December Sales Will Warm Merchants’ Hearts

Shoppers didn’t disappoint, buying presents at both low- and high-end prices, from jewelry to shoes. Most analysts predict sales will show year-over-year increases of 3% to 4% on Thursday, when major chains post December figure…

Bullish Analysts Give General Motors Shares a Boost

GM’s stock price rose as much as 2.5% in trading Tuesday after several brokerage houses began coverage of the stock, with several issuing upbeat initial ratings and hefty price targets. GM still faces a hard road forward, but W…

Glencore International Considering $10 Billion IPO

Glencore International AG, the world’s largest commodity trader, is considering a $10 billion IPO.

The IPO would be done in London and potentially Hong Kong in the second quarter of 2011, Bloomberg News reported without naming its sources.

Glencor…

MGM Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios has filed for a re-organization bankruptcy, the studio announced Wednesday.
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