http://www.miamiherald.com/business/index.html 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 Tue, 10 Nov 2009 05:39:02 EST http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss McClatchy Interactive's PubSys miamifeedback@miamiherald.com http://www.miamiherald.com/business/story/1325472.html http://www.miamiherald.com/business/story/1325472.html Tue, 10 Nov 2009 01:00 EST The Dow Jones industrial average stormed to its highest level in more than a year Monday as a falling dollar boosted prices for commodities including gold and oil. Stocks also jumped as investors grew more confident that governments around the world will keep interest rates low to help the global economy. http://www.miamiherald.com/business/story/1325459.html http://www.miamiherald.com/business/story/1325459.html Tue, 10 Nov 2009 01:00 EST The pitch goes like this: Toss back a two-ounce shot of caffeine and vitamins and you'll be alert for the rest of the day. <p/> Hoping that consumers will ditch coffee and traditional energy drinks for miniature power shots, more than a dozen beverage makers pushed this message at the 12th annual Americas Food & Beverage Show, being held at the Miami Beach Convention Center this week. http://www.miamiherald.com/business/story/1325455.html http://www.miamiherald.com/business/story/1325455.html Tue, 10 Nov 2009 01:00 EST You might not see them, but they're studying you. <p/> <p/> To identify potentially dangerous individuals, the Transportation Security Administration has stationed specially trained behavior-detection officers at 161 U.S. airports. The officers may be positioned anywhere, from the parking garage to the gate, trying to spot passengers who show an unusual level of nervousness or stress. http://www.miamiherald.com/business/story/1325476.html http://www.miamiherald.com/business/story/1325476.html Tue, 10 Nov 2009 01:00 EST Nearly half of all owners of single-family homes in the Miami-Fort Lauderdale metropolitan area were underwater at the end of the third quarter, meaning their homes were valued for less than the mortgages owed against them. http://www.miamiherald.com/business/story/1325454.html http://www.miamiherald.com/business/story/1325454.html Tue, 10 Nov 2009 01:00 EST WHAT: Motorola Droid, sold by Verizon.<p/>FEATURES: Runs on Google's Android 2.0 mobile operating system. Has 16 gigabytes of memory, a 5-megapixel camera with flash and options for photo effects, and slides open to reveal a full QWERTY keyboard. http://www.miamiherald.com/business/story/1325453.html http://www.miamiherald.com/business/story/1325453.html Tue, 10 Nov 2009 01:00 EST Since Faceboook made a few changes recently, active users have probably noticed a lot more ``suggestions'' prompting you to interact with people you haven't paid attention to for a long time -- and maybe aren't even around anymore. http://www.miamiherald.com/business/story/1325452.html http://www.miamiherald.com/business/story/1325452.html Tue, 10 Nov 2009 01:00 EST In further moves to reduce ever-mounting losses, Jackson Health System announced Monday plans to close six units in January and lay off 93 employees. http://www.miamiherald.com/business/story/1325342.html http://www.miamiherald.com/business/story/1325342.html Tue, 10 Nov 2009 01:00 EST Floridians are asked to report anything that appears to be price-gouging related to Tropical Storm Ida.<p/> Under Florida law, it is illegal to charge exorbitant or excessive prices for essential items -- including shelter, gasoline, food, water, ice, generators or lumber -- following the declaration of an emergency, unless the increases in the amount charged can be attributed to additional costs for retailers. http://www.miamiherald.com/business/story/1325341.html http://www.miamiherald.com/business/story/1325341.html Tue, 10 Nov 2009 01:00 EST Aventura Chef Allen Susser has developed a line of branded menu items to be sold at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport. <p/> The Chef Allen 2 Go line is a partnership with Delaware North Companies Travel Hospitality Services, which operates all the food and beverage service at the airport. http://www.miamiherald.com/business/story/1325236.html http://www.miamiherald.com/business/story/1325236.html Tue, 10 Nov 2009 01:00 EST Robert Stopanio's new medical-device manufacturing plant was supposed to open eight months ago and employ about 75 workers in a state that desperately needs jobs. But Stopanio hasn't been able to find the financing. http://www.miamiherald.com/business/story/1322842.html http://www.miamiherald.com/business/story/1322842.html Mon, 09 Nov 2009 01:00 EST Nurturing an entrepreneurial culture is all the talk right now as an antidote for the ailing economy. And to create more and stronger entrepreneurs, the logic goes, you need to know what you are looking for. But how much is really known about the mind-set of the entrepreneur? http://www.miamiherald.com/business/story/1322850.html http://www.miamiherald.com/business/story/1322850.html Mon, 09 Nov 2009 01:00 EST In the waiting room, the patient's family members circled a Blackberry. About every 15 minutes, Dr. Carlos Wolf of Miami Plastic Surgery gave them a few keystrokes of information about how the patient was doing. http://www.miamiherald.com/business/story/1322830.html http://www.miamiherald.com/business/story/1322830.html Mon, 09 Nov 2009 01:00 EST For the past 10 years David Wyss has been the chief economist at Standard & Poor's where he's charged with forecasting the financial future and divining the whims of the market. http://www.miamiherald.com/business/story/1323708.html http://www.miamiherald.com/business/story/1323708.html Mon, 09 Nov 2009 01:00 EST Henry Leace, the owner of Havana Nines, is feeling hopeful for the first time in a year. http://www.miamiherald.com/business/story/1322826.html http://www.miamiherald.com/business/story/1322826.html Mon, 09 Nov 2009 01:00 EST Q: Our new CEO dictates orders without getting input from experienced staff and intimidates people by yelling at them in meetings. He was brought in because sales are dropping and the company is losing money. http://www.miamiherald.com/business/nation/story/1325558.html http://www.miamiherald.com/business/nation/story/1325558.html Tue, 10 Nov 2009 05:37 EST German Chancellor Angela Merkel is pressing General Motors Co. to come up with a "reliable concept" for the future of its subsidiary Opel. http://www.miamiherald.com/business/nation/story/1325515.html http://www.miamiherald.com/business/nation/story/1325515.html Tue, 10 Nov 2009 04:02 EST Oil prices fell below $79 a barrel Tuesday in Asia as a storm threatening oil installations in the Gulf of Mexico weakened and investors eyed a volatile dollar. http://www.miamiherald.com/business/nation/story/1325483.html http://www.miamiherald.com/business/nation/story/1325483.html Tue, 10 Nov 2009 03:07 EST Framed by a shrinking mountain reservoir, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed a far-reaching water bond on Monday intended to rebuild California's crumbling water system and fund new dams to save up the precious resource for dry years. http://www.miamiherald.com/business/nation/story/1325450.html http://www.miamiherald.com/business/nation/story/1325450.html Tue, 10 Nov 2009 01:00 EST AVATAR HOLDINGS: The Coral Gables builder lost $8.8 million, or $1.01 per share, for the third quarter, compared to a loss of $22.1 million, or $2.59 per share, for the same period of last year. http://www.miamiherald.com/business/nation/story/1325421.html http://www.miamiherald.com/business/nation/story/1325421.html Tue, 10 Nov 2009 04:02 EST Asian stocks extended their gains Tuesday after Wall Street touched its highest level for 2009 amid optimism low interest rates would continue to power this year's rally in global markets. European shares were narrowly mixed. http://www.miamiherald.com/business/nation/story/1325291.html http://www.miamiherald.com/business/nation/story/1325291.html Mon, 09 Nov 2009 23:27 EST Prosecutors and defense attorneys for the former manager of an Iowa kosher slaughterhouse offered starkly different portraits of the man accused of defrauding a bank Monday in the closing arguments of his nearly monthlong financial fraud trial. http://www.miamiherald.com/business/nation/story/1325268.html http://www.miamiherald.com/business/nation/story/1325268.html Mon, 09 Nov 2009 23:02 EST A Los Angeles businessman has been sentenced to 2 1/2 years in federal prison for selling uncertified aircraft manufacturing parts that were used to make Boeing 737 airplanes. http://www.miamiherald.com/business/nation/story/1325166.html http://www.miamiherald.com/business/nation/story/1325166.html Mon, 09 Nov 2009 21:37 EST A key figure in the case of a Minnesota businessman accused of orchestrating a massive Ponzi scheme acknowledged Monday that he was a disbarred lawyer with a criminal record who had entered the federal witness protection program decades earlier. http://www.miamiherald.com/business/nation/story/1325165.html http://www.miamiherald.com/business/nation/story/1325165.html Mon, 09 Nov 2009 21:37 EST Former President Bill Clinton knows just how high the political stakes are in the fight to overhaul America's health care system. http://www.miamiherald.com/business/nation/story/1325106.html http://www.miamiherald.com/business/nation/story/1325106.html Mon, 09 Nov 2009 20:27 EST A federal judge in Los Angeles has rebuffed an effort by the former chief executive of building giant KB Homes to exclude materials related to his marriage settlement and other evidence during his upcoming trial for allegedly manipulating stock options. http://www.miamiherald.com/business/international/story/1325459.html http://www.miamiherald.com/business/international/story/1325459.html Tue, 10 Nov 2009 01:00 EST The pitch goes like this: Toss back a two-ounce shot of caffeine and vitamins and you'll be alert for the rest of the day. <p/> Hoping that consumers will ditch coffee and traditional energy drinks for miniature power shots, more than a dozen beverage makers pushed this message at the 12th annual Americas Food & Beverage Show, being held at the Miami Beach Convention Center this week. http://www.miamiherald.com/business/international/story/1322830.html http://www.miamiherald.com/business/international/story/1322830.html Mon, 09 Nov 2009 01:00 EST For the past 10 years David Wyss has been the chief economist at Standard & Poor's where he's charged with forecasting the financial future and divining the whims of the market. http://www.miamiherald.com/business/international/story/1317010.html http://www.miamiherald.com/business/international/story/1317010.html Thu, 05 Nov 2009 01:00 EST International cargo carriers are struggling to stay afloat in the face of a worldwide recession that has slashed cargo demand, reduced international trade and increased competition among shipping lines, executives said Wednesday at a joint sea and air cargo conference. http://www.miamiherald.com/business/international/story/1313282.html http://www.miamiherald.com/business/international/story/1313282.html Tue, 03 Nov 2009 01:00 EST Cuban purchases of U.S. food will fall by at least a third this year as the island slashes imports to stabilize an ever-weak economy further hammered by the global economic crisis, a top trade official said Monday. http://www.miamiherald.com/business/international/story/1313277.html http://www.miamiherald.com/business/international/story/1313277.html Tue, 03 Nov 2009 01:00 EST Helmut Kiener, the K1 Group hedge fund founder under arrest in Germany on suspicion of fraud, is seeking to sell his oceanfront home in Delray Beach for $23 million to repay investors, people briefed on the matter said. http://www.miamiherald.com/business/international/story/1309388.html http://www.miamiherald.com/business/international/story/1309388.html Sat, 31 Oct 2009 01:00 EDT The heads of two of Latin America's largest multilateral lending organizations said Friday the region is beginning to emerge from the global economic downturn thanks to stronger ties with Asia and healthy commodity prices. http://www.miamiherald.com/business/international/story/1303429.html http://www.miamiherald.com/business/international/story/1303429.html Wed, 28 Oct 2009 01:00 EDT Miami physician-entrepreneur Phillip Frost, long an investor in pharmaceutical industries, took a huge departure Tuesday in announcing that he and a group of close associates have organized the $80 million purchase of a Chinese outdoor advertising company. http://www.miamiherald.com/business/international/story/1301822.html http://www.miamiherald.com/business/international/story/1301822.html Tue, 27 Oct 2009 01:00 EDT Coral Gables-based Miami Media is doubling down on Latin American business news with the acquisition of online journal Latin Business Chronicle.<p/> The move, announced Monday, comes after Miami Media purchased the assets of Latin Trade magazine in May 2008, giving the two-decade old publication life after bankruptcy. http://www.miamiherald.com/business/international/story/1300528.html http://www.miamiherald.com/business/international/story/1300528.html Mon, 26 Oct 2009 08:22 EDT Miami Media, the owner of Latin Trade magazine, LatinTrade.com and the BRAVO Business Awards, said Monday it has acquired Latin Business Chronicle, an online publication specializing in Latin American business news. http://www.miamiherald.com/business/international/story/1297875.html http://www.miamiherald.com/business/international/story/1297875.html Sat, 24 Oct 2009 01:00 EDT Oil prices surged 25 percent in less than a month, dredging up memories of last year's spike and gas prices could soon eclipse summer highs.<p/> Crude is being tugged higher for different reasons this time, rising primarily as the dollar gets weaker. http://www.miamiherald.com/business/international/story/1297868.html http://www.miamiherald.com/business/international/story/1297868.html Sat, 24 Oct 2009 01:00 EDT The International Monetary Fund says Latin American economies are rebounding from the global crisis faster than the U.S. economy.<p/> The IMF says Latin American and Caribbean economies should expand 2.9 percent overall in 2010. http://www.miamiherald.com/business/technology/story/1325475.html http://www.miamiherald.com/business/technology/story/1325475.html Tue, 10 Nov 2009 01:00 EST What's on the mind of wired locals? Here are the Top 10 fastest-growing search terms in Miami this past week:<p/>1. Tropical Storm Ida 2. Air Show 3. Black Friday 4. National Hurricane Center 5. Rihanna 6. Taylor Swift 7. Robert Pattinson 8. Travel deals 9. Twitter 10. Carrie Underwood SOURCE: Yahoo.com http://www.miamiherald.com/business/technology/story/1325454.html http://www.miamiherald.com/business/technology/story/1325454.html Tue, 10 Nov 2009 01:00 EST WHAT: Motorola Droid, sold by Verizon.<p/>FEATURES: Runs on Google's Android 2.0 mobile operating system. Has 16 gigabytes of memory, a 5-megapixel camera with flash and options for photo effects, and slides open to reveal a full QWERTY keyboard. http://www.miamiherald.com/business/technology/story/1325453.html http://www.miamiherald.com/business/technology/story/1325453.html Tue, 10 Nov 2009 01:00 EST Since Faceboook made a few changes recently, active users have probably noticed a lot more ``suggestions'' prompting you to interact with people you haven't paid attention to for a long time -- and maybe aren't even around anymore. http://www.miamiherald.com/business/technology/story/1325449.html http://www.miamiherald.com/business/technology/story/1325449.html Tue, 10 Nov 2009 01:00 EST This holiday season's biggest entertainment blockbuster likely will be a sequel to a popular franchise, with jarring depictions of war and an intricate story of good versus evil. It could easily rake in more than last year's record $155 million opening weekend for The Dark Knight. http://www.miamiherald.com/business/technology/story/1325099.html http://www.miamiherald.com/business/technology/story/1325099.html Mon, 09 Nov 2009 20:17 EST European antitrust regulators have formally objected to Sun Microsystems Inc.'s planned $7.4 billion sale to Oracle Corp., escalating a battle over a deal that has already been cleared in the U.S. http://www.miamiherald.com/business/technology/story/1325062.html http://www.miamiherald.com/business/technology/story/1325062.html Mon, 09 Nov 2009 19:47 EST Cisco Systems Inc., the world's largest maker of computer networking equipment, said Monday it will sell three series of senior unsecured notes worth a total of $5 billion. http://www.miamiherald.com/business/technology/story/1325024.html http://www.miamiherald.com/business/technology/story/1325024.html Mon, 09 Nov 2009 19:07 EST Should techniques for training horses be eligible for a patent? What about a system for choosing a jury or fail-proof method for speed dating? http://www.miamiherald.com/business/technology/story/1324807.html http://www.miamiherald.com/business/technology/story/1324807.html Mon, 09 Nov 2009 16:32 EST Electronic Arts plans to cut its work force by 17 percent as it tries to align its business with a transforming video game industry. http://www.miamiherald.com/business/technology/story/1324442.html http://www.miamiherald.com/business/technology/story/1324442.html Mon, 09 Nov 2009 12:47 EST Google Inc. is buying mobile advertising network AdMob for $750 million, underscoring the Internet search leader's determination to ensure its marketing machine reaches the growing number of people surfing the Web on phones. http://www.miamiherald.com/business/technology/story/1324428.html http://www.miamiherald.com/business/technology/story/1324428.html Mon, 09 Nov 2009 12:47 EST The social networking Web site Tagged.com has adopted reforms on the use of invitation e-mails after being accused of essentially stealing the e-mail addresses of some 60 million Internet users, state Attorney General Andrew Cuomo announced Monday. http://www.miamiherald.com/business/technology/story/1324250.html http://www.miamiherald.com/business/technology/story/1324250.html Mon, 09 Nov 2009 10:37 EST A judge has given Google Inc. more time to revise a legal settlement that has drawn government scrutiny because it would give the Internet search leader the digital rights to millions of out-of-print books. 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. 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. http://www.miamiherald.com/business/breaking-news/story/1325515.html http://www.miamiherald.com/business/breaking-news/story/1325515.html Tue, 10 Nov 2009 04:02 EST Oil prices fell below $79 a barrel Tuesday in Asia as a storm threatening oil installations in the Gulf of Mexico weakened and investors eyed a volatile dollar. http://www.miamiherald.com/business/breaking-news/story/1325483.html http://www.miamiherald.com/business/breaking-news/story/1325483.html Tue, 10 Nov 2009 03:07 EST Framed by a shrinking mountain reservoir, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed a far-reaching water bond on Monday intended to rebuild California's crumbling water system and fund new dams to save up the precious resource for dry years. http://www.miamiherald.com/business/breaking-news/story/1325558.html http://www.miamiherald.com/business/breaking-news/story/1325558.html Tue, 10 Nov 2009 05:37 EST German Chancellor Angela Merkel is pressing General Motors Co. to come up with a "reliable concept" for the future of its subsidiary Opel. http://www.miamiherald.com/business/breaking-news/story/1325421.html http://www.miamiherald.com/business/breaking-news/story/1325421.html Tue, 10 Nov 2009 04:02 EST Asian stocks extended their gains Tuesday after Wall Street touched its highest level for 2009 amid optimism low interest rates would continue to power this year's rally in global markets. European shares were narrowly mixed. http://www.miamiherald.com/business/breaking-news/story/1324267.html http://www.miamiherald.com/business/breaking-news/story/1324267.html Mon, 09 Nov 2009 10:42 EST Nearly half of all owners of single-family homes in the Miami-Fort Lauderdale metropolitan area were underwater at the end of the third quarter, meaning their homes were valued at less than the mortgages owed against them. http://www.miamiherald.com/business/breaking-news/story/1324283.html http://www.miamiherald.com/business/breaking-news/story/1324283.html Mon, 09 Nov 2009 10:52 EST If holiday travelers on the same plane compare what they paid to fly, they're likely to find quite a spread, depending on when they bought their tickets. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/action-line/story/1318584.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/action-line/story/1318584.html Sun, 08 Nov 2009 01:00 EST The miserable symptoms of a cold or the flu are actually signs that your immune system is working to fight off an offending virus.<p/> Your immune system is your best defense against infectious illnesses, according to Harvard Health Publications' HealthBeat. Keep it in optimum shape with healthy living strategies such as these: http://www.miamiherald.com/news/action-line/story/1318585.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/action-line/story/1318585.html Sun, 08 Nov 2009 01:00 EST Raynor Marketing is recalling about 150,000 Quantum Realspace PROA9000 series mid-back multifunction mesh chairs and multifunction mesh chairs with headrests.