| MarketWatch First Take: Banks need to come clean on prop trading The black box of Wall Street proprietary trading is still in the dark, despite rumblings that big banks are planning to shutter units or keep them at arm’s-length, writes David Weidner. feeds.marketwatch.com |
Suddenly, a raft of tax-break proposals from Obama By TOM RAUM 2010-09-08T00:00:16ZWASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama's proposed tax breaks for business sound like ideas that have enjoyed broad Republican backing in the past. But in today's toxic political atmosphere, he's unlikely to get much - if any - GOP help.... hosted.ap.org |
Everything Everywhere to cut 1,200 jobs Mobile phone company created by the UK merger of Orange and T-Mobile to cut jobs to achieve cost savings target of at least £3.5bn. telegraph.co.uk |
Microsoft warns Government not to cut apprenticeship funding for firms Gordon Frazer, managing director of Microsoft UK, has warned the Government not to cut apprenticeship funding for employers because it could deter even the largest companies from running the scheme. telegraph.co.uk |
NTSB examining California pipeline emergency plan By SHARON THEIMER 2010-10-06T18:23:12ZWASHINGTON (AP) -- Federal investigators are examining whether the California utility whose natural gas pipeline explosion killed at least eight people had an adequate emergency response plan, a government spokesman said Wednesday amid disclosures that such plans are effectively withheld from the public and industry watchdogs.... hosted.ap.org |