Business and Management News

Google opens virtual shop for business software (AFP via Yahoo! News) Google opened an online shop for business software hosted as services in the Internet "cloud."

Google opens Web store for business applications (AP via Yahoo! News) Google Inc. will sell the online services of other business software makers in an effort to fill its own product gaps and persuade more companies to rely on applications piped over the Internet.

Summary Box: Google expands sales of business apps (AP via Yahoo! News) NEW APPS STORE: Google is selling the online services of other business software makers.

Business groups launch ad against health care bill (AP via Yahoo! News) Major business groups Tuesday announced a multimillion-dollar ad campaign to stop President Barack Obama's health care overhaul as it approaches a make-or-break vote in the House.

Obama’s Health-Care Push Gets Challenge From Business Coalition (Bloomberg) March 10 (Bloomberg) -- President Barack Obama is facing a renewed push against his health-care legislation as a coalition of business groups plans to spend as much as $1 million a day on advertisements to pressure lawmakers into voting “no.”

Sentilla's Energy Management Tool Gets Chargeback Feature (PC World via Yahoo! News) Sentilla has released an update to its data-center energy management tool, which lets IT and facilities staff track the energy usage of servers and other equipment. The latest version is a software-only product that adds a chargeback capability, allowing companies to bill individual business units for the energy they use.

Northern Rock Asset Management Narrows Loss, Provisions Rise (Bloomberg) March 10 (Bloomberg) -- Northern Rock (Asset Management) Plc , the nationalized U.K. bank closed to new customers, said bad loans provisions rose as it narrowed its 2009 loss.

Apollo Management Said to Buy Citi’s Property Unit (Update1) (Bloomberg) March 9 (Bloomberg) -- Apollo Management LP agreed to buy Citigroup Inc.’s real estate investment unit, according to a person with knowledge of the deal.

Wisconsin DNR to discuss deer management issues (Sheboygan Press) Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Wildlife Management staff will host a series of public meetings during March in southeastern Wisconsin to discuss current deer management issues and record public comments.

DNR hosts deer management meeting next week (The Oshkosh Northwestern) A Wisconsin Deer Management Unit open house will be held next week in Oshkosh.

NH campaign finance activist Granny D dies at 100 (AP via Yahoo! News) Doris "Granny D" Haddock, a New Hampshire woman who walked across the country at age 89 to promote campaign finance reform and later waged a quixotic campaign for U.S. Senate, has died. She was 100.

GMAC finance chief leaving for private equity job (AP via Yahoo! News) Automotive finance company GMAC Financial Services will lose its chief financial officer to a private equity firm by the end of March, the company said Tuesday.

Greece says finance problems a broader issue (Reuters via Yahoo! News) Greek Finance Minister George Papaconstantinou proposed on Tuesday a ban of derivative trading techniques which increase the debt costs of countries which struggle to cut their deficits, such as Greece.

GMAC Finance Chief to Leave for Providence (New York Times) GMAC , the onetime General Motors finance arm that was bailed out by the federal government, said on Tuesday that its chief financial officer, Robert S. Hull, will leave to pursue “another career opportunity.”

NH campaign finance activist Granny D dies at 100 (Boston Globe) A New Hampshire woman who was known as Granny D and walked across the country a decade ago to publicize the need for campaign finance reform has died. She was 100.

Asia markets little changed as China exports surge (AP via Yahoo! News) Asian stock markets were little changed Wednesday even as surging Chinese exports pointed to a pickup in global trade.

Asian stock markets trade in narrow range again (AP via Yahoo! News) Asian stock markets were little moved in early trading Wednesday after investors in the U.S. seemed to pause and look back on a year of recovery from the market's 12-year lows.

Ingles Markets to repurchase shares (AP via Yahoo! News) Ingles Markets Inc. on Tuesday said it will repurchase up to 1 million shares of its common stock.

Asia markets little changed as China exports surge (AP via Yahoo! Finance) Asian stock markets were little changed Wednesday even as surging Chinese exports pointed to a pickup in global trade. The region's major indexes were largely mixed as many markets fluctuated for the second day in a row.

Tuesday markets (USA Today) How markets fared on Tuesday, March 9, 2010.

NBK Hosts the first symposium of Turkish companies in Kuwait (Zawya) National Bank of Kuwait National Bank of Kuwait ( NBK NBK ), the leading bank in Kuwait and the highest rated in the Middle East, today hosted the first-of-its-kind meeting with a high level Turkish business delegation.

(AFX UK Focus) 2010-03-10 07:45 DIARY - Turkey - to May 30, 2010 (Interactive Investor) (All times are provisional and in GMT. For local time, add two hours. This diary is updated every day, and new listings or amendments are marked "*".)

French, German experts scrutinise EU enlargement (EurActiv) Lessons learned from recent EU enlargements and ideas for the future of an even wider Europe shaped recent EurActiv roundtable discussions held in Paris and Berlin.

Iran's 'mullahnomics' is failing (The Japan Times) ISTANBUL — As the standoff between Iran's government and opposition continues, one factor that may determine the outcome, but which is rarely discussed, is the rickety state of the Iranian economy. Will its sclerotic performance ultimately turn out to be what tips the balance? Iran's economy has struggled ever since the Islamic Revolution, partly because of the economic embargo imposed by the ...

Mass Housing: Aliero Woos Turkish Investors (This Day) The Federal Capital Terri-tory Minister, Senator Adamu Aliero has wooed the Turkish Business delegation in the country to seize the opportunity of friendly business environment in the capital city and invest especially in the area of mass housing.