http://www.advfn.com/nyse/rss.asp New York Stock Exchange Company Newsfeed en Sat, 07 Nov 2009 15:53:37 EST Sat, 07 Nov 2009 15:53:37 EST http://www.advfn.com/nyse/StockNews.asp?stocknews=MCD&article=40258895&headline=mcdonalds-laying-plans-for-1-breakfast-menu-next-year-document http://www.advfn.com/nyse/StockNews.asp?stocknews=MCD&article=40258895&headline=mcdonalds-laying-plans-for-1-breakfast-menu-next-year-document <div class='newsbody'><pre> DOW JONES NEWSWIRES </pre> <p> McDonald's Corp. (MCD) is setting a course to add a dollar menu for breakfast starting in January, according to a document obtained by Dow Jones Newswires, as it looks to head off a slowdown in morning sales. </p> <p> The fast-food chain's national... Sat, 07 Nov 2009 15:53:37 EST http://www.advfn.com/nyse/StockNews.asp?stocknews=BP&article=40257236&headline=bps-texas-city-refinery-to-restart-ultracracker-filing http://www.advfn.com/nyse/StockNews.asp?stocknews=BP&article=40257236&headline=bps-texas-city-refinery-to-restart-ultracracker-filing <div class='newsbody'><p> NEW YORK -(Dow Jones)- BP PLC (BP) on Saturday will begin the process to start up an ultracracker unit at its Texas City, Texas, refinery, according to a report filed with state environmental regulators. </p> <p> Restarting the ultracracker unit, which uses hydrogen to convert... Sat, 07 Nov 2009 02:22:06 EST http://www.advfn.com/nyse/StockNews.asp?stocknews=BBG&article=40256856&headline=us-fed-files-appeal-in-bloomberg-foia-case http://www.advfn.com/nyse/StockNews.asp?stocknews=BBG&article=40256856&headline=us-fed-files-appeal-in-bloomberg-foia-case <div class='newsbody'><pre> By Kristina Peterson Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES </pre> <p> WASHINGTON -(Dow Jones)- Forcing the U.S. Federal Reserve Bank to disclose confidential lending information could undermine the institution's ability to maintain market stability, the Fed argued in an appeal filed Friday... Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:33:06 EST http://www.advfn.com/nyse/StockNews.asp?stocknews=FRE&article=40256830&headline=jobless-rate-suggests-more-pain-to-come-in-housing-market http://www.advfn.com/nyse/StockNews.asp?stocknews=FRE&article=40256830&headline=jobless-rate-suggests-more-pain-to-come-in-housing-market <div class='newsbody'><pre> By Prabha Natarajan Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES </pre> <p> NEW YORK -(Dow Jones)- Fannie Mae (FNM) reported eye-popping losses as a result of the sharp deterioration in home loans it had guaranteed, and warned that its credit losses would continue to mount into next year. </p> <p>... Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:28:23 EST http://www.advfn.com/nyse/StockNews.asp?stocknews=FNM&article=40256742&headline=berkshire-hathaway-profit-triples-on-investment-gains http://www.advfn.com/nyse/StockNews.asp?stocknews=FNM&article=40256742&headline=berkshire-hathaway-profit-triples-on-investment-gains <div class='newsbody'><pre> DOW JONES NEWSWIRES </pre> <p> Berkshire Hathaway Inc.'s (BRKA, BRKB) third-quarter earnings tripled as the company posted a revenue increase and benefited from rising stock markets. </p> <p> On Friday, Berkshire posted a quarterly profit of $3.24 billion, or $2,087 a Class... Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:06:52 EST http://www.advfn.com/nyse/StockNews.asp?stocknews=FRE&article=40256647&headline=freddie-mac-3q-loss-narrows-but-credit-loss-provisions-rise http://www.advfn.com/nyse/StockNews.asp?stocknews=FRE&article=40256647&headline=freddie-mac-3q-loss-narrows-but-credit-loss-provisions-rise <div class='newsbody'><pre> DOW JONES NEWSWIRES </pre> <p> Freddie Mac (FRE) posted a narrower third-quarter loss, but credit-loss provisions and the delinquency rate continued to rise as the company continues to be hit by the ongoing housing downturn. The year-ago loss was a record for Freddie, as the... Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:52:03 EST http://www.advfn.com/nyse/StockNews.asp?stocknews=WMT&article=40256635&headline=radioshack-to-begin-carrying-apples-iphone-in-limited-areas http://www.advfn.com/nyse/StockNews.asp?stocknews=WMT&article=40256635&headline=radioshack-to-begin-carrying-apples-iphone-in-limited-areas <div class='newsbody'><pre> By Mary Ellen Lloyd Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES </pre> <p> NEW YORK -(Dow Jones)- RadioShack Corp. (RSH) said it will carry Apple Inc.'s (AAPL) iPhone at a limited number of stores later this month. </p> <p> In a press release, the retailer said stores in Dallas-Fort Worth and... Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:49:06 EST http://www.advfn.com/nyse/StockNews.asp?stocknews=GM&article=40256581&headline=lawmakers-press-white-house-on-auto-imbalance-in-s-korea-japan http://www.advfn.com/nyse/StockNews.asp?stocknews=GM&article=40256581&headline=lawmakers-press-white-house-on-auto-imbalance-in-s-korea-japan <div class='newsbody'><pre> By Josh Mitchell Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES </pre> <p> WASHINGTON -(Dow Jones)- Auto-industry allies on Capitol Hill urged the Obama administration on Friday to "take all steps necessary" to further open the South Korean and Japanese markets to U.S. automobiles. </p> <p> The group... Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:39:10 EST http://www.advfn.com/nyse/StockNews.asp?stocknews=WMT&article=40256402&headline=wal-mart-de-mexico-october-same-store-sales-up-5-1-on-year http://www.advfn.com/nyse/StockNews.asp?stocknews=WMT&article=40256402&headline=wal-mart-de-mexico-october-same-store-sales-up-5-1-on-year <div class='newsbody'><p> MEXICO CITY -(Dow Jones)- Retailer Wal-Mart de Mexico SAB (WMMVY, WALMEX.MX) said Friday that its same-stores sales grew 5.1% in October from the year-ago month as more people visited its stores and spent slightly more on average. </p> <p> Walmex, as the country's biggest retailer... Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:25:15 EST http://www.advfn.com/nyse/StockNews.asp?stocknews=WFC&article=40256226&headline=wells-fargo-new-overdraft-policy-to-cost-300-million-in-2010 http://www.advfn.com/nyse/StockNews.asp?stocknews=WFC&article=40256226&headline=wells-fargo-new-overdraft-policy-to-cost-300-million-in-2010 <div class='newsbody'><pre> By Marshall Eckblad Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES </pre> <p> NEW YORK -(Dow Jones)- Wells Fargo &amp; Co. (WFC) said Friday its revised policies for charging overdraft fees will cost the San Francisco bank $300 million, after taxes, in 2010. </p> <p> The bank disclosed the new policy's... Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:15:16 EST http://www.advfn.com/nyse/StockNews.asp?stocknews=VZ&article=40256152&headline=tech-stocks-tech-stocks-close-with-small-gains http://www.advfn.com/nyse/StockNews.asp?stocknews=VZ&article=40256152&headline=tech-stocks-tech-stocks-close-with-small-gains <div class='newsbody'><p> By Rex Crum </p> <p> Technology stocks ended an erratic day with mixed results Friday as the sector spent most of the session hunting for stability after the U.S. unemployment rate topped 10% for the first time in 26 years. </p> <p> The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite Index (RIXF... Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:09:16 EST http://www.advfn.com/nyse/StockNews.asp?stocknews=XOM&article=40256017&headline=market-snapshot-stocks-end-losing-streak-dow-closes-above-10-000 http://www.advfn.com/nyse/StockNews.asp?stocknews=XOM&article=40256017&headline=market-snapshot-stocks-end-losing-streak-dow-closes-above-10-000 <div class='newsbody'><p> By Peter McKay </p> <p> Stocks snapped a two-week losing streak Friday as a surge in General Electric nudged the Dow Jones Industrial Average back above 10,000, marking its first weekly close above that level since the early days of the credit crisis. </p> <p> Through most of... Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:00:21 EST http://www.advfn.com/nyse/StockNews.asp?stocknews=XOM&article=40255941&headline=market-snapshot-stocks-end-higher-lifted-by-ge-consumer-shares http://www.advfn.com/nyse/StockNews.asp?stocknews=XOM&article=40255941&headline=market-snapshot-stocks-end-higher-lifted-by-ge-consumer-shares <div class='newsbody'><p> By Dow Jones </p> <p> Stocks snapped a two-week losing streak Friday as a surge in General Electric nudged the Dow Jones Industrial Average back above 10,000, marking its first weekly close above that level since the early days of the credit crisis. </p> <p> Through most of... Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:55:11 EST http://www.advfn.com/nyse/StockNews.asp?stocknews=WMT&article=40255921&headline=s-p-500-composite-third-quarter-earnings-seen-down-15 http://www.advfn.com/nyse/StockNews.asp?stocknews=WMT&article=40255921&headline=s-p-500-composite-third-quarter-earnings-seen-down-15 <div class='newsbody'><pre> DOW JONES NEWSWIRES </pre> <p> With 88% of companies in the Standard &amp; Poor's 500 Index having reported, composite third-quarter results are expected to fall 15% from a year earlier, according to Thomson Reuters, though earnings have come in better than anticipated. </p> <p>... Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:53:32 EST http://www.advfn.com/nyse/StockNews.asp?stocknews=PVZ&article=40255540&headline=colombia-ecopetrol-chevron-reduce-gas-exports-to-venezuela http://www.advfn.com/nyse/StockNews.asp?stocknews=PVZ&article=40255540&headline=colombia-ecopetrol-chevron-reduce-gas-exports-to-venezuela <div class='newsbody'><p> BOGOTA -(Dow Jones)- Colombia's state-controlled oil company Ecopetrol SA (ECOPETROL.BO) and its partner U.S.-based Chevron Corp. (CVX) reduced shipments of natural gas to Venezuela as demand in Colombia increased, an Ecopetrol spokeswoman said Friday. </p> <p> In Late October... Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:27:37 EST http://www.advfn.com/nyse/StockNews.asp?stocknews=GME&article=40255332&headline=activision-gives-videogame-stocks-a-boost http://www.advfn.com/nyse/StockNews.asp?stocknews=GME&article=40255332&headline=activision-gives-videogame-stocks-a-boost <div class='newsbody'><p> By Dan Gallagher </p> <p> Activision Blizzard Inc. (ATVI) shares rose Friday after reporting third-quarter results and maintaining its fourth-quarter forecast, encouraging investors who had grown worried about holiday game sales. </p> <p> The shares recently rose 37 cents, or... Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:13:47 EST http://www.advfn.com/nyse/StockNews.asp?stocknews=XOM&article=40255001&headline=market-snapshot-blue-chip-stocks-edge-lower-energy-weighs http://www.advfn.com/nyse/StockNews.asp?stocknews=XOM&article=40255001&headline=market-snapshot-blue-chip-stocks-edge-lower-energy-weighs <div class='newsbody'><p> By Peter McKay </p> <p> U.S. stocks turned mostly weaker in afternoon trading Friday as a drop in oil prices weighed on the energy and utilities sector and undermined earlier gains in industrial stocks. Technology issues outperformed the broader market. </p> <p> The Dow Jones... Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:48:34 EST http://www.advfn.com/nyse/StockNews.asp?stocknews=RDSB&article=40254662&headline=calif-ag-wins-19-5-million-court-judgment-vs-shell-gas-stations http://www.advfn.com/nyse/StockNews.asp?stocknews=RDSB&article=40254662&headline=calif-ag-wins-19-5-million-court-judgment-vs-shell-gas-stations <div class='newsbody'><pre> By Cassandra Sweet Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES </pre> <p> SAN FRANCISCO -(Dow Jones)- A California court has ordered gasoline stations owned by units of Royal Dutch Shell PLC (RDSA, RDSB, RDSB.LN) to pay California agencies $19.5 million for violating the state's hazardous waste... Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:21:09 EST http://www.advfn.com/nyse/StockNews.asp?stocknews=TEF&article=40254499&headline=telefonica-vivendi-see-anatel-vote-on-gvt-bids-next-week-sources http://www.advfn.com/nyse/StockNews.asp?stocknews=TEF&article=40254499&headline=telefonica-vivendi-see-anatel-vote-on-gvt-bids-next-week-sources <div class='newsbody'><p> By Alastair Stewart </p> <p> Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES </p> <p> SAO PAULO -(Dow Jones)- Spain's Telefonica (TEF, TEF.MC) and France's Vivendi (VIV.FR, VIVEF) expect Brazilian telecommunications watchdog Anatel to review their requests for pre-approval of bids to take over local... Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:06:41 EST http://www.advfn.com/nyse/StockNews.asp?stocknews=WMT&article=40254277&headline=us-equities-week-ahead-retailers-report-sept-trade-deficit http://www.advfn.com/nyse/StockNews.asp?stocknews=WMT&article=40254277&headline=us-equities-week-ahead-retailers-report-sept-trade-deficit <div class='newsbody'><pre> By Kathy Shwiff Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES </pre> <p> NEW YORK -(Dow Jones)- Major retailers, including Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (WMT), will report fiscal third-quarter results next week. The industry has been reporting improved year-over-year sales of late. </p> <p> The trade deficit... Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:47:26 EST