Micron CEO Dies in Crash Fri, 03 Feb 2012 20:18:03 EST
Steven R. Appleton, chairman and chief executive of Micron Technology died Friday when the high-performance airplane he was piloting crashed at Boise, Idaho's airport.
Caterpillar Closes Plant in Canada After Lockout Fri, 03 Feb 2012 23:16:58 EST
Caterpillar said it will close a locomotive plant in London, Ontario, following a lockout, eliminating about 450 jobs that mostly paid twice the rate of a U.S. counterpart.
Goldman Cuts Blankfein's Bonus Fri, 03 Feb 2012 23:47:20 EST
Goldman Sachs cut CEO Lloyd Blankfein's stock bonus for the first time since the financial crisis, the latest sign that Wall Street executives are paying for a year of mixed financial performance.
Interest-Rate Probe Widens Fri, 03 Feb 2012 23:22:27 EST
Regulators in Switzerland and the U.K. stepped up pressure on Swiss and foreign banks, extending a probe into alleged manipulation of interest rates and disclosing possible action against UBS in a trading scandal.
Injunction Interrupts Apple Sales in Germany Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:34:12 EST
Some Apple devices were unavailable for sale briefly on Friday in Germany, as part of a patent tussle with Motorola Mobility.
Toyota Expects Record Sales in 2012 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 07:55:25 EST
Toyota said it plans to sell 9.58 million vehicles globally, including those by its subsidiaries—a rise of 21% from last year.
Walgreen Same-Store Sales Decline Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:22:33 EST
Walgreen's same-store sales slid 4.6% in January as the drugstore chain's prescriptions sales were battered by the loss of major customer Express Scripts.