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The year of living precariouslyHere are 42 questions to test your memory with the answers below. Source: Latest Business News from Times Online | 26 Dec 2009 | 10:13 am UK house price gap continues to widenAs 2009 comes to a surprisingly upbeat close, some homeowners are struggling to feel the joy. House price surveys might universally be showing recovery in the property market, but a new report hints at what many observers have suspected to be true: the gains are being felt only for some types of homes in some areas. Source: Latest Business News from Times Online | 26 Dec 2009 | 9:17 am China unveils 'world's fastest train link'China on Saturday unveiled what it billed as the fastest rail link in the world -- a train connecting the modern cities of Guangzhou and Wuhan at an average speed of 350 kilometres (217...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsBusiness | 26 Dec 2009 | 2:06 am Consumers Using Voucher Codes From VoucherSeeker to Avoid the Impending VAT RiseSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsBusiness | 26 Dec 2009 | 2:00 am Flint study asks: How does well-kept grass matter?Grass experts, sociologists and community leaders are teaming up on a three-year project in Flint, Mich., to test the idea that well-maintained lawns and parks help revitalize...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsBusiness | 26 Dec 2009 | 1:42 am GOP lawmakers change tune on costly health plansDemocrats are troubled by the inconsistency of Republican lawmakers who approved a major Medicare expansion six years ago that has added tens of billions of dollars to federal deficits, butSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsBusiness | 26 Dec 2009 | 1:17 am Three key trends for investors and savers in 2010In case you missed it, Treasury Secretary Timothy F. Geithner this week promised America that there won't be another financial crisis in 2010.
Source: L.A. Times - Business | 26 Dec 2009 | 1:00 am Three key trends for investors and savers in 2010In case you missed it, Treasury Secretary Timothy F. Geithner this week promised America that there won't be another financial crisis in 2010.Source: RSS feed - channel BNPaperBusiness | 26 Dec 2009 | 1:00 am Flight delayed? Chances are you can blame the weatherThe snowstorm that recently hit much of the East Coast demonstrates the ripple effect felt in the nation's aviation system. ...Source: RSS feed - channel BNPaperBusiness | 26 Dec 2009 | 1:00 am Business Briefing2 resorts to open hotel towers
Source: L.A. Times - Business | 26 Dec 2009 | 1:00 am Studios, theaters wrangling over film release windowsTensions rise as the gap between a film's screen debut and its DVD release narrows. Both sides recognize the need to adapt to changing consumer habits, but a solution has been elusive.It's not every day that movie theaters take retribution against a Hollywood studio. Exhibitors usually don't want to annoy the studios on which they rely for movies to keep filmgoers buying tickets.
Source: L.A. Times - Business | 26 Dec 2009 | 1:00 am Benefits for gays? Us too, say the unwedOpposite-sex partners in the Foreign Service say they should be treated the same.Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton won praise in June after pushing to extend many federal benefits traditionally provided to diplomats' spouses to gay and lesbian partners.
Source: L.A. Times - Business | 26 Dec 2009 | 1:00 am Some hotels check out of Holiday Inn chainThe chain, which is requiring upgrades, expects to lose about 300 lodgings by the end of 2010. Before he arrived...Source: RSS feed - channel BNPaperBusiness | 26 Dec 2009 | 1:00 am Japanese firms investing in California biotechsThe Asian nation's pharmaceutical companies, attracted by the Golden State's entrepreneurial culture, are making deals with California firms to develop new drugs.At a time when major biotech companies in California are eager for investors, Japanese pharmaceutical companies are increasingly becoming a go-to place for money to develop and sell new drugs.
Source: L.A. Times - Business | 26 Dec 2009 | 1:00 am CIM lands in pension-fund spotlightThe real estate developer paid middleman Villalobos nearly $16 million for securing investments from CalPERS and the California State Teachers' Retirement System. CIM is not accused of wrongdoing.Real estate developer CIM Group Inc. has built a reputation as a big-city turnaround artist, transforming dreary business districts from downtown Los Angeles to Washington, D.C., with pricey loft apartments, trendy retailers and leafy pedestrian malls.
Source: L.A. Times - Business | 26 Dec 2009 | 1:00 am Flight delayed? Chances are you can blame the weatherThe snowstorm that recently hit much of the East Coast demonstrates the ripple effect felt in the nation's aviation system.The skies above Austin, Texas, were partly cloudy with temperatures in the high 60s and yet Austin-Bergstrom International Airport reported delays last weekend because of snow and ice.
Source: L.A. Times - Business | 26 Dec 2009 | 1:00 am Arabic-language Internet is coming of ageYahoo's acquisition of Maktoob.com this year encourages start-ups and investors to work on online content and services for the world's 300 million Arabic speakers.When Samih Toukan and Hussam Khoury started Maktoob.com as an Arabic e-mail service 10 years ago, they had a modest office in Amman, Jordan, and little support from friends and family who could not imagine anyone using the Internet in Arabic.
Source: L.A. Times - Business | 26 Dec 2009 | 1:00 am Japanese firms investing in California biotechsThe Asian nation's pharmaceutical companies, attracted by the Golden State's entrepreneurial culture, are making deals with California firms to develop new drugs. ...Source: RSS feed - channel BNPaperBusiness | 26 Dec 2009 | 1:00 am Studios, theaters wrangling over film release windowsTensions rise as the gap between a film's screen debut and its DVD release narrows. Both sides recognize the need to adapt to changing consumer habits, but a solution has been elusive. ...Source: RSS feed - channel BNPaperBusiness | 26 Dec 2009 | 1:00 am CIM lands in pension-fund spotlightThe real estate developer paid middleman Villalobos nearly $16 million for securing investments from CalPERS and the California State Teachers' Retirement System. CIM is not accused of wrongdoing. ...Source: RSS feed - channel BNPaperBusiness | 26 Dec 2009 | 1:00 am Some hotels check out of Holiday Inn chainThe chain, which is requiring upgrades, expects to lose about 300 lodgings by the end of 2010.Before he arrived at the Beverly Garland Holiday Inn in North Hollywood, Rick Mitchell had heard it was undergoing a makeover, part of a companywide plan to standardize every room in the chain.
Source: L.A. Times - Business | 26 Dec 2009 | 1:00 am Las Vegas has first increase in air passengers in 21 monthsPassenger volumes rose 0.1% in November at McCarran International Airport, which last had a year-to-year monthly gain in February 2008. ...Source: RSS feed - channel BNPaperBusiness | 26 Dec 2009 | 1:00 am Business Briefing2 resorts to open hotel towersSource: RSS feed - channel BNPaperBusiness | 26 Dec 2009 | 1:00 am Arabic-language Internet is coming of ageYahoo's acquisition of Maktoob.com this year encourages start-ups and investors to work on online content and services for the world's 300 million Arabic speakers. ...Source: RSS feed - channel BNPaperBusiness | 26 Dec 2009 | 1:00 am Benefits for gays? Us too, say the unwedOpposite-sex partners in the Foreign Service say they should be treated the same. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham...Source: RSS feed - channel BNPaperBusiness | 26 Dec 2009 | 1:00 am Las Vegas has first increase in air passengers in 21 monthsPassenger volumes rose 0.1% in November at McCarran International Airport, which last had a year-to-year monthly gain in February 2008.In November, for the first time in 21 months, Las Vegas recorded a year-to-year increase in air passengers.
Source: L.A. Times - Business | 26 Dec 2009 | 1:00 am Toyota to boost global output: reportsJapan's Toyota Motor plans to boost its global production in 2010 by 17 percent to about 7.5 million units, Japanese media reported Saturday. The output target -- which does not include...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsBusiness | 25 Dec 2009 | 11:58 pm Freddie Mac sees rates headed to 6 percent by end of 2010 (Reuters)Reuters - After hitting an all-time low in early December, the average rate on a 30-year, fixed-rate mortgage rose to 5.05 percent this week and could climb to 6 percent by the end of 2010, the Washington Post reported on Saturday, citing U.S. mortgage financier Freddie Mac's latest survey.Source: Yahoo! News: Business | 25 Dec 2009 | 10:38 pm Freddie Mac sees rates headed to 6 percent by end of 2010WASHINGTON (Reuters) - After hitting an all-time low in early December, the average rate on a 30-year, fixed-rate mortgage rose to 5.05 percent this week and could climb to 6 percent by the end of 2010, the Washington Post reported on Saturday, citing U.S. mortgage financier Freddie Mac's latest survey.Source: Reuters: Business News | 25 Dec 2009 | 10:38 pm Freddie Mac sees rates headed to 6 percent by end of 2010WASHINGTON (Reuters) - After hitting an all-time low in early December, the average rate on a 30-year, fixed-rate mortgage rose to 5.05 percent this week and could climb to 6 percent by theSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsBusiness | 25 Dec 2009 | 10:38 pm US says explosion on plane was terrorism attemptA Nigerian man linked to al Qaeda tried to set off an explosive device aboard a U.S. passenger plane as it approached Detroit, but was overpowered by passengers and crew and the aircraft landed safely, officials saidSource: Financial Times - US homepage | 25 Dec 2009 | 9:56 pm NY man can't recover Madoff millions from ex-wifeA judge says a prominent New York City lawyer can't recover money he paid in a divorce agreement when he believed he and his ex-wife had millions of dollars invested with Bernard Madoff...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsBusiness | 25 Dec 2009 | 8:52 pm Convrgnt Wins Jashanmal Group HQ ContractSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsBusiness | 25 Dec 2009 | 8:30 pm CNN: Explosive device set off aboard airlinerSource: Business and financial news - CNNMoney.com | 25 Dec 2009 | 8:08 pm Toyota eyes 7.5 million global output for '10: reportsTOKYO (Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp expects a 17 percent increase in its 2010 global production, excluding units Daihatsu and Hino Motors, from this year to about 7.5 million units,...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsBusiness | 25 Dec 2009 | 8:07 pm Toyota eyes 7.5 million global output for '10: reports (Reuters)
Source: Yahoo! News: Business | 25 Dec 2009 | 8:07 pm Toyota eyes 7.5 million global output for '10: reportsTOKYO (Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp expects a 17 percent increase in its 2010 global production, excluding units Daihatsu and Hino Motors, from this year to about 7.5 million units, Japanese media reported on Saturday.Source: Reuters: Business News | 25 Dec 2009 | 8:07 pm Buffett poised to pick up GM’s mortgage businessWarren Buffett is understood to be in talks to buy Residential Capital, the troubled mortgage business owned by GMAC, General Motor’s finance division. Source: Latest Business News from Times Online | 25 Dec 2009 | 5:01 pm More ITV directors depart as clearout continuesThe shake-up among directors at ITV will continue next week when a further two non-executives leave the board before the arrival of Archie Norman, the new chairman. Source: Latest Business News from Times Online | 25 Dec 2009 | 5:01 pm Walt Disney reduces its chief executive's pay by $1.6m$Walt Disney trimmed the 2009 pay of its chief executive, Robert Iger, by $1.6 million to $29 million ($£18 million) after a difficult year for the entertainment company. Source: Latest Business News from Times Online | 25 Dec 2009 | 5:01 pm Bargain-hunters ring up £120 million sales online on Christmas DayMore than four million bargainhunters spent a total of £120 million on the internet yesterday, according to the online retail industry. Source: Latest Business News from Times Online | 25 Dec 2009 | 5:01 pm Loophole may save bankers bonus taxBankers given large share awards this year may not be caught by the Government’s controversial bonus tax, according to HM Revenue & Customs. Source: Latest Business News from Times Online | 25 Dec 2009 | 5:01 pm Carphone founder David Ross fights to save his property businessDavid Ross, the controversial Conservative Party donor, is in eleventh-hour emergency talks to save his shopping centre business, The Times has learnt. Source: Latest Business News from Times Online | 25 Dec 2009 | 5:01 pm Debt-laden Japan shocked by £630bn spree to ‘save lives’Yukio Hatoyama, the new Japanese Prime Minister, has stunned a nation already mired in huge public debt by unveiling the country’s biggest ever postwar budget: a 92.3 trillion yen (£630 billion) spending spree aimed at “saving people’s lives”. Source: Latest Business News from Times Online | 25 Dec 2009 | 5:01 pm Seasonal investors tuck into blue chipsBritain’s leading shares are set next week to cap a gravity-defying year, in which the index climbed 21.16 per cent by Christmas Eve and hit its highest point since the collapse of Lehman Brothers 15 months ago. Source: Latest Business News from Times Online | 25 Dec 2009 | 5:01 pm South Korea's Lee visits UAE; nuclear deal eyedSEOUL (Reuters) - South Korean President Lee Myung-bak visits the United Arab Emirates on Saturday in a push to win one of the world's biggest nuclear power plant contracts.Source: Reuters: Business News | 25 Dec 2009 | 3:51 pm South Korea's Lee visits UAE; nuclear deal eyedSEOUL (Reuters) - South Korean President Lee Myung-bak visits the United Arab Emirates on Saturday in a push to win one of the world's biggest nuclear power plant contracts.Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsBusiness | 25 Dec 2009 | 3:51 pm South Korea's Lee visits UAE; nuclear deal eyed (Reuters)Reuters - South Korean President Lee Myung-bak visits the United Arab Emirates on Saturday in a push to win one of the world's biggest nuclear power plant contracts.Source: Yahoo! News: Business | 25 Dec 2009 | 3:51 pm Christmas assault on pope in St Peter’sIncident less than two weeks after man with history of mental problems broke the nose of Silvio Berlusconi, Italy’s prime minister, outside Milan cathedral further fuels debate over security and violence in ItalySource: Financial Times - US homepage | 25 Dec 2009 | 3:37 pm NewsWatch: U.S. stocks week ahead: Lunge toward the finish?Trading next week is likely to be even lighter than it has in recent sessions, meaning any surprises in economic data could provide for more pronounced swings for stocks.
Source: MarketWatch.com - Top Stories | 25 Dec 2009 | 3:05 pm The financial year in reviewFriends of Money -- Liz Pulliam Weston, Jason Zweig, Knight Kiplinger -- join Tess Vigeland in recapping the biggest financial news of 2009, as well as the money lessons learned and ignored throughout the year.Source: Marketplace Money | 25 Dec 2009 | 2:52 pm It's still a coin collector's worldCash-free transactions may slowly be replacing physical money, but many collectors are still passionate about coins. Cash Peters went to a money show and analyzed characteristics of the common collector.Source: Marketplace Money | 25 Dec 2009 | 1:19 pm Is a partridge in a pear tree affordable?What would it cost to deliver everything mentioned in "The 12 Days of Christmas"? Sean Cole tries to find out.Source: Marketplace | 25 Dec 2009 | 11:52 am Culture of debt was driven by GMThere used to be a time when Americans frowned upon going into debt. But historians say that changed nearly 100 years ago. Stephen Smith looks back on how our debt-driven society hit the gas with General Motors.Source: Marketplace | 25 Dec 2009 | 11:51 am Retailers are tightening return policiesIf you're going to be returning Christmas gifts, you might want to beware. With this holiday season having been tough for retailers, the post-holiday returns season may be a challenge. Alica Roth reports.Source: Marketplace | 25 Dec 2009 | 11:51 am Small biz anxious about health reformNow that the Senate has approved its health care reform bill, the real work begins on compromise legislation with the House. Meanwhile, small-business owners are anxiously waiting to see how they'll be affected. Mitchell Hartman reports.Source: Marketplace | 25 Dec 2009 | 11:51 am Wall Street counts down to a new yearWall Street is gearing up for an unpredictable week amid light trading volume, with many market participants on vacation and traders focused on the upcoming new year.Source: Business and financial news - CNNMoney.com | 25 Dec 2009 | 11:36 am 2009 money resolutions: How we faredTess Vigeland and Chris Farrell 'fess up on just how well they've done with their 2009 financial resolutions.Source: Marketplace Money | 25 Dec 2009 | 11:17 am Getting PersonalCleveland Plain Dealer consumer columnist Sheryl Harris and Tess Vigeland answer listener questions, including whether there's any downside to signing up for credit cards to get rewards, then canceling them.Source: Marketplace Money | 25 Dec 2009 | 11:17 am How to give good giftsCommentator Joel Waldfogel, author of the book "Scroogenomics," dishes out advice on how to purchase better gifts.Source: Marketplace Money | 25 Dec 2009 | 11:17 am Investment club tries for a comebackThe ladies of Formerly Baroque, an investment club in Northern Virginia, speak with Tess Vigeland about how they've attempted to recover from the financial losses recently endured.Source: Marketplace Money | 25 Dec 2009 | 11:00 am Wall Street prepares to coast to end of 2009 (AFP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Stock Markets News | 25 Dec 2009 | 10:49 am NewsWatch: U.S. stocks week ahead: Lunge toward the finish?Trading next week is likely to be even lighter than it has in recent sessions, meaning any surprises in economic data could provide for more pronounced swings for stocks.
Source: MarketWatch.com - Top Stories | 25 Dec 2009 | 10:00 am Credit crunch: Home equity lending evaporates (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Business | 25 Dec 2009 | 9:37 am Banks' auctioned assets include odditiesThe financial crisis that popped the real estate bubble and pushed United States bank failures to a 17-year high left the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp with a rapper's tour bus that reeked of marijuana."It smelled so bad of pot...Source: nzherald.co.nz - Business | 25 Dec 2009 | 9:15 am The Business Herald celebrates the good, bad, uglyThe Business Herald looks back at the year that was with an awards ceremony to celebrate the good, the bad and the downright ugly. The city council "Reduce, re-use, recycle" award Clever design firm Designworks was able...Source: nzherald.co.nz - Business | 25 Dec 2009 | 9:00 am Settlement on $2.2b tax case hits banks hardThe settlement of a $2.2 billion long-run tax avoidance case could not have come at a worst time for New Zealand's four major banks after a year of much lower profits, banking expert David Tripe says.But it will bring finality...Source: nzherald.co.nz - Business | 25 Dec 2009 | 9:00 am Twitter has its eye on the money with Google and Microsoft dealsTwitter Inc will make about US$25 million ($35 million) from internet search deals with Google Inc and Microsoft Corp, announced in October, enough to push the site into profitability, people familiar with the matter said.An agreement...Source: nzherald.co.nz - Business | 25 Dec 2009 | 9:00 am Kiwi at General Motors set for big pay dayThe new chief financial officer at General Motors will receive a salary of US$750,000 ($1.06 million) next year, but he'll get up to another US$5.45 million in stock starting in 2012 if GM successfully sells shares to the public,...Source: nzherald.co.nz - Business | 25 Dec 2009 | 9:00 am Time to pause after a year of hard grind and recharge, refuel, reloadIt has - within the terms of the definition provided above - been a good year.The head still aches and if there is one fortune for which we can all hope, it is that next year should be less tiresome.For all but the most recession-proof...Source: nzherald.co.nz - Business | 25 Dec 2009 | 9:00 am Fran O'Sullivan: Agony aunt to the 'Fran Club'At this time of the year I finally get past my Christmas guilts and get down to answering the late flood of Season's Greetings (helped along by a glass or two of New Zealand's finest wines) ...Extraordinarily enough, neither my...Source: nzherald.co.nz - Business | 25 Dec 2009 | 9:00 am Treasury finds assets balance household debtThere is a lot of shaking of heads among business commentators about the high level of household debt but research by Treasury has found that the overall position of household balance sheets in New Zealand does not appear to be a...Source: nzherald.co.nz - Business | 25 Dec 2009 | 9:00 am Editorial: IRD win over the banks sends a clear messageOfficials who fought the four big foreign-owned banks over $2 billion in disputed taxes can be forgiven for blowing their own trumpets this week. They had a resounding victory, announced late on the night before Christmas Eve, when...Source: nzherald.co.nz - Business | 25 Dec 2009 | 9:00 am Here come the big Boxing Day salesRetailers have slashed prices to get customers through their doors on one of the busiest shopping days of the year.Annual Boxing Day sales start today for those after a post-Christmas bargain or maybe looking to return an unwanted...Source: nzherald.co.nz - Business | 25 Dec 2009 | 9:00 am China stocks mixed on new share sales (AP)AP - Chinese stocks ended mixed Friday on concerns about new share sales that drained market liquidity.Source: Yahoo! News: Stock Markets News | 25 Dec 2009 | 8:48 am Treasury removes cap for Fannie and Freddie aid (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Business | 25 Dec 2009 | 8:24 am China revises 2008 GDP higherRead full story for latest details.Source: Business and financial news - CNNMoney.com | 25 Dec 2009 | 7:27 am NewsWatch: U.S. stocks week ahead: Lunge toward the finish?Trading next week is likely to be even lighter than it has in recent sessions, meaning any surprises in economic data could provide for more pronounced swings for stocks.
Source: MarketWatch.com - Top Stories | 25 Dec 2009 | 7:05 am Toyota faces expulsion from VenezuelaRead full story for latest details.Source: Business and financial news - CNNMoney.com | 25 Dec 2009 | 6:59 am Treasury lifts cap on aid to Fannie, Freddie: WSJThe U.S. Treasury agrees to provide Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac with as much capital as they need over the next three years, in an effort to reassure the investors who bought the giant mortgage companies' debt, The Wall Street Journal reported.
Source: MarketWatch.com - Top Stories | 25 Dec 2009 | 6:42 am Apple (AAPL) Hits All-Time High: Buy The Rumor….Apple’s (NASDAQ:AAPL) shares hit an all-time high yesterday as they rose to $209.35 up 3.5%. Most of the increase way due to rumors that the company will finally launch its tablet PC at a product and software developer show late next month. Securities analysts and the press are guessing that the product, which will look [...][[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Source: 24/7 Wall St. | 25 Dec 2009 | 6:30 am Returning a gift gets costlySource: Business and financial news - CNNMoney.com | 25 Dec 2009 | 6:19 am More cash registers a ringin'Americans probably gifted retailers modestly better sales this year compared to a disastrous 2008. Still, that's no guarantee that consumers' shop 'till you drop mentality is back.Source: Business and financial news - CNNMoney.com | 25 Dec 2009 | 6:02 am A jolly holiday for mortgage bossesFor top executives, 'tis the season to get paid in company stock - unless you happen to work at Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac.Source: Business and financial news - CNNMoney.com | 25 Dec 2009 | 5:58 am Japan drafts record budget as PM battles scandalTOKYO (Reuters) - Japan approved on Friday a record budget for next year that will inflate the country's already huge debt by $484 billion, as the prime minister vowed to battle on in the face of a growing scandal and sliding poll ratings.Source: Reuters: Business News | 25 Dec 2009 | 3:14 am Geely will keep Volvo running as is: report (Reuters)Reuters - China's Geely would barely lay a finger on Ford Motor Co's Volvo if it succeeds in acquiring the Swedish luxury car brand, the firm's top executive was quoted by state media as saying on Friday.Source: Yahoo! News: Business | 25 Dec 2009 | 3:05 am Geely will keep Volvo running as is: reportBEIJING (Reuters) - China's Geely would barely lay a finger on Ford Motor Co's Volvo if it succeeds in acquiring the Swedish luxury car brand, the firm's top executive was quoted by state media as saying on Friday.Source: Reuters: Business News | 25 Dec 2009 | 3:05 am Koss fires aide over `unauthorized transactions'Koss Corp. dismisses its vice president of finance after it discovered "unauthorized financial transactions."
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