and the Dow more than 1 … Asia stock markets rise as Fed chief remarks raise investor hopes for more … Fed will keep interest rates low, Bernanke signals Asian Stocks, Won Climb on Bernanke Outlook, Korean Confidence |
 The Guardian |
Germany open to raise crisis firewall to $ 930 bn
BusinessWeek Germany's chancellor says her country may be willing to temporarily increase the eurozone's bailout funds to (EURO)700 billion ($ 930 billion). The 17-country eurozone is under pressure to raise its financial firewalls to boost confidence in struggling … German Leader Agrees to More Bailout Money for Euro Zone Nations Europe's Bigger Firewall Gets German Support MARKET COMMENT: European Stocks Rise After Ifo; Spain Stumbles |
 MotorTrend Magazine |
A123 to spend $ 55M replacing battery equipment
BusinessWeek Shares of A123 Systems tumbled by double digits to an all-time low Monday after the maker of batteries for electric cars estimated that it would spent about $ 55 million to replace battery modules and packs that might be defective. Battery firm replacing defective Livonia-made packs A123 Replacing Defective Batteries That Led to Fisker Shutdown A123 to replace defective battery packs |
 WFUV News |
NYC-area air travelers could face cellphone fines
CBS News NEWARK, NJ — The agency that operates the New York City area's three major airports wants passengers who don't turn off their cellphones or tablets before takeoff to pay up or go to court. The executive director of the Port Authority of New York and … Bad fliers get boot – & bill |
 ABC News |
'Pink slime' maker suspends some plant operations
BusinessWeek By BETSY BLANEY The maker of "pink slime" suspended operations Monday at all but one plant where the beef ingredient is made, acknowledging recent public uproar over the product has cost the company business. Craig Letch, director of food quality and … Beef processor shutters plants over 'pink slime' fallout BPI battles "misinformation" about LFTB 'Pink slime' plant closes; 200 lose jobs |
