Google Inc has told the Connecticut attorney general's office that it will not comply with its requests for information about its Street View cars collecting personal information.
Nerbrand's team at HSBC reckon that Gold Investment accounts for just 0.14% of the average global portfolio today. If this figure increases, as we expect, the Gold Price could rise significantly...We believe asset allocators are likely to increase their weighting in gold over the next ten years if they focus on risk management
Wall Street may have underestimated a recovery in corporate spending, judging by stronger-than-expected results and outlooks from business software maker Oracle Corp
and technology services firm Accenture Plc .The estate of Madoff insider Jeffry Picower settled civil claims of $7.2 billion on Friday, significantly boosting the amount available to repay investors swindled in the epic fraud.
The state of Arizona has sued Bank of America Corp alleging the lender consistently misled consumers about its home loan modification process, a source familiar with the situation said.
Bank of Montreal will buy troubled Wisconsin lender Marshall & Ilsley Corp for $4.1 billion in an all-stock deal, the biggest in a series of deals in which Canadian banks have snapped up weakened rivals.
Part-nationalized British bank Lloyds warned it would take a further hit from its troublesome Irish portfolio as a result of Ireland's economic problems.
U.S. state and local governments faced the realization on Friday that in just 14 days they will no longer be able to sell taxable Build America Bonds, the federally subsidized debt created in the economic stimulus plan to fund infrastructure projects and create jobs.
Big-name technology firms will compete to acquire niche software groups in 2011 as part of a growth plan they hope will cater to recession-hit clients clamoring for a wider range of services.
Given the long-term importance of 1.53 area, chances of GBP/USD consolidating there until getting an opportunity to bounce back to 1.63 zone are high.
The U.S. economy is gathering steam as the year draws to a close, according to a private industry group's index of economic indicators published on Friday.
Bank of Montreal will buy Wisconsin's Marshall & Ilsley Corp bank for about $4.1 billion in an all-stock deal, the biggest in a series of Canadian financial sector deals to snap up weakened rivals.
The S&P 500 and Dow were slightly lower on Friday amid renewed concerns over euro zone debt, but strong results in the tech sector helped keep the Nasdaq in positive territory.
Employment conditions in more than half of U.S. states improved in November from a year earlier, the government reported on Friday, with unemployment rates dropping in 28 states and the District of Columbia.
Shares of Take Two Interactive Software Inc surged 8.8 percent on Friday after posting stronger-than-expected earnings that pleased investors.
Big-name technology firms will compete to acquire niche software groups in 2011 as part of a growth plan they hope will cater to recession-hit clients clamoring for a wider range of services.
S&P 500 index futures dipped on Friday on renewed concerns about the euro zone debt crisis after Ireland's credit rating was slashed.
The S&P 500 and Dow were slightly lower on Friday on renewed concerns over euro zone debt, but the Nasdaq stayed in positive territory on some positive corporate results in the tech space.
Employment conditions in more than half of U.S. states improved in November from a year earlier, the government reported on Friday, with unemployment rates dropping in 28 states and the District of Columbia.
The bad loans ratio for Spanish banks rose to its highest level in almost 15 years in October, the Bank of Spain said on Friday, as a stagnant economy and high unemployment weighed on debt repayments.
The S&P 500 and Dow were slightly lower on Friday, weighed by renewed concerns over euro zone debt after Ireland's credit rating was slashed.
France's Total said on Friday it would spend C$1.75 billion ($1.8 billion) to forge a partnership with Suncor Energy in Canada's oil sands, the latest foreign push into a booming new source of oil wealth.
Yan Qin is a freelance consultant and do-it-yourself stock trader who works out of her apartment in Queens, New York. From the comfort of her living room, she keeps one eye on the business TV network CNBC, the other on a laptop computer, where her E*Trade account shows the best prices down to the penny, flickering moment to moment.
Stock index futures were little changed on Friday as wary investors kept their eyes on the euro zone debt crisis after Ireland's credit rating was slashed.
China will be able to keep a grip on inflation next year, but will have a harder time in coping with hot money inflows fanned by loose polices in the West, chief banking regulator Liu Mingkang said on Friday.
Ratings agency Moody's gave a resounding thumbs-down on Friday to Europe's efforts to resolve a rolling debt crisis, slashing Ireland's credit rating by five notches despite an EU/IMF bailout.
Moody's Investors Service slashed Ireland's credit rating by five notches to Baa1 with a negative outlook from Aa2 on Friday and warned further downgrades could follow if Ireland was unable to stabilize its debt situation.
World stocks advanced on Friday, partly lifted by firmer commodities as the dollar fell, while Irish and Portuguese bond yields rose after Moody's cut Ireland's rating by five notches.
Mergers and acquisitions rose for the first year since 2007, potentially marking the start of a new, multiyear M&A cycle in which emerging economies account for a bigger share of global dealmaking.
