Marriott International

The following is a round-up of news likely to affect stock prices today: Marriott International (MAR) says it moved to a fourth-quarter profit as leisure travelers took advantage of promotions and business travel improved. Marriott earned $106 million, or 28 cents per share. Adjusted income was...

After decades as a must-dine spot for tourists and a must-book location for benefits and parties, New York's famous Tavern on the Green will serve its last meal on New Year's Eve.

Some of the companies making headlines today: Infosys Technologies Ltd. (INFY) said quarterly profit fell 0.9 percent from a year earlier, but raised its revenue forecast for the fiscal year ending March 2010. It also beat analyst estimates of 50 cents earnings per share by 6 cents. Despite that,...

Some of the companies making headlines today: Alcoa (AA) unofficially kicked off earnings season late Wednesday, being the first of the Dow industrials to report results. It said it earned $77 million, or 8 cents per share in the quarter. Though it was 70% lower that last year's earnings, it was...

Some of the companies making headlines today: General Mills Inc. (GIS) said Wednesday that its fiscal first-quarter profit surged 51 percent to $420.6 million, or $1.25 per share on strong demand for its products, handily beating expectations. Excluding one-time items, profit was $1.28 per share,...

Some of the companies making headlines today: Dell (DELL) said it is acquiring information technology services company Perot Systems (PER) for $3.9 billion, offering $30 per share in cash, a 68 percent premium over Perot's closing share price Friday. PER shares shot up 65 percent in pre-market...

What's keeping hotel chains up at night? Falling room rates, of course. Across North America, revenue per available room fell 19.3 percent in the first six months of the year, as rates and occupancy both tumbled, according to a new report from consultancy Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu. But a hotelier's...