http://headlineva.com/index.php/business Virginia Business en scottb@vpa.net Copyright 2012 2012-02-10T08:28:33+00:00 http://www.virginiabusiness.com/index.php/news/article/air-travel-tickets-up-10-percent-in-january/ http://www.virginiabusiness.com/index.php/news/article/air-travel-tickets-up-10-percent-in-january/#When:07:28:33Z The value of airline travel booked through travel agents rose 10.7 percent in January, according to Arlington-based ARC, a financial settlement firm serving the travel industry. Virginia Business 2012-02-10T07:28:33+00:00 http://www2.timesdispatch.com/news/business/2012/feb/10/fbi-files-show-steve-jobs-was-considered-governmen-ar-1678703/ http://www2.timesdispatch.com/news/business/2012/feb/10/fbi-files-show-steve-jobs-was-considered-governmen-ar-1678703/#When:04:49:21Z FBI background interviews of some people who knew Apple co-founder Steve Jobs reveal a man driven by power and alienating some of the people who worked with him. Richmond 2012-02-10T04:49:21+00:00 http://www2.timesdispatch.com/business/business/2012/feb/10/world-markets-slip-greek-bailout-hangs-limbo-ar-1678661/ http://www2.timesdispatch.com/business/business/2012/feb/10/world-markets-slip-greek-bailout-hangs-limbo-ar-1678661/#When:03:53:16Z World stock markets dropped today after Europe's finance ministers demanded more spending cuts from Greece before clearing a (euro) 130 billion ($170 billion) bailout to stave off the country's bankruptcy. Richmond 2012-02-10T03:53:16+00:00 http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_SEEKING_A_MANUFACTURING_MIRACLE?SITE=VARIT&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_SEEKING_A_MANUFACTURING_MIRACLE?SITE=VARIT&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT#When:02:57:32Z WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama is making a strong election-year push for an economic revival "built on American manufacturing." But he faces an uphill slog, with little consensus even within his own party on how to do it.... Richmond 2012-02-10T02:57:32+00:00 http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/E/EU_BRITAIN_EARNS_BARCLAYS?SITE=VARIT&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/E/EU_BRITAIN_EARNS_BARCLAYS?SITE=VARIT&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT#When:02:51:36Z LONDON (AP) -- Barclays PLC revealed Friday that it is slashing its bonus pool after earnings at its investment banking division fell sharply and dented overall profitability.... Richmond 2012-02-10T02:51:36+00:00 http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/E/EU_FRANCE_EARNS_NYSE_EURONEXT?SITE=VARIT&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/E/EU_FRANCE_EARNS_NYSE_EURONEXT?SITE=VARIT&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT#When:01:52:32Z PARIS (AP) -- NYSE Euronext on Friday said costs related to its collapsed merger with German stock market Deutsche Boerse caused a slump in fourth quarter earnings.... Richmond 2012-02-10T01:52:32+00:00 http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/E/EU_FRANCE_EARNS_TOTAL?SITE=VARIT&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/E/EU_FRANCE_EARNS_TOTAL?SITE=VARIT&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT#When:01:21:53Z PARIS (AP) -- French oil company Total SA forecast higher production this year while revealing Friday that higher oil prices helped it post a 12.8 percent rise in fourth quarter profits despite a drop in output.... Richmond 2012-02-10T01:21:53+00:00 http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_BANK_OF_AMERICA_STOCK?SITE=VARIT&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_BANK_OF_AMERICA_STOCK?SITE=VARIT&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT#When:01:03:44Z NEW YORK (AP) -- On a normal day, 4 billion shares of stock change hands on the New York Stock Exchange. One in 10 belongs to a single company. It's not McDonald's or IBM, both of which have been on a tear.... Richmond 2012-02-10T01:03:44+00:00 http://www.virginiabusiness.com/index.php/news/article/liberty-property-trust-will-build-a-7.8-million-warehouse-and-distribution-/ http://www.virginiabusiness.com/index.php/news/article/liberty-property-trust-will-build-a-7.8-million-warehouse-and-distribution-/#When:00:40:17Z Dana Corp. plans to lease the entire space. Virginia Business 2012-02-10T00:40:17+00:00 http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/A/AS_AFGHAN_PRIVATE_SECURITY?SITE=VARIT&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/A/AS_AFGHAN_PRIVATE_SECURITY?SITE=VARIT&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT#When:23:55:28Z KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- The push by Afghanistan's president to nationalize legions of private security guards before the end of March is encouraging corruption and jeopardizing multibillion-dollar aid projects, according to companies trying to make the switch.... Richmond 2012-02-09T23:55:28+00:00 http://www2.timesdispatch.com/business/business/2012/feb/10/tdbiz03-states-recommend-richmond-raleigh-high-spe-ar-1677845/ http://www2.timesdispatch.com/business/business/2012/feb/10/tdbiz03-states-recommend-richmond-raleigh-high-spe-ar-1677845/#When:22:00:00Z Virginia and North Carolina released their proposed recommendations for a preferred alignment for the Southeast High Speed Rail project. Richmond 2012-02-09T22:00:00+00:00 http://www2.timesdispatch.com/business/business/2012/feb/10/tdbiz04-daily-business-news-calendar-for-feb-10-ar-1677750/ http://www2.timesdispatch.com/business/business/2012/feb/10/tdbiz04-daily-business-news-calendar-for-feb-10-ar-1677750/#When:22:00:00Z LOCAL EVENTS Richmond 2012-02-09T22:00:00+00:00 http://www2.timesdispatch.com/business/business/2012/feb/10/tdbiz04-us-trade-rep-advises-richmond-chamber-ar-1677747/ http://www2.timesdispatch.com/business/business/2012/feb/10/tdbiz04-us-trade-rep-advises-richmond-chamber-ar-1677747/#When:22:00:00Z When he was mayor of Dallas in the 1990s, U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk often gave speeches in which he said Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport was poised to become the world's busiest. Richmond 2012-02-09T22:00:00+00:00 http://www2.timesdispatch.com/business/business/2012/feb/10/tdbiz03-national-business-briefs-for-feb-10-ar-1677851/ http://www2.timesdispatch.com/business/business/2012/feb/10/tdbiz03-national-business-briefs-for-feb-10-ar-1677851/#When:22:00:00Z Meeting postponed on ING acquisition Richmond 2012-02-09T22:00:00+00:00 http://www2.timesdispatch.com/business/business/2012/feb/10/tdbiz03-billboards-go-3-d-to-fight-digital-competi-ar-1677847/ http://www2.timesdispatch.com/business/business/2012/feb/10/tdbiz03-billboards-go-3-d-to-fight-digital-competi-ar-1677847/#When:22:00:00Z To compete with costly new electronic signs, conventional billboards are increasingly adding a third dimension. Richmond 2012-02-09T22:00:00+00:00 http://hamptonroads.com/2012/02/what-settlement-will-and-wont-do-homeowners http://hamptonroads.com/2012/02/what-settlement-will-and-wont-do-homeowners#When:21:30:18Z By Derek Kravitz The mortgage settlement that government officials announced Thursday is intended to help victims of foreclosure abuses that followed the housing bust. Here's a look at what the settlement will and won't do for current and former home-owners: Q: Who stands to benefit? Norfolk 2012-02-09T21:30:18+00:00 http://www.virginiabusiness.com/index.php/news/article/the-homestead-announces-25-million-in-new-projects/ http://www.virginiabusiness.com/index.php/news/article/the-homestead-announces-25-million-in-new-projects/#When:20:03:36Z Historic resort will add water features and miniature golf. Virginia Business 2012-02-09T20:03:36+00:00 http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_LEHMAN_BROTHERS_CITIGROUP?SITE=VARIT&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_LEHMAN_BROTHERS_CITIGROUP?SITE=VARIT&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT#When:19:06:18Z NEW YORK (AP) -- Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. and its creditors are suing several units of Citigroup Inc. to recover $2.5 billion the failed investment bank transferred to a backup account at Citi months before seeking bankruptcy court protection.... Richmond 2012-02-09T19:06:18+00:00 http://www2.newsadvance.com/news/2012/feb/09/bank-james-kicks-employee-fitness-program-saturday-ar-1677682/ http://www2.newsadvance.com/news/2012/feb/09/bank-james-kicks-employee-fitness-program-saturday-ar-1677682/#When:18:34:01Z Bank of the James will kick off a new employee fitness program downtown Saturday. Lynchburg 2012-02-09T18:34:01+00:00 http://www2.newsadvance.com/business/2012/feb/09/cbl-posts-eighth-consecutive-quarter-sales-growth-ar-1677676/ http://www2.newsadvance.com/business/2012/feb/09/cbl-posts-eighth-consecutive-quarter-sales-growth-ar-1677676/#When:18:28:13Z The parent company of River Ridge mall reported its eighth-consecutive quarter of sales growth on Thursday during a conference call discussing fourth quarter and 2011 results. Lynchburg 2012-02-09T18:28:13+00:00 http://hamptonroads.com/2012/02/making-sense-us-foreclosure-settlement http://hamptonroads.com/2012/02/making-sense-us-foreclosure-settlement#When:17:18:33Z It could be months before struggling homeowners in Hampton Roads see any relief from the $25 billion settlement announced Thursday between 49 states and the nation's five largest mortgage lenders over abusive foreclosure practices. Norfolk 2012-02-09T17:18:33+00:00 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/hrdailypress/business/~3/AewlsWNqJck/dp-nws-shipyard-hiring-20120209,0,3063033.story http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/hrdailypress/business/~3/AewlsWNqJck/dp-nws-shipyard-hiring-20120209,0,3063033.story#When:17:15:00Z Newport News Shipbuilding executives say defense spending cuts being considered in Washington are not likely to slow their plans to hire more than 2,500 workers this year. Newport_News 2012-02-09T17:15:00+00:00 http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_EARNS_LINKEDIN?SITE=VARIT&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_EARNS_LINKEDIN?SITE=VARIT&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT#When:14:39:21Z SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- LinkedIn is reporting a strong fourth quarter as the online professional networking service added 14 million members. Its net income and revenue beat Wall Street's expectations.... Richmond 2012-02-09T14:39:21+00:00 http://hamptonroads.com/2012/02/judge-tosses-5-million-libel-suit-against-wavytv http://hamptonroads.com/2012/02/judge-tosses-5-million-libel-suit-against-wavytv#When:12:15:18Z NORFOLK A federal judge has thrown out a $5 million libel lawsuit against WAVY-TV filed by the owner of a former Portsmouth tax service. Norfolk 2012-02-09T12:15:18+00:00 http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/E/EU_GREECE_FINANCIAL_CRISIS_AUSTERITY_QA?SITE=VARIT&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/E/EU_GREECE_FINANCIAL_CRISIS_AUSTERITY_QA?SITE=VARIT&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT#When:11:36:35Z Greece's political leaders on Thursday agreed to steep government cutbacks and economic reforms to qualify for a euro130 billion ($170 billion) bailout from other countries in Europe and around the world.... Richmond 2012-02-09T11:36:35+00:00 http://hamptonroads.com/2012/02/va-get-4796m-benefits-settlement http://hamptonroads.com/2012/02/va-get-4796m-benefits-settlement#When:11:28:50Z RICHMOND Virginian and home borrowers in the state will receive about $479.6 million in relief from a $25 billion settlement between states and five mortgage lenders over foreclosure abuses. Federal and state officials announced the deal today. Norfolk 2012-02-09T11:28:50+00:00 http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/A/AF_SOUTH_AFRICA_ECONOMY?SITE=VARIT&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/A/AF_SOUTH_AFRICA_ECONOMY?SITE=VARIT&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT#When:11:01:47Z JOHANNESBURG (AP) -- South Africa's president announced ambitious infrastructure projects Thursday, laying out his plans for creating jobs and hope in nation harder hit than most in Africa by global recession.... Richmond 2012-02-09T11:01:47+00:00 http://www2.timesdispatch.com/business/business/2012/feb/09/end-era-kodak-stop-making-cameras-digital-frames-ar-1676476/ http://www2.timesdispatch.com/business/business/2012/feb/09/end-era-kodak-stop-making-cameras-digital-frames-ar-1676476/#When:09:58:28Z Eastman Kodak Co. said today that it will stop making digital cameras, pocket video cameras and digital picture frames, marking the end of an era for the company that brought photography to the masses more than a century ago. Richmond 2012-02-09T09:58:28+00:00 http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/E/EU_FRANCE_RACISM_TRIAL?SITE=VARIT&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/E/EU_FRANCE_RACISM_TRIAL?SITE=VARIT&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT#When:09:11:00Z PARIS (AP) -- An heir to the Guerlain perfume empire went on trial Thursday in Paris on charges he made racist insults on national television.... Richmond 2012-02-09T09:11:00+00:00 http://www2.timesdispatch.com/business/business/2012/feb/09/philip-morris-international-income-nearly-8-percen-ar-1676323/ http://www2.timesdispatch.com/business/business/2012/feb/09/philip-morris-international-income-nearly-8-percen-ar-1676323/#When:08:55:25Z Cigarette maker Philip Morris International says its fourth-quarter net income grew nearly 8 percent as it commanded higher prices for its brands. Richmond 2012-02-09T08:55:25+00:00 http://headlineva.com/index.php/business