http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/business/americas/default.stmThe latest BBC Business News: breaking personal finance, company, financial and economic news, plus insight and analysis into UK and global markets.en-gbTue, 28 Dec 2010 22:36:44 GMTCopyright: (C) British Broadcasting Corporation, see http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/help/rss/4498287.stm for terms and conditions of reuse15http://news.bbc.co.uk/nol/shared/img/bbc_news_120x60.gifhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/business/americas/default.stmUS stocks remain almost unchanged, despite new data showing worse-than-expected falls in house prices and consumer confidence.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/news/business-12087055http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-12087055Tue, 28 Dec 2010 22:35:43 GMTBusinessPresident Obama demands Republicans pass a bill aimed at helping small businesses, and hints at further stimulus spending.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/news/business-11133647http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-11133647Tue, 31 Aug 2010 04:27:35 GMTBusinessSales of existing homes in the US plunged 27% in July to their lowest level in more than 10 years, figures suggest.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/news/business-11075006http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-11075006Tue, 24 Aug 2010 21:02:01 GMTBusinessFood giant Kraft reports healthy first quarter profit, helped by its purchase of UK confectionery maker Cadbury.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/news/business-10888225http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-10888225Fri, 06 Aug 2010 09:28:22 GMTBusinessThe Texas Rangers baseball franchise belonging to Liverpool football club co-owner Tom Hicks is auctioned off for $593m.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/news/business-10885285http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-10885285Mon, 09 Aug 2010 05:12:17 GMTBusinessRupert Murdoch's News Corporation reports fourth quarter net income of $875m, and full year profit of $2.5bn.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/news/business-10874909http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-10874909Wed, 04 Aug 2010 21:05:19 GMTBusinessShares in Barnes & Noble jump 20% after the US bookstore chain said it was considering putting itself up for sale.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/news/business-10868865http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-10868865Wed, 04 Aug 2010 15:04:57 GMTBusinessUS chipmaker Intel has settled an antitrust lawsuit filed against it by the US Federal Trade Commission.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/news/business-10870840http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-10870840Thu, 05 Aug 2010 03:40:59 GMTBusinessTime Warner reports a 7% rise in second-quarter profit, helped by box office hits including Sex and the City 2.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/news/business-10868467http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-10868467Wed, 04 Aug 2010 13:39:38 GMTBusinessToyota reports its biggest quarterly profit in two years, as the firm seeks to put the recall of millions of vehicles behind it.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/news/business-10864987http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-10864987Wed, 04 Aug 2010 10:42:57 GMTBusinessMexico's biggest airline, Mexicana, files for bankruptcy after failing to reach a deal on cutting costs with trade unions.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/news/10857774http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/10857774Wed, 04 Aug 2010 11:30:25 GMTLatin America & CaribbeanThe Washington Post is selling Newsweek magazine to audio equipment magnate Sidney Harman.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/news/business-10847466http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-10847466Mon, 02 Aug 2010 22:43:45 GMTBusinessUS economic growth slowed between April and June, with GDP growing by an annualised rate of 2.4%, the US Commerce Department says.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/news/business-10818058http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-10818058Fri, 30 Jul 2010 19:49:39 GMTBusinessWalt Disney announces the sale of its Miramax film division for about $660m to a group of private equity investors.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/news/business-10814344http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-10814344Fri, 30 Jul 2010 12:35:50 GMTBusinessAssets bought by the US to bail out AIG and Bear Stearns are showing a paper profit, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York says.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/news/business-10816534http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-10816534Fri, 30 Jul 2010 11:14:45 GMTBusinessBanking giant Citigroup agrees to pay $75m to settle civil charges that it misled investors over potential losses from subprime mortgages.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/news/business-10812128http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-10812128Thu, 29 Jul 2010 20:59:05 GMTBusinessThe former chief executive of Enron, Jeffrey Skilling, has applied for bail. His lawyer says his conviction for fraud will be overturned.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/news/business-10810682http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-10810682Thu, 29 Jul 2010 20:02:17 GMTBusinessCalifornia governor Arnold Schwarzenegger declares a fiscal state of emergency, putting pressure on lawmakers to pass a budget.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/news/business-10802119http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-10802119Sun, 22 Aug 2010 16:39:19 GMTBusinessBP says it will emerge from the oil spill crisis a smaller and wiser company, as it announces a record $17bn (£11bn) loss.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/news/business-10779626http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-10779626Wed, 28 Jul 2010 01:24:48 GMTBusinessAircraft giant Boeing reports a sharp drop in profits between April and June amid falling plane deliveries.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/news/business-10791721http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-10791721Wed, 28 Jul 2010 17:33:44 GMTBusinessMicrosoft reports a sharp rise in quarterly profits to $4.52bn as sales of the Windows 7 operating system top 175 million.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/news/business-10733851http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-10733851Fri, 23 Jul 2010 07:08:42 GMTBusinessSales of existing homes in the US fell in June for the second month running, down a seasonally adjusted 5% from May.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/news/business-10730852http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-10730852Thu, 22 Jul 2010 16:10:40 GMTBusinessShares fall on Wall Street after the US Federal Reserve's Ben Bernanke says the US economic outlook is "unusually uncertain". http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/news/business-10720032http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-10720032Thu, 22 Jul 2010 20:11:48 GMTBusinessMorgan Stanley sees a better than expected profit between April and June, despite weakness in the wider banking sector.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/news/business-10714113http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-10714113Wed, 21 Jul 2010 22:40:53 GMTBusinessCoca-Cola reports strong second-quarter profits, beating market expectations, thanks to rising international sales.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/news/business-10716077http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-10716077Wed, 21 Jul 2010 14:55:47 GMTBusinessProfit figures from Apple soar past Wall Street forecasts, boosted by sales of Mac computers and iPadshttp://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/news/business-10706321http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-10706321Wed, 21 Jul 2010 09:40:06 GMTBusinessYahoo boosted profits by more than 50%, but the shares were down as net revenues fell short of analysts' estimateshttp://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/news/business-10706989http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-10706989Tue, 20 Jul 2010 21:58:10 GMTBusinessBP is to sell assets in the US, western Canada and Egypt, in order to part-fund the clean-up cost of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/news/business-10703955http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-10703955Wed, 21 Jul 2010 10:31:55 GMTBusinessGoldman Sachs reports a big fall in second quarter profit after being hit by a US regulator fine and poor trading revenues.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/news/business-10699419http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-10699419Wed, 21 Jul 2010 07:32:10 GMTBusinessA US court grants bail to the jailed newspaper tycoon Conrad Black pending an appeal against a fraud conviction.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/news/world-us-canada-10692822http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-10692822Tue, 20 Jul 2010 01:29:12 GMTUS & CanadaOil and gas drilling company Halliburton has announced a big jump in profits despite its involvement in the Gulf of Mexico oil disaster.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/news/business-10688301http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-10688301Mon, 19 Jul 2010 18:01:51 GMTBusinessDelta Air Lines reports its best quarterly profit for a decade as the airline industry continues to recover.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/news/business-10684446http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-10684446Mon, 19 Jul 2010 13:22:27 GMTBusinessMobile phone network operator Nokia Siemens plans to take over some of its US rival Motorola's network operations in a $1.2bn deal. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/news/business-10684274http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-10684274Mon, 19 Jul 2010 15:23:46 GMTBusinessThe troubled A400M military plane is expected to land orders from the US military, says the boss of Airbus' parent firm EADS.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/news/business-10685207http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-10685207Mon, 19 Jul 2010 12:28:49 GMTBusinessShares in BP are one of the heaviest fallers on the London stock market as US officials fear oil may be seeping again.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/news/business-10682402http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-10682402Mon, 19 Jul 2010 17:00:03 GMTBusinessUS insurance giant AIG agrees to pay $725m (£474m) to settle a long-running fraud case against it brought by pension funds.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/news/business-10670341http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-10670341Sat, 17 Jul 2010 01:54:24 GMTBusinessLeading US stock markets tumble more than 2.5% as poor company results and fresh economic data hit investor confidence.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/news/business-10669208http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-10669208Mon, 19 Jul 2010 07:21:01 GMTBusinessCanada's government announces the purchase of 65 new fighter jets in a multi-billion dollar order, sparking a row with the opposition.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/news/world-us-canada-10667633http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-10667633Fri, 16 Jul 2010 19:19:51 GMTUS & CanadaThe US consumer prices index fell for the third consecutive month in June, raising fears of deflation.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/news/business-10662909http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-10662909Fri, 16 Jul 2010 13:51:14 GMTBusinessBank of America and Citigroup report profits boosted by better loan repayments, but sapped by poor revenues.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/news/business-10663945http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-10663945Fri, 16 Jul 2010 16:21:59 GMTBusinessA US judge overturns a judgement that ordered food company Dole to pay compensation to six Nicaraguan men. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/news/world-latin-america-10660068http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-10660068Fri, 16 Jul 2010 10:58:39 GMTLatin America & CaribbeanApple issues a fix for the iPhone signal strength bug as users report more handset problems.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/news/technology-10659123http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-10659123Fri, 16 Jul 2010 11:15:05 GMTTechnologyBP shares see modest rise after the group confirms it has temporarily stopped oil flowing into the Gulf of Mexico.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/news/business-10660004http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-10660004Fri, 16 Jul 2010 16:48:48 GMTBusinessBoeing cautions that the delivery of its new 787 Dreamliner aircraft might be delayed until next year.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/news/business-10654676http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-10654676Mon, 19 Jul 2010 08:46:43 GMTBusinessUS bank JP Morgan experiences strong growth in profits in the second quarter, thanks largely to falling loan losses.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/news/business-10649426http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-10649426Thu, 15 Jul 2010 18:01:33 GMTBusinessA US Congressional committee agrees measures that would ban BP from offshore exploration for seven years.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/news/business-10642556http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-10642556Wed, 18 Aug 2010 14:32:04 GMTBusinessA new US government report shows the Recovery Act created around 3 million jobs, more than expected.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/news/world-us+canada-10638893http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us+canada-10638893Wed, 14 Jul 2010 20:28:44 GMTUS & CanadaGerman prosecutors have raided 13 branches of the Swiss bank Credit Suisse in connection with a probe into tax fraud.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/news/10632313http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/10632313Wed, 14 Jul 2010 14:17:10 GMTBusinessUS retail sales fell again in June, hit by a drop in sales of petrol, cars, and building materials.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/news/business-10632492http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-10632492Wed, 14 Jul 2010 16:08:30 GMTBusinessEuropean regulators pave the way for British Airways, Iberia and American Airlines to work together more closely.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/news/10632033http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/10632033Mon, 19 Jul 2010 08:50:07 GMTBusinessFour undecided senators will now support financial reform, giving Democrats enough votes to pass the bill.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/news/10620641http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/10620641Tue, 13 Jul 2010 20:56:19 GMTUS & CanadaUS chipmaker Intel reports bumper profits for April to June in what it describes as its "best" quarterly results.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/news/10624282http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/10624282Wed, 14 Jul 2010 08:48:13 GMTBusinessThe US trade deficit widens to its highest level in 18 months, driven by demand for imported cars, computers and clothing.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/news/10614531http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/10614531Tue, 13 Jul 2010 14:46:21 GMTBusinessUS book retailer Borders agrees to sell UK-based stationery group Paperchase for $31m to help reduce its debt.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/news/10618529http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/10618529Tue, 13 Jul 2010 15:36:27 GMTBusinessBP delays a key test on a well cap designed to stop the flow of oil into the Gulf of Mexico, after officials call for more analysis.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/news/10616596http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/10616596Wed, 14 Jul 2010 13:04:08 GMTUS & CanadaUS aluminium-maker Alcoa reports a return to profit as sales surged in the three months to the end of June.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/news/10608152http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/10608152Mon, 12 Jul 2010 21:54:49 GMTBusinessBP shares rise sharply on speculation it may have buyers for asset sales needed to fund the Gulf of Mexico clean-up.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/news/10599211http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/10599211Mon, 12 Jul 2010 19:53:18 GMTBusinessHuge fall in Falkland Oil and Gas shares after company says its search for oil has so far proved fruitless.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/news/10596531http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/10596531Mon, 12 Jul 2010 16:15:41 GMTBusinessUS firm Boeing tries again to win a key US contract as a row over illegal subsidies rages between it and arch-rival Airbus. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/news/10578138http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/10578138Fri, 09 Jul 2010 15:01:21 GMTBusiness