http://www.kidk.com/news/business RSS Feed for KIDK - News - Business en-us Wed, 08 Sep 2010 19:34:11 GMT http://www.kidk.com/news/business/102447969.html A Delaware judge on Tuesday granted a request from a court-appointed independent examiner for more time to review claims and assets in Washington Mutual Inc.'s bankruptcy. http://www.kidk.com/news/business/102447874.html Even if they were enacted soon, President Barack Obama's proposed tax breaks for businesses would hardly be a quick fix to rejuvenate hiring or the economy, analysts say. http://www.kidk.com/news/business/102388874.html Oracle Corp. founder Larry Ellison, one of the world's richest people, drew a pay package worth about $70 million during the company's most recent fiscal year. http://www.kidk.com/news/business/102350589.html The crowded rooftop bleachers overlooking Wrigley Field stand as proof that no matter how bad the Chicago Cubs played, the ballpark was simply not big enough to hold everyone who wanted to see them play. Until now. http://www.kidk.com/news/business/102349609.html President Barack Obama will call on Congress to pass new tax breaks that would allow businesses to write off 100 percent of their new capital investments through 2011, the latest in a series of proposals the White House is rolling out in hopes of showing action on the economy ahead of the November elections. http://www.kidk.com/news/business/102350059.html Some years back, investment banker Carter Pilcher stumbled across some really good short movies made by a few talented friends, and the money-making and artistic sides of his brain suddenly clicked. http://www.kidk.com/news/business/102349449.html The Obama administration is trying to jump-start its sputtering attempts to tackle the foreclosure crisis with an effort to assist homeowners who owe more on their properties than their homes are worth. http://www.kidk.com/news/business/102349379.html Oracle Corp. has hired former Hewlett-Packard Co. CEO Mark Hurd to help lead the database software maker in a pivotal moment in Oracle's 33-year history as it tries to muscle in on more of HP's turf. http://www.kidk.com/news/business/102288509.html President Barack Obama is asking Congress to approve at least $50 billion in long-term investments in the nation's roads, railways and runways in a pre-election effort to show he's trying to stimulate the sputtering economy. http://www.kidk.com/news/business/102288409.html Former Hewlett-Packard Co. CEO Mark Hurd is in talks to take a top executive job at Oracle Corp., the database software maker run by his friend Larry Ellison, a person with direct knowledge of the discussions said Sunday.