| | Cold weather chills retail sales, jobless claims up | WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. retail sales fell unexpectedly in January and more Americans filed for jobless benefits last week, the latest signs the economy started the year on softer footing as unseasonably cold weather took its toll. | | | | | | Ackman: Air Products shares could double with right CEO | NEW YORK (Reuters) - Billionaire investor William Ackman said there is room for Air Products and Chemicals Inc's stock price to double in the next few years if the industrial gas producer hires the right chief executive. | | | | | | Wall St. closes higher; Nasdaq up for sixth straight day | NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks closed higher on Thursday, with the Nasdaq rising for a sixth straight day, as investors looked past disappointing data on consumer spending, chalking the weakness up to weather instead of weaker fundamentals. | | | | | | American to seek other carriers to fly new jets, regional unit says | (Reuters) - American Airlines Group will start looking for other carriers to operate new regional jets from Embraer after labor leaders at its American Eagle Airlines subsidiary's pilots' union rejected a concessionary labor contract, the unit's president said in a note to staff on Thursday. | | | | | | AIG raises dividend as it swings to profit, plans job cuts | (Reuters) - Insurer American International Group Inc on Thursday raised its quarterly dividend by 25 percent and reported it swung to a profit in the fourth quarter, compared with a year-earlier loss, sending its shares up in after-market trading. | | | | | | | A daily digest of breaking business news, coverage of the US economy, major corporate news and the financial markets. Register Today | | | | | | | The latest Reuters articles on M&A, IPOs, private equity, hedge funds and regulatory updates delivered to your inbox each day. Register Today | | | | | » MORE NEWSLETTERS | |