From: Orlando Sentinel on Fri, Jun 03 2011 11:36 AM

You can add the monthly unemployment report to the series of worse than expected economic readings. The unemployment rate rose a-tenth to 9.1 percent in May. (June 3)

From: Orlando Sentinel on Thu, Jun 02 2011 6:58 PM

Summary of business headlines: Goldman Sachs gets subpoena on role in housing crisis; Jobless claims fall but worries persist; May store sales gain disappoint.

From: Orlando Sentinel on Thu, Jun 02 2011 6:58 PM

Fast-growing daily deal site Groupon Inc. has filed paperwork for its hotly anticipated initial public offering of stock. (June 2)

From: Orlando Sentinel on Thu, Jun 02 2011 12:27 PM

Google says hackers probably based in China tried to break into hundreds of Google mail accounts, including those of senior US government officials, Chinese activists and journalists

From: Orlando Sentinel on Wed, Jun 01 2011 7:59 PM

Summary of business headlines: U.S. factory growth, private hiring slow in May; Planned layoffs rise.

From: Orlando Sentinel on Wed, Jun 01 2011 7:59 PM

Fears that the economy is stalling sent the Dow Jones industrial average down 280 points, erasing more than a quarter of the stock market’s gains for the year. (June 1)

From: Orlando Sentinel on Tue, May 31 2011 2:13 PM

Mobile phone maker Nokia slashed its sales and profit outlook on Tuesday and scrapped forecasts for 2011, sending its shares tumbling.

From: Orlando Sentinel on Fri, May 27 2011 6:15 PM

In parts of the state of California’s San Joaquin valley, oil wells are abundant. But many of the state's oilfields are around a century old and the remaining oil is hard to extract. One company is taking a novel approach to the problem. (May 27)

From: Orlando Sentinel on Fri, May 27 2011 6:15 PM

Pending home sales plunge; High gas prices hit consumers; Job gains prompt sentiment boost; Greece gets verbal support.

From: Orlando Sentinel on Thu, May 26 2011 9:47 PM

Summary of business headlines: No revision of U.S. first-quarter growth; Consumer spending slower than first thought, corporate profits shrink for first time in more than two years; Jobless claims unexpectedly rise.

From: Orlando Sentinel on Wed, May 25 2011 4:07 PM

Mark Haines, co-anchor of CNBC’s morning "Squawk on the Street" show and one of the business news network's most recognized faces, died unexpectedly on Tuesday evening, the network said. He was 65. (May 25)

From: Orlando Sentinel on Thu, May 19 2011 6:41 PM

LinkedIn’s stock nearly doubled in its market debut Thursday because of huge investor demand for the first major U.S. social networking company to go public. (May 19)

From: Orlando Sentinel on Wed, May 18 2011 10:43 AM

Japanese corporate pessimism eases in May, in a sign business sentiment may have bottomed out, two months after the March 11 earthquake.

From: Orlando Sentinel on Fri, May 13 2011 5:40 PM

A lot has changed at AOL as it tries to shed the vestiges of its '90s image: the iconic "You’ve got mail" greeting and the promotional CDs stuffed into mailboxes across the country. At the helm is CEO Tim Armstrong. (May 13)

From: Orlando Sentinel on Fri, May 13 2011 3:13 PM

The Postal Service is continuing to hemorrhage money, reporting a loss Tuesday of more than $2 billion over the first three months of the year and warning it could be forced to default on federal payments. (May 10)

From: Orlando Sentinel on Fri, May 13 2011 3:03 PM

The new CEO of HSBC bank has outlined a plan to cut $3.5 billion in costs after a 14 per cent drop in profit.    

From: Orlando Sentinel on Thu, May 12 2011 11:10 AM

Mining and resources stocks lead Asian share markets lower Thursday, but Toyota bucks trend with improved production outlook.

From: Orlando Sentinel on Wed, May 11 2011 1:20 PM

Toyota posts 52 percent fall in quarterly operating profit, avoids giving annual guidance as it struggles to cope with quake-disrupted production.

From: Orlando Sentinel on Tue, May 10 2011 11:47 AM

Shares of Japan’s Toshiba rise nearly 4 percent after the firm forecasts a 25 percent rise in full-year profit, but company warns power cuts could jeopardise outlook.

From: Orlando Sentinel on Tue, May 10 2011 8:45 AM

Summary of business headlines: Oil snaps losing streak; U.S. average retail gas prices hit $4 a gallon; Housing sector gloom deepens in first quarter -data; McDonald’s sales rise despite higher menu prices; Greece debt downgraded further into junk status -S&P; Wall Street ends higher.