updated Wed December 12, 2007

Cadbury Raises Guidance for Full-Year Performance Following Split in Divisions

LONDON (AP) -- Chocolate company Cadbury Schweppes PLC raised its full-year guidance for its confectionary business on Tuesday, saying it will beat its growth goal of 4 percent to 6 percent.The maker of Dairy M...

updated Wed December 12, 2007

Alitalia to Choose Sole Bidder on Thursday for Takeover Negotiations

ROME (AP) -- Alitalia SpA said its board will meet on Thursday to try to choose a sole bidder for negotiations on its planned takeover.The struggling airline said in a statement Tuesday that the board was being...

updated Wed December 12, 2007

Dril-Quip Co-Chairman J. Mike Walker Sells 100,000 Shares of Company Stock

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The co-chairman of Dril-Quip Inc., an oil and gas equipment and services company, sold 100,000 shares of common stock, according to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing.In a Form 4 fil...

updated Tue November 06, 2007

United Airlines October Traffic Slips 0.6 Percent on 1.1 Percent Reduction in Capacity

CHICAGO (AP) -- United Airlines on Monday said its traffic shrank slightly in October, as the carrier scaled back capacity by 1.1 percent.The carrier flew 9.61 billion revenue passenger miles in October, down 0...

updated Tue November 06, 2007

Colorado Governor Rolls Out Incentives, Regulations to Fight Climate Change

DENVER (AP) -- Gov. Bill Ritter rolled out a wide-ranging plan to fight global warming Monday that includes a move toward clean-car standards, reducing major utilities' emissions by 20 percent and phasing in ma...

updated Tue November 06, 2007

Bush Administration Threatens Veto of Farm Bill

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Bush administration threatened to veto a multibillion-dollar farm package on Monday, saying the Senate bill doesn't cut farm subsidies enough and would threaten World Trade Organization n...

updated Tue November 06, 2007

Cousins Properties 3rd-Quarter Results Improve, but Results Fall Short of Expectations

ATLANTA (AP) -- Real estate investment trust Cousins Properties Inc. said Monday results improved as revenue increased, but those results still missed analyst expectations as the U.S. housing market continued t...

updated Tue November 06, 2007

Sierra Health Trims Full-Year Outlook to $1.82 Per Share to $1.84 Per Share

LAS VEGAS (AP) -- Health insurer Sierra Health Services Inc. narrowed its full-year profit forecast Monday, saying its products have stayed popular in the face of growing competition, but losses from its enhanc...

updated Tue November 06, 2007

Beazer Sees 4Q Charge; Cuts Jobs and Suspends Dividend in Cost-Cutting Move

ATLANTA (AP) -- Beazer Homes USA Inc., whose home closings have plunged amid turmoil in the housing industry, warned Monday that it expects to record pretax charges of $230 million in its fiscal fourth quarter....

updated Tue November 06, 2007

Mortgage Finance Giant Will Play Catch-Up, Be Current on Earnings for First Time Since 2004

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Mortgage finance giant Fannie Mae, which is recovering from a $6.3 billion accounting scandal, plans to catch up on its financial reporting this week.The government-sponsored company said Mon...

updated Tue November 06, 2007

Pa. Officials Challenge Feds Over Need for Power Lines

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) -- Gov. Ed Rendell and state utility regulators challenged the federal government's inclusion of 52 Pennsylvania counties in a regional corridor where states could lose the ability to stop ...

updated Tue November 06, 2007

DivX 3rd-Qtr Earnings Decline With Higher Expenses, Still Beats Wall Street Estimates

SAN DIEGO (AP) -- Video compression software company DivX Inc. said Monday its third-quarter earnings declined as rising expenses overshadowed increasing revenue, but it still beat analysts' estimates. DivX sha...

updated Tue November 06, 2007

Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates Sells 2 Million Shares

NEW YORK (AP) -- Bill Gates, the chairman of Microsoft Corp., sold 2 million shares of common stock, according to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing Friday.In a Form 4 filed with the SEC, Bill Gates re...

updated Tue November 06, 2007

Dispute Over Sallie Mae Buyout Set to Go to Trial in July

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) -- A judge Monday set a tentative July trial date in the dispute between Sallie Mae and an investor group seeking to terminate its proposed $25 billion buyout of the student lender. Vice C...

updated Tue November 06, 2007

Conseco Chief Executive C. James Prieur Buys 10,000 Shares

NEW YORK (AP) -- The chief executive of life and health insurer Conseco Inc. bought 10,000 shares of stock, according to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing Friday.In a Form 4 filed with the SEC, C. Jam...

updated Tue November 06, 2007

Intel Chief Financial Officer Exercises Options for and Sells 55,435 Shares

NEW YORK (AP) -- The chief financial officer of semiconductor manufacturer Intel Corp. exercised options for and sold 55,435 shares of common stock, according to Securities and Exchange Commission filings Frida...

updated Tue November 06, 2007

Union Pacific Looking at Longer Trains to Move Coal

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) -- Union Pacific has been shipping record amounts of coal out of Wyoming recently thanks in part to improvements the company has made in its operations, a company executive said.In 2006, UP ...

updated Tue November 06, 2007

DivX Lowers Fiscal 2007 Earnings Outlook, Raises Adjusted Earnings, Revenue Expectations

SAN DIEGO (AP) -- Video compression software company DivX Inc. on Monday lowered its fiscal 2007 earnings outlook due to an expected rise in expenses, but raised its adjusted earnings and revenue expectations. ...

updated Tue November 06, 2007

Ameristar Casinos Cuts Full-Year Profit Forecast to Include Costs for 2 Casino Hotels

LAS VEGAS (AP) -- Ameristar Casinos Inc. lowered its earnings forecast for the year to include costs for two casino hotels.The company now expects yearly earnings of $1.19 to $1.22 per share, down from its prio...

updated Tue November 06, 2007

Chipotle Chief Financial Officer Exercises Options for and Sells 18,333 Shares

NEW YORK (AP) -- The chief financial officer of fast-food restaurant operator Chipotle Corp. exercised options for 18,333 shares of common stock, according to a Securities and Exchange Commission filings Friday...