Oct 19, 2012 by Mark BrooksGannett Buys Rovion Rovion, which was owned by Local Corp., will become part of Gannett's PointRoll, which provides marketing services.
Oct 19, 2012 by Mark BrooksBanana Boat Recalls Sunscreen Because of Fire RiskThe recall includes aerosol products like UltraMist Sport, UltraMist Ultra Defense and UltraMist Kids.
Oct 19, 2012 by Mark BrooksDollar Rises After Weak U.S. Housing DataTraders also bought the dollar as European leaders meeting in Brussels failed to come up with any new plans to ease the region's financial crisis.
Oct 19, 2012 by Mark BrooksGrains Futures Mostly Rise, Livestock Prices MixedWheat for December delivery rose 4 cents to $8.7250 a bushel; December corn added 0.75 cent to $7.6150 a bushel; December oats rose 0.25 cent to $3.9425 a bushel; while November soybeans fell 11.25 cents to $15.3425 a bushel.
Oct 19, 2012 by Mark BrooksAiles Re-ups as Fox News Chief for Four More YearsHe will continue to oversee Fox News, the Fox Business Network, the Fox TV stations, Twentieth Television and MyNetwork TV. He will also continue to be a senior adviser to CEO Rupert Murdoch.
Oct 19, 2012 by Mark BrooksScripps Grandson Dies; Investors Eye Family SaleThe trust owns about 90 percent of the voting shares in both companies, which were split apart in 2008. The trust will now be dissolved, and the shares will be distributed to beneficiaries.
Oct 19, 2012 by Mark BrooksHMX Acquisition Files for Chapter 11The labels Hickey Freeman and Hart Schaffner Marx got their start in 1887 in Chicago and have been worn by presidents including Barack Obama, who wore its suits for his inaugural and election nights.
Oct 19, 2012 by Mark BrooksOil Prices Fall as Pipeline Supply Concerns EaseBenchmark oil dropped $1.70, or 1.9 percent, Friday to $90.40 per barrel in New York.
Oct 19, 2012 by Mark BrooksWebMD Extends Poison Pill DefenseThe company is struggling to maintain advertising revenue as drugmakers pull back spending at the online health information company.
Oct 19, 2012 by Mark BrooksEuro Banking Deal Fails to Impress MarketsThe unconvincing result of the EU summit left the euro trading 0.3 percent lower on the day at $1.3029.
Oct 18, 2012 by Mark BrooksDiplomats: EU Chiefs Agree on Bank SupervisorGerman diplomats say leaders meeting in Brussels have reached agreement on creating a powerful single supervisor for eurozone banks and the plan will be implemented at some point next year.
Oct 18, 2012 by Mark BrooksGoogle Issues a Bad Report Early, Hurting NasdaqGoogle was trading at $754 per share at 12:30 p.m. EDT, then fell almost $20 in a minute after investors saw the report, a draft.
Oct 18, 2012 by Mark BrooksMoney Market Fund Assets Rise to $2.568 TrillionAssets of the nation's retail money market mutual funds fell $940 million to $886.05 billion, the Washington-based mutual fund trade group said Thursday.
Oct 18, 2012 by Mark BrooksBeans, Corn Higher on Concerns About WeatherCorn and soybeans rose at least 2 percent Thursday. Wheat also finished higher.
Oct 18, 2012 by Mark BrooksShoppers' Holiday Budgets on the RiseThe National Retail Federation says shoppers are expected to spend $749.51 in November and December. That's slightly up from the $740.57 they spent last year.
Oct 18, 2012 by Mark BrooksOil Prices Waver Near $92U.S. benchmark oil fell 12 cents to $92 a barrel in afternoon trading Thursday.
Oct 18, 2012 by Mark BrooksU.S. Rate on 30-Year Fixed Mortgages Near Record LowThe rate on the most popular mortgage dipped to 3.37 percent from 3.39 last week, mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday.
Oct 18, 2012 by Mark BrooksDollar Rises After Mixed U.S. Economic DataThe Labor Department says that weekly applications for U.S. unemployment benefits jumped 46,000 last week to 388,000, the highest in four months.
Oct 18, 2012 by Mark BrooksBattle Lines Being Drawn at Brussels SummitIn an address to Parliament ahead of the meeting, German Chancellor Angela Merkel endorsed a proposal for the EU's monetary affairs commissioner to become an enforcer of the bloc's budget rules — including the power to refuse member countries' proposed budgets and send them back for changes.
Oct 18, 2012 by Mark BrooksAP Source: Obama Was Potential Target in Federal Reserve PlotThe official, who was not authorized to speak publicly about the investigation and talked to the AP on condition of anonymity, stressed that the suspect never got beyond the discussion stage in considering an attack on the president.