Economy, Business And Finance News

6:23 PM
18-March
2010 Amnesty International Accuses European Union Companies Of Exporting Torture EquipmentA human rights group has presented a report chiding some European Union nations for exploiting legal loopholes on the sale of banned equipment used to torture people. Amnesty International says the law was ignored in order to export such items.
Topics: unrest, conflicts and war, business, economy, business and finance, weaponry, World

5:44 PM
18-March
2010 FAA Proposes $300,000 In Additional Penalties Against American Airlines For Poor MaintenanceThe Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced Thursday that it's proposing a $300,000 civil penalty against American Airlines, in addition to the $787,500 proposed just a week ago.
Topics: lifestyle and leisure, transport, company information, economy, business and finance, litigation and regulation, travel and commuting, air transport, United States

4:30 PM
18-March
2010 Budget Office Says Health-Care Bill Cuts Deficit By More Than $1 TrillionThe Congressional Budget Office said in a study released Thursday the proposed U.S. health-care bill would cut the federal deficit by $1.3 trillion over the course of 20 years.
Topics: economy, business and finance, health, government health care, economy, United States

2:24 PM
18-March
2010 FedEx Q3 Profit Jumps On Volume Growth, Boosts OutlookFedEx Corp. announced third quarter earnings more than doubled as package volumes grew, helping fuel revenue growth. Revenue grew 7 percent in the quarter to $8.7 billion, from $8.1 billion last year.
Topics: earnings, company information, economy, business and finance, United States

1:09 PM
18-March
2010 U.S. Leading Indicators Rise Modestly On Manufacturing GainsThe recovery in the U.S. economy may move at a slower pace the second half of 2010, signaled by the 0.1 percent increase in February leading indicators.
Topics: economy, business and finance, economy, United States

   

12:33 PM
18-March
2010 Bangladesh Import Orders Fall 14 Percent In FebruaryBangladesh's overall import orders recorded a fall by more than 14 percent in February, officials told AHN Media on Thursday. The drop was attributed to fewer working days during the month.
Topics: business, economy, business and finance, World

11:55 AM
18-March
2010 Time Warner Apologizes For Mixup Involving Kiddie Channels, PornTime Warner Cable is apologizing to viewers in North Carolina after a "technical glitch" allowed the Playboy Channel to be viewable on two children's television channels.
Topics: science and technology, mystery, human interest, technology, business, economy, business and finance, United States

11:37 AM
18-March
2010 Iran Launches Anti-Sanction Dual-Fuel Car EngineTehran responds to United States' push for tougher fuel sanctions with launch of new kerosene car engine. Iran has one of the largest proven oil reserves in the world but lacks refining capabilities to turn the crude oil into consumer products such as gasoline, making it vulnerable to embargo and sanction.
Topics: politics, economy, business and finance, World

9:38 AM
18-March
2010 MySpace User's Data Up For Sale On WebMySpace is offering its users' data to third parties who resell the content. The move by the company once regarded as the largest social networking phenomenon is a scenario privacy advocates have always feared.
Topics: computing and information technology, science and technology, social issue, IT/computer sciences, economy, business and finance, United States

7:04 AM
18-March
2010 Average Time For Unemployed Canadians To Get Job Rises To 19.1 WeeksAlthough Canada's unemployment slipped by 0.1 percent to 8.2 percent in February. The measure of the difficulty in regaining employment is the rise to 19.1 weeks, from 14.3 weeks in 2009, of the average time it took many Canadians to get rehired.
Topics: government, politics, labor, unemployment, economy, business and finance, national government, economy, Canada