http://www.staradvertiser.com/business/businessbriefs RSS Feed for Business Briefs en-us Sun, 23 Dec 2012 11:30:00 GMT http://www.staradvertiser.com/business/businessbriefs/20121223_Business_Briefs.html http://www.staradvertiser.com/business/businessbriefs/20121222_Business_Briefs.html Twinkies likely to get new owner • Isle customers due refunds from debt firm • Consumers, companies increase activity • GE to buy aviation business for $4.3 billion • Walgreen sees 26% drop in earnings • Murdoch news unit posts $2 billion loss http://www.staradvertiser.com/business/businessbriefs/20121221_Business_briefs.html Mortgage rates rise; still near record lows • Star-Advertiser hires VP of circulation • Stock exchange sold in $8 billion deal • Mint aims to cut cost of making coins • BlackBerry maker loses 1 million users • On the Move http://www.staradvertiser.com/business/businessbriefs/20121220_business_briefs1.html Aloha State relatively unready for disaster • PUC OKs HECO's biodiesel buy for airport • State DOT funds bicycling lessons • Dr Pepper fills out 10-calorie lineup • American cars reportedly overstocked http://www.staradvertiser.com/business/businessbriefs/20121219_Business_briefs.html Toyota to pay record $17.35 million fine for recall delay • Scam uses threat of delinquent electric bill • HSBC case fell short of promise, critics say • U.S. trade deficit narrows to $107.5 billion • On the Move, and more http://www.staradvertiser.com/business/businessbriefs/20121218_Business_Briefs.html Hawaiian to add flight to Maui-L.A. route • Bay State due $5M in Facebook IPO fiasco • Less growth than 2012 forecast for 2013 • Sprint raises offer price to buy Clearwire • Shareholder OKs deal for Compuware • 610-link coffee chain sold to German firm • China snaps up iPhones http://www.staradvertiser.com/business/businessbriefs/20121103_Business_Briefs.html City Mill to open ninth store in Ewa Beach • Hawaii traffic helps pare Boyd's loss • Berkshire purchasing Oriental Trading • Supervalu to lay off 700 at Shaw's chain • Restoration Hardware rises 29.6% in debut • Lower production and prices hurt Chevron http://www.staradvertiser.com/business/businessbriefs/20121102_Business_Briefs.html Island Holdings taps Amemiya for VP post • Hawaiian adds capacity for Manila route • Retail gains in October could hurt holidays • Ford's Fields promoted, could become CEO • Exxon profit falls 7 percent to $9.57 billion • Starbucks raises forecast as traffic climbs http://www.staradvertiser.com/business/businessbriefs/20121101_business_briefs.html Icahn's stake in Netflix catapults stock • Apple stock falls after executive shake-up • Facebook stock down after lock-up expires; and more http://www.staradvertiser.com/business/businessbriefs/20121031_Business_briefs.html Wall Street back in business after Hurricane Sandy shutdown • State aquaculture farming output hits record • Center for Architecture to open downtown • Pace of U.S. home-price gains picking up • On the Move, and more