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'); document.write(''); document.write('NEW YORK (AP) — Insurer Max Capital Group Ltd. said Monday that David Kalainoff has been appointed president of reinsurance operations.
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'); document.write(''); document.write('WASHINGTON (AP) — First-time buyers taking advantage of a special tax credit gave sales of existing homes in October their biggest surge in a decade, raising hopes for a turnaround in the housing market and pleasing Wall Street.
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'); document.write(''); document.write('WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Freedom Communications, owner of The Orange County Register in California and other media properties, is seeking approval of a $300,000 bonus plan for its chief financial officer.
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'); document.write(''); document.write('MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Paint and coatings maker Valspar Corp. said Monday its fiscal fourth-quarter profit climbed as the company trimmed the cost of sales and research and development expenses.
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'); document.write(''); document.write('NORWOOD, Mass. (AP) — Chipmaker Analog Devices Inc. said Monday its net income fell 27 percent in the fiscal fourth quarter, as demand declined for semiconductors in its industrial and communications business.
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'); document.write(''); document.write('HOUSTON (AP) — Defense contractor KBR said Monday the U.S. Air Force has asked it to bid for future task orders under the Worldwide Environmental Restoration and Construction program.
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'); document.write(''); document.write('SUNNYVALE, Calif. (AP) — Chip maker Advanced Micro Devices Inc. said Monday it will sell $500 million in senior notes in a private offering.
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'); document.write(''); document.write('The stock market ended a three-day losing streak Monday, closing broadly higher as a weaker dollar and upbeat home sales numbers encouraged investors to take on more risk. The dollar resumed its slide, sending prices for commodities including gold and oil higher and in turn, the stocks of companies that produce them. Meanwhile, the National Association of Realtors reported that October home sales rose more than 10 percent revived investors\' optimism after disappointing data on the housing industry last week raised concerns about the strength of the economic recovery.
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'); document.write(''); document.write('ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A jury will return Tuesday to further deliberate the fate of a Minnesota businessman accused of operating a Ponzi scheme that cost investors more than $3.5 billion.
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'); document.write(''); document.write('NEW YORK (AP) — The stock market ended a three-day losing streak Monday, closing broadly higher as a weaker dollar and upbeat home sales numbers encouraged investors to take on more risk.
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