http://www.earthtimes.org The Earth Times online newspaper, serving the planet with business news that matters en-us PHP/4.4.4 http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295517,us-stock-sell-off-on-fears-of-weak-recovery.html New York - US stocks followed global markets in a broad decline amid investor fears over the world's uneasy recovery from recession. Major US stock indices fell about 1 per cent on average, following hefty declines in the DJ Euro Stoxx 50 and Japan's... US,Business Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:58:17 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295517,us-stock-sell-off-on-fears-of-weak-recovery.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295470,us-leading-economic-indicator-gains-03-per-cent.html Washington - A key measure of US economic performance gained in October, according to a private research group Thursday, signalling that a broader recovery may be taking hold. The New York-based Conference Board's Leading Economic Index added 0.3 per... US,Business Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:16:28 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295470,us-leading-economic-indicator-gains-03-per-cent.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295325,us-stocks-fall-slightly-on-technology-earnings.html New York - US stocks posted modest losses Wednesday on poor profit forecasts from technology firms and a surprising dip in home construction. Earnings from Salesforce.com and Autodesk were worse than expected. Other technology shares losing ground in... US,Business Wed, 18 Nov 2009 21:46:26 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295325,us-stocks-fall-slightly-on-technology-earnings.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295312,obama-acknowledges-danger-of-double-dip-recession-if-deficit-grows.html Washington - President Barack Obama said Wednesday he was mindful of the dangers brought on by the country's skyrocketing budget deficit, warning that too much spending could lead the United States into another recession. Obama, who has taken heavy c... US,Business Wed, 18 Nov 2009 18:28:27 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295312,obama-acknowledges-danger-of-double-dip-recession-if-deficit-grows.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295265,us-inflation-03-per-cent-in-october--summary.html Washington - The US inflation rate was 0.3 per cent in October compared to the previous month, according to the Labour Department Wednesday. The higher-than-expected increase was fuelled by gains in car sales and energy prices. Consumer prices rose 0... US,Business Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:04:24 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295265,us-inflation-03-per-cent-in-october--summary.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295260,us-inflation-03-per-cent-in-october.html Washington - The US inflation rate was 0.3 per cent in October compared to the previous month, according to the Labour Department Wednesday. The largest increases came in car sales and energy prices. Consumer prices rose 0.2 per cent in September and... US,Business Wed, 18 Nov 2009 13:46:32 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295260,us-inflation-03-per-cent-in-october.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295157,us-stocks-pushed-higher-by-oil-metal-gains.html New York - US stocks posted modest gains Tuesday amid a rise in commodity prices, continuing to push major indices to their highest levels in 13 months. Crude oil climbed 0.3 per cent and metals like gold and copper rose, spurring gains in many commo... US,Business Tue, 17 Nov 2009 22:22:16 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295157,us-stocks-pushed-higher-by-oil-metal-gains.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295155,geithner-us-needs-to-lead-international-reforms.html Washington - Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner pressed Congress Tuesday to agree quickly on an overhaul of financial regulation that would allow the US to spur a wider international reform effort. In wide-ranging testimony before Congress, Geithner... US,Business Tue, 17 Nov 2009 21:40:19 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295155,geithner-us-needs-to-lead-international-reforms.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295142,obama-expands-inter-agency-task-force-to-combat-financial-crimes.html Washington - US President Barack Obama on Tuesday sought to bolster efforts to route out financial crimes that have cost billions of dollars and fuelled public anger during the country's deep economic downturn. Obama created an inter-agency Financial... US,Business Tue, 17 Nov 2009 18:04:18 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295142,obama-expands-inter-agency-task-force-to-combat-financial-crimes.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/294998,us-stocks-surge-on-retail-sales-gm-bernanke-comments.html New York - US stocks rose Monday to 13-month highs after reports of improving retail sales, a better-than-expected General Motors quarterly report and Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's hopes for growth in 2010. Retail sales climbed 1.4 per cent... US,Business Mon, 16 Nov 2009 22:25:21 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/294998,us-stocks-surge-on-retail-sales-gm-bernanke-comments.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/294994,cisco-raises-tandberg-offer-to-341-billion-dollars.html San Francisco - Networking giant Cisco Systems on Monday raised its offer to buy Norwegian video communications Tandberg by 11 per cent - to 3.41 billion dollars - after the company's previous bid failed to win sufficient support from Tandberg shareh... US,Business Mon, 16 Nov 2009 20:55:21 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/294994,cisco-raises-tandberg-offer-to-341-billion-dollars.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/294983,bernanke-us-on-a-broad-recovery-but-job-losses-too.html Washington - US Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke was hopeful Monday that the country's economic recovery would continue beyond the temporary factors such as public spending that have driven growth in the last few months. The central bank head ... US,Business Mon, 16 Nov 2009 18:31:24 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/294983,bernanke-us-on-a-broad-recovery-but-job-losses-too.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/294980,bernanke-us-on-a-broad-recovery-but-job-losses-too.html Washington - US Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said Monday that the country's economic recovery would continue beyond the temporary factors such as public spending that have driven growth in the last few months. The central bank head rejecte... US,Business Mon, 16 Nov 2009 18:07:20 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/294980,bernanke-us-on-a-broad-recovery-but-job-losses-too.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/294927,gm-posts-12-billion-dollar-q3-loss--3rd-update.html New York - US automotive giant General Motors Co reported Monday it lost 1.2 billion dollars in the third quarter of 2009, beating analysts' expectations and saying the company now had a solid foundation for its restructuring effort. In its first f... US,Business Mon, 16 Nov 2009 13:55:22 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/294927,gm-posts-12-billion-dollar-q3-loss--3rd-update.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/294913,gm-posts-12-billion-dollar-q3-loss--2nd-update.html New York - US automotive giant General Motors Co reported Monday it lost 1.2 billion dollars in the third quarter of 2009, beating analysts' expectations and saying the company now had a solid foundation for its restructuring effort. In its first f... US,Business Mon, 16 Nov 2009 13:01:22 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/294913,gm-posts-12-billion-dollar-q3-loss--2nd-update.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/294903,gm-surprises-markets-with-lower-red-ink-result--update.html New York - US automotive giant General Motors reported Monday it lost 1.2 billion dollars in the third quarter of 2009, beating analysts' expectations. The company, reorganizing after its bankruptcy amid the economic crisis, said the losses came as m... US,Business Mon, 16 Nov 2009 12:25:18 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/294903,gm-surprises-markets-with-lower-red-ink-result--update.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/294870,gm-to-start-repaying-us-credit--report.html New York - Automotive giant General Motors aims to start repaying a US government loan starting this year, the Wall Street Journal reported Monday, citing industry sources. GM, which is due later Monday to issue its first quarterly report since its b... US,Business Mon, 16 Nov 2009 09:43:17 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/294870,gm-to-start-repaying-us-credit--report.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/294634,us-stocks-end-strong-week-on-a-high-note.html New York - US stocks rose on Friday, capping their second straight weekly gain after positive earnings reports from retailers. Shares were led higher by entertainment conglomerate Disney, which posted an 18-per-cent rise in fourth-quarter profit to 8... US,Business Fri, 13 Nov 2009 22:46:24 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/294634,us-stocks-end-strong-week-on-a-high-note.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/294615,dell-aims-for-china-and-brazil-with-first-smartphone.html San Francisco - US computer giant Dell launched its first ever smartphone Friday and is targeting the product at China and Brazil. The Mini 3 is powered by Google's Android operating system and will reach Chinese and Brazilian consumers through local... US,Business Fri, 13 Nov 2009 18:16:25 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/294615,dell-aims-for-china-and-brazil-with-first-smartphone.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/294496,disney-profits-rise-18-per-cent.html Los Angeles - Entertainment conglomerate Disney posted an 18 per cent rise in fourth-quarter profit Thursday as strong performances at its ESPN sports networks and other cable channels offset declines at its theme parks and in DVD and film revenues. ... US,Business Fri, 13 Nov 2009 02:40:18 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/294496,disney-profits-rise-18-per-cent.html