http://labs.daylife.com/journalist/byreutersArticles by BYREUTERS, aggregated by daylife.comen-usTue, 24 Nov 2009 07:38:10 GMTTue, 24 Nov 2009 07:38:10 GMTDaylife Betaken@daylife.comken@daylife.comhttp://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/23/business/23calpine.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssThe power company NRG Energy Inc. has made an unsolicited bid to buy competitor the Calpine Corporation for about $11 billion in stock, the companies said on Wednesday. Calpine, which emerged from bankruptcy earlier this year, said it was reviewing the ...Thu, 22 May 2008 11:48:07 GMThttp://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/23/business/23calpine.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssNRG ENERGY INCDavid Cranehttp://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/22/business/22talbots.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssThe women’s apparel retailer Talbots posted higher-than-expected quarterly operating earnings on Wednesday, saying that cost cuts almost completely offset weaker-than-anticipated sales. Excluding a loss related to the closing of its children’s, men’s ...Thu, 22 May 2008 01:54:21 GMThttp://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/22/business/22talbots.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssTalbots, Inc.http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/21/business/21device.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssRevenue from spinal products jumped 35 percent, aided by sales from the newly acquired Kyphon business. But almost every division at Medtronic had strong revenue growth, with cardiovascular, neuromodulation and diabetes products all contributing solid ...Wed, 21 May 2008 01:32:13 GMThttp://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/21/business/21device.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssMedtronic, Inc.Kyphon Inc.http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/21/business/21insure.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssThe American International Group’s recent issue of equity and debt is expected to raise about $20 billion, far more than initially expected, its chief executive, Martin J. Sullivan, said Tuesday. The company’s shares dropped to their lowest point in ...Wed, 21 May 2008 01:26:30 GMThttp://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/21/business/21insure.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssLehman BrothersMerrill Lynchhttp://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/21/business/21retail.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssTwo of the largest United States retailers said on Tuesday that the weak economy and battered housing industry were discouraging consumers from making anything more than basic purchases. Home Depot, the leading home improvement retailer, and Target, ...Wed, 21 May 2008 01:23:33 GMThttp://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/21/business/21retail.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssHome Depot, Inc.http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/17/business/17econ.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssThe confidence of American consumers tumbled to a 28-year low this month as rising prices strained household finances. The data on Friday also showed that consumers’ short-term inflation expectations hit a 26-year high, fueling worries that the United ...Sat, 17 May 2008 01:51:25 GMThttp://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/17/business/17econ.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssFederal Reservehttp://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/16/business/16blockbuster.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssBlockbuster, which has offered to buy Circuit City Stores for up to $1.3 billion, said sales at domestic stores open at least a year rose for the first time in five years because of a better lineup of new movies and improved in-store merchandising. Net ...Fri, 16 May 2008 01:35:34 GMThttp://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/16/business/16blockbuster.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssCircuit City Stores, Inc.Netflixhttp://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/14/business/14whole.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssposted a lower quarterly profit on Tuesday, missing analysts’ estimates by a penny, as it booked charges related to its $565 million acquisition of Wild Oats Markets in August. Despite a 28 percent rise in sales during the quarter, the company, which ...Wed, 14 May 2008 00:44:16 GMThttp://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/14/business/14whole.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssWhole Foods Market, Inc.Wild Oats Markets, Inc.http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/25/business/25pay.html?ex=1366776000&en=c96074abd2e97f8d&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rssCountrywide Financial’s chief executive, Angelo R. Mozilo, realized $121.5 million from exercising stock options and was awarded $22.1 million of compensation in 2007, a year when the housing slump pummeled the nation’s largest mortgage lender. The ...Fri, 25 Apr 2008 02:05:20 GMThttp://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/25/business/25pay.html?ex=1366776000&en=c96074abd2e97f8d&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rssSecurities and Exchange Commissionhttp://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/22/business/22drug.html?ex=1366516800&en=401bae99a9b904c9&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rssLilly also reported disappointing sales of its Byetta diabetes drug, while Novartis and Merck, like much of the industry, are dealing with patent expirations and generic competition for some of their important medicines. Novartis benefited from the ...Tue, 22 Apr 2008 02:28:25 GMThttp://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/22/business/22drug.html?ex=1366516800&en=401bae99a9b904c9&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rssMerck & Company, Inc.Novartis