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Regulators Probe 'Inherently Deceptive' Insurance Marketing
9:12AM 9/28/2010
In three states, regulators have started or widened investigations into insurers after a judge described MetLIfe Inc's (MET) marketing of asset accounts as "inherently deceptive."
On Sept. 10, U.S. District Judge Larry Hicks in Reno, Nevada said that MetLife gave customers the misimpression that...
Losing Money Isn't the U.S. Postal Service's Only Problem
5:30PM 3/02/2010
Faced with an estimated $7 billion shortfall in 2010, the United States Postal Service is contemplating radical cuts that would eliminate Saturday mail delivery and raise the cost of postage. But to really turn the USPS's problems around, it will either need to be directly funded by the government or it needs the freedom to set its own prices, policies, and hours.
Asia Markets Today: MTR Shares Climb, JAL Continues Plunge
7:15AM 1/18/2010
The Shanghai Composite Index added 0.4%, ending the day at 3,237. In Japan, the Nikkei 225 Index fell 1.2%, to 10,855 and in Hong Kong the Hang Seng shed 0.9% to close at 21,460.
Cheap Carriers Using Android Spell Trouble for iPhone
7:30PM 12/15/2009
Company News, Technology, Investing, Google , Motorola, Research In Motion, Sprint Nextel Corp, Apple, AT&T, Verizon
Google's Android is proving to be the first true competitor to Apple's iPhone in terms of bandwidth consumption and rich application use.
If providers such as MetroPCS or Leap Wireless start offering Android-powered smartphones, it could be a big problem for some big players.
Lucky Somali Pirates' Haul Was $120 Million Richer Than They Thought
4:00PM 12/15/2009
Contrary to earlier published reports, the hijacked U.S.-bound oil tanker Maran Centaurus is carrying about $140 million worth of Saudi crude -- not the $20 million previously claimed -- DailyFinance has learned. Reached in Greece Tuesday, a representative for Maran Tankers Management, the ship's...
Is Robert Rubin pushing Obama to go easy on Wall Street?
12:30PM 12/15/2009
Rolling Stone's Matt Taibbi argues in a new article, "Obama's Big Sellout," that President Obama's advisors are undermining his campaign promises for change by forcing him to do the bidding of Wall Street.
Obama's most powerful advisors are reportedly under the sway of former Treasury Secretary...
Fed Is Likely to Maintain Status Quo in December Meeting
12:00PM 12/15/2009
With the unemployment rate at 10 percent and analysts predicting it will barely drop to 9.9 percent by the third quarter of 2010, Ben Bernanke would be committing political suicide if he raised rates now.
Scroogier holiday spending means blue Christmas for communities
10:00AM 12/15/2009
As 2009 draws to a close, higher unemployment and lower incomes are translating into a Christmas that will be even leaner than last year's. According to a recent CNN poll, 49% of consumers plan to spend less this holiday than they did in 2008. Another 39% say their spending will remain the same as...
New taxes take the shine off Chinese real estate -- shares plummet in HK and Shanghai
7:00AM 12/15/2009
In Asia Tuesday, shares closed lower. The Shanghai Composite Index lost 0.9%, closing at 3,274 and in Hong Kong, the Hang Seng Index was down 1.3% at 21,814. Japan's Nikkei 225 Index shed 0.2%, ending the day at 10,083.In China, declines were led by property developers as investors reacted to the...
No one bothered to tell Apple or its loyal customers that desktops were going the way eight-track tapes and rotary phones. Its computer sales surpassed estimates in October and November, thanks largely to the strength in desktops.
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