en-us http://www.newsique.com/tags/business/higher/ Get Informed. Choose Your News. http://www.newsique.com/business/stocks_point_to_higher_open_afte/ U.S. stocks headed for a moderately higher open Thursday after two sessions of steep declines brought by the surging price of oil. While oil futures broke through $135 per barrel for the first time overnight, stock futures pointed to a modest rebound. news business 2008-05-22 08:12:43 http://www.newsique.com/business/stocks_point_to_higher_open_afte/ SF Gate http://feeds.sfgate.com/~r/sfgate/rss/feeds/news/~3/294541080/article.cgi http://www.newsique.com/sources/sfgate/ 95 Under Rated [1] neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/business/stocks_point_to_higher_open_afte/#comments http://www.newsique.com/business/gas_hits_record_could_go_higher/ U.S. average retail gasoline prices have reached a new high of almost $3.20 per gallon and will likely jump another 20 to 30 cents in the next month, worsening the pain of consumers struggling to make ends meet in an economic downturn. Gasoline prices news business 2008-03-10 08:18:09 http://www.newsique.com/business/gas_hits_record_could_go_higher/ MSNBC http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23550921/ http://www.newsique.com/sources/msnbc/ 95 Under Rated [1] neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/business/gas_hits_record_could_go_higher/#comments http://www.newsique.com/business/us_stocks_head_for_higher_open/ Stocks were poised to open modestly higher Wednesday as uneasy investors sought to buy back into a market battered a day earlier by recession worries. Better-than-expected profit results from Walt Disney Co. seemed to lift Wall Street's mood. Disney po news business 2008-02-06 08:13:06 http://www.newsique.com/business/us_stocks_head_for_higher_open/ SF Gate http://feeds.sfgate.com/~r/sfgate/rss/feeds/news/~3/229691205/article.cgi http://www.newsique.com/sources/sfgate/ 95 Under Rated [1] neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/business/us_stocks_head_for_higher_open/#comments http://www.newsique.com/business/indian_companies_struggle_as_wag/ Despite its massive population, India faces worker shortages in many sectors. Rapid growth means businesses must offer higher wages to keep employees In a country with over 1 billion people, a worker shortage shouldn't be high on the list of concerns f news business 2008-01-28 08:16:09 http://www.newsique.com/business/indian_companies_struggle_as_wag/ BusinessWeek http://www.businessweek.com/globalbiz/content/jan2008/gb20080125_990924.htm http://www.newsique.com/sources/businessweek/ 94 Under Rated [1] neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/business/indian_companies_struggle_as_wag/#comments http://www.newsique.com/business/surowiecki_paulson_plan_has_its_/ The plan targets a looming crisis. Many subprime mortgages came with so-called teaser rates—interest rates that start out low but quickly reset to become significantly higher. Many of those loans—more than $350 billion worth, in fact—are going to re news business 2007-12-11 08:18:01 http://www.newsique.com/business/surowiecki_paulson_plan_has_its_/ MSNBC http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22183239/ http://www.newsique.com/sources/msnbc/ 95 Under Rated [1] neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/business/surowiecki_paulson_plan_has_its_/#comments http://www.newsique.com/business/higher_sales_power_bmw_profit/ Luxury automaker BMW saw its net profit leap 78 percent in the third quarter, driven higher by increased sales, and raised its sales outlook for the rest of 2007 on Tuesday. The Munich-based automaker earned €803 million ($1.2 billion) in the July-Septe news business 2007-11-06 08:12:49 http://www.newsique.com/business/higher_sales_power_bmw_profit/ CNN http://www.cnn.com/2007/BUSINESS/11/06/bmw.results.ap/index.html http://www.newsique.com/sources/cnn/ 94 Interesting [3] neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/business/higher_sales_power_bmw_profit/#comments http://www.newsique.com/business/profits_up_for_expanding_heineke/ Dutch brewer Heineken reported a 24.8 percent rise in its first-half operating profit to 906 million euros ($1.2 billion) after expansion in emerging markets including Russia, but warned of higher input costs ahead. The world's fourth largest brewer in news business 2007-08-29 08:20:20 http://www.newsique.com/business/profits_up_for_expanding_heineke/ CNN http://www.cnn.com/2007/BUSINESS/08/29/heineken.reut/index.html http://www.newsique.com/sources/cnn/ 94 Under Rated [1] neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/business/profits_up_for_expanding_heineke/#comments http://www.newsique.com/business/europe_markets_reverse_2-day_slu/ Banks and commodity stocks led European shares 1.2 percent higher by midday on Monday as central banks assuaged investor fears over a liquidity crunch stemming from a crisis in U.S. subprime mortgages. At 1019 GMT, the FTSEurofirst 300 index of top Europe news business 2007-08-13 08:11:21 http://www.newsique.com/business/europe_markets_reverse_2-day_slu/ CNN http://www.cnn.com/2007/BUSINESS/08/13/europe.markets.reut/index.html http://www.newsique.com/sources/cnn/ 94 Under Rated [1] neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/business/europe_markets_reverse_2-day_slu/#comments http://www.newsique.com/business/stocks_rise_after_fridays_plunge/ Wall Street was buffeted by volatility yet again Monday, surging higher even as investors wrestled with credit concerns ahead of Tuesday's Federal Reserve meeting. Investors have been searching for signs of where the economy and the markets are headed news business 2007-08-06 16:25:42 http://www.newsique.com/business/stocks_rise_after_fridays_plunge/ SF Gate http://feeds.sfgate.com/~r/sfgate/rss/feeds/news/~3/141317506/article.cgi http://www.newsique.com/sources/sfgate/ 95 Under Rated [1] neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/business/stocks_rise_after_fridays_plunge/#comments http://www.newsique.com/business/volatility_sweeps_global_markets/ US shares wobbled in early Friday trading after Thursday's sharp sell-off prompted by worries about higher interest rate levels. However further declines in stocks were tempered by news that the US economy had grown faster than expected in the three mo news business 2007-07-27 10:54:54 http://www.newsique.com/business/volatility_sweeps_global_markets/ BBC News http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/business/6918570.stm http://www.newsique.com/sources/bbc_news/ 93 Under Rated [1] neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/business/volatility_sweeps_global_markets/#comments http://www.newsique.com/business/a_glimmer_of_good_news_for_pier_/ A Goldman Sachs analyst upgrade of the stock—based on new management and a turnaround plan—sent shares sharply higher on June 12 Is it time for Pier 1 Imports (PIR) shareholders to break out the candy-colored champagne glasses? Investors starved fo opinion business 2007-06-13 12:52:09 http://www.newsique.com/business/a_glimmer_of_good_news_for_pier_/ BusinessWeek http://www.businessweek.com/investor/content/jun2007/pi20070612_211817.htm http://www.newsique.com/sources/businessweek/ 94 Under Rated [1] neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/business/a_glimmer_of_good_news_for_pier_/#comments http://www.newsique.com/business/stocks_edge_higher_as_investors_/ Stocks were edging higher Tuesday, with the Dow Jones industrial average trading around a record closing high, as investors mulled a rise in home construction, a mild reading on consumer inflation and a weakening U.S. dollar. Investors were also cautio news business 2007-04-17 12:28:41 http://www.newsique.com/business/stocks_edge_higher_as_investors_/ MSNBC http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3683270/ http://www.newsique.com/sources/msnbc/ 95 Under Rated [1] neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/business/stocks_edge_higher_as_investors_/#comments http://www.newsique.com/business/stocks_end_higher_amid_inflation/ A positive profit outlook from Merck and some takeover talk about SLM help push up the major indexes, while the PPI rose and consumer sentiment fell After a see-saw session, stocks finished higher Friday as investors poured over producer price index nu news business 2007-04-16 08:39:57 http://www.newsique.com/business/stocks_end_higher_amid_inflation/ BusinessWeek http://www.businessweek.com/investor/content/apr2007/pi20070413_682640.htm http://www.newsique.com/sources/businessweek/ 94 Under Rated [1] neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/business/stocks_end_higher_amid_inflation/#comments http://www.newsique.com/business/us_consumer_confidence_weakens/ U.S. consumer confidence weakened in March as higher gasoline prices and recent turmoil in financial markets made Americans nervous about the future, a report showed Tuesday. A separate report showed U.S. single-family home prices plummeted in January, news business 2007-03-28 00:46:22 http://www.newsique.com/business/us_consumer_confidence_weakens/ CNN http://www.cnn.com/2007/BUSINESS/03/27/us.consumer.confidence.reut/index.html http://www.newsique.com/sources/cnn/ 94 Under Rated [1] neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/business/us_consumer_confidence_weakens/#comments http://www.newsique.com/business/consumer_prices_heat_up/ Higher prices for shelter, medical care, and tobacco fed the stronger-than-expected rise in core CPI, which will keep the Fed focused on inflation The consumer price index (CPI) rose 0.2% in January, while the core rate (excluding food and energy) rose news business 2007-03-22 13:40:51 http://www.newsique.com/business/consumer_prices_heat_up/ BusinessWeek http://www.businessweek.com/investor/content/feb2007/pi20070221_861469.htm http://www.newsique.com/sources/businessweek/ 94 Under Rated [1] neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/business/consumer_prices_heat_up/#comments http://www.newsique.com/business/asian_markets_rise_after_wall_st/ Asian stocks rose on Tuesday with Japanese exporters such as Honda Motor boosted by a weaker yen, while higher base metal prices helped lift the miners, including BHP Billiton. Markets were also bolstered by gains in their U.S. peers, which drove the b news business 2007-03-19 23:14:16 http://www.newsique.com/business/asian_markets_rise_after_wall_st/ CNN http://www.cnn.com/2007/BUSINESS/03/19/asiastox.tuesday.reut/index.html http://www.newsique.com/sources/cnn/ 94 Under Rated [1] neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/business/asian_markets_rise_after_wall_st/#comments http://www.newsique.com/business/wall_street_opens_higher/ THE major US share indexes opened higher in a move traders attributed to merger activity, as the market also girded for the Federal Reserve's looming interest rate meeting. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose a strong 73.78 points (0.61 per cent) to news business 2007-03-19 11:41:51 http://www.newsique.com/business/wall_street_opens_higher/ News.com.au http://www.news.com.au/story/0,10117,21412782-1702,00.html http://www.newsique.com/sources/newscomau/ 90 Interesting [5] neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/business/wall_street_opens_higher/#comments http://www.newsique.com/business/feeling_the_pinch_of_higher_pric/ Inflation quickened last month as consumers paid higher prices at the gasoline pump, the grocery store, clothing shops and the doctor's office, while wages lagged, the Labor Department reported yesterday. The report added to other recent signs that man news business 2007-03-18 12:59:32 http://www.newsique.com/business/feeling_the_pinch_of_higher_pric/ Washington Post http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/03/16/AR2007031600613.html http://www.newsique.com/sources/washingtonpost/ 94 Under Rated [1] neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/business/feeling_the_pinch_of_higher_pric/#comments http://www.newsique.com/business/energy_food_push_wholesale_price/ Inflation at the wholesale level surged in February, pushed higher by a big jump in energy prices and the largest increase in food costs in more than three years. Wholesale prices rose 1.3% last month, the biggest increase since November, the Labor Dep news business 2007-03-16 01:38:16 http://www.newsique.com/business/energy_food_push_wholesale_price/ USA Today http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/usatoday-NewsTopStories/~3/101891348/2007-03-15-ppi_N.htm http://www.newsique.com/sources/usatoday/ 91 Under Rated [1] 80 neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/business/energy_food_push_wholesale_price/#comments http://www.newsique.com/business/wal-mart_shares_drop_after_democ/ Shares of Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (WMT.N: Quote, Profile, Research) slipped on Wednesday as some investors worried that big political wins by Democrats could bring higher payroll costs and derail the retailer's efforts to open a bank. news business 2006-11-08 19:07:33 http://www.newsique.com/business/wal-mart_shares_drop_after_democ/ Reuters http://today.reuters.com/news/articleinvesting.aspx?type=hotStocksNews&storyID=2006-11-08T195024Z_01_N08366066_RTRUKOC_0_US-USA-ELECTIONS-WALMART.xml&WTmodLoc=Home-C3-Investing1-hotStocksNews-9 http://www.newsique.com/sources/reuters/ 93 Under Rated [3] neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/business/wal-mart_shares_drop_after_democ/#comments