Kens - News - Business http://www.kens5.com/news/business RSS Feed for KENS - News - Business en-us Thu, 20 Jun 2013 03:00:32 GMT ESPN cutting workforce, 'smartly managing costs' http://www.kens5.com/news/business/208341761.html NEW YORK (AP) — ESPN is cutting its workforce, the latest Disney division to reduce staff. SF 'landlords from hell' plead guilty to felonies http://www.kens5.com/news/business/212235511.html SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A couple that prosecutors dubbed the "landlords from hell" for going to scary lengths to drive tenants from a San Francisco apartment building have pleaded guilty to several felonies. GAO says airline merger would reduce competition http://www.kens5.com/news/business/212216451.html DALLAS (AP) — A government review finds that the merger of American Airlines and US Airways would reduce competition on more than 1,600 routes traveled by more than 53 million passengers. Compromise among senators eyed on border security http://www.kens5.com/news/business/212103571.html WASHINGTON (AP) — After secretive talks, key senators expressed optimism Wednesday night that they were closing in on a bipartisan agreement to toughen the border security requirements in immigration legislation that also offers a path to citizenship to millions living in the country illegally. FedEx 4Q profit drops as priority services lag http://www.kens5.com/news/business/212187521.html DALLAS (AP) — FedEx Corp.'s fourth-quarter profit fell 45 percent as international customers traded down to less-expensive delivery options and the company spent heavily on restructuring. Stocks slide as Fed says bond purchases could slow http://www.kens5.com/news/business/212135541.html NEW YORK (AP) — Financial markets shuddered Wednesday after the Federal Reserve said it could start scaling back its huge economic stimulus program later this year and end it by the middle of next. Feds in Calif. bust international gambling ring http://www.kens5.com/news/business/212200901.html SAN DIEGO (AP) — U.S. authorities unsealed an indictment Wednesday charging 18 people with involvement in an illegal gambling ring they say spanned from California to Peru and used violence against customers with outstanding debts. House votes to cut food stamps by $2 billion http://www.kens5.com/news/business/212104551.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The House voted on Wednesday to cut food stamps by $2 billion a year as part of a wide-ranging farm bill. Woody Harrelson launches tree-friendly paper brand http://www.kens5.com/news/business/212216781.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — Woody Harrelson is putting his paper where his passions are. Fed suggests it's closer to slowing bond purchases http://www.kens5.com/news/business/212187441.html WASHINGTON (AP) — In a move that could send interest rates higher, Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke ended weeks of speculation Wednesday by saying the Federal Reserve will likely slow its bond-buying program this year and end it next year because the economy is strengthening.