http://www.kpic.com/news/business RSS Feed for KPIC - News - Business en-us Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:47:04 GMT 2012-02-09T16:47:04Z en-us http://www.kpic.com/news/business/Democrats-propose-6-week-cut-in-jobless-benefits-139018604.html Congressional Democrats are urging a modest six-week cut in the number of weeks that unemployed workers can receive jobless benefits as House-Senate talks on a payroll tax cut slowly inch along. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:47:04 GMT http://www.kpic.com/news/business/Democrats-propose-6-week-cut-in-jobless-benefits-139018604.html 2012-02-09T16:47:04Z http://www.kpic.com/news/business/Ford-CFO-Booth-to-retire-CEO-Mulally-staying-put--139018469.html Two top Ford executives who helped lead Ford's comeback from financial disaster are retiring, but CEO Alan Mulally says he has no plans to leave. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:45:03 GMT http://www.kpic.com/news/business/Ford-CFO-Booth-to-retire-CEO-Mulally-staying-put--139018469.html 2012-02-09T16:45:03Z http://www.kpic.com/news/business/Kodak-to-stop-making-cameras-digital-frames-139018149.html Eastman Kodak Co. said Thursday that it will stop making digital cameras, pocket video cameras and digital picture frames, marking the end of an era for the company that brought photography to the masses more than a century ago. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:40:44 GMT http://www.kpic.com/news/business/Kodak-to-stop-making-cameras-digital-frames-139018149.html 2012-02-09T16:40:44Z http://www.kpic.com/news/business/Wholesale-inventories-rose-1-percent-in-December--139017749.html Wholesale businesses increased their stockpiles sharply in December although the gains are expected to slow in coming months, a development that could curb overall economic growth. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:37:38 GMT http://www.kpic.com/news/business/Wholesale-inventories-rose-1-percent-in-December--139017749.html 2012-02-09T16:37:38Z http://www.kpic.com/news/business/Pepsico-to-cut-8700-jobs-4th-qtr-net-rises-139017484.html PepsiCo said it plans to cut 8,700 jobs, or about 3 percent of its workforce, as it tries to offset higher costs for ingredients and increased spending on advertising in North America. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:34:34 GMT http://www.kpic.com/news/business/Pepsico-to-cut-8700-jobs-4th-qtr-net-rises-139017484.html 2012-02-09T16:34:34Z http://www.kpic.com/news/business/13000-is-next-Dow-milestone-with-record-in-sight-138938014.html It was just last summer that the Dow Jones industrial average shed 2,000 points in three terrifying weeks. Investors had a host of things to worry about, including the possibility of another recession. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:40:02 GMT http://www.kpic.com/news/business/13000-is-next-Dow-milestone-with-record-in-sight-138938014.html 2012-02-08T16:40:02Z http://www.kpic.com/news/business/Murdochs-company-settles-more-phone-hacking-lawsuits-138937849.html Rupert Murdoch's News International has succeeded in settling nearly all the cases in the first wave of lawsuits against it for phone hacking, with a new round of apologies and payouts announced in a London court Wednesday. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:37:50 GMT http://www.kpic.com/news/business/Murdochs-company-settles-more-phone-hacking-lawsuits-138937849.html 2012-02-08T16:37:50Z http://www.kpic.com/news/business/UK-to-buy-another-Boeing-C-17-military-plane-138937729.html Prime Minister David Cameron says Britain will buy a new Boeing C-17 military aircraft to help move troops around. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:37:01 GMT http://www.kpic.com/news/business/UK-to-buy-another-Boeing-C-17-military-plane-138937729.html 2012-02-08T16:37:01Z http://www.kpic.com/news/business/Forget-the-Happy-Meal-Lorax-gets-green-tie-ins-138937509.html The Lorax, perhaps the most famous anti-industrial crusader from children's literature, is about to become a big-time corporate spokesman. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:35:29 GMT http://www.kpic.com/news/business/Forget-the-Happy-Meal-Lorax-gets-green-tie-ins-138937509.html 2012-02-08T16:35:29Z http://www.kpic.com/news/business/Nokia-ends-phone-assembly-in-Europe-cuts-jobs-138937649.html Nokia Corp. plans to stop assembling cellphones in Europe by year-end as it shifts production to Asia and will cut another 4,000 jobs, its latest attempts to cushion itself from stiff competition in the smartphone sector. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:36:14 GMT http://www.kpic.com/news/business/Nokia-ends-phone-assembly-in-Europe-cuts-jobs-138937649.html 2012-02-08T16:36:14Z