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For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page The Iran News.Net http://www.theirannews.net/ en-us Thu, 09 Sep 2010 12:26:14 -0400 Thu, 09 Sep 2010 12:26:14 -0400 30 Car firm Hyundai has shown off South Korea’s first electric car, the BlueOn. http://www.theirannews.net/story/682890 Thu, 09 Sep 2010 06:51:53 -0400 The Iran News.Net http://www.theirannews.net/story/682890 There has been solid interest in New York Times stock, with a sudden surge on takeover talk. http://www.theirannews.net/story/682877 Thu, 09 Sep 2010 06:49:58 -0400 The Iran News.Net http://www.theirannews.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.theirannews.net/story/682876 Thu, 09 Sep 2010 06:48:00 -0400 The Iran News.Net http://www.theirannews.net/story/682876 The Greek economy has been assessed as still being shaky. http://www.theirannews.net/story/682657 Thu, 09 Sep 2010 00:20:39 -0400 The Iran News.Net http://www.theirannews.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.theirannews.net/story/682633 Wed, 08 Sep 2010 21:19:16 -0400 The Iran News.Net http://www.theirannews.net/story/682633 Oracle has promised its newly appointed President Mark Hurd a base salary of $950,000 a year. http://www.theirannews.net/story/682632 Wed, 08 Sep 2010 21:16:53 -0400 The Iran News.Net http://www.theirannews.net/story/682632 The Nasdaq was the star on the day, leaping ahead of the other major indices. http://www.theirannews.net/story/682601 Wed, 08 Sep 2010 13:56:16 -0400 The Iran News.Net http://www.theirannews.net/story/682601 Visa card holders in the UAE can now be part of a luxury hotel campaign. http://www.theirannews.net/story/682631 Wed, 08 Sep 2010 21:14:55 -0400 The Iran News.Net http://www.theirannews.net/story/682631 The UAE has frozen some Iranian bank accounts. http://www.theirannews.net/story/682630 Wed, 08 Sep 2010 21:13:26 -0400 The Iran News.Net http://www.theirannews.net/story/682630 Many European airlines have had to cancel their own flights due to the Air France strike. http://www.theirannews.net/story/682629 Wed, 08 Sep 2010 21:11:33 -0400 The Iran News.Net http://www.theirannews.net/story/682629 Home loan applications in the US have dropped, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association. http://www.theirannews.net/story/682653 Thu, 09 Sep 2010 00:17:57 -0400 The Iran News.Net http://www.theirannews.net/story/682653 Delta Air Lines has decided to upgrade the seats on its Boeing 747s to coincide with next summer’s travel. http://www.theirannews.net/story/682446 Wed, 08 Sep 2010 07:32:42 -0400 The Iran News.Net http://www.theirannews.net/story/682446 Beirut has become the most expensive city in the Middle East this year. http://www.theirannews.net/story/682432 Wed, 08 Sep 2010 07:21:42 -0400 The Iran News.Net http://www.theirannews.net/story/682432 This week’s BD25 million issues of Government Treasury Bills, issued by the Central Bank of Bahrain, were oversubscribed by 308%. http://www.theirannews.net/story/682454 Wed, 08 Sep 2010 07:43:40 -0400 The Iran News.Net http://www.theirannews.net/story/682454 NEW YORK — The Wall Street Journal is set to launch a book review in the next few weeks, even as newspapers across the country cut back on book coverage. The new weekly section will be the ... http://feeds.theirannews.net/?rid=38510718&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 12:18:35 -0400 Sign on San Diego http://feeds.theirannews.net/?rid=38510718&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.theirannews.net/?rid=38510681&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 12:08:47 -0400 Star Tribune http://feeds.theirannews.net/?rid=38510681&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc LONDON - Stock markets in Europe and the U.S. spiked higher Thursday after better than expected U.S. jobs and trade data further eased concerns that the world's largest economy was heading back towar... http://feeds.theirannews.net/?rid=38510682&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 12:08:44 -0400 Star Tribune http://feeds.theirannews.net/?rid=38510682&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.theirannews.net/?rid=38510691&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 12:06:12 -0400 Seattle Post-Intelligencer http://feeds.theirannews.net/?rid=38510691&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc REDMOND, Wash., Sept. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Microsoft Corp. (Nasdaq: MSFT) today announced a key milestone for Microsoft Dynamics CRM with the beta release of its next-generation product for cloud-based a... http://feeds.theirannews.net/?rid=38510696&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 12:04:54 -0400 RedOrbit http://feeds.theirannews.net/?rid=38510696&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc PennyStockAlley.com, a premier micro cap research firm provides subscribers with comprehensive research, in depth due diligence and technical analysis to provide our subscribers with high octane stock... http://feeds.theirannews.net/?rid=38510661&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 11:59:51 -0400 Market Wire http://feeds.theirannews.net/?rid=38510661&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- U.S. stocks on Thursday jumped for a second day, bringing the Dow industrials back into the black for the year, as a drop in weekly jobless claims cheered Wall Street. "... http://feeds.theirannews.net/?rid=38510642&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 11:57:11 -0400 MarketWatch http://feeds.theirannews.net/?rid=38510642&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Energy stocks held onto their gains Thursday on an unexpected drop in petroleum supplies, while better-than-expected weekly jobless claims data also lifted the sector. T... http://feeds.theirannews.net/?rid=38510643&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 11:57:07 -0400 MarketWatch http://feeds.theirannews.net/?rid=38510643&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Crude-oil futures rose on Thursday, receiving a lift from a drop in U.S. jobless claims, while natural gas futures fell after inventories data. Crude oil for October del... http://feeds.theirannews.net/?rid=38510644&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 11:57:04 -0400 MarketWatch http://feeds.theirannews.net/?rid=38510644&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc BOSTON (MarketWatch) -- Santarus Inc. led drug stocks north early Thursday as shares of the biotech group zoomed skyward on news that it has obtained the exclusive U.S. license to commercialize the di... http://feeds.theirannews.net/?rid=38510647&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 11:56:57 -0400 MarketWatch http://feeds.theirannews.net/?rid=38510647&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Retail stocks rose on Thursday after initial jobless claims fell more than expected, giving some encouraging sign in the troubled job market. The S&P Retail Index http://feeds.theirannews.net/?rid=38510646&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 11:56:55 -0400 MarketWatch http://feeds.theirannews.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.theirannews.net/?rid=38510648&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 11:56:52 -0400 MarketWatch http://feeds.theirannews.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.theirannews.net/?rid=38510664&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 11:49:11 -0400 Guardian http://feeds.theirannews.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.theirannews.net/?rid=38510666&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 11:49:09 -0400 Guardian http://feeds.theirannews.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.theirannews.net/?rid=38510665&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 11:49:05 -0400 Guardian http://feeds.theirannews.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.theirannews.net/?rid=38510697&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 11:47:55 -0400 Forbes http://feeds.theirannews.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.theirannews.net/?rid=38510686&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 11:46:37 -0400 Finfacts Business News http://feeds.theirannews.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.theirannews.net/?rid=38510685&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 11:46:33 -0400 Finfacts Business News http://feeds.theirannews.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.theirannews.net/?rid=38510659&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 11:40:06 -0400 Business Week http://feeds.theirannews.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.theirannews.net/?rid=38510660&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 11:40:06 -0400 Business Week http://feeds.theirannews.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.theirannews.net/?rid=38510658&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 11:40:05 -0400 Business Week http://feeds.theirannews.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.theirannews.net/?rid=38510657&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 11:40:04 -0400 Business Week http://feeds.theirannews.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.theirannews.net/?rid=38510656&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 11:40:03 -0400 Business Week http://feeds.theirannews.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.theirannews.net/?rid=38510655&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 11:33:49 -0400 Times Of India http://feeds.theirannews.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.theirannews.net/?rid=38510687&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 11:30:20 -0400 MSNBC http://feeds.theirannews.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.theirannews.net/?rid=38510688&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 11:30:18 -0400 MSNBC http://feeds.theirannews.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.theirannews.net/?rid=38510690&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 11:30:14 -0400 MSNBC http://feeds.theirannews.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.theirannews.net/?rid=38510680&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 11:17:21 -0400 Sky News http://feeds.theirannews.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.theirannews.net/?rid=38510679&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 11:17:17 -0400 Sky News http://feeds.theirannews.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.theirannews.net/?rid=38510683&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 11:08:03 -0400 Wired News http://feeds.theirannews.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.theirannews.net/?rid=38510684&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 11:07:59 -0400 Wired News http://feeds.theirannews.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.theirannews.net/?rid=38510649&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 11:00:56 -0400 Market Watch http://feeds.theirannews.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.theirannews.net/?rid=38510702&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 10:57:52 -0400 Fox Business http://feeds.theirannews.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.theirannews.net/?rid=38510701&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 10:57:48 -0400 Fox Business http://feeds.theirannews.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.theirannews.net/?rid=38510700&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 10:57:46 -0400 Fox Business http://feeds.theirannews.net/?rid=38510700&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc AAPL ) said it relaxed restrictions on developers of applications for its iPhones and iPads, potentially opening up its popular App Store to products made using http://feeds.theirannews.net/?rid=38510699&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 10:57:44 -0400 Fox Business http://feeds.theirannews.net/?rid=38510699&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.theirannews.net/?rid=38510703&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 10:57:41 -0400 Fox Business http://feeds.theirannews.net/?rid=38510703&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc NEW YORK (Reuters) - Barnes & Noble Inc ,currently the object of a proxy battle by billionaire investorRon Burkle, sent shareholders a letter urging them to vote forits board nominees and to rejec... http://feeds.theirannews.net/?rid=38510706&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 10:57:39 -0400 Fox Business http://feeds.theirannews.net/?rid=38510706&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.theirannews.net/?rid=38510705&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 10:57:36 -0400 Fox Business http://feeds.theirannews.net/?rid=38510705&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc (Updates to morning trading) By Rodrigo Campos NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks rose nearly 1percent in morning trading Thursday after data indicated theU.S. economy may see faster growth than economi... http://feeds.theirannews.net/?rid=38510704&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 10:57:34 -0400 Fox Business http://feeds.theirannews.net/?rid=38510704&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.theirannews.net/?rid=38510708&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 10:57:32 -0400 Fox Business http://feeds.theirannews.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.theirannews.net/?rid=38510707&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 10:57:29 -0400 Fox Business http://feeds.theirannews.net/?rid=38510707&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc By Marie-Louise Gumuchian LONDON, Sept 9 (Reuters) - Oil rose above $75 a barrel onThursday, hitting a three-week high, as it drew strength from aninitial report of falling U.S. inventories and then f... http://feeds.theirannews.net/?rid=38510709&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 10:57:25 -0400 Fox Business http://feeds.theirannews.net/?rid=38510709&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.theirannews.net/?rid=38510711&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 10:57:17 -0400 Fox Business http://feeds.theirannews.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.theirannews.net/?rid=38510714&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 10:57:05 -0400 Fox Business http://feeds.theirannews.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.theirannews.net/?rid=38510716&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 10:56:58 -0400 Fox Business http://feeds.theirannews.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.theirannews.net/?rid=38510717&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 10:56:54 -0400 Fox Business http://feeds.theirannews.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.theirannews.net/?rid=38510651&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 10:54:55 -0400 Reuters http://feeds.theirannews.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.theirannews.net/?rid=38510652&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 10:54:54 -0400 Reuters http://feeds.theirannews.net/?rid=38510652&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc DealReporter, a financial news service affiliated with the Financial Times Group, said on Wednesday Sanofi had pitched a new offer, at $71 a share, to buy Genzyme in return for the opportunity to cond... http://feeds.theirannews.net/?rid=38510653&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 10:54:52 -0400 Reuters http://feeds.theirannews.net/?rid=38510653&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Canada has slipped to the bottom of the top 10 most competitive countries in the world, despite being considered one of the bright lights during the recent recession, a new report from the World Econo... http://feeds.theirannews.net/?rid=38510668&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 10:53:51 -0400 Financial Post http://feeds.theirannews.net/?rid=38510668&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.theirannews.net/?rid=38510671&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 10:53:46 -0400 Financial Post http://feeds.theirannews.net/?rid=38510671&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan Inc. should never be taken over by a Chinese consortium because China would never allow Canadians to take over any of its important resource companies. http://feeds.theirannews.net/?rid=38510670&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 10:53:45 -0400 Financial Post http://feeds.theirannews.net/?rid=38510670&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc NEW YORK — Penn West Energy Trust said it was reducing its monthly distribution to unitholders to C$0.09 per unit from C$0.15. The new distribution level represents a cash-on-cash yield of about 6%,... http://feeds.theirannews.net/?rid=38510673&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 10:53:43 -0400 Financial Post http://feeds.theirannews.net/?rid=38510673&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Jean-Marc Eustache, president and chief executive officer of Transat A.T. Inc., pauses during their annual general meeting in Montreal, March 11, 2010. http://feeds.theirannews.net/?rid=38510672&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 10:53:41 -0400 Financial Post http://feeds.theirannews.net/?rid=38510672&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Markets opened higher on positive economic news from the U.S., despite worse-than-expected housing and trade numbers north of the border.The Toronto Stock Exchange’s S&P/TSX composite index rose... http://feeds.theirannews.net/?rid=38510674&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 10:53:40 -0400 Financial Post http://feeds.theirannews.net/?rid=38510674&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc While Canada’s gross domestic product led the Group of Seven major economies in the first quarter of 2010 with annualized quarter-on-quarter GDP of 5.8 per cent, in the second quarter, its GDP fell ... http://feeds.theirannews.net/?rid=38510676&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 10:53:34 -0400 Financial Post http://feeds.theirannews.net/?rid=38510676&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc A 4.6% rise in U.S. same-store sales came after hot weather spurred demand for new high-margin fruit smoothies, helping McDonald's beat a 1.7% increase in August 2009. http://feeds.theirannews.net/?rid=38510675&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 10:53:31 -0400 Financial Post http://feeds.theirannews.net/?rid=38510675&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Now that Microsoft Bing and Yahoo officially have joined forces, Google needed to turn around and offer up a new, splashy feature that would give it a clear edge. http://feeds.theirannews.net/?rid=38510662&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 10:53:25 -0400 CIO http://feeds.theirannews.net/?rid=38510662&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc (CBS) Finding a job in this economy is tough enough, but job hunters now have to beware of fraud artists who see them as prey and try to separate them from what little money they have. Unemployment... http://feeds.theirannews.net/?rid=38510637&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 10:49:58 -0400 CBS News http://feeds.theirannews.net/?rid=38510637&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc (AP) The trade deficit narrowed significantly in July as exports climbed to the highest level in nearly two years, reflecting big gains in sales of U.S.-made airplanes and other manufactured goods whi... http://feeds.theirannews.net/?rid=38510639&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 10:49:49 -0400 CBS News http://feeds.theirannews.net/?rid=38510639&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc (AP) The government is defending as "fair and adequate" its $75 million settlement with Citigroup Inc. over charges it misled investors about billions in potential losses from subprime mortgages. T... http://feeds.theirannews.net/?rid=38510641&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 10:49:35 -0400 CBS News http://feeds.theirannews.net/?rid=38510641&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc '); } The reclusive Clark, who inherited riches amassed by her father in Montana's mining industry at the turn of last century, has spent the past 20 years living in a New York Hospital room. Th... http://feeds.theirannews.net/?rid=38510634&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 10:45:44 -0400 ABCNews http://feeds.theirannews.net/?rid=38510634&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc The investment firm buying Burger King has named a former Latin American railroad executive to be CEO of the fast-food chain after it completes its $3.26 billion acquisition. 3G Capital named Berna... http://feeds.theirannews.net/?rid=38510635&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 10:45:35 -0400 ABCNews http://feeds.theirannews.net/?rid=38510635&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Wall Street's overnight gains lifted Hong Kong's benchmark index Thursday, led by exporter Li &Fung and China Unicom, though weakness on the Chinese mainland's bourses because of declines in domes... http://feeds.theirannews.net/?rid=38510650&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 10:10:25 -0400 People's Daily http://feeds.theirannews.net/?rid=38510650&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc WASHINGTON - After a regional airliner crashed in western New York a year and a half ago, killing 50 people, the Obama administration promised swift action to prevent similar tragedies. High on the l... http://feeds.theirannews.net/?rid=38507453&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 09:46:01 -0400 Star Tribune http://feeds.theirannews.net/?rid=38507453&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc ST. PAUL, Minn. - Manufacturing conglomerate 3M Co. has agreed to pay $810 million for Arizant Inc., a company that makes heating devices for surgical patients. The deal announced Thursday is one of... http://feeds.theirannews.net/?rid=38507452&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 09:45:58 -0400 Star Tribune http://feeds.theirannews.net/?rid=38507452&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc BUFFALO, N.Y. - A blaze at a wood pallet company that lit up the pre-dawn sky with flames that could be seen for miles in Buffalo, N.Y., is now under control. Black smoke is still billowing from the... http://feeds.theirannews.net/?rid=38507454&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 09:45:55 -0400 Star Tribune http://feeds.theirannews.net/?rid=38507454&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc THE ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON -- The White House says Elizabeth Warren, a leading candidate to lead the new consumer protection agency, met with President Barack Obama Tuesday. However, White Ho... http://feeds.theirannews.net/?rid=38507462&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 09:43:34 -0400 Seattle Post-Intelligencer http://feeds.theirannews.net/?rid=38507462&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc www.wallstreetequityresearch.com allows shareholders to gain full understanding of the economic and market forces influencing the aluminum industry, and offers free research on industry players http://feeds.theirannews.net/?rid=38507444&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 09:36:47 -0400 Market Wire http://feeds.theirannews.net/?rid=38507444&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc +4.21% ) shares gained 12% after the IT firm announced nearly $5 million in new business and a $1.3 million settlement payment from prior owners. Men's Wearhouse Inc. http://feeds.theirannews.net/?rid=38507425&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 09:33:58 -0400 MarketWatch http://feeds.theirannews.net/?rid=38507425&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Global markets European shares recovered from early losses to trade higher, with the Bank of England in focus after again leaving interest rates on hold at a record low level. Asian stock indexes e... http://feeds.theirannews.net/?rid=38507426&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 09:33:56 -0400 MarketWatch http://feeds.theirannews.net/?rid=38507426&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) -- The number of initial claims for regular state unemployment insurance benefits fell 27,000 to 451,000, seasonally adjusted, in the week ended Sept. 4, the Labor Department ... http://feeds.theirannews.net/?rid=38507427&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 09:33:52 -0400 MarketWatch http://feeds.theirannews.net/?rid=38507427&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc LONDON (MarketWatch) -- The U.S. dollar held its ground versus major rivals Thursday as investors awaited the release of weekly jobless claims data, while the Australian dollar saw gains after strong ... http://feeds.theirannews.net/?rid=38507428&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 09:33:46 -0400 MarketWatch http://feeds.theirannews.net/?rid=38507428&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Sept. 9 (Bloomberg) -- At least seven people died in a suicide-bomb attack on the main airport in Somalia’s capital, Mogadishu, an eyewitness said. http://feeds.theirannews.net/?rid=38507441&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 09:17:55 -0400 Business Week http://feeds.theirannews.net/?rid=38507441&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Sept. 9 (Bloomberg) -- Twenty-four U.S. marines recaptured a German-owned ship today after the vessel was boarded by pirates yesterday, the U.S. Navy said in a statement. http://feeds.theirannews.net/?rid=38507438&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 09:17:50 -0400 Business Week http://feeds.theirannews.net/?rid=38507438&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Sept. 9 (Bloomberg) -- Stocks rose to a four-month high in Europe and U.S. futures advanced after American jobless claims fell more than forecast. Treasuries declined, Australia’s dollar strengt... http://feeds.theirannews.net/?rid=38507442&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 09:17:47 -0400 Business Week http://feeds.theirannews.net/?rid=38507442&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc If you mess with “Mom and Pop,” prepare for a swift spanking. Especially when so many small businesses are smarting themselves. As President Barack Obama lobbies the Senate to pass his proposed... http://feeds.theirannews.net/?rid=38507458&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 09:08:14 -0400 MSNBC http://feeds.theirannews.net/?rid=38507458&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc U.S. retailer Toys R Us, which has filed for an initial public offering, said it plans to open about 600 temporary stores in malls and shopping centers nationwide, doubling the number of store locatio... http://feeds.theirannews.net/?rid=38507461&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 09:08:09 -0400 MSNBC http://feeds.theirannews.net/?rid=38507461&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Sept. 9 (Bloomberg) -- Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero has three weeks to draft a budget that can unite Basques who want to split from Spain and investors skeptical he can tame the euro re... http://feeds.theirannews.net/?rid=38507435&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 08:56:40 -0400 Business Week http://feeds.theirannews.net/?rid=38507435&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc download Flash from the Adobe download website. July's trade deficit - the difference between goods sold to other countries and goods imported - widened to £8.66bn. That compares to £7.53bn i... http://feeds.theirannews.net/?rid=38507450&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 08:54:59 -0400 Sky News http://feeds.theirannews.net/?rid=38507450&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Senior Microsoft attorney Richard Boscovich says the company is expected to get a big win in its legal case against the operators of the Waledac botnet. http://feeds.theirannews.net/?rid=38507429&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 08:50:07 -0400 CNet http://feeds.theirannews.net/?rid=38507429&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Dow Jones )- UniCredit SpA (UCG.MI) would be interested in parts of Germany's BHF-Bank, such as the wealth management business, Theodor Weimer, chief executive of UniCredit's German unit, UniCredit Ba... http://feeds.theirannews.net/?rid=38507473&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 08:38:04 -0400 Fox Business http://feeds.theirannews.net/?rid=38507473&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc LONDON -- Fiscal consolidation across the 16-nation euro zone won't begin until next year, Fitch Ratings said Thursday in a report. "While all member states are responding to varying degrees to the im... http://feeds.theirannews.net/?rid=38507472&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 08:38:03 -0400 Fox Business http://feeds.theirannews.net/?rid=38507472&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc HONG KONG -- All Nippon Airways Co. said Thursday it plans to launch a low-cost airline offering international service that will include financial backing by a Hong Kong-based private equity fund. The... http://feeds.theirannews.net/?rid=38507470&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 08:37:59 -0400 Fox Business http://feeds.theirannews.net/?rid=38507470&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc