KSBI - Business http://www.ksbitv.com/business RSS Feed for KSBI - Business en-us Thu, 03 Jul 2008 16:15:56 GMT American braces for job cuts http://www.ksbitv.com/business/22861534.html Many more job cuts, likely totaling more than 6,000, are likely at American Airlines as the nation's biggest airline hunkers down and tries to survive record high fuel costs. Bank regulations need overhaul http://www.ksbitv.com/business/22822114.html The United States must build a tougher regulatory system that can allow financial institutions to fail without causing wider economic turbulence, U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson said Wednesday in London. Cuban travel law temporarily blocked http://www.ksbitv.com/business/22768754.html A federal judge on Tuesday temporarily blocked a new Florida law that would have imposed a stiff bond and other restrictions on travel agencies and charter companies booking trips to Cuba. Iraqi oil up for bids http://www.ksbitv.com/business/22730924.html The Iraqi government opened six oil fields to international bidding Monday as the nation attempts to boost daily production by 60 percent. Fed wants easy bank investing http://www.ksbitv.com/business/22061864.html The Federal Reserve is looking into making it easier for private equity firms to invest in banks, a move that could usher new capital infusions to cash-hungry banks and help them cope with credit problems. Busch stops selling energy drinks http://www.ksbitv.com/business/21813184.html Anheuser-Busch Cos. will quit selling caffeinated alcoholic drinks as part of a legal settlement, attorneys general for several states said Thursday. Worsening credit on the way? http://www.ksbitv.com/business/21570629.html American Express Co. has ended another round of litigation with a rival card company, but still faces serious headwinds from its customers. In-flight Web access http://www.ksbitv.com/business/20748414.html American Airlines says customers will be able to test in-flight Internet access on two flights beginning Wednesday, with broader service expected to begin in the following couple weeks. United Airlines cuts pilots http://www.ksbitv.com/business/20677624.html United Airlines said Monday it plans to eliminate about 950 pilot jobs beginning this summer in addition to an already announced plan to cut 1,600 salaried positions and reduce its fleet. Gas prices affecting lawn mowing http://www.ksbitv.com/business/20610419.html When Eric King moved from his apartment in Pittsburgh to a single-family home with a lawn, he bought a manual lawn mower instead of the usual gas-powered kind. He figures he's putting money in his pocket and saving trips to the filling station.