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State universities in troubleAt the 50,000-student University of Florida, only 50 or so undergrads major in geology. It's not exactly an easy subject.Source: Business and financial news - CNNMoney.com | 1 Jun 2009 | 4:00 am Zuma unveils cabinet shake-upSouth Africa's new president names a new finance minister and shifts the long-serving incumbent Trevor Manuel to lead a central planning position in a shake-up of government likely to reassure critics who feared he might shift policies to the Left.Source: Financial Times - US homepage | 10 May 2009 | 2:47 pm Germany aims to decide on Opel help in May: politician (Reuters)Reuters - The German government is examining competing plans to invest in carmaker Opel and aims to decide by the end of the month whether to provide the firm with financing guarantees, a leading Social Democrat (SPD) said.Source: Yahoo! News: Business | 10 May 2009 | 2:44 pm Intel braced for competition fineThe world's biggest chipmaker, is bracing itself this week for one of the heaviest penalties ever levied in Europe for anti-competitive behaviour.Source: Financial Times - US homepage | 10 May 2009 | 2:24 pm New finance minister for S AfricaNew South African President Jacob Zuma names Pravin Gordhan his new finance minister, removing veteran Trevor Manuel.Source: BBC News | Business | World Edition | 10 May 2009 | 2:24 pm Dana Gas production in Egypt up 20 pct from 2008 avgDUBAI, May 11 (Reuters) - Abu Dhabi-listed Dana Gas's production levels in Egypt has risen 20 percent over the annual average achieved last year, the company said in a statement on Sunday.Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsBusiness | 10 May 2009 | 2:20 pm Valuation means Dignity is now a buyQuestor has had a hold stance on funeral director Dignity since December last year - advising that investors put no new money into the shares when they were at 611p and again at 595p.Source: Telegraph Finance | 10 May 2009 | 2:15 pm Stroke of luck for Epsom as Investec takes a puntA big cheer for Epsom Downs Racecourse. The track has finally signed a new sponsor for its flagship event the Derby Festival.Source: Telegraph Finance | 10 May 2009 | 1:56 pm Growth stocks for a reboundSource: Business and financial news - CNNMoney.com | 10 May 2009 | 1:49 pm Tsvangirai plays down Mugabe disputeZimbabwe's prime minister moves to defuse looming crisis inside the country's transitional government by denying that President Robert Mugabe has been set a deadline to meet demands from the Movement for Democratic Change, the former opposition party now in government.Source: Financial Times - US homepage | 10 May 2009 | 1:47 pm Stocks: Trying for week 10For Wall Street to stretch its spring stock run to a tenth straight week, investors may need a little extra ammunition - and some good news on the consumer front.Source: Business and financial news - CNNMoney.com | 10 May 2009 | 1:46 pm NewsWatch: U.S. stocks seek further fuel for rallyEconomic updates on retail sales as well as quarterly results from the nation's retailers are expected to be the highlights next week for a market in need of fuel to continue a two-month rally.
Source: MarketWatch.com - Top Stories | 10 May 2009 | 1:00 pm Labour hurt as expenses scandal deepensFresh signs that expenses scandal engulfing MPs would damage Labour at the polls emerges as the latest instalment of embarrassing details about Britain's politicians is disclosed.Source: Financial Times - US homepage | 10 May 2009 | 12:32 pm Barclays gets new interest for iSharesLONDON, May 10 (Reuters) - Barclays Plc said on Sunday it has received new interest from both trade and private equity buyers for its iShares funds business, responding to a media report that said BC...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsBusiness | 10 May 2009 | 12:15 pm Russia's Putin says Magna asked GAZ to make Opel bidMOSCOW (Reuters) - Canadian-Austrian auto-parts maker Magna has asked Russia's GAZ to make a bid for a stake in General Motors' German carmaker unit, Opel, Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has said.Source: Reuters: Business News | 10 May 2009 | 12:09 pm Russia's Putin says Magna asked GAZ to make Opel bidMOSCOW (Reuters) - Canadian-Austrian auto-parts maker Magna has asked Russia's GAZ to make a bid for a stake in General Motors' German carmaker unit, Opel, Russian Prime Minister...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsBusiness | 10 May 2009 | 12:09 pm Centrica 'to buy nuclear stake'British Gas owner Centrica is on the brink of buying a 25% stake in nuclear firm British Energy, according to reports.Source: BBC News | Business | World Edition | 10 May 2009 | 12:06 pm Putin says Magna asked GAZ to bid on Opel-paperMOSCOW, May 10 (Reuters) - Canadian auto-parts maker Magna has asked Russia's GAZ to make a bid for a stake in General Motors' German carmaking unit, Opel, Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsBusiness | 10 May 2009 | 11:53 am Hackers into Va. database demand ransom: reportsHackers claim to have stolen personal records from the state's prescription-drug database and are demanding a $10 million ransom, media reports say.
Source: MarketWatch.com - Top Stories | 10 May 2009 | 11:49 am Chávez seizures fuel Venezuela oil fearsFresh round of expropriations in Venezuela raises fears that the Opec producer's already declining oil output could sink to its lowest level in the last 20 yearsSource: Financial Times - US homepage | 10 May 2009 | 11:41 am Dubai's DP World in talks with private equity firmDubai state-controlled port operator DP World says it's in talks to possibly sell a minority share of itself to a Middle East private equity firm. The company said in a statement posted...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsBusiness | 10 May 2009 | 11:29 am Iraqi government OKs Kurds crude oil exportAn Iraqi oil official says Iraq's central government has approved Kurdish plans to start exporting crude oil next month. Oil Ministry spokesman Assem Jihad told The Associated Press on...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsBusiness | 10 May 2009 | 11:26 am IMF: Mideast growth to slide in 2009Economic growth in the Middle East and Central Asia could slow by more than half this year, but the region should still fare better than most others thanks to government intervention and...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsBusiness | 10 May 2009 | 11:24 am Berlin rules out saving Opel jobsGermany's economy minister says his government couldn't afford to save every threatened job at carmaker Opel.Source: BBC News | Business | World Edition | 10 May 2009 | 11:22 am Report: Luxembourg criticizes German tone on taxesLuxembourg's prime minister hit out at the tone of a campaign against tax evasion by Germany's finance minister and his party leader, according to an interview published Sunday, the latest...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsBusiness | 10 May 2009 | 11:22 am Exxon begins drilling at Point Thomson in AlaskaExxon Mobil says it has begun drilling at Alaska's Point Thomson oil and gas field. Patrick McGinn, a company spokesman, says drilling operations were launched Friday. In February,...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsBusiness | 10 May 2009 | 11:19 am Long road to a 'good GM' filingWhite House's auto task force could have had a quick, consensual trip in and out of court – but apparently that wasn't what they wanted, says John DizardSource: Financial Times - US homepage | 10 May 2009 | 11:02 am Pakistanis flee as Swat curfew is easedPakistan's military ordered people out of parts of the Swat valley, temporarily relaxing a curfew to enable civilians to flee an intensifying offensive against Taliban militantsSource: Financial Times - US homepage | 10 May 2009 | 10:31 am Buffett's Hathaway makes a lossWarren Buffett's investment firm makes its first loss in eight years due to a badly-timed purchase of stocks in an oil firm.Source: BBC News | Business | World Edition | 10 May 2009 | 9:53 am Relationship woesHousing downturn forces couples to stay togetherSource: BBC News | Business | World Edition | 10 May 2009 | 9:37 am Improving markets helped banks pass stress testWASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. bank regulators breathed a huge sigh of relief in early April when improving financial markets looked set to push the nation's 19 largest banks through the gauntlet of tough "stress tests" in reasonably good shape.Source: Reuters: Business News | 10 May 2009 | 8:43 am Northfield Labs cuts nearly all staff at HQ, plantNorthfield Laboratories Inc., the Evanston, Ill., developer of a substitute for red blood cells, dismisses substantially all its staff at headquarters and at its manufacturing facility in Mount Prospect, Ill.
Source: MarketWatch.com - Top Stories | 10 May 2009 | 7:33 am Carnival cruise customers sailed into a swine flu fiascoWhile most cruise lines sought to appease disgruntled passengers when stops in Mexico were detoured to other ports, the passengers of the Splendor were basically told to take their lumps. ...Source: RSS feed - channel BNPaperBusiness | 10 May 2009 | 7:00 am Garage sales: Seller and buyer bewareMore and more people are holding garage sales to raise cash. Here's how to avoid the pitfalls on either side of the table. ...Source: RSS feed - channel BNPaperBusiness | 10 May 2009 | 7:00 am U.S. Postal Service website offers discounts on some servicesYou can save time and money printing and paying for postage online. There's an 8% discount on international Express shipping and a 5% discount for commercial Priority Mail. ...Source: RSS feed - channel BNPaperBusiness | 10 May 2009 | 7:00 am Board president should not also be legal counselRelying on the advice of one board member, who just happens to be the association's attorney and president, poses a conflict of interest and leaves the door wide open for a legal challenge. ...Source: RSS feed - channel BNPaperBusiness | 10 May 2009 | 7:00 am U.S. Postal Service website offers discounts on some servicesYou can save time and money printing and paying for postage online. There's an 8% discount on international Express shipping and a 5% discount for commercial Priority Mail.
Source: L.A. Times - Business | 10 May 2009 | 7:00 am Court decision targets mystery closing feesThese charges, which can range from $150 to $500 per transaction, are tacked on top of regular real estate commissions and sometimes come as last-minute surprises on settlement sheets. ...Source: RSS feed - channel BNPaperBusiness | 10 May 2009 | 7:00 am To preserve your credit score, avoid a short saleSelling a home for less than what's owed, even with the lender's consent, typically harms credit scores as much as foreclosures do. Dear...Source: RSS feed - channel BNPaperBusiness | 10 May 2009 | 7:00 am Historic Avenel Cooperative project in Silver Lake has corner unit for saleThe 10-unit complex built in 1947 by Modernist architect Gregory Ain became a model for low-cost urban housing and the innovative use of small spaces. It sits just off of Hyperion and Rowena avenues. ...Source: RSS feed - channel BNPaperBusiness | 10 May 2009 | 7:00 am How to get the best price for your old jewelryIt makes a difference whether it's a jeweler or a scrap dealer who's doing the buying. And don't expect to get the appraised value.Selling old jewelry out of necessity or for profit has become a trend of late, with consumers flooding pawnshops and packing up their gold and silver in prepaid envelopes for scrap.
Source: L.A. Times - Business | 10 May 2009 | 7:00 am Carnival cruise customers sailed into a swine flu fiascoWhile most cruise lines sought to appease disgruntled passengers when stops in Mexico were detoured to other ports, the passengers of the Splendor were basically told to take their lumps.The swine flu outbreak in Mexico caused dozens of cruise ships to forgo trips to sunny resorts like Puerto Vallarta and Cabo San Lucas, and to instead weigh anchor at considerably less exotic destinations such as Santa Catalina Island and San Diego.
Source: L.A. Times - Business | 10 May 2009 | 7:00 am Court decision targets mystery closing feesThese charges, which can range from $150 to $500 per transaction, are tacked on top of regular real estate commissions and sometimes come as last-minute surprises on settlement sheets.A federal district court has handed down a ruling in a class action that could have a direct effect on the fees you pay to the real estate company at closing, whether as a buyer or seller.
Source: L.A. Times - Business | 10 May 2009 | 7:00 am How to get the best price for your old jewelryIt makes a difference whether it's a jeweler or a scrap dealer who's doing the buying. And don't expect to get the appraised value. ...Source: RSS feed - channel BNPaperBusiness | 10 May 2009 | 7:00 am To preserve your credit score, avoid a short saleSelling a home for less than what's owed, even with the lender's consent, typically harms credit scores as much as foreclosures do.Dear Liz: We bought a house five years ago for $410,000 that is now worth $250,000. Meanwhile, our income in the last year has decreased by about $30,000 annually. We are trying to work with our lender to stay in our house, but things are tight and we don't know how much longer we will be able to keep making payments on this house.
Source: L.A. Times - Business | 10 May 2009 | 7:00 am Garage sales: Seller and buyer bewareMore and more people are holding garage sales to raise cash. Here's how to avoid the pitfalls on either side of the table.No longer able to take out a second mortgage, many Americans are finding another way to squeeze equity out of their home: selling the junk in it.
Source: L.A. Times - Business | 10 May 2009 | 7:00 am Taxpayers profited off MadoffRe: " Letters ," May 3:
Source: L.A. Times - Business | 10 May 2009 | 7:00 am Historic Avenel Cooperative project in Silver Lake has corner unit for saleThe 10-unit complex built in 1947 by Modernist architect Gregory Ain became a model for low-cost urban housing and the innovative use of small spaces. It sits just off of Hyperion and Rowena avenues.What began as a communal living experiment in postwar California would become a model for low-cost urban housing and the innovative use of small spaces.
Source: L.A. Times - Business | 10 May 2009 | 7:00 am Taxpayers profited off MadoffRe: " Letters ," May 3:Source: RSS feed - channel BNPaperBusiness | 10 May 2009 | 7:00 am Board president should not also be legal counselRelying on the advice of one board member, who just happens to be the association's attorney and president, poses a conflict of interest and leaves the door wide open for a legal challenge.Question: The president of our board is a California-licensed attorney. At the same time he has been a board director, he has also been the association's legal counsel. Is this a conflict of interest?
Source: L.A. Times - Business | 10 May 2009 | 7:00 am Anger grows as NKorea clamps down on free marketsPublic discontent is simmering in North Korea after the hardline communist regime imposed tighter restrictions on market trading in an attempt to reassert its control over the state,...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsBusiness | 10 May 2009 | 5:15 am U.S. economic growth seen resuming in third quarter (Reuters)Reuters - The U.S. economy is expected to begin growing in the second half of this year, while the jobless rate is expected to peak in the first quarter of 2010, according to a survey of top forecasters released on Sunday.Source: Yahoo! News: Business | 10 May 2009 | 4:45 am U.S. economic growth seen resuming in third quarterWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. economy is expected to begin growing in the second half of this year, while the jobless rate is expected to peak in the first quarter of 2010, according to a survey of top forecasters released on Sunday.Source: Reuters: Business News | 10 May 2009 | 4:45 am Slashing spending by $1,200 a monthKevin and Lucy Aikman are emerging from the financial scare of their lives.Source: Business and financial news - CNNMoney.com | 10 May 2009 | 1:26 am Save money now...11 tipsGrab the opportunity to build a stronger portfolio, cut the fat from your budget, and give yourself a head-to-toe fiscal makeover.Source: Business and financial news - CNNMoney.com | 10 May 2009 | 1:18 am Coop's marksman Peter Marks taking aim at rivalsChief executive says his supermutual is the fix for some of Britain's capitalist woes.Source: Telegraph Finance | 9 May 2009 | 11:33 pm Car makers running out of roadThe industry is in turmoil as Government talks with Jaguar near collapseSource: Telegraph Finance | 9 May 2009 | 11:32 pm Enjoy the rally while it lasts but expect to take a sucker punchOur delicious spring rally is nearing the limits. The 40pc rise on global bourses since March assumes that central banks have conjured away the debt overhang by slashing rates to zero and printing money. Nothing of the sort has occurred. Two thirds of the world economy will be in deflation by July.Source: Telegraph Finance | 9 May 2009 | 11:26 pm Lloyds losing the battle for hearts and mindsIn the peculiar partGovernment partprivate sector world occupied by Lloyds Banking Group there is obviously a parallel volume of the selfhelp manual written by Dale Carnegie back in the 1930s: Sir Victor Blank and Eric Daniels respectively the bank's chairman and chief executive must have been brushing up on their copies of How to Lose Friends and Alienate People.Source: Telegraph Finance | 9 May 2009 | 11:23 pm Irish seek advisers for 'bad bank' planSource: Telegraph Finance | 9 May 2009 | 11:20 pm Barclays gets two more offers for iSharesBarclays has received at least two counteroffers for iShares its exchangetraded funds business as part of the "go shop" period that allows it to solicit rival bids for the unit until the middle of next month.Source: Telegraph Finance | 9 May 2009 | 11:18 pm RBS plots new executive pay schemeSir Philip Hampton the chairman of Royal Bank of Scotland is in talks with investors about a new rewards scheme that could net a multimillionpound share payout for Stephen Hester the chief executive.Source: Telegraph Finance | 9 May 2009 | 11:14 pm Platinum miner Lonmin poised for cash callLonmin the platinum miner will tomorrow become the latest bluechip company to lean on its shareholders to strengthen its balance sheet when it outlines proposals for a 500m £332m cash call.Source: Telegraph Finance | 9 May 2009 | 11:13 pm Lager king changes his spots for ethical vodkaTHE billionaire Indian drinks tycoon Vijay Mallya is to take a stake in Snow Leopard vodka, the trendy spirits brand, through Whyte & Mackay, the whisky distiller he acquired in 2007. Source: Latest Business News from Times Online | 9 May 2009 | 11:00 pm Lufthansa’s BMI bid hit by cash rowTHE Lufthansa takeover of BMI British Midland has been thrown into doubt by a row with Sir Michael Bishop, the British airline’s founder, over the injection of fresh money into the company. Source: Latest Business News from Times Online | 9 May 2009 | 11:00 pm Ian Livingston’s BT rescue planBT will unveil a restructuring of its troubled Global Services division this week, as chief executive Ian Livingston puts his reputation on the line to get the telecoms group’s fortunes back on track. Source: Latest Business News from Times Online | 9 May 2009 | 11:00 pm The Brit branded ‘Fred Goodwin of Austria’Julius Meinl V touched down his Falcon 2000 private jet at Vienna airport on the morning of April 1. The 49-year-old socialite had been summoned from his Wiltshire estate by Austria’s state prosecutors to answer allegations of fraud. Source: Latest Business News from Times Online | 9 May 2009 | 11:00 pm Hedge fund chief Crispin Odey ready to join tax exodusHEDGE-FUND BOSS Crispin Odey has threatened to move his firm out of Britain to avoid the 50% income-tax rate on high-earners. Source: Latest Business News from Times Online | 9 May 2009 | 11:00 pm Centrica agrees EDF dealCENTRICA has agreed the final terms of a deal that will thrust the British Gas owner to the forefront of Britain’s £40 billion nuclear revival. Source: Latest Business News from Times Online | 9 May 2009 | 11:00 pm RBS consults investors on Hester’s new bonusTHE chairman of Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS), Sir Philip Hampton, is sounding out investors about a new long-term pay deal for the group’s chief executive and finance director. Source: Latest Business News from Times Online | 9 May 2009 | 11:00 pm Real green shoots: Gardens prove fertile ground for Dobbies and TescoTHE garden-centres group Dobbies is one of the few companies that can really claim to see green shoots in its business. Source: Latest Business News from Times Online | 9 May 2009 | 11:00 pm Welcome to the Hello! of the internetWONDERWALL, the recently launched celebrity gossip website, is a picture-filled scrolling wall that moves left to right instead of up and down the screen. Source: Latest Business News from Times Online | 9 May 2009 | 11:00 pm To arms, investors! It's a shareholder revoltBrian Peart used to jump on the train 60 times a year to go to the annual shareholder meetings of Britain’s biggest companies. The 73-year-old retired builder from Durham ploughed most of his life savings into blue-chips like Lloyds TSB, HBOS, Barclays and Royal Bank of Scotland. Source: Latest Business News from Times Online | 9 May 2009 | 11:00 pm NewsWatch: U.S. stocks seek further fuel for rallyEconomic updates on retail sales as well as quarterly results from the nation's retailers are expected to be the highlights next week for a market in need of fuel to continue a two-month rally.
Source: MarketWatch.com - Top Stories | 9 May 2009 | 9:00 pm GMAC could get $7.5 bln from U.S. next week: report (Reuters)Reuters - GMAC, the troubled automobile lender, may receive a $7.5 billion infusion from the U.S. government as early as next week, the Washington Post reported in its Saturday edition, citing unnamed sources.Source: Yahoo! News: Business | 9 May 2009 | 6:14 pm GMAC could get $7.5 bln from U.S. next week: reportWASHINGTON (Reuters) - GMAC, the troubled automobile lender, may receive a $7.5 billion infusion from the U.S. government as early as next week, the Washington Post reported in its Saturday edition, citing unnamed sources.Source: Reuters: Business News | 9 May 2009 | 6:14 pm Improving markets helped banks pass stress test (Reuters)Reuters - U.S. bank regulators breathed a huge sigh of relief in early April when improving financial markets looked set to push the nation's 19 largest banks through the gauntlet of tough "stress tests" in reasonably good shape.Source: Yahoo! News: Business | 9 May 2009 | 6:08 pm Regulators seize Washington-based Westsound BankState and federal regulators have closed Westsound Bank of Bremerton, Wash., marking the 33rd bank failure so far this year.
Source: MarketWatch.com - Top Stories | 9 May 2009 | 5:33 pm Germany has plan for Opel if GM bankruptcy: paperBERLIN (Reuters) - Germany has a plan to protect the assets of carmaker Opel from creditors if its U.S. parent General Motors is forced into bankruptcy next month, German Economy Minister Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg said in an interview with a German weekly.Source: Reuters: Business News | 9 May 2009 | 5:18 pm AT&T to buy Verizon Wireless assetsAT&T has agreed to buy certain wireless assets from Verizon Wireless for $2.35 billion in cash.
Source: MarketWatch.com - Top Stories | 9 May 2009 | 5:17 pm Fed cut banks' deficits after negotiations: reportCHICAGO (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve reduced the size of capital deficits facing several banks before releasing the results of "stress tests" on the financial institutions, according to a story in the Wall Street Journal on Saturday.Source: Reuters: Business News | 9 May 2009 | 4:13 pm Fed cut banks' deficits after negotiations: report (Reuters)
Source: Yahoo! News: Business | 9 May 2009 | 4:13 pm Kiwi workers going soloWhite-collar New Zealanders are preparing to sacrifice the security of nine-to-five salaries to head out on their own as private contractors - in unprecedented numbers. Nearly two out of three professionals (63 per cent) say they...Source: New Zealand Herald - Business | 9 May 2009 | 4:00 pm TV3 stands by 'Business'TV3'S head of news is bullish about the channel's early-morning business show, despite daily viewing figures that slumped as low as 660 last month. On average, the 30-minute 6.30am ASB Business show pulls only about 2000 viewers...Source: New Zealand Herald - Business | 9 May 2009 | 4:00 pm Covet the safe sideAfter the devastating terrorist attacks and banking crises that have made this decade so tumultuous, New Zealand seems a safe haven to people like Neil Strauss. As he relates in his latest book, Emergency , the former New York...Source: New Zealand Herald - Business | 9 May 2009 | 4:00 pm Real Estate: Rental buys looking goodAs house prices and interest rates drop, buy-to-let property investment in some neighbourhoods is suddenly looking attractive again. For the first time in five years, there are places where you can easily buy a house or apartment,...Source: New Zealand Herald - Business | 9 May 2009 | 4:00 pm Martin Hawes : Know the credit rulesCredit is not a given any more. To get a loan, you have to understand the rules and make yourself loan-worthy. Potential borrowers need to understand the new lending criteria because they're here to stay. There will be no headlong...Source: New Zealand Herald - Business | 9 May 2009 | 4:00 pm NewsWatch: U.S. stocks seek further fuel for rallyEconomic updates on retail sales as well as quarterly results from the nation's retailers are expected to be the highlights next week for a market in need of fuel to continue a two-month rally.
Source: MarketWatch.com - Top Stories | 9 May 2009 | 4:00 pm Ellis pulls out of cafe ventureTV personality Marc Ellis has pulled out of a venture to open a cafe in Piha, only weeks after a court victory cleared the way for the embattled eatery to go ahead. Ellis and four surfing friends spent almost three years and $200,000...Source: New Zealand Herald - Business | 9 May 2009 | 4:00 pm Top tips : On turning challenges to your advantageJo Harrison and Chris Johnson of Kerridge & Partners recruitment give tips on turning challenges to your advantage How can I keep myself and my team positive and motivated? Be positive and spend time with like-minded people....Source: New Zealand Herald - Business | 9 May 2009 | 4:00 pm Double-digit price rises are long goneA lot of hopeful noises have emanated from the real estate market in the past couple of months. Sales volumes have bounced and prices seem to have stabilised. Buyers are sniffing around and increasingly desperate sellers are dropping...Source: New Zealand Herald - Business | 9 May 2009 | 4:00 pm Anthony Doesburg: Computer-aided dentistry cuts the stress levelTechnology is coming to the aid of people for whom a visit to the dentist is a barely endurable ordeal. Computer-aided design and manufacturing (CAD/CAM) systems mean some procedures that used to require a couple of sessions in...Source: New Zealand Herald - Business | 9 May 2009 | 3:55 pm Stocks surge on relief over unemployment, banks (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Stock Markets News | 9 May 2009 | 3:54 pm Poor Bets in Oil & Derivatives, Rethinking the Buffett Game (BRK-A, BRK-B, COP, WFC, DOW)Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-A) (NYSE: BRK-B) may have had the wind behind its back from its annual shareholder meeting, but that wind now may breaking wind. This was Warren Buffett’s first loss for a quarter since 2001. On a net loss basis, Berkshire Hathaway lost roughly $1.5 billion. While some charges and operations were [...][[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Source: 24/7 Wall Street | 9 May 2009 | 3:14 pm Market Snapshot: U.S. stocks seek further fuel for rallyEconomic updates on retail sales as well as quarterly results from the nation's retailers are expected to be the highlights next week for a market in need of fuel to continue a two-month rally.
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