Archive for the Category ‘U.S. Business’

Hulu Open to New Investors for Global Expansion

Hulu Open to New Investors for Global Expansion

Hulu wants to expand its online video service internationally and would be willing to take on new investors to do so, its CEO said. View full post on WSJ.com: US Business

Pimco Led Among Borrowing by Funds

Pimco Led Among Borrowing by Funds

Money managers, including hedge funds, mutual and pension funds borrowed $71.1 billion under the Federal Reserve’s Term Asset-Backed Securities Loan Facility, Pimco foremost among them. View full post on WSJ.com: US Business

Fed Data Show Firms on the Brink

Fed Data Show Firms on the Brink

The U.S. central bank disclosed details of some $3.3 trillion in loans made to financial firms, companies and foreign central banks during the financial crisis. View full post on WSJ.com: US Business

Fed Lifts Curtain on Crisis Actions

Fed Lifts Curtain on Crisis Actions

The U.S. Federal Reserve disclosed details of loans made to financial firms, companies and foreign central banks during the financial crisis. View full post on WSJ.com: US Business

GM’s November Sales Rose 12%, Ford’s Up 20%

GM’s November Sales Rose 12%, Ford’s Up 20%

General Motors said Wednesday its U.S. sales in November rose 12%, while Ford said its sales climbed 20% as the industry continues its slow recovery. View full post on WSJ.com: US Business

FTC Backs Do-Not-Track System for Web

FTC Backs Do-Not-Track System for Web

An FTC report calls for development of a system that would enable people to avoid having their actions monitored online, a move Internet-ad firms oppose. View full post on WSJ.com: US Business

China Push for Starbucks

China Push for Starbucks

Starbucks plans to more than triple the number of stores it has in mainland China in the next five years, eventually making it the coffee seller’s largest market outside the U.S. View full post on WSJ.com: US Business

Morgan Stanley Sets Its Sights Lower

Morgan Stanley Sets Its Sights Lower

Morgan Stanley is scouring the fringes of the property market in the hunt for high returns, trying to rebuild its reputation. View full post on WSJ.com: US Business

Google Plots Move From Search to Sales

Google Plots Move From Search to Sales

Google is in talks to buy Groupon, a fast-growing website offering daily deals at local businesses, a move that would mark Google’s biggest acquisition yet and a major push into local advertising. View full post on WSJ.com: US Business

EU Zeroes In on Google

EU Zeroes In on Google

The EU opened an antitrust probe of Google that zeroes in on its core search and advertising businesses. View full post on WSJ.com: US Business

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