http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/Category/CBUS?src=RSS-BUS Reuters Mobile is your source for breaking news, business, financial and investing news, including market data giving you access to the information you need - any time, anywhere. Reuters is the leading global provider of news, financial information and technology solutions to the world's media, financial institutions, businesses and individuals. Copyright 2008 Reuters en-us Sat, 07 Nov 2009 10:31:16 -0500 5 http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/images/small/logo.png 120 35 http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/Category/CBUS?src=RSS-BUS http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/CBUS/nbusinessNews_uUSTRE5A55W920091106?src=RSS-BUS NEW YORK (Reuters) - As unemployment in the United States edges above 10 percent, anxious investors will look to earnings reports from major retailers for signs of life in the beaten-up consumer. Fri, 06 Nov 2009 23:59:07 +0000 2009-11-06T235907Z_01_TRE5A55WA_RTROPTC_0_US-COLUMN-STOCKS-OUTLOOK.XML http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/CBUS/nbusinessNews_uUSTRE5A60NF20091107?src=RSS-BUS ST ANDREWS, Scotland (Reuters) - World governments should consider urgently a levy on banks to fund future bailouts, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said on Saturday, departing from London's longstanding resistance to a global tax. Sat, 07 Nov 2009 13:29:27 +0000 2009-11-07T132927Z_01_TRE5A60RH_RTROPTC_0_US-G20-BROWN-TAX.XML http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/CBUS/nbusinessNews_uUSTRE5A55PR20091107?src=RSS-BUS NEW YORK (Reuters) - Freddie Mac, the second largest provider of U.S. residential mortgage funding, on Friday posted a loss of $5 billion in the third quarter and predicted it would need more government support amid a "prolonged deterioration" in housing. Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:59:08 +0000 2009-11-07T005908Z_01_TRE5A6023_RTROPTC_0_US-FREDDIEMAC-RESULTS.XML http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/CBUS/nbusinessNews_uUSTRE5A55M720091106?src=RSS-BUS NEW YORK (Reuters) - Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc on Friday said quarterly earnings tripled, as rising stock markets boosted its investment holdings and a quiet hurricane season contributed to higher insurance profit. Fri, 06 Nov 2009 23:47:41 +0000 2009-11-06T234741Z_01_TRE5A55UM_RTROPTC_0_US-BERKSHIRE.XML http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/CBUS/nbusinessNews_uUSTRE5A600Y20091107?src=RSS-BUS WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Bank regulators closed Gateway Bank of St. Louis, in St. Louis, Missouri, and Prosperan Bank, of Oakdale, Minnesota, on Friday, the 118th and 119th U.S. bank to fail this year. Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:45:18 +0000 2009-11-07T004518Z_01_TRE5A600Z_RTROPTC_0_US-FINANCIAL-GATEWAY-FAILURE.XML http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/CBUS/nbusinessNews_uUSTRE5A55TX20091106?src=RSS-BUS WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Bank regulators closed Home Federal Savings Bank, of Detroit, on Friday, the 117th U.S. bank to fail this year as deteriorating loans continue to take their toll on financial institutions. Fri, 06 Nov 2009 23:42:02 +0000 2009-11-06T234202Z_01_TRE5A55TY_RTROPTC_0_US-FINANCIAL-HOMEFEDERAL-FAILURE.XML http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/CBUS/nbusinessNews_uUSN0243717320091106?src=RSS-BUS WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. jobless rate unexpectedly jumped to 10.2 percent last month, a 26-1/2-year high, adding to pressure on the Obama administration to do more to tackle unemployment even as signs of recovery mount. Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:45:46 +0000 2009-11-06T214546Z_01_TRE5A55GI_RTROPTC_0_US-USA-ECONOMY.XML http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/CBUS/nbusinessNews_uUSTRE5A54NE20091106?src=RSS-BUS NEW YORK (Reuters) - A top U.S. securities regulator said some funds may now view insider trading as a central tenet of their business models, rather than as a one-time opportunity for big rewards as sometimes happened in the 1980s. Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:00:24 +0000 2009-11-06T200024Z_01_TRE5A54X4_RTROPTC_0_US-GALLEON-SEC.XML http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/CBUS/nbusinessNews_uUSTRE5A51WG20091106?src=RSS-BUS NEW YORK (Reuters) - AIG, the giant insurer bailed out by the U.S. government, posted its second straight quarterly profit, helped by recovery in the value of its investments, but its underlying business remained weak and its shares fell. Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:53:47 +0000 2009-11-06T215347Z_01_TRE5A55HB_RTROPTC_0_US-AIG.XML http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/CBUS/nbusinessNews_uUSTRE5A50DF20091106?src=RSS-BUS FRANKFURT (Reuters) - General Motors Co <GM.UL> said on Friday the head of its European operations, Carl-Peter Forster, is leaving, three days after the automaker's decision to scrap a planned sale of its Opel unit. Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:28:08 +0000 2009-11-06T202808Z_01_TRE5A553D_RTROPTC_0_US-GM-OPEL.XML http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/CBUS/nbusinessNews_uUSTRE5A52L320091106?src=RSS-BUS NEW YORK (Reuters) - Private equity firm Blackstone Group LP <BX.N> posted a forecast-beating quarterly profit on Friday and said it is gearing up for more deals and IPOs as the lending and equity markets recover. Fri, 06 Nov 2009 23:42:56 +0000 2009-11-06T234256Z_01_TRE5A55U9_RTROPTC_0_US-BLACKSTONE.XML http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/CBUS/nbusinessNews_uUSTRE5A55IG20091106?src=RSS-BUS NEW YORK (Reuters) - Computer maker Sun Microsystems Inc <JAVA.O> suffered a 25 percent fall in quarterly revenue, as uncertainty over its delayed sale to Oracle Corp <ORCL.O> hurt its business. Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:51:01 +0000 2009-11-06T225101Z_01_TRE5A55P3_RTROPTC_0_US-SUNMICRO.XML http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/CBUS/nbusinessNews_uUSTRE5881Q720091106?src=RSS-BUS NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks rose 3 percent for the week after ending Friday's session slightly higher, shrugging off government data showing the unemployment rate hit 10.2 percent -- the highest in 26-1/2 years. Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:33:55 +0000 2009-11-06T213355Z_01_TRE5A55F8_RTROPTC_0_US-MARKETS-STOCKS.XML http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/CBUS/nbusinessNews_uUSTRE5A54Z120091106?src=RSS-BUS NEW YORK (Reuters) - Harvard Business School is sending 28 percent of its 2009 graduating class onto careers in finance, a mildly bullish sign for the economy, said Ray Soifer, an independent bank consultant. Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:16:39 +0000 2009-11-06T201639Z_01_TRE5A550H_RTROPTC_0_US-HARVARD-INDICATOR.XML http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/CBUS/nbusinessNews_uUSTRE5A52JB20091106?src=RSS-BUS LONDON (Reuters) - Kraft Foods <KFT.N> is persisting in its waiting game as a deadline for its acquisition of British confectioner Cadbury <CBRY.L> nears, and many see a formal bid coming in close to its tight first offer. Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:25:22 +0000 2009-11-06T172522Z_01_TRE5A53YM_RTROPTC_0_US-CADBURY-KRAFT.XML http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/CBUS/nbusinessNews_uUSL638219820091106?src=RSS-BUS ST ANDREWS, Scotland (Reuters) - The International Monetary Fund warned global financial leaders on Friday not to repeat the mistakes of the Great Depression and choke off emergency support for their economies too quickly. Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:03:37 +0000 2009-11-06T170337Z_01_TRE5A53SS_RTROPTC_0_US-G20.XML http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/CBUS/nbusinessNews_uUSTRE5A536620091106?src=RSS-BUS CHARLOTTE, North Carolina (Reuters) - Bank of America Corp's <BAC.N> CEO search could last until Thanksgiving, the New York Post reported on Friday. Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:23:40 +0000 2009-11-06T162340Z_01_TRE5A53HD_RTROPTC_0_US-BANKOFAMERICA-CEO.XML http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/CBUS/nbusinessNews_uUSTRE5A530F20091106?src=RSS-BUS ST. ANDREWS, Scotland (Reuters) - Euro zone finance ministers will affirm next week a pledge to slash budget deficits from 2011 at the latest after forecasts showed economic recovery would continue over the next two years, sources said. Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:14:35 +0000 2009-11-06T151439Z_01_TRE5A530E_RTROPTC_0_US-G20.XML-sidebar-1 http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/CBUS/nbusinessNews_uUSTRE5A52BS20091106?src=RSS-BUS NEW YORK (Reuters) - The household unemployment rate rose to 10.2 percent, highest in 26-1/2 years, as employers shed 190,000 in nonfarm payrolls in October, the Labor Department said on Friday. Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:08:07 +0000 2009-11-06T150810Z_01_TRE5A52YM_RTROPTC_0_US-USA-ECONOMY.XML-sidebar-1 http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/CBUS/nbusinessNews_uUSTRE5A51LC20091106?src=RSS-BUS LONDON (Reuters) - British Airways <BAY.L> signaled business is stabilizing, eclipsing news of a worse than expected first half loss and a prediction that revenue would slump by 1 billion pounds ($1.7 billion) this year. Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:53:19 +0000 2009-11-06T145319Z_01_TRE5A52TB_RTROPTC_0_US-BRITISHAIRWAYS.XML