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Company owners more upbeat about post-election biz

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 11th

By JOYCE M. ROSENBERGAP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Small business owners are getting a little more optimistic about how their companies will do after the November election, according to a survey released Tuesday. The National Federation of Independent Business says owners it surveyed last

US stocks rise ahead of Fed meeting

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 11th

By MATTHEW CRAFTAP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Investors spent Tuesday preparing for two events sure to move markets this week: a Federal Reserve meeting and a court decision on whether Germany can help support its struggling neighbors. And if the stock market's gains Tuesday are any

Deutsche Bank to cut costs, change pay practices

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 11th

By DAVID McHUGHAP Business Writer FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) - Deutsche Bank is to cut costs, shed risky investments and tighten executive pay practices as part of an effort to strengthen itself against a slackening global economy and more regulation. The shakeup follows a 100-day review by new co

Greece suffering "merciless lashing," _ president

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 11th

ATHENS, Greece (AP) - Greece's President Karolos Papoulias urged the country's creditors Tuesday to ease their demands for more austerity, claiming that the country has suffered a "merciless lashing" "I think we have paid enough for our mistakes, and Europe must realize that it needs to

Asian stocks rise ahead of German court ruling

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 10th

By PAMELA SAMPSONAP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) - Asian stock markets rose Wednesday ahead of a court decision on whether Germany can support a European bailout fund created to prevent the weakest euro economies from going bust. Confidence that the court won't block Germany's

Kraft scares up 'Candy Corn Oreos' for Halloween

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 7th

NEW YORK (AP) - Here's a scary snack for trick-or-treaters: Candy Corn Oreos. Kraft Foods Inc. says it's introducing its famous wafer cookie in a candy corn flavor ahead of the Halloween season. The cookies will be available exclusively at Target Corp. stores and retail for $3.59 for a

One million Apple iOS device identifiers stolen from FBI laptop

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 4th

By Andy BoxalProvided by Operation AntiSec has made a return, this time leaking a file containing 1,000,001 unique device identifier numbers, or UDIDs, for Apple devices. The hackers are claiming that the data was stolen from a laptop belonging to the FBI, and that in total, it contained more than