Business news for Mon, 31 Dec 2007 & with word performance. 9 news.

Sales of existing homes edged higher in November, according to a report released Monday, but experts disagreed whether the better-than-expected performance represents only a temporary pause in the troubled sector's continuing decline, or tantalizing early evidence that housing demand may be bottoming out at last.

Standard & Poor's gave Hawaii bonds an AA rating in its latest review, citing the state's financial performance and reserves.

With increasing competition as TV makers slash prices, this model is no bargain considering what you get in terms of performance.

The Samsung BlackJack II not only features a revamped design, but there's been work done under the hood to solve some of the performance issues of the past.

Never mind the U.S. subprime loan crisis, the main cause of Japan's lackluster economic performance this year is entirely self-inflicted, according to analysts.

To understand the heady success of Palo Alto's VMware , you need to understand its CEO, Diane Greene. The president of one of the valley's hottest companies is a private person who loathes talking about herself. But the breakaway performance of her company -...

Ireland's Celtic Tiger economy not only ran out of steam in 2007, it bled copiously. The stock market's woeful performance made it one of the worst performing in the world, tumbling 26.1%.

The line may already be forming in Las Vegas for the big event Sunday, the last performance of the Bill Gates roadshow before his role as...

Sales of Rolls-Royce cars for 2007 are expected to be up by nearly 25 per cent on the previous year, fuelled partly by strong demand for its Phantom Drophead Coupé, which was launched this year. The marque, which is owned by BMW, will detail its performance for 2007 shortly as it embarks on a substantial expansion at its factory at Goodwood, West Sussex.