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| Feb 5 2012 6:23pm | Micron Technology Announces New Chief |
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| Micron Technology announced Mark Durcan had been appointed chief executive replacing Steven Appleton, who was killed Friday when the small plane he was piloting crashed. ... more | |
| Feb 5 2012 6:22pm | Dow at Highest Since May 2008 |
| The blue-chip stock index rose 156.82 points to its highest level since May 2008, as better economic news encouraged investors. The Nasdaq hit its highest close since December 2000. ... more | |
| Feb 5 2012 5:06pm | Greece Weighs Cuts Amid Bailout Talks |
| Greece edged toward a deal on a second billion bailout package, as political leaders were set to meet Sunday to weigh critical spending cuts. ... more | |
| Feb 5 2012 12:19pm | Jobs Data Show Growth Is Sustained |
| The U.S. economy added more jobs in January than in any month since early last year, pushing down the jobless rate to a level not seen since Obama's first full month in office. ... more | |
| Feb 4 2012 10:06pm | China Tamps Down Europe Aid Fears |
| Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao sought to assuage concerns over Chinese investment in Europe, saying China has no intention to "buy" the continent. ... more | |
| Feb 4 2012 3:47pm | Goldman Cuts Blankfein's Bonus |
| Goldman Sachs cut CEO Lloyd Blankfein's stock bonus for the first time since the financial crisis, the latest sign that Wall Street executives are paying for a year of mixed financial performance. ... more | |
| Feb 4 2012 3:29pm | Greece Bailout Talks Bode Ill for Lisbon |
| As Greek debt-restructuring talks showed more signs of delay, the plodding negotiations have been bad news for Portugal's creditors, who fear they also may be force-fed tough terms. ... more | |
| Feb 4 2012 3:22pm | Interest-Rate Probe Widens |
| Regulators in Switzerland and the U.K. stepped up pressure on Swiss and foreign banks, extending a probe into alleged manipulation of interest rates and disclosing possible action against UBS in a trading scandal. ... more | |
| Feb 4 2012 3:16pm | Caterpillar Closes Plant in Canada After Lockout |
| Caterpillar said it will close a locomotive plant in London, Ontario, following a lockout, eliminating about 450 jobs that mostly paid twice the rate of a U.S. counterpart. ... more | |
| Feb 4 2012 2:57pm | Citi Hit in Brazilian Hacker Attack |
| A computer hacker group continued a wave of attacks against Brazilian financial websites, hampering the sites of Citigroup and other prominent institutions. ... more | |
| Feb 4 2012 12:57pm | FDA: No Ban on Orange-Juice Imports |
| Orange-juice futures settled lower as traders discounted the prospects for a ban on juice imports into the U.S. It appears they weren't off the mark. ... more | |
| Feb 4 2012 12:55pm | Despite Intervention, Brazil's Currency Gains |
| Brazil's real climbed against the dollar after strong U.S. jobs figures outweighed the central bank's intervention in an attempt to weaken the currency. ... more | |
| Feb 4 2012 12:54pm | With Role Lessened, Loan Chief Exits BofA |
| Barbara Desoer, a high-profile mortgage executive who once was a candidate to become chief executive of Bank of America, is leaving as the financial giant retreats from the home-loan business. ... more | |
| Feb 4 2012 12:46pm | H-P to Put Proxy-Access Proposal to Vote |
| Hewlett-Packard agreed to give its stockholders the chance to approve so-called proxy access through a bylaw vote at its 2013 annual meeting. ... more | |
| Feb 4 2012 12:29pm | Fed Likely to Retain Low-Rate Stance |
| A few more months of strong jobs reports like the one released Friday, and the Fed might need to draw up a new game plan. For now, though, Bernanke seems unlikely to rewrite his script for the central bank. ... more | |
| Feb 4 2012 12:18pm | Micron CEO Dies in Crash |
| Steven R. Appleton, chairman and chief executive of Micron Technology died Friday when the high-performance airplane he was piloting crashed at Boise, Idaho's airport. ... more | |
| Feb 4 2012 9:54am | Nasdaq Hits 11-Year High as Stocks Jump |
| Stocks rose after the U.S. economy added more jobs than expected last month, driving the Nasdaq Composite to an 11-year high and pushing the Dow within reach of its highest reading in almost four years. ... more | |
| Feb 4 2012 8:34am | Injunction Interrupts Apple Sales in Germany |
| Some Apple devices were unavailable for sale briefly on Friday in Germany, as part of a patent tussle with Motorola Mobility. ... more | |
| Feb 4 2012 7:55am | Fed May Sell More AIG Bonds as Risk Hunger Picks Up |
| The New York Fed is asking for bids on some $6 billion in residential mortgage-backed securities from its Maiden Lane II portfolio it took on as part of the 2008 bailout of American International Group. ... more | |
| Feb 4 2012 6:38am | Clorox Posts Strong Sales for Quarter |
| Clorox said fiscal second-quarter sales rose more than expected with help from higher prices, overcoming concerns that tepid demand in North America would crimp sales for household staples. ... more |


