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CityTools general business http://www.citytools.net Your news, your way. Stories on CityTools where either written by members or are existing stories shared by members. In the case of shared stories, all rights reside with the original creator. en 2012-02-04T23:46:55 2012-02-04T23:46:55 httpd:/www.citytools.net/essentials/rss_docs.html CityTools http://www.citytools.net/images/rss_logo.jpg http://www.citytools.net 182 35 citytools image Fair Game: An Investment Wipeout That Didn’t Have to Happen http://www.citytools.net/showstory/e743415a-4f89-11e1-8240-f3337a10a9b7/ An investor won an arbitration case over money lost in a complex security. But he’s still angry at financial institutions. <a href="http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=6375eb0188866f91e5f6da73a8197a9a">[original story]</a> Corner Office | Amy Astley: Amy Astley of Teen Vogue, on Valuing a Work Ethic http://www.citytools.net/showstory/241538e2-4f79-11e1-8240-f3337a10a9b7/ Amy Astley of Teen Vogue says that in hiring, she wants to get a sense of applicants’ work ethic — and whether they can think in an entrepreneurial way. <a href="http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=bd42925511dace26a0d940f59141cc2d">[original story]</a> Hungary seeks 15-20 billion euro IMF/EU credit line: official http://www.citytools.net/showstory/5fe63648-4f68-11e1-8240-f3337a10a9b7/ BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Hungary is seeking an international credit line of 15 to 20 billion ($20 to $26.3 billion) euros, the secretary of state heading the prime minister's office, Mihaly Varga, was quoted on Saturday as saying. <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/businessNews/~3/wpGaieB-RW4/us-hungary-imf-idUSTRE8130AZ20120204">[original story]</a> New inner-city health center opens in Boston http://www.citytools.net/showstory/9c13477a-4f57-11e1-8240-f3337a10a9b7/ BOSTON (AP) -- Bob Thompson learned he had prostate cancer after routine screening at the Whittier Street Health Center, a community-based facility that has long served serving thousands of residents of the inner-city Roxbury neighborhood....<a href="http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_URBAN_HEALTH_CENTER?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT">[original story]</a> Greece says bank recapitalization agreed, but issues remain http://www.citytools.net/showstory/3a058adc-4f4f-11e1-8240-f3337a10a9b7/ ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece has agreed with euro zone partners on how to recapitalize Greek banks after a planned bond swap, but has yet to resolve issues related to labor reform and spending cuts in talks with lenders, the country's finance minister said on Saturday. <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/businessNews/~3/7Fg1yE914rU/us-greece-idUSTRE8120HI20120204">[original story]</a> Russia admits brief cut of gas supplies to Europe http://www.citytools.net/showstory/7784a67e-4f3e-11e1-8240-f3337a10a9b7/ MOSCOW (AP) -- Russia's state-controlled Gazprom natural gas giant acknowledged for the first time Saturday that it had briefly reduced gas supplies to Europe amid a spell of extreme cold....<a href="http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/E/EU_RUSSIA_GAS_SUPPLIES?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT">[original story]</a> Deutsche Boerse board member wants CEO out: paper http://www.citytools.net/showstory/14a84afe-4f36-11e1-8240-f3337a10a9b7/ FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Deutsche Boerse's chief executive Reto Francioni should step down following the collapse of its $7.4 billion plan to merge with NYSE Euronext , a member of the German exchange operator's supervisory board told a newspaper. <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/businessNews/~3/sVK9qYAmhr8/us-deutscheboerse-ceo-idUSTRE8130BX20120204">[original story]</a> Renewable energy costs are starting to come down http://www.citytools.net/showstory/f0797590-4f1c-11e1-8240-f3337a10a9b7/ The price of renewable power contracts signed by California utilities more than doubled from 2003 through 2011 but has now started to plunge, according to a long-awaited state report issued Friday. The report is the... <a href="http://feeds.sfgate.com/click.phdo?i=29dcc19dc1db4e3164f567ac4ac8afbc">[original story]</a> Pump Rebels 2012 calendar makes electric cars sexy http://www.citytools.net/showstory/2caf49ce-4f0c-11e1-8240-f3337a10a9b7/ With the notable exception of the Tesla Roadster, electric cars and hybrids have rarely been seen as sexy. Take the Nissan Leaf. Cute? Yes. Cool? Yes, in that dig-my-new-smart-phone way. Sexy? Not a chance. But perhaps... Presented By: Chicago Booth Business Forecast   Ads by Pheedo <a href="http://feeds.sfgate.com/click.phdo?i=4221676c4a00c124202beebc74acd94a">[original story]</a> Yelp reports wider loss as marketing costs climb http://www.citytools.net/showstory/cae1d3ea-4f03-11e1-8240-f3337a10a9b7/ Yelp, the user-generated review site that's planning an initial public offering, reported a wider loss in 2011 after increasing spending to attract reviewers and make the service easier to use. Yelp had a $16.9 million... <a href="http://feeds.sfgate.com/click.phdo?i=aeb33b161b4e1fea2281ac9471353175">[original story]</a> Zynga stock soars on Facebook IPO filing http://www.citytools.net/showstory/6a0ccf0a-4efb-11e1-8240-f3337a10a9b7/ Number of the day 26% That's how much Zynga 's stock price jumped in the past two trading days, fueled by Facebook 's filing for an initial public offering. Facebook reported that 12 percent of its revenue comes from... Presented By: Chicago Booth Business Forecast   Ads by Pheedo <a href="http://feeds.sfgate.com/click.phdo?i=5cba7bac0b18cbda2bc89d8132756717">[original story]</a> Tech firms offer solutions in developing countries http://www.citytools.net/showstory/a6d38e44-4eea-11e1-8240-f3337a10a9b7/ In 2007, while on a medical research trip to Malawi, Stanford undergraduate Josh Nesbit made two startling realizations. First, residents' access to health care was much worse than he was used to in the United States.... Presented By: Chicago Booth Business Forecast   Ads by Pheedo <a href="http://feeds.sfgate.com/click.phdo?i=aef2f1bb7ef07764a092355874fcf284">[original story]</a> At $3.5 million for a 30-second spot, advertisers hope you’ll remember Super Bowl ads well after the game http://www.citytools.net/showstory/e40fc36a-4ed9-11e1-8240-f3337a10a9b7/ Companies hope you’ll be gabbing about their Super Bowl ads on Monday morning. But the ultimate score is if those conversations continue throughout the year. The Super Bowl is an advertiser’s biggest stage (more than 111 million fans are expected to tune in this year). It’s also an advertiser’s biggest gamble (a 30-second spot costs $3.5 million).<a href="http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2012/feb/03/35-million-30-second-spot-advertisers-hope-youll-r/">[original story]</a> Joseph Brooks, Who Refined Lord & Taylor, Dies at 84 http://www.citytools.net/showstory/df64bf3c-4ed9-11e1-8240-f3337a10a9b7/ Mr. Brooks became chief executive in 1975 during a recession, and was convinced that expansion was the cure for lagging sales. <a href="http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=4754df2efa8df6e1f676d8ff3e35d22f">[original story]</a> New Virgin staff pay for checks http://www.citytools.net/showstory/81d5a28a-4ed1-11e1-8240-f3337a10a9b7/ Virgin Atlantic is forcing successful job applicants to pay for their own criminal record checks, Radio 4's Money Box reveals.<a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-16877857">[original story]</a> Weekly US oil, gas rig count down 11 to 1,997 http://www.citytools.net/showstory/80e7aa94-4ed1-11e1-8240-f3337a10a9b7/ HOUSTON (AP) -- The number of rigs actively exploring for oil and natural gas in the U.S. is down 11 this week to 1,997....<a href="http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_RIG_COUNT?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT">[original story]</a> Durcan takes over as CEO in wake of Appleton death http://www.citytools.net/showstory/20889166-4ec9-11e1-8240-f3337a10a9b7/ BOISE, Idaho (AP) -- The board of directors for Micron Technology Inc. has named president and chief operating officer Mark Durcan as the company's interim chief executive officer....<a href="http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_MICRON_NEW_CEO?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT">[original story]</a>