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Tough Doha trade talks loom in political shadow (Reuters)
Source: Yahoo! News: Business News | 30 May 2010 | 3:42 am Tropical Depression Agatha kills 13Tropical Depression Agatha, the first named storm of the 2010 season, poured rain on Guatemala, El Salvador and southeast Mexico on Saturday and Sunday, triggering landslides, rock slides and floods that killed 12 people in Guatemala and one person in El Salvador, weekend media reports say.
Source: MarketWatch.com - Top Stories | 30 May 2010 | 3:42 am Euro Disney hit by growing debt fearThe theme park operator is expected to breach its debt covenants as holidaymakers stay at homeSource: Finance and Business. Latest breaking news, stocks and shares from the UK and world | 30 May 2010 | 3:38 am BCC says keep interest rates low or elseInterest rates must remain low for a "prolonged period" to support an economy that is still facing the threat of a downturn, the British Chambers of Commerce has urged.Source: Finance and Business. Latest breaking news, stocks and shares from the UK and world | 30 May 2010 | 3:34 am BP turns to next attempt after top kill fails (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Business News | 30 May 2010 | 3:32 am Forever 21 enters UK fashion frayUS fashion retailer has signed a deal to open its first store in the UK in an agreement that could shake up the highly competitive youth fashion market.Source: Finance and Business. Latest breaking news, stocks and shares from the UK and world | 30 May 2010 | 3:32 am George Osborne urges G20 to take immediate action on deficitsThe Chancellor will this week warn his fellow finance ministers that they must act swiftly to fix their public finances.Source: Finance and Business. Latest breaking news, stocks and shares from the UK and world | 30 May 2010 | 3:31 am British Airways cabin crew launch new strikes (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Business News | 30 May 2010 | 3:28 am 5 Funds With a Low Turnover Rate (Screens)With market volatility rising, these funds are staying the course.
Source: SmartMoney.com | 30 May 2010 | 3:01 am Poll finds debt-dogged Americans stressed out (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Business News | 30 May 2010 | 2:50 am Report: Orascom-MTN talks to end in a weekThe chairman of Egyptian mobile phone giant Orascom Telecom says he expects talks with South Africa's MTN Group over the purchase of some of Orascom's units will be wrapped up within a...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsBusiness | 30 May 2010 | 2:40 am Poll finds debt-dogged Americans stressed outThe economy may be improving, but personal debt is stressing out many Americans. An Associated Press-GfK poll finds that 46 percent of those surveyed say they're suffering from...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsBusiness | 30 May 2010 | 2:25 am Pakistan blames domestic militants for deadly attackInvestigators suspect the gunmen were trained in North Waziristan where the US wants Pakistan’s army to broaden an offensive launched last year against militants in other parts of the country's tribal areasSource: Financial Times - US homepage | 30 May 2010 | 2:23 am Amazon plans a thinner, faster Kindle: reportAmazon.com in August will unveil a thinner version of its Kindle electronic-book reader, with a screen that turns pages faster and has a sharper display, people familiar with the company's plans told Bloomberg News.
Source: MarketWatch.com - Top Stories | 30 May 2010 | 2:21 am Wealth workout: best savings dealsThe balance between mortgage and savings rates is a delicate one.Source: Finance and Business. Latest breaking news, stocks and shares from the UK and world | 30 May 2010 | 1:57 am Thailand lifts curfew, keeps emergency ruleThailand on Saturday lifted a nighttime curfew in Bangkok and other areas, but the government maintained its month-long emergency rule after two months of rallies by anti-government demonstrators killed 88 people and injured hundreds, media reports said.
Source: MarketWatch.com - Top Stories | 30 May 2010 | 1:53 am British Airways cabin crew launch new strikesBritish Airways cabin crew have launched a new five-day strike in a dispute over pay and working conditions. BA says flights to and from Heathrow, one of Europe's busiest hubs, will be...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsBusiness | 30 May 2010 | 1:50 am BA talks finish without agreementTalks between British Airways and the Unite union to avert further strike action end without a breakthrough.Source: BBC News | Business | World Edition | 30 May 2010 | 1:47 am Comparison websites put to the testWe put comparethemarket.com, confused.com, gocompare.com and moneysupermarket.com, to the test.Source: Finance and Business. Latest breaking news, stocks and shares from the UK and world | 30 May 2010 | 1:47 am BP turns to next attempt after top kill failsYet another mix of risky undersea robot maneuvers, containment devices and longshot odds is being prepared to fight the uncontrolled gusher feeding the worst oil spill in U.S. history. ...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsBusiness | 30 May 2010 | 1:11 am Tech Trends: AT&T MicroCell reviewFor $150 extra, AT&T mobile customers with spotty cellphone service can finally get a solid connection.If you want to give my colleague Peter Pae some exercise, call him on his cellphone at home.
Source: L.A. Times - Business | 30 May 2010 | 1:00 am What can a board do when one owner blocks a repair project?Titleholders who continually demand meetings and documents are well within their rights, but the board is within its rights to take repair action if a majority votes in favor.Question: I'm a frustrated condo owner in a small association. Our board seems to be doing a responsible job of trying to maintain our complex by performing due diligence on repairs and getting majority approval of the funding. Yet because one person continually demands meetings and documents from the board, repairs have not moved forward, and our building continues to deteriorate. What can someone like me, who is part of the majority, legally do to demand that maintenance be performed? Please don't tell me to quit my job and devote myself full time to this project or hire an attorney.
Source: L.A. Times - Business | 30 May 2010 | 1:00 am Beware firms offering debt solutionsDear Liz: I've heard about the credit card debt relief act but can't find details about how it works or what I can do to take advantage of it. I have a huge credit card debt load and struggle to pay it since my work from self-employment has dried up. I see many website companies offering help, but I can't determine which are real or fake. Can you help me?
Source: L.A. Times - Business | 30 May 2010 | 1:00 am California executive pay report: CEOs took in 11% less in 2009, but riches are aheadThanks to stock options issued last year at bargain-basement prices, executives are positioned for unusually large profits.Thanks to the worst recession in decades, the titans of industry took a substantial pay cut in 2009. But it may just be a case of delayed gratification.
Source: L.A. Times - Business | 30 May 2010 | 1:00 am Seller concession rules for FHA mortgages to be changed— One of the key attractions of FHA home mortgage financing is going, going, but not quite gone. Sellers and buyers who move fast can still make the most of it.
Source: L.A. Times - Business | 30 May 2010 | 1:00 am Is landlord's effort to find new tenant reasonable?Question: I signed a one-year lease three months before I was laid off. I informed the management that I could not afford the lease. I did some research and learned...Source: RSS feed - channel BNPaperBusiness | 30 May 2010 | 1:00 am Seller concession rules for FHA mortgages to be changed— One of the key attractions of FHA home mortgage financing is going, going, but not quite gone. Sellers and buyers who move fast can still make the most of it.Source: RSS feed - channel BNPaperBusiness | 30 May 2010 | 1:00 am Amid the oaks, a work of artA major addition blends seamlessly with the original 1927 showpiece in the intricately detailed Casa de Los Robles in San Marino. ...Source: RSS feed - channel BNPaperBusiness | 30 May 2010 | 1:00 am Book review: 'War at the Wall Street Journal' by Sarah EllisonIn her account of Rupert Murdoch's takeover, Ellison offers an authoritative portrait of Dow Jones' newsroom, boardroom and dysfunctional controlling clan, the Bancrofts. ...Source: RSS feed - channel BNPaperBusiness | 30 May 2010 | 1:00 am Amid the oaks, a work of artA major addition blends seamlessly with the original 1927 showpiece in the intricately detailed Casa de Los Robles in San Marino.It literally means "house of the oaks," but make no mistake: Casa de los Robles is a house of details.
Source: L.A. Times - Business | 30 May 2010 | 1:00 am What can a board do when one owner blocks a repair project?Titleholders who continually demand meetings and documents are well within their rights, but the board is within its rights to take repair action if a majority votes in favor. ...Source: RSS feed - channel BNPaperBusiness | 30 May 2010 | 1:00 am How I Made It: Scott HaugeWhen each victory is precious, 'you've got to focus on the positive,' says the legislative advocate for small businesses. The job: Advocating...Source: RSS feed - channel BNPaperBusiness | 30 May 2010 | 1:00 am Financial reform legislation likely to give shareholders more sayFinancial reform seems certain to usher in rules that shareholder advocates have been trying to win for decades as a way to rein in runaway executive pay and make corporate boards more responsive to shareholders...Source: RSS feed - channel BNPaperBusiness | 30 May 2010 | 1:00 am Tech Trends: AT&T MicroCell reviewFor $150 extra, AT&T; mobile customers with spotty cellphone service can finally get a solid connection. If...Source: RSS feed - channel BNPaperBusiness | 30 May 2010 | 1:00 am Book review: 'War at the Wall Street Journal' by Sarah EllisonIn her account of Rupert Murdoch's takeover, Ellison offers an authoritative portrait of Dow Jones' newsroom, boardroom and dysfunctional controlling clan, the Bancrofts.In the Wall Street Journal that Rupert Murdoch took over in 2007, one regular feature was the "tick tock," an inside-the-boardroom reconstruction of a big deal.
Source: L.A. Times - Business | 30 May 2010 | 1:00 am How I Made It: Scott HaugeWhen each victory is precious, 'you've got to focus on the positive,' says the legislative advocate for small businesses.The job: Advocating in Sacramento for small companies. Hauge is president of Small Business California, a San Francisco organization he helped found in 2005. Since then, the group has become a major player in the statehouse, weighing in on issues affecting the economy, taxes, job creation and the environment.
Source: L.A. Times - Business | 30 May 2010 | 1:00 am Financial reform legislation likely to give shareholders more sayFinancial reform seems certain to usher in rules that shareholder advocates have been trying to win for decades as a way to rein in runaway executive pay and make corporate boards more responsive to shareholders.
Source: L.A. Times - Business | 30 May 2010 | 1:00 am California executive pay report: CEOs took in 11% less in 2009, but riches are aheadThanks to stock options issued last year at bargain-basement prices, executives are positioned for unusually large profits.Source: RSS feed - channel BNPaperBusiness | 30 May 2010 | 1:00 am Is landlord's effort to find new tenant reasonable?Question: I signed a one-year lease three months before I was laid off. I informed the management that I could not afford the lease. I did some research and learned I was responsible for the remainder of the lease term, unless the unit was re-rented, so I have been watching the rental ads to see if my unit is still vacant. Recently I was surprised to see that my apartment is on the market for $300 more a month than I was paying. In today's market the unit will never rent at that price. Am I still responsible for the rent due under the lease?
Source: L.A. Times - Business | 30 May 2010 | 1:00 am Beware firms offering debt solutionsDear Liz: I've heard about the credit card debt relief act but can't find details about how it works or what I can do to take advantage of it. I have a huge credit card debt load and struggle to pay it...Source: RSS feed - channel BNPaperBusiness | 30 May 2010 | 1:00 am AP: Spill grew, BP's credibility faded (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Business News | 30 May 2010 | 12:15 am Media claim access to spill site has been limited (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Business News | 30 May 2010 | 12:07 am Honda asks Chinese workers to avoid industrial actionThe Japanese company’s hard-line against union activity emerged even as it struggles to resolve the wage dispute at a transmission factory that has also forced the closure of three other plants in China.Source: Financial Times - US homepage | 29 May 2010 | 11:09 pm Radioactive leak found, fixed at Vt. nuke plantAnother leak of radioactive material has been found and fixed at the troubled Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant. Plant spokesman Larry Smith said late Saturday that radioactive water...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsBusiness | 29 May 2010 | 11:05 pm Merkel feels the heat from Europe's financial firesBarely half a year into her second term at the head of Europe's biggest economy, German Chancellor Angela Merkel has found herself under fire at home and abroad over a whole range of...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsBusiness | 29 May 2010 | 9:25 pm BA cabin crew start fresh strikeBritish Airways cabin crew have started a fresh five-day strike with little sign of an end to the dispute.Source: BBC News | Business | World Edition | 29 May 2010 | 9:00 pm Gulf oil spill: What's at stakeThe numbers being batted around when it comes to how much the oil spill will ultimately cost BP and the local Gulf of Mexico economies are huge. $3 billion. $14 billion. One politician put it at over $100 billion.Source: Business and financial news - CNNMoney.com | 29 May 2010 | 8:09 pm Three U.S. cities on the brink of brokeSeveral downtrodden cities are on the verge of defaulting on their debt, putting financially encumbered states and taxpayers on the hook to pick up the tab. The National League of Cities says municipal governments will probably come up $56 billion to $83 billion short between now and 2012. That's the tab for decades of binge spending; municipal defaults could be our collective hangover.Source: Business and financial news - CNNMoney.com | 29 May 2010 | 7:54 pm Wal-Mart makes splashy price cuts to get mojo back (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Business News | 29 May 2010 | 7:04 pm UK Treasury minister resigns amid expenses scandal (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Business News | 29 May 2010 | 6:25 pm Spain races to avert banking crisis as euro faces slideOne of Spain’s biggest banks was this weekend negotiating a merger with five smaller rivals as part of a desperate government effort to restore confidence in the faltering economy, which threatens to drag down the rest of the eurozone. Source: Latest Business News from Times Online | 29 May 2010 | 6:01 pm ITN retirement fund rowITN, the producer of News at Ten and Channel 4 News, is in dispute with its pension trustees over plugging the growing deficit in its retirement fund. Source: Latest Business News from Times Online | 29 May 2010 | 6:01 pm BP’s struggle lands all oil firms in deep waterThere is a hot new television show for Memorial day weekend in America. It’s not a sitcom or gritty drama, but a murky shot of a pipe gushing what looks like smoke a mile beneath the Gulf of Mexico. Source: Latest Business News from Times Online | 29 May 2010 | 6:01 pm Phoenix to agree truce with OsmondPhoenix Group, the life assurance group formerly known as Pearl, is close to agreeing a £170m settlement with entrepreneur Hugh Osmond that could trigger a £800m stock-market listing. Source: Latest Business News from Times Online | 29 May 2010 | 6:01 pm She’s hired: Green lures Brady to TopshopKarren Brady is to join the board of Arcadia, Sir Philip Green’s high-street fashion giant. Source: Latest Business News from Times Online | 29 May 2010 | 6:01 pm Whitbread chief’s £5m pay perksTHE outgoing boss of Whitbread, the leisure group, has started collecting his pension, including a one-off payment of £5.4m, even though he does not retire until November. Source: Latest Business News from Times Online | 29 May 2010 | 6:01 pm Plea on big rail bonusesRAIL bosses have been warned not to award themselves huge bonuses as millions of workers face pay freezes. Source: Latest Business News from Times Online | 29 May 2010 | 6:01 pm Angus Russell. chief executive of ShireNever start a row about ethics with a pharmaceutical boss. No sooner do I raise a query about the money made by Shire selling drugs for children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, than its boss stops me in my tracks. Source: Latest Business News from Times Online | 29 May 2010 | 6:01 pm Northern makes a meal of itINVESTORS who gobbled up shares in Northern Foods last autumn have probably lost their appetite. Shares in the maker of Goodfella’s pizzas and Fox’s biscuits have lost a third of their value during the period and are languishing at 48½p. Source: Latest Business News from Times Online | 29 May 2010 | 6:01 pm Red Knights’ Man Utd bid on iceThe Red Knights consortium has shelved a £1 billion takeover bid for Manchester United. The group of wealthy business people and United fans had been expected to lodge a formal offer for the football club before the start of the World Cup next month, but City sources say the plan has been put on ice. Source: Latest Business News from Times Online | 29 May 2010 | 6:01 pm BP abandons ‘top kill’ efforts on oil spillBP has abandoned its latest attempt to stem an oil leak from its deep water well in the Gulf of Mexico after a so-called ‘top kill’ technique failed over several days to stem the flood of crudeSource: Financial Times - US homepage | 29 May 2010 | 5:47 pm British Airways cabin crew begin second 5-day strikeLONDON (Reuters) - Members of a British Airways cabin crew union began a second five-day strike on Sunday after talks held last week aimed at resolving the long-running dispute ended without agreement. The new wave of industrial action by the airline's cabin staff started officially at midnight (7 p.m. EDT) with little sign on the horizon of a breakthrough in the increasingly bitter row.
Source: Reuters: Business News | 29 May 2010 | 5:39 pm BP Kills Top KillBP plc’s (NYSE: NBP) plan to pump heavy mud into the leak caused by the Deepwater Horizon disaster, known as “top kill” appears to have failed. The oil company had hoped that the project, begun two days ago, would stanch the flow of crude that began 40 days, and has become the largest oil spill [...][[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Source: 24/7 Wall St. | 29 May 2010 | 5:30 pm 5 of the hottest tech startupsAt this week's TechCrunch Disrupt, dozens of startups fought, tournament-style, to impress judges and investors. Here's our pick of the 5 coolest new technologies on display.Source: Business and financial news - CNNMoney.com | 29 May 2010 | 4:34 pm BP's top kill effort fails to plug Gulf oil leakBP has failed in its latest attempt to plug the oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico with mud and cement. BP chief operating officer Doug Suttles said Saturday that the maneuver known as a topSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsBusiness | 29 May 2010 | 4:18 pm Big tech: Deals wantedSource: Business and financial news - CNNMoney.com | 29 May 2010 | 4:14 pm What makes Apple so stickySource: Business and financial news - CNNMoney.com | 29 May 2010 | 4:13 pm Capital gains tax of 40-50pc would be bad for Britain, says hedge fund guruStanley Fink talks about capital gains tax, philanthropy and surviving a brain tumour.Source: Finance and Business. Latest breaking news, stocks and shares from the UK and world | 29 May 2010 | 4:00 pm Prudential chief threatens to ditch dealTidjane Thiam demands AIG cuts $35.5bn price as poll reveals only 56pc investor support.Source: Finance and Business. Latest breaking news, stocks and shares from the UK and world | 29 May 2010 | 3:58 pm BP share price fear over latest setbackBP's share price is likely to take another battering as the latest attempts to plug oil leak fail.Source: Finance and Business. Latest breaking news, stocks and shares from the UK and world | 29 May 2010 | 3:57 pm Rachel's Organic up for sale with £20m price tagOne of Britain's most popular food brands is set to change hands as American owners hires N M Rothschild to look at options.Source: Finance and Business. Latest breaking news, stocks and shares from the UK and world | 29 May 2010 | 3:47 pm Media claim access to spill site has been limitedMedia organizations say they are being denied or allowed only limited access to the areas most heavily impacted by the Gulf oil spill through restrictions on plane and boat traffic that is...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsBusiness | 29 May 2010 | 3:25 pm Businesses, homeowners appeal Michigan tax billsA record number of Michigan property owners are appealing their property tax assessments as small-claim homeowners and high-stakes businesses seek relief in a difficult economy. The waveSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsBusiness | 29 May 2010 | 3:12 pm Businesses, homeowners appeal Michigan tax bills (AP)AP - A record number of Michigan property owners are appealing their property tax assessments as small-claim homeowners and high-stakes businesses seek relief in a difficult economy.Source: Yahoo! News: Business News | 29 May 2010 | 3:12 pm NewsWatch: U.S. stocks to try to recover after rough rideThe U.S. stock market has its work cut out for it after its worst month in more than a year, with the volatility and global concerns that have roiled Wall Street for weeks expected to continue.
Source: MarketWatch.com - Top Stories | 29 May 2010 | 3:00 pm UK Treasury minister resigns amid expenses scandalBritain's Treasury minister has resigned after admitting he claimed tens of thousands of pounds (dollars) from taxpayers to rent rooms in homes owned by his partner. David Laws resigned...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsBusiness | 29 May 2010 | 2:30 pm Tropical storm nears Guatemala, Mexico coastsAgatha, the first named tropical storm of the 2010 season, moved slowly toward the Guatemala coast, while heavy rains and gusty winds already affected the southeastern part of Mexico, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said Saturday.
Source: MarketWatch.com - Top Stories | 29 May 2010 | 2:14 pm Laws resigns over expensesDavid Laws resigned as chief secretary to the Treasury in response to revelations about his expenses, removing one of the coalition government’s key figures less than a month after it was formedSource: Financial Times - US homepage | 29 May 2010 | 1:56 pm Greece will not restructure debt: finance ministerATHENS (Reuters) - Greece will not restructure its debt and will not need more cuts to achieve fiscal targets set in the emergency funding programme it agreed with the European Union and the IMF, its finance minister told a Sunday paper.
Source: Reuters: Business News | 29 May 2010 | 12:48 pm U.S. Treasury says it has not considered any other AIA dealNEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) - The future of Prudential's deal to buy AIG's Asian life insurance arm remained uncertain on Saturday, with the U.S. Treasury saying it has not considered any other deal than the existing contract on the table.
Source: Reuters: Business News | 29 May 2010 | 12:43 pm U.S. Treasury says it has not considered any other AIA deal (Reuters)Reuters - The future of Prudential's deal to buy AIG's Asian life insurance arm remained uncertain on Saturday, with the U.S. Treasury saying it has not considered any other deal than the existing contract on the table.Source: Yahoo! News: Business News | 29 May 2010 | 12:43 pm Gulf 'top kill' attempt to stop leak continuesBP says it will know by Sunday if effort to end catastrophic flow of crude from undersea well has been successful.
Source: MarketWatch.com - Top Stories | 29 May 2010 | 12:43 pm Stocks to Watch: Stocks to watch Tuesday: Morgan Stanley, AIGAmong the companies whose shares are expected to see significant trading action when stock markets re-open Tuesday, after the Memorial Day holiday, are Morgan Stanley, Fifth Third Bancorp, AIG and Oracle.
Source: MarketWatch.com - Top Stories | 29 May 2010 | 12:37 pm U.S. may choose lead bank on GM IPO next week: reportCHICAGO (Reuters) - The U.S. Treasury and General Motors Co may select a lead underwriter for an initial public offering for the automaker as early as next week, Bloomberg News reported on Saturday.
Source: Reuters: Business News | 29 May 2010 | 12:25 pm Spain labor reform deadline extended by one weekMADRID (Reuters) - The deadline for a deal on crucial labor market reforms in Spain between the government, unions and business representatives has been extended for a week from the end of the month, the Labor Ministry said on Saturday.
Source: Reuters: Business News | 29 May 2010 | 12:00 pm Obama asks Americans to honor the fallenPresident calls for Memorial Day observances to honor U.S. war dead.
Source: MarketWatch.com - Top Stories | 29 May 2010 | 11:46 am Texas Rangers lenders sue to force bankruptcyCHICAGO (Reuters) - A group of lenders to the Texas Rangers sued on Friday to put the baseball team's equity owners, controlled by private equity investor Thomas Hicks, into bankruptcy.
Source: Reuters: Business News | 29 May 2010 | 10:53 am Humbled by crisis, Russia and EU eye summit resetMOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia and the European Union, both humbled by economic crisis, are set to brush geopolitical disputes aside at a summit next week and instead focus on brass-tacks measures to boost their economies.
Source: Reuters: Business News | 29 May 2010 | 10:26 am Crafar buyer faces banMay Wang, the controversial businesswoman fronting a Chinese bid for the 16 Crafar dairy farms, may be banned as a company director and manager.The Registrar of Companies is "currently considering exercising his powers" under...Source: nzherald.co.nz - Business | 29 May 2010 | 10:00 am Nothing to show for loans: CourtThe director and accountant of a failed scrap metal business are accused of gaining loans from finance company UDC for $1.2 million worth of equipment that didn't exist.Carol Down and Raymond Moorhead are on trial in the Auckland...Source: nzherald.co.nz - Business | 29 May 2010 | 10:00 am An angel at the board tableThe New Zealand Venture Investment Fund would like to hear from the more angelic among us.The drive continues to find angel investors - well-heeled individuals prepared to invest their time and cash in early-stage startup companies.Two...Source: nzherald.co.nz - Business | 29 May 2010 | 10:00 am Barkers' cinema up for saleGlamour couple Dean and Mandy Barker have put their multi-million-dollar cinema complex up for sale.Purchased with business partner Wayne Anderson for more than $4 million in 2007, the Team New Zealand skipper and his wife are...Source: nzherald.co.nz - Business | 29 May 2010 | 10:00 am King's agent 'sought $50,000'Comedian Mike King's agent wanted a $50,000 severance payment from New Zealand Pork to stop his client going "feral", documents say.Papers released to the Herald on Sunday under the Official Information Act claim celebrity agent...Source: nzherald.co.nz - Business | 29 May 2010 | 10:00 am Investor in for the long haulZambia-born Brian Casey moved to New Zealand 11 years ago and is head of energy consulting and investment company Longbay Petroleum Associates.A major motivation for joining the Ice Angels was to connect with local authorities...Source: nzherald.co.nz - Business | 29 May 2010 | 10:00 am NewsWatch: U.S. stocks to try to recover after rough rideThe U.S. stock market has its work cut out for it after its worst month in more than a year, with the volatility and global concerns that have roiled Wall Street for weeks expected to continue.
Source: MarketWatch.com - Top Stories | 29 May 2010 | 10:00 am $1m addresses on the increaseThe New Zealand Monopoly Board has a new Mayfair: Cremorne St in Auckland's Herne Bay is the country's most expensive road.But the prestige of living on Millionaires' Lane might be losing its shine as figures show the number of...Source: nzherald.co.nz - Business | 29 May 2010 | 10:00 am Matt McCarten : We're not jealous of the rich, we're just annoyedI've been thinking about John Key's comments around the Budget asking us not to be jealous of the rich.The masses are not to be resentful when the rich got more goodies in the Budget. It's not their fault if you are a loser. As...Source: nzherald.co.nz - Business | 29 May 2010 | 10:00 am Bernard Hickey: Inflation makes savers the biggest Budget losersThere's been a lot of discussion about the inflationary effects of the GST increase since the Budget, but everyone is looking in the wrong direction. They're talking about consumers and interest rates and ignoring savers who are taking...Source: nzherald.co.nz - Business | 29 May 2010 | 10:00 am Sound foundations in HamiltonIf paritai drive has become known as New Zealand's Park Lane, then much of Hamilton is probably closer to the Old Kent Rd end of the Monopoly board.Dieter Westphal and his wife Maria built their home on River Oaks Place in Hamilton...Source: nzherald.co.nz - Business | 29 May 2010 | 10:00 am Drug giant's move angers GreeksThe world's leading insulin-provider says it is withdrawing its medicine from Greece, because of a compulsory 25% price cut.Source: BBC News | Business | World Edition | 29 May 2010 | 8:46 am The Unusual Suspects (AIG, AZN, BRK-A, BRK-B, MCO, C, GNMK, IEP, LGF, SI, STP, PHYS, SNF, EWP, TEF)We have an unusual cast of characters in this week’s version of THE UNUSUAL SUSPECTS for the week ahead, with almost none being tied to earnings. Some of the key stocks to watch with events ahead this coming week are American International Group, Inc. (NYSE: AIG), AstraZeneca plc (NYSE: AZN), Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-A, [...][[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Source: 24/7 Wall St. | 29 May 2010 | 8:34 am NewsWatch: U.S. stocks fall, end May with 8% lossA downgrade of Spain's debt rating rekindles investors' broader fears about European credit sparking a sharp decline in stocks in the last session of May, which saw the market's worst monthly drop since February 2009.
Source: MarketWatch.com - Top Stories | 29 May 2010 | 7:00 am UAE economic growth to quicken with no major debt hit seenDUBAI (Reuters) - The United Arab Emirates' economic growth is expected to accelerate to up to 3.2 percent this year and no further major restructuring of Dubai debt is seen, the Gulf country's economy minister said on Saturday.
Source: Reuters: Business News | 29 May 2010 | 6:49 am German Finance Minister hints at potential tax hikeBERLIN (Reuters) - German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble hinted that taxes may have to rise to consolidate Germany's finances one day after coalition sources said the government may scrap a discounted sales tax on some products.
Source: Reuters: Business News | 29 May 2010 | 6:44 am Foreclosed: When can you buy again?Walking away from a mortgage you can still afford to pay has consequences; everyone knows that. Your credit score is shot and it can be impossible to get credit.Source: Business and financial news - CNNMoney.com | 29 May 2010 | 6:24 am Don't count on Verizon iPhoneIt's that time of year again: The weather is getting warmer, Apple's annual Worldwide Developers Conference is just around the corner, and rumors about the iPhone coming to Verizon are sprouting up.Source: Business and financial news - CNNMoney.com | 29 May 2010 | 6:21 am Please Take Our Survey!How did you find us? How often do you listen to Planet Money? What could we do better? We want to know. So we put together this survey. If you could please take a few minutes to fill it out, it would be a big help. Thanks very much. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Blogs: Planet Money | 29 May 2010 | 6:10 am After May madness, Wall Street faces loaded week (AFP)
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