updated Sat November 03, 2007

A Look at Ford's U.S. Vehicle Assembly Plants

Ford Motor Co.'s U.S. vehicle assembly plants, locations and the number of hourly workers at each, as of Dec. 31. The United Auto Workers union represents additional hourly workers at other stamping and powertr...

updated Sat November 03, 2007

Titanium Metals Shares Fall on Lower-Than-Expected Third-Quarter Profit and Sales

NEW YORK (AP) -- Shares of Titanium Metals Corp. fell Friday, after the company widely missed analyst estimates for third-quarter profit and sales, partly due to higher costs and lower shipments.Shares dropped ...

updated Sat November 03, 2007

NRG Energy Initiates Cash Tender Offers to Buy $4.7B of Senior Notes in Connection With Merger

PRINCETON, N.J. (AP) -- NRG Energy Inc. said Friday that it has initiated cash tender offers to buy the power supplier's $4.7 billion of outstanding senior notes.The offers are required under "change of control...

updated Sat November 03, 2007

American Tower CEO James D. Taiclet Jr. Exercises Options for 40,000 Shares

NEW YORK (AP) -- The chief executive, president and chairman of broadcast and communications tower operator American Tower Corp. exercised options for 40,000 shares of common stock under a prearranged trading p...

updated Sat November 03, 2007

Panera Bread Franchisee to Develop 12 Bakery-Cafes Near Memphis, Tenn.

RICHMOND HEIGHTS, Mo. (AP) -- Sandwich and bakery chain Panera Bread Co. said Thursday it signed an agreement with franchisee Delta Dough Inc. to develop bakery-cafes in the Memphis area.Under the terms of the ...

updated Sat November 03, 2007

Congress Presses Administration for More Help on Mortgage Foreclosures

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Members of Congress pushed the Bush administration on Friday to accelerate efforts to stem a rising tide of home foreclosures.House Financial Services Committee Chairman Barney Frank and othe...

updated Sat November 03, 2007

Warner Chilcott Buys U.S. Rights to Erectile Dysfunction Ointment From NexMed

ROCKAWAY, N.J. (AP) -- Drug company Warner Chilcott Inc. said Friday it has bought U.S. licensing rights to an impotence drug under development by NexMed Inc.Under the agreement, Warner Chilcott made an upfront...

updated Sat November 03, 2007

Duke Energy 3rd-Quarter Profit Falls 20 Pct on Unit Spinoff, Expects to Surpass 2007 Target

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) -- Duke Energy Corp., one of the nation's largest electric power companies, said Friday its third-quarter profit fell 20 percent hurt by the spin-off of its natural gas operations. But the ...

updated Sat November 03, 2007

British Sky Broadcasting Group Sees First-Quarter Earnings Decline 28 Percent to $175 Million

LONDON (AP) -- British Sky Broadcasting Group PLC reported a 28 percent drop in profit in the first quarter on Friday as a dispute with cable provider Virgin Media and higher marketing costs undermined a rise i...

updated Sat November 03, 2007

Cogent's Third-Quarter Profit Falls 28 Percent on Legal Costs, Low Repeat Sales

SOUTH PASADENA, Calif. (AP) -- Shares of Cogent Systems Inc. plunged more than 20 percent Friday after the security technology company said its third-quarter profit dropped 28 percent on higher legal expenses a...

updated Sat November 03, 2007

Norske Skog Shares Fall 14.19 Percent After Company Unveils Disappointing 3rd-Quarter Results

OSLO, Norway (AP) -- Norske Skog shares plunged more than 14 percent Friday when the major newsprint maker announced disappointing third-quarter results due in part to lower paper prices and a strong Norwegian ...

updated Sat November 03, 2007

Gas Line Explosion in Miss. Burns Land and Destroys Homes; 2 Dead

QUITMAN, Miss. (AP) -- An explosion in a propane pipeline started a blaze that killed two people, destroyed four homes and burned more than 150 acres in southeastern Mississippi.The explosion on the Dixie Pipel...

updated Sat November 03, 2007

Royal Philips Electronics to Sell MedQuist Stake, Resulting in Loss of About $462.5 Million

AMSTERDAM, Netherlands (AP) -- Royal Philips Electronics NV said Friday that it will file an amendment to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission regarding the sale of a stake in MedQuist Inc. The ...

updated Sat November 03, 2007

Bear Stearns: Anheuser-Busch Faces Long-Term Challenge As It Expands Beyond U.S. Beer Market

NEW YORK (AP) -- A Bear Stearns analyst said Friday that Anheuser-Busch Cos. Inc. is facing long-term structural challenges as it tries to move beyond the U.S. beer industry toward bigger growth markets. Analys...

updated Sat November 03, 2007

Alkermes Shares Fall As Worries About Diabetes Drug Outweigh Fiscal 2nd-Quarter Results

NEW YORK (AP) -- Shares of Alkermes Inc. fell Friday, as the biotechnology company's fiscal second-quarter results failed to stem concerns about a diabetes drug candidate the company is developing.For the quart...

updated Sat November 03, 2007

EDS 3rd-Quarter Profit Rises 80 Percent on Higher Revenue; Stock Climbs

PLANO, Texas (AP) -- Technology services company Electronic Data Systems Corp. said Friday that third-quarter earnings surged 80 percent, as demand from India and the U.S. government helped push revenue higher ...

updated Sat November 03, 2007

China's Citic Securities Approves Alliance With Bear Stearns

SHANGHAI, China (AP) -- China's Citic Securities Co. said Friday its board has approved an alliance with U.S. investment bank Bear Stearns Cos. that gives the companies cross-ownership in each other.The transac...

updated Sat November 03, 2007

Norske Skog Shares Plunge After Disappointing Third Quarter Results

OSLO, Norway (AP) -- Norske Skog shares plunged more than 8 percent Friday when the major newsprint maker announced disappointing third-quarter results due in part to lower paper prices and a strong Norwegian c...

updated Sat November 03, 2007

New Owner of EMI Will Drop Artists Who Don't Work Hard Enough

LONDON (AP) -- The new owner of EMI Group PLC has said that he will drop artists the music group believes are not working hard enough and will overhaul the company's own executives' pay packages.Terra Firma Cap...

updated Sat November 03, 2007

Psychiatric Solutions Shares Dip As 3Q Revenue Is Shy of Consensus, Outlook Conservative

FRANKLIN, Tenn. (AP) -- Shares of psychiatric hospital operator Psychiatric Solutions Inc. fell Friday after the company reported third-quarter sales just shy of Wall Street expectations and issued 2008 guidanc...