AHN - business news and headlinesbusiness news and headlines. FOR PERSONAL AND NON-COMMERCIAL USE ONLYView more business news at All Headline News- (Found June 29, 2008 ) Visit All Headline News for up to the minute business news, breaking news and headlines.http://www.allheadlinenews.com/news/business Cutthroat Competition Among British Supermarkets Helps Consumer Cope With Rising Food Cost (AHN)- June 29, 2008 (AHN) - British supermarkets are engaged in a price war in a bid to capture a larger segment of the consumers who are cash-challenged. - Fri, 27 Jun 2008 13:01:31 GMT (AHN)http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/7011406147 Merrill To Writedown $5.4B In 2Q, Lehman Says (AHN)- (Found June 29, 2008 ) (AHN) - Merrill Lynch & Co. will further writedown during the second quarter due to subprime-mortgage losses, according to a brokerage firm. - Fri, 27 Jun 2008 13:37:59 GMT (AHN)http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/7011406356 Anheuser-Busch To Cut $1 B In Costs, Improve Profits After Rejecting InBev (AHN)- (Found June 29, 2008 ) (AHN) - After rejecting InBev's unsolicited highest takeover bid, Anheuser-Busch Cos. Inc. decided to cut costs, increase savings and improve profits. - Fri, 27 Jun 2008 14:52:20 GMT (AHN)http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/7011406869 Consumer Sentiment Slides In June (AHN)- (Found June 29, 2008 ) (AHN) - The ReutersUniversity of Michigan Survey of Consumers saw the confidence index fall to 56.4, marking a 28 year low. - Fri, 27 Jun 2008 15:40:14 GMT (AHN)http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/7011407569 Finish Line Turns First Quarter Profit (AHN)- (Found June 29, 2008 ) (AHN) - Shares of Finish Line are trading higher after the athletic footwear and apparel retailer reported a first quarter profit of 2 cents a share, Thursday after the close. - Fri, 27 Jun 2008 15:53:09 GMT (AHN)http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/7011407687 U.S. Markets Finish Week Lower As Oil Sets New High (AHN)- (Found June 29, 2008 ) (AHN) - All three major indices closed lower Friday, ending a rough week that saw crude oil hit record prices and the Dow Industrials shed 4 percent. - Fri, 27 Jun 2008 17:29:56 GMT (AHN)http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/7011408320 Siemens Considers Workforce Cut Of 15,000 White Collar Employees (AHN)- (Found June 29, 2008 ) (AHN) - Germany's largest electronic firm, Siemens, is considering cutting 15,000 white collar jobs to reduce administrative expenses. - Fri, 27 Jun 2008 18:08:32 GMT (AHN)http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/7011408568 Russian Gas Firm To Go Into Natural Gas Station Business (AHN)- (Found June 29, 2008 ) (AHN) - To encourage the manufacture and conversion of more European cars that run on natural gas, Russian energy firm Gazprom plans to build a network of gas stations across Europe. - Fri, 27 Jun 2008 18:23:37 GMT (AHN)http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/7011408570 Microsoft Discontinuing Sales Of XP Operating System (AHN)- (Found June 29, 2008 ) (AHN) - Microsoft Corp. is pulling the XP operating system from its product line come Monday. The move comes 18 months after the company launched the Vista operating system. - Fri, 27 Jun 2008 19:49:30 GMT (AHN)http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/7011409249 |