http://thefinanceweblog.com Business and Finance Fri, 05 Mar 2010 22:51:04 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en In the fight over the fate of the President Casino, Pinnacle Entertainment finally won a round. A state appeals court in Kansas City on Tuesday sided with the casino company in a lawsuit filed last fall against Missouri casino regulators. The three-judge panel reversed a Missouri Gaming Commission ... http://thefinanceweblog.com/court-ruling-favors-pinnacle-in-fight-over-president-licensing/ On the website of the Des Peres-based brokerage firm Edward Jones (www.edwardjones.com), under the information and accolades about the company and its investment insights, you'll find the words "Revenue Sharing Information" near the left-hand corner of the home page. If you click on the link to related ... http://thefinanceweblog.com/groups-want-clients-interests-put-first/ Target Corp.’s office in Bangalore, India has a new name — that of company CEO Gregg Steinhafel. Until now known as C2, Target’s largest and newest office in Bangalore will be called the Gregg W. Steinhafel Center, according to a company press release. Minneapolis-based Target (NYSE: TGT) on Thursday ... http://thefinanceweblog.com/target-puts-ceo%e2%80%99s-name-on-indian-office/ MARION, ILL. — Until recently, people here had little reason to know the name John A. Bredenkamp or anything about his past, a tale worthy of a James Bond villain, filled with allegations of international arms deals, blood diamond trades and ties to despotic regimes in his native Africa. ... http://thefinanceweblog.com/a-mysterious-arms-dealer-lands-illinois-golf-course-in-legal-twilight-zone/ Panelists at today’s “2010: The Turning Point,” the 17th annual economic forum sponsored by the Nashville chapter of Women in Commercial Real Estate, agreed on the way forward in today’s economy: it’s time to get back to basics. Allen McDonald, a principal with Baker Storey McDonald Properties, said he ... http://thefinanceweblog.com/cre-pros-discuss-challenges-opportunities/ The Charlotte Bobcats have landed a three-year sponsorship with US Airways Group Inc. It’s the NBA club’s first partnership in the airline category. The team declines to comment on the value of the deal, but an industry source values it at six figures annually. US Airways (NYSE:LCC) already enjoys ... http://thefinanceweblog.com/bobcats-on-board-with-us-airways-sponsorship/ Japan’s economy probably grew at the fastest pace since the first quarter of 2008 as a global trade revival fueled demand for the nation’s exports. Gross domestic product rose an annualized 3.6 percent in the three months ended Dec. 31, following a 1.3 percent expansion in the ... http://thefinanceweblog.com/japan-economy-probably-grew-most-in-almost-two-years/ Berkshire Hathaway has been stripped of its top-tier credit rating by Standard & Poor's as the conglomerate run by Warren Buffett moves to complete its purchase of railroad operator Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp. Berkshire's rating was cut to "AA+," down one notch from "AAA," S&P said Thursday. ... http://thefinanceweblog.com/buffetts-berkshire-loses-top-sp-credit-rating/ White House economic adviser Lawrence Summers expressed confidence the U.S. will see employment growth as the economic recovery strengthens. “We’re not going to be out of the woods by any stretch, but I suspect six months from now people are going to feel that this recovery is ... http://thefinanceweblog.com/summers-sees-labor-market-rebound-as-us-economy-strengthens/ Kansas City-area employers are ramping up online advertising of job vacancies, posting 15,000 new ads in January, more than the prior month and significantly more than in January 2009. The new ads posted in January increased 3.4 percent from the 14,500 new ads posted the prior month and 40 ... http://thefinanceweblog.com/kansas-city-area-employers-increase-online-job-advertising-in-january/