BlackBerry sues Ryan Seacrest’s company over iPhone keyboard
TORONTO (Reuters) – BlackBerry Ltd said on Friday it had filed a lawsuit against a company co-founded by “American Idol” host Ryan Seacrest that offers a physical keyboard that can be attached to some of Apple Inc’s touchscreen iPhone 5 models.
Macy’s, Penney settlement talks have stalled: WSJ
(Reuters) – Talks between Macy’s Inc and J.C. Penney Co Inc to settle their dispute over home goods designed by Martha Stewart have petered out, making it more likely a judge will have to resolve the matter, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday, …
Ford says tops Canada 2013 auto sales, others growing faster
TORONTO (Reuters) – Ford Motor Co’s Canadian arm sold fewer vehicles in December than a year earlier but held its position as the country’s best-selling automaker in 2013 as truck sales helped it notch overall growth of 2.7 percent, the company said on…
Swaps regulator Gensler: banker turned Wall Street scourge
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – As Gary Gensler wraps up his last day as the head of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission on Friday, he leaves behind a long list of ardent admirers of his tough-nosed reforms and passionate critics who believe he has in…
In wake of QE taper, Fed’s Plosser dusts off inflation warning
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) – The Federal Reserve faces “immense” challenges now that it has reduced bond-buying, and needs to be cognizant of a rapid rise in future inflation, a top U.S. central banker said on Friday.
Icahn has built up Hertz stake: CNBC
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Billionaire investor Carl Icahn has acquired between 30 and 40 million shares in Hertz Global Holdings Inc and his stake-building was the reason the car rental company bolstered its takeover defenses, CNBC reported Friday, citing u…
Lufthansa workers at Paris airport agree to shorten strike
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Lufthansa workers at Paris Charles de Gaulle airport are set to cut short a planned three-day labor strike which began on Friday to resume talks over the German airline’s plans to outsource ground operations.
U.S. economic growth gauge at highest since April 2010: ECRI
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A measure of future U.S. economic growth rose last week to its strongest since April 2010, while the annualized growth rate stayed steady, a research group said on Friday.
China’s oddball demolition king eyes the New York Times
BEIJING (Reuters) – Chen Guangbiao has never acquired a company.
Analysis: Fed’s bitter medicine may help heal emerging markets
LONDON (Reuters) – If the medicine tastes bad, it’s probably doing you good. Emerging economies might console themselves with that thought when they’re suffering market cramps and hemorrhaging capital as the U.S. ends its monetary stimulus.
