Provides the latest RSS feeds for US Business News. For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Houston Mirror.com http://www.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/10/id/6034630751577834/ en-us Tue, 07 Feb 2012 03:19:27 -0500 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 03:19:27 -0500 30 SAN FRANCISCO -; Looking for a promising career in a lousy economy? A new study suggests you're apt to find it in apps - the services and tools built to run on smartphones, computer tablets ... http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6034630751577834/id/203291322/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:58:17 -0500 San Diego Union-Tribune http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6034630751577834/id/203291322/ A reactor at the San Onofre nuclear plant has cooled down enough for workers to install inspection equipment Monday that may help find a leak among generator steam tubes.Heat transfer tubes are ... http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6034630751577834/id/203291323/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:58:14 -0500 San Diego Union-Tribune http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6034630751577834/id/203291323/ Meet San Diego's food trucks The explosion of San Diego's gourmet food trucks, serving everything from seared ahi and grass-fed sliders to New England lobster rolls, has brought them a ... http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6034630751577834/id/203291324/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:58:11 -0500 San Diego Union-Tribune http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6034630751577834/id/203291324/ JCPenney's "rebranded" stores were unveiled Wednesday, including the one in Westfield Plaza Bonita in National City, shown here. The department store has a redesigned logo and ... http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6034630751577834/id/203291325/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:58:08 -0500 San Diego Union-Tribune http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6034630751577834/id/203291325/ Jacob letter regarding eagle no-fly zones San Diego Gas & Electric helicopters building the Sunrise Powerlink have committed three more violations of the "no-fly" zones set up to ... http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6034630751577834/id/203291326/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:58:05 -0500 San Diego Union-Tribune http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6034630751577834/id/203291326/ NEW YORK -; Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Monday on the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq Stock Market: NYSE Humana Inc., down $4.87 at $85.25 The health insurer said ... http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6034630751577834/id/203291327/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:58:02 -0500 San Diego Union-Tribune http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6034630751577834/id/203291327/ NEW YORK -- You may like the food you buy, but is it "Great for You"?Wal-Mart Stores Inc. plans to help its customers figure that out by adding a new green icon that reads "Great for ... http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6034630751577834/id/203291524/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:49:40 -0500 The Miami Herald http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6034630751577834/id/203291524/ WASHINGTON -- More than 40 U.S. states have agreed to a nationwide settlement over foreclosure abuses.The deal would force the five largest mortgage lenders to reduce loans for about 1 million ... http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6034630751577834/id/203291525/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:49:38 -0500 The Miami Herald http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6034630751577834/id/203291525/ BEIJING -- Chinese state media say the government plans to conduct a nationwide income survey to help it calculate a politically sensitive measure of wealth inequality.The China Daily newspaper on ... http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6034630751577834/id/203291526/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:49:35 -0500 The Miami Herald http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6034630751577834/id/203291526/ DAVENPORT, Iowa -- Newspaper publisher Lee Enterprises Inc. is seeking shareholder approval for a reverse stock split that would combine as many as five shares into one.The company outlined the ... http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6034630751577834/id/203291527/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:49:30 -0500 The Miami Herald http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6034630751577834/id/203291527/ File - This Nov. 22, 2011 file photo provided by Yum Brands, shows the Pizza Hut Big Dinner filled with two medium rectangular one-topping pizzas, eight wings and five breadsticks. Yum Brands ... http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6034630751577834/id/203291529/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:49:21 -0500 The Miami Herald http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6034630751577834/id/203291529/ shaking their heads . I thought it was a pretty good spot as far as these things go, though I prefer Eastwood’s longer directorial stuff for obvious reasons. Here’s the ... http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6034630751577834/id/203291313/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:40:48 -0500 Forbes http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6034630751577834/id/203291313/ I avoided joining the orgy of coverage for National Signing Day, which is most notable not for the superstar high schoolers committing to play at the biggest football schools, but for ... http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6034630751577834/id/203291521/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:40:39 -0500 Forbes http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6034630751577834/id/203291521/ Image by Getty Images via @daylife Word came yesterday that breakout NFL star Victor Cruz has signed with agency giant IMG Worldwide to negotiate marketing and endorsement agreements. "They ... http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6034630751577834/id/203291522/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:40:35 -0500 Forbes http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6034630751577834/id/203291522/ The site of this year's Super Bowl was within walking distance of many hotels and all of downtown Indy. Sunday's Super Bowl was the most watched television event in American history, tuned ... http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6034630751577834/id/203291523/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:40:30 -0500 Forbes http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6034630751577834/id/203291523/ Paul Allen was the third most generous donor in America last year, and the most generous one still alive. This is Allen's 10th year on the list. Only two donors have made the list more times: ... http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6034630751577834/id/203291342/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:30:35 -0500 Business Journal http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6034630751577834/id/203291342/ February 6, 2012 Not only was Obama's appointment of Richard Cordray to the misnamed Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) unconstitutional, but the newly minted federal leviathan itself ... http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6034630751577834/id/203291530/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:07:09 -0500 Infowars Ireland http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6034630751577834/id/203291530/ SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Latin American currencies are on fire across the region. The Colombian peso, the Mexican peso and the Brazilian real are some of the strongest global currencies ... http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6034630751577834/id/203291503/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:02:20 -0500 CBS Marketwatch http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6034630751577834/id/203291503/ All of these complaints are part of a strategy. Bankers want to scare the bejeezus out of European leaders, businesses and people. If the banks go under, so will Europe, the European Union, the ... http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6034630751577834/id/203291505/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:02:14 -0500 CBS Marketwatch http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6034630751577834/id/203291505/ SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. (MarketWatch) -- Doomsday Capitalists know how to get rich by playing the short-term stock market and ignoring long-term warnings of a global economic collapse. How? They ... http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6034630751577834/id/203291504/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:02:06 -0500 CBS Marketwatch http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6034630751577834/id/203291504/ SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- The death of Micron Technology Inc. Chief Executive Steve Appleton in a plane crash last Friday cast a pall over the chip maker and the semiconductor industry, while ... http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6034630751577834/id/203291506/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:02:00 -0500 CBS Marketwatch http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6034630751577834/id/203291506/ SYDNEY (MarketWatch) -- Asian markets traded mostly lower on Tuesday, with a sharp fall for Chinese shares in the absence of more policy easing measures, while a surprise move by Australia's ... http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6034630751577834/id/203291507/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:01:54 -0500 CBS Marketwatch http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6034630751577834/id/203291507/ HONG KONG (MarketWatch) -- Prices of gold and other metals extended losses in electronic trading Tuesday, as the U.S. dollar's strength and a sharp fall in Chinese stocks fueled a further ... http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6034630751577834/id/203291508/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:01:45 -0500 CBS Marketwatch http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6034630751577834/id/203291508/ SYDNEY (MarketWatch) -- Nymex light, sweet crude-oil futures edged higher in electronic trading hours in Asia on Tuesday, paring losses from the previous session although the wide spread between ... http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6034630751577834/id/203291509/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:01:40 -0500 CBS Marketwatch http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6034630751577834/id/203291509/ Caixin Online ) -- Twenty years ago, an 88-year-old Deng Xiaoping embarked on a whistle-stop tour of southeast China. He spoke in Shanghai, Wuhan, Shenzhen, Zhuhai and other cities to set the tone ... http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6034630751577834/id/203291510/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:01:35 -0500 CBS Marketwatch http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6034630751577834/id/203291510/ Microsoft Windows users have relied on the familar start button to find all their programs and documents. When Windows 8 launches, maybe by the end of ... http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6034630751577834/id/203291364/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 23:56:30 -0500 IBTimes http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6034630751577834/id/203291364/ (Credit: Oakley) But, it's not just how Google's glasses look, their function also mirrors something out of the Terminator trilogy. In ... http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6034630751577834/id/203291512/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 23:54:31 -0500 Cnet http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6034630751577834/id/203291512/ Symantec told a hacker group that it would pay $50,000 to keep the source code for some of the company's flagship security products off the Internet, the company confirmed to CNET this ... http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6034630751577834/id/203291513/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 23:54:30 -0500 Cnet http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6034630751577834/id/203291513/ (Credit: Nikon USA) Because of its lack of video capabilities and its relatively low resolution, the Nikon D700 never attained the level of buzz the Canon EOS 5D Mark II did, despite being an ... http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6034630751577834/id/203291514/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 23:54:28 -0500 Cnet http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6034630751577834/id/203291514/ (Credit: Screenshot by CNET) Today, the attorney general of Brazil filed a preliminary injunction to block tweets and suspend the accounts of Twitter users who use the social-networking site ... http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6034630751577834/id/203291515/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 23:54:25 -0500 Cnet http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6034630751577834/id/203291515/ (Credit: Sarah Tew/CNET) There's been some chatter lately about Amazon opening its own stores out in the non-cyber world. Yes, we're talking physical, brick-and-mortar stores, the ... http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6034630751577834/id/203291516/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 23:54:24 -0500 Cnet http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6034630751577834/id/203291516/ For every new iteration of mobile phones, it's easy to assume that products are getting pricier because the insides are getting just as ... http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6034630751577834/id/203291511/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 23:54:21 -0500 Cnet http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6034630751577834/id/203291511/ Some say that pornography lacks originality. And yet I find myself uplifted by the originality of an argument presented by a woman accused--wrongly, she insists--of illegally downloading the porn ... http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6034630751577834/id/203291517/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 23:54:18 -0500 Cnet http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6034630751577834/id/203291517/ CES 2012 as one of its first standard SSDs for the U.S. market. However, the company is not a new SSD vendor. In fact it describes itself as a major vendor that has been offering SSD storage ... http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6034630751577834/id/203291519/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 23:54:16 -0500 Cnet http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6034630751577834/id/203291519/ (Credit: Josh Lowensohn/CNET) Those who buy Apple products, keep on buying them and show few signs of stopping, a new analyst report suggests. In a research note sent out to investors today, ... http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6034630751577834/id/203291518/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 23:54:12 -0500 Cnet http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6034630751577834/id/203291518/ IDG News Service - Microsoft has opened its C++ AMP specification so it can also be used by non-Microsoft compilers to harness the power of GPUs (graphics processing units). "What we see is ... http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6034630751577834/id/203291312/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 23:54:11 -0500 CIO http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6034630751577834/id/203291312/ Follow this company in San Jose. The store has been under renovation for some time but posters went up in the past week announcing that it will be a Microsoft store. The San Jose store ... http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6034630751577834/id/203291303/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 23:49:59 -0500 Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6034630751577834/id/203291303/ Carlsbad's ViaSat posted fiscal third quarter earnings on Monday that met Wall Street analysts' expectations, but the company fell short on revenue because of slower orders from its ... http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6034630751577834/id/203286396/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 20:42:51 -0500 San Diego Union-Tribune http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6034630751577834/id/203286396/ COMMERCIAL IMAGE - In this photograph taken by AP Images for Redbox, Bob Mudge, right, president of Verizon Consumer and Mass Business Markets, and Paul Davis, CEO of Coinstar, Inc. announced today, ... http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6034630751577834/id/203286397/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 20:42:47 -0500 San Diego Union-Tribune http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6034630751577834/id/203286397/ BELLEVUE, Wash. -; Coinstar's fourth-quarter earnings nearly tripled as its Redbox kiosks for renting DVDs picked up customers who stopped getting their discs through Netflix's rival ... http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6034630751577834/id/203286398/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 20:42:44 -0500 San Diego Union-Tribune http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6034630751577834/id/203286398/ In this Jan. 6, 2012 photo, attendees check out the unveiling of 4G devices at the Verizon booth during the Consumer Electronics Show, in Las Vegas. Challenging Netflix, Verizon said Monday, Feb. 6, ... http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6034630751577834/id/203286399/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 20:42:41 -0500 San Diego Union-Tribune http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6034630751577834/id/203286399/ GREECED: The Dow dropped 17 points and other stock indexes dropped slightly as talks dragged on between Greek political leaders over a fresh cost-cutting measures required for Greece to get more ... http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6034630751577834/id/203286604/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 20:33:39 -0500 The Miami Herald http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6034630751577834/id/203286604/ MIAMI -- JP Morgan Chase & Co. has agreed to pay $110 million to settle a class-action lawsuit claiming the bank charged excessive checking overdraft fees.The tentative deal was disclosed in a ... http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6034630751577834/id/203286605/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 20:33:35 -0500 The Miami Herald http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6034630751577834/id/203286605/ ';Teachers are one of the largest untapped markets today';, says Joe Greenstein, founder of Flixster, who’s now investing in new tools for the classroom. It makes sense if you think ... http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6034630751577834/id/203286587/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 20:24:44 -0500 Forbes http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6034630751577834/id/203286587/ The Forbes Global 2000 are the biggest, most powerful listed companies in the world. This year's list reflects big gains in profit and sales from a broad and deep recovery. Optimism may be back ... http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6034630751577834/id/203286588/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 20:24:43 -0500 Forbes http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6034630751577834/id/203286588/ this year's ads certainly returned "sexy" to the Super Bowl. Thirteen percent of the Super Bowl ads were "sexy" this year, up from 2% in Super Bowl 2011. That said, early ... http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6034630751577834/id/203286589/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 20:24:41 -0500 Forbes http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6034630751577834/id/203286589/ Because they can’t tolerate someone showing their finger to a camera during an otherwise wholesome family affair of men hitting, shoving, and shouting at one another while millions of drunk ... http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6034630751577834/id/203286591/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 20:24:31 -0500 Forbes http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6034630751577834/id/203286591/ said it expects to post Q1 revenue of about $69 million, well below the current Street consensus of $74.2 million. "The projected revenue for first quarter 2012 reflects a shift in market ... http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6034630751577834/id/203286593/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 20:24:28 -0500 Forbes http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6034630751577834/id/203286593/ a disappointing Q4 financial report . For the quarter, Veeco posted revenue of $191.7 million, with non-GAAP profits of 61 cents a share; Street consensus had been for $193.4 million and 68 cents. ... http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6034630751577834/id/203286594/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 20:24:26 -0500 Forbes http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6034630751577834/id/203286594/ PepsiCo is scheduled to announce its earnings on Thursday, February 9. Once again the snack segment, and not the core soft drink business, is expected to lead the growth. Recent acquisitions in ... http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6034630751577834/id/203286382/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 20:24:23 -0500 Forbes http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6034630751577834/id/203286382/ Chesapeake Energy to announce production cuts over the past few weeks. Lower supplies resulted in gas prices rising 17 cents to $2.55 / thousand cubic feet (tcf) after an EIA report indicated that ... http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6034630751577834/id/203286595/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 20:24:19 -0500 Forbes http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6034630751577834/id/203286595/ Image via Wikipedia In remarks at the announcement of the opening of a Vatican Exhibit showcasingphotos, research tools and minerals from the Moon and Mars, FatherJose Gabriel Funes, director of the ... http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6034630751577834/id/203286597/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 20:23:49 -0500 Forbes http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6034630751577834/id/203286597/ weaker-than-expected guidance or the first quarter . For Q4, the company posted non-GAAP revenue of $79.6 million, up 24% from a year ago, and ahead of the Street at $77.3 million. Non-GAAP EPS of ... http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6034630751577834/id/203286599/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 20:23:44 -0500 Forbes http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6034630751577834/id/203286599/ better-than-expected Q4 results . For the quarter, the maker of ATMs and point-of-sale terminals reported revenue of $1.64 billion, up 17% from a year ago, and ahead of the Street at $1.58 billion. ... http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6034630751577834/id/203286600/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 20:23:35 -0500 Forbes http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6034630751577834/id/203286600/ Mark Zuckerberg formally announced its Facebook Credits payments system at its f8 developer conference. But at the time, Zuckerberg downplayed the revenue potential of payments.In response to a ... http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6034630751577834/id/203286469/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 20:23:31 -0500 Forbes http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6034630751577834/id/203286469/ After Sunday’s Super Bowl loss, Tom Brady’s wife Gisele Bundchen was taunted by a few hecklers at the stadium, shouting ';Eli owns your husband.'; The supermodel didn’t ... http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6034630751577834/id/203286601/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 20:23:24 -0500 Forbes http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6034630751577834/id/203286601/ NCR ‘s entertainment line of business, which includes DVD rental kiosks and related assets, for up to $100 million. As part of the deal, Coinstar will buy products and services from NCR that ... http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6034630751577834/id/203286602/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 20:23:20 -0500 Forbes http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6034630751577834/id/203286602/ Housing Secretary Shaun Donovan is one of the participants in the foreclosure settlement talks that are expected to produce a mortgage settlement ... http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6034630751577834/id/203286603/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 19:59:13 -0500 Fortune http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6034630751577834/id/203286603/ SYDNEY (MarketWatch) -- Australian shares put in a choppy performance on Tuesday, with losses for Macquarie Group and National Australia Bank countered by some strength in the more defensive areas ... http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6034630751577834/id/203286417/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 19:39:55 -0500 Market Watch http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6034630751577834/id/203286417/ WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) -- A trustee seeking to distribute customer securities overseen by bankrupt MF Global Inc. said Monday that a majority of the cash that disappeared from the commodities ... http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6034630751577834/id/203286489/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 19:39:47 -0500 Market Watch http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6034630751577834/id/203286489/ NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Energy stocks moved higher Monday despite flat trading in the broad equity market, with shares of Cabot Oil & Gas, Sunoco Inc., Alpha Natural Resources Inc. among the ... http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6034630751577834/id/203286566/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 19:39:44 -0500 CBS Marketwatch http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6034630751577834/id/203286566/ CHICAGO (MarketWatch) - Coinstar Inc., NCR Corp., Yum Brands and Coca-Cola Co. are among the stocks that could see active trading on ... http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6034630751577834/id/203286565/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 19:39:35 -0500 CBS Marketwatch http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6034630751577834/id/203286565/ Gold futures decline, with prices pulling back by as much as $26 an ounce as strength in the U.S. dollar dampened interest in metals and problems in Greece fail to ignite safe-haven buying in the ... http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6034630751577834/id/203286568/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 19:39:21 -0500 CBS Marketwatch http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6034630751577834/id/203286568/ perspective on just how much $46.33 billion is. Some more information has emerged in the last few days that helps put Apple's earnings in a slightly different perspective. The release of ... http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6034630751577834/id/203286424/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 19:37:32 -0500 Web Pro News http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6034630751577834/id/203286424/ (Credit: Daniel Abendroth) As I'm writing this post, I'm desperately trying to find a way to warm up my feet and hands. I suppose ditching the ice-cold soda would be a good place to ... http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6034630751577834/id/203286569/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 19:32:18 -0500 Cnet http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6034630751577834/id/203286569/ ? Well, we've taken our best shot at putting together a list of top titles that we feel meet the criteria for a good iPad game. And just what does make a good iPad game? We debated it for a ... http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6034630751577834/id/203286571/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 19:32:15 -0500 Cnet http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6034630751577834/id/203286571/ Sony Entertainment Network . "This helps us get closer to our goal of establishing a global comprehensive network platform of services across games, movies, music and more, all accessible from ... http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6034630751577834/id/203286570/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 19:32:11 -0500 Cnet http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6034630751577834/id/203286570/ (Credit: Screenshot by Amanda Kooser/CNET) The Internet is for sharing knowledge, interacting with others, and expanding our mental and social horizons. Scrap that. The Internet is for cat ... http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6034630751577834/id/203286572/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 19:32:09 -0500 Cnet http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6034630751577834/id/203286572/ (Credit: James Martin/CNET) Boost Mobile isn't just about offering phones off-contract, it's also about style. So if you're a phone that lands in Boost's lineup, you might be ... http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6034630751577834/id/203286574/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 19:32:06 -0500 Cnet http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6034630751577834/id/203286574/ Beacon Power's flywheel storage system is built around these 7-foot-tall flywheels that can store and release bursts of power to stabilize the ... http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6034630751577834/id/203286573/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 19:32:03 -0500 Cnet http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6034630751577834/id/203286573/ (Credit: Redbox) NCR is a company that specializes in automatic teller machines and retail kiosks. If you used one of those self-serve ticket machines at an airport, chances are you've ... http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6034630751577834/id/203286575/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 19:32:02 -0500 Cnet http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6034630751577834/id/203286575/ Teaming up with Nuance, U.S. Cellular just unveiled a voice-mail-to-text solution that unfortunately is not free. In the Chicago-based carrier's defense, the big boys like Verizon, AT&T, ... http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6034630751577834/id/203286579/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 19:31:56 -0500 Cnet http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6034630751577834/id/203286579/ a report from AppleInsider, oil field services provider Halliburton has decided to drop Research In Motion's BlackBerry platform in favor of Apple's iOS for its workforce. An internal ... http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6034630751577834/id/203286577/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 19:31:54 -0500 Cnet http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6034630751577834/id/203286577/ For some, a monitor is a monitor, and the lower the price, the better. As long as it pumps images from their PCs into their eyes at a reasonable quality, they're good. Thing is, there are cheap ... http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6034630751577834/id/203286576/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 19:31:51 -0500 Cnet http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6034630751577834/id/203286576/ (Credit: Google) Google has asked the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for permission to use an undisclosed, mystery "entertainment device" across four major cities over the ... http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6034630751577834/id/203286580/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 19:31:48 -0500 Cnet http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6034630751577834/id/203286580/ (Credit: Credit: 1News)) Semi-automatic shotguns, body armor, and accusations of police brutality and acts of terrorism are common in stories about Mexico's drug wars or the fighting in ... http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6034630751577834/id/203286582/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 19:31:46 -0500 Cnet http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6034630751577834/id/203286582/ Worth a mortgage payment (OK, a quarter of a monthly payment for you San Franciscans)? An apparent Best Buy customer survey mentions a ... http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6034630751577834/id/203286581/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 19:31:44 -0500 Cnet http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6034630751577834/id/203286581/ Apple was named the best-selling U.S. handset brand during the fourth quarter, according to a new report from the NPD Group. However, the findings suggest that while iOS has won this ... http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6034630751577834/id/203286583/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 19:31:40 -0500 Cnet http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6034630751577834/id/203286583/ (Credit: James Martin/CNET) Apple emerged as the top brand of 2011, according to an annual list put together by marketing strategy firm Davis Brand Capital. ... http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6034630751577834/id/203286584/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 19:31:36 -0500 Cnet http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6034630751577834/id/203286584/ (Credit: LayerWise) An elderly woman has received a replacement titanium jaw, an operation participants say demonstrates the potential of patient-specific body implants. Belgian company ... http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6034630751577834/id/203286585/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 19:31:33 -0500 Cnet http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6034630751577834/id/203286585/ (Credit: Screenshot by Rick Broida) So. Lana Del Rey. Overnight sensation. Controversial pop figure. Atrocious "Saturday Night Live" performer. Me, I've always had a soft spot ... http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6034630751577834/id/203286586/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 19:31:30 -0500 Cnet http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6034630751577834/id/203286586/ Pig is the most consumed animal in the world, I recently read. And right now the J-in-the-B has Bacon Shakes. Introduced on Thursday, each U.S. store is getting a limited quantity ... http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6034630751577834/id/203280968/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:48:06 -0500 San Diego Union-Tribune http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6034630751577834/id/203280968/ SAN DIEGO -; A federal judge appeared skeptical Monday of arguments that orca whales that perform at SeaWorld are being held as slaves and that their confinement violates the constitutional ban on ... http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6034630751577834/id/203280967/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:48:03 -0500 San Diego Union-Tribune http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6034630751577834/id/203280967/ Ben Bridge Jeweler is offering a free box of Seattle Chocolates with the purchase of a diamond pendant (like the one above in sterling silver, $99). - Ben Bridge Jeweler/courtesy ... http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6034630751577834/id/203280969/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:47:58 -0500 San Diego Union-Tribune http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6034630751577834/id/203280969/ This undated frame grab provided by WotWentWrong.com shows the company's home page on its website. Online dating sites and apps for hooking up on the go are abundant. But breakup tech ... http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6034630751577834/id/203280970/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:47:56 -0500 San Diego Union-Tribune http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6034630751577834/id/203280970/ Michael Marletta The Scripps Research Institute in La Jolla began the new year with a new president who is facing an old and daunting problem -- raising money.Michael Marletta must help Scripps ... http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6034630751577834/id/203280971/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:47:52 -0500 San Diego Union-Tribune http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6034630751577834/id/203280971/ BERKELEY, Calif. -- Berkeley is considering taking its $350 million account out of Wells Fargo, saying the bank is partly to blame for the nation's financial crisis.The council voted last week ... http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6034630751577834/id/203281172/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:39:07 -0500 The Miami Herald http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6034630751577834/id/203281172/ PARIS -- Air France and other airlines sought to limit the damage from a strike Monday by aviation industry workers - a walkout prompted by rules that would limit the impact of future strikes.Paris ... http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6034630751577834/id/203281173/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:39:03 -0500 The Miami Herald http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6034630751577834/id/203281173/ HARRISBURG, Pa. -- The state official in charge of figuring out how to fix an enormous financial shortfall in Pennsylvania's capital city said in a proposed recovery plan released Monday that ... http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6034630751577834/id/203281174/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:38:59 -0500 The Miami Herald http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6034630751577834/id/203281174/ ROME -- Italy announced emergency energy measures Monday, cutting gas supplies to some industries to make sure that private homes stayed warm during a severe cold spell.Business lobbies complained ... http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6034630751577834/id/203281176/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:38:51 -0500 The Miami Herald http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6034630751577834/id/203281176/ TEHRAN, Iran -- A simple trip to the store in Iran these days offers a crash course in life under Western economic sanctions.The prices of many imported goods - from South Korean refrigerators to ... http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6034630751577834/id/203281177/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:38:46 -0500 The Miami Herald http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6034630751577834/id/203281177/ PIERRE, S.D. -- A legislative committee has endorsed Gov. Dennis Daugaard's plan to amend the South Dakota Constitution to make it clear that the state budget must be balanced.Jim Seward, the ... http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6034630751577834/id/203281179/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:38:41 -0500 The Miami Herald http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6034630751577834/id/203281179/ Shares of K-Swiss Inc., which makes casual and athletic footwear and accessories, jumped Monday after a Sterne Agee analyst upgraded its rating on the shoe company's stock.THE SPARK: Stern Agee ... http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6034630751577834/id/203281178/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:38:37 -0500 The Miami Herald http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6034630751577834/id/203281178/ At 7:30 a.m. today (Feb. 6), a group of parents marched outside of Kennedy High School in Granada Hills, Calif., to show their displeasure with the three-week suspension of baseball coach Manny ... http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6034630751577834/id/203281151/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:29:47 -0500 Forbes http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6034630751577834/id/203281151/ Click for full photo gallery: Valentine's Day Jewelry Gift Guide How much do you spend on Valentine’s Day? Twenty dollars on chocolates? Fifty dollars onflowers? One hundred dollars on ... http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6034630751577834/id/203281153/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:29:40 -0500 Forbes http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6034630751577834/id/203281153/ Superbowl viewers who watched online didn't see the half-time show (image via Daylife) I asked readers on various social networks whether they’d watched the Superbowl online Sunday. This ... http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6034630751577834/id/203281154/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:29:36 -0500 Forbes http://story.houstonmirror.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/6034630751577834/id/203281154/