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  1. Boeing workers vote to strike, delay it until Friday

    earthtimes.org » The Earth Times Online Newspaper - 22 hours ago

    SEATTLE (Reuters) - Boeing Co faces a walkout by 27,000 workers on Friday after members of its largest labor union rejected the planemaker's contract offer and voted to strike unless a compromise is reached in time.

  2. Toll Brothers posts net loss; sees Q4 revenue below Q3

    earthtimes.org » The Earth Times Online Newspaper - Business News - 22 hours ago

    (Reuters) - Luxury home builder Toll Brothers swung to a third-quarter net loss, hurt by write-downs and weakened demand in most markets amid the nation's housing slump, and forecast sequentially lower revenue in the

  3. BoE leaves rates on hold as global tightening nears end

    earthtimes.org » The Earth Times Online Newspaper - 23 hours ago

    LONDON/STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - The Bank of England held interest rates steady on Thursday with investors expecting the European Central Bank to do likewise, marking the likely peak of the global rates cycle as growth

  4. BP, Russian partners settle TNK dispute

    earthtimes.org » The Earth Times Online Newspaper - Business News - 23 hours ago

    LONDON/MOSCOW (Reuters) - BP agreed a deal with the oligarch co-owners of TNK-BP on Thursday that overhauls the Russian oil major's management and sets a possible flotation of up to 20 percent of the company, ending

  5. Bank of England leaves interest rates unchanged

    earthtimes.org » The Earth Times Online Newspaper - 23 hours ago

    London - The Bank of England Thursday left interest rates unchanged at 5 per cent, it said. The decision to hold rates at the same level for the fifth month in succession came amid growing fears over inflation and

  6. Wal-Mart August same-store sales rise 3 percent

    earthtimes.org » The Earth Times Online Newspaper - Business News - 23 hours ago

    NEW YORK (Reuters) - Wal-Mart Stores Inc on Thursday reported a higher-than-expected 3 percent increase in August sales at U.S. stores open at least a year, excluding fuel.

  7. Merrill's bad debt sale to South Korea agency stalls

    earthtimes.org » The Earth Times Online Newspaper - 24 hours ago

    (Reuters) - Merrill Lynch & Co's talks to sell bad loans to Korea Asset Management Corp (KAMCO) faced a deadlock due to a disagreement over price, the South Korean state agency said on Thursday.

  8. Advent merges airport retailers Dufry, Hudson

    earthtimes.org » The Earth Times Online Newspaper - 24 hours ago

    ZURICH (Reuters) - Private equity firm Advent International is merging Swiss duty-free retailer Dufry AG with its U.S. airport retailer Hudson by means of a share swap that leaves it a majority stake in Dufry.

  9. JP Morgan to exit municipal swaps: report

    earthtimes.org » The Earth Times Online Newspaper - 24 hours ago

    (Reuters) - JP Morgan Chase & Co will stop selling interest-rate swaps to government borrowers in the $2.6 trillion U.S. municipal bond market roiled by an antitrust probe and the near bankruptcy of Alabama's

  10. Merrill falters in sale to Korea Asset: report

    earthtimes.org » The Earth Times Online Newspaper - Sep 4, 2008

    (Reuters) - Merrill Lynch & Co's talks to sell a significant amount of bad loans to Korea Asset Management Corp are faltering because of a dispute over price, Bloomberg said.

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