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For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page The St Petersburg News.Net http://www.thestpetersburgnews.net/ en-us Thu, 09 Sep 2010 18:22:43 -0400 Thu, 09 Sep 2010 18:22:43 -0400 30 Good news on the economy translated to positive equity markets on Wall Street Thursday. http://www.thestpetersburgnews.net/story/683089 Thu, 09 Sep 2010 15:57:26 -0400 The St Petersburg News.Net http://www.thestpetersburgnews.net/story/683089 Car firm Hyundai has shown off South Korea’s first electric car, the BlueOn. http://www.thestpetersburgnews.net/story/682890 Thu, 09 Sep 2010 06:51:53 -0400 The St Petersburg News.Net http://www.thestpetersburgnews.net/story/682890 There has been solid interest in New York Times stock, with a sudden surge on takeover talk. http://www.thestpetersburgnews.net/story/682877 Thu, 09 Sep 2010 06:49:58 -0400 The St Petersburg News.Net http://www.thestpetersburgnews.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.thestpetersburgnews.net/story/682876 Thu, 09 Sep 2010 06:48:00 -0400 The St Petersburg News.Net http://www.thestpetersburgnews.net/story/682876 The Greek economy has been assessed as still being shaky. http://www.thestpetersburgnews.net/story/682657 Thu, 09 Sep 2010 00:20:39 -0400 The St Petersburg News.Net http://www.thestpetersburgnews.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.thestpetersburgnews.net/story/682633 Wed, 08 Sep 2010 21:19:16 -0400 The St Petersburg News.Net http://www.thestpetersburgnews.net/story/682633 Oracle has promised its newly appointed President Mark Hurd a base salary of $950,000 a year. http://www.thestpetersburgnews.net/story/682632 Wed, 08 Sep 2010 21:16:53 -0400 The St Petersburg News.Net http://www.thestpetersburgnews.net/story/682632 Visa card holders in the UAE can now be part of a luxury hotel campaign. http://www.thestpetersburgnews.net/story/682631 Wed, 08 Sep 2010 21:14:55 -0400 The St Petersburg News.Net http://www.thestpetersburgnews.net/story/682631 The UAE has frozen some Iranian bank accounts. http://www.thestpetersburgnews.net/story/682630 Wed, 08 Sep 2010 21:13:26 -0400 The St Petersburg News.Net http://www.thestpetersburgnews.net/story/682630 Many European airlines have had to cancel their own flights due to the Air France strike. http://www.thestpetersburgnews.net/story/682629 Wed, 08 Sep 2010 21:11:33 -0400 The St Petersburg News.Net http://www.thestpetersburgnews.net/story/682629 Home loan applications in the US have dropped, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association. http://www.thestpetersburgnews.net/story/682653 Thu, 09 Sep 2010 00:17:57 -0400 The St Petersburg News.Net http://www.thestpetersburgnews.net/story/682653 ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Alaska Gov. Sean Parnell says the state is suing to overturn the federal suspension of offshore drilling in Arctic Ocean waters. In May, Interior Secretary Ken Salazar suspended ... http://feeds.thestpetersburgnews.net/?rid=38518681&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 16:59:24 -0400 Star Tribune http://feeds.thestpetersburgnews.net/?rid=38518681&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Stocks extended their September rally Thursday following more encouraging news on the job market. The Dow Jones industrial average rose 28 points after the Labor Department said first-time claims for ... http://feeds.thestpetersburgnews.net/?rid=38518682&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 16:59:22 -0400 Star Tribune http://feeds.thestpetersburgnews.net/?rid=38518682&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc THE ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK -- Donald Trump is offering to buy out one of the major investors in the real estate partnership that controls the site near ground zero where a Muslim group wants to ... http://feeds.thestpetersburgnews.net/?rid=38518687&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 16:56:53 -0400 Seattle Post-Intelligencer http://feeds.thestpetersburgnews.net/?rid=38518687&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- National Semiconductor Corp. shares fell as much as 5% in after-hours trading Thursday, and Smith & Wesson Holdings Corp. also stumbled after the company reported a ... http://feeds.thestpetersburgnews.net/?rid=38518652&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 16:47:33 -0400 MarketWatch http://feeds.thestpetersburgnews.net/?rid=38518652&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc (4:06 PM ET) SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- National Semiconductor reported a sharp jump in earnings for its first fiscal quarter thanks to strong demand for the company's semiconductor products used ... http://feeds.thestpetersburgnews.net/?rid=38518651&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 16:47:28 -0400 MarketWatch http://feeds.thestpetersburgnews.net/?rid=38518651&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Liverpool history, there will be no dancing around the streets of Anfield at reports of their imminent demise. Imminent will not suffice for supporters more accustomed to refinancing deals than record... http://feeds.thestpetersburgnews.net/?rid=38518668&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 16:39:07 -0400 Guardian http://feeds.thestpetersburgnews.net/?rid=38518668&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc David Cameron in the Cabinet Office is working on how to use behavioural economics and market signals to persuade citizens to behave in a more socially integrated way.The unit, formally known as the B... http://feeds.thestpetersburgnews.net/?rid=38518669&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 16:39:05 -0400 Guardian http://feeds.thestpetersburgnews.net/?rid=38518669&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Now Osborne wants Robert Chote to be chairman of the Office for Budget Responsibility , the body charged with producing credible economic forecasts.Chote is the economist who declared that the austeri... http://feeds.thestpetersburgnews.net/?rid=38518672&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 16:39:04 -0400 Guardian http://feeds.thestpetersburgnews.net/?rid=38518672&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Argos is a good place to take the pulse of the high street and measure the mood of consumers. Its catalogues carry some items that might be deemed essential but the bulk of the products can always be ... http://feeds.thestpetersburgnews.net/?rid=38518671&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 16:39:01 -0400 Guardian http://feeds.thestpetersburgnews.net/?rid=38518671&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc The owner of the Blackwell specialist books chain is handing ownership of the business to its staff because he is determined to prevent it ever being taken over and is "passionate" about keeping the f... http://feeds.thestpetersburgnews.net/?rid=38518670&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 16:39:00 -0400 Guardian http://feeds.thestpetersburgnews.net/?rid=38518670&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc David Montgomery 's attempt to transform himself from Fleet Street editor to media mogul ended in failure today when Mecom, the European newspaper group he founded, announced he is to leave his chief ... http://feeds.thestpetersburgnews.net/?rid=38518673&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 16:38:58 -0400 Guardian http://feeds.thestpetersburgnews.net/?rid=38518673&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc A group of Liverpool fans wrote an open-letter to RBS this week claiming the club's owners Tom Hicks and George Gillett were 'liars'. Photograph: Dave Thompson/PA Wire/Press Association Images http://feeds.thestpetersburgnews.net/?rid=38518674&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 16:38:55 -0400 Guardian http://feeds.thestpetersburgnews.net/?rid=38518674&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Image via Wikipedia    Coca-Cola lost a great salesman when it did not renew its endorsement deal with Kobe Bryant for its Sprite brand when it expired at the end of 2005. Bryant was accused of s... http://feeds.thestpetersburgnews.net/?rid=38518667&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 16:37:47 -0400 Forbes http://feeds.thestpetersburgnews.net/?rid=38518667&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc TORONTO - Canadian earnings declared Thursday as of 3:15 p.m. ET: ADF Group Inc. (TSX:DRX): Three months ended July 31, 2010, $878,000, $0.03 a share; 2009, $1,845,000, $0.05 a share. Revenue: 2010, ... http://feeds.thestpetersburgnews.net/?rid=38518689&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 16:30:34 -0400 Canadian Business http://feeds.thestpetersburgnews.net/?rid=38518689&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Sept. 9 (Bloomberg) -- Bundesbank board member Thilo Sarrazin resigned after his comments on Jews and Muslims sparked political outrage and condemnation from Chancellor Angela Merkel. http://feeds.thestpetersburgnews.net/?rid=38518664&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 16:30:24 -0400 Business Week http://feeds.thestpetersburgnews.net/?rid=38518664&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Sept. 9 (Bloomberg) -- EBay Inc., the world’s most-visited e-commerce site, won a lawsuit over Craigslist Inc.’s decision to strip it of a seat on the online classified-advertising company... http://feeds.thestpetersburgnews.net/?rid=38518663&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 16:30:23 -0400 Business Week http://feeds.thestpetersburgnews.net/?rid=38518663&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.thestpetersburgnews.net/?rid=38518662&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 16:30:22 -0400 Business Week http://feeds.thestpetersburgnews.net/?rid=38518662&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Sept. 9 (Bloomberg) -- A former Bank of America Corp. executive pleaded guilty to participating in a criminal conspiracy to rig the bidding on investments sold to state and local governments to profit... http://feeds.thestpetersburgnews.net/?rid=38518665&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 16:30:21 -0400 Business Week http://feeds.thestpetersburgnews.net/?rid=38518665&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Welcome to Microsoft Pri0: That's Microspeak for top priority, and that's the news and observations you'll find here from Seattle Times technology reporter Sharon Chan. http://feeds.thestpetersburgnews.net/?rid=38518658&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 16:30:07 -0400 The Seattle Times http://feeds.thestpetersburgnews.net/?rid=38518658&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc earned the most money among the state’s health care insurance providers, with nearly $4 billion made from direct premiums, according to a state report released Thursday. Although Jacksonville-b... http://feeds.thestpetersburgnews.net/?rid=38518683&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 16:28:27 -0400 Business Journal http://feeds.thestpetersburgnews.net/?rid=38518683&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Most comments Government cuts weigh on job market (382) What's the best economic stimulus plan - and would it help you? (111) We may be working as hard as we can (47) Detroit is the most stressed out ... http://feeds.thestpetersburgnews.net/?rid=38518684&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 16:18:49 -0400 MSNBC http://feeds.thestpetersburgnews.net/?rid=38518684&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc NEW YORK — Feeling stressed and in need of a vacation? You are not alone but more than half of Americans do not take all their vacation days, even though they think they need a holiday more this... http://feeds.thestpetersburgnews.net/?rid=38518685&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 16:18:47 -0400 MSNBC http://feeds.thestpetersburgnews.net/?rid=38518685&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc More than 90 designers will show at New York Fashion Week's new headquarters on Manhattan's Upper West Side, up about 50 percent from the last two seasons in February and September. http://feeds.thestpetersburgnews.net/?rid=38518686&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 16:18:45 -0400 MSNBC http://feeds.thestpetersburgnews.net/?rid=38518686&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc US stocks soared overnight after new data showing an improvement in the job market and a narrowing trade gap bolstered hopes that the US economy was on a recovery track. http://feeds.thestpetersburgnews.net/?rid=38518659&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 15:53:33 -0400 The Daily Telegraph http://feeds.thestpetersburgnews.net/?rid=38518659&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc BP , BP.LN) 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 Ba... http://feeds.thestpetersburgnews.net/?rid=38518692&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 15:48:57 -0400 Fox Business http://feeds.thestpetersburgnews.net/?rid=38518692&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Dow Jones )- Mining company Grupo Mexico SAB de CV (GMEXICO.MX) said Thursday that it is notifying clients and suppliers of a force majeure situation at its La Caridad smelter and refinery complex, wh... http://feeds.thestpetersburgnews.net/?rid=38518691&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 15:48:54 -0400 Fox Business http://feeds.thestpetersburgnews.net/?rid=38518691&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc * Aussie dollar hits 4-month high on solid jobs data (Adds quote, updates prices, changes byline) By Wanfeng Zhou NEW YORK (Reuters) - The yen hovered near a 15-yearhigh against the dollar Thursday as... http://feeds.thestpetersburgnews.net/?rid=38518690&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 15:48:51 -0400 Fox Business http://feeds.thestpetersburgnews.net/?rid=38518690&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc AGN ) has filed a patent-infringement lawsuit in federal court against Apotex Inc. in an attempt to stop Apotex from selling a generic version of the eyelash-enhancing drug Latisse before patent prote... http://feeds.thestpetersburgnews.net/?rid=38518695&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 15:48:40 -0400 Fox Business http://feeds.thestpetersburgnews.net/?rid=38518695&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc SAN FRANCICSCO -- Gold futures ended lower Thursday as an early improvement in sentiment about the global recovery, stoked by better jobless claims data, pulled investors away from assets bought as he... http://feeds.thestpetersburgnews.net/?rid=38518694&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 15:48:35 -0400 Fox Business http://feeds.thestpetersburgnews.net/?rid=38518694&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Dow Jones )- Environmental groups in the U.S. are asking the Obama administration to make sure cars and trucks are able to get 60 miles per gallon by 2025. In a letter to the president Thursday, the g... http://feeds.thestpetersburgnews.net/?rid=38518696&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 15:48:32 -0400 Fox Business http://feeds.thestpetersburgnews.net/?rid=38518696&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Dow Jones )- French state-controlled power behemoth Electricite de France SA (EDF.FR) expects to finalize the sale of its U.K.-based power grids by November, Chief Financial Officer Thomas Piquemal sa... http://feeds.thestpetersburgnews.net/?rid=38518697&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 15:48:28 -0400 Fox Business http://feeds.thestpetersburgnews.net/?rid=38518697&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Delta Air Lines Inc. said Thursday it signed a code-share agreement with Hawaiian Airlines that will give its customers access to inter-island flights for the first time. Beginning Sept. 15, Hawaiian ... http://feeds.thestpetersburgnews.net/?rid=38518698&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 15:48:24 -0400 Fox Business http://feeds.thestpetersburgnews.net/?rid=38518698&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc A combination of better-than-expected jobless data and lackluster auction results pressured Treasury prices on Thursday, sending yields higher. Yields on benchmark 10-year Treasurys (UST10Y), which mo... http://feeds.thestpetersburgnews.net/?rid=38518699&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 15:48:21 -0400 Fox Business http://feeds.thestpetersburgnews.net/?rid=38518699&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc (In U.S. dollars) (Reuters) - Here is a timeline of the takeover bid byCanada's largest convenience store operator, AlimentationCouche-Tard Inc, for http://feeds.thestpetersburgnews.net/?rid=38518700&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 15:48:18 -0400 Fox Business http://feeds.thestpetersburgnews.net/?rid=38518700&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc (Updates after auction, adds quote, latest prices) NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. Treasuries fell Thursdayafter jobs and trade data suggested the economy wasn't as weakas feared, boosting riskier assets su... http://feeds.thestpetersburgnews.net/?rid=38518702&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 15:48:11 -0400 Fox Business http://feeds.thestpetersburgnews.net/?rid=38518702&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc LOS ANGELES -- Crude oil futures fell Thursday, losing grip of earlier gains after the Energy Information Administration said crude oil inventories last week fell by 1.9 million barrels, more than the... http://feeds.thestpetersburgnews.net/?rid=38518703&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 15:48:07 -0400 Fox Business http://feeds.thestpetersburgnews.net/?rid=38518703&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc SBUX ) may have a 'grande'-sized PR problem. Coffee connoisseurs may notice a few changes have been made to the chain’s outdoor menus. Several blogs have noted that the vendor has removed several o... http://feeds.thestpetersburgnews.net/?rid=38518704&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 15:48:03 -0400 Fox Business http://feeds.thestpetersburgnews.net/?rid=38518704&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc NEW YORK (Reuters) - Chemical shipments on U.S.railroads rose 7.7 percent last week, the Association ofAmerican Railroads said Thursday. Chemical shipments on trains, called rail car loadings, area me... http://feeds.thestpetersburgnews.net/?rid=38518705&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 15:48:00 -0400 Fox Business http://feeds.thestpetersburgnews.net/?rid=38518705&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.thestpetersburgnews.net/?rid=38518654&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 15:46:04 -0400 Reuters http://feeds.thestpetersburgnews.net/?rid=38518654&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc F.N ) will host a meeting for its Lincoln dealers in early October to discuss its plans for re-energizing a brand that has long trailed luxury market competitors such as Cadillac and Mercedes. http://feeds.thestpetersburgnews.net/?rid=38518657&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 15:45:56 -0400 Reuters http://feeds.thestpetersburgnews.net/?rid=38518657&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc OTTAWA — Canada’s weakening real estate market is headed for a rough patch in the months ahead, analysts said after data released Thursday showed housing starts slowing for the fourth consecutive ... http://feeds.thestpetersburgnews.net/?rid=38518675&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 15:44:55 -0400 Financial Post http://feeds.thestpetersburgnews.net/?rid=38518675&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.thestpetersburgnews.net/?rid=38518676&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 15:44:52 -0400 Financial Post http://feeds.thestpetersburgnews.net/?rid=38518676&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc There is a lot of talk about what the results of the SEC's probe into what caused the May 6 Flash Crash, which are due later this month, will turn up.The investigation, which centers on high frequency... http://feeds.thestpetersburgnews.net/?rid=38518677&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 15:44:50 -0400 Financial Post http://feeds.thestpetersburgnews.net/?rid=38518677&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Weizhen Tang, centre, the Toronto resident who once billed himself as the Chinese Warren Buffett and is now facing a slew of fraud allegations stemming from an investigation by stock market regulators... http://feeds.thestpetersburgnews.net/?rid=38518678&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 15:44:49 -0400 Financial Post http://feeds.thestpetersburgnews.net/?rid=38518678&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Canadian Finance Minister Jim Flaherty said on Thursday he is concerned by the record high trade deficit Canada had in July and he called on the private sector to step up investment to improve product... http://feeds.thestpetersburgnews.net/?rid=38518679&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 15:44:47 -0400 Financial Post http://feeds.thestpetersburgnews.net/?rid=38518679&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc NEW YORK - Homebuilders in the United States, who lost hundreds of millions of dollars when land they bought during the housing boom lost value after the bust, are bidding up lots despite new softness... http://feeds.thestpetersburgnews.net/?rid=38518680&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 15:44:44 -0400 Financial Post http://feeds.thestpetersburgnews.net/?rid=38518680&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Obama's New Economic Overhaul President Obama will be focusing on the economy this week and CBS News Senior White House correspondent Bill Plante has a preview of his Labor Day rally in Wisconsin. http://feeds.thestpetersburgnews.net/?rid=38518642&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 15:41:25 -0400 CBS News http://feeds.thestpetersburgnews.net/?rid=38518642&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Handbags Help Feed Hungry Two women, who met while working with the United Nations, turned stylish handbags into a necessity in the struggle to feed the world's hungry children. Michelle Miller has th... http://feeds.thestpetersburgnews.net/?rid=38518643&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 15:41:20 -0400 CBS News http://feeds.thestpetersburgnews.net/?rid=38518643&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.thestpetersburgnews.net/?rid=38518644&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 15:41:15 -0400 CBS News http://feeds.thestpetersburgnews.net/?rid=38518644&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.thestpetersburgnews.net/?rid=38518646&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 15:41:10 -0400 CBS News http://feeds.thestpetersburgnews.net/?rid=38518646&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Job Hunters Beware Harry Smith talks to Workplace Consultant and author, Debra Shigley, about scams to be aware of when looking for a job. (09/09/10) http://feeds.thestpetersburgnews.net/?rid=38518645&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 15:41:06 -0400 CBS News http://feeds.thestpetersburgnews.net/?rid=38518645&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.thestpetersburgnews.net/?rid=38518650&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 15:40:48 -0400 CBS News http://feeds.thestpetersburgnews.net/?rid=38518650&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday sent warning letters to five manufacturers of electronic cigarettes, noting that from now on the popular nicotine-packed devices will be subject to regula... http://feeds.thestpetersburgnews.net/?rid=38518637&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 15:36:03 -0400 ABCNews http://feeds.thestpetersburgnews.net/?rid=38518637&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Mobile phone operator Millicom International Cellular S.A. on Thursday said it plans to redeem in full a high-yield bond due in 2013 by the end of this year. The Luxembourg-based Millicom said the ... http://feeds.thestpetersburgnews.net/?rid=38518638&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 15:35:57 -0400 ABCNews http://feeds.thestpetersburgnews.net/?rid=38518638&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc ___ LONDON — A leading international economic body said the global economy will recover slower than expected, but that a double-dip recession remains unlikely. The Paris-based Organization for Ec... http://feeds.thestpetersburgnews.net/?rid=38518639&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 15:35:53 -0400 ABCNews http://feeds.thestpetersburgnews.net/?rid=38518639&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc In a Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2010 photo, Scott Harris looks into a case at Destin Connection Seafood Market in Montgomery, Ala.. The owner of the seafood market, David Scott, faces a difficult decision as... http://feeds.thestpetersburgnews.net/?rid=38518640&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 15:35:49 -0400 ABCNews http://feeds.thestpetersburgnews.net/?rid=38518640&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc In this file photo taken March 23, 2010, a jack hammer-type approach is used to break away the old ceiling of this West Virginia tunnel in Logan, W. Va. Norfolk Southern's Heartland Corridor project i... http://feeds.thestpetersburgnews.net/?rid=38518641&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 15:35:46 -0400 ABCNews http://feeds.thestpetersburgnews.net/?rid=38518641&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc to the New Jersey Bureau of Securities; the amount is New Jersey's share of a settlement previously negotiated by a multistate task force of state regulators. J.P. Morgan was accused of inappropriat... http://feeds.thestpetersburgnews.net/?rid=38518653&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 15:05:11 -0400 Morning Star http://feeds.thestpetersburgnews.net/?rid=38518653&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc 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.thestpetersburgnews.net/?rid=38514497&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 14:37:19 -0400 Star Tribune http://feeds.thestpetersburgnews.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.thestpetersburgnews.net/?rid=38514498&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 14:37:16 -0400 Star Tribune http://feeds.thestpetersburgnews.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.thestpetersburgnews.net/?rid=38514507&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 14:32:30 -0400 Politico http://feeds.thestpetersburgnews.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.thestpetersburgnews.net/?rid=38514482&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 14:28:20 -0400 Market Wire http://feeds.thestpetersburgnews.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.thestpetersburgnews.net/?rid=38514483&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 14:27:50 -0400 Market Wire http://feeds.thestpetersburgnews.net/?rid=38514483&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.thestpetersburgnews.net/?rid=38514476&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 14:25:11 -0400 MarketWatch http://feeds.thestpetersburgnews.net/?rid=38514476&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.thestpetersburgnews.net/?rid=38514488&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 14:17:11 -0400 Guardian http://feeds.thestpetersburgnews.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.thestpetersburgnews.net/?rid=38514484&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 14:15:20 -0400 eTaiwan News http://feeds.thestpetersburgnews.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.thestpetersburgnews.net/?rid=38514486&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 14:14:57 -0400 Forbes http://feeds.thestpetersburgnews.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.thestpetersburgnews.net/?rid=38514499&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 14:14:17 -0400 Finfacts Business News http://feeds.thestpetersburgnews.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.thestpetersburgnews.net/?rid=38514505&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 14:10:18 -0400 The China Post http://feeds.thestpetersburgnews.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.thestpetersburgnews.net/?rid=38514506&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 14:09:12 -0400 The China Post http://feeds.thestpetersburgnews.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.thestpetersburgnews.net/?rid=38514481&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 14:07:56 -0400 Business Week http://feeds.thestpetersburgnews.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.thestpetersburgnews.net/?rid=38514480&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 14:07:55 -0400 Business Week http://feeds.thestpetersburgnews.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.thestpetersburgnews.net/?rid=38514479&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 14:07:54 -0400 Business Week http://feeds.thestpetersburgnews.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.thestpetersburgnews.net/?rid=38514502&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 13:57:42 -0400 MSNBC http://feeds.thestpetersburgnews.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.thestpetersburgnews.net/?rid=38514496&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 13:44:14 -0400 Sky News http://feeds.thestpetersburgnews.net/?rid=38514496&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.thestpetersburgnews.net/?rid=38514509&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 13:24:51 -0400 Fox Business http://feeds.thestpetersburgnews.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.thestpetersburgnews.net/?rid=38514510&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 13:24:50 -0400 Fox Business http://feeds.thestpetersburgnews.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.thestpetersburgnews.net/?rid=38514512&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 13:24:48 -0400 Fox Business http://feeds.thestpetersburgnews.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.thestpetersburgnews.net/?rid=38514511&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 13:24:47 -0400 Fox Business http://feeds.thestpetersburgnews.net/?rid=38514511&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.thestpetersburgnews.net/?rid=38514517&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 13:24:44 -0400 Fox Business http://feeds.thestpetersburgnews.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.thestpetersburgnews.net/?rid=38514516&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 13:24:42 -0400 Fox Business http://feeds.thestpetersburgnews.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.thestpetersburgnews.net/?rid=38514514&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 13:24:38 -0400 Fox Business http://feeds.thestpetersburgnews.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.thestpetersburgnews.net/?rid=38514519&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 13:24:32 -0400 Fox Business http://feeds.thestpetersburgnews.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.thestpetersburgnews.net/?rid=38514520&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 13:24:28 -0400 Fox Business http://feeds.thestpetersburgnews.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.thestpetersburgnews.net/?rid=38514521&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 13:24:24 -0400 Fox Business http://feeds.thestpetersburgnews.net/?rid=38514521&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc