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For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Australian News.Net http://www.australiannews.net/ en-us Thu, 09 Sep 2010 15:08:54 -0400 Thu, 09 Sep 2010 15:08:54 -0400 30 Car firm Hyundai has shown off South Korea’s first electric car, the BlueOn. http://www.australiannews.net/story/682890 Thu, 09 Sep 2010 06:51:53 -0400 Australian News.Net http://www.australiannews.net/story/682890 There has been solid interest in New York Times stock, with a sudden surge on takeover talk. http://www.australiannews.net/story/682877 Thu, 09 Sep 2010 06:49:58 -0400 Australian News.Net http://www.australiannews.net/story/682877 The financial regulator in the UK has fined Goldman Sachs International $27 million for failing to notify authorities about an investigation in the United States. http://www.australiannews.net/story/682876 Thu, 09 Sep 2010 06:48:00 -0400 Australian News.Net http://www.australiannews.net/story/682876 The Greek economy has been assessed as still being shaky. http://www.australiannews.net/story/682657 Thu, 09 Sep 2010 00:20:39 -0400 Australian News.Net http://www.australiannews.net/story/682657 An Indian court has told phone company Vodafone to pay an estimated $2.6 billion in taxes for its 2007 acquisition of one of India’s largest mobile phone companies. http://www.australiannews.net/story/682633 Wed, 08 Sep 2010 21:19:16 -0400 Australian News.Net http://www.australiannews.net/story/682633 Oracle has promised its newly appointed President Mark Hurd a base salary of $950,000 a year. http://www.australiannews.net/story/682632 Wed, 08 Sep 2010 21:16:53 -0400 Australian News.Net http://www.australiannews.net/story/682632 Visa card holders in the UAE can now be part of a luxury hotel campaign. http://www.australiannews.net/story/682631 Wed, 08 Sep 2010 21:14:55 -0400 Australian News.Net http://www.australiannews.net/story/682631 The UAE has frozen some Iranian bank accounts. http://www.australiannews.net/story/682630 Wed, 08 Sep 2010 21:13:26 -0400 Australian News.Net http://www.australiannews.net/story/682630 Many European airlines have had to cancel their own flights due to the Air France strike. http://www.australiannews.net/story/682629 Wed, 08 Sep 2010 21:11:33 -0400 Australian News.Net http://www.australiannews.net/story/682629 Home loan applications in the US have dropped, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association. http://www.australiannews.net/story/682653 Thu, 09 Sep 2010 00:17:57 -0400 Australian News.Net http://www.australiannews.net/story/682653 JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. - Metal components manufacturer NN Inc. said it has sold some of its manufacturing assets in Tempe, Ariz. to newly-formed Triumph Manufacturing LLC. NN had previously planned to ... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38514497&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 14:37:19 -0400 Star Tribune http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38514497&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc WASHINGTON - A federal appeals court on Thursday permitted federal funding of stem cell research to proceed for now, while it considers a judge's ruling that had temporarily shut off the funds. The ... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38514498&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 14:37:16 -0400 Star Tribune http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38514498&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc What’s taking so long? That is what some on Wall Street are asking about the lack of a nominee from the White House for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the new financial watchdog agen... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38514507&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 14:32:30 -0400 Politico http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38514507&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Aurcana Corporation (the "Company") (TSX VENTURE:AUN) announced today its financial and operating results for the six months ended June 30, 2010. The following summary of selected financial informatio... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38514482&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 14:28:20 -0400 Market Wire http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38514482&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc North West Company Fund (the "Fund" or "North West") (TSX:NWF.UN) today reported its unaudited financial results for the second quarter ended July 31, 2010 and announced that the Trustees have approve... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38514483&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 14:27:50 -0400 Market Wire http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38514483&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- A combination of better-than-expected jobless data and lackluster auction results pressured Treasury prices on Thursday, sending yields higher. http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38514475&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 14:25:13 -0400 MarketWatch http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38514475&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Gold futures deepened their decline Thursday after a surprisingly deep drop in initial jobless claims added to improving sentiment over the economy, reducing the allure ... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38514476&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 14:25:11 -0400 MarketWatch http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38514476&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Canadian stocks fell moderately on Thursday as a pair of weak economic reports at home erased the positive impact of favorable news from across the border. http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38514477&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 14:25:09 -0400 MarketWatch http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38514477&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Banks were back in demand, helping push the FTSE 100 to a four month high, as some of the negativity surrounding the sector in recent days began to fade.Investors took comfort from suggestions that ne... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38514488&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 14:17:11 -0400 Guardian http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38514488&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Stocks ended higher on Wednesday, as a successful sovereign debt auction in Portugal helped ease concerns about Europe, but with gains capped after the Federal Reserve confirmed the U.S. economy is sl... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38514484&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 14:15:20 -0400 eTaiwan News http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38514484&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc The annual week of vacation at a Midwest beach town, in this case South Haven, Michigan, affords the city dweller that most American of cultural experiences: a trip to Wal-Mart ( http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38514486&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 14:14:57 -0400 Forbes http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38514486&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc See Search Box lower down this column for searches of Finfacts news pages. Where there may be the odd special character missing from an older page, it's a problem that developed when Interactiv... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38514499&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 14:14:17 -0400 Finfacts Business News http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38514499&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc DETROIT -- General Motors' new CEO told employees that the automaker needs to make cars and trucks that are better than those of competitors such as BMW. http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38514505&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 14:10:18 -0400 The China Post http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38514505&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Tokyo's Nikkei index closed up 0.82 percent, or 73.79 points, at 9,098.39, led by trading companies such as Sumitomo Corporation and Mitsubishi Corporation, as well as exporters including Canon and Ma... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38514506&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 14:09:12 -0400 The China Post http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38514506&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Sept. 9 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. stocks advanced, sending the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index higher for a second day, as a bigger-than-estimated decrease in jobless claims bolstered optimism in the ... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38514481&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 14:07:56 -0400 Business Week http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38514481&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Sept. 9 (Bloomberg) -- Jefferies Group Inc., the New York- based investment bank, hired Barclays Plc’s Frank Cicero, an adviser to savings institutions such as Toronto-Dominion Bank, said two pe... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38514480&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 14:07:55 -0400 Business Week http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38514480&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Sept. 9 (Bloomberg) -- Intermedica Sistema de Saude SA, a closely held Brazilian health-insurance company, is seeking bids in a sale that may fetch more than $800 million and draw interest from U.S. p... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38514479&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 14:07:54 -0400 Business Week http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38514479&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc WASHINGTON — The United Steelworkers union on Thursday asked President Barack Obama's administration to investigate Chinese policies and practices it said threatened to unfairly take U.S. clean ... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38514502&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 13:57:42 -0400 MSNBC http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38514502&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc download Flash from the Adobe download website. The entertainment group said the 2010 South Africa tournament contributed to the fall as suppliers opted not to release new books and computer ga... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38514496&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 13:44:14 -0400 Sky News http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38514496&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York state attorney general candidate Sean Coffey on Thursday said he was the only contender qualified to police Wall Street and called Democratic rivals career politicians fi... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38514459&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 13:33:21 -0400 Reuters http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38514459&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Dow Jones )- While Billabong International Ltd. (BBG.AU) is growing globally as a store operator, Chief Executive Derek O'Neill believes the group still has work to do to perfect its retail strategy. ... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38514509&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 13:24:51 -0400 Fox Business http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38514509&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Dow Jones )-The Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan oil pipeline is expected to pump 26.55 million barrels of crude oil in October, 2.05 million barrels more than the September program, a crude oil trader said Thursd... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38514510&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 13:24:50 -0400 Fox Business http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38514510&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc SAN FRANCISCO -- Gold futures deepened their decline Thursday as investors cycled into stocks, oil and high-yielding currencies on reports that showed some improvement in the outlook for the U.S. econ... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38514512&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 13:24:48 -0400 Fox Business http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38514512&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc LONDON -(Dow Jones)- The U.K. government will earmark GBP4 billion in extra welfare spending cuts as part of its austerity plans, the British Broadcasting Corp. reported Treasury Chief George Osborne ... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38514511&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 13:24:47 -0400 Fox Business http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38514511&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc BP ) salesmen to expand its presence in North American physical energy markets, according to an internal memo from the bank's head of commodities. Troy Black, a managing director, has joined Barclays'... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38514518&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 13:24:46 -0400 Fox Business http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38514518&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc KFY ) surged Thursday after the company reported a 50% jump in first-quarter revenue, driven by improved global demand, and helping it post a profit from a year-ago loss The provider of talent manage... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38514517&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 13:24:44 -0400 Fox Business http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38514517&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc (Updates with U.S. markets' open) By Manuela Badawy and Dominic Lau NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) - Stocks and the eurorose on Thursday after stronger-than-expected U.S. data onlabor conditions and trade ... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38514516&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 13:24:42 -0400 Fox Business http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38514516&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Dow Jones )- Russian gas producer OAO Gazprom (GAZP.RS) said Thursday its board has approved a plan to increase capital spending for this year by 88.28 billion rubles to total RUB751.84 billion. Gazpr... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38514514&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 13:24:38 -0400 Fox Business http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38514514&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc (Writes through with share rise, investor, analyst comments) By Edward Taylor and Padraic Halpin FRANKFURT/DUBLIN, Sept 9 (Reuters) - A growing confidencethat new bank capital rules are unlikely to be... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38514519&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 13:24:32 -0400 Fox Business http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38514519&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc SAN FRANCISCO -- PPL Corp. said Thursday it will sell certain power plant assets for about $381 million to LS Power Equity Advisors. PPL said it will sell power plants in Wallingford, Conn., and Unive... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38514520&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 13:24:28 -0400 Fox Business http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38514520&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Eric Schmidt said Thursday. YouTube is "nearing profitability and its revenue is doing quite well," Schmidt told journalists at the sidelines of a conference at the French university SciencesPo. "It l... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38514521&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 13:24:24 -0400 Fox Business http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38514521&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc By Lisa Baertlein and Helen Chernikoff LOS ANGELES/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Toy store ownerEric Masoncup is playing a high-stakes game as he readiesholiday orders in this shaky U.S. economy: If he delays ... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38514523&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 13:24:17 -0400 Fox Business http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38514523&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc iPhone and iPad application developers, a move that comes after months of complaints by hundreds of its developers. Apple said it would relax all restrictions on the development code tools that coder... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38514526&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 13:24:08 -0400 Fox Business http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38514526&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc (Recasts; Adds comment in paragraph 3, background on loanmarket in Brazil in paragraphs 5-7, byline) By Guillermo Parra-Bernal SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazilian aircraft makerEmbraer won a $1 billion lo... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38514525&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 13:24:04 -0400 Fox Business http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38514525&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc ), the object of a proxy battle by billionaire investor Ronald Burkle, sent shareholders a letter urging them to vote for its board nominees and to reject a proposal from Burkle. http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38514478&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 13:21:49 -0400 Reuters http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38514478&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc (RIMM) is doomed.The company's BlackBerry smartphones have been leapfrogged by Apple and Android, the consumer market (where most of RIM's growth is coming from) is increasingly competitive, and RIM's... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38514489&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 13:20:49 -0400 Financial Post http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38514489&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc TORONTO - There is still a 40% chance of a double-dip recession in the United States, and the slide back into recession could come within 12 months, U.S. economist Nouriel Roubini said on Wednesday. M... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38514490&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 13:20:46 -0400 Financial Post http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38514490&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc In possibly the most ballsy attempt to recoup money lost in an (alleged) Ponzi scheme, a group of Californians pretended to be FBI agents, held up a hedge fund, and demanded their money back.According... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38514491&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 13:20:44 -0400 Financial Post http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38514491&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc TORONTO — Quebecor Inc. telecom subsidiary Videotron Ltee leapt feet first into the wireless fray in its home province of Quebec Thursday morning, offering 3G+ services at lower prices than incumben... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38514493&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 13:20:41 -0400 Financial Post http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38514493&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc The World Economic Forum has ranked Canada's banking system as the soundest in the world for the third year in a row, Finance Minister Jim Flaherty said Thursday. http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38514492&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 13:20:38 -0400 Financial Post http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38514492&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc OTTAWA — The Toronto Stock Exchange was close to flat at midday on Wednesday, fluctuating between losses and gains as mining shares fell but other sectors rose after better-than-expected U.S. econom... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38514495&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 13:20:34 -0400 Financial Post http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38514495&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Crash Report: Pilot Training, Fatigue One year after the crash of Continental flight 3407 outside of Buffalo, NY, federal safety officials delivered their final report of the crash. Nancy Cordes repor... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38514473&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 13:17:05 -0400 CBS News http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38514473&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc (AP) Toys R Us plans to invade the mall this holiday season, opening 600 temporary "Express" stores in malls and other shopping centers around the country, more than six times last year's count, and h... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38514474&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 13:17:00 -0400 CBS News http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38514474&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Office of the Actuary, casts doubt on predictions from the Obama administration and Congressional Democrats that healthcare reform would slow the traje... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38514469&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 13:11:36 -0400 ABCNews http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38514469&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Investors welcomed Ireland's plan to split up its most debt-crippled bank, Anglo Irish, by bidding strongly Thursday for government bonds. Ireland's battered bank shares also held their ground. Whi... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38514470&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 13:11:30 -0400 ABCNews http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38514470&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc German chancellor Angela Merkel said Thursday the current economic upswing should benefit workers who were hit by the economic and financial crisis. Employees who made sacrifices during the crisis,... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38514471&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 13:11:26 -0400 ABCNews http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38514471&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc The Food and Drug Administration says five electronic cigarette companies are violating federal laws by making unsubstantiated claims about the product and for poor manufacturing practices. The FDA... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38514472&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 13:11:22 -0400 ABCNews http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38514472&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc NEW YORK: US stocks rose nearly 1 percent in morning trading on Thursday after data indicated the US economy may see faster growth than economists have anticipated. New claims for unemployment... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38514501&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 13:10:06 -0400 Times of India http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38514501&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc MONTICELLO, N.Y. - Empire Resorts Inc., owner of the Monticello Casino & Raceway, said Thursday that G. Michael Brown has resigned as board chairman due to health reasons.The resignation of Brown, 67... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38510681&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 12:08:47 -0400 Star Tribune http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38510681&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc FILE - Motorists sit in a Chicago traffic jam in this May 15, 2008 file photo. The number of people dying on the nation's roads has fallen to its lowest level in six decades, helped by a combination o... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38510691&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 12:06:12 -0400 Seattle Post-Intelligencer http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38510691&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc REDMOND, Wash., Sept. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Microsoft Corp. 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The S&P Retail Index http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38510646&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 11:56:55 -0400 MarketWatch http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38510646&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) - Adobe Systems Inc. shares stood out in the tech sector Thursday as the software company got a big boost following Apple Inc.'s announcement that it will lift many restric... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38510648&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 11:56:52 -0400 MarketWatch http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38510648&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc State-run Korea National Oil Corp's (KNOC) hostile bid for Britain's Dana Petroleum Plc reflects South Korea's growing urgency to boost oil reserves. Photograph: Kim Kyung-Hoon/REUTERS http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38510664&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 11:49:11 -0400 Guardian http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38510664&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc housing market had been "pretty steady" but warned that a lack of first-time buyers would hold back the recovery.Morgan said it was a "sad" reflection on society that the average age of an unassisted ... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38510666&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 11:49:09 -0400 Guardian http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38510666&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Better than expected US jobs figures have given a lift to markets on both sides of the Atlantic, with banks and mining groups among the leaders as investors turn more optimistic.New claims for unemplo... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38510665&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 11:49:05 -0400 Guardian http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38510665&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Barksdale helped finance the company, the brainchild of trader Daniel Spivey, 40, and became chairman. Barksdale's son, David, a mergers-and-acquisitions lawyer, became chief executive. The result was... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38510697&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 11:47:55 -0400 Forbes http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38510697&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc See Search Box lower down this column for searches of Finfacts news pages. Where there may be the odd special character missing from an older page, it's a problem that developed when Interactiv... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38510686&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 11:46:37 -0400 Finfacts Business News http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38510686&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Irish consumer prices in August, as measured by the CPI, increased by 0.7% in the month. This compares to an increase of 0.4% recorded in August of last year. As a result, prices on average, as meas... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38510685&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 11:46:33 -0400 Finfacts Business News http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38510685&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Sept. 9 (Bloomberg) -- 3M Co. agreed to acquire Arizant Inc., a maker of blankets used to protect hospital patients against hypothermia, for $810 million to expand its infection- prevention offerings,... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38510659&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 11:40:06 -0400 Business Week http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38510659&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Sept. 9 (Bloomberg) -- Societe Generale SA hired Timothy Gee of UBS AG as a managing director and head of equities execution services for the Americas, according to a memo sent to employees of France&... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38510660&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 11:40:06 -0400 Business Week http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38510660&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Sept. 9 (Bloomberg) -- Bayerische Motoren Werke AG, the world’s largest maker of luxury autos, has a new ingredient to target high-end customers: Chef Thomas Keller. http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38510658&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 11:40:05 -0400 Business Week http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38510658&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Sept. 9 (Bloomberg) -- Charles O. “Chuck” Prince and Robert Rubin were among Citigroup Inc. officials who knew 2007 losses were mounting on mortgage assets that U.S. regulators have faulte... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38510657&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 11:40:04 -0400 Business Week http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38510657&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Sept. 9 (Bloomberg) -- Ford Motor Co. has canceled plans to move production of a small sport-utility vehicle from Europe to Kentucky as currency exchange rates no longer favor U.S. production, accordi... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38510656&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 11:40:03 -0400 Business Week http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38510656&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Chad figures at the bottom of the list of 139 countries. The global competitiveness rankings are viewed as a barometer of the business climate in 139 countries and mirrors the assessments of leading b... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38510655&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 11:33:49 -0400 Times Of India http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38510655&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc BUCHAREST, Romania — Abracadabra, we'll turn all of you into toads! That's what Romanian senators may have been fearing when they rejected a proposal to tax witches and fortune tellers. Lawm... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38510687&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 11:30:20 -0400 MSNBC http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38510687&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Suzi Hanks sits in a tiny sound booth demonstrating how she describes a Playboy magazine photo, just before she spends her weekly hour reading the magazine as a volunteer at Taping For The Blind, Inc.... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38510688&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 11:30:18 -0400 MSNBC http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38510688&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc FILE - In this Feb. 1, 2010 file photograph, people are seen in the McDonald's restaurant at Moscow's Pushkin Square. Fast-food giant McDonald's Corp. said Thursday, Sept. 9, a key revenue figure rose... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38510690&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 11:30:14 -0400 MSNBC http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38510690&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Home Retail Group said like-for-like sales at Argos fell 6.5% in the six months to August 28, with margins at the catalogue chain also under pressure due to promotional activity and the impact of curr... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38510680&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 11:17:21 -0400 Sky News http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38510680&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc The firm posted profits before tax and exceptionals of £700,000 in the 12 months to June 30. That is its first profit in three years and a marked improvement on last year's loss of £44.2m. An incr... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38510679&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 11:17:17 -0400 Sky News http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38510679&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc A search is a search is a search. Unless it’s on Google. Searches used to be easy to count. You would wait for someone to type words into a search box and then hit enter. Call that a search. ... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38510683&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 11:08:03 -0400 Wired News http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38510683&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Promotional Image From Google TV Google unveiled its new Instant search feature, which autoloads search results as you type. I’m skeptical about claims that it will save fifty kajillion man-hour... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38510684&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 11:07:59 -0400 Wired News http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38510684&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Airline stocks rose modestly Thursday after a better-than-expected jobs report lifted the entire market. The NYSE Arca Airline Index http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38510649&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 11:00:56 -0400 Market Watch http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38510649&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Dow Jones )- William Morrison Supermarkets PLC (MRW.LN), the U.K.'s No. 4 grocer, Thursday said it will open its first convenience stores in the next year and trial an online store, among a raft of in... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38510702&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 10:57:52 -0400 Fox Business http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38510702&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Credit Suisse as a managing director and investment partner within its South African ultra-high net worth business, according to an internal memo seen by Financial News. Marshall will be based in Lond... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38510701&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 10:57:48 -0400 Fox Business http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38510701&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc JAS ) recalled about 1,800 roll-up blinds due to risk of strangulation, adding itself to the recall of some 50 million blinds and shades announced in December. Then, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety C... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38510700&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 10:57:46 -0400 Fox Business http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38510700&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Dow Jones )- The output of four major North Sea crude oil grades for October is largely comparable with that of September, traders said Thursday. Production of benchmark BFOE crude--a basket of Brent,... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38510703&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 10:57:41 -0400 Fox Business http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38510703&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc VOD ) said Thursday. The mobile phone giant is the largest in the U.S. by customers and revenue, posting $62 billion in revenue last year. Davies replaces John Townsend, who held the position since ... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38510705&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 10:57:36 -0400 Fox Business http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38510705&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc (Recasts; adds dateline, byline, additional deal info) By Ernest Scheyder NEW YORK, (Reuters) - A proxy advisory firmrecommended industrial gas supplier Airgas Inc'sshareholders to vote in favor of Ai... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38510708&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 10:57:32 -0400 Fox Business http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38510708&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc European Union and pledged to cut its fiscal gap but it willremain under pressure until it produces a credible 2011 budget. The announcement on Wednesday that Budapest would aim for ashortfall below B... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38510707&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 10:57:29 -0400 Fox Business http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38510707&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc China could overtake the United States as its biggestmarket within five years, as demand for its key Chinese cognacgrows more than 10 percent annually. The maker of Remy Martin cognac and Piper-Heidsi... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38510711&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 10:57:17 -0400 Fox Business http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38510711&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Black & Decker and the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission jointly recalled about 192,000 random orbit sanders over safety concerns. The black plastic disc that holds the sandpaper can fly off... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38510714&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 10:57:05 -0400 Fox Business http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38510714&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc PRETORIA, Sept 9 (Reuters) - The South African Reserve Bankcut its repo rate further on Thursday, citing a softer economicgrowth outlook and worries about above-inflation wage rises. The Monetary Poli... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38510716&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 10:56:58 -0400 Fox Business http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38510716&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc European Central Bank funding to Greek financial institutions eased to EUR95.9 billion by end of August from EUR96.2 billion in July, according to Bank of Greece (TELL.AT) data Thursday. The central b... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38510717&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 10:56:54 -0400 Fox Business http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38510717&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc WASHINGTON (Reuters) - New claims for unemployment benefits fell more than expected last week to a two-month low, while the trade deficit narrowed sharply in July, hopeful signs for the stuttering eco... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38510651&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 10:54:55 -0400 Reuters http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38510651&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc MCD.N ) reported softer-than-expected August sales in Europe, its biggest revenue market, due to weakness in France, sending its shares down nearly 3 percent. http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38510652&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 10:54:54 -0400 Reuters http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38510652&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc