Square, Twitter founder Jack Dorsey’s mobile payments start-up, may be worth $200 million in new funding round – Los Angeles Times
Jack Dorsey famously helped come up with the idea for Twitter. Now the entrepreneur, who still serves as that hot Internet company’s chairman, is making a big splash with his next company, Square. Tongues are wagging in Silicon Valley that the mobile …

Wall Street opens 2011 higher on data, January effect – msnbc.com
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Stocks rose on Monday, lifting the Nasdaq 100 to a 10-year high, as investors bet a 2010 rally would continue in the new year and factory and housing data pointed to a strengthening recovery. The Institute of Supply Management’s …

2010 in review: Year of job shortages humbles Americans – Green Bay Press-Gazette
WASHINGTON In 2010, the economy rebounded fitfully from the Great Recession starting strong, wobbling at midyear but showing enough vigor by year’s end to quell fears of a second recession. Yet Americans hardly felt relief under the weight of high …

Stuck on procedures, Patni deal with iGate on – Hindustan Times
US software firm iGATE s deal with Apax Partners for a majority stake in Patni Computer Services is still on the table but has been delayed due to procedural issues, a source with direct knowledge of the matter said on Monday. Shares in Patni fell nearly …

Lender says UK house prices rose 0.4 pct in 2010 – Tacoma News Tribune
Average house prices in the United Kingdom rose 0.4 percent in 2010 as falling prices in the second half of the year offset gains in the first six months, a major mortgage lender said Friday. LONDON Average house prices in the United Kingdom rose 0.4 …

Franklin Lakes, NJ: Medco Health says MemberHealth agreement will end – Morris County Daily Record
FRANKLIN LAKES, N.J. (AP) Pharmacy benefits manager Medco Health Solutions Inc. said Monday its agreement with a subsidiary of insurer Universal American to provide Medicare Part D prescription benefits management will end Dec. 31, 2011. The Franklin …

Lagardere in Talks to Sell Magazine Business to Hearst – BusinessWeek
Dec. 31 (Bloomberg) — Lagardere SCA, France s biggest publisher, is in exclusive talks to sell its international magazine business, including Car and Driver and the foreign editions of Elle, to Hearst Corp. The negotiations will remain exclusive until …

Home and business owners worry about new snow shoveling law – Abington Mariner
John Merian spent four hours on Monday morning shoveling his Brockton driveway. Then he headed downtown to shovel out his Main Street business, Tuxedos by Merian. It s a routine the family has followed for 60 years. But thanks to a summertime …

Reflections, expectations: Jim Reburn, acting dean of Brock School of Business at Samford … – Everything Alabama Blog
Yes, we are taking a hard look at the costs versus the benefits of every aspect of our business. It has put added pressure on me to not to accept as an answer that is what we have done in past years. On the other hand, we continue to deliver quality …

Aaron Deslatte: Charlie Crist leaves with unfinished business – Orlando Sentinel
Gov. Charlie Crist is leaving behind a lot of good ambitions and unfinished business when he hands the office over to Republican Rick Scott this week. Perhaps none sticks out more than his effort to address public corruption in a state that often makes …

Celtics experienced in business of adjustments – Boston Globe
TORONTO Looking back, the Celtics have been altering plans since training camp because of injuries. If coach Doc Rivers had his way, Jermaine O Neal would have been the starting center going into the season. But O Neal s knee started aching at …

Rose Bowl: Oates’ take on the third quarter – La Crosse Tribune
Wisconsin State Journal columnist Tom Oates offers his insight on the second quarter of the Rose Bowl between the University of Wisconsin and TCU. The Badgers continued to aid and abet TCU’s cause with mistakes in the third quarter. Devin Smith’s second …

Business Notebook: 01-02 – Daily Oklahoman
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Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows – Forbes
WASHINGTON — Guest lineup for the Sunday TV news shows: ABC’s “This Week” – Austan Goolsbee, chairman of the White House Council of Economic Advisers; actor George Clooney and John Prendergast, co-founder of the Enough Project, an initiative to end genocide.

Former New Haven Mayor Frank Logue dies at 86 – New Haven Register
NEW HAVEN Former two-term Mayor Frank Logue, who successfully bucked the political establishment and brought major reforms to the city, died Friday. Logue, 86, was mayor 1976-1979, losing a primary to Biagio DiLieto in his bid for a third term. Logue …

Latest Rhode Island News, Sports, Business And Entertainment: – WNCT
Teen accused of beating grandparents back in Mass. PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) An 18-year-old Swansea man accused of attacking his grandparents has agreed to waive extradition to face charges in Massachusetts. Chad Almeida (al-MEE’-dah) was arraigned Thursday as …

Photo of Honda s Entry in the 122nd Rose Parade, A World of Dreams, Available on Business Wire’s … – Yahoo Finance
Honda s float, A World of Dreams, kicks off the 122 nd Rose Parade in Pasadena, Calif., on New Year s Day, Jan. 1, 2011. The float is powered by a specially configured hybrid, low-emission Honda engine–a first in the Rose Parade. The 2011 Rose …

STATE: Fire damages The Old Stein Inn – Carroll County Online
EDGEWATER – Authorities say a three-alarm fire has caused extensive damage to a family-owned German restaurant in Edgewater. The fire at The Old Stein Inn in the 1100 block of Central Avenue was discovered by a passer-by about 5:30 a.m. Friday, and grew to …

Latest Connecticut News, Sports, Business And Entertainment: – WNCT
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) Several new laws are kicking in with the new year in Connecticut, including one that requires riders applying for a motorcycle driver’s license to attend an educational course. Starting Saturday, applicants must successfully complete …

Metro Detroit business executives more upbeat about profits – Detroit Free Press
Detroit business executives are significantly more upbeat about their companies’ prospects for profit growth this year than their counterparts in five other Midwest cities, according to new survey results from KPMG’s Audit Committee Institute this week.

CEO about to become governor: Can Rick Scott run Florida like a business? – Orlando Sentinel
TALLAHASSEE Former health-care executive Rick Scott still uses the parlance of the business world to talk about the job he spent $73 million of his family’s wealth to win. The Republican governor-elect’s talking points since winning Florida’s bitterly …

Latest Maryland And Delaware News, Sports, Business And Entertainment: – WNCT
WILLIAMSPORT, Md. (AP) More than 200 hardy souls are braving the chilly waters of the Potomac River in Williamsport in an annual fundraiser for the Humane Society of Washington County. The agency says it expects participation in Saturday’s Polar Bear …

Local outreach organizations respond to increase in need beyond holidays – MLive.com
FLINT, Michigan Charlene Woodward subdues hunger pangs with crackers and cheese. She said she often eats only one meal a day when money runs low, so the snack helps tide her over. Woodward, 53, gets less than $700 a month in disability from the state

Mexico’s army no match for drug cartels – Charleston Gazette
In the diplomatic cables released by the WikiLeaks website and published in numerous newspapers, U.S. officials noted that the army’s inability to contain violence in Ciudad Juarez represented a demoralizing failure. Troops were eventually pulled out of