Business and Industry
Hostess Liquidation Hearings Resume
Union that represents 5,000 of company's 18,000 workers again rejected concessions
Hostess Mediation Fails; Liquidation Efforts to Resume
Can't reach agreement with one union
HP Admits to "Accounting Improprieties" at Software Unit
Will cost company an estimated $8.8 billion
Who Killed Hostess?
Unions, management and the market all had their swings at the former snack giant
Twinkies Likely to Survive Hostess Sale
Snack brought in $68 million in revenue so far in 2012
US Trustee Wants to Manage Hostess Liquidation
Wants to convert case from Chapter 7 to Chapter 11
Sandy Screws Up Industrial Production
But numbers wouldn't have been that good without her, either
Ikea Admits Having Used Forced Labor in the 1980s
They didn't want to try putting their stuff together either
Ebay Sued over Recruiting Agreement with Intuit
Two companies allegedly had deal not to hire each others' employees
Texas Instruments to Lay Off 1,700
Will shift away from mobile business into embedded tech in devices
Hostess to Liquidate if Strikers Don't Return to Work
Maybe Twinkies won't last forever after all
Hostess Permanently Closes Three Bakeries Following Strike
Bet those wage cuts don't look so bad now
Lockheed Martin Dumps New CEO over Affair with Subordinate
It's a day for awkward sexual declarations
Black Friday Will Be Starting Thursday Evening
New Thanksgiving dinner side dish: cranberries simmered in Red Bull
Pending Capital-Gains Tax Hike Has Business-Owners Selling
Why hold one when Uncle Sam will steal the proceeds?
Department of Cronyism
Politicians' decisions rest on political pressures. So how could a Department of Business be a good idea?
GM's Earnings Drop in Third Quarter
Had profits in every region except Europe, which ruined it all
Anonymous Bent Out of Shape at Zynga
Says the company's layoffs will destroy the U.S. game industry
Ford Planning Cuts in Europe
Will shut down three plants, trim back 13 percent of workforce
CEOs Band Together to Call for Deficit Reduction
Through both spending cuts and tax increases
Ex-Goldman Head Gets Two Years for Insider Trading
Revealed boardroom secrets to hedge fund buddy
Georgia Leader in Business Friendly Changes
Ex-Soviet state has limited government spending and made it easier to open businesses
E.U. Considering Quota For Women on Boards
Justice Commissioner in favor of requiring that 40 percent of board members be women
Poland Wins World Bank Kudos for Improving Business Environment
Everything from contracts to property rights has been made clearer and easier
Amazon Wipes Woman's Kindle Account Without Explanation
Loses all her books with them, has account closed and doesn't know why
Siemens to Sell off Solar Power Business
Losing money there and will focus on hydro and wind instead
