WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Rudolf Jaenisch, whose stem cell lab at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology has consistently broken new barriers in the field, is the world's "hottest" researcher, according to a survey by Thomson Reuters. The annual hot list from Thomson Reuters' ...
SHANGHAI/HONG KONG (Reuters) - BYD Co, the Chinese car and battery maker backed by U.S. billionaire Warren Buffett, posted a forecast-beating fourth-quarter result on Sunday, as Beijing's policy initiatives boosted demand in the world's largest car market. Analysts said earnings growth for ...
NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. consumer sentiment declined slightly in early March, with Americans less positive about the job outlook, a survey released on Friday showed. The reading, however, stayed close to its six-month average, and was significantly above the year-ago level, ...
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Women's apparel retailer AnnTaylor Stores Corp <ANN.N> posted a surprise quarterly profit, but gave a disappointing forecast as it remains cautious about spending this spring. The retailer, which operates its namesake Ann Taylor chain and the more casual, ...
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Citigroup's <C.N> launch of preferred securities on Wednesday is a potentially major test of market sentiment, one year after prices of bank bonds and stocks plunged to multi-year lows, analysts said. Since those lows, major financial institutions have ...
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Ten years ago today, before the dot-com bubble burst, the Nasdaq composite index hit a record 5,132.52 points -- a peak that the technology-heavy market shows no sign of scaling again any time soon. Analysts and venture capitalists ...
LONDON (Reuters) - Prime Minister Gordon Brown said on Wednesday he believed Britain would maintain its coveted top credit rating and announced a pay freeze for senior civil servants and military officers to help tame a record deficit. Setting out his economic ...
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Apparel retailer J Crew Group Inc <JCG.N> on Tuesday posted a net profit in its holiday quarter that beat Wall Street estimates, helped by tight inventory and double-digit sales growth. The company, which caters to urban professionals willing ...
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Supermarket operator Kroger Co <KR.N> posted a higher-than-expected profit though margins fell on higher health care and labor costs, and it raised the upper limit of its full-year forecast. Its shares fell 2.8 percent in premarket trading from ...
Profit up 23 percent in 3rd quarter for Casey's General Stores Casey's General Stores reported Monday that its profit grew 23 percent in the third quarter, though bad weather hampered business. The company, which runs convenience stores throughout the midwest, reported that ...
