January 4th, 2010
One-third of DenverBusinessJournal.com readers who responded to our latest Business Pulse question said they expect their business will add at least a few new jobs in 2010.
In our unscientific online opinion survey, the percentage of readers who predict new positions at their company outnumber those who expect job cuts, 34 percent to 22 percent.
Another 22 […]
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November 12th, 2009
Comcast Corp’s bid for a controlling stake in NBC Universal to create a media powerhouse could be hurt by conflicting interests on Capitol Hill and conditions that hurt synergies, but the deal will likely be approved by regulators after a lengthy review.
Comcast and General Electric Co have been in talks to reach a […]
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November 9th, 2009
Kraft Foods Inc is expected to formalize on Monday a hostile takeover bid for Britain’s Cadbury Plc valued at roughly 10.2 billion pounds ($16.7 billion), sources familiar with the situation said on Sunday.
Cadbury previously rejected Kraft’s informal offer two months ago, which was worth 745p a share, saying it made no strategic or financial […]
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November 5th, 2009
Comcast Corp’s quarterly profit rose a better-than-expected 22 percent, as it sold more phone and Internet subscriptions, helping to fight competition from phone and satellite companies.
But the largest U.S. cable company, which sources have said is in talks to take control of NBC Universal, suffered from a lack of corresponding gains in revenue received […]
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October 15th, 2009
German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s new coalition is close to agreeing on her goal of income-tax cuts of about 15 billion euros ($22 billion), according to her allies from the Bavarian Christian Social Union.
Lawmakers from Merkel’s Christian Democratic Union, or CDU, the CSU and the Free Democrats have brokered a compromise on cutting taxes […]
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September 10th, 2009
Mortgage applications in the U.S. jumped the most since March last week, as lower interest rates sparked a surge in refinancing and purchases also rose.
The Mortgage Bankers Association’s index of applications to buy a home or refinance a loan increased 17 percent to 648.3 in the week ended Sept. 4 from 554.1 a […]
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August 20th, 2009
The index of U.S. leading economic indicators probably climbed in July for a fourth consecutive month, another sign the worst recession in seven decades is almost over, economists said before a report today.
The Conference Board’s gauge of the economic outlook for the next three to six months rose 0.7 percent for a second […]
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August 12th, 2009
Norway’s central bank may leave its benchmark interest rate at a record low this week as the country’s first recession in two decades shows signs of abating, a survey showed.
Oslo-based Norges Bank will keep the overnight deposit rate at 1.25 percent, ending an easing cycle that started in October, according to all 12 […]
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July 17th, 2009
Mexico’s central bank will probably slow the pace of cuts to the benchmark interest rate as above- target inflation restricts policy makers’ response to the economy’s deepest slump since 1995.
The bank’s board, led by Governor Guillermo Ortiz, will lower the overnight rate today for a seventh straight month to 4.5 percent from 4.75 […]
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July 15th, 2009
Bank of England Deputy Governor Charles Bean said U.K. finance minister Alistair Darling would allow the bank to surpass the 150 billion-pound ($245 billion) ceiling for asset purchases by a “reasonable amount.”
“If we felt we needed to do more than 150 billion then we could write to the chancellor and ask him for […]
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