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Ex-Google China chief to fund startups: JournalKai-fu Lee, who stepped down last week as Google Inc.'s president of China operations, plans to launch a company that will invest in Chinese startups, a person familiar with his plans told The Wall Street Journal.
Source: MarketWatch.com - Top Stories | 6 Sep 2009 | 4:06 am Microsoft wins delay of order tied to Word disputeMicrosoft Corp. won a delay of a federal-court order that required it to immediately change or stop marketing its Word program, a key part of its Office productivity-software suite, media reports said.
Source: MarketWatch.com - Top Stories | 6 Sep 2009 | 2:28 am Boat-engine firm Mercury, machinists reach pactMachinists-union workers in Fond du Lac, Wis., approved a seven-year contract, including wage-and-benefit concessions, with Mercury Marine, the world's No. 1 producer of boat engines, media reports say.
Source: MarketWatch.com - Top Stories | 6 Sep 2009 | 1:34 am Obama `green jobs' adviser resigns over statementsVan Jones, the Obama administration environmental-policy adviser whose inflammatory statements on a number of matters created public controversy, resigned on Sunday, media reports said.
Source: MarketWatch.com - Top Stories | 6 Sep 2009 | 1:26 am Credit card holders may benefit from reevaluating their plasticWith issuers changing rates, limits and other terms, it may be time to shop the market. But first, check your FICO credit score to determine whether you should apply. ...Source: RSS feed - channel BNPaperBusiness | 6 Sep 2009 | 1:00 am Edison offers payment relief to fire victimsUTILITIESSource: RSS feed - channel BNPaperBusiness | 6 Sep 2009 | 1:00 am Housing market may be nearing equilibrium, latest price numbers indicateIn a Federal Housing Finance Agency survey of the nation's 32 largest metropolitan areas, 16 showed price increases and 16 registered declines in the second quarter. ...Source: RSS feed - channel BNPaperBusiness | 6 Sep 2009 | 1:00 am Grossman Burn Center proves why public option is vital to healthcareRe: " Grossman burn unit is poised to relocate ," Sept. 2:Source: RSS feed - channel BNPaperBusiness | 6 Sep 2009 | 1:00 am A peek into the futureWireless electricity, touchable holograms, grown-up slot cars, elevators to space and more: Who knows whether they'll pan out, but they're in the works. ...Source: RSS feed - channel BNPaperBusiness | 6 Sep 2009 | 1:00 am Beware of foreclosure prevention scamsHow's this for a business plan? A company buys or rents lists of recent default filings from across the country -- thousands of people who have been notified by lenders that if they don't get their mortgage...Source: RSS feed - channel BNPaperBusiness | 6 Sep 2009 | 1:00 am A comic book writer's secret identity revealedThe college dropout's dialogue is popping up in Marvel Entertainment's 'Iron Man' and 'X-Men' titles, as well as the Iron Man 2 video game. ...Source: RSS feed - channel BNPaperBusiness | 6 Sep 2009 | 1:00 am A comic book writer's secret identity revealedThe college dropout's dialogue is popping up in Marvel Entertainment's 'Iron Man' and 'X-Men' titles, as well as the Iron Man 2 video game.The gig: Professional comic book writer.
Source: L.A. Times - Business | 6 Sep 2009 | 1:00 am China, green? In the case of solar water heating, yesIn a nation known more for its belching smokestacks, solar water heaters are on nearly every roof in some cities. Manufacturers are eyeing foreign markets, including Southern California. ...Source: RSS feed - channel BNPaperBusiness | 6 Sep 2009 | 1:00 am Grossman Burn Center proves why public option is vital to healthcareRe: " Grossman burn unit is poised to relocate ," Sept. 2:
Source: L.A. Times - Business | 6 Sep 2009 | 1:00 am Credit card holders may benefit from reevaluating their plasticWith issuers changing rates, limits and other terms, it may be time to shop the market. But first, check your FICO credit score to determine whether you should apply.Is it time to trade in your old credit card?
Source: L.A. Times - Business | 6 Sep 2009 | 1:00 am A peek into the futureWireless electricity, touchable holograms, grown-up slot cars, elevators to space and more: Who knows whether they'll pan out, but they're in the works.Of all the predictions made during the future-happy 1950s -- when it was declared we'd soon have flying cars, robot butlers, rocket-delivered mail and food made from wood pulp -- there was one forward-looking statement that was completely validated.
Source: L.A. Times - Business | 6 Sep 2009 | 1:00 am Cheviot Hills contemporary home emphasizes the outdoorsThe new home features sliding glass floor-to-ceiling pocket doors, a wraparound deck on the second floor and an outdoor living area.A contemporary design with open spaces brings the outdoors in with sliding glass floor-to-ceiling pocket doors at this newly constructed Cheviot Hills home.
Source: L.A. Times - Business | 6 Sep 2009 | 1:00 am Beware of foreclosure prevention scamsHow's this for a business plan? A company buys or rents lists of recent default filings from across the country -- thousands of people who have been notified by lenders that if they don't get their mortgage payments back on track, the next step will be foreclosure.
Source: L.A. Times - Business | 6 Sep 2009 | 1:00 am China, green? In the case of solar water heating, yesIn a nation known more for its belching smokestacks, solar water heaters are on nearly every roof in some cities. Manufacturers are eyeing foreign markets, including Southern California.Before her family bought a solar water heater, Liu Yan would bathe the way many working-class Chinese have for generations: boil water, dampen a rag and wipe away the dirt.
Source: L.A. Times - Business | 6 Sep 2009 | 1:00 am Housing market may be nearing equilibrium, latest price numbers indicateIn a Federal Housing Finance Agency survey of the nation's 32 largest metropolitan areas, 16 showed price increases and 16 registered declines in the second quarter.Nationwide, the average price of both new and existing homes sold in the second quarter fell 1% from the same quarter a year ago, according to the latest government figures.
Source: L.A. Times - Business | 6 Sep 2009 | 1:00 am Stay far, far below the credit limitUse less than 30% of the maximum even if you pay in full every month. Dear Liz: I have four credit cards with balances that are $800 to...Source: RSS feed - channel BNPaperBusiness | 6 Sep 2009 | 1:00 am Cheviot Hills contemporary home emphasizes the outdoorsThe new home features sliding glass floor-to-ceiling pocket doors, a wraparound deck on the second floor and an outdoor living area. ...Source: RSS feed - channel BNPaperBusiness | 6 Sep 2009 | 1:00 am As Labor Day nears, workers are just thankful to have a jobLike people trapped in an abusive relationship, we've grown accustomed during this long recession to being at the mercy of our employers, yet at the same time being deeply grateful to be employed by them.
Source: L.A. Times - Business | 6 Sep 2009 | 1:00 am Stay far, far below the credit limitUse less than 30% of the maximum even if you pay in full every month.Dear Liz: I have four credit cards with balances that are $800 to $1,200 below the cards' credit limits. The lowest limit is $1,500 and the highest is $4,000.
Source: L.A. Times - Business | 6 Sep 2009 | 1:00 am UPDATE 1-Kuwait to keep Merrill, Citi stakes for now-paperKUWAIT, Sept 6 (Reuters) - Kuwait has no intention of selling its investments in U.S. banks Merrill Lynch and Citigroup , in the short term, its sovereign wealth fund said in a newspaper report published...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsBusiness | 6 Sep 2009 | 12:20 am G20 aims at bank pay and capital; stimulus to stay (Reuters)Reuters - G20 finance leaders on Saturday took aim at excessive bank pay and risk-taking at the root of the financial crisis and insisted trillions of dollars of emergency economic supports would be needed for some time.Source: Yahoo! News: Business | 5 Sep 2009 | 11:45 pm G20 aims at bank pay and capital; stimulus to stayLONDON (Reuters) - G20 finance leaders on Saturday took aim at excessive bank pay and risk-taking at the root of the financial crisis and insisted trillions of dollars of emergency economic supports would be needed for some time.Source: Reuters: Business News | 5 Sep 2009 | 11:45 pm Stock rally may be too much too soon: analystsGlobal stock markets may have rallied too far too fast over the last five months as they bounce back from a panic plunge provoked by the collapse of Lehman Brothers investment bank a year...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsBusiness | 5 Sep 2009 | 11:31 pm Stock rally may be too much too soon: analysts (AFP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Stock Markets News | 5 Sep 2009 | 11:30 pm Risks remain for Australia, despite growth: TreasurerAustralia's "extraordinary" performance as the fastest-growing economy in the developed world should not mask the risks it still faces, Treasurer Wayne Swan said Sunday. Australia's...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsBusiness | 5 Sep 2009 | 11:25 pm Ex-Google China chief to fund Chinese tech start-upsHONG KONG, Sept 6 (Reuters) - Kai-fu Lee, Google Inc's former China chief who quit the search giant this week, said on Sunday he will launch his own business next week to fund Chinese technology start-ups...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsBusiness | 5 Sep 2009 | 11:08 pm Ex-Google China chief to fund Chinese tech start-upsHONG KONG, Sept 6 (Reuters) - Kai-fu Lee, Google Inc's former China chief who quit the search giant this week, said on Sunday he will launch his own business next week to fund Chinese technology start-ups...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsBusiness | 5 Sep 2009 | 11:08 pm SKorean TV giants tout differing technologiesThe world's top two makers of flat-panel televisions are stressing the energy-saving virtues of different display technologies in their race to dominate a huge global market. With liquidSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsBusiness | 5 Sep 2009 | 10:07 pm India's budget airlines leave rivals in vapour streamIndia's low-cost airlines are set to go from strength to strength as they grab market share from ailing premier carriers such as Air India, whose debts and losses continue to pile up,...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsBusiness | 5 Sep 2009 | 10:06 pm Economic Preview: Exports strengthening, but consumers aren'tForeign markets are becoming a source of strength for U.S. producers and helping shrink the trade deficit.
Source: MarketWatch.com - Top Stories | 5 Sep 2009 | 10:01 pm September 6, 2008: (Saturday): Next Step for Mortgage Rescue; Zardari Wins in PakistanFannie, Freddie Said to Agree to U.S. RescueAn official U.S. rescue of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac moved a step closer as the mortgage giants agreed to government control, the New York Times reports. The plan would have the Treasury Department purchase billions in mortgage securities from the companies and provide quarterly capital infusions. (For more on this news, click here.) Bhutto Widower Wins Pakistan ElectionAsif Ali Zardari, the 53-year-old widower of slain Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, wins Pakistan’s presidential election by a wide margin. Leader of the Pakistan Peoples Party, Zardari has little governing experience but the support of the U.S. as he is considered an ally in the war on terrorism. Zardari served 11 years in jail for corruption charges that were never proved. He succeeds Pervez Musharraf who resigned in August. (For more on this news, click here.) SMARTMONEY ® Layout and look and feel of SmartMoney.com are trademarks of SmartMoney, a joint venture between Dow Jones & Company, Inc. and Hearst SM Partnership. © 1995 - 2009 SmartMoney. All Rights Reserved.
Source: SmartMoney.com | 5 Sep 2009 | 10:00 pm G20 aims at bank pay and capital; stimulus to stayLONDON (Reuters) - G20 finance leaders on Saturday took aim at excessive bank pay and risk-taking at the root of the financial crisis and insisted trillions of dollars of emergency economicSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsBusiness | 5 Sep 2009 | 8:55 pm LG predicts near 50 percent jump in 2010 LCD TV salesSEOUL/BERLIN (Reuters) - LG Electronics Inc, the world's second-biggest TV brand, expects LCD TV sales to jump nearly 50 percent next year as demand from emerging countries continues to grow robustly, a top executive said.Source: Reuters: Business News | 5 Sep 2009 | 8:29 pm LG sees near 50 percent jump in 2010 LCD TV salesSEOUL (Reuters) - LG Electronics Inc , the world's second-biggest TV brand, expects its LCD TV sales to jump nearly 50 percent next year as demand from emerging countries continues robust...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsBusiness | 5 Sep 2009 | 8:04 pm For many, Labor Day just another stressful dayEvery day it's a battle. The nearly 15 million unemployed Americans won't enjoy Labor Day as a relaxing respite from work. Instead, they'll once again need to prepare to get up, hit the...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsBusiness | 5 Sep 2009 | 7:23 pm Blame bankers and regulators, not the marketAs we approach the first anniversary of the great meltdown (having passed the second anniversary of the start of the credit crisis), many questions are unanswered. Source: Latest Business News from Times Online | 5 Sep 2009 | 6:00 pm The Andrew Davidson Interview: Ian Powell of PWCWho said being an accountant was boring? Global economic collapse, banks on the skids, even the odd famous company on the brink. For Ian Powell, recently appointed head of Price Waterhouse Coopers (PWC), Britain’s biggest accountancy group, it’s enough to make you twitchy. He has been getting postcards too. “And e-mails,” he says. “Some days, hundreds of them.” Source: Latest Business News from Times Online | 5 Sep 2009 | 6:00 pm Panmure Gordon analyst Sandy Chen sets up his own bankOne of the City’s most respected financial analysts is setting up his own bank. Sandy Chen at Panmure Gordon, the stockbroker, is looking to raise at least £100m through a stock-market listing. Source: Latest Business News from Times Online | 5 Sep 2009 | 6:00 pm Peter Cummings’ deputy eyes HBOS buyoutGraeme Shankland, the man who led a deal spree at HBOS with Peter Cummings, the disgraced former head of Bank of Scotland Corporate, is proposing to buy back some of the loans at half-price. Source: Latest Business News from Times Online | 5 Sep 2009 | 6:00 pm Lloyds bank must join government asset protection schemeFor all the bluster about the cost of joining the government’s asset protection scheme, Lloyds Banking Group has little choice but to join. There are just too many uncertainties around for Eric Daniels, Lloyds’ chief executive, to ignore the safety of a taxpayer-backed insurance policy aimed at sheltering banks from the worst of their bad loans. Source: Latest Business News from Times Online | 5 Sep 2009 | 6:00 pm Building societies attack new FSA regulationsBritain’s building societies have launched a scathing attack on the City watchdog over new regulations being imposed on them in the wake of the credit crunch. Source: Latest Business News from Times Online | 5 Sep 2009 | 6:00 pm Hampshire Cricket Club in stadium plan to win AshesFans of Hampshire Cricket Club are to be asked to help pay for creating the largest cricket venue in the UK after Lord’s in a bid to host matches at the next two Ashes series to be held in Britain. Source: Latest Business News from Times Online | 5 Sep 2009 | 6:00 pm Vodafone and O2 in £3.5bn bid battle for T-MobileVodafone and the owner of O2, Telefonica of Spain, have tabled conditional offers to buy T-Mobile UK as the race to create the biggest force in Britain’s mobile-phone industry gathers pace. Source: Latest Business News from Times Online | 5 Sep 2009 | 6:00 pm Auditors face fees backlashCorporate governance watchdogs have reignited calls for Britain’s biggest companies to be prevented from paying millions in consultancy fees to their independent auditors for non-audit services. Source: Latest Business News from Times Online | 5 Sep 2009 | 6:00 pm Skype duo could get new role amid legal row with eBayThe founders of internet phone service Skype may take a stake in the business alongside its new backers as the price for defusing a legal row over the technology that powers it. Source: Latest Business News from Times Online | 5 Sep 2009 | 6:00 pm Schroders seeks royal appointmentSchroders the FTSE 100 fund management group has approached Prince Andrew to explore the possibility of becoming an ambassador for its international business.Source: Finance and Business. Latest breaking news stocks and shares from the UK and world | 5 Sep 2009 | 5:00 pm Fed must not leave rates too low: HoenigWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. central bank must resist popular pressure to keep interest rates too low as the economy recovers, according to a top Federal Reserve official.Source: Reuters: Business News | 5 Sep 2009 | 4:48 pm Rover report: no fraudThe report into the demise of MG Rover will highlight "questionable" business practices by the Phoenix Four but contains no "smoking gun" on the conduct of the Government The Sunday Telegraph understands.Source: Finance and Business. Latest breaking news stocks and shares from the UK and world | 5 Sep 2009 | 4:08 pm Richard Baker accepts Whitbread's offer to return to CityRichard Baker the former Boots chief executive is making a surprise comeback to the City by joining Whitbread the Costa Coffee to Premier Inn owner as a nonexecutive director.Source: Finance and Business. Latest breaking news stocks and shares from the UK and world | 5 Sep 2009 | 4:06 pm Airlines face fines after EU ruling on pricefixingAirlines including British Airways face more than £1bn in fines and compensation as a result of an EU inquiry into a pricefixing.Source: Finance and Business. Latest breaking news stocks and shares from the UK and world | 5 Sep 2009 | 4:02 pm Stagecoach to pay Government £100m in rail dealStagecoach has agreed to give the Government around £100m as a "change of control" payment to take over National Express's rail business.Source: Finance and Business. Latest breaking news stocks and shares from the UK and world | 5 Sep 2009 | 3:54 pm RSA targets distressed firms in expansion driveRSA Insurance Group is considering launching a bid for the distressed businesses of AIG and Fortis in an expansion plan.Source: Finance and Business. Latest breaking news stocks and shares from the UK and world | 5 Sep 2009 | 3:43 pm Live TV gambling as Five signs deal with NetPlayTV executives are to allow live interactive gambling on terrestrial TV in a bid to increase revenue in the face of low advertising income.Source: Finance and Business. Latest breaking news stocks and shares from the UK and world | 5 Sep 2009 | 3:34 pm Lloyds weighs options to boost its capitalLloyds Banking Group is considering shoring up its finances by converting £6.79bn of preference shares into common equity.Source: Finance and Business. Latest breaking news stocks and shares from the UK and world | 5 Sep 2009 | 3:25 pm Bankers will work for lessThe problem of bonuses is more solid than a mere smokescreen. While there's a niggle that banks are creaming off too much from British businesses and pension funds the debate will continue to dominate. But the solution should not be left up to politicians nor should it be so hard.Source: Finance and Business. Latest breaking news stocks and shares from the UK and world | 5 Sep 2009 | 3:18 pm Morrisons' chief Marc Bolland is on the right linesOne of the highlights of this week's raft of retail results is likely to be the halfyear numbers from Morrisons.Source: Finance and Business. Latest breaking news stocks and shares from the UK and world | 5 Sep 2009 | 3:15 pm NewsWatch: G20 outlines bank crackdown; stimulus continuesThe world's most powerful economies remain committed to delivering the remainder of a $5 trillion global fiscal stimulus while setting the stage for tougher regulations on the banking sector, finance ministers and central bankers from the Group of 20 nations said Saturday.
Source: MarketWatch.com - Top Stories | 5 Sep 2009 | 3:00 pm Too much debt remains problem: Fed's HoenigThe U.S. economy appears to be reviving from a nasty recession, but too little has been done to resolve the underlying problem of too much debt, a Federal Reserve official says.
Source: MarketWatch.com - Top Stories | 5 Sep 2009 | 2:10 pm Cobalt International files for IPO (AP)AP - Oil exploration company Cobalt International Energy Inc. said it plans to raise up to $1.15 billion with an initial public offering on the New York Stock Exchange.Source: Yahoo! News: Stock Markets News | 5 Sep 2009 | 1:33 pm G20 agrees regulatory frameworkThe G20 finance leaders agreed the broad outlines of a tough new regulatory framework for financial institutions that stops short of setting caps on bankers’ bonuses but leaves open the possibility that regulators will have a say on paySource: Financial Times - US homepage | 5 Sep 2009 | 12:53 pm G20 pledges tougher bank actionFinance ministers from the world's most powerful economies agree measures aimed at regulating the banking system.Source: BBC News | Business | World Edition | 5 Sep 2009 | 11:47 am MarketWatch First Take: If max pay works for ballers, why not bankers?It's time to set pay limits for bankers, just like professional athletes
Source: MarketWatch.com - Top Stories | 5 Sep 2009 | 11:47 am Top Ten: MarketWatch's top stories, Aug. 31-Sept. 4The week promised, and even delivered, plenty of compelling news, yet Wall Street was committed to maintaining its tight focus on the jobs report.
Source: MarketWatch.com - Top Stories | 5 Sep 2009 | 11:40 am Total removes staff from riot-hit Gabon oil hubPARIS (Reuters) - French oil group Total has moved expatriate staff and their families from Gabon's industry hub Port Gentil to the capital Libreville because of post-election violence, the company said on Saturday.Source: Reuters: Business News | 5 Sep 2009 | 11:26 am Fed must not leave rates too low: Hoenig (Reuters)Reuters - The U.S. central bank must resist popular pressure to keep interest rates too low as the economy recovers, according to a top Federal Reserve official.Source: Yahoo! News: Business | 5 Sep 2009 | 10:49 am Gabon French oil staff evacuatedFrench oil firm Total evacuates its expatriate staff from Gabon's second city as violence targeting French interests continues.Source: BBC News | Business | World Edition | 5 Sep 2009 | 10:44 am G20 outlines bank crackdown; stimulus continuesThe world's most powerful economies remain committed to delivering the remainder of a $5 trillion global fiscal stimulus while setting the stage for tougher regulations on the banking sector, finance ministers and central bankers from the Group of 20 nations said Saturday.
Source: MarketWatch.com - Top Stories | 5 Sep 2009 | 10:43 am Report: Mozilo cites inaccuracies in SEC suit (AP)AP - The former CEO of Countrywide Financial Corp. is asking for the dismissal of the federal government's civil-fraud case against him, citing distorted evidence and the omission of company disclosures, according to a published report.Source: Yahoo! News: Stock Markets News | 5 Sep 2009 | 10:33 am EU ministers chide Nato over Afghan attackEU ministers criticised Nato for an air strike in Afghanistan that local officials said killed scores of people, many of them civiliansSource: Financial Times - US homepage | 5 Sep 2009 | 10:23 am Property: ride it out or leap?After a white-knuckle year on the housing rollercoaster watching values plummet, homeowners and prospective buyers want to know which way to jump. Are values seriously on the up, giving owners hope and buyers reason to act fast?...Source: New Zealand Herald - Business | 5 Sep 2009 | 10:00 am Bank: Staffer took cash for $3.5m homeA former ASB Bank investment adviser now under Serious Fraud Office investigation was involved in a $3.5 million luxury property buy-up just before he was fired. The bank is claiming the properties were bought with its money, and...Source: New Zealand Herald - Business | 5 Sep 2009 | 10:00 am Silver lining to credit crunchThe time needed to pay off the average mortgage has dropped by half since the financial crisis started. Thanks to lower interest rates, mortgage broker Darren Pratley says borrowers coming off high fixed rates who can keep their...Source: New Zealand Herald - Business | 5 Sep 2009 | 10:00 am GST hike should not be written offWhacking up GST, probably to 15 per cent, is on the cards if the Government follows the recommendation of a working group presenting options for the Government to restructure the tax system. Hiking GST will provide a huge opportunity...Source: New Zealand Herald - Business | 5 Sep 2009 | 10:00 am Martin Hawes : Don't be at a loss with rental property investmentIn my last column I stressed the importance of keeping yield in mind while investing in residential rental properties. This prompted a reader to ask whether yield should be only the calculation of rental income divided by the cost...Source: New Zealand Herald - Business | 5 Sep 2009 | 10:00 am The beasts in your officeIt's easy to laugh at the excruciating behaviour of David Brent in classic sitcom The Office , but real-life workplace wrangles are rarely so amusing. We've all worked alongside people who annoy us - Mr 'I'm sick but too important...Source: New Zealand Herald - Business | 5 Sep 2009 | 10:00 am NZ wine, food and rugbyChateau Eden Park anyone? Carisbrook Merlot? Our vineyards are to be encouraged to produce branded wine for the 2011 Rugby World Cup. Organisers are shifting up a gear with the announcement this week of a big new public relations...Source: New Zealand Herald - Business | 5 Sep 2009 | 10:00 am Co-buy high riskLooking online for your perfect match is about more than just romance. Hopeful home buyers are listing their details on website Co-Buy With Me in the hope of finding a partner to bump up their deposit or help cover mortgage payments. The...Source: New Zealand Herald - Business | 5 Sep 2009 | 10:00 am Kerre Woodham: Minto way off the markThe hand wringing continues over the issue of Telecom's $5 million man, Paul Reynolds. This week, veteran lefty John Minto has called for a cap on executives' salaries. Just as there was a minimum wage, so too should there be a...Source: New Zealand Herald - Business | 5 Sep 2009 | 10:00 am Editorial: Mining review is worth doingEnergy and Resources Minister Gerry Brownlee doubtless expected a backlash when he floated the idea of reviewing the ban on mining on high-value land in the conservation estate. The name on the portfolio is an unambiguous reminder...Source: New Zealand Herald - Business | 5 Sep 2009 | 10:00 am Obama to workers: We'll help you savePresident Obama on Saturday announced changes that the IRS plans to make to encourage workers to save more of their paychecks.Source: Business and financial news - CNNMoney.com | 5 Sep 2009 | 9:42 am AT&T's new damage-control manSource: Business and financial news - CNNMoney.com | 5 Sep 2009 | 9:28 am Behind the scenes at the U.S. OpenWith more than 250 men and women vying for the U.S. Open championship, it's a wonder that each and every ace (and fault) is seamlessly shown on the scoreboard, your iPhone, and online.Source: Business and financial news - CNNMoney.com | 5 Sep 2009 | 9:27 am My town rocksMoney picked the top 100 towns. Now readers have their say and explain why their hometown should be the Best Place to Live.Source: Business and financial news - CNNMoney.com | 5 Sep 2009 | 9:26 am Is Apple losing another board member?Source: Business and financial news - CNNMoney.com | 5 Sep 2009 | 9:13 am China sacks Urumqi party bossChina sacked the top official of the strife-torn city of Urumqi as well as the regional police chief, as the city crept back to uneasy calm after days of sometimes deadly protests that inflamed ethnic enmitySource: Financial Times - US homepage | 5 Sep 2009 | 6:58 am The Unusual Suspects (APP, BRK-A, CPB, MTXX, MCO, MHP, RMBS, QQQQ, GDL, UNH)It is the weekend, albeit a long three-day weekend for Labor Day. Earnings season is done, gone, bye-bye, but this coming week there are going to be some key events and key stocks to watch. Some of the key stocks to watch will be American Apparel Inc. (AMEX:APP), Campbell Soup Co. 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Source: 24/7 Wall St. | 5 Sep 2009 | 6:31 am Tivo’s (TIVO) $200 Million Pay DayTivo (TIVO) has moved further down the road in collecting huge penalities from Dish Network (DISH) and Echostar (SATS) for violating the little DVR company’s patents. The United States District Court, Eastern District of Texas ordered contempt sanctions against the satellite firms. Tivo said “We are pleased by the Court’s ruling to impose contempt sanctions of approximately [...][[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Source: 24/7 Wall St. | 5 Sep 2009 | 6:21 am Report shows investigators botched Madoff probes (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Stock Markets News | 5 Sep 2009 | 5:42 am Italy's latest lottery prize - a jobAn Italian supermarket chain launches a lottery with a difference - the prize is a job.Source: BBC News | Business | World Edition | 5 Sep 2009 | 4:49 am Five more banks fail -- 89 so far in 2009Five small regional banks were closed by regulators on Friday evening, pushing 2009's tally so far to 88 institutions. Of the five failures, two were in Illinois, and there was one each in Arizona, Iowa and Missouri.Source: Business and financial news - CNNMoney.com | 5 Sep 2009 | 3:58 am Bausch & Lomb set to axe 500 jobsJobs are to be lost after a contact lenses manufacturer announced plans to move production from West Lothian.Source: BBC News | Business | World Edition | 5 Sep 2009 | 3:31 am
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