MiamiHerald.com: Business http://www.miamiherald.com/business/index.html MiamiHerald.com: Business http://media.miamiherald.com/images/logos/rss_sitelogo.gif http://www.miamiherald.com/business/index.html 140 25 News, sports and entertainment from MiamiHerald.com en-us Copyright 2009 MiamiHerald.com Business 60 Sun, 22 Nov 2009 20:01:25 EST http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss McClatchy Interactive's PubSys miamifeedback@miamiherald.com Do your due diligence when investing in charity http://www.miamiherald.com/business/story/1345156.html http://www.miamiherald.com/business/story/1345156.html Sun, 22 Nov 2009 01:00 EST There's no surprise that charitable giving is down this year.<p/> Fifty-one percent of charitable organizations responding to a poll by the Association of Fundraising Professionals reported lower fundraising totals so far in 2009 compared to the same time period last year. So long as there are easy victims, there'll be scammers http://www.miamiherald.com/business/story/1345155.html http://www.miamiherald.com/business/story/1345155.html Sun, 22 Nov 2009 01:00 EST The ``buzz-question'' around town these days, as we watch the Madoff auctions and Rothstein repossessions with horrified fascination, is ``How can these scams keep happening? Don't people know that if it sounds too good to be true it probably is?'' Florida's citrus country producing new vodka http://www.miamiherald.com/business/story/1345080.html http://www.miamiherald.com/business/story/1345080.html Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:00 EST Standing in the heart of citrus country, where the trees are just beginning to yield the baseball-sized fruit that is Florida's signature crop, it's natural to thirst for a cold glass of orange juice. But when Palm Beach Gardens entrepreneurs Chester Brandes and Timo Sutinen came to this Central Florida town, they had another beverage in mind. Namely, vodka. A Florida-made, orange-flavored vodka, to be exact. So, they set out to create just that spirit, hoping to capitalize on the sun-kissed fascination for all things Florida. Within about a year, 4 Orange Premium Vodka was born. Market bouncing back in time for Art Basel Miami Beach http://www.miamiherald.com/business/story/1346093.html http://www.miamiherald.com/business/story/1346093.html Sun, 22 Nov 2009 01:00 EST When the gavel came down on Andy Warhol's painting 200 One Dollar Bills earlier this month, the usually staid audience at the Sotheby's auction house broke into applause as if they had won the bid themselves. Temp labor may be bridge to recovery http://www.miamiherald.com/business/story/1344834.html http://www.miamiherald.com/business/story/1344834.html Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:00 EST Antonio Palou is temping, but not complaining.<p/> He'd love a more permanent job, but he knows plenty of other information technology professionals who have been out of work for a year or more. You may have to skip pumpkin pie http://www.miamiherald.com/business/story/1345081.html http://www.miamiherald.com/business/story/1345081.html Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:00 EST By now, you may have heard of the Great Pumpkin Shortage of `09.<p/> Supermarkets everywhere sticking little apology notes where canned pumpkin used to be. Thanksgiving dessert plans ruined. Boston Scientific to close Doral plant http://www.miamiherald.com/business/story/1345075.html http://www.miamiherald.com/business/story/1345075.html Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:00 EST Medical-products manufacturer Boston Scientific will close its plant in Doral, eliminating 1,400 jobs by 2012, Miami-Dade economic development officials said Friday. Floridian gets 68 months in fraud scheme http://www.miamiherald.com/business/story/1345078.html http://www.miamiherald.com/business/story/1345078.html Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:00 EST The president of a Florida consulting firm convicted in a massive fax blast scam blinked back tears Friday as he was sentenced to 68 months in prison for his role in defrauding thousands of small business owners across the United States, Mexico and Canada. Florida aims to boost credit to small businesses with `Economic Gardening' http://www.miamiherald.com/business/story/1345077.html http://www.miamiherald.com/business/story/1345077.html Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:00 EST A long-awaited pilot program designed to offer training and loans to thriving, mid-stage Florida companies is beginning to take shape -- and take applications. Study calls Florida tax system unfair http://www.miamiherald.com/business/story/1345076.html http://www.miamiherald.com/business/story/1345076.html Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:00 EST If you are a Florida resident with low to moderate income, you are paying a disproportionate amount of state and local taxes.<p/> So says a nationwide study of state tax systems that shows Florida has the second worst tax system in the U.S. in regards to fairness. Commerce Bank of Southwest Florida seized, promptly sold http://www.miamiherald.com/business/story/1345074.html http://www.miamiherald.com/business/story/1345074.html Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:00 EST Banking regulators seized Commerce Bank of Southwest Florida and sold the tiny Fort Myers bank to Central Bank, of Stillwater, Minn., marking the 124th U.S. bank to fail during 2009 and the 12th in Florida. As the South Florida economy slows, so do divorces http://www.miamiherald.com/business/story/1342794.html http://www.miamiherald.com/business/story/1342794.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 01:00 EST With the economy sputtering, South Florida couples are staying together more or attempting do-it-yourself divorces rather than paying pricey divorce lawyers. Study: Minority hotel workers face more risks on the job http://www.miamiherald.com/business/story/1342792.html http://www.miamiherald.com/business/story/1342792.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 01:00 EST Hotel chains like to tout their large, comfortable beds as a selling point, but those 125-pound mattresses are likely causing greater injury to female, Hispanic and Asian hotel workers, according to a study to be published in the American Journal of Industrial Medicine in January. 'Juice scam' victim: I was lured into Scott Rothstein deal http://www.miamiherald.com/business/story/1343136.html http://www.miamiherald.com/business/story/1343136.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 01:00 EST Call this Scott Rothstein's pineapple-juice scam.<p/> Coconut Grove businessman Todd Snyder was lured into it just days before the Fort Lauderdale lawyer's Ponzi scheme imploded in late October. Snyder wired a bank more than $2 million to buy a slice of Rothstein's purported $500 million settlement with Dole Food Co. Entrepreneurs seek success in a minute http://www.miamiherald.com/business/story/1342790.html http://www.miamiherald.com/business/story/1342790.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 01:00 EST Jackie Gonzalez had exactly 60 seconds to explain her new company to a panel of veteran business people. By the time her minute was up, she hadn't finished spelling out her business model -- but she had succeeded at selling herself. Report: Ill. prison deal could create 3,000 jobs http://www.miamiherald.com/business/nation/story/1347042.html http://www.miamiherald.com/business/nation/story/1347042.html Sun, 22 Nov 2009 19:54 EST A deal to house Guantanamo Bay detainees at a northwestern Illinois prison could bring nearly 3,000 jobs to the area, a White House analysis says. Senate Democrats at odds over health care bill http://www.miamiherald.com/business/nation/story/1346986.html http://www.miamiherald.com/business/nation/story/1346986.html Sun, 22 Nov 2009 19:39 EST Moderate Senate Democrats threatened Sunday to scuttle health-care legislation if their demands aren't met, while more liberal members warned their party leaders not to bend. Warming's impacts sped up, worsened since Kyoto http://www.miamiherald.com/business/nation/story/1346692.html http://www.miamiherald.com/business/nation/story/1346692.html Sun, 22 Nov 2009 14:29 EST Since the 1997 international accord to fight global warming, climate change has worsened and accelerated - beyond some of the grimmest of warnings made back then. Investors look to data-heavy week for more clarity http://www.miamiherald.com/business/nation/story/1346659.html http://www.miamiherald.com/business/nation/story/1346659.html Sun, 22 Nov 2009 13:59 EST Investors are heading toward the final month of the year with more questions about the economy than they had just a few weeks ago. RI slow to spend millions in stimulus funding http://www.miamiherald.com/business/nation/story/1346658.html http://www.miamiherald.com/business/nation/story/1346658.html Sun, 22 Nov 2009 13:49 EST Gov. Don Carcieri's administration has failed for months to spend $20 million meant to insulate poor people's homes against the winter chill and put unemployed people to work during one of the worst economic crises since the Great Depression. More Americans expected to travel for Thanksgiving http://www.miamiherald.com/business/nation/story/1346657.html http://www.miamiherald.com/business/nation/story/1346657.html Sun, 22 Nov 2009 13:49 EST The number of Americans traveling away from home for Thanksgiving will be up only slightly this year from 2008, according to a report from the AAA auto club. Holidays will again test NYC air travel bottleneck http://www.miamiherald.com/business/nation/story/1346648.html http://www.miamiherald.com/business/nation/story/1346648.html Sun, 22 Nov 2009 13:39 EST Fewer people are expected to fly this holiday season, but travelers shouldn't expect a full reprieve from the horrid flight delays of Thanksgivings past, especially if they need to land anywhere near New York City. Newspaper circulation may be worse than it looks http://www.miamiherald.com/business/nation/story/1346643.html http://www.miamiherald.com/business/nation/story/1346643.html Sun, 22 Nov 2009 14:24 EST While U.S. newspapers are losing subscribers at a staggering rate, a few dailies stand out because their circulation is rising. But they aren't necessarily selling more copies. Rising unemployment taxes could hinder hiring http://www.miamiherald.com/business/nation/story/1346637.html http://www.miamiherald.com/business/nation/story/1346637.html Sun, 22 Nov 2009 13:29 EST As if small businesses needed another reason not to hire, consider their latest financial burden: The cost of rising unemployment itself. NY saves $3.1 million in energy efficiency program http://www.miamiherald.com/business/nation/story/1346631.html http://www.miamiherald.com/business/nation/story/1346631.html Sun, 22 Nov 2009 13:19 EST Turning off lights, turning down the heat and buying with an eye toward energy efficiency is saving New York more than $3.1 million so far this fiscal year. South Floridians get new California flight options http://www.miamiherald.com/business/international/story/1340866.html http://www.miamiherald.com/business/international/story/1340866.html Thu, 19 Nov 2009 01:00 EST The airways between tropical South Florida and sunny California are about to become busier.<p/> Virgin America's new nonstop service from Fort Lauderdale to San Francisco International and Los Angeles International airports kicked off with a tarmac party Wednesday, one day after JetBlue began flying passengers between Fort Lauderdale and San Francisco. China shores up Latin America ties http://www.miamiherald.com/business/international/story/1338768.html http://www.miamiherald.com/business/international/story/1338768.html Wed, 18 Nov 2009 01:00 EST Burgeoning trade between Latin America and China is spurring Chinese banks to step up their focus on the region, a panel of representatives from three Chinese banks said Tuesday. Lan Airlines is `window shopping' for acquisitions http://www.miamiherald.com/business/international/story/1338167.html http://www.miamiherald.com/business/international/story/1338167.html Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:22 EST Lan Airlines, Latin America's biggest air carrier by market value, is ``window shopping'' for mergers and acquisitions as its Latin American passenger traffic recovers, Chief Operating Officer Ignacio Cueto said. Colombia holds major export event in Miami http://www.miamiherald.com/business/international/story/1337671.html http://www.miamiherald.com/business/international/story/1337671.html Tue, 17 Nov 2009 09:27 EST Blame it on Hugo Chávez: Colombia is rushing to boost sales to North America, now that political disputes with Venezuela have slashed hefty trade with its South American neighbor. Univisión to show programs on YouTube http://www.miamiherald.com/business/international/story/1337346.html http://www.miamiherald.com/business/international/story/1337346.html Tue, 17 Nov 2009 01:00 EST (AP) -- Univisión, the biggest Hispanic broadcaster in the United States, said Monday its shows will be coming to YouTube in the new year. Economists: Worst is over http://www.miamiherald.com/business/international/story/1337334.html http://www.miamiherald.com/business/international/story/1337334.html Tue, 17 Nov 2009 01:00 EST The economic outlook for the Americas presented by two prominent economists Monday was upbeat enough to avoid heartburn among the large luncheon crowd of Latin American bankers gathered for an international banking conference Monday. Sol Melia to gain from U.S. repeal of Cuba travel ban http://www.miamiherald.com/business/international/story/1336590.html http://www.miamiherald.com/business/international/story/1336590.html Mon, 16 Nov 2009 15:52 EST Spanish hotelier Sol Melia will benefit over American rivals like Marriott International if a bill before in a U.S. House committee this week to end a 46-year travel ban to Cuba is enacted while a broader embargo is kept in place. Oasis: World's largest ship arrives http://www.miamiherald.com/business/international/story/1334580.html http://www.miamiherald.com/business/international/story/1334580.html Mon, 16 Nov 2009 01:00 EST On a brisk October morning amid the clink of champagne glasses, Richard D. Fain took ownership of the $1.4-billion Oasis of the Seas on the southwest coast of this nation where shipbuilding is a proud tradition. Devoted army creates Oasis' grandeur http://www.miamiherald.com/business/international/story/1334589.html http://www.miamiherald.com/business/international/story/1334589.html Mon, 16 Nov 2009 01:00 EST When I visited the Oasis of the Seas the day before she was delivered to Royal Caribbean International at the STX Europe shipyard<p/>in Turku, Finland, the first thing that surprised me -- aside from the jaw-dropping size -- was the bustling crowd of Royal crew members who already were working like a colony of ants on the ship. British Airways and Iberia try to pool resources with merger http://www.miamiherald.com/business/international/story/1333070.html http://www.miamiherald.com/business/international/story/1333070.html Sat, 14 Nov 2009 01:00 EST British Airways and Spain's Iberia talked up the benefits of a proposed $7 billion merger on Friday, dismissing criticisms that the deal could increase fares, reduce competition and drag down service standards at Britain's flagship carrier. British Airways, Iberia agree to $7 billion merger http://www.miamiherald.com/business/international/story/1331368.html http://www.miamiherald.com/business/international/story/1331368.html Fri, 13 Nov 2009 07:57 EST British Airways agreed to a $7 billion merger with Spanish carrier Iberia Lineas Aereas de Espana, ending more than a year of talks on a tie-up aimed at fighting a slump in travel and closing the gap with competitors. Who is Oprah's heir apparent in daytime? http://www.miamiherald.com/business/technology/story/1346681.html http://www.miamiherald.com/business/technology/story/1346681.html Sun, 22 Nov 2009 14:24 EST Will it be Ellen DeGeneres, Dr. Phil or Dr. Oz? Maybe none of the above. The announced shutdown of "The Oprah Winfrey Show" in two years creates room for a new queen (or king) of daytime television. Newspaper circulation may be worse than it looks http://www.miamiherald.com/business/technology/story/1346643.html http://www.miamiherald.com/business/technology/story/1346643.html Sun, 22 Nov 2009 13:34 EST While U.S. newspapers are losing subscribers at a staggering rate, a few dailies stand out because their circulation is rising. But they aren't necessarily selling more copies. South Koreans to get Apple's iPhone this week http://www.miamiherald.com/business/technology/story/1346418.html http://www.miamiherald.com/business/technology/story/1346418.html Sun, 22 Nov 2009 02:57 EST Apple Inc's iPhone is coming to South Korea this week, a local carrier announced Sunday, bringing the iconic communications device to one of the world's most sophisticated mobile phone markets. E-books' next test: school texts http://www.miamiherald.com/business/technology/story/1345082.html http://www.miamiherald.com/business/technology/story/1345082.html Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:00 EST As Sony's e-book devices vie with the Kindle to win over readers, the real showdown may come later: when a shift to electronic textbooks at schools threatens to eclipse the current market for the products. Twitter sales top $4 million; ad business planned http://www.miamiherald.com/business/technology/story/1344484.html http://www.miamiherald.com/business/technology/story/1344484.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:07 EST Twitter, the social-networking company valued at $1 billion by venture capitalists, said it is generating sales of more than $4 million a year and plans to build on that revenue with advertising. Flurry of IPOs signals IPO rebound to continue http://www.miamiherald.com/business/technology/story/1344351.html http://www.miamiherald.com/business/technology/story/1344351.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:46 EST The flurry of initial public offerings this week is confirmation that this fall's rebound in the market wasn't a fluke and sets the stage for more companies to raise money through IPOs in 2010. But the response to two of the newly public companies shows that investors continue to be careful about where they place their bets. Suit over search-engine keywords tries new angle http://www.miamiherald.com/business/technology/story/1344239.html http://www.miamiherald.com/business/technology/story/1344239.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:31 EST A lawsuit in Wisconsin is bringing a fresh challenge to the practice of paying for keywords on Google and other search engines to boost one company's link over a rival's. B&N Nook sells out, too late for holiday orders http://www.miamiherald.com/business/technology/story/1344193.html http://www.miamiherald.com/business/technology/story/1344193.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:51 EST Consumers who haven't yet ordered Barnes & Noble's electronic book reader, the Nook, won't see one before Christmas. Microsoft offers about 24K training vouchers in NC http://www.miamiherald.com/business/technology/story/1343950.html http://www.miamiherald.com/business/technology/story/1343950.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:06 EST Microsoft Corp. is giving away nearly 24,000 vouchers to North Carolina residents who want to improve their computer skills so they can improve their lot in the work force. GE, Vivendi talks over NBC Universal stretch on http://www.miamiherald.com/business/technology/story/1343643.html http://www.miamiherald.com/business/technology/story/1343643.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:51 EST A deal for Comcast Corp. to buy a controlling stake in NBC Universal and create one of the most powerful media companies in the world is taking longer than expected as the current owners tussle over price. Library group offers text search to 4.6M books http://www.miamiherald.com/business/technology/story/1343626.html http://www.miamiherald.com/business/technology/story/1343626.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:01 EST A group of major national research libraries says users now can search the full text of 1.6 billion pages from 4.6 million digitized volumes. Miami-Dade tourist tax falls 20 percent http://www.miamiherald.com/business/tourism/story/1270829.html http://www.miamiherald.com/business/tourism/story/1270829.html Wed, 07 Oct 2009 14:46 EDT An apparent bottom in the Miami-Dade hotel market gave way in August, when tourist taxes plunged 20 percent -- making it the third worst month for the industry since the financial crisis began a year ago.<p/> An apparent bottom in the Miami-Dade hotel market gave way in August, when tourist taxes plunged 20 percent -- making it the third worst month for the industry since the financial crisis began a year ago. Sandals buys closed resort in Bahamas, plans upgrade http://www.miamiherald.com/business/tourism/story/1203203.html http://www.miamiherald.com/business/tourism/story/1203203.html Wed, 26 Aug 2009 11:40 EDT Officials of Sandals Resorts international announced plans to buy the former Four Seasons Resort Great Exuma at Emerald Bay for an undisclosed amount and reopen it in January. Iraq's Oct. oil exports drop due to attacks http://www.miamiherald.com/business/breaking-news/story/1346466.html http://www.miamiherald.com/business/breaking-news/story/1346466.html Sun, 22 Nov 2009 07:22 EST An Iraqi official says insurgent attacks caused a 4 percent drop in the country's oil exports in October compared to the previous month, but that revenues were up due to higher prices. Mammogram guidelines spark debate over health bill http://www.miamiherald.com/business/breaking-news/story/1346519.html http://www.miamiherald.com/business/breaking-news/story/1346519.html Sun, 22 Nov 2009 14:54 EST Lawmakers broke along party lines on a new aspect of the health care debate Sunday as a former National Institutes of Health chief urged women to ignore guidelines that delay the start of breast cancer screenings. 'New Moon' wolfs down $140.7M in opening weekend http://www.miamiherald.com/business/breaking-news/story/1346560.html http://www.miamiherald.com/business/breaking-news/story/1346560.html Sun, 22 Nov 2009 15:19 EST The vampire romance "The Twilight Saga: New Moon" sucked up $140.7 million in its first three days and pulled in a total of $258.8 million worldwide, according to studio estimates Sunday. Newspaper circulation may be worse than it looks http://www.miamiherald.com/business/breaking-news/story/1346643.html http://www.miamiherald.com/business/breaking-news/story/1346643.html Sun, 22 Nov 2009 14:24 EST While U.S. newspapers are losing subscribers at a staggering rate, a few dailies stand out because their circulation is rising. But they aren't necessarily selling more copies. RI slow to spend millions in stimulus funding http://www.miamiherald.com/business/breaking-news/story/1346658.html http://www.miamiherald.com/business/breaking-news/story/1346658.html Sun, 22 Nov 2009 13:49 EST Gov. Don Carcieri's administration has failed for months to spend $20 million meant to insulate poor people's homes against the winter chill and put unemployed people to work during one of the worst economic crises since the Great Depression. Senate Democrats at odds over health care bill http://www.miamiherald.com/business/breaking-news/story/1346986.html http://www.miamiherald.com/business/breaking-news/story/1346986.html Sun, 22 Nov 2009 19:39 EST Moderate Senate Democrats threatened Sunday to scuttle health-care legislation if their demands aren't met, while more liberal members warned their party leaders not to bend. How to get a bigger tax refund http://www.miamiherald.com/news/action-line/story/1342284.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/action-line/story/1342284.html Sun, 22 Nov 2009 01:00 EST Taxpayers who take energy-saving steps this year might get bigger tax savings next year. The Nonbusiness Energy Property Credit, a tax credit for making energy-efficient improvements to homes, has been increased as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. Here are some tips from the Internal Revenue Service: Soccer games only broadcast in Spanish http://www.miamiherald.com/news/action-line/story/1342285.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/action-line/story/1342285.html Sun, 22 Nov 2009 01:00 EST [Regarding Action Line Sept. 27], I am a great soccer fan and would like to watch European soccer in English.<p/> I called GOL TV and was told that games are televised in English and it is up to Comcast to bring the games in English.