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Top Stories: China's economic recovery has improved markedly with an increasing industrial and export outputs. Big News Network.com Fri, 11 Dec 2009 05:38:10 -0500An explosion has caused a coal mine cave-in in northwestern Turkey. Big News Network.com Fri, 11 Dec 2009 05:43:41 -0500Wendy's burger chain is getting out of Japan. Big News Network.com Fri, 11 Dec 2009 05:32:48 -0500The world's biggest oil companies have been massing in Baghdad in hope thay will get the rights to develop Iraq's oil fields. Big News Network.com Fri, 11 Dec 2009 05:26:34 -0500Trading was light as investors and traders have begun heading off early for the holidays. Big News Network.com Thu, 10 Dec 2009 13:29:36 -0500The Chinese government has expressed concern that the country may be about to experience a real estate bubble after property prices in Chinese cities rose at the fastest pace in 16 months. Big News Network.com Thu, 10 Dec 2009 19:13:36 -0500The Goldman Sachs group in the US has announced it will pay bonuses to its top managers in stock rather than cash. Big News Network.com Thu, 10 Dec 2009 19:01:23 -0500The Bank of England has held UK interest rates at the record low of 0.5%. Big News Network.com Thu, 10 Dec 2009 18:18:06 -0500Eight days after joining General Motors as the new chief of the Buick and GMC brands, Michael Richards has resigned. Big News Network.com Thu, 10 Dec 2009 19:05:31 -0500Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince has become the fastest-selling DVD of the year in the UK, where the movie was made. Big News Network.com Thu, 10 Dec 2009 18:51:00 -0500Some train drivers in England are due to strike in a row over bank holiday pay. Big News Network.com Thu, 10 Dec 2009 18:13:13 -0500Dubai's giant property developer, Emaar, has cancelled plans to merge with state-owned Dubai Holding. Big News Network.com Thu, 10 Dec 2009 06:50:17 -0500Credit Suisse Group has announced that its Vice Chairman Urs Rohner will lead the Swiss bank. Big News Network.com Thu, 10 Dec 2009 06:41:37 -0500In Australia, the unemployment rate has unexpectedly fallen. Big News Network.com Thu, 10 Dec 2009 06:28:56 -0500UK aircraft engine firm Rolls-Royce has won a deal to supply aircraft engines to a US airline. Big News Network.com Thu, 10 Dec 2009 06:24:35 -0500Japan's giant Panasonic Corp has announced the acquisition of 50.2 percent of Sanyo Electric Co. Big News Network.com Thu, 10 Dec 2009 05:20:37 -0500Singapore Airlines has decided to resume its business class flights from Singapore to New York. Big News Network.com Thu, 10 Dec 2009 05:14:44 -0500A self portrait by Anthony van Dyck has sold for 8.3 million pounds in London. Big News Network.com Thu, 10 Dec 2009 05:09:24 -0500PARIS - French bank Societe Generale said Friday it has taken full control of French retail bank Credit du Nord after buying out a stake held by Dexia SA. Societe Generale said it had paid Dexia a t... Star Tribune Fri, 11 Dec 2009 05:57:05 -0500CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Dec. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Gwathmey, Inc., a pre-clinical contract research organization and biotechnology company specializing in cancer, staph aureus, and cardiovascular disease annou... RedOrbit Fri, 11 Dec 2009 05:55:37 -0500The Obama administration plans to channel money from the government's massive financial bailout program to small businesses as part of an effort to limit the political and economic damage of high unem... MSNBC Fri, 11 Dec 2009 05:53:24 -0500The Obama administration plans to channel money from the government's massive financial bailout program to small businesses as part of an effort to limit the political and economic damage of high unem... MSNBC Fri, 11 Dec 2009 05:52:40 -0500Inflation at the factory gate has picked up in the wake of higher oil and petrol prices, reinforcing expectations that inflationary pressures will accelerate across the economy in the coming months.Al... Guardian Fri, 11 Dec 2009 05:47:07 -0500In little more than a decade, Google has conquered the technology industry and become one of the world's most powerful companies. Its latest undertaking, however, may be one of its most ambitious: a g... Guardian Fri, 11 Dec 2009 05:47:05 -0500Dragons' Den star James Caan who'll take your questions on small business and entrepreneurship. What advice can he give you in setting up or running your own successful enterprise?Post your questions ... Guardian Fri, 11 Dec 2009 05:47:04 -0500Forget too big to fail. In the eyes of federal regulators, many Wall Street companies are too big to punish. During the past three years, some of the nation's largest financial companies have been acc... The Seattle Times Fri, 11 Dec 2009 05:42:27 -0500The Obama administration plans to channel money from the government's massive financial bailout program to small businesses as part of an effort to limit the political and economic damage of high unem... MSNBC Fri, 11 Dec 2009 05:36:24 -0500The Obama administration plans to channel money from the government's massive financial bailout program to small businesses as part of an effort to limit the political and economic damage of high unem... MSNBC Fri, 11 Dec 2009 05:36:21 -0500BANGKOK, Thailand - World markets advanced Friday as a big improvement in China's exports pointed to rising global demand that could lift other trade-reliant economies. Benchmarks in Tokyo and Ho... C News Fri, 11 Dec 2009 05:34:15 -0500They are now among 40 UK products recognised by Brussels - others include regional favourites like Melton Mowbray pork pies, Stilton cheese, Jersey Royal potatoes and Cornish clotted cream. This comp... Sky News Fri, 11 Dec 2009 05:31:36 -0500FRANKFURT -- Russia's gross domestic product contracted 8.9% in the third quarter from a year ago, according to media reports on Friday citing official data. In the second quarter, the economy declin... Fox Business Fri, 11 Dec 2009 05:24:19 -0500FRANKFURT -- Volkswagen AG said Friday that its global group deliveries rose 19.1% to 531,300 vehicles in November compared to the same period a year ago. That was the strongest monthly growth so far... Fox Business Fri, 11 Dec 2009 05:24:18 -0500LONDON -- U.K. November output PPI rose 0.2% month on month, mainly reflecting fuel price increases, the Office of National Statistics said Friday. On an annual basis, output PPI rose 2.9%. Input pri... Fox Business Fri, 11 Dec 2009 05:24:17 -0500FRANKFURT -- The International Energy Agency has revised up by 130,000 barrels a day its forecast for 2010 global oil demand, which is now expected to average 86.3 million barrels a day. In its month... Fox Business Fri, 11 Dec 2009 05:24:15 -0500LONDON -- InterContinental Hotels was cut to hold from buy at Panmure Gordon, which said after a 58% rally the stock is close to its 910 pence price target. Because of a cautious view on revenue per ... Fox Business Fri, 11 Dec 2009 05:24:12 -0500(Reuters) - Stock index futures pointed to a higher opening for Wall Street on Friday ahead of U.S. retail sales data, with futures for the S&P 500, Dow Jones industrial average and Nasdaq 100 up ... Reuters Fri, 11 Dec 2009 05:23:25 -0500Citigroup Inc - SWOT Framework Analysis " company profile to their offering. SWOT Analysis, is a strategic planning tool used to evaluate the Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats involved... Earth Times Fri, 11 Dec 2009 05:22:34 -0500CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Dec. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Gwathmey, Inc., a pre-clinical contract research organization and biotechnology company specializing in cancer, staph aureus, and cardiovascular disease annou... Earth Times Fri, 11 Dec 2009 05:22:31 -0500A bipartisan coalition in the House voted late Thursday to make it easier for corporations to engage in complex derivatives trades without government restrictions, eroding the reach of proposed regula... Gadsden Times Fri, 11 Dec 2009 05:07:00 -0500The House hopes to finish on Friday legislation for governing Wall Street in what would be the biggest overhaul of laws covering banks and other financial institutions since the New Deal. Senate actio... Gadsden Times Fri, 11 Dec 2009 05:06:58 -0500Submit your comment House of Representatives Democrats head into the final stretch on a long-awaited Wall Street regulation bill with two crucial and contentious votes looming before they can declare ... Business Report Fri, 11 Dec 2009 05:01:52 -0500Alistair Darling will have to cut up to 20% of services in some departments in order to keep his pre-Budget report pledges, a leading think tank has warned. The Institute for Fiscal Studies said the... Ananova Fri, 11 Dec 2009 05:00:00 -0500Alistair Darling has not done enough to tackle the UK's spiralling debt burden, according to experts on the Sky News Money Panel. Wealth management adviser Angela Beech called Wednesday's pre-Budget... Ananova Fri, 11 Dec 2009 05:00:00 -0500The Bank of England has reverted to a wait-and-see approach to the recovery, keeping the base rate of interest on hold and refraining from pumping more money into the economy. The decision leaves th... Ananova Fri, 11 Dec 2009 04:59:59 -0500The government savings organisation, National Savings & Investments (NS&I), has withdrawn some of its most attractive accounts.Less than two months after they were launched, the latest issues ... BBC Fri, 11 Dec 2009 04:55:23 -0500(RTTNews) - The stock market in Japan ended in positive territory with strong gains on Friday, taking cues from Wall Street where the major averages ended higher with modest gains on increasing optim... Quote.com Fri, 11 Dec 2009 04:54:23 -0500BANGKOK - World markets advanced Friday as a big improvement in China's exports pointed to rising global demand that could lift other trade-reliant economies.Benchmarks in Tokyo and Hong Kong led Asi... Star Tribune Fri, 11 Dec 2009 04:34:38 -0500SINGAPORE - Oil prices hovered near $71 a barrel Friday in Asia as a warm winter and struggling economy in the U.S. undermine demand for crude products like diesel and heating oil. Benchmark crude f... Star Tribune Fri, 11 Dec 2009 04:34:36 -0500Alistair Darling's pre-budget report failed to allay fears over Britain's credit rating. Photograph: Dominic Lipinski/PA Moody's has reiterated that the top credit ratings of Britain and the United ... Guardian Fri, 11 Dec 2009 04:25:20 -0500HMV's Waterstone's book chain suffered a 5.1% drop in like-for-like sales, but the company hopes to benefit from the demise of rival Borders. HMV reported a group loss before tax of £24.9m, compared ... Guardian Fri, 11 Dec 2009 04:25:19 -0500Shell joined with Petronas to submit the winning bid for the Majnoon oilfield. Photograph: David Sillitoe A consortium led by Shell has won the rights to develop the giant Majnoon... Guardian Fri, 11 Dec 2009 04:25:17 -0500EasyJet's offer of a free flight cost one reader more than £25. Photograph: Martial Trezzini/AP Airlines already charge us extra to fly with our luggage, sit with our family and check in via a huma... Guardian Fri, 11 Dec 2009 04:25:14 -0500BANGKOK, Thailand - World markets advanced Friday as a big improvement in China's exports pointed to rising global demand that could lift other trade-reliant economies. Benchmarks in Tokyo and Hong K... Canadian Business Fri, 11 Dec 2009 04:21:29 -0500FRANKFURT -- French media group Lagardere SCA was initiated with a neutral rating at HSBC on Friday. The company is a publisher focused on content creation and rights management, and it's gradually t... Fox Business Fri, 11 Dec 2009 04:03:02 -0500FRANKFURT -- Fraport AG , the owner and operator of the international airport in Frankfurt, was upgraded Friday to overweight from neutral at HSBC, which said that visibility has greatly improved fol... Fox Business Fri, 11 Dec 2009 04:03:01 -0500LONDON -- Club Mediterranee said Friday that it posted a fiscal-year net loss of 53 million euros. Last year, the firm posted a profit of 2 million euros. Sales declined to 1.36 billion euros, from 1... Fox Business Fri, 11 Dec 2009 04:02:58 -0500LONDON -- Dutch banking and insurance firm ING Group said Friday that it will pay around 5.61 billion euros ($8.27 billion) to the Dutch state in order to repay half the aid it has received during th... Fox Business Fri, 11 Dec 2009 04:02:56 -0500LONDON -- U.K. services provider Carillion said 2009 underlying earnings per share are seen rising by at least 10% -- first-half EPS grew by 11% on that measure -- helped as both public and private s... Fox Business Fri, 11 Dec 2009 04:02:54 -0500HONG KONG (Reuters) - The top sovereign credit ratings of Britain and the United States are not under threat of a downgrade right now, but a worst case scenario foresees a cut by 2013, analysts from M... Reuters Fri, 11 Dec 2009 04:02:04 -0500China has shown further signs of economic recovery with factory output surging and its export slump easing.Industrial output in November rose to its strongest position since June 2007, rising 19.2% fr... BBC Fri, 11 Dec 2009 03:33:50 -0500European Union leaders have urged the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to consider implementing a global tax on financial transactions.A so-called "Tobin Tax" has been pushed by France and ... BBC Fri, 11 Dec 2009 03:33:49 -0500With the US in recovery mode, do consumers feel confident enough to go on an end of year spending spree? The first hard evidence will be seen with the release of November's retail sales data, however,... BBC Fri, 11 Dec 2009 03:33:48 -0500SIOUX FALLS, S.D. - Farmers in the Northern Plains use considerably more water to produce a gallon of corn ethanol than growers in other parts of the country, according to a new government report exa... Star Tribune Fri, 11 Dec 2009 03:11:31 -0500BAGHDAD - Iraq's prime minister urged international oil company executives to look beyond their security fears in the country as they began bidding Friday on the biggest stake in the nation's energy ... Star Tribune Fri, 11 Dec 2009 03:11:30 -0500(MENAFN) Unilever PLC announced that it will shut a Southern California plant and slash 61 jobs, to reduce costs in order to tackle the effects of the global financial crisis, AP reported. The company... MENAFN Fri, 11 Dec 2009 03:05:02 -0500Recent statistics from AdMob shows that Windows Mobile market share of Web surfing was way down during the past 12 months--more than 70 percent year over year. Any number of people postulate that W... CNet Fri, 11 Dec 2009 02:44:33 -0500Recent statistics from AdMob shows that Windows Mobile market share of Web surfing was way down during the past 12 months--more than 70 percent year over year. Any number of people postulate that W... CNet Fri, 11 Dec 2009 02:44:33 -0500LONDON -- U.K. homebuilder Barratt Developments said Friday that its finance director David Thomas bought 25,000 shares in the firm at 112 a share. He now holds 96,000 shares in total.Copyright ©... Fox Business Fri, 11 Dec 2009 02:39:17 -0500FRANKFURT -- HMV Group plc , the U.K. retailer of music, DVD, games and books, reported Friday a loss after tax of 17.8 million British pounds ($29 million) for the 26 weeks ended Oct. 24, compared t... Fox Business Fri, 11 Dec 2009 02:39:16 -0500LONDON -- Candover Investments said Friday that Candover Partners and Cinven have agreed to sell academic publisher Springer Science + Business Media to European fund EQT V and Singapore fund GIC. Th... Fox Business Fri, 11 Dec 2009 02:39:14 -0500LONDON -- Rank Group said Friday that it has submitted a claim for sales tax overpaid on main stage bingo from from July 2004. If successful, Rank estimates that the net cash benefit arising from thi... Fox Business Fri, 11 Dec 2009 02:39:13 -0500TWX ) think of their property "Sex and the City," this leaps to mind: ka-ching! They sure hope that "Entourage" can prove to be as durable as "Sex and the City.""Entourage," which debuted on HBO in ... Fox Business Fri, 11 Dec 2009 02:39:11 -0500Wal-Mart , SuperTarget and Meijer, are making their pitch. Who has the lowest prices? A Tribune survey of leading supermarket chains in the Chicago area found that Wal-Mart does. That's because ... Chicago Tribune Fri, 11 Dec 2009 02:37:42 -0500Video entertainment was “the one that got away” from Apple, but recent moves reveal the company is taking a second stab at the category, and that streaming video will play a major role. T... Wired News Fri, 11 Dec 2009 02:32:32 -0500WASHINGTON (AP) - A bipartisan coalition in the House voted late Thursday to make it easier for corporations to engage in complex derivatives trades without government restrictions, eroding the reach ... Breitbart Fri, 11 Dec 2009 02:15:47 -0500Valero , the biggest oil refiner in the US, on Tuesday said it was considering selling assets as quarterly earnings dropped 20 per cent on poor refining margins.In the past few weeks, all the oil majo... Financial Times Fri, 11 Dec 2009 02:10:54 -0500Burger chain Wendy's is to withdraw from Japan after local operator Zensho said it would end its contract with the US fast food giant.Zensho, which operates 71 Wendy's burger restaurants in Japan, sai... BBC Fri, 11 Dec 2009 02:10:35 -0500(RTTNews) - European stocks may open on a flat to positive note Friday, tracking the positive sentiment in Asia after a raft of upbeat economic data from the U.S and China increased optimism about th... Quote.com Fri, 11 Dec 2009 02:09:43 -0500Appearing Thursday before a judge who is considering whether to hold him in contempt, fallen auto mogul Denny Hecker conceded that he used "poor judgment" when he cashed-out a 401(k) worth a... Star Tribune Fri, 11 Dec 2009 01:49:16 -0500Household wealth in the United States increased by $2.67 trillion in the third quarter as stock prices and home values climbed, and revised data showed Americans have a larger hurdle to overcome. Net... Star Tribune Fri, 11 Dec 2009 01:49:13 -0500Tom Tiller, former CEO of Polaris Industries Inc., has accepted the top job with a solar energy company founded in 2007. Abound Solar, which is based in Colorado, announced Thursday that Tiller will ... Star Tribune Fri, 11 Dec 2009 01:49:11 -0500WASHINGTON - The economic recovery is likely to draw strength from exports such as farm products, autos, aircraft and industrial machinery -- all of which helped lower the nation's trade deficit in Oc... Star Tribune Fri, 11 Dec 2009 01:49:09 -0500Chevy, Buick brand heads make quick exits General Motors has replaced its Chevrolet brand manager after just five months and its Buick brand chief is leaving after only a few days on the job, as the ... Star Tribune Fri, 11 Dec 2009 01:49:07 -0500By ANDREW TAYLORASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER WASHINGTON -- Democrats are muscling through a deficit-swelling spending bill, giving domestic programs their third major boost this year and awarding lawmak... Seattle Post-Intelligencer Fri, 11 Dec 2009 01:30:05 -0500SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Oracle Corp. is expected to see a slight gain in fiscal second-quarter profit when it reports results Thursday, even as sales remain flat compared to the same period las... Market Watch Fri, 11 Dec 2009 01:18:05 -0500SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Research In Motion Ltd. and Palm Inc. plan to squeeze in their latest quarterly results before the Christmas break, and Wall Street believes both smartphone makers will ... Market Watch Fri, 11 Dec 2009 01:18:01 -0500SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Research In Motion Ltd. and Palm Inc. plan to squeeze in their latest quarterly results before the Christmas break, and Wall Street believes both smartphone makers will ... Market Watch Fri, 11 Dec 2009 01:17:52 -0500SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Research In Motion Ltd. and Palm Inc. plan to squeeze in their latest quarterly results before the Christmas break, and Wall Street believes both smartphone makers will ... Market Watch Fri, 11 Dec 2009 01:17:44 -0500BA.N ) said on Thursday it has opened the flight-test window for its 787 Dreamliner starting December 15, allaying concerns that the hotly anticipated aircraft -- already two years behind schedule -- ... Reuters Fri, 11 Dec 2009 01:15:40 -0500TOKYO, Dec. 11 (AP) - (Kyodo)?(EDS: TO BE LED) Tokyo stocks rose Friday morning buoyed by gains on Wall Street overnight and a halt in the yen's advance in the currency market, while investors ke... Breitbart Fri, 11 Dec 2009 00:51:38 -0500Caterpillar Inc. will spend more than $30 million to build a new manufacturing plant in Waco, increasing its already sizable presence locally and creating 60 new jobs. The heavy-equipment giant annou... Waco Tribune-Herald Fri, 11 Dec 2009 00:25:34 -0500WASHINGTON - People who knew how to make a quick buck held some of the fastest-growing jobs two years ago. Now, the growth industry is in helping financial firms figure out how to follow the rules. ... Star Tribune Fri, 11 Dec 2009 00:19:50 -0500SAN FRANCISCO -- Hewlett-Packard Co., the world's largest personal-computer maker, is canceling its two-week holiday break for some U.S. sales employees because they need to spend the time closing dea... The China Post Fri, 11 Dec 2009 00:07:15 -0500Microsoft in the consumer market,” he said. “It’s time to declare Microsoft a loser in phones. Just get out of Dodge.” Regardless of Microsoft’s performance, amid the r... International Herald Tribune Thu, 10 Dec 2009 23:51:57 -0500Some animal-loving aviators have teamed up to save animals from being euthanized in shelters. Richard Schlesinger reports on this "over ground railroad" for pets. CBS News Thu, 10 Dec 2009 23:43:31 -0500We’re always looking for new ways to kill time between trips to the water cooler here at Autopia, and this video delivers. It’s a cool... Wired News Thu, 10 Dec 2009 23:38:16 -0500Facebook simplified its privacy controls for 350 million users Wednesday. But some users and privacy advocates protest that important controls got lost in translation — including the right to ke... Wired News Thu, 10 Dec 2009 23:38:15 -0500Hard drives gone bad don’t always have to end up in the trash. Miguel Rivera, a systems administrator, took a pile of used drives, gutted some and turned them into beautiful sculptures. “... Wired News Thu, 10 Dec 2009 23:38:14 -0500Exchange-traded funds (ETFs) , which can give investors fairly inexpensive exposure to an asset class tied to an index, continue to attract money. There was a 54% jump in assets held in U.S.-based ETF... Business Week Thu, 10 Dec 2009 23:21:11 -0500 |
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