MiamiHerald.com: Breaking News - Business http://www.miamiherald.com/business/breaking-news/index.html MiamiHerald.com: Breaking News - Business http://media.miamiherald.com/images/logos/rss_sitelogo.gif http://www.miamiherald.com/business/breaking-news/index.html 140 25 News, sports and entertainment from MiamiHerald.com en-us Copyright 2013 MiamiHerald.com Breaking News - Business 60 Mon, 20 May 2013 03:03:28 EDT http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss McClatchy Interactive's PubSys miamifeedback@miamiherald.com <![CDATA[United to restart 787 flights on Monday]]> http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/05/20/3406304/united-to-restart-787-flights.html http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/05/20/3406304/united-to-restart-787-flights.html Mon, 20 May 2013 00:11 EDT

United Airlines is getting its 787s back in the air.

]]> <![CDATA[Economists predict increase in consumer spending]]> http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/05/20/3406305/economists-predict-increase-in.html http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/05/20/3406305/economists-predict-increase-in.html Mon, 20 May 2013 00:11 EDT Consumer spending is likely to pick up this year, while government spending declines at a faster rate, according to a survey of business economists.

]]> <![CDATA[Jamie Dimon under pressure ahead of investor vote]]> http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/05/19/3405619/jamie-dimon-under-pressure-ahead.html http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/05/19/3405619/jamie-dimon-under-pressure-ahead.html Sun, 19 May 2013 15:41 EDT

Jamie Dimon, chairman and CEO of the country's biggest bank, faces a key test this week: His shareholders are voting on whether to let him keep both jobs.

]]> <![CDATA[Hits and misses in Facebook's history]]> http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/05/19/3405288/hits-and-misses-in-facebooks-history.html http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/05/19/3405288/hits-and-misses-in-facebooks-history.html Sun, 19 May 2013 09:31 EDT Facebook made its debut on the stock market a year ago on May 18 in one of the largest IPOs in history and the biggest for any Internet company.

]]> <![CDATA[Buybacks are a big factor behind stock market boom]]> http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/05/19/3405558/buybacks-are-a-big-factor-behind.html http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/05/19/3405558/buybacks-are-a-big-factor-behind.html Sun, 19 May 2013 13:51 EDT It's the narcissist rally.

]]> <![CDATA[Bernanke forecasts gains from computer technology]]> http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/05/18/3404169/bernanke-forecasts-gains-from.html http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/05/18/3404169/bernanke-forecasts-gains-from.html Sat, 18 May 2013 11:09 EDT

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke says pessimists forecasting that the economy will not reap sizable benefits from the computer revolution are likely to be proven wrong.

]]> <![CDATA[Gauge of US economy's future health up in April]]> http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/05/17/3402438/gauge-of-us-economys-future-health.html http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/05/17/3402438/gauge-of-us-economys-future-health.html Fri, 17 May 2013 10:17 EDT

A measure of the U.S. economy's future health rose solidly in April, buoyed by a sharp rise in applications to build homes and a better job market.

]]> <![CDATA[Stocks rise on hopeful signs for the US economy]]> http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/05/17/3403167/stocks-rise-on-hopeful-signs-for.html http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/05/17/3403167/stocks-rise-on-hopeful-signs-for.html Fri, 17 May 2013 17:34 EDT

Encouraging news about the U.S. economy extended the stock market's rally Friday.

]]> <![CDATA[Transocean shareholders oust chairman]]> http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/05/17/3402961/transocean-shareholders-oust-chairman.html http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/05/17/3402961/transocean-shareholders-oust-chairman.html Fri, 17 May 2013 15:47 EDT Transocean Ltd. shareholders have voted out the oil drilling company's chairman and backed one of Carl Icahn's director nominees.

]]> <![CDATA[US rig count is unchanged at 1,769]]> http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/05/17/3402752/us-rig-count-is-unchanged-at-1769.html http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/05/17/3402752/us-rig-count-is-unchanged-at-1769.html Fri, 17 May 2013 13:47 EDT Oilfield services company Baker Hughes Inc. says the number of rigs actively exploring for oil and natural gas in the U.S. remains unchanged this week, at 1,769.

]]> <![CDATA[Business events scheduled for the coming week]]> http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/05/17/3402572/business-events-scheduled-for.html http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/05/17/3402572/business-events-scheduled-for.html Fri, 17 May 2013 11:57 EDT TUESDAY, May 21

]]> <![CDATA[Falling yen to make Japan's goods more affordable]]> http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/05/17/3402004/as-yen-falls-goods-from-japan.html http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/05/17/3402004/as-yen-falls-goods-from-japan.html Fri, 17 May 2013 00:17 EDT

Attention, bargain-hunters around the world: Japanese goods - from cars to televisions - are going on sale.

]]> <![CDATA[Buybacks are a big factor behind stock market boom]]> http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/05/17/3403070/buybacks-are-a-big-factor-behind.html http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/05/17/3403070/buybacks-are-a-big-factor-behind.html Fri, 17 May 2013 16:44 EDT It's the narcissist rally.

]]> <![CDATA[Cyprus drops limits on 8 more foreign banks]]> http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/05/17/3402863/cyprus-drops-limits-on-8-more.html http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/05/17/3402863/cyprus-drops-limits-on-8-more.html Fri, 17 May 2013 14:57 EDT Cyprus on Friday got rid of limits on money transfers and withdrawals for international clients of another eight foreign banks doing business in the debt-laden country.

]]> <![CDATA[Groups divided on Bangladesh safety overhauls]]> http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/05/17/3402669/correction-retailers-bangladesh.html http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/05/17/3402669/correction-retailers-bangladesh.html Fri, 17 May 2013 12:57 EDT The nation's largest retail industry organization fired back Friday, outlining reasons why a legally binding global pact to make Bangladesh clothing factories safer would expose merchants to undue legal exposure. The move came as U.S. retailers face increasing pressure from a large coalition of religious groups and investors to work together to develop a plan.

]]> <![CDATA[Mexico cuts growth outlook from 3.5 to 3.1 percent]]> http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/05/17/3402982/mexico-cuts-growth-outlook-from.html http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/05/17/3402982/mexico-cuts-growth-outlook-from.html Fri, 17 May 2013 15:57 EDT The Mexican government says it has cut its economic growth forecast for 2013 from 3.5 percent to 3.1 after exports stagnated and first-quarter GDP figures came in weak.

]]> <![CDATA[Marketo jumps in 1st day trading on Nasdaq]]> http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/05/17/3402755/marketo-jumps-in-1st-day-trading.html http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/05/17/3402755/marketo-jumps-in-1st-day-trading.html Fri, 17 May 2013 13:52 EDT Shares of Marketo, a provider of cloud-based marketing software, leaped in their trading debut on Friday.

]]> <![CDATA[GM stock rises above $33 for first time in 2 years]]> http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/05/17/3402577/gm-stock-rises-above-33-for-first.html http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/05/17/3402577/gm-stock-rises-above-33-for-first.html Fri, 17 May 2013 12:02 EDT

Shares of General Motors reached an important milestone on Friday, closing above their initial public offering price of $33 for the first time in more than two years.

]]> <![CDATA[European car sales up for first time since 2011]]> http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/05/17/3402275/european-car-sales-up-for-first.html http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/05/17/3402275/european-car-sales-up-for-first.html Fri, 17 May 2013 07:17 EDT

The European auto industry may be showing the first signs of a slowdown in its sales free-fall, according to data from the European automaker's association.

]]> <![CDATA[Stocks rise on hopeful signs for the US economy]]> http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/05/17/3403096/stocks-rise-on-hopeful-signs-for.html http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/05/17/3403096/stocks-rise-on-hopeful-signs-for.html Fri, 17 May 2013 16:54 EDT

Encouraging news about the U.S. economy is extending the stock market's rally.

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