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Convicted NY fraudster sentenced in hit plot (AP)

2012-02-06 13:01
AP - A convicted New York mortgage fraudster who then tried to get a key witness killed in revenge has gotten another eight to 16 years in prison.

Massachusetts gas prices edge up another 2 cents (AP)

2012-02-06 13:01
AP - Massachusetts residents are paying two more cents a gallon at the gas pump, the seventh consecutive week of increases.

France, Germany want closer control of Greek funds (AP)

2012-02-06 13:01
AP - France and Germany on Monday sought to impose tighter controls on Greece's finances and warned political leaders in Athens to agree on new austerity measures soon if they didn't want to see their country go bankrupt.

Humana forecast is below Street view; shares fall (Reuters)

2012-02-06 13:01
Reuters - Humana Inc reported a quarterly profit that met analyst estimates, but the health insurer failed to raise its full-year forecast up to Wall Street's target and its shares fell 5.4 percent.

Fidelity Nat'l to buy O'Charley's restaurant chain (AP)

2012-02-06 13:01
AP - A title insurance and mortgage services company that already owns a stake in the Bakers Square restaurant chain is buying the restaurant operator O'Charley's Inc., the companies announced Monday.

jenne names susan elder as director of marketing

2012-02-06 13:01
avon, oh-- - jenne inc., a leading value-added distributor of ip telephony, audio and video conferencing, data networking and security products, announced that it has named susan elder as its director ...

zoovy spotlights marketplace optimization at online marketing summit 2012

2012-02-06 13:01
san diego, ca-- - online marketing summit, booth #223 -- this week at the online marketing summit 2012 in san diego, zoovy will be demonstrating its e-commerce software and promoting a concept called "marketplace ...

calling all marketers: business marketing association now accepting entries for b2 awards

2012-02-06 13:01
chicago, feb. 6, 2012 /prnewswire/ -- the business marketing association (bma) today announced that it has opened nominations and is now accepting award submissions for the prestigious 2012 b2 awards competition. ...

schipul -- the web marketing company announces two senior-level promotions

2012-02-06 13:01
houston -- schipul -- the web marketing company (www.schipul.com), a leading web marketing and software development company, today announced the promotions of aaron long and rodney sabrsula to vice president. ...

imn helps kia motors america drive toward digital marketing goals

2012-02-06 13:01
imn, the digital marketing company that delivers branded enewsletters and content for vertical markets, today announced details of its involvement with kia motors america , specifically to support the company’s increased focus on digital marketing objectives.

sigma marketing launches fast forward social media

2012-02-06 13:01
sigma marketing group, the customer intelligence-driven, direct and digital marketing services firm, today announced the launch of fast forward social media, an expert, streamlined

new john ryan software ensures bank marketing is never in the dark

2012-02-06 13:01
minneapolis, feb. 6, 2012 /prnewswire/ -- today, retail marketing agency john ryan announced the launch of a digital signage monitoring application, designed specifically for banks. the solution ensures ...

China growth could halve if Europe crisis worsens: IMF (Reuters)

2012-02-06 13:01
Reuters - China's annual economic growth could be cut nearly in half this year if Europe's debt crisis tips the world economy into a recession, putting pressure on Beijing to unveil "significant" fiscal stimulus, the International Monetary Fund said.

Hasbro 4Q net income dips 1 percent (AP)

2012-02-06 07:01
AP - Hasbro Inc.'s fourth-quarter net income dipped 1 percent, pinched by softer-than-expected demand in the U.S. and Canada.

Romania PM Boc quits after protests (Reuters)

2012-02-06 07:01
Reuters - Romanian Prime Minister Emil Boc resigned on Monday, giving way to mass protests against IMF-backed austerity measures and joining leaders of other European Union states felled by soaring debts.

Chevron rig burns off Nigeria as damage hits shore (AP)

2012-02-06 07:01
AP - As a fire at a Chevron Corp. gas rig off Nigeria's coast continues to burn, locals say they're seeing signs of its effects on the environment and the health of those living nearby.

marketing to millennials: social media, engagement, interaction, and immediacy

2012-02-06 07:01
digital natives have a heightened expectation of immediacy in their desire to gain information and be able to react to it now. a key element in gaining and keeping the attention of this generation is to regularly modify and update your product and message. don't be stagnant. keep the message simple and to the point. accustomed to the rapid evolution of the tools that they use, digital nativ...

biofrontera and desitin sign marketing and distribution agreement for ameluz® in scandinavia

2012-02-06 07:01
leverkusen and hamburg, germany - biofrontera pharma gmbh and desitin arzneimittel gmbh have today closed an agreement according to which desitin has obtained exclusive rights to market biofrontera`s new ...

Obama presses Congress to pass aid to homeowners (Reuters)

2012-02-06 07:01
Reuters - President Barack Obama on Saturday pressed lawmakers to pass his proposal to provide up to $10 billion in aid to struggling homeowners, saying a failure to address the housing crisis would put the rest of the economy at risk.

naked lime marketing adds e-newsletter service to its suite of full-service automotive marketing solutions for ...

2012-02-06 07:01
kettering, ohio, feb. 4, 2012 /prnewswire/ -- naked lime marketing today announced a new selection in its full-service portfolio of marketing, advertising, and web solutions for dealerships: naked lime ...

Police raids highlight Italy's fight against tax evasion (Reuters)

2012-02-06 04:02
Reuters - The two-man workshop close to the Vatican had been busy when tax police raided it last week, seizing about a million religious articles and souvenirs ranging from rosaries to images of Pope John Paul II.

marketing firm puts a spin on virtual dressing room

2012-02-06 04:02
facecake marketing technologies unveils 3-d dressing room

leaders in automotive digital marketing - response logix and digital air strike - announce merger

2012-02-06 04:02
response logix, based in sunnyvale, california, and digital air strike, based in scottsdale, arizona, today announced at the national automotive dealers association convention a merger of their two companies.

clinuvel files european marketing authorisation application for scenesse® (afamelanotide)

2012-02-06 04:02
clinuvel pharmaceuticals limited today announced that it has submitted a marketing authorisation application for its first-in-class drug scenesse® to the european medicines agency .

Chrysler's "Halftime" ad: a roadmap for America? (Reuters)

2012-02-06 04:02
Reuters - Is what is good for Chrysler good for America?

Insight: Two firms flourish in frenzied MF Global aftermath (Reuters)

2012-02-06 04:02
Reuters - The mad rush to move client money out of MF Global Inc. after its collapse left two firms with the bulk of customer accounts, while other brokerages emerged with only minor gains from the chaos of carving up a multibillion-dollar business.

GM aims for 10 percent profit margin over next few years: report (Reuters)

2012-02-06 01:01
Reuters - General Motors aims to raise its profit margin to 10 percent over the next several years, up from the current margin of about 6 percent, Daniel Ammann, chief financial officer, told the Wall Street Journal in an interview.

Resilient Chevy, Chrysler ads win at Super Bowl (Reuters)

2012-02-06 01:01
Reuters - General Motors scored with an Armageddon-proof Chevy truck while a Clint Eastwood pep talk for America won notice for rival Chrysler during the high-stakes brand battle at Sunday's Super Bowl.

marketing plan created for startup’s weight-loss product

2012-02-06 01:01
dr. michael zemel, a university of tennessee professor of nutrition and medicine, has developed and patented the food ingredient innutria that, when added to a food or beverage, helps the body improve cardiovascular function and burn fat more efficiently. under a licensing agreement with the ut research foundation, zemel in 2007 formed nutraceutical discoveries inc. to commercialize his efforts

Unemployment falls sharply in US, rises in Europe (AP)

2012-02-06 01:01
AP - Unemployment falls sharply in US, rises in Europe

As Facebook grows up, it courts Madison Avenue (Reuters)

2012-02-05 22:02
Reuters - About a year ago, when it became clear that taking Facebook Inc public was a matter of when not if, Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg went out and poached Caroline Everson, then global advertising head at Microsoft Corp.

Glencore offers 8 percent premium to Xstrata to seal merger: FT (Reuters)

2012-02-05 22:02
Reuters - Shareholders in global miner Xstrata Plc are set to receive 2.8 shares in commodities trader Glencore International for each share held as the two firms try to seal an $88 billion deal, the Financial Times reported on Monday.

Jobless rate at 3-year low as payrolls surge (Reuters)

2012-02-05 22:02
Reuters - The United States created jobs at the fastest pace in nine months in January and the unemployment rate unexpectedly dropped to a near three-year low, giving a boost to President Barack Obama.

advantex marketing international inc. trading on canadian national stock exchange (cnsx)

2012-02-05 22:02
toronto, ontario-- - advantex marketing international inc. announced today that pursuant to the provisions of its amended and restated stock option plan, it granted an aggregate of 3,530,000 options to directors, officers and employees. the options have an exercise price of $0.025 per share and expire ...

CommVault says will go it alone, despite M&A buzz (Reuters)

2012-02-05 19:01
Reuters - CommVault Systems Inc has managed to skirt rampant consolidation in the fast-growing storage software market, and CEO Bob Hammer is planning to keep it that way.

GM, Ford feud over Super Bowl ad (Reuters)

2012-02-05 19:01
Reuters - A simmering feud between General Motors Co and Ford Motor Co heated up on Sunday as Ford objected to GM's Super Bowl advertisement for its Chevy Silverado pickup truck.

Olympus ex-CEO Woodford sees more revelations (Reuters)

2012-02-05 19:01
Reuters - Official investigations into a massive fraud at Japan's Olympus Corp are highly likely to lead to further revelations on the scandal soon, according to the firm's former chief executive, Michael Woodford, who blew the whistle on the affair.

Pro-EU Niinisto wins Finnish presidency (Reuters)

2012-02-05 19:01
Reuters - Pro-Europe politician Sauli Niinisto won Finland's presidency on Sunday in an election that showed voters want to keep the country in the euro zone despite misgivings over European Union bailouts.

Sierra Club Received Millions from Natural Gas Industry (ContributorNetwork)

2012-02-05 19:01
ContributorNetwork - According to a blog post from Sierra Club Executive Director Michael Brune, the environmentalist organization accepted millions of donated dollars from the natural gas industry to fight against coal-fired plants nationwide. Here are the details.

marketing industry appoints new board

2012-02-05 19:01
manila, philippines - the internet and mobile marketing association of the philippines (immap), now on its sixth year representing the digital marketing industry, appoints its executive officers and board directors for 2012 led by manny fernando.

Romney focuses on Obama, Gingrich on Romney in NV (AP)

2012-02-05 19:01
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/business/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120203/ap_on_el_pr/us_gop_campaign"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20120203/capt.faf263cd7107418c96a09b02092a76cb-faf263cd7107418c96a09b02092a76cb-0.jpg?x=130&y=87&q=85&sig=bIg82gYdaJek2HoF9VQvLw--" align="left" height="87" width="130" alt="Republican presidential candidate, former House Spea...

A sample of companies that are hiring, at a glance (AP)

2012-02-05 19:01
AP - Employers across a range of industries have stepped up hiring. The economy gained 243,000 jobs in January, the most since last April. The hiring spree helped lower the unemployment rate for a fifth straight month, to 8.3 percent.

sas in leaders quadrant for 2012 marketing relationship management magic quadrant

2012-02-05 19:01
business analytics software provider sas, a leader in integrated marketing management, announced today it has been placed in the leaders quadrant in gartner inc.'s latest report ma

Europe's shadow darkens outlook (Reuters)

2012-02-05 16:01
Reuters - A renewed focus on Europe's banking and debt crisis may quickly sap the nascent optimism about global economic prospects that followed a remarkably solid U.S. January employment report.

Conservative wins Finland presidential vote (AP)

2012-02-05 16:01
AP - A former finance minister won Finland's presidential election Sunday and will become the country's first conservative head of state in five decades.

correcting and replacing sas in leaders quadrant for 2012 marketing resource management magic quadrant

2012-02-05 16:01
headline of release dated feb. 2, 2012 should read: sas in leaders quadrant for 2012 marketing resource management magic quadrant (sted sas in leaders quadrant for 2012 marketing r

j&l marketing receives drivingsales dealer satisfaction award: highest rated vendor in owner marketing

2012-02-05 16:01
j&l marketing, inc. announced today that it received the drivingsales dealer satisfaction award for owner marketing in a special ceremony at the 2012 national automobile dealers association convention and expo in las vegas.

microsoft reorganizing marketing, laying off 200

2012-02-05 16:01
(updates beginning in the sixth paragraph with analysts' views.)

With sparse data, focus returns to Europe (Reuters)

2012-02-05 13:02
Reuters - Europe will again be at the center of investors' focus this week as the U.S. earnings season passes the halfway mark and there is little on the economic calendar to give the market direction.

ET, the new alien scaring global markets (Reuters)

2012-02-05 13:02
Reuters - The United States is coming to be seen as a global threat, acting unilaterally with aggressive new market rules that critics say will hurt U.S. firms, foreign banks, and international markets in one swoop.

Glencore, Xstrata hammering out final deal details (Reuters)

2012-02-05 13:02
Reuters - Top executives at trader Glencore and miner Xstrata are hammering out the final details of an $80 billion tie-up to seal the industry's largest ever takeover, which could be announced as early as Tuesday.

Most Germans want Greece to quit euro: poll (Reuters)

2012-02-05 07:01
Reuters - The majority of Germans feel the euro currency bloc would be better off if debt-crippled Greece left it, a poll published in mass-selling newspaper Bild am Sonntag showed on Sunday.

France says Greek PSI talks going "relatively well" (Reuters)

2012-02-05 07:01
Reuters - France's finance minister said on Sunday talks were moving "relatively well" on the private sector portion of a Greek bailout, but discussions designed to bring its debt down to 120 pct of GDP level by 2020 were difficult.

Iran raid likely to drag in U.S. and hurt global economy (Reuters)

2012-02-05 07:01
Reuters - An Israeli raid on Iran's nuclear facilities would deliver a painful shock to the global economy, revive flagging Islamist militancy and possibly drag the United States into a regional war whether it backed its ally's attack or not.

acosta sales & marketing acquires griffin strategic advisors

2012-02-05 07:01
acosta sales & marketing, a leading full-service sales and marketing agency in the consumer packaged goods industry, today announced it has completed the acquisition of certain assets of griffin strategic advisors llc , a comprehensive strategy and operations management consulting firm specializing in helping organizations improve profitability and accelerate growth.

Wen says China has stake in helping Europe (Reuters)

2012-02-05 04:01
Reuters - China has a stake in helping euro zone countries get through their debt crisis, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao said in comments published on Sunday, pointing to Europe's importance as a market and hinting at more possible support for beleaguered exporters.

Olympus to hold shareholder meeting on April 20 (Reuters)

2012-02-05 04:01
Reuters - Japan's troubled Olympus Corp said on Sunday it will hold an extraordinary shareholders meeting on April 20, when it is expected to seek approval of a new management team.

Attackers blow up gas pipeline in Egypt's Sinai (AP)

2012-02-05 04:01
AP - An Egyptian security official says attackers have set off explosives along a gas pipeline in the country's Sinai peninsula, halting exports to neighboring Israel and Jordan.

search engine marketing services now open for business, announces articlesearchenginemarketing.com

2012-02-04 22:02
search engine marketing services now open for business, announces articlesearchenginemarketing.com today, articlesearchenginemarketing.com announced that its search engine marketing services are now open for public consumption. there has been much speculation as to why this happened with their search engine marketing services, but articlesearchenginemarketing.com has declined to comment on thos...

Micron appoints Durcan CEO after Appleton's death (Reuters)

2012-02-04 22:02
Reuters - Memory chipmaker Micron Technology's board appointed company veteran Mark Durcan as chief executive a day after longtime Chairman and CEO Steve Appleton was killed in a plane crash.

Clock ticks on Greece's bailout deadline (Reuters)

2012-02-04 22:02
Reuters - Greek Prime Minister Lucas Papademos faces a critical task of convincing international lenders and political party leaders on Sunday to agree to the stringent terms of a 130 billion euro ($171 billion) rescue plan to stave off looming default.

Aon Q4 profit rises, but margin pressures persist (Reuters)

2012-02-04 22:02
Reuters - Aon Corp posted a higher quarterly profit that narrowly beat market estimates, but the world's largest insurance broker continued to face margin pressures in its Aon Hewitt segment for the second-straight quarter.

orange county chapter of the american marketing association launches new brand and website

2012-02-04 22:02
irvine, ca-- - the orange county chapter of the american marketing association launched its new website, www.orangecountyama.org , on feb. 1. the new website is part of a complete brand relaunch for oc ...

marketing mayhem in the hotel booking space

2012-02-04 22:02
if there is any more dynamic and competitive marketing niche online than travel and hospitality, even the casual observer would have a hard time noticing it. if only there was a way to discern just where the many online business are headed. well, maybe by noting some significant ones, along with their latest news, we [...] follow sej on twitter @sejournal

steve wilhite joins the board of digital marketing company imn

2012-02-04 22:02
imn, the digital marketing company that delivers branded enewsletters and content for vertical markets, today announced that steve wilhite has joined its board of directors. the former senior executive at hyundai motors america, nissan motor company, inc.

Euro zone loses patience with Greece (Reuters)

2012-02-04 19:01
Reuters - Euro zone finance ministers told Greece on Saturday it could not go ahead with an agreed deal to restructure privately-held debt until it guaranteed it would implement reforms needed to secure a second financing package from the euro zone and the IMF.

Blast hits gas pipeline between Egypt, Jordan, Israel (Reuters)

2012-02-04 19:01
Reuters - An explosion hit the gas pipeline between Egypt, Israel and Jordan Sunday in Northern Sinai, witnesses and state TV said.

Eurogroup's Juncker warns of possible Greece default (Reuters)

2012-02-04 19:01
Reuters - The possibility of a sovereign default by Greece cannot be ruled out, Jean-Claude Juncker, head of the Eurogroup of finance ministers from the single currency zone, said in a German magazine on Saturday.

Deutsche Boerse board member wants CEO out: paper (Reuters)

2012-02-04 19:01
Reuters - Deutsche Boerse's (DB1Gn.DE) chief executive Reto Francioni should step down following the collapse of its $7.4 billion plan to merge with NYSE Euronext , a member of the German exchange operator's supervisory board told a newspaper.

Unemployment rate hinges on more than job gains (AP)

2012-02-04 19:01
AP - For most people, the 8.3 percent unemployment rate is the most visible sign of the economy's health. The rate's every movement is closely watched, especially in an election year.

d&r acquires lathian to create leading multichannel marketing agency

2012-02-04 19:01
pharmaceutical marketers are looking for the best marketing mix to reach physicians while under the pressure of slower pipelines, expiring patents, leaner sales forces and diminishing physician accessibility.

GM says most US dealers agree to upgrades (AP)

2012-02-04 16:01
AP - General Motors Co. said Saturday that most of its 4,400 U.S. dealers have agreed to upgrade their showrooms over the next four years.

Greece says faces 24-hour deadline to clinch rescue (Reuters)

2012-02-04 16:01
Reuters - Greece has just one day left to strike a deal with impatient lenders and reluctant political party leaders on a 130 billion rescue plan before the country is pushed towards a chaotic default, its finance minister warned on Saturday.

tc transcontinental announces appointment of alain gignac as chief marketing activation officer

2012-02-04 16:01
tc transcontinental announces appointment of alain gignac as chief marketing activation officer

naked lime marketing adds e-newsletter service to its suite of full-service automotive marketing solutions for ...

2012-02-04 13:01
kettering, ohio, feb. 4, 2012 /prnewswire/ -- naked lime marketing today announced a new selection in its full-service portfolio of marketing, advertising, and web solutions for dealerships: naked lime ...

Greece struggles on for deal on unpopular reforms (Reuters)

2012-02-04 10:01
Reuters - Greece's government on Saturday struggled on in talks with lenders to secure a 130 billion euro ($171 bilion) bailout before turning to the trickier task of persuading political leaders to back the unpopular reforms involved in the rescue.

Hungary seeks 15-20 billion euro IMF/EU credit line: official (Reuters)

2012-02-04 10:01
Reuters - Hungary is seeking an international credit line of 15 to 20 billion ($20 to $26.3 billion) euros, the secretary of state heading the prime minister's office, Mihaly Varga, was quoted on Saturday as saying.

Central bank liquidity tap to stay open (Reuters)

2012-02-04 10:01
Reuters - rallies that caught many in the market by surprise - investors will be paying keen attention to the world's central banks in the coming week for signs of continued easy money.

Iran says oil ban will not halt nuclear work (Reuters)

2012-02-04 07:01
Reuters - Iran's oil minister said the Islamic state would not retreat from its nuclear program even if its crude oil exports grind to a halt, the official IRNA news agency reported on Saturday.

Jobs numbers boost Obama, needs lasting trend (Reuters)

2012-02-04 07:01
Reuters - An unexpectedly strong jobs report on Friday boosted President Barack Obama's re-election prospects, but the trend must last to deny his opponents the biggest cudgel they have to bash him before the November election.

Report: Monti says Italy a 'safe place' (AP)

2012-02-04 04:01
AP - Premier Mario Monti says he considers Italy a "safe place" amid market turbulence after his government embarked on a reform drive.

marketing automation solution "spark by marketo" is 2012 stevie® awards finalist

2012-02-04 04:01
san mateo, calif., feb. 2, 2012 /prnewswire/ -- marketo, the fastest-growing provider of revenue performance management (rpm) technology, today announced that its marketing automation solution for small ...

U.S. Companies 'Yammer' for a Productivity Revolution (ContributorNetwork)

2012-02-04 01:01
ContributorNetwork - SAN FRANCISCO -- In a pleasant surprise, the Department of Labor has reported an another increase in total nonfarm employment. The U.S. added 243,000 jobs in January, ticking the unemployment rate to 8.3 percent.

Canadian PM to visit China next week (AP)

2012-02-03 22:02
AP - Canada's prime minister heads to China next week where he'll discuss Canada's vast oil reserves in a visit that's being viewed as an "open warning" to the United States, which rejected a pipeline from Canada to Texas.

Wall Street analysts struggle to predict Apple (Reuters)

2012-02-03 19:01
Reuters - Leitao is part of a cadre of amateur forecasters, bloggers and hobbyists who sift through reams of data every quarter to guess at Apple's quarterly results - often putting professional analysts to shame by coming up with more accurate predictions.

advantex marketing international inc. trading on canadian national stock exchange (cnsx)

2012-02-03 19:01
toronto, ontario-- - advantex marketing international inc. announced today that pursuant to the provisions of its amended and restated stock option plan, it granted an aggregate of 3,530,000 options to directors, officers and employees. the options have an exercise price of $0.025 per share and expire ...

Obama pushes for veterans jobs programs (AP)

2012-02-03 19:01
AP - In an effort to cut the unemployment rate among veterans, President Barack Obama is calling for a new conservation program that would put veterans to work rebuilding trails, roads and levees on public lands.

A list of notable IPOs on the Nasdaq and NYSE (AP)

2012-02-03 19:01
AP - Some recent high-profile stock offerings on the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq:

cyberset distinguishes itself from other internet marketing companies with its dedication to personalized service

2012-02-03 16:01
los angeles, feb. 3, 2012 /prnewswire/ -- as the private sector aims to further exploit the many benefits of e-commerce, more businesses are seeking high-quality internet marketing services. for comprehensive ...

Canada, Alberta set up oil sands monitoring (Reuters)

2012-02-03 16:01
Reuters - A new environmental monitoring plan for Canada's oil sands will boost water sampling and increase information available to the public as Ottawa and Alberta seek to fend off harsh international criticism following revelations that oversight has been insufficient.

Nasdaq at 11-year high after jobs report (Reuters)

2012-02-03 16:01
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/business/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20120203/bs_nm/us_markets_stocks"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20120203/i/r3214639042.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=rTrCs2jJ_D2F7iJ9CfiY8g--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="A trader yells out prices during the Initial Public Offering of Greenway Medical Technologies Inc. on the floor o...

Analysis: Stock-picking makes a comeback as macro tides fade (Reuters)

2012-02-03 16:01
Reuters - Stock-picking once again matters on Wall Street.

Hackers attack Greek Justice Ministry website (AP)

2012-02-03 16:01
AP - Hackers have attacked the Greek Justice Ministry website to protest the government's signing of a global copyright treaty and its handling of the financial crisis.

New York sues banks over electronic mortgage system (Reuters)

2012-02-03 16:01
Reuters - New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman on Friday sued three major U.S. banks, accusing them of fraud for using an electronic mortgage database that resulted in deceptive and illegal practices, including false documents in foreclosure proceedings.

sas in leaders quadrant for 2012 marketing relationship management magic quadrant

2012-02-03 16:01
business analytics software provider sas, a leader in integrated marketing management, announced today it has been placed in the leaders quadrant in gartner inc.'s latest report ma

Goldman to face mortgage debt class-action lawsuit (Reuters)

2012-02-03 13:01
Reuters - Goldman Sachs Group Inc was ordered by a federal judge to face a securities class-action lawsuit accusing it of defrauding investors about a 2006 offering of securities backed by risky mortgage loans from a now-defunct lender.

Detroit automakers say 'no' to Japan joining trade talks (Reuters)

2012-02-03 13:01
Reuters - Detroit automakers are urging President Barack Obama to reject Japan's bid to join talks on a regional free trade agreement, the head of an automotive group representing GM, Ford and Chrysler said on Thursday.

Imperial launches C$2 billion oil sands expansion (Reuters)

2012-02-03 13:01
Reuters - Imperial Oil Ltd said on Friday it will go ahead with a C$2 billion ($2 billion) expansion of its Cold Lake oil sands project, adding 40,000 barrels per day of new production to Canada's largest thermal oil sands development.

correcting and replacing sas in leaders quadrant for 2012 marketing resource management magic quadrant

2012-02-03 13:01
headline of release dated feb. 2, 2012 should read: sas in leaders quadrant for 2012 marketing resource management magic quadrant (sted sas in leaders quadrant for 2012 marketing r

j&l marketing receives drivingsales dealer satisfaction award: highest rated vendor in owner marketing

2012-02-03 13:01
j&l marketing, inc. announced today that it received the drivingsales dealer satisfaction award for owner marketing in a special ceremony at the 2012 national automobile dealers association convention and expo in las vegas.

January service sector growth highest in nearly a year: ISM (Reuters)

2012-02-03 13:01
Reuters - The pace of growth in the U.S. services sector accelerated in January to its highest level in nearly a year as new orders and employment jumped, an industry report showed on Friday.

Arizona Senate approves motion picture tax credit (AP)

2012-02-03 13:01
AP - The Arizona Senate has approved a bill creating a tax credit for motion picture production in the state.

If Japan Is Our Worst-Case Scenario, We're All Right (The Motley Fool)

2012-02-03 13:01
The Motley Fool - In 1991, former MIT dean Lester Thurow wrote that "If one looks at the last 20 years, Japan would have to be considered the betting favorite to win the economy honors of owning the 21st century."

Factory orders up, business spending rises (Reuters)

2012-02-03 13:01
Reuters - New orders for U.S. factory-made products posted a second straight monthly rise in December and business capital spending also picked up, a government report on Friday showed.

Britain's Cameron to visit White House March 13-14 (Reuters)

2012-02-03 13:01
Reuters - British Prime Minister David Cameron and President Barack Obama will meet in Washington next month to discuss Afghanistan, Iran and the Middle East as well as economic growth, the White House said on Friday.

Euro zone sales tumble at Christmas, no sign of growth (Reuters)

2012-02-03 13:01
Reuters - Retail sales in the euro zone tumbled unexpectedly in December, the biggest drop in the Christmas period in three years, data showed on Friday, with rising joblessness and stubborn inflation undercut signs of a stabilization in Europe's economy.

acosta sales & marketing acquires griffin strategic advisors

2012-02-03 13:01
acosta sales & marketing, a leading full-service sales and marketing agency in the consumer packaged goods industry, today announced it has completed the acquisition of certain assets of griffin strategic advisors llc , a comprehensive strategy and operations management consulting firm specializing in helping organizations improve profitability and accelerate growth.

the dealer.com digital website suite features powerful marketing & management apps in one platform

2012-02-03 10:02
burlington, vt -- dealer.com, the global leader in online marketing solutions for the automotive industry, today announced the launch of dealer.com digital website suite, an integrated solution that brings ...

Def Sec'y Panetta: Pressure must be kept on Iran (AP)

2012-02-03 10:02
AP - U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta says the key to stopping Iran from getting a nuclear bomb is keeping global support for tough economic sanctions.

Investors worry where to put cash as banks wobble (Reuters)

2012-02-03 10:02
Reuters - Investors are holding more cash than at any time since the Lehman Brothers collapse to protect themselves against volatile financial markets, presenting them with a dilemma - where to hold that money when banks are looking shaky.

Job growth surges, jobless rate drops to 8.3 percent (Reuters)

2012-02-03 10:02
Reuters - The economy created jobs at the fastest pace in nine months in January and the unemployment rate dropped to a near three-year low of 8.3 percent, providing some measure of comfort for President Barack Obama who faces re-election in November.

Walgreen sales hit by exit from Express Scripts (Reuters)

2012-02-03 10:02
Reuters - Walgreen Co is being hit by its withdrawal from the Express Scripts Inc pharmacy network and by a much weaker-than-expected flu season, leading it to temper its expectations for the number of prescriptions it will fill this year.

orange county chapter of the american marketing association launches new brand and website

2012-02-03 10:02
irvine, ca-- - the orange county chapter of the american marketing association launched its new website, www.orangecountyama.org , on feb. 1. the new website is part of a complete brand relaunch for oc ...

marketing mayhem in the hotel booking space

2012-02-03 10:02
if there is any more dynamic and competitive marketing niche online than travel and hospitality, even the casual observer would have a hard time noticing it. if only there was a way to discern just where the many online business are headed. well, maybe by noting some significant ones, along with their latest news, we [...] follow sej on twitter @sejournal

Small business hiring flat in January: poll (Reuters)

2012-02-03 10:02
Reuters - U.S. small business hiring was flat in January, a poll released on Friday showed, slightly better than the previous month's reading but still far from levels consistent with strong employment growth.

steve wilhite joins the board of digital marketing company imn

2012-02-03 10:02
imn, the digital marketing company that delivers branded enewsletters and content for vertical markets, today announced that steve wilhite has joined its board of directors. the former senior executive at hyundai motors america, nissan motor company, inc.

grizzard and 13 agencies form first nonprofit integrated marketing advisory board

2012-02-03 10:02
atlanta-based grizzard communications group, inc., one of the largest fundraising direct marketing agencies in the united states, has partnered with 13 other organizations to creat

microsoft reportedly cutting 200 marketing jobs

2012-02-03 10:02
microsoft is cutting about 200 jobs as part of a marketing department restructuring, according to the seattle times. the company has confirmed that they are eliminating a small number of jobs in marketing, but did not specify how many. most of the cuts will be in the seattle area, the times story says, adding that ...

Aon posts higher Q4 profit (Reuters)

2012-02-03 07:01
Reuters - Aon Corp , the world's largest insurance broker, posted a higher quarterly profit that narrowly beat market estimates on higher revenues from its human resources segment.

Merged Glencore, Xstrata would take aim at iron ore (Reuters)

2012-02-03 07:01
Reuters - An $80 billion marriage of commodities trader Glencore and miner Xstrata could lead to a new round of takeovers in iron ore, creating a goliath eager to muscle its way onto one of mining's richest and most closely guarded industries.

Truck maker Volvo's Q4 profit rockets (AP)

2012-02-03 07:01
AP - Swedish truck maker AB Volvo recorded a 46 percent rise in fourth-quarter profits after a surge in sales it described as the best it has seen in more than two decades.

Job growth seen slower in January (Reuters)

2012-02-03 07:01
Reuters - U.S. employment growth probably slowed in January as messengers hired during the busy holiday shopping season were laid off, but the improving labor market trend should remain intact.

NYSE, Deutsche Boerse call off merger on EU block (AP)

2012-02-03 07:01
AP - The New York Stock Exchange and German exchange Deutsche Boerse called off their planned merger Thursday, a day after the European Union said it would block the union because of concerns about a monopoly.

kruzic communications & mccullough marketing merge into communications strategy group

2012-02-03 07:01
denver, co-- - kruzic communications, inc. and mccullough marketing have joined forces with communications strategy group , one of denver's largest influencer relations firms, to create a tourism and hospitality ...

mma publishes winter issue of the international journal of mobile marketing

2012-02-03 07:01
new york, london, singapore & sao paulo, feb. 2, 2012 /prnewswire/ -- the mobile marketing association (mma ) today publishes the latest issue (vol. 6, no. 2) of its award-winning international journal ...

inbound marketing trends in the staffing industry: case study

2012-02-03 07:01
eatontown, n.j., feb. 1, 2012 /prnewswire-ireach/ -- [by koleen singerline, senior vice president of grass roots marketing, inc.](photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120201/cg45370 ) grass roots ...

Japan's Panasonic projects record annual net loss (AP)

2012-02-03 04:01
AP - Japanese electronics maker Panasonic forecast Friday it would log a record net loss of 780 billion yen ($10.2 billion) for the year through March, nearly twice its previous estimate, amid weak TV and mobile phone sales and restructuring costs.

Hungary's Malev airline ceases operations (AP)

2012-02-03 04:01
AP - Hungary's Malev airline says its has ceased operations and grounded all its flights to "minimize damage" after its financial situation became unsustainable.

Anonymous hackers access Greek ministry website (Reuters)

2012-02-03 04:01
Reuters - Hackers associated with the activist group Anonymous posted a protest against Greece's EU and IMF-inspired austerity policies on the website of the country's justice ministry Friday, a ministry spokeswoman said.

Megaupload founder refused bail in New Zealand (Reuters)

2012-02-03 04:01
Reuters - A New Zealand court refused an appeal by the founder of online file-sharing site Megaupload.com to be freed on bail, Friday, agreeing with prosecutors there was a risk he would attempt to flee before an extradition hearing.

Ford draws on luxury hotel experience for Lincoln overhaul (Reuters)

2012-02-03 04:01
Reuters - In the plan to overhaul its luxury Lincoln brand, Ford Motor Co is embarking on a new approach, leaving behind the routine ideas of the auto industry and instead taking cues from the likes of high-end boutique hotels.

marketing automation solution "spark by marketo" is 2012 stevie® awards finalist

2012-02-03 04:01
san mateo, calif., feb. 2, 2012 /prnewswire/ -- marketo, the fastest-growing provider of revenue performance management (rpm) technology, today announced that its marketing automation solution for small ...

Analysis: A sobering look at Facebook (Reuters)

2012-02-03 01:01
Reuters - It's the year's hottest initial public offering, but some wealth managers find themselves having a hard time recommending Facebook to their clients.

Fed still divided as Fisher sees no need for QE3 (Reuters)

2012-02-03 01:01
Reuters - A third round of large-scale asset purchases by the Federal Reserve is not needed and would compound the difficulties of tightening monetary policy when the time finally comes, a top Fed official said on Thursday.

Summary Box: Copper falls on economy questions (AP)

2012-02-03 01:01
AP - TAKING PRECAUTIONS: Investors remained concerned about the global economy. They sold copper to take profits ahead of a key U.S. jobs report due Friday that could shed more light the pace of U.S. economic growth. The price of copper has risen about 7 percent this year.

U.S. Justice Department indicts Swiss bank Wegelin (Reuters)

2012-02-02 22:01
Reuters - The United States indicted Wegelin, the oldest Swiss private bank, on charges that it enabled wealthy Americans to evade taxes on at least $1.2 billion hidden in offshore bank accounts, the U.S. Justice Department said on Thursday.

Analysis: Obstacles high for more mortgage prosecutions (Reuters)

2012-02-02 22:01
Reuters - Despite the determination of President Obama to take Wall Street to court for the financial crisis, prosecutors face an uphill struggle to win more convictions like the two they scored on Wednesday against former Credit Suisse Group AG mortgage traders.

Fed's Fisher: policy action hinged to inflation (Reuters)

2012-02-02 22:01
Reuters - The U.S. Federal Reserve may have more latitude to pursue easy-money policies if inflation runs below its newly-set 2-percent target, though such a move does not guarantee more jobs, a top central bank official said on Thursday.

Homebuilders see stable housing market ahead (AP)

2012-02-02 22:01
AP - The CEOs of some of the nation's biggest homebuilding companies said Thursday that they feel the housing market has stabilized.

Martha Stewart Living says Macys deal has loophole (Reuters)

2012-02-02 22:01
Reuters - Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia's contract with Macy's to exclusively sell certain products has a loophole that will let the company sell in J.C. Penney Co stores, according to the home-goods company.

Greek FinMin: ECB must be part of debt relief (AP)

2012-02-02 22:01
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d&r acquires lathian to create leading multichannel marketing agency

2012-02-02 22:01
pharmaceutical marketers are looking for the best marketing mix to reach physicians while under the pressure of slower pipelines, expiring patents, leaner sales forces and diminishing physician accessibility.

leading pharmaceutical marketing research and consulting company introduces 'intelligent efficiency' program

2012-02-02 22:01
blue bell, pa., feb. 1, 2012 /prnewswire/ -- evolution marketing research, the next generation pharmaceutical marketing research and consulting company, announced that it has proactively restructured in ...

Sunoco has pretax 4Q loss, CEO stepping down (AP)

2012-02-02 19:01
AP - Sunoco Inc. said Thursday its CEO will step down on March 1 as the company exits the refining business to focus on its pipelines and retail gas stations.

Woman who stole mortgage money and gambled it away, gets prison (Reuters)

2012-02-02 19:01
Reuters - A former foreclosure counselor who gambled away more than $300,000 she stole from her upstate New York clients was sentenced on Thursday to six years in federal prison.

Canada, Alberta to announce new oil sands monitoring (Reuters)

2012-02-02 19:01
Reuters - The governments of Canada and Alberta will announce details of a new environmental-monitoring regime in the province's oil sands on Friday, as they look shore up an industry whose growth plans are under attack from environmental groups.

Wynn's 4th-qtr profit up 67 pct as revenue climbs (AP)

2012-02-02 19:01
AP - Wynn Resorts Ltd. said Thursday that revenue growth in its Macau and Las Vegas casinos and a sizable income tax gain helped drive profit up 67 percent in the last three months of 2011.

Signs of split among Volcker rule's foes (Reuters)

2012-02-02 19:01
Reuters - As pro-business groups clamor to convince regulators to overhaul their draft of the controversial Volcker rule, fault lines are emerging within the opposition over just what a revamped draft should look like.

Obama says draws from Christian faith to craft policy (Reuters)

2012-02-02 19:01
Reuters - President Barack Obama sought to emphasize his Christian faith on Thursday, telling a key election-year voting bloc that he prays every morning and has crafted elements of his economic policies in line with Jesus' teachings.

Timeline: From dorm room to Nasdaq: Facebook's meteoric ascent (Reuters)

2012-02-02 19:01
Reuters - Facebook on Wednesday filed to raise $5 billion in an initial public offering. Here are a few highlights of its meteoric rise, several of which were chronicled in David Fincher's seminal Oscar-winning 2010 movie, "The Social Network":

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