http://online.wsj.com/public/us The latest news from the Wall Street Journal Roosster RSS Generator Copyright (c) 2004 roosster.com Tue, 09 Feb 2010 07:24:07 GMT 30 http://www.roosster.com/nr/l/6610993/MGM+Mirage+Seeks+to+Divest+Atlantic+City+Casino+Stake The move by the U.S. gambling company underscores a shift toward Macau and an increasing focus on Asia. Tue, 09 Feb 2010 06:32:58 GMT http://www.roosster.com/nr/l/6610993/MGM+Mirage+Seeks+to+Divest+Atlantic+City+Casino+Stake http://www.roosster.com/nr/l/6610940/UBS+Posts+Quarterly+Profit UBS reported its first net profit in five quarters, but continued to lose assets from wealthy clients, underlining that the Swiss bank has yet to regain trust it lost during the financial crisis. Tue, 09 Feb 2010 05:51:44 GMT http://www.roosster.com/nr/l/6610940/UBS+Posts+Quarterly+Profit http://www.roosster.com/nr/l/6610752/Menendez+Prodded+Fed+to+Aid+Lender Sen. Robert Menendez wrote to the Fed last July asking it to approve a bank takeover that would have kept two of his campaign contributors from losing their investments in the ailing bank. Tue, 09 Feb 2010 05:19:51 GMT http://www.roosster.com/nr/l/6610752/Menendez+Prodded+Fed+to+Aid+Lender http://www.roosster.com/nr/l/6610750/Toyota+Recalling+Prius+in+Japan The auto maker said it is recalling its new Prius in Japan because of braking problems. Tue, 09 Feb 2010 05:16:24 GMT http://www.roosster.com/nr/l/6610750/Toyota+Recalling+Prius+in+Japan http://www.roosster.com/nr/l/6610751/Hearts+Actually+Can+Break Broken-heart syndrome mimics a heart attack but is brought on by acute emotion or physical trauma. But patients usually fully recover with no lasting heart damage. Tue, 09 Feb 2010 04:55:23 GMT http://www.roosster.com/nr/l/6610751/Hearts+Actually+Can+Break http://www.roosster.com/nr/l/6610585/Leverage+Sought+In+Health+Summit Both the White House and congressional Republicans see opportunity in an upcoming bipartisan summit on health care. Tue, 09 Feb 2010 04:21:57 GMT http://www.roosster.com/nr/l/6610585/Leverage+Sought+In+Health+Summit http://www.roosster.com/nr/l/6610584/Iranians+Prepare+for+Risky+Clashes Iran's supreme leader criticized protesters as agents of foreign powers ahead of planned antigovernment demonstrations, setting the stage for clashes that may pose big risks for both sides. Tue, 09 Feb 2010 04:06:06 GMT http://www.roosster.com/nr/l/6610584/Iranians+Prepare+for+Risky+Clashes http://www.roosster.com/nr/l/6610586/U.S+Enlists+Former+Foes+to+Lead+Afghan+Army Most Afghan generals and colonels in the new Afghan National Army were U.S. enemies in the Soviet-built military of the 1980s. Tue, 09 Feb 2010 04:01:47 GMT http://www.roosster.com/nr/l/6610586/U.S+Enlists+Former+Foes+to+Lead+Afghan+Army http://www.roosster.com/nr/l/6610477/Ghana+Blocks+Exxon+Oil+Field+Deal Ghana blocked the estimated $4 billion sale of a stake in a huge oil field, foiling months of talks between Exxon and the stake's owner, Kosmos Energy. Tue, 09 Feb 2010 03:16:07 GMT http://www.roosster.com/nr/l/6610477/Ghana+Blocks+Exxon+Oil+Field+Deal http://www.roosster.com/nr/l/6610475/Californians+Push+Budget+Reform The prospect of more California-statehouse dysfunction this year is adding momentum to two efforts to overhaul California's budget process including one to alter the state's constitution. Tue, 09 Feb 2010 02:49:41 GMT http://www.roosster.com/nr/l/6610475/Californians+Push+Budget+Reform http://www.roosster.com/nr/l/6610478/Man+Pulled+From+Rubble+in+Haiti A 28-year-old man was pulled from the rubble of a market in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, and has been admitted to the University of Miami's field hospital in the capital. Tue, 09 Feb 2010 02:44:09 GMT http://www.roosster.com/nr/l/6610478/Man+Pulled+From+Rubble+in+Haiti http://www.roosster.com/nr/l/6610476/Magazine+Sales+Continue+to+Slip The sinking newsstand sales that have magnified the magazine industry's recent pain continued in the second half of 2009, though the declines eased slightly. Tue, 09 Feb 2010 01:20:06 GMT http://www.roosster.com/nr/l/6610476/Magazine+Sales+Continue+to+Slip http://www.roosster.com/nr/l/6610135/First+Lady+to+Fight+Childhood+Obesity Michelle Obama plans to unveil a campaign to fight childhood obesity, a cause that is becoming her top policy priority. Tue, 09 Feb 2010 01:16:03 GMT http://www.roosster.com/nr/l/6610135/First+Lady+to+Fight+Childhood+Obesity http://www.roosster.com/nr/l/6610138/Congress+Questions+Toyota's+Fix Congressional investigators examining Toyota's safety troubles are questioning whether the company and regulators have fully grasped what caused the sudden acceleration problems. Tue, 09 Feb 2010 01:12:57 GMT http://www.roosster.com/nr/l/6610138/Congress+Questions+Toyota's+Fix http://www.roosster.com/nr/l/6610140/Fannie+Freddie+Remain+State+Wards With no blueprints for the future and no clear exit strategy for the government, Fannie and Freddie are focusing for now on the U.S. loan-modification program. Tue, 09 Feb 2010 01:07:53 GMT http://www.roosster.com/nr/l/6610140/Fannie+Freddie+Remain+State+Wards http://www.roosster.com/nr/l/6610136/Boeing+Flies+New+Model The company's revamped 747 took off on its maiden flight. But the new jetliner has been slow to attract orders as Boeing again redesigns a successor to a plane that has been flying for forty years. Tue, 09 Feb 2010 01:01:33 GMT http://www.roosster.com/nr/l/6610136/Boeing+Flies+New+Model http://www.roosster.com/nr/l/6610137/Markets+Flinch+Ills+Rate+Plan The Dow industrials closed below 10000 for the first time in three months as concerns about the global economy and U.S. interest-rate policy simmered. Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:50:41 GMT http://www.roosster.com/nr/l/6610137/Markets+Flinch+Ills+Rate+Plan http://www.roosster.com/nr/l/6610474/States+Seek+Budget+Boost+in+Liquor Battered budgets are prompting several states that control liquor or wine sales to consider shifting the job to private industry to raise revenue and streamline government. Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:46:35 GMT http://www.roosster.com/nr/l/6610474/States+Seek+Budget+Boost+in+Liquor http://www.roosster.com/nr/l/6610139/Luxury's+New+Optimism Luxury-goods sellers are feeling more optimistic but, in the new environment, are focusing on relatively lower prices and making sure scarcity breeds an aura of exclusivity. Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:35:59 GMT http://www.roosster.com/nr/l/6610139/Luxury's+New+Optimism http://www.roosster.com/nr/l/6609934/Mortgage+Mess+Breeds+Unlikely+Allies Some activists and investors have formed a loose coalition, aiming to cut amounts owed by borrowers whose loans exceed the values of their homes. Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:21:33 GMT http://www.roosster.com/nr/l/6609934/Mortgage+Mess+Breeds+Unlikely+Allies http://www.roosster.com/nr/l/6609935/Japan+Airlines+Sticks+AMR JAL's new chairman rules troubled carrier will remain part of American Airlines' OneWorld alliance. Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:19:50 GMT http://www.roosster.com/nr/l/6609935/Japan+Airlines+Sticks+AMR http://www.roosster.com/nr/l/6609813/Hartford+Lincoln+Report+Profits Hartford Financial Services Group and Lincoln National reported profitable fourth quarters following punishing periods a year earlier. Mon, 08 Feb 2010 22:54:41 GMT http://www.roosster.com/nr/l/6609813/Hartford+Lincoln+Report+Profits http://www.roosster.com/nr/l/6609589/EA+Narrows+Loss+Gives+Weak+Outlook Electronic Arts posted a smaller loss in the holiday quarter, despite a 25% drop in sales, but the company issued a weak outlook for the current quarter. Shares tumbled. Mon, 08 Feb 2010 22:11:45 GMT http://www.roosster.com/nr/l/6609589/EA+Narrows+Loss+Gives+Weak+Outlook http://www.roosster.com/nr/l/6609590/Record+Super+Bowl+Audience A record 106.5 million Americans watched the Saints beat the Colts in Sunday's Super Bowl game on CBS, setting a new high for any U.S. TV broadcast. Mon, 08 Feb 2010 21:46:42 GMT http://www.roosster.com/nr/l/6609590/Record+Super+Bowl+Audience http://www.roosster.com/nr/l/6609380/UPS+to+Furlough+Pilots UPS said it plans to furlough at least 300 of its airline pilots as the world's largest package shipper, by volume, cited a continued need for belt-tightening amid a gradual economic recovery. Mon, 08 Feb 2010 21:16:04 GMT http://www.roosster.com/nr/l/6609380/UPS+to+Furlough+Pilots http://www.roosster.com/nr/l/6609379/Ex+Intel+Executive+Pleads+Guilty Rajiv Goel, a former Intel manager, pleaded guilty to securities fraud and admitted to feeding inside information to Galleon founder Rajaratnam. Mon, 08 Feb 2010 21:07:36 GMT http://www.roosster.com/nr/l/6609379/Ex+Intel+Executive+Pleads+Guilty http://www.roosster.com/nr/l/6609382/Rep+John+Murtha+Dies+ Democratic Rep. John Murtha of Pennsylvania, a retired Marine Corps officer who became an outspoken critic of the Iraq war, has died. Mon, 08 Feb 2010 21:06:27 GMT http://www.roosster.com/nr/l/6609382/Rep+John+Murtha+Dies+ http://www.roosster.com/nr/l/6609378/Rakoff+Has+Questions+on+BofA+SEC+Pact A federal judge said he hopes to rule by Feb. 19 on whether to approve a $150 million settlement between Bank of America and the SEC over the bank's disclosures before its acquisition of Merrill Lynch Mon, 08 Feb 2010 20:57:49 GMT http://www.roosster.com/nr/l/6609378/Rakoff+Has+Questions+on+BofA+SEC+Pact http://www.roosster.com/nr/l/6609381/Bank+Reforms+Would+Put+Pressure+on+Goldman U.S. proposals to ban banks from using their capital to acquire stakes in companies would have the biggest impact on Goldman Sachs, which has the world's largest private-equity operation. Mon, 08 Feb 2010 20:55:12 GMT http://www.roosster.com/nr/l/6609381/Bank+Reforms+Would+Put+Pressure+on+Goldman http://www.roosster.com/nr/l/6609155/Tests+Ahead+on+Iran This is to be a week of testing on Iran: of the Iranian government, of the international will to oppose that government and of the delicate balancing act that is American policy, writes Gerald Seib. Mon, 08 Feb 2010 20:09:56 GMT http://www.roosster.com/nr/l/6609155/Tests+Ahead+on+Iran http://www.roosster.com/nr/l/6608991/Google+to+Add+Social+Feature+to+Gmail Google is set to unveil a new feature to Gmail designed to make it easier and faster for users to share media and status updates with friends, a format popularized by Facebook and Twitter. Mon, 08 Feb 2010 19:08:24 GMT http://www.roosster.com/nr/l/6608991/Google+to+Add+Social+Feature+to+Gmail http://www.roosster.com/nr/l/6608716/Failed+Drinks+Deal+Hits+Sector The collapse of merger talks between Japanese beverage giants Kirin and Suntory is a broader setback for much-needed consolidation and efficiency in Japan, and the announcement sent share prices down across the industry Monday. Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:26:06 GMT http://www.roosster.com/nr/l/6608716/Failed+Drinks+Deal+Hits+Sector http://www.roosster.com/nr/l/6608139/CIC+Offers+a+Glimpse+Into+U.S+Holdings The disclosure by China's $300 billion sovereign-wealth fund made in a quarterly report offered a rare look into part of the portfolio of one of the world's most widely watched funds. Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:21:19 GMT http://www.roosster.com/nr/l/6608139/CIC+Offers+a+Glimpse+Into+U.S+Holdings http://www.roosster.com/nr/l/6607800/China+Heralds+Bust+of+Major+Hacker+Ring China heralded a major bust of computer hackers to underscore its pledge to help enhance global online security. Mon, 08 Feb 2010 15:09:29 GMT http://www.roosster.com/nr/l/6607800/China+Heralds+Bust+of+Major+Hacker+Ring http://www.roosster.com/nr/l/6608990/U.S+Has+Longest+Wait+for+Mining+Permits Obtaining the permits and approvals needed to build a mine in the U.S. takes an average of seven years, among the longest wait time in the world. Mon, 08 Feb 2010 15:07:31 GMT http://www.roosster.com/nr/l/6608990/U.S+Has+Longest+Wait+for+Mining+Permits http://www.roosster.com/nr/l/6607801/Yanukovych+Leads+in+Ukraine+Poll Opposition leader Viktor Yanukovych held a narrow lead in Ukraine's presidential election, but his opponent, Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko, refused to concede defeat. Mon, 08 Feb 2010 15:04:55 GMT http://www.roosster.com/nr/l/6607801/Yanukovych+Leads+in+Ukraine+Poll http://www.roosster.com/nr/l/6607798/Dow+Opens+Below+ Alcoa, DuPont and financial stocks helped the stock market open weaker. CIT gained on its new CEO. Mon, 08 Feb 2010 14:59:27 GMT http://www.roosster.com/nr/l/6607798/Dow+Opens+Below+ http://www.roosster.com/nr/l/6607799/Greek+Spreads+Ease+Portugal+Under+Pressure European sovereign CDS spreads were generally tighter, with the cost of insuring Greek and Spanish debt against default falling, although Portugal remained volatile with spreads widening. Mon, 08 Feb 2010 14:55:29 GMT http://www.roosster.com/nr/l/6607799/Greek+Spreads+Ease+Portugal+Under+Pressure http://www.roosster.com/nr/l/6607534/Honda+Warns+of+Toyota+Fallout CFO Yoichi Hojo says the industry risks a broader hit to consumer confidence in overall auto quality. Mon, 08 Feb 2010 13:54:18 GMT http://www.roosster.com/nr/l/6607534/Honda+Warns+of+Toyota+Fallout http://www.roosster.com/nr/l/6607357/China+Finds+More+Tainted+Milk+Powder Chinese authorities say they are trying to track down nearly 100 tons of milk powder tainted with the industrial chemical melamine. Mon, 08 Feb 2010 12:58:56 GMT http://www.roosster.com/nr/l/6607357/China+Finds+More+Tainted+Milk+Powder http://www.roosster.com/nr/l/6608403/Duel+Over+Gun+Safety+in+Texas+Capitol Lawmakers in firearm-friendly Texas are embroiled in a debate over how to make the state Capitol safer: get rid of guns or encourage even more. Mon, 08 Feb 2010 12:38:47 GMT http://www.roosster.com/nr/l/6608403/Duel+Over+Gun+Safety+in+Texas+Capitol http://www.roosster.com/nr/l/6607356/CVS+Posts+10+Rise+in+Net CVS fourth-quarter earnings rose 10% amid stronger sales at its pharmacy businesses, though so-called front of the store sales were up only slightly. The results topped analysts' estimates. Mon, 08 Feb 2010 12:36:43 GMT http://www.roosster.com/nr/l/6607356/CVS+Posts+10+Rise+in+Net http://www.roosster.com/nr/l/6606863/Xstrata+Reinstates+Dividend Anglo-Swiss miner Xstrata reported a sharp fall in full-year net profit but proposed a final dividend on increased confidence in the outlook for commodities. Mon, 08 Feb 2010 10:13:26 GMT http://www.roosster.com/nr/l/6606863/Xstrata+Reinstates+Dividend http://www.roosster.com/nr/l/6606326/Fed+to+Lay+Out+Blueprint+for+Future+Credit+Tightening The Fed's Bernanke will begin this week to lay out a credit-tightening blueprint to be used when the central bank decides the economy has recovered sufficiently. Mon, 08 Feb 2010 05:09:30 GMT http://www.roosster.com/nr/l/6606326/Fed+to+Lay+Out+Blueprint+for+Future+Credit+Tightening http://www.roosster.com/nr/l/6606325/IBM+Launches+New+Chips+Servers IBM says its Power7 chip is four times faster than its predecessor, hoping this will extend the computer giant's edge in the market for midrange servers. Mon, 08 Feb 2010 05:04:34 GMT http://www.roosster.com/nr/l/6606325/IBM+Launches+New+Chips+Servers http://www.roosster.com/nr/l/6606134/Win+Sends+New+Orleans+Into+a+Frenzy Proud residents of this struggling city took to the streets as the New Orleans Saints overcame the Indianapolis Colts to win their first Super Bowl. Mon, 08 Feb 2010 04:24:22 GMT http://www.roosster.com/nr/l/6606134/Win+Sends+New+Orleans+Into+a+Frenzy http://www.roosster.com/nr/l/6606135/Who+D+'t+Want+to+See+This New Orleans flattens Peyton Manning and the Colts for an epic and joyous Super Bowl win. Mon, 08 Feb 2010 04:17:23 GMT http://www.roosster.com/nr/l/6606135/Who+D+'t+Want+to+See+This http://www.roosster.com/nr/l/6606133/Asia+Stocks+Fall+on+Europe's+Woes In Japan, shippers and exporters led the declines. Investors continue to worry that Greece, Spain and Portugal may not be able to bring their budgets under control Mon, 08 Feb 2010 04:02:33 GMT http://www.roosster.com/nr/l/6606133/Asia+Stocks+Fall+on+Europe's+Woes http://www.roosster.com/nr/l/6606132/Kirin+Ends+Merger+Talks+Suntory The brewer said it will end merger negotiations with its rival due to disagreements over the merger ratio and other issues. Mon, 08 Feb 2010 03:37:40 GMT http://www.roosster.com/nr/l/6606132/Kirin+Ends+Merger+Talks+Suntory http://www.roosster.com/nr/l/6606131/Trahan+Will+Join+Firm+Run+by+Former+Bear+Colleague Wolfe Research LLC snagged one of Wall Street's top-ranked stock-market forecasters. Mon, 08 Feb 2010 03:18:17 GMT http://www.roosster.com/nr/l/6606131/Trahan+Will+Join+Firm+Run+by+Former+Bear+Colleague