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) will likely cut their operating profit forecasts for this business year as demand from automakers and other customers plunges, the Nikkei business daily said on Sunday.

PRESIDENT OF the Small Business Association of Jamaica (SBAJ), Edward Chin-Mook is predicting that up to one third of jobs could go in the new year as the country continues to face tremendous pressure from the global economic slowdown. Some ...

Business News: TV producer seeks 'redressement judiciare' -- France's Carrere Group, one of its biggest TV producers, has sought 'redressement judiciare,' Gaul's version of a Chapter 11 filing.

Business News: Exec named VP of media org -- Craig Hitchcock has been named veep and exec director of the Paley Center for Media in Los Angeles.

A little delegation from a major investment bank said a money manager of stupendous acumen never lost money.

WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) -- Three of the four movies that opened Thursday drew more box-office receipts than any other film opening on Christmas Day, industry observers said. According to data compiled by Box Office Mojo, 'Marley and Me' did the biggest Christmas business, drawing a $14.6 million gross. This surpassed 'The Curious Case of Benjamin Button,' with $11.7 million, and 'Bedtime Stories,' with more than $10.3 million. All three films eclipsed boxing biopic 'Ali,' which opened with $10.2 million in gross receipts on Christmas in 2001. 'Marley and Me,' starring Jennifer Aniston, is a 20th Century Fox production, while Paramount produced the Brad Pitt vehicle 'Benjamin Button' and Buena Vista produced 'Bedtime Stories' with Adam Sandler. Rounding out this year's Christmas openers, Tom Cruise's 'Valkyrie' pulled down nearly $8.4 million, according to Box Office Mojo.Market Pulse Stories are Rapid-fire, short news bursts on stocks and markets as they move. Visit MarketWatch.c

recent post on "free-mium" business models asking what Web 2.0 companies dependent on advertising revenue can do to weather the storm. The short answer: generate revenue from the service you prov...

The economy didn't look that bad when Laura and Roger Bickford opened their medical clinic back in July. But by mid-September, the couple was asking an unsettling question: 'Oh my God, were we crazy to open the business when we did?

Aled Blake , Western Mail Business correspondent Aled Blake looks back over a dismal year for the Welsh housing market THE housing market endured a torrid time during 2008 with many homes losing a...

Dec 27 2008 by Sion Barry, Western Mail A LEADING business expert is advising Welsh companies and organisations to invest and not cut back during the recession. Customer service specialist Mark B...