Sep. 13, 2010 at 6:29 a.m.
Filed under:
China,
Food,
International,
Packaged foods
By Reuters
Oreo products packaged for distribution in China. (Lane Christiansen /Tribune)
Kraft Foods, North America’s largest food company, is looking to double the number of Chinese cities in which it distributes Cadbury products within the next two years, its China head said on Monday.
The number of cities in China in which Cadbury confectionary is sold would rise to about 40 by tapping Kraft’s distribution network, Lorna Davis, president and chairman of Kraft’s China operations told Reuters in an interview on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in China. Get the full story »
Sep. 13, 2010 at 6:22 a.m.
Filed under:
Media,
TV
By Associated Press
The 25th and final season of “The Oprah Winfrey Show” starts airing Monday. And Winfrey has already hinted she’s going out in style. In recently released video of the season’s first episode, the TV talk show host and actor John Travolta dance hand-in-hand through her stage doors to “Love Train” by the O’Jays. Get the full story »
Sep. 13, 2010 at 5:53 a.m.
Filed under:
Autos,
M&A,
Tourism,
Travel
By Associated Press
Dollar Thrifty has accepted a new bid of about $1.43 billion from Hertz, which is battling Avis for the rental car company.
Sep. 10, 2010 at 5:11 p.m.
Filed under:
Cell phones,
Technology
By Reuters
Apple Inc. said on Friday it will end its free iPhone case giveaway at the end of September, saying the antenna problem was smaller than the company originally thought.
However, Apple said it wanted to continue to provide a free case to the “small percentage of iPhone 4 users” who need one.
Apple announced in July it would provide free iPhone 4 cases to those who requested one, after some users reported reception problems when they handled the smartphone in a certain way. Get the full story »
Sep. 10, 2010 at 4:57 p.m.
Filed under:
Computers,
Software
By Associated Press
A federal appeals court has ruled computer software programs can’t be resold under widely used licensing agreements that handcuff the program’s original buyer.
Sep. 10, 2010 at 4:28 p.m.
Filed under:
Policy,
Politics
By Associated Press
The Obama administration says it’s chosen a Treasury Department lawyer to replace pay czar Kenneth Feinberg, who stepped down Friday, ending a contentious 14-month tenure.
Sep. 10, 2010 at 3:42 p.m.
Filed under:
Computers
By Problem Solver
Symantec Security Response is warning users about a new, malicious computer worm that comes in the form of an e-mail with the subject line, “Here you have.” The e-mail requests the recipient to click on an embedded link that appears to be a pdf hosted on the Internet. But when the e-mail recipient clicks on the link, it instantly downloads and launches the malicious worm without the computer user’s knowledge.
Sep. 10, 2010 at 3:32 p.m.
Filed under:
Autos,
Corporate governance,
Updated
By Associated Press
New General Motors Co. Chief Executive Daniel Akerson will get a pay package worth $9 million in salary and stock to run the automaker. Get the full story »
Sep. 10, 2010 at 2:56 p.m.
Filed under:
Airlines,
M&A
By Associated Press
Fitch Ratings upgraded United Airlines Inc. and its parent UAL Corp. before the closing of a tie-up with Continental Airlines Inc.
Sep. 10, 2010 at 2:52 p.m.
Filed under:
Banking,
International,
Investing,
Regulations
By Reuters
A leading U.S. banking group is urging Basel Committee negotiators working on new international capital standards to ditch part of their proposal. Get the full story »
Sep. 10, 2010 at 2:19 p.m.
Filed under:
Computers,
International,
Investigations
By Reuters
A bribery investigation into a Hewlett-Packard Co. government contract in Russia has broadened to include more deals dating back to 2000.
In a statement Friday, HP said it is cooperating with authorities, “who have now expanded their investigations beyond” a transaction with the Russian prosecutor’s office. Get the full story »
Sep. 10, 2010 at 2:08 p.m.
Filed under:
Exchanges,
Government,
Markets,
Stock activity
By Dow Jones Newswires
The Securities and Exchange Commission adopted new rules Friday to expand the trading halts it implemented after the May 6 “flash crash” and to harmonize stock exchanges’ procedures for breaking erroneous trades. Get the full story »
Sep. 10, 2010 at 2:04 p.m.
Filed under:
Agriculture/Farming,
Food,
Government,
Litigation
By Reuters
Groups opposed to genetically modified foods have sued the U.S. Department of Agriculture Thursday over the agency’s recent decision to allow limited plantings of altered sugar beets. Get the full story »
By Reuters
Google Inc.’s Android software will become the world’s second most popular operating system for cell phones this year, leapfrogging offerings from Microsoft Corp., Research in Motion and Apple Inc., according to a new report.
By 2014 Android will account for nearly 30 percent of all cell-phone operating system sales, according to research firm Gartner, putting it in position to challenge Nokia Corp.’s Symbian, the top mobile operating system for years. Get the full story »
Sep. 10, 2010 at 1:22 p.m.
Filed under:
Bankruptcy,
Food,
Restaurants
From Crain’s Chicago Business | Brown’s Chicken and Pasta has agreed to be sold at auction as a going concern to speed its contentious bankruptcy proceedings.
