http://www.timesleader.com/r?19=960&32=3991&7=186441&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.timesleader.com%2Fbusiness The latest business news from Times Leader en-us Fri, 10 Feb 2012 09:40:12 GMT 2012-02-10T09:40:12Z en-us http://www.timesleader.com/r?19=961&43=182641&44=139078284&32=3991&7=186441&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.timesleader.com%2Fbusiness%2FSwiss_police__car_drives_into_crowd__1_dead_02-10-2012.html (AP) Swiss police appealed for witnesses Friday after a car hit a group of people standing outside a Zurich bar, killing one person and injuring five others. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 09:40:12 GMT b66d570b49cfb3786a90fa6e1fecb000 2012-02-10T09:40:12Z http://www.timesleader.com/r?19=961&43=182641&44=139078279&32=3991&7=186441&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.timesleader.com%2Fbusiness%2FSarah_Jessica_Parker_headlines_celeb-filled_gala_02-10-2012.html (AP) A chance to kiss the buff, shirtless Richard Gere of the early '80s? Sold, for $20,000! Fri, 10 Feb 2012 09:40:11 GMT ca64015bf2e3f67620c929bcee88b491 2012-02-10T09:40:11Z http://www.timesleader.com/r?19=961&43=182641&44=139078269&32=3991&7=186441&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.timesleader.com%2Fbusiness%2FBarclays_slashes_bonus_pool_after_2011_profit_fall_02-10-2012.html (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. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 09:40:10 GMT b09ab46709daeaf0b2825afbfd74384f 2012-02-10T09:40:10Z http://www.timesleader.com/r?19=961&43=182641&44=139078274&32=3991&7=186441&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.timesleader.com%2Fbusiness%2FNYSE_Euronext_profit_down_on_blocked_merger_costs_02-10-2012.html (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. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 09:40:10 GMT ef06431680ceddabda14383ea6794043 2012-02-10T09:40:10Z http://www.timesleader.com/r?19=961&43=182641&44=139076779&32=3991&7=186441&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.timesleader.com%2Fbusiness%2FVietnam_farmer_a_hero_after_shootout_with_police_02-10-2012.html (AP) When local police arrived in riot gear to evict the Vuon clan, family members were ready with homemade land mines and improvised shotguns. In a guerrilla-style ambush reminiscent of a Vietnam War battle, they wounded six officers. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 08:40:10 GMT 346a6dbefba43f13384032b5da8da30c 2012-02-10T08:40:10Z http://www.timesleader.com/r?19=961&43=182641&44=139076784&32=3991&7=186441&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.timesleader.com%2Fbusiness%2FWhy_Bank_of_America_is_the_new_Citigroup_02-10-2012.html (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. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 08:40:10 GMT 912a50de1a9bad4f3bb21f955514ea82 2012-02-10T08:40:10Z http://www.timesleader.com/r?19=961&43=182641&44=139076764&32=3991&7=186441&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.timesleader.com%2Fbusiness%2FNearly_1_in_20_US_adults_over_50_have_fake_knees_02-10-2012.html (AP) Nearly 1 in 20 Americans older than 50 have artificial knees, or more than 4 million people, according to the first national estimate showing how common these replacement joints have become in an aging population. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 08:40:09 GMT 562017955f90007cf93f4c697aaaf444 2012-02-10T08:40:09Z http://www.timesleader.com/r?19=961&43=182641&44=139076774&32=3991&7=186441&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.timesleader.com%2Fbusiness%2FTurkey_and_Iran_diverge_over_Syria_02-10-2012.html (AP) Turkey and Iran, regional heavyweights and heirs to imperial pasts, expanded trade in the past decade and papered over their traditional rivalry with diplomacy and rhetoric. Now these neighbors have staked out opposing positions in Syria, where outside players seek to sway an outcome to the bloodshed that could, in turn, alter power balances in the Middle East. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 08:40:09 GMT 09acb8f14b1453c3b7d6e214bc95fe6d 2012-02-10T08:40:09Z http://www.timesleader.com/r?19=961&43=182641&44=139076744&32=3991&7=186441&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.timesleader.com%2Fbusiness%2FCrime_cutting_into_Brazil_s_Carnivals_amid_strike_02-10-2012.html (AP) In the run-up to this city's huge Carnival, the cash register at the souvenir shop where Vania Alves works is normally buzzing as hoards of revelers scoop up rubber thong sandals, teeny bikinis and sarongs printed with the Brazilian flag. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 08:40:08 GMT 8c5cb92872e9e429f34a387560e66a5d 2012-02-10T08:40:08Z http://www.timesleader.com/r?19=961&43=182641&44=139076754&32=3991&7=186441&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.timesleader.com%2Fbusiness%2FFrance_s_Total_gets_oil_price_profit_boost_02-10-2012.html (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. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 08:40:08 GMT 6752161281d6a1d12c1223194d9a6850 2012-02-10T08:40:08Z http://www.timesleader.com/r?19=961&43=182641&44=139075879&32=3991&7=186441&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.timesleader.com%2Fbusiness%2FPolice_strike_in_Rio__bringing_fears_for_Carnival_02-10-2012.html (AP) Unmollified by legislative approval of a big pay raise, Rio state police officers went on strike Friday, raising fears for the security of the glittering Carnival extravaganza that sets this seaside city throbbing. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 07:40:07 GMT bfd2e7816d568846c7a84385680c41bf 2012-02-10T07:40:07Z http://www.timesleader.com/r?19=961&43=182641&44=139075874&32=3991&7=186441&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.timesleader.com%2Fbusiness%2FAfghan_private_security_handover_looking_messy_02-10-2012.html (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. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 07:40:06 GMT ec69327e97ef2b60b1c1549222dafea6 2012-02-10T07:40:06Z http://www.timesleader.com/r?19=961&43=182641&44=139074689&32=3991&7=186441&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.timesleader.com%2Fbusiness%2FMarines_posed_with_logo_resembling_Nazi_symbol_02-10-2012.html (AP) The Marine Corps on Thursday once again did damage control after a photograph surfaced of a sniper team in Afghanistan posing in front of a flag with a logo resembling that of the notorious Nazi SS. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 07:18:47 GMT 1bcfadcf80bc6c67560873cd2b765b9d 2012-02-10T07:18:47Z http://www.timesleader.com/r?19=961&43=182641&44=139074694&32=3991&7=186441&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.timesleader.com%2Fbusiness%2FOil_below__100_amid_signs_of_improving_US_economy_02-10-2012.html (AP) Oil prices hovered below $100 a barrel Friday in Asia as encouraging news about the U.S. economy was tempered by European demands for Greece to make further spending cuts before getting a new bailout. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 06:40:09 GMT e9e07ba55dd3fa7f3d13eb23c34b2cd7 2012-02-10T06:40:09Z http://www.timesleader.com/r?19=961&43=182641&44=139074684&32=3991&7=186441&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.timesleader.com%2Fbusiness%2FIndia_s_global_pharmacy_role_threatened_by_EU_pact_02-10-2012.html (AP) Efforts by India and the European Union to strengthen trade are threatening India's ability to deliver lifesaving medicines to the world's poorest, analysts say as the two sides push through protracted negotiations on a free-trade pact. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 06:40:08 GMT 7d5e0958c0ebbaa7dc37826b53fd99c2 2012-02-10T06:40:08Z http://www.timesleader.com/r?19=961&43=182641&44=139072339&32=3991&7=186441&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.timesleader.com%2Fbusiness%2FMortgage_relief_OK_rsquo_d_02-10-2012.html A landmark settlement with the nation’s biggest mortgage lenders over foreclosure abuses will deliver about $266 million in aid to Pennsylvania for struggling homeowners or people who lost their homes, state Attorney General Linda Kelly said Thursday. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 06:00:22 GMT 2d38e367b850897d92e704f31341cac2 2012-02-10T06:00:22Z http://www.timesleader.com/r?19=961&43=182641&44=139072334&32=3991&7=186441&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.timesleader.com%2Fbusiness%2FOut_of_the_picture_02-10-2012.html ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Eastman Kodak Co. said Thursday 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. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 06:00:22 GMT 8ed83316513b1bd2cea7acc716c4e8c9 2012-02-10T06:00:22Z http://www.timesleader.com/r?19=961&43=182641&44=139072324&32=3991&7=186441&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.timesleader.com%2Fbusiness%2FJobless_aid_applications_near_a_4-year_low_02-10-2012.html WASHINGTON — The number of people seeking unemployment aid neared a four-year low last week, a positive sign that strong hiring could continue in the coming months. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 06:00:20 GMT 9faad91365f465aef1e8df5c22a984a8 2012-02-10T06:00:20Z http://www.timesleader.com/r?19=961&43=182641&44=139072319&32=3991&7=186441&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.timesleader.com%2Fbusiness%2FGreek_debt_drama_still_playing_out_02-10-2012.html FRANKFURT, Germany — More than two years after it came clean about its addiction to debt, Greece may finally have begun a long and painful road to recovery. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 06:00:19 GMT 550e3e1ca6210bdf93cd971d567a1c4a 2012-02-10T06:00:19Z http://www.timesleader.com/r?19=961&43=182641&44=139069724&32=3991&7=186441&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.timesleader.com%2Fbusiness%2FOwner_of_Sierra_mine_surrenders_to_face_charges_02-09-2012.html (AP) A man who state and local officials say is running a massive illegal gold-mining operation in California's Sierra Nevada surrendered Thursday to face 14 criminal charges of operating without permits and polluting a creek. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 04:40:11 GMT c8d11ecebc92b7dd0a7b8f055b83614b 2012-02-10T04:40:11Z