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For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Lebanon News.Net http://www.lebanonnews.net/ en-us Thu, 09 Sep 2010 09:53:50 -0400 Thu, 09 Sep 2010 09:53:50 -0400 30 Car firm Hyundai has shown off South Korea’s first electric car, the BlueOn. http://www.lebanonnews.net/story/682890 Thu, 09 Sep 2010 06:51:53 -0400 Lebanon News.Net http://www.lebanonnews.net/story/682890 There has been solid interest in New York Times stock, with a sudden surge on takeover talk. http://www.lebanonnews.net/story/682877 Thu, 09 Sep 2010 06:49:58 -0400 Lebanon News.Net http://www.lebanonnews.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.lebanonnews.net/story/682876 Thu, 09 Sep 2010 06:48:00 -0400 Lebanon News.Net http://www.lebanonnews.net/story/682876 The Greek economy has been assessed as still being shaky. http://www.lebanonnews.net/story/682657 Thu, 09 Sep 2010 00:20:39 -0400 Lebanon News.Net http://www.lebanonnews.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.lebanonnews.net/story/682633 Wed, 08 Sep 2010 21:19:16 -0400 Lebanon News.Net http://www.lebanonnews.net/story/682633 Oracle has promised its newly appointed President Mark Hurd a base salary of $950,000 a year. http://www.lebanonnews.net/story/682632 Wed, 08 Sep 2010 21:16:53 -0400 Lebanon News.Net http://www.lebanonnews.net/story/682632 The Nasdaq was the star on the day, leaping ahead of the other major indices. http://www.lebanonnews.net/story/682601 Wed, 08 Sep 2010 13:56:16 -0400 Lebanon News.Net http://www.lebanonnews.net/story/682601 Visa card holders in the UAE can now be part of a luxury hotel campaign. http://www.lebanonnews.net/story/682631 Wed, 08 Sep 2010 21:14:55 -0400 Lebanon News.Net http://www.lebanonnews.net/story/682631 The UAE has frozen some Iranian bank accounts. http://www.lebanonnews.net/story/682630 Wed, 08 Sep 2010 21:13:26 -0400 Lebanon News.Net http://www.lebanonnews.net/story/682630 Many European airlines have had to cancel their own flights due to the Air France strike. http://www.lebanonnews.net/story/682629 Wed, 08 Sep 2010 21:11:33 -0400 Lebanon News.Net http://www.lebanonnews.net/story/682629 Home loan applications in the US have dropped, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association. http://www.lebanonnews.net/story/682653 Thu, 09 Sep 2010 00:17:57 -0400 Lebanon News.Net http://www.lebanonnews.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.lebanonnews.net/story/682446 Wed, 08 Sep 2010 07:32:42 -0400 Lebanon News.Net http://www.lebanonnews.net/story/682446 Beirut has become the most expensive city in the Middle East this year. http://www.lebanonnews.net/story/682432 Wed, 08 Sep 2010 07:21:42 -0400 Lebanon News.Net http://www.lebanonnews.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.lebanonnews.net/story/682454 Wed, 08 Sep 2010 07:43:40 -0400 Lebanon News.Net http://www.lebanonnews.net/story/682454 WASHINGTON - The nation's health care tab will go up — not down — as a result of President Barack Obama's sweeping overhaul. That's the conclusion of a government forecast released Thursd... http://feeds.lebanonnews.net/?rid=38504483&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 07:31:41 -0400 Star Tribune http://feeds.lebanonnews.net/?rid=38504483&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc TOKYO - Japan said Thursday it plans to sign a free trade pact with India that will scrap tariffs on 94 percent of traded goods over 10 years. Foreign ministry official Norifumi Kondo said the two c... http://feeds.lebanonnews.net/?rid=38504484&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 07:31:36 -0400 Star Tribune http://feeds.lebanonnews.net/?rid=38504484&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc LONDON - The Bank of England says it is holding interest rates steady at a record low of 0.5 percent for the 18th consecutive month amid growing fears about a double-dip recession. The British centr... http://feeds.lebanonnews.net/?rid=38504485&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 07:31:34 -0400 Star Tribune http://feeds.lebanonnews.net/?rid=38504485&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Wall Street is continuing to punish Democrats for passing tough financial reform laws, shifting its contributions back to Republicans after flirting with winning Democrats over the past two election c... http://feeds.lebanonnews.net/?rid=38504492&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 07:27:15 -0400 Politico http://feeds.lebanonnews.net/?rid=38504492&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc FRANKFURT (MarketWatch) -- U.S. stock-index futures posted modest gains early Thursday, as traders awaited data on jobless claims for more clues about the state of the American labor market. Futu... http://feeds.lebanonnews.net/?rid=38504464&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 07:19:54 -0400 MarketWatch http://feeds.lebanonnews.net/?rid=38504464&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Article Reprints A special report from A.M. Best concludes that "robust earnings reports mask challenges ahead for the global reinsurance industry: a convergence of market pressures, low interest rate... http://feeds.lebanonnews.net/?rid=38504479&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 07:15:17 -0400 Insurance Journal http://feeds.lebanonnews.net/?rid=38504479&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Britain's coalition government clocked up a record trade deficit in its first three months in office, official figures showed today. Here is what the economists made of the data http://feeds.lebanonnews.net/?rid=38504475&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 07:12:25 -0400 Guardian http://feeds.lebanonnews.net/?rid=38504475&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc job losses across the UK defence industry after announcing that it will cut up to 946 positions across its UK workforce.The cutbacks will mostly hit its http://feeds.lebanonnews.net/?rid=38504476&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 07:12:21 -0400 Guardian http://feeds.lebanonnews.net/?rid=38504476&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Metal prices are edging lower, with copper at a one week low, although so far mining shares are holding up reasonably well.Commodity prices have been hit by reports from China that the government may ... http://feeds.lebanonnews.net/?rid=38504478&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 07:12:17 -0400 Guardian http://feeds.lebanonnews.net/?rid=38504478&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc BP admitted today its managers on the Deepwater Horizon missed key warning signs in the hours before the explosion aboard the oil rig, but an internal investigation put much of the blame on other comp... http://feeds.lebanonnews.net/?rid=38504477&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 07:12:12 -0400 Guardian http://feeds.lebanonnews.net/?rid=38504477&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.lebanonnews.net/?rid=38504487&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 07:09:51 -0400 Finfacts Business News http://feeds.lebanonnews.net/?rid=38504487&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.lebanonnews.net/?rid=38504488&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 07:09:46 -0400 Finfacts Business News http://feeds.lebanonnews.net/?rid=38504488&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Google needed to turn around and offer up a new, splashy feature that would give them a clear edge. And that's just what Google did on Wednesday, when the company http://feeds.lebanonnews.net/?rid=38504486&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 07:05:20 -0400 Computerworld http://feeds.lebanonnews.net/?rid=38504486&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Sept. 9 (Bloomberg) -- Stocks rose to a four-month high in Europe and U.S. futures advanced after the Federal Reserve indicated the American economy is avoiding a recessionary relapse. The Australian ... http://feeds.lebanonnews.net/?rid=38504474&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 07:03:22 -0400 Business Week http://feeds.lebanonnews.net/?rid=38504474&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Sept. 9 (Bloomberg) -- China brought forward the release of August economic indicators by two days, spurring speculation the central bank may be preparing to raise a benchmark interest rate before mar... http://feeds.lebanonnews.net/?rid=38504473&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 07:03:21 -0400 Business Week http://feeds.lebanonnews.net/?rid=38504473&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Sept. 9 (Bloomberg) -- National Australia Bank Ltd.’s planned A$13.3 billion ($12.2 billion) takeover of asset manager Axa Asia Pacific Holdings Ltd. was blocked a second time by the regulator, ... http://feeds.lebanonnews.net/?rid=38504472&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 07:03:20 -0400 Business Week http://feeds.lebanonnews.net/?rid=38504472&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc NEW YORK (AP) ― Stock prices were set to continue their rally Thursday as investors prepare for a new report that is expected to show unemployment claims fell for the third straight week. http://feeds.lebanonnews.net/?rid=38504491&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 06:58:22 -0400 WBZ http://feeds.lebanonnews.net/?rid=38504491&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Rs 100 to Rs 19,370 per ten grams in the national capital today on emergence of scrap gold jewellery selling amid weakening global trend. Trading sentiment dampened as some retail customers preferred ... http://feeds.lebanonnews.net/?rid=38504470&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 06:57:42 -0400 Times Of India http://feeds.lebanonnews.net/?rid=38504470&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Shrimper Tommy Verdin, standing in front of his 100-foot trawler "Cherish" in Grand Isle, La., in June, isn't sure he can make ends meet with prices for Gulf seafood well belo... http://feeds.lebanonnews.net/?rid=38504489&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 06:54:12 -0400 MSNBC http://feeds.lebanonnews.net/?rid=38504489&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Citigroup Chief Executive Officer Vikram Pandit is raising his bet on China, where banks extended a record $1.4 trillion of new loans last year. Citigroup ( http://feeds.lebanonnews.net/?rid=38504480&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 06:42:29 -0400 Business Week http://feeds.lebanonnews.net/?rid=38504480&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc The 946 jobs will go mainly in its military divisions - Military Air Solutions and Insyte (Integrated System Technologies). Union officials are warning that the cuts could be the "tip of the iceberg"... http://feeds.lebanonnews.net/?rid=38504481&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 06:41:00 -0400 Sky News http://feeds.lebanonnews.net/?rid=38504481&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Local Data Company . Most of the worst-hit high streets are in the Midlands and the North, with the highest number of empty shops in Blackpool, at 29%. http://feeds.lebanonnews.net/?rid=38504482&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 06:40:56 -0400 Sky News http://feeds.lebanonnews.net/?rid=38504482&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc European Central Bank officialsaid economic growth would struggle once monetary stimulusmeasures had run their course. With this stark reminder of the risk of slower global growthin mind, analysts sai... http://feeds.lebanonnews.net/?rid=38504493&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 06:24:09 -0400 Fox Business http://feeds.lebanonnews.net/?rid=38504493&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc By Brian Gorman LONDON, Sept 9 (Reuters) - European shares edged higher onThursday, with miners and banks up as an ECB member expressedoptimism on the economy, though gains were capped by weakerretail... http://feeds.lebanonnews.net/?rid=38504495&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 06:24:05 -0400 Fox Business http://feeds.lebanonnews.net/?rid=38504495&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc BEIJING, Sept 9 (Reuters) - Northern China's Hebei provincehas ordered local governments to maintain normal power suppliesfor residential users after one of its counties cut electricityto households a... http://feeds.lebanonnews.net/?rid=38504496&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 06:24:04 -0400 Fox Business http://feeds.lebanonnews.net/?rid=38504496&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc UBS is committed to further developing the ultra-high net worth segment for South East Asia, which represents enormous potential with the rise of wealth creation in the region," the memo says. Also jo... http://feeds.lebanonnews.net/?rid=38504497&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 06:24:01 -0400 Fox Business http://feeds.lebanonnews.net/?rid=38504497&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 and trial online retailing early next year among a raft of ini... http://feeds.lebanonnews.net/?rid=38504499&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 06:24:00 -0400 Fox Business http://feeds.lebanonnews.net/?rid=38504499&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc REP ) wants to export its concept of Brazilian subsalt oil reserves to Gabon, Congo, the Republic of Congo and Angola, Nemesio Fernandez-Costa, the company's vice president for exploration and product... http://feeds.lebanonnews.net/?rid=38504498&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 06:23:57 -0400 Fox Business http://feeds.lebanonnews.net/?rid=38504498&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc TOKYO, Sept 9 (Reuters) - The Japanese government said onThursday it would turn down about 52,000 applications received aday earlier under its cash-for-clunkers programme after hittingthe budgeted amo... http://feeds.lebanonnews.net/?rid=38504507&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 06:23:54 -0400 Fox Business http://feeds.lebanonnews.net/?rid=38504507&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc LONDON -- German car maker BMW said it delivered 103,239 automobiles worldwide in August, representing a 12.5% increase from a year earlier as sales in http://feeds.lebanonnews.net/?rid=38504506&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 06:23:51 -0400 Fox Business http://feeds.lebanonnews.net/?rid=38504506&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc China business won't change following the departure of Chairman Stephen Green, the U.K. lender's Asia-Pacific chief executive, Peter Wong, said Thursday. Green, 61, was appointed the new U.K. Trade Mi... http://feeds.lebanonnews.net/?rid=38504505&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 06:23:48 -0400 Fox Business http://feeds.lebanonnews.net/?rid=38504505&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Pakistan spokesman Syed Wasimuddin said Thursday. Kardar is likely to join the central bank Tuesday. Oxford-educated Kardar, currently a director at the http://feeds.lebanonnews.net/?rid=38504503&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 06:23:41 -0400 Fox Business http://feeds.lebanonnews.net/?rid=38504503&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Dow Jones )- A A$4.85 billion bid for parts of the state of Queensland's commercial rail haulage network by a consortium of coal miners will be abandoned after the miners said they weren't able to sat... http://feeds.lebanonnews.net/?rid=38504502&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 06:23:38 -0400 Fox Business http://feeds.lebanonnews.net/?rid=38504502&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc By Padraic Halpin DUBLIN, Sept 9 (Reuters) - The Irish government will producedefinite figures on the cost of gradually winding downnationalised Anglo Irish Bank [ANGIB.UL] before the start ofOctober,... http://feeds.lebanonnews.net/?rid=38504501&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 06:23:35 -0400 Fox Business http://feeds.lebanonnews.net/?rid=38504501&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc China stocks fell onThursday after a sudden drop in the commodities futuresprompted skittish investors to take money off the table. Hong Kong's Hang Seng index, where the materials sector hasjust a 0.... http://feeds.lebanonnews.net/?rid=38504500&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 06:23:31 -0400 Fox Business http://feeds.lebanonnews.net/?rid=38504500&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc MADRID -- European stock markets shook off earlier losses to make marginal gains in late morning trading with banking and mining sectors pushing higher. The Stoxx Europe 600 index rose 0.2% to 262.85 ... http://feeds.lebanonnews.net/?rid=38504508&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 06:23:27 -0400 Fox Business http://feeds.lebanonnews.net/?rid=38504508&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Pakistan has been released, the U.K. embassy confirmed Thursday. "We can confirm Asad Qureshi has been released and our consular team are providing him with consular assistance," said a spokesman for ... http://feeds.lebanonnews.net/?rid=38504509&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 06:23:24 -0400 Fox Business http://feeds.lebanonnews.net/?rid=38504509&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc PARIS (Reuters) - Global recovery looks to be slowing more than expected as growth weakens in rich economies, and stimulus should be extended or stepped up if the slowdown endures, the OECD said on Th... http://feeds.lebanonnews.net/?rid=38504469&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 06:21:32 -0400 Reuters http://feeds.lebanonnews.net/?rid=38504469&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc The U.S. has slipped down the ranks of competitive economies, falling behind Sweden and Singapore due to huge deficits and pessimism about government, a global economic group said Thursday. Switzer... http://feeds.lebanonnews.net/?rid=38504460&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 06:13:42 -0400 ABCNews http://feeds.lebanonnews.net/?rid=38504460&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Chinese shares fell Thursday on fears of possible new government curbs on real estate as investors waited for monthly economic data. The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index lost 38.94 points, or 1.4... http://feeds.lebanonnews.net/?rid=38504462&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 06:13:36 -0400 ABCNews http://feeds.lebanonnews.net/?rid=38504462&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Car sales in India surged to a record for a second straight month in August on strong demand before the holiday season, despite rising prices and supply constraints. Figures released Thursday by th... http://feeds.lebanonnews.net/?rid=38504463&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 06:13:33 -0400 ABCNews http://feeds.lebanonnews.net/?rid=38504463&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc -(Dow Jones)- The energy sector produced a battery of high-yield debt offerings Wednesday, with multiple new issues to raise cash to pay down debt and fund mergers and acquisitions. http://feeds.lebanonnews.net/?rid=38504467&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 05:42:57 -0400 Morning Star http://feeds.lebanonnews.net/?rid=38504467&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc An American Fortune 100 company has helped rebuild a second primary school for poor students in southwest China's Sichuan Province, where a devastating earthquake in 2008 left 87,000 people dead or mi... http://feeds.lebanonnews.net/?rid=38504466&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 05:40:32 -0400 People's Daily http://feeds.lebanonnews.net/?rid=38504466&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc BEIJING - The U.S. has slipped down the ranks of competitive economies, falling behind Sweden and Singapore due to huge deficits and pessimism about government, a global economic group said Thursday.... http://feeds.lebanonnews.net/?rid=38501657&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 05:22:31 -0400 Star Tribune http://feeds.lebanonnews.net/?rid=38501657&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Nick Clegg , the deputy prime minister, warned today the economic recovery would be "choppy" and "uneven" because of the way spending cuts will hit different parts of the country.Clegg sought to allay... http://feeds.lebanonnews.net/?rid=38501652&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 05:03:48 -0400 Guardian http://feeds.lebanonnews.net/?rid=38501652&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc The US has slipped to fourth from second in the World Economic Forum's Global Competitiveness Index (GCI) - overtaken by Sweden and Singapore.The UK, which has fallen in recent years, regains one plac... http://feeds.lebanonnews.net/?rid=38501653&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 05:03:42 -0400 Guardian http://feeds.lebanonnews.net/?rid=38501653&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc is leading the FTSE 100 fallers as retail gloom casts a shadow over the market.The Argos and Homebase owner has seen a spate of news recently, mostly bad apart from a positive analyst comment or two e... http://feeds.lebanonnews.net/?rid=38501654&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 05:03:34 -0400 Guardian http://feeds.lebanonnews.net/?rid=38501654&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Dr. Peter Morici: Obama, Pelosi and neglect of trade deficit imperils recovery: Thursday, economists expect the US Commerce Department to report the deficit on international trade in goods and servi... http://feeds.lebanonnews.net/?rid=38501660&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 05:01:18 -0400 Finfacts Business News http://feeds.lebanonnews.net/?rid=38501660&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc SHANGHAI - Asian shares were mostly higher Thursday following advances on Wall Street and in Europe after a successful bond sale by Portugal eased debt crisis worries. But Chinese shares fell on fears... http://feeds.lebanonnews.net/?rid=38501661&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 04:55:32 -0400 Canadian Business http://feeds.lebanonnews.net/?rid=38501661&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Sept. 9 (Bloomberg) -- BHP Billiton Ltd. and a group of mining companies in Australia scrapped a proposed A$5.1 billion ($4.7 billion) offer for a state coal freight network, which the Queensland gove... http://feeds.lebanonnews.net/?rid=38501651&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 04:55:16 -0400 Business Week http://feeds.lebanonnews.net/?rid=38501651&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Reliance Industries has been ranked second in the list of world's 10 biggest 'sustainable value creators' — companies that have been successful in creating the most shareholder value over the last d... http://feeds.lebanonnews.net/?rid=38501646&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 04:49:51 -0400 Times Of India http://feeds.lebanonnews.net/?rid=38501646&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc LONDON, ENGLAND, September 09, 2010 /24-7PressRelease/ -- The team at Fly Away Simulation has added a whole new dimension to its flight simulator portal following an exciting announcement by Microsoft... http://feeds.lebanonnews.net/?rid=38501662&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 04:39:36 -0400 24 / 7 Press Release http://feeds.lebanonnews.net/?rid=38501662&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Sept. 9 (Bloomberg) -- European stocks retreated from a four-month high as the Federal Reserve said the American economy showed widespread signs of slowing. U.S. futures fluctuated while Asian shares ... http://feeds.lebanonnews.net/?rid=38501647&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 04:34:31 -0400 Business Week http://feeds.lebanonnews.net/?rid=38501647&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc FRANKFURT (MarketWatch) -- European stock markets opened lower on Thursday, as traders booked some profits after the strong gains posted in the previous session. The Stoxx Europe 600 index fell 0.3% t... http://feeds.lebanonnews.net/?rid=38501641&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 04:18:42 -0400 Market Watch http://feeds.lebanonnews.net/?rid=38501641&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Dow Jones )- Asustek Computer Inc. (2357.TW), a personal-computer maker and the world's biggest motherboard producer by shipments, is maintaining its target of shipping 1 million handsets this year, C... http://feeds.lebanonnews.net/?rid=38501668&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 04:17:23 -0400 Fox Business http://feeds.lebanonnews.net/?rid=38501668&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Dow Jones )- Insurance company AXA SA (CS.FR) said Thursday it is reviewing its Asian strategy after the Australian competition authority opposed National http://feeds.lebanonnews.net/?rid=38501667&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 04:17:21 -0400 Fox Business http://feeds.lebanonnews.net/?rid=38501667&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Dow Jones )- Two years after announcing the takeover of Dresdner Bank, Commerzbank AG (CBK.XE) said Thursday integration is nearly complete, and total synergies will exceed original expectations by 10... http://feeds.lebanonnews.net/?rid=38501666&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 04:17:20 -0400 Fox Business http://feeds.lebanonnews.net/?rid=38501666&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc China on Thursday called the seizure by Japan of a Chinese trawler that collided with two Japanese Coast Guard vessels and the arrest of its captain "absurd", warning it could adversely affect ties. 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Where there may be the odd special character missing from an older page, it's a problem that developed when Interactiv... http://feeds.lebanonnews.net/?rid=38498681&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 02:53:02 -0400 Finfacts Business News http://feeds.lebanonnews.net/?rid=38498681&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc WASHINGTON - The U.S. government is defending as "fair and adequate" its US$75 million settlement with Citigroup Inc. over charges it misled investors about billions in potential losses from subprime ... http://feeds.lebanonnews.net/?rid=38498686&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 02:45:51 -0400 Canadian Business http://feeds.lebanonnews.net/?rid=38498686&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Sept. 9 (Bloomberg) -- Trinity Ltd., owner of China retail rights for Savile Row suitmaker Gieves & Hawkes, will add at least 50 stores in smaller Chinese cities as incomes from booming coal and c... http://feeds.lebanonnews.net/?rid=38498674&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 02:45:39 -0400 Business Week http://feeds.lebanonnews.net/?rid=38498674&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Sept. 9 (Bloomberg) -- Norway, which has amassed the world’s second-biggest sovereign wealth fund, says Greece won’t default on its debts. http://feeds.lebanonnews.net/?rid=38498672&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 02:45:37 -0400 Business Week http://feeds.lebanonnews.net/?rid=38498672&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Sept. 9 (Bloomberg) -- Japan’s government said it will seek discussions with China over the nation’s record purchases of Japanese bonds as an appreciating yen threatens to undermine an eco... http://feeds.lebanonnews.net/?rid=38498673&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 02:45:37 -0400 Business Week http://feeds.lebanonnews.net/?rid=38498673&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Sept. 9 (Bloomberg) -- Asian stocks rose, driving the MSCI Asia Pacific Index higher for the first day in three, after Australian employers added more workers than estimated and an improving appetite ... http://feeds.lebanonnews.net/?rid=38498671&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 02:24:21 -0400 Business Week http://feeds.lebanonnews.net/?rid=38498671&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc