http://fundsinformer.com Hot Business Topics Sun, 05 Feb 2012 11:12:00 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en America is filled with lawyers, and lawyers sue people. Then those people hire more lawyers to ward off the suing lawyers. It's all gonzo business for lawyers and a nagging little worry for the rest of us. Most of us will never get sued. Still, it's worth looking at ways ... http://fundsinformer.com/keeping-the-judgment-hounds-at-bay/ UPDATED at 8:40 p.m. After months of stop-and-start negotiations, St. Louis University and Des Peres hospitals have reached a new 4-year agreement with HealthLink Inc. and Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield in Missouri. The deal ends the uncertainty for thousands of St. Louis area patients, especially some of those ... http://fundsinformer.com/insurance-deal-ends-uncertainty-for-slu-des-peres-patients/ Mattel Inc. says strong holiday demand for toys including Barbie, Hot Wheels and American Girl helped push its fourth-quarter net income up 14 percent. The holiday quarter is crucial for toy makers, who can make up to half of annual sales during the period. The No. 1 U.S. toy maker ... http://fundsinformer.com/demand-for-barbie-helps-push-mattel-4q-profit-up/ Greece's prime minister and the leaders of the three parties backing his coalition government have concluded a nearly three-hour meeting discussing the country's negotiations with its creditors. Premier Lucas Papademos released a statement after Sunday's meeting, saying he and the party leaders were in "complete agreement" over the positions to ... http://fundsinformer.com/greek-officials-conclude-meeting-about-creditors/ A spokeswoman for the U.S. Embassy in Nigeria says a U.S. citizen kidnapped in the country's oil-rich southern delta has been released. Spokeswoman Deb MacLean told The Associated Press on Friday the man had been released. She declined to offer any other information. Police previously said the attack happened in ... http://fundsinformer.com/us-embassy-us-citizen-kidnapped-in-nigeria-freed/ Passengers stepping out of London Bridge tube station cannot help but crane their necks to gaze at the jagged tower under construction: The Shard is the tallest building in the European Union and looks like a slice of glass balanced on the edge of the financial district. When the tower ... http://fundsinformer.com/uks-tallest-building-adds-drama-to-londons-sky/ Australia http://fundsinformer.com/australian-core-inflation-quickens-currency-gains-as-rate-cut-bets-pared-bloomberg/ BlackBerry maker Research in Motion's co-CEOs, Jim Balsillie and Mike Lazaridis, announced they have stepped down as co-CEOs and co-chairmen of the once-iconic company that has struggled to compete in recent years. The RIM founders have been replaced by Thorsten Heins, a chief operating officer who joined RIM four years ... http://fundsinformer.com/blackberry-maker-co-ceos-step-down-as-co-ceos/ The cruise ship grounded off Tuscany shifted again on its rocky perch Friday, forcing the suspension of diving search operations for the 21 people still missing and raising concerns about the stability of the ship's resting place. However, crews began combing the area above the waterline in the evening after ... http://fundsinformer.com/search-resumes-above-waterline-after-ship-shifts/ A young Moldovan woman who says she was called to the bridge of the stricken Costa Concordia to help evacuate Russian passengers defended the embattled captain on Thursday, saying he worked tirelessly and "saved over 3,000 lives." Domnica Cemortan, who says she was translating Capt. Francesco Schettino's orders during the ... http://fundsinformer.com/woman-with-italian-ship-captain-defends-his-effort/