Copyright (c) 2009 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reserved. http://news.yahoo.com/i/1885 business Business en-us Thu, 26 Nov 2009 04:05:30 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/20091126/bs_nm/us_markets_global nm/20091126/us_markets_global Reuters business Thu, 26 Nov 2009 04:05:30 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/business/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091126/bs_nm/us_markets_global"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091126/capt.photo_1259205903991-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=oFQJaJIQ2DkGPC1Y4MEYMg--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. The Federal Reserve's zero interest rate policy is provoking growing complaints from some economists who argue it is doing little to spark lending activity and may be fueling new asset bubbles.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Spencer Platt)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - The dollar slumped to a 14-year low against the yen on Thursday, helping gold scale another record high, while Asian stocks faltered as investors digested a mixed batch of economic data.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/business/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091126/bs_nm/us_markets_global"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091126/capt.photo_1259205903991-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=oFQJaJIQ2DkGPC1Y4MEYMg--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="photo" title="Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. The Federal Reserve's zero interest rate policy is provoking growing complaints from some economists who argue it is doing little to spark lending activity and may be fueling new asset bubbles.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Spencer Platt)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/business/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091125/bs_nm/us_dubai_economy nm/20091125/us_dubai_economy Reuters business Wed, 25 Nov 2009 23:04:51 GMT Reuters - Dubai said on Wednesday two of its flagship firms planned to delay repayment on billions of dollars of debt as a first step toward restructuring Dubai World, the conglomerate that spearheaded the emirate's breakneck growth. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/business/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091126/bs_nm/us_bhpbilliton nm/20091126/us_bhpbilliton Reuters business Thu, 26 Nov 2009 02:30:44 GMT Reuters - Global miner BHP Billiton dismissed talk on Thursday that its iron ore partner, Rio Tinto , was baulking at their proposed $116 billion joint venture and said they were close to a binding agreement. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/business/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091125/bs_nm/us_aig_greenberg nm/20091125/us_aig_greenberg Reuters business Wed, 25 Nov 2009 23:04:25 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/business/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091125/bs_nm/us_aig_greenberg"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20091125/i/r731452888.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=vMQtyRbAZA.JASVdo62OGw--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Former American International Group (AIG) CEO Maurice Greenberg testifies before a House Oversight and Government Reform hearing on The Collapse and Federal Rescue of A.I.G. and What It Means for the U.S. Economy on Capitol Hill in Washington April 2, 2009. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque" border="0" /></a>Reuters - AIG and former chief executive Maurice "Hank" Greenberg have reached an agreement to bury a long-standing, bitter legal battle and the insurer will turn over materials the former boss can use to write his memoir, as well as prized photographs and a Persian carpet.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/business/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091125/bs_nm/us_aig_greenberg"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20091125/i/r731452888.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=vMQtyRbAZA.JASVdo62OGw--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="photo" title="Former American International Group (AIG) CEO Maurice Greenberg testifies before a House Oversight and Government Reform hearing on The Collapse and Federal Rescue of A.I.G. and What It Means for the U.S. Economy on Capitol Hill in Washington April 2, 2009. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/business/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091126/bs_nm/us_trump nm/20091126/us_trump Reuters business Thu, 26 Nov 2009 03:38:48 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/business/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091126/bs_nm/us_trump"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091119/capt.b1af12937634412ea57aed7fdb3cc4c3.trump_network_nybz150.jpg?x=104&y=130&q=85&sig=h41hSvybDMdROouKlDbf2A--" align="left" height="130" width="104" alt="FILE - In this May 15, 2009 file photo, Donald Trump watches the New York Yankees play the Minnesota Twins during the sixth inning of a baseball game in New York. The ubiquitous Trump is partnering with Ideal Health, a 12-year-old Massachusetts-based nutritional products company, and renaming it 'The Trump Network,' though the partners won't specify what their financial relationship is Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009.(AP Photo/Frank Franklin II, File)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Beal Bank has made a restructuring proposal for bankrupt Trump Entertainment Resorts' Atlantic City casinos that would give it a 65 percent stake in the casinos company, the bank's attorney said on Wednesday.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/business/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091126/bs_nm/us_trump"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091119/capt.b1af12937634412ea57aed7fdb3cc4c3.trump_network_nybz150.jpg?x=104&y=130&q=85&sig=h41hSvybDMdROouKlDbf2A--" align="left" height="130" width="104" alt="photo" title="FILE - In this May 15, 2009 file photo, Donald Trump watches the New York Yankees play the Minnesota Twins during the sixth inning of a baseball game in New York. The ubiquitous Trump is partnering with Ideal Health, a 12-year-old Massachusetts-based nutritional products company, and renaming it 'The Trump Network,' though the partners won't specify what their financial relationship is Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009.(AP Photo/Frank Franklin II, File)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/business/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091125/ap_on_bi_ge/world_markets ap/20091125/world_markets AP business Wed, 25 Nov 2009 16:58:38 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/business/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091125/ap_on_bi_ge/world_markets"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091126/capt.photo_1259205903991-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=oFQJaJIQ2DkGPC1Y4MEYMg--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. The Federal Reserve's zero interest rate policy is provoking growing complaints from some economists who argue it is doing little to spark lending activity and may be fueling new asset bubbles.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Spencer Platt)" border="0" /></a>AP - European and U.S. stock markets rose Wednesday after a batch of stronger than anticipated U.S. economic data and as trading levels dried up ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/business/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091125/ap_on_bi_ge/world_markets"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091126/capt.photo_1259205903991-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=oFQJaJIQ2DkGPC1Y4MEYMg--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="photo" title="Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. The Federal Reserve's zero interest rate policy is provoking growing complaints from some economists who argue it is doing little to spark lending activity and may be fueling new asset bubbles.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Spencer Platt)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/business/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091125/ap_on_hi_te/us_of_mutual_interest__fund_challengers ap/20091125/us_of_mutual_interest__fund_challengers AP technology Wed, 25 Nov 2009 20:52:16 GMT AP - If you're unhappy with your mutual fund, you can easily find another. After all, there are nearly 8,000 to choose from. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/business/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091125/ap_on_bi_ge/us_capmark_financial_sale ap/20091125/us_capmark_financial_sale AP business Wed, 25 Nov 2009 16:59:40 GMT AP - Capmark Financial Group Inc. said it has received approval to complete the $515 million sale of its North American servicing and mortgage banking units to a joint venture owned by Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc. and Leucadia National Corp. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/business/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091125/ap_on_bi_ge/us_coldwater_creek_mover ap/20091125/us_coldwater_creek_mover AP business Wed, 25 Nov 2009 16:04:41 GMT AP - Shares of Coldwater Creek Inc. slumped Wednesday after the women's apparel retailer posted a third-quarter loss that missed Wall Street's expectations.