TARGET

IBTimes Logo

UAW won't name foreign auto organizing target

The United Auto Workers union has decided it will not identify an organizing target among foreign automakers with U.S. operations, a shift in strategy in a campaign that union leadership sees as central to its survival.

Blasts Across Afghanistan Target Shi'ites, 59 Dead

Hamid Karzai
A suicide attack killed dozens of Shi'ite Muslims at a crowded Kabul shrine on Tuesday, and four others died in a smaller blast in a key northern city, in the worst sectarian violence Afghanistan has seen since the fall of the Taliban.
More news
Black Friday shoppers cross 34th Street outside Macy's in Herald Square in New York

Black Friday Violence at Target and Walmart: Frenzied Shoppers in 2011 [VIDEOS]

Black Friday shopping became a deadly holiday pastime on Friday when a West Virginia man was pronounced dead after he collapsed in a Target followed by a stampede of shoppers. More violence erupted nationwide as other major retailers with Black Friday deals, like Walmart, opened their doors. Here are some of the worst videos of frenzied shoppers getting violent on Black Friday across the web.
U.S. Russia

Russia Says It Will Target U.S. Missile Shield

Russia has again warned the U.S. about deploying a missile defense system in Europe, with President Dmitry Medvedev saying his nation will deploy new missiles aimed at the shield if the U.S. goes forward with its plan.
Kenya"s Central Bank Governor Njuguna Ndung"u speaks to Reuters

Kenya almost-doubles inflation target to 9 pct

Kenya's central bank changed another key policy aim by almost-doubling this fiscal year's inflation target to 9 percent, just weeks after being driven to make a huge rate rise to combat soaring inflation and save the plunging shilling.
IBTimes Logo

Qualcomm keeps long-term growth target

Qualcomm Inc on Wednesday affirmed its long-term growth target of at least 10 percent for annual revenue and earnings per share, citing strong demand for smartphones and other wireless devices.
IBTimes Logo

Target quarterly profit rises

Target Corp posted a higher quarterly profit on Wednesday as selling more food and offering card holders a 5 percent discount appealed to shoppers.
Iranian President Ahmadinejad speaks during anti-chemical weapon ceremony in Tehran

Libya Over, Is Iran Next American Target?

With Israeli President, Shimon Peres, trying to show U.N. nations the threat Israel faces from Iran and urging them to build pressure on Iran to disclose its nuclear programs, Iran seems to be inching towards becoming the next target of the U.S. and UK coalition forces.
IBTimes Logo

Commerzbank Q3, 2012 target hit by Greece impairment

Commerzbank will accelerate a pullback from euro zone nations and cut risky assets to avoid another state bailout after a 798 million euros ($1.10 billion) impairment on Greek assets pushed it to a third-quarter operating loss.
IBTimes Logo

Nomura posts $591 million loss, triples cost-cut target

Japan's Nomura Holdings <8604.T> posted its first quarterly loss in 2-1/2 years on Tuesday due to a sharp drop in investment banking revenues and tripled its cost-cutting target to $1.2 billion in a setback to its overseas expansion plans.
Mugabe

Mugabe says he's still fit, may target Swiss assets

Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe denied speculation his health is failing and hinted at taking action against Swiss firms in retaliation for his wife and aides being denied visas to visit Geneva, the official Herald newspaper reported on Monday.

Pages

IBT Spotlight

We Help Businesses Find B2B Service Providers They Can Trust.