Business*
Photo by ELISE AMENDOLA / AP
Shoppers leave a Kmart store Thursday in Somerville, Mass. The retailer reports strong sales of toys, home goods and shoes.
ADVERSTISMENT
Foreclosures on prime loans surge
Job losses seen overtaking risky lending as top cause of defaults
Posted: November 20, 2009 5:52 a.m.
Rising unemployment led to a spike in foreclosures on prime fixed-rate mortgage loans in the third quarter, the Mortgage Bankers Association said Thursday.
» Read story.
|
| Discuss
Ruling allows utility to exit Entergy pact
Savings forecast for state; Louisiana appeal expected
Posted: November 20, 2009 5:50 a.m.
Entergy Arkansas Inc. can withdraw from the costly “system agreement” it shares with five other Entergy Corp. subsidiaries, federal regulators ruled Thursday.
» Read story.
|
| Discuss
Sears Holdings trims quarterly loss
Kmart sales bump, cost-cutting help; retailer said to have long way to go
Posted: November 20, 2009 4:15 a.m.
Struggling retailer Sears Holdings Corp. posted a smaller third-quarter loss Thursday as it cut costs and was helped by the first positive sales performance at its Kmart division in more than four years.
» Read story.
|
| Discuss
AOL offers buyouts to one-third of work force
Posted: November 20, 2009 4:14 a.m.
AOL LLC, the Internet company, is looking to shed more than a third of its work force as it prepares to spin off from Time Warner Inc. next month.
» Read story.
|
| Discuss
Iberiabank in shape to grab failed banks
Recent takeovers double firm’s assets
Posted: November 20, 2009 4:14 a.m.
A Louisiana banking company sees the worst rash of bank failures in two decades as fertile ground to expand well beyond the state line.
» Read story.
|
| Discuss
2 Tyson veterans put into top jobs
Expect no big changes, 1 says
Posted: November 20, 2009 4:12 a.m.
Tyson Foods Inc. on Thursday promoted two division leaders to pilot the Springdale-based protein-processing company 11 months after it tapped a retired executive as interim chief.
» Read story.
|
| Discuss
Utah auction draws few drillers
Difficulty obtaining leased land scares oil, gas firms, some say
Posted: November 20, 2009 4:09 a.m.
Drillers say it’s getting so difficult to obtain an oil and-gas lease in the Rocky Mountains under the administration of President Barack Obama that many aren’t bothering to show up for auctions.
» Read story.
|
| Discuss
House panel favors broad audits of Fed
Posted: November 20, 2009 4:09 a.m.
A House panel voted Thursday to let Congress carry out extensive new oversights of the Federal Reserve’s policy decisions and operations.
» Read story.
|
| Discuss
NEWS IN BRIEF
Posted: November 20, 2009 4:08 a.m.
Verizon lays off more Alltel workers Verizon Wireless on Thursday announced that it has laid off another round of former Alltel Corp. employees, but declined to say how many.
» Read story.
|
| Discuss
Business news in brief
Posted: November 20, 2009 4:05 a.m.
QUOTE OF THE DAY “What you’re going to have is a void of decent size banks that can loan.” Michael Rose, industry analyst for Raymond James Article, 1D
» Read story.
|
| Discuss
MARKET REPORT: Worrisome reports whack stocks
Posted: November 20, 2009 4:04 a.m.
Signs of a subdued economic recovery sent investors out of stocks Thursday and in search of safer assets.
» Read story.
|
| Discuss
Dell profit falls 54%; firm loses No. 2 spot
Posted: November 20, 2009 4:04 a.m.
Dell Inc. said Thursday that its net income dropped 54 percent in the latest quarter amid signs the company isn’t fully benefiting from the computer industry’s fledgling recovery.
» Read story.
|
| Discuss
U.S. pulls rule on investment advice
Posted: November 20, 2009 4:03 a.m.
The federal government has decided to abandon a Bush administration plan that would have permitted mutual fund companies and brokerage firms to offer investment advice to 401(k) customers.
» Read story.
|
| Discuss
Offered Entergy alternative to coal plant, utility tells PSC
Posted: November 19, 2009 5:50 a.m.
A Florida utility with a large but mostly idle gas-fired power plant at El Dorado has offered an alternative to Entergy Arkansas Inc.’s $780 million plan to upgrade one of its coal-fired plants.
» Read story.
|
| Discuss
Tighter controls on market urged
Posted: November 19, 2009 5:08 a.m.
Federal regulators should insist on stricter rules for companies trading in the derivatives market, said Gary Gensler, chairman of the Commodities Futures Trading Commission, in testimony Wednesday before the Senate Agriculture Committee.
» Read story.
|
| Discuss
-
- NEWS
- Arkansas
- Today's Newspaper
- Extras
- Obituaries
- Opinion / Letters
- Religion
- National
- Politics
- World
- Offbeat
- Living Green
- Archives
- Sister Papers
- E-mail Updates
- Weather
- BUSINESS
- Business
- Today's Newspaper
- Business wire
- Tech wire
- SPORTS
- Arkansas Sports
- Today's Newspaper
- Razorbacks
- LR Marathon
- High School News
- High School Football
- Recruiting Guy Blog
-
- Submit a Hole in One
- AP Sports
- College Football
- NFL
- NBA
- MLB
- PGA
- NASCAR
- Tennis
- ENTERTAINMENT
- Entertainment
- Weekend
- Events Calendar
- Movies
- Movie Finder
- Music
- Dining Out
- Restaurant Finder
- Today's Newspaper
- Travel
- Book Bytes
- Entertainment wire
- Comics
- Online games
- Sudoku
- TV listings
- WEB EXTRAS
- Video
- Photos for purchase
- Staff Galleries
-
- Community Photos
- Databases
- Blogs
- Polls
- Support Groups & Clubs
- Arkansas Links
- AP Photos
- AP Videos
- COMMUNITY NEWS
- Tri-Lakes Edition
- River Valley & Ozark Edition
- Three Rivers Edition
- SUBMISSIONS
- Honors & Achievements
- Bridal, engagements & anniversaries
- Calendar Events
- Support & Club meetings
- Letters to the Editor
- Submit a Hole in One
- News Tips
- SPECIAL FEATURES
- Features list
- Inauguration
- Previous News Features
- A Soldier's Wife
- War Casualties
- Central High: A Look Back
- Democrat-Gazette History
-
- CONTACT
- Forgotten Password?
- Advertising
- Corporate
- Newspaper Staff
- Website Staff
- Newspaper Delivery
- FAQ
- TARGETED PUBLICATIONS
- Sync
- Capture Arkansas
- Arkansas Life
- HerStyle
- Special Sections
- Taking New Patients
- Where We Live
- Downtown Little Rock
- Spelling Bee
- PROMOTIONS
- Bridal Show
- Contests
- Democrat-Gazette Store
- CLASSIFIEDS
- Classifieds
- Jobs
- Real Estate
- Auto
- Jobs with Us
- ADVERTISING
- Advertise with us
