en-us Fri, 04 Dec 2009 06:30:00 -0800 BAC BAC Thu, 03 Dec 2009 10:07:54 -0800 Reuters UK) - Mining group Xstrata XTA plans to boost capital spending next year by 89 percent to $6.8 billion (4.1 billion pounds) to expand output and is considering whether to close or sell any of its four profit-squeezed copper smelters.The firm, which aims to boost overall production by...]]> Thu, 03 Dec 2009 08:01:02 -0800 XSRA F XSRA F Thu, 03 Dec 2009 04:00:08 -0800 Wed, 02 Dec 2009 22:05:46 -0800 Wed, 02 Dec 2009 18:54:57 -0800 MSFT MSFT Tue, 01 Dec 2009 22:15:19 -0800 Reuters) - McDonald's Corp MCD Chief Operating Officer Ralph Alvarez, who was widely believed to be in line for the fast-food chain's top job, will retire on December 31 due to health reasons, the company said on Tuesday."Seven orthopedic surgeries and years of chronic pain culminating...]]> Tue, 01 Dec 2009 18:45:45 -0800 MCD MCD Tue, 01 Dec 2009 11:56:13 -0800 GS GS Tue, 01 Dec 2009 09:52:20 -0800 CMCSA CMCSA Sun, 29 Nov 2009 16:29:04 -0800 Sun, 29 Nov 2009 07:18:31 -0800 Thu, 26 Nov 2009 06:00:35 -0800 Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:32:39 -0800 Tue, 24 Nov 2009 07:56:35 -0800 Tue, 24 Nov 2009 02:38:43 -0800 Mon, 23 Nov 2009 12:37:05 -0800 Reuters UK) - A major draft EU law on market infrastructure will be tabled next July to make share and derivatives trading less risky for investors and the broader financial system from late 2012, industry sources said on Monday.The European Market Infrastructures Directive will focus on reducing...]]> Mon, 23 Nov 2009 05:03:02 -0800 Sat, 21 Nov 2009 15:26:59 -0800 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:46:40 -0800