http://online.wsj.com What's News US en-us copyright © 2012 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:11:37 EST http://online.wsj.com/img/wsj_sm_logo.gif http://online.wsj.com http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970203889904577200953014575964.html?mod=rss_whats_news_us Caterpillar said it will close a locomotive plant in London, Ontario, following a lockout, eliminating about 450 jobs that mostly paid twice the rate of a U.S. counterpart. PAID Fri, 03 Feb 2012 23:16:58 EST http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204662204577201483347787346.html?mod=rss_whats_news_us Goldman Sachs cut CEO Lloyd Blankfein's stock bonus for the first time since the financial crisis, the latest sign that Wall Street executives are paying for a year of mixed financial performance. FREE Fri, 03 Feb 2012 23:47:20 EST http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970203889904577201221448742942.html?mod=rss_whats_news_us Steven R. Appleton, chairman and chief executive of Micron Technology died Friday when the high-performance airplane he was piloting crashed at Boise, Idaho's airport. FREE Fri, 03 Feb 2012 20:18:03 EST http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970203711104577200270096116032.html?mod=rss_whats_news_us As Greek debt-restructuring talks showed more signs of delay, the plodding negotiations have been bad news for Portugal's creditors, who fear they also may be force-fed tough terms. FREEASIA FREEEUROPE FREEINDIA Fri, 03 Feb 2012 23:29:36 EST http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970203889904577200964142208498.html?mod=rss_whats_news_us A computer hacker group continued a wave of attacks against Brazilian financial websites, hampering the sites of Citigroup and other prominent institutions. PAID Fri, 03 Feb 2012 22:57:00 EST http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204662204577201403437636864.html?mod=rss_whats_news_us A few more months of strong jobs reports like the one released Friday, and the Fed might need to draw up a new game plan. For now, though, Bernanke seems unlikely to rewrite his script for the central bank. PAID Fri, 03 Feb 2012 20:29:40 EST http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970203889904577201050178115844.html?mod=rss_whats_news_us U.S. auto dealers are now selling vehicles at historically high prices in another sign the auto industry's recovery is moving into the fast lane. PAID Fri, 03 Feb 2012 12:19:34 EST http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970203889904577201350898834374.html?mod=rss_whats_news_us The New York Fed is asking for bids on some $6 billion in residential mortgage-backed securities from its Maiden Lane II portfolio it took on as part of the 2008 bailout of American International Group. PAID Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:55:32 EST http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970203711104577200401642180544.html?mod=rss_whats_news_us Regulators in Switzerland and the U.K. stepped up pressure on Swiss and foreign banks, extending a probe into alleged manipulation of interest rates and disclosing possible action against UBS in a trading scandal. PAID Fri, 03 Feb 2012 23:22:27 EST http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970203889904577200542456345490.html?mod=rss_whats_news_us Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao sought to assuage concerns over Chinese investment in Europe, saying China has no intention to "buy" the continent. FREEASIA FREEEUROPE FREEINDIA Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:11:17 EST http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970203889904577201280916107776.html?mod=rss_whats_news_us Orange-juice futures settled lower as traders discounted the prospects for a ban on juice imports into the U.S. It appears they weren't off the mark. PAID Fri, 03 Feb 2012 20:57:42 EST http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970203889904577201161008060008.html?mod=rss_whats_news_us Barbara Desoer, a high-profile mortgage executive who once was a candidate to become chief executive of Bank of America, is leaving as the financial giant retreats from the home-loan business. PAID Fri, 03 Feb 2012 20:54:16 EST http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204662204577199492233215330.html?mod=rss_whats_news_us Total corporate federal taxes paid fell to 12.1% of U.S. profits in the government's latest fiscal year, the lowest level since at least 1972 and well below usual rates of around 25%. Most of the credit--or blame--goes to a temporary break to spur investment. PAID Fri, 03 Feb 2012 13:02:48 EST http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970203889904577200833180915226.html?mod=rss_whats_news_us RBS's chairman acknowledged that the bank had miscalculated the public and political reaction to the $1.5 million bonus in shares awarded to CEO Stephen Hester, who subsequently turned down the payment. PAID Fri, 03 Feb 2012 10:45:29 EST http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970203711104577200781450630136.html?mod=rss_whats_news_us Some Apple devices were unavailable for sale briefly on Friday in Germany, as part of a patent tussle with Motorola Mobility. PAID Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:34:12 EST http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970203711104577200933225393636.html?mod=rss_whats_news_us Brazil's real climbed against the dollar after strong U.S. jobs figures outweighed the central bank's intervention in an attempt to weaken the currency. FREEASIA FREEEUROPE FREEINDIA Fri, 03 Feb 2012 20:55:50 EST http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204662204577199252526660144.html?mod=rss_whats_news_us The rainy-day funds that U.S. banks have been tapping to boost their earnings could soon begin to dry up, and that doesn't bode well for bank profits. PAID Fri, 03 Feb 2012 13:08:49 EST http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204662204577199481599618346.html?mod=rss_whats_news_us Incoming Sony CEO Kazuo Hirai will need to tread carefully with the company's movie and music divisions, whose profits are important counterpoints to deep losses elsewhere at the company. PAID Fri, 03 Feb 2012 13:08:13 EST http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970203711104577201213653592228.html?mod=rss_whats_news_us Walgreen's same-store sales slid 4.6% in January as the drugstore chain's prescriptions sales were battered by the loss of major customer Express Scripts. PAID Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:22:33 EST http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970203889904577201242580343200.html?mod=rss_whats_news_us Clorox said fiscal second-quarter sales rose more than expected with help from higher prices, overcoming concerns that tepid demand in North America would crimp sales for household staples. PAID Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:38:29 EST http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970203711104577199832156083206.html?mod=rss_whats_news_us Hutchison Whampoa agreed to buy Austria's third-largest mobile operator for about $1.71 billion in a move that will enable the Hong Kong conglomerate to expand its market share in Austria. PAID Fri, 03 Feb 2012 04:05:34 EST http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970203711104577200590006121560.html?mod=rss_whats_news_us Weyerhaeuser's fourth-quarter earnings fell 62% as the company booked restructuring charges and write-downs, while the wood-products segment posted softer sales. PAID Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:28:37 EST http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970203889904577200242547837130.html?mod=rss_whats_news_us Panasonic revised its forecast loss for the current fiscal year to more than $10 billion, which would be the second-largest ever for a Japanese manufacturer. PAID Fri, 03 Feb 2012 08:10:55 EST http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970203711104577200623754877452.html?mod=rss_whats_news_us Aon's fourth-quarter profit rose 20% as the insurance brokerage and consulting firm logged solid results in its human-resources business and benefited from restructuring. PAID Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:28:58 EST http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970203889904577200182803603096.html?mod=rss_whats_news_us Nikon said it slipped into a net loss in the October-December quarter, as it absorbed the impact of floods on its operations in Thailand. PAID Fri, 03 Feb 2012 02:04:11 EST http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970203711104577200250290159024.html?mod=rss_whats_news_us BT Group posted a 41% jump in third-quarter net profit, aided by further cost cutting, lower finance expenses and new contracts, and said it will reach some of its earnings targets a year earlier than expected. PAID Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:31:13 EST http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970203363504577186970315245232.html?mod=rss_whats_news_us A push by Wall Street banks to create a new, more-transparent way to bet on bond defaults has stalled over technical issues and uncertainty over new regulations. PAID Thu, 02 Feb 2012 21:27:48 EST