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Bank of America CEO Lewis may delay retiring - WSJ

23 Nov 2009 01:19:46 GMT

NEW YORK, Nov 20 - Bank of America Corp Chief Executive Kenneth Lewis has said he would consider postponing his retirement if directors need more time to find a successor or smooth the transition...

A brief operation of the bill of lading America Line

18 Nov 2009 08:37:24 GMT

A brief operation of the bill of lading America Line

Reuters Summit-HSBC North America sees favorable trends

18 Nov 2009 01:29:28 GMT

NEW YORK, Nov 17 - HSBC North America Chief Executive Brendan McDonagh said on Tuesday that favorable business trends seen in the third quarter have continued in the fourth quarter, but warned that the recovery...

Slim's America Movil upbeat on US mobile offer

27 Oct 2009 18:11:32 GMT

MEXICO CITY, Oct 27 - Billionaire Carlos Slim's America Movil is optimistic its cut-price cellphone service sold through Wal-Mart in the United States will produce strong sales, the phone company's chief executive said on Tuesday....

US STOCKS-Wall St ends down on Bank of America, GE results

19 Oct 2009 01:10:15 GMT

* GE, Bank of America results raise recovery concerns * Weak consumer sentiment overshadows industrial data * Indexes up for second week in a row * Dow off 0.7 pct, S&P 500 off 0.8 pct,...

US STOCKS-Bank of America, GE results weigh on market

19 Oct 2009 01:05:21 GMT

* GE, Bank of America results raise recovery concerns * Weak consumer sentiment overshadows industrial data * Indexes down: Dow 1 pct, S&P 500 1.2 pct, Nasdaq 1.2 pct (Updates to midday) NEW YORK, Oct...

Bank of America to pare branches, but not 10 pct

29 Jul 2009 00:47:56 GMT

NEW YORK, July 28 - Bank of America Corp said on Tuesday it plans to "modestly" reduce the size of its U.S. branch network over the next three to five years, but does not have...

UPDATE 1-Toyota targets N. America profit next fiscal year

24 Jul 2009 01:30:20 GMT

* Toyota targets return to N. America profit in 2010-11 * Scion, Lexus models could be built in U.S. factories * U.S. inventories lean at 36 days of sales - executive (Adds quotes from Inaba,...

May steel products exported from China to America increased by 34.9% m-o-m

17 Jul 2009 09:33:20 GMT

July 17 MetalBiz--United States Agency for International Iron and Steel Institute (AIIS) said on July 15, America exported steel products of 627,935 tons in May this year, down 46 % year ...

The 25 Fastest-Growing Technology Companies In America

29 May 2009 12:12:11 GMT

Buried beneath the downer headlines about massive layoffs and struggling businesses, there is some good news. A select group of tech companies--the 25 Fastest-Growing Technology Stocks in America...

India JSW is considering shutting down a steel mill in America

21 May 2009 09:52:32 GMT

May 21 MetalBiz - Indian JSW is considering shutting down a plate mill in Texas of America at the end of the month. Its annual production capacity is 1.2mln tons and the current capacity utilization rate is only ...

FACTBOX-Economy, Cuba, security figure in Americas talks

20 Apr 2009 02:02:27 GMT

April 18 - U.S. President Barack Obama met with leaders from the Americas on Saturday, saying he was ready to listen and learn after promising an era of more regional cooperation and a new start...

UPDATE 7-Obama reaches out to Cuba in new pitch to Americas

20 Apr 2009 01:59:06 GMT

* Obama wants "new beginning" with communist Cuba * U.S. leader seeks "equal partnership" in Americas * Obama shakes hands with Venezuelan President Chavez * "I want to be your friend," Chavez tells Obama (Adds...

UPDATE 6-Obama reaches out to Cuba in new pitch to Americas

20 Apr 2009 01:58:56 GMT

UPDATE 5-Obama reaches out to Cuba in new pitch to Americas

20 Apr 2009 01:58:46 GMT

Pecan Nuts From Americas

4 Jan 2009 08:21:43 GMT

Pecan nuts

Geek America: The Top 10 U.S. Cities for Technology Jobs

9 Dec 2008 08:00:33 GMT

Take a photo tour through New York, Silicon Valley, Boston and the rest of America's leading cities for high-tech jobs.

The 10 Best Small Companies In America

24 Sep 2008 08:59:30 GMT

We judged all companys with revenue of $5 million to $750 million and with share prices above $5 as of Oct. 1鈥攁ccording to return on equity, as well as sustained sales and net profit growth over 12-month and five-year periods. These ten companies came out on top.

10 northeast of America getaways

15 Aug 2008 07:20:10 GMT

10 northeast of America getaways

The Richest People in America

18 Sep 2008 02:07:46 GMT

The rich haven't gotten richer--or poorer. For the second year in a row, the price of admission to America's most exclusive club is $1.3 billion.

Argentine Republic

5 Nov 2008 09:47:43 GMT

Argentina, officially the Argentine Republic, is a country in South America...

America's Prettiest Towns

10 Oct 2008 03:44:49 GMT

Are you ready for your close-up, America? The overall picture may come into slightly sharper focus after November, but that hasn鈥檛 stopped us from finding the 10 prettiest towns in the homeland right now.

Carlos Slim Helu, World's Second Richest Man

9 Oct 2008 03:26:54 GMT

Second-richest man in the world this year; even richer than Microsoft's Bill Gates, at least for now, thanks to strong Mexican equities market and the performance of his wireless telephone company, America Movil.

America's Largest Private Companies: Newcomers

25 Sep 2008 07:58:49 GMT

These companies are making their first appearance, or a reappearance, on our annual list of the largest private companies in America.

Investment plays in recession

14 Jan 2009 06:39:52 GMT

The knots in economists' and investors' stomachs tightened on Dec. 17 with the release of consumer price data for November...

The intangible and tangible sectors

13 Jan 2009 06:25:06 GMT

The war between the intangible and tangible sectors of the U.S. economy is over...

Hopes for 2009's Housing-Market

8 Jan 2009 06:01:49 GMT

While there's no shortage of gloomy data-rising unemployment, higher mortgage delinquencies...

Unemployment insurance in need of repair

4 Jan 2009 09:42:03 GMT

Compared with the systems in other industrialised countries, the American unemployment-insurance (UI) scheme pays lower...

Real Estate Winners and Losers

4 Jan 2009 08:54:07 GMT

The housing downturn spread quickly in 2008, pulling down home prices, triggering foreclosures...

Key things about today's mortgage market

4 Jan 2009 08:10:47 GMT

Rates are probably headed even lower in 2009, raising the question of whether you should borrow now or wait for a better deal.