04/22/13 The Raw Business News Feed

Comprehensive Real-Time News Feed for Business News.

• Video: Slowing China Growth Healthy, Caterpillar CEO Says _{2013-04-22, 07:59 pm}
  Doug Oberhelman, chief executive officer of Caterpillar Inc., talks about the company's first-quarter earnings, 2013 forecast and growth outlook.
• Bernanke to miss conference, hinting at departure _{2013-04-22, 05:34 pm}
  Ben Bernanke is intensifying speculation that this year will be his last as Federal Reserve chairman by deciding to skip the Fed's annual August conference in Jackson Hole, Wyo.
• FCC Telecom Service Provider Accessibility Certification Rules _{2013-04-22, 07:54 pm}
  Our friends at ACUTA have posted an alert to colleges and universities that "charge students, tenants, or others for telephone service" about new accessibility record-keeping certification requirements from the Federal Communications Commission : As the brief explains in greater detail, the new FCC rules were intended to apply to telecom equipment ... (more)
• Fisker Misses First Loan Payment to U.S. Energy Department _{2013-04-22, 07:48 pm}
  Fisker Automotive Inc., the troubled electric-vehicle maker, missed the first payment due on its $529 million loan to the Energy Department, an agency official said.
• Texas Instruments Forecasts Profit That May Exceed Estimates _{2013-04-22, 07:48 pm}
  Texas Instruments Inc., the largest maker of analog chips, forecast second-quarter sales and profit that may top some analysts' estimates, helped by increased orders from makers of automotive and industrial-machine parts.
• Amputee Veterans Bring Message of Hope to Victims in Boston _{2013-04-22, 07:48 pm}
  B.J. Ganem lost a leg to a roadside bomb in Iraq while serving in the Marines. Bobby Donnelly lost his after a high-altitude parachute jump.
• HIV Drug Cocktail Helps Protect Hearts of Children With Virus _{2013-04-22, 07:48 pm}
  Potent cocktails of AIDS drugs appear to protect the hearts of HIV-infected children against the ravages of the virus, according to a study.
• Canadian National Beats Profit Estimates as Cargoes Rise _{2013-04-22, 07:47 pm}
  Canadian National Railway Co. earnings declined less than analysts estimated in the first quarter as cargo growth blunted the impact of higher operating costs.
• Fitch, Moody's Dropped From California Case Against Ambac _{2013-04-22, 07:47 pm}
  Moody's Corp. and Fitch Ratings Ltd. were dropped from an antitrust lawsuit claiming Ambac Financial Group Inc.
• Coal-Ash Recyclers Seen Aided in EPA's Water-Discharge Plan _{2013-04-22, 07:47 pm}
  Headwaters Inc. and other companies that recycle waste from coal-fired power plants may benefit from less-restrictive rules that U.S. regulators have signaled they may adopt.
• Meadowbrook Insurance Rallies on KBW Upgrade: Detroit Mover _{2013-04-22, 07:47 pm}
  Meadowbrook Insurance Group Inc. rose the most in the Standard and Poor's SmallCap Financials Index as Stifel Financial Corp.'s KBW brokerage upgraded the company after it guarded its financial-strength rating.
• Boston Bombing Victims Start Rehab, Meet With Amputee Vets _{2013-04-22, 07:47 pm}
  Patients who lost limbs in the Boston Marathon bombings started using walkers to move around Boston Medical Center, met with amputee veterans and began to prepare for prosthetic legs.
• Fed Rule on Overseas Bank Units May Spark Reprisal, EU Says _{2013-04-22, 07:47 pm}
  The European Union intensified its campaign against U.S. Federal Reserve proposals to toughen oversight of bank units belonging to overseas lenders, warning of "potential retaliation" against the plans.
• NYC Fliers Face Delays as FAA Begins Furloughing Controllers _{2013-04-22, 07:47 pm}
  Flights to and from New York City- area airports are experiencing delays of almost two hours today because of weather, maintenance and the automatic U.S. budget cuts that furloughed air-traffic controllers.
• Boston Hero Looked Guy With Bag in Eyes Before Telling FBI _{2013-04-22, 07:46 pm}
  Before the videotapes, before the lucky mobile phone, before the shootouts, there was an extraordinarily courageous 27-year-old named Jeff Bauman who helped lead the FBI on the trail of the suspects in the bombing of the Boston Marathon -- and there was the anti-war activist who probably saved Bauman's life.
• Chili Peppers Seen Helping 36 Million Migraine Sufferers: Health _{2013-04-22, 07:46 pm}
  Chili peppers and migraines have traits in common, a fact scientists are exploiting to develop drugs capable of preventing the debilitating headache's painful symptoms before they attack.
• Ben Bernanke To Skip Jackson Hole Conference, Hinting At Departure _{2013-04-22, 07:08 pm}
  Ben Bernanke is intensifying speculation that this year will be his last as Federal Reserve chairman by deciding to skip the Fed's annual August conference in Jackson Hole, Wyo.
• Wal-Mart's CEO paid $20.7 million in 2012 _{2013-04-22, 06:59 pm}
  CEO Mike Duke increased 14 percent to $20.7 million in 2012, mainly because his performance-based cash bonus swelled, according to an Associated Press review of the retailer's regulatory filing.
• Former NFL player to headline chamber annual meeting _{2013-04-22, 06:59 pm}
  Bleier will be back in Myrtle Beach in May when he will serve as grand marshal for the Military Appreciation Days parade during Memorial Day weekend.
• By The Numbers: Netflix subscribers _{2013-04-22, 06:59 pm}
  Netflix reported its first-quarter earnings on Monday, during which the video company released its latest subscriber numbers.