Business News
Banks braced for exposure to CPP mis-selling investigation
The Guardian - 15 Nov 2012 16:19
High street banks in discussion with the FSA over sale of credit card protection products Britain's major high-street banks, already reeling from the PPI scandal, could be forced to pay out millions more pounds in compen...
Watch: Sexual Recordings of Waffle House CEO Seized by Court
ABC News - 16 Nov 2012 01:21
Joe Rogers Jr. is accused of demanding sexual acts from a former employee.
LPL raises fees for second-straight year, cuts incentives
Investment News - 16 Nov 2012 00:46
For the second-straight year, LPL plans to raise the fees on its brokers. Here's what's driving the hike.
CEO Akerson tells Opel staff GM won't "cut and run"
Reuters - 15 Nov 2012 19:16
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - General Motors will neither sell its loss-making European unit Opel nor "simply close up shop and leave", Chief Executive Dan Akerson told more than 5,000 staff in the brand's headquarters in Ruesse...
Wal-Mart sales miss Wall Street view; shares down
Reuters - 15 Nov 2012 16:33
(Reuters) - Wal-Mart Stores Inc reported quarterly sales below analysts' expectations on Thursday, with sales at established U.S. discount stores up, but not as much as Wall Street expected.
BP to pay for Gulf oil spill crime: A record $4.5B
USA Today - 15 Nov 2012 12:28
The amount in fines was the largest-ever criminal resolution in U.S. history, Attorney General Eric Holder said.
Taste Test: $5 Burger vs. $295 Burger
ABC News - 15 Nov 2012 03:25
Amy Robach tested a $5 fast-food staple and a $295 gourmet burger, among others.
Dennis Trainor: Open Letter to Papa John (VIDEO)
The Huffington Post - 15 Nov 2012 02:48Microsoft Sued For False Advertising
The Huffington Post - 15 Nov 2012 02:38Pinterest opens up to businesses
NBC News - 15 Nov 2012 02:00Credit Raters Remain Deficient in Many Areas, SEC Says
Wall Street Journal - 16 Nov 2012 01:57
U.S. securities regulators said in a report that the credit-ratings industry remains plagued by failures in meeting its own standards, weak oversight and poor documentation of its rating decisions.
Butterball fends off turkey abuse accusations
NBC News - 16 Nov 2012 01:56
An animal rights group claims to have documented “a pattern of shocking abuse and neglect†by workers at Butterball turkey farms in North Carolina. The turkey producer is investigating.
Timeline Of The Gulf Oil Spill And Ensuing Legal Cases
The Huffington Post - 16 Nov 2012 01:55Meningitis: US lawmakers promise action to prevent further outbreaks
The Guardian - 16 Nov 2012 01:54
Tom Harkin says better federal regulation of compounders needed but industry lobby blames FDA for not enforcing laws The chairman of a congressional panel investigating a health scandal that has killed 32 people and sick...