Guns and shoppers are no-win mix for retailers

Greg Dement, left, is handed a Starbucks coffee drink as he sits with a handgun strapped to his belt while looking on at an anti-gun rally in Seattle on March 3, 2010. Guns. Religion. Abortion. These are the no-win arguments that spoil family gatherings ? and the stuff of retailers' nightmares.



[Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:19:20 GMT]
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The demise of boutique bank Pali Capital

The 150-acre "Sky Blue Farm" estate of Pali Capital's co-founder and chief executive Bradley Reifler is seen in an undated aerial photo from Microsoft's "Bing Maps" obtained by Reuters March 9, 2010. The estate has an ice hockey rink, horse back riding paddocks and stables, tennis courts and indoor and outdoor swimming pools. In September 2008, as Lehman Brothers was breaking into a million pieces, a young investment bank was pushing up through the rubble. Reifler's Pali Capital, a boutique firm specializing in derivatives and fixed-income trading appeared to be an oasis of prosperity. REUTERS/Microsoft-Bing Maps/HandoutThe swift demise of Pali Capital surprised industry observers. But as with many firms that suddenly fail, not everything at Pali was what it seemed.



[Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:35:37 GMT]
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Cable wants FCC to enter broadcast disputes
The most recent showdown left millions of Cablevision Systems Corp. customers around New York without an ABC station at the start of the Academy Awards.
[Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:29:29 GMT]
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BofA to end all overdraft fees on debit cards
Bank of America customers will soon be unable to spend more than they have in the accounts linked to their debit cards.
[Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:51:12 GMT]
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Lohan sues E*Trade over ?milkaholic? baby

Actress Lindsay Lohan and her legal team say an E*Trade commercial featuring day-trading tykes uses her name illegally and they are demanding more than $100 million in damages. NBC?s Lee Cowan reports. (Today Show)The actress Lindsay Lohan has sued E*Trade Financial Corp for $100 million, saying a "milkaholic" baby girl who appeared in a recent commercial was modeled after her.



[Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:08:59 GMT]
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Google millionaires spreading their wealth

Chris Sacca joined Google in 2003 and left in 2007. Of the 31 startups he's backed, his biggest hit is Twitter, in which he invested $50,000 just as it was getting started in 2007. BusinessWeek: A group of Google millionaires are active angel investors, often working together to swap investment ideas and back startups. And the results have been impressive.



[Tue, 9 Mar 2010 12:32:24 GMT]
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Bankers winning financial reform battle
As Congress inches toward a new set of rules to avert another global financial collapse, the score so far looks like Bankers 1, Consumers 0.
[Tue, 9 Mar 2010 15:42:45 GMT]
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Chevron to shed 2,000 jobs this year
Chevron Corp. says it will cut 2,000 jobs this year and will continue reducing its work force through 2011.
[Tue, 9 Mar 2010 20:09:03 GMT]
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Ten cities managing to weather the recession

Despite the impact of the recession on the Golden State, Los Angeles appears to be weathering the storm.Jobs in Washington D.C. are growing quickly, and in 2008 the city produced more in goods and services than almost anywhere in the country.



[Tue, 9 Mar 2010 01:00:13 GMT]
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Cablevision vs. Disney is just a debut episode
Stay tuned for more fee disputes threatening local television stations on cable TV lineups.
[Tue, 9 Mar 2010 00:50:55 GMT]
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AIG raising more cash to reimburse taxpayers
American International Group will sell its overseas life and health insurance unit for $15.5 billion to MetLife Inc., the insurer said Monday, as it attempts to repay billions in government aid.
[Mon, 8 Mar 2010 22:50:04 GMT]
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With new $100 bill, Franklin gets a makeover
Aiming to stay a step ahead of counterfeiters, the government is planning a new design for the $100 bill that will be unveiled next month, the Treasury Department said Friday.
[Sun, 7 Mar 2010 22:42:09 GMT]
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Glover calls for Hugo Boss boycott at the Oscars
Actor and activist Danny Glover is calling on Academy Awards nominees and others in the film industry to not wear Hugo Boss suits at Sunday's awards ceremony.
[Sun, 7 Mar 2010 22:50:30 GMT]
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Puerto Rican parade kicks Captain Morgan out
Organizers of the New York Puerto Rican Day Parade, one of the largest U.S. outdoor events, said they are ending a 30-year relationship with the makers of Captain Morgan Rum.
[Sun, 7 Mar 2010 23:29:18 GMT]
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Hurry up and wait: America?s worst traffic

Washington D.C.-Arlington, Va-Alexandria, Va., is fourth on the list, up from sixth in 2008. Average speed during the 32 hours a week of congestion: 14 mph.The Great Recession cleared the country's roads, but a recovering economy and stimulus-fed construction projects will lead to worse delays.



[Sat, 6 Mar 2010 15:45:50 GMT]
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Oscar telecast switched back on for 3 million
Cablevision said WABC-TV's signal was switched back on for its 3.1 million subscribers in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut shortly after the Academy Awards telecast began.
[Mon, 8 Mar 2010 03:04:38 GMT]
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Oscar can mean big boost for studios

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences opted this year to include 10 nominees for best picture, including more commercial crowd-pleasers such as ?The Blind Side,? which might not have received a top nomination otherwise.Hollywood?s latest business woes have turned Academy Award nominations and wins into financial life buoys for many movie moguls, some industry insiders say.



[Fri, 5 Mar 2010 12:30:06 GMT]
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BusinessWeek: Lessons from a $618,616 death

Terence Foley, right, stands with his wife, Amanda Bennett, and children Georgia and Terry in August 2007, four months before his death.Writer Amanda Bennett recounts her late husband's battle with cancer, which cost $618,616 over seven years. The case offers a window into the debate over health care. 



[Sun, 7 Mar 2010 21:44:26 GMT]
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Citi CEO says bailout has led to new company

"I am pleased to say we are in a far different and much healthier position," Citigroup Chief Executive Vikram Pandit told the Congressional Oversight Panel.Facing sharp questions from bailout overseers, Citigroup Inc. CEO Vikram Pandit said Thursday the bank is "fundamentally different" from before the taxpayer rescue.



[Thu, 4 Mar 2010 19:21:18 GMT]
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Oscar nods aren?t translating into ticket boom

?Crazy Heart,? starring Jeff Bridges and Maggie Gyllenhaal may be getting the biggest bump, even though it wasn?t nominated for Best Picture.Spread 10 ways, the phrase "nominated for best picture" hasn't had much of a box office effect.



[Thu, 4 Mar 2010 22:23:46 GMT]
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Merged voting machine company stoking fears
The Justice Department is investigating whether to unwind a merger that put a privately held company in control of voting machines in 70 percent of the nation's precincts.
[Thu, 4 Mar 2010 16:49:05 GMT]
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10 films that benefited from an ?Oscar bump?

Interactive: These 10 films ? including ?Slumdog Millionaire? and ?Crash? ? gained substantially from the "Oscar bump" associated with being nominated for an Academy Award.



[Wed, 3 Mar 2010 12:34:35 GMT]
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Megaplexes freeze out some indie theaters

?You know how a jackal gets to eat the carcass only after a lion eats? Well, that?s how it is (for us),? says independent theater owner Mark Stern. He and his wife, Kate, own Big Picture theater in Redmond, Wash.In Redmond, Wash., a tiny 130-seat theater is barred from showing many new films due to  the clout of a nearby cineplex. Such deals make life hard for independent cinemas.



[Tue, 2 Mar 2010 12:40:35 GMT]
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