http://finbulletin.com Business news Mon, 06 Feb 2012 09:20:05 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Japan http://finbulletin.com/sony-panasonic-losses-worsen-samsung-dominates-bloomberg/ Russia refrained from cutting interest rates after a surprise reduction in December, signaling for the first time since August that borrowing costs may remain unchanged in the http://finbulletin.com/russia-signals-keeping-rates-on-hold-for-months-as-inflation-threat-wanes-bloomberg/ Asian stock markets were mostly lower Friday ahead of a U.S. jobs report that is a key gauge of how robust the world's No. 1 economy is. Benchmark oil was nearly unchanged at $96 per barrel while the dollar rose against the euro and the yen. Japan's Nikkei 225 index ... http://finbulletin.com/asia-stock-markets-fall-ahead-of-us-jobs-report/ Seeking cooperation in a polarized climate, President Barack Obama on Tuesday urged Congress to act quickly on bipartisan measures that would extend tax breaks for small businesses and help startup companies raise money. He said he would sign the legislation "right away." Obama plans to include in his 2013 budget ... http://finbulletin.com/obama-wants-small-business-bill-this-year/ Lee Enterprises, owner of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, exited bankruptcy Monday, less than two months after the newspaper publisher announced it would seek the protection of the bankruptcy court to push through a debt refinancing plan. Lee, which is based in Davenport, Iowa, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in Delaware ... http://finbulletin.com/lee-emerges-from-bankruptcy/ Developing countries seeking to raise their standards of living should focus on educating girls, former U.S. Treasury Secretary Larry Summers said. http://finbulletin.com/summers-says-developing-nations-should-educate-girls-tom-keene-bloomberg/ Greece's prime minister resumed talks late Thursday with top bank negotiators to try and overcome obstacles to a major debt-relief deal needed to avoid bankruptcy. Premier Lucas Papademos met with Charles Dallara, managing director of the Institute of International Finance, a banking lobby, and Jean Lemierre, senior adviser to the ... http://finbulletin.com/debt-relief-talks-restart-in-greece/ President Barack Obama, offering an election-year prescription to spur the economy, said the wealthiest Americans should pay more taxes in the name of fairness, to bring down the deficit and ensure those trying to make ends meet don http://finbulletin.com/obama-calls-for-wealthy-americans-to-pay-more-in-tax-to-restore-fairness-bloomberg/ Anheuser-Busch President David Peacock, who has led the brewery's U.S. operations since 2008, has resigned from the company.   Employees were notified today of Peacock's resignation, which is effective today. He's leaving to spend more time with his family and pursue other business interests, according to the company. Peacock will continue to ... http://finbulletin.com/anheuser-busch-president-david-peacock-resigns/ European Union governments returned to German Chancellor Angela Merkel http://finbulletin.com/merkel-pushes-eu-toward-stricter-fiscal-limits-heeding-draghis-demands-bloomberg/