KCBY- News - Business http://www.kcby.com/news/business RSS Feed for KCBY - News - Business en-us Thu, 18 Mar 2010 03:30:22 GMT Computer programmers indicted in NY Madoff fraud http://www.kcby.com/news/business/88309062.html Two former employees accused of helping fraudulent Wall Street financier Bernard Madoff program an old computer to generate false records have been indicted. 'Alice' sparks debate over quick DVD releases http://www.kcby.com/news/business/88200652.html Disney's plan to quickly release the blockbuster "Alice in Wonderland" on DVD is sparking new heat in a debate between Hollywood studios and movie theaters over how quickly films move from the big screen to people's living rooms. iPad subscriptions could boost magazine circulation http://www.kcby.com/news/business/88200412.html The Audit Bureau of Circulations said Tuesday that it has changed its definition of a digital magazine to accommodate the new class of tablet-style devices. Google partners in China appeal for word on plans http://www.kcby.com/news/business/88200292.html Chinese companies that sell advertising on Google's China search engine have appealed for information on its future and say they might want compensation if it is shut down. Senate OKs jobs bill for Obama's signature http://www.kcby.com/news/business/88200192.html Companies that hire unemployed workers will get a temporary payroll tax holiday under a bill that easily won final congressional approval Wednesday. Wholesale prices drop 0.6 percent http://www.kcby.com/news/business/88200012.html Prices at the wholesale level plunged in February by the largest amount in seven months as a big drop in energy prices offset higher food costs. Bernanke to wage fresh battle for Fed powers http://www.kcby.com/news/business/87923762.html Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke plans to wage a fresh battle against Senate efforts to scale back the Fed's role in supervising the nation's banks. Madoff family challenges NY trustee claims http://www.kcby.com/news/business/87889907.html Members of Bernard Madoff's family want civil complaints alleging they were in on the disgraced financier's massive securities fraud thrown out. PepsiCo cuts sugary drinks from schools worldwide http://www.kcby.com/news/business/87807547.html PepsiCo plans to remove sugary drinks from schools worldwide, following the success of programs in the U.S. aimed at cutting down on childhood obesity. Brazen thieves make off with $70 mil in pharmaceuticals http://www.kcby.com/news/business/87807147.html Thieves staged a brazen heist at a pharmaceutical warehouse over the weekend, scaling a wall, cutting a hole in the roof and rappelling inside to steal about $70 million in antidepressants and other prescription drugs, authorities said Tuesday.