JMP Group Inc. files shelf registration statementSAN FRANCISCO — Investment banking and alternative asset management firm JMP Group Inc. said Tuesday it filed a shelf registration statement with federal regulators to sell up to $100 million in securities. San Francisco Bay area commuter rail union voting on contract after deal averted strikeSAN FRANCISCO — Members of a commuter rail union in the San Francisco Bay area are voting on a new contract aimed at averting a strike. Brocade stock edges higher as Argus Research upgrades shares, says tech spending recoveringSAN FRANCISCO — Shares of Brocade Communications Systems Inc. notched higher Monday after an Argus Research analyst upgraded the stock on signs that business in the computer-networking world is improving. S&P cuts Consolidated Communications, cites potential sales pressure from landline lossesSAN FRANCISCO — An analyst with Standard & Poor’s has downgraded the firm’s ranking on telecommunications company Consolidated Communications Holdings Inc. because of a belief that the loss of phone-line customers will erode sales. The hard sell: Taking health care plan to members and voters testing Pelosi’s leadershipSAN FRANCISCO — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi sent her 256 caucus members home for the August recess armed with pocket cards listing Democratic health care talking points, then started stumping herself, working to convince Americans of what they’d gain under the plan. As 2 California lawyers consider change of venue court cases, odds are highly unlikelySAN FRANCISCO — There is no way Andrew Thomas Gallo, charged with driving drunk and killing promising Los Angeles Angels pitcher Nick Adenhart and two others this spring, can get a fair trial in baseball-loving Orange County, Calif., his lawyer says. Unemployment rate in California climbs to 11.9 percent in July, up from 11.6 percentSAN FRANCISCO — California’s unemployment rate climbed to 11.9 percent in July, the highest number in modern record-keeping. Nonprofit co. Wikimedia gets grant from Hewlett Foundation to expand online encyclopediaSAN FRANCISCO — The nonprofit organization that operates the popular online encyclopedia Wikipedia has received a $500,000 grant from The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation to expand its work bringing free educational content to people around the globe. US court strikes down California law designed to help Armenians recover old assetsSAN FRANCISCO — A federal appeals court invalidated a California law Thursday that allowed heirs of Armenians killed in the Turkish Ottoman Empire nearly a century ago to seek payment on the life insurance policies of dead relatives. House speaker: House won’t pass health overhaul bill without public planSAN FRANCISCO — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says there’s no way the House can pass a health overhaul bill that doesn’t include a new public insurance plan. Suntech Power profit drops 81 pct on pricing pressure for solar panels, cuts shipment outlookSAN FRANCISCO — Chinese solar energy company Suntech Power Holdings Co. Ltd. on Thursday posted an 81 percent drop in second-quarter earnings, driven by sales pricing pressure, and cut its full-year shipment outlook. If voters in green Seattle can’t pass a fee on disposable grocery bags, can any?SEATTLE — Seattle voters’ rejection of a 20-cent fee on plastic and paper bags represents a sound defeat for other efforts in U.S. cities to limit the use of the throwaway bags, plastics industry officials said Wednesday. Judge sets January trial date for federal lawsuit challenging Calif gay marriage banSAN FRANCISCO — A judge on Wednesday said he wants a federal lawsuit challenging California’s same-sex marriage ban to go to trial on Jan. 11, proceedings that will showcase expert witnesses on topics ranging from parenting to the relative political influence of gays. URS venture to provide preconstruction work for New Orleans flood control projectSAN FRANCISCO — URS Corp. said Wednesday that a joint venture headed by the engineering and construction company received a contract to provide preconstruction services for the St. Bernard levee project in New Orleans to reduce flooding risk. Report slams San Francisco transit officers’ response before unarmed man’s fatal shootingOAKLAND, Calif. — San Francisco transit officers failed to follow procedures and to work as a team when they responded to reports of fighting on a train, according to a new report released Tuesday. On The Call: Hewlett-Packard CEO Mark Hurd on declines in cash-cow printer ink businessSAN FRANCISCO — Printer ink has long been Hewlett-Packard Co.’s cash cow, because it’s expensive and customers refill constantly. Pressure in recent quarters has raised questions about the prospects for that part of HP’s business. AMB Property says 2 companies have leased 102,000 square feet in complex near Madrid airportSAN FRANCISCO — Two companies have leased a total of 102,000 square feet of industrial space next to Madrid’s Barajas International Airport, AMB Property Corp. said in a statement issued Tuesday. Even with indictment of a suspect in major credit card thefts, holes remain in payment systemSAN FRANCISCO — This week’s indictment of a hacker believed responsible for the biggest retail-store data breaches in U.S. history doesn’t necessarily make shoppers safer from having their credit card numbers plundered. Former HP chief Fiorina takes formal step toward possible US Senate challenge to BoxerSAN FRANCISCO — Former Hewlett-Packard Co. chief executive Carly Fiorina has taken the first formal step toward running for the U.S. Senate seat of Democrat Barbara Boxer. Polycom to cut 3 percent of staff; company had more than 2,600 employees at end of last yearSAN FRANCISCO — Video and audio conferencing company Polycom Inc. said Monday it plans to cut 3 percent of its global work force. Most of the layoffs will happen immediately. Calif Supreme Court orders new look at model’s lawsuit over Taster’s Choice coffee labelSAN FRANCISCO — The California Supreme Court wants a trial court to come back to a long-running dispute over the use of a former model’s image on Taster’s Choice coffee labels. Short Web address sites, data aggregation company Gnip form service to archive lopped linksSAN FRANCISCO — The growing popularity of Web-address shortening services like bit.ly creates the potential for a bevy of broken links should one of the providers suddenly cease operations. UCBH Holdings names Joseph Vaez to its board; Vaez held previous roles at Treasury, BofASAN FRANCISCO — UCBH Holdings Inc., the holding company of United Commercial Bank, said Monday it named Joseph E. Vaez to its board. San Francisco rail union says ‘trains will run’ after late night deal averts transit strikeOAKLAND, Calif. — A walkout among workers for the San Francisco Bay Area’s commuter rail had been scheduled, and contingency plans were in place. But just a few hours before a midnight strike deadline, officials said rail management and a union have reached a deal to call it off. Union, management of San Francisco-area rail system reach deal to avert Monday transit strikeOAKLAND, Calif. — A commuter rail strike that threatened to cripple the San Francisco Bay Area was averted Sunday as management and a union reached an agreement hours before the strike deadline, officials said. Labor deal reached in threatened transit strike, SF mayor says.OAKLAND, Calif. — Officials say a tentative agreement was reached in a labor dispute that threatened a crippling commuter train strike in San Francisco. Firefighters battle California forest firesWASHINGTON/SAN FRANCISCO - More than 2,000 firefighters continued to battle a fire in the Santa Cruz mountains south of San Francisco Sunday. Union, management of San Francisco-area rail system talk in bid to avert Monday transit strikeOAKLAND, Calif. — A top Bay Area Rapid Transit official said he was “cautiously optimistic” of averting a crippling commuter train strike as BART and transit union negotiators worked Sunday toward brokering an 11th-hour deal. Dry winds, heat fan wildfires across California; thousands of firefighters battle 11 blazesSANTA CRUZ, Calif. — Hot, dry winds and high temperatures fanned wildfires across California Sunday, pushing firefighters into rugged terrain to contain the flames and guard against new blazes. San Francisco-area rail system talking, hoping to avert Monday strikeOAKLAND, Calif. — Talks aimed at averting a commuter rail strike in the San Francisco Bay Area are ongoing, with negotiators intent on hammering out a deal before Monday’s commute. |
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