Copyright (c) 2009 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reserved. http://news.yahoo.com/i/1885 business Business en-us Tue, 24 Nov 2009 09:53:59 GMT 5 142 18 http://news.yahoo.com/i/1885 http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/nws/th/main_142b.gif http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/business/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091124/bs_nm/us_markets_stocks nm/20091124/us_markets_stocks Reuters business Tue, 24 Nov 2009 09:53:59 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/business/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091124/bs_nm/us_markets_stocks"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20091123/i/r3777094213.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=ZpiArG8BZbQNhlxf7rSvIA--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="The Wall Street entrance to the New York Stock Exchange is pictured March 27, 2009. REUTERS/Eric Thayer" border="0" /></a>Reuters - U.S. stock index futures pointed to a lower opening on Wall Street on Tuesday, following the previous session's sharp gains, with futures for the S&P 500 down 0.18 percent, Dow Jones futures down 0.26 percent and Nasdaq 100 futures down 0.38 percent at 0925 GMT (4:25 a.m. EST).</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/business/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091124/bs_nm/us_markets_stocks"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20091123/i/r3777094213.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=ZpiArG8BZbQNhlxf7rSvIA--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="photo" title="The Wall Street entrance to the New York Stock Exchange is pictured March 27, 2009. REUTERS/Eric Thayer" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/business/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091124/bs_nm/us_hewlettpackard nm/20091124/us_hewlettpackard Reuters business Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:36:35 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/business/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091124/bs_nm/us_hewlettpackard"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20091123/i/r2157929817.jpg?x=130&y=87&q=85&sig=WkDgBob95SV7kPhmxfrtpA--" align="left" height="87" width="130" alt="A HP Invent logo is pictured in front of Hewlett-Packard international offices in Meyrin near Geneva August 4, 2009. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Hewlett-Packard Co tripled the size of its share repurchase program to $12 billion as China sales and better profit margins on its services boosted quarterly earnings.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/business/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091124/bs_nm/us_hewlettpackard"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20091123/i/r2157929817.jpg?x=130&y=87&q=85&sig=WkDgBob95SV7kPhmxfrtpA--" align="left" height="87" width="130" alt="photo" title="A HP Invent logo is pictured in front of Hewlett-Packard international offices in Meyrin near Geneva August 4, 2009. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/business/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091124/bs_nm/us_tarp nm/20091124/us_tarp Reuters business Tue, 24 Nov 2009 05:36:39 GMT Reuters - The U.S. Federal Reserve this month asked nine banks that were part of "stress tests" conducted earlier this year to submit plans to repay money injected under the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP), Bloomberg said, citing a person familiar with the situation. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/business/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091124/bs_nm/us_icahn_fontainebleau nm/20091124/us_icahn_fontainebleau Reuters business Tue, 24 Nov 2009 01:09:01 GMT Reuters - Financier Carl Icahn has offered $156.5 million to acquire the partially built Fontainebleau Las Vegas resort, which has been stalled in bankruptcy court since June, according to the resort's chief operating officer. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/business/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091123/bs_nm/us_usa_economy nm/20091123/us_usa_economy Reuters business Mon, 23 Nov 2009 22:02:58 GMT Reuters - Sales of previously owned U.S. homes jumped last month to their highest level in more than 2-1/2 years, but a fall in an economic gauge was a reminder that recovery from recession would be patchy. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/business/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091123/ap_on_bi_ge/us_economy_countries_glance ap/20091123/us_economy_countries_glance AP business Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:15:55 GMT AP - A look at economic developments and activity in major stock markets around the world Monday: http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/business/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091123/bs_nm/us_freddiemac_tbw nm/20091123/us_freddiemac_tbw Reuters business Mon, 23 Nov 2009 23:23:01 GMT Reuters - Freddie Mac, the U.S. mortgage finance giant, said on Monday it is seeking $595 million in loan payments and other funds hung up after the bankruptcy of lender Taylor, Bean & Whitaker. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/business/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091123/ap_on_bi_ge/us_freddie_mac_tbw ap/20091123/us_freddie_mac_tbw AP business Mon, 23 Nov 2009 23:00:42 GMT AP - Mortgage finance company Freddie Mac said Monday it could lose $500 million or more as a result of the bankruptcy protection filing of Taylor, Bean & Whitaker Mortgage Corp. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/business/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091124/ap_on_bi_ge/us_retail_sales_november ap/20091124/us_retail_sales_november AP business Tue, 24 Nov 2009 05:01:49 GMT AP - After showing signs of improvement in early fall, sales of clothing and luxury goods weakened a bit the first half of November, compared with a year ago, when stores pulled shoppers in with massive discounts, figures released Tuesday show.