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Western Union Q3 profit beats estimates, stock up

Western Union Co said quarterly earnings fell after settlement charges, but beat expectations and the world's largest payment transfer company improved its outlook for 2009, sending shares up 1 percent.

First Microsoft store looks set to open

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Microsoft Corp's first store looks ready to open in an upscale Phoenix valley city in the next few days, as the software maker takes its first step in trying to match rival Apple Inc's successful venture into retail.
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APS, Starwood end Ariz. solar power purchase deal

Arizona Public Service said late Wednesday Starwood Energy Group Global LLC terminated a long-term power purchase agreement on Starwood's proposed 290-megawatt concentrating solar power plant in Arizona.
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Stun-gun maker Taser blogs to beat bad buzz

When the 49ers were battling the Cardinals in a National Football League game earlier this year, a Facebook update by stun gun maker Taser proclaimed that the San Francisco-based team's Taser formation could be the tipping factor.
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Option mortgages to explode, officials warn

The federal government and states are girding themselves for the next foreclosure crisis in the country's housing downturn: payment option adjustable rate mortgages that are beginning to reset.
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U.S. option mortgages to explode, officials warn

The federal government and states are girding themselves for the next foreclosure crisis in the country's housing downturn: payment option adjustable rate mortgages that are beginning to reset.
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First Solar sets new 27 MW order for juwi

U.S.-based solar panel maker First Solar Inc said on Thursday that it will supply 27 megawatts of solar panels for utility projects in the United States to a unit of juwi Holding AG.
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Tucson Electric to buy solar power in Arizona

Tucson Electric Power, a unit of UniSource Energy Corp, agreed to buy power from two solar energy systems to be built in Arizona that would generate enough electricity for more than 6,000 homes, the company said in a release late Wednesday.
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NHL says Balsillie must say sorry to own a team

Canadian billionaire James Balsillie was told on Friday that he will need to apologize and show humility if he wants to one day achieve his dream of owning one of North America's professional ice hockey teams.
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Five banks closed by U.S. regulators

Bank regulators closed four Midwestern banks and one in Arizona on Friday, bringing to 89 the number of U.S. banks to fail this year as deteriorating loans continue to take their toll on financial institutions.
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Court to rule on Balsillie's bid for Phoenix Coyotes

Research in Motion Ltd Co-Chief Executive James Balsillie will find out on Wednesday whether his bid for the National Hockey League's Phoenix Coyotes will be included in an auction set for next week in federal bankruptcy court in Arizona.
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Healthcare protests a dilemma for Republicans

A grassroots conservative campaign against the Obama administration's healthcare reform plan has galvanized Republicans but also exposed the party to charges it is a captive of the fringe.
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U.S. judge may decide Asarco's fate as soon as Monday

A U.S. federal judge is expected to decide on Monday whether Grupo Mexico or India's Sterlite Industries will control Asarco LLC, bringing the U.S. copper miner a step closer to leaving bankruptcy after four years.
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US judge may decide Asarco's fate as soon as Monday

NEW YORK/MEXICO CITY - A U.S. federal judge is expected to decide on Monday whether Grupo Mexico (GMEXICOB.MX) or India's Sterlite Industries (STRL.BO) will control Asarco LLC, bringing the U.S. copper miner a step closer to leaving bankruptcy after four years.
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6 Realities of Doing Business on the Social Web

Perhaps the most remarkable thing about online networking is the wide range of reactions it stirs up. Some real estate professionals swear by it. Others say it's a diversion at best-and an utter waste of time at worst.

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