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03/17/2010 03:30 AMBig Drug Makers Lag in Emerging Markets, Study Says As pharmaceutical sales in countries like China and India overtake established markets, leading drug companies risk losing market share to local players, a study said.
03/17/2010 03:03 AMIn a Victory for London, Europe Delays Hedge Fund Rules Regulators and lawmakers worldwide are tightening their scrutiny of hedge funds and private equity firms.
03/17/2010 01:20 AMGreece Eager for Details on European Aid The Greek government is expected to seek further details on the shape of the new loan mechanism when European Union heads of government gather next week.
03/17/2010 04:39 AMTech Shares Lead Gains in Asian Stock Markets Technology shares led Asian stock markets higher on Wednesday after the U.S. Federal Reserve maintained its pledge to hold interest rates near zero.
03/17/2010 03:30 AMWeaker Euro Complicates Life for Firms in Europe A weaker euro is beneficial for European exporters, but it sends a troubling message about the bloc’s growth prospects.
03/17/2010 05:48 AMGoogle Partners Call for Clarity on China Plans Chinese firms selling ad space on Google’s search pages warned the company that they may seek compensation if Google shuts its Chinese portal.
03/17/2010 04:18 AMBank of Japan Eases Policy in Split Vote Amid Pressure The bank eased monetary policy further on Wednesday, but the split vote suggests the board may have had difficulty justifying the move.
03/17/2010 03:04 AMEurope’s Public Broadcasters Seek Easier Access Online The European Broadcasting Union said its proposals were intended to push cross-border online video services.
03/16/2010 05:24 PMAnother Firm Rebuff by China of Currency Criticism The country shunned mounting U.S. demands for a stronger renminbi, saying again on Tuesday that its currency is not the cause of its big trade surplus and vowing to keep the currency stable.
03/17/2010 04:21 AMHow Privacy Vanishes Online, a Bit at a Time Using innocuous bits of data from Web sites like Facebook and Twitter, researchers gleaned people’s names, ages and even Social Security numbers.
03/17/2010 04:03 AMUnderwater Cable an Alternative to Electrical Towers In a string of projects that has so far provoked only token opposition from environmentalists, some companies are putting power lines under water.
03/17/2010 02:40 AMPanels Studying Banking Reform Seek More Studies By suggesting further examination at every turn, Congress is delaying tough regulatory decisions.
03/17/2010 02:29 AMBreaking Views: Lehman Hid Money With Help of Global Rules The Lehman case shows how bankers exploited weaknesses in U.S. accounting standards — seemingly without objection from the firm’s auditor, Ernst & Young.
03/17/2010 04:06 AMAdvertising: Tupperware as a Bonding Experience? That’s the Pitch Tupperware’s marketing campaign tries to sell the idea that men who want to attract women should be comfortable in the kitchen.
03/17/2010 03:10 AMAs Expected, Housing Starts Slowed by Blizzards The Commerce Department said that construction of new homes and apartments fell 5.9 percent in February.
03/17/2010 12:54 AMHonda Recalls 410,000 Vehicles for Brake Problems The move covers Odyssey minivans and Element small trucks from the 2007 and 2008 model years.
03/17/2010 01:20 AMTrader Banned for Trying to Hide His Losses British regulators said actions by a senior trader at Merrill Lynch in London forced the bank to take a $456 million write-down.
03/17/2010 04:23 AMHaving Bought High, Owners of Sports Teams Find They Must Now Sell Low New owners like the Charlotte Bobcats’ Michael Jordan face the prospect of not being able to sell for a hefty profit.
03/16/2010 10:36 AMPayback Time: Avalanche of Maturing Junk Bonds Looms for Markets More than $700 billion of high-yield debt will mature over a three-year period beginning in 2012, raising worries about new loans, defaults and bankruptcies.
03/16/2010 02:58 AMDeutsche Telekom Plans to Appoint More Women as Managers Europe’s largest telecommunications company set a five-year goal for women to hold 30 percent of management jobs.
03/16/2010 07:17 PMSony and Michael Jackson Estate Sign Sweeping Contract The deal gives Sony the rights to sell the artist’s back catalog and draw on a large vault of unheard recordings.
03/16/2010 05:56 AMChile Braces for a Major Economic Slowdown Several Chilean industries, including fishing, face a long recovery in the aftermath of last month’s 8.8-magnitude earthquake.
03/16/2010 03:40 AMMobile Fees Under Pressure With Network Rollout The introduction of faster Long-Term Evolution networks could lower costs for operators and potentially unleash a new price war in the industry in Europe.
03/16/2010 05:07 PMToyota Questions Case of Runaway Prius Safety regulators and Toyota were unable to recreate the sudden unintended acceleration reported by a California owner of a Prius.
03/16/2010 03:53 AMMoody’s Warns U.S. Debt Could Test Triple-A Rating The ratings of the United States, Britain, Germany and France are stable, but “their ‘distance-to-downgrade’ has in all cases substantially diminished,” Moody’s Investors Service said.
03/16/2010 02:57 AMBoston Scientific Stops Defibrillator Sales The company withdraws the heart devices, saying it failed to warn the Food and Drug Administration about manufacturing changes.
03/16/2010 04:52 AMFrequent Flier: Mr. Superorganized Flier Gets His Comeuppance A business traveler with an impeccable record of efficiency comes clean with an astonishing (but rare) incident of absent-mindedness.
03/16/2010 05:50 AMPhillips-Van Heusen Buys Hilfiger for $3 Billion The deal means yet another owner for Tommy Hilfiger, once a leading purveyor of colorful preppy clothing that has weathered a series of ups and downs.
03/16/2010 05:50 AMHigh-Speed Rail Gains Traction in Spain The Alta Velocidad Española, or AVE, has made train travel in Spain the way to go, both environmentally and in comfort and convenience.
03/17/2010 03:27 AMEconomic Scene: Deficit Builds as Americans Pay Less and Get More Demand for government services grows, but taxes don’t. This is the main reason for our budget problems.
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