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For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Dominican Republic News.Net http://www.dominicanrepublicnews.net/ en-us Thu, 09 Sep 2010 01:22:32 -0400 Thu, 09 Sep 2010 01:22:32 -0400 30 The Greek economy has been assessed as still being shaky. http://www.dominicanrepublicnews.net/story/682657 Thu, 09 Sep 2010 00:20:39 -0400 Dominican Republic News.Net http://www.dominicanrepublicnews.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.dominicanrepublicnews.net/story/682633 Wed, 08 Sep 2010 21:19:16 -0400 Dominican Republic News.Net http://www.dominicanrepublicnews.net/story/682633 Oracle has promised its newly appointed President Mark Hurd a base salary of $950,000 a year. http://www.dominicanrepublicnews.net/story/682632 Wed, 08 Sep 2010 21:16:53 -0400 Dominican Republic News.Net http://www.dominicanrepublicnews.net/story/682632 The Nasdaq was the star on the day, leaping ahead of the other major indices. http://www.dominicanrepublicnews.net/story/682601 Wed, 08 Sep 2010 13:56:16 -0400 Dominican Republic News.Net http://www.dominicanrepublicnews.net/story/682601 Visa card holders in the UAE can now be part of a luxury hotel campaign. http://www.dominicanrepublicnews.net/story/682631 Wed, 08 Sep 2010 21:14:55 -0400 Dominican Republic News.Net http://www.dominicanrepublicnews.net/story/682631 The UAE has frozen some Iranian bank accounts. http://www.dominicanrepublicnews.net/story/682630 Wed, 08 Sep 2010 21:13:26 -0400 Dominican Republic News.Net http://www.dominicanrepublicnews.net/story/682630 Many European airlines have had to cancel their own flights due to the Air France strike. http://www.dominicanrepublicnews.net/story/682629 Wed, 08 Sep 2010 21:11:33 -0400 Dominican Republic News.Net http://www.dominicanrepublicnews.net/story/682629 Home loan applications in the US have dropped, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association. http://www.dominicanrepublicnews.net/story/682653 Thu, 09 Sep 2010 00:17:57 -0400 Dominican Republic News.Net http://www.dominicanrepublicnews.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.dominicanrepublicnews.net/story/682446 Wed, 08 Sep 2010 07:32:42 -0400 Dominican Republic News.Net http://www.dominicanrepublicnews.net/story/682446 Beirut has become the most expensive city in the Middle East this year. http://www.dominicanrepublicnews.net/story/682432 Wed, 08 Sep 2010 07:21:42 -0400 Dominican Republic News.Net http://www.dominicanrepublicnews.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.dominicanrepublicnews.net/story/682454 Wed, 08 Sep 2010 07:43:40 -0400 Dominican Republic News.Net http://www.dominicanrepublicnews.net/story/682454 President Obama is to call for business investment tax breaks. http://www.dominicanrepublicnews.net/story/682161 Tue, 07 Sep 2010 22:32:18 -0400 Dominican Republic News.Net http://www.dominicanrepublicnews.net/story/682161 The management team at the Kia automobile headquarters in South Korea has undergone a change following recalls of popular makes of cars. http://www.dominicanrepublicnews.net/story/682163 Tue, 07 Sep 2010 22:35:56 -0400 Dominican Republic News.Net http://www.dominicanrepublicnews.net/story/682163 George Soros has given a fair chunk of his money to a human rights group. http://www.dominicanrepublicnews.net/story/682162 Tue, 07 Sep 2010 22:34:07 -0400 Dominican Republic News.Net http://www.dominicanrepublicnews.net/story/682162 French strikers have gone to war with the government over plans to extend the retirement age. http://www.dominicanrepublicnews.net/story/682160 Tue, 07 Sep 2010 22:30:29 -0400 Dominican Republic News.Net http://www.dominicanrepublicnews.net/story/682160 UK people believe retirement as it has been known is generally over. http://www.dominicanrepublicnews.net/story/682159 Tue, 07 Sep 2010 22:28:40 -0400 Dominican Republic News.Net http://www.dominicanrepublicnews.net/story/682159 The Australian Cricketers Association has urged players to refuse to sign Cricket Australia contracts next year as a row has erupted over an attempt to take 10 per cent of their earnings from the Indian Premier League. http://www.dominicanrepublicnews.net/story/682249 Wed, 08 Sep 2010 03:10:33 -0400 ANI http://www.dominicanrepublicnews.net/story/682249 TOKYO - Battling its Japanese gaming rivals on their home turf hasn't been easy for Microsoft Corp. Its Xbox 360 game console runs a distant third in sales here behind Sony Corp.'s PlayStation 3 cons... http://feeds.dominicanrepublicnews.net/?rid=38496299&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 01:02:08 -0400 Star Tribune http://feeds.dominicanrepublicnews.net/?rid=38496299&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc President Obama is touting a package of tax incentives for businesses as a strong plan to boost the economy, but companies in the Twin Cities are taking a wait-and-see approach. Obama announced propo... http://feeds.dominicanrepublicnews.net/?rid=38496296&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 01:02:04 -0400 Star Tribune http://feeds.dominicanrepublicnews.net/?rid=38496296&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Geoff Gerber has had no luck selling his Summit Avenue condo in St. Paul. Now, he’d be happy enough just to rent it. Next week, the NorthstarMLS will begin listing rentals, as well as property for s... http://feeds.dominicanrepublicnews.net/?rid=38496295&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 01:02:01 -0400 Star Tribune http://feeds.dominicanrepublicnews.net/?rid=38496295&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Something was wrong. BP was preparing to plug its well 50 miles off the Louisiana coast, and longtime technical adviser Jesse Gagliano was running computer models to finalize details. "We have ... http://feeds.dominicanrepublicnews.net/?rid=38496297&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 01:01:58 -0400 Star Tribune http://feeds.dominicanrepublicnews.net/?rid=38496297&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc BILLINGS, Mont. - A federal bankruptcy judge said he would not reward the "greedy antics" of financial giant Credit Suisse by ordering the repayment of $229 million on a loan it arranged fo... http://feeds.dominicanrepublicnews.net/?rid=38496298&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 01:01:54 -0400 Star Tribune http://feeds.dominicanrepublicnews.net/?rid=38496298&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc A Gatlinburg couple face sentencing Jan. 26 in federal court after admitting Wednesday to subscribing false tax returns for two family-run businesses. http://feeds.dominicanrepublicnews.net/?rid=38496305&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 00:50:22 -0400 Knox News http://feeds.dominicanrepublicnews.net/?rid=38496305&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.dominicanrepublicnews.net/?rid=38496302&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 00:41:19 -0400 Finfacts Business News http://feeds.dominicanrepublicnews.net/?rid=38496302&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Fed says US economy showing "widespread" signs of deceleration; Budget deficit at $1.3trn in 11 months of fiscal year 2010 By Michael Hennigan, Founder and Editor of Finfacts Sep 9, 2010 - 3:54:55 A... http://feeds.dominicanrepublicnews.net/?rid=38496301&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 00:41:14 -0400 Finfacts Business News http://feeds.dominicanrepublicnews.net/?rid=38496301&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc HONG KONG- Tokyo plunged 2.18 percent, or 201.40, to 9,024.60 after the yen touched 83.33 to the dollar, while Sydney shed 0.79 percent, or 36 points, to close at 4,537.2. http://feeds.dominicanrepublicnews.net/?rid=38496303&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 00:37:48 -0400 The China Post http://feeds.dominicanrepublicnews.net/?rid=38496303&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Sept. 9 (Bloomberg) -- China’s stocks fell the most in two weeks, led by financial and metal companies, as rising property prices fueled concern the government will deepen measures to curb specu... http://feeds.dominicanrepublicnews.net/?rid=38496289&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 00:35:39 -0400 Business Week http://feeds.dominicanrepublicnews.net/?rid=38496289&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Sept. 9 (Bloomberg) -- Power cuts in China, the biggest energy consumer, may trim steel supply by 9.6 percent for the rest of the year, adding to reduction from the closures of obsolete plants, accord... http://feeds.dominicanrepublicnews.net/?rid=38496287&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 00:35:38 -0400 Business Week http://feeds.dominicanrepublicnews.net/?rid=38496287&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Sept. 9 (Bloomberg) -- The Bank of Korea unexpectedly left its benchmark interest rate unchanged, a sign of concern that slowing external demand will hurt exports in Asia’s fourth- biggest econo... http://feeds.dominicanrepublicnews.net/?rid=38496288&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 00:35:38 -0400 Business Week http://feeds.dominicanrepublicnews.net/?rid=38496288&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Sept. 9 (Bloomberg) -- National Lampoon Inc. former Chief Executive Officer Daniel Laikin remains wealthy after being sentenced to 45 months in prison for conspiring to manipulate the stock price of t... http://feeds.dominicanrepublicnews.net/?rid=38496286&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 00:35:36 -0400 Business Week http://feeds.dominicanrepublicnews.net/?rid=38496286&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Sept. 9 (Bloomberg) -- A court ruling halting federal funding for embryonic stem-cell research was appealed by the Obama administration, which said the ban would cause irreparable harm to researchers,... http://feeds.dominicanrepublicnews.net/?rid=38496285&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 00:35:35 -0400 Business Week http://feeds.dominicanrepublicnews.net/?rid=38496285&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Sept. 9 (Bloomberg) -- 7-Eleven Inc., operator of the eponymous convenience-store chain, is in talks to buy Casey’s General Stores Inc., thwarting Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc.’s purchase ... http://feeds.dominicanrepublicnews.net/?rid=38496290&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 00:35:34 -0400 Business Week http://feeds.dominicanrepublicnews.net/?rid=38496290&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Sept. 9 (Bloomberg) -- S.K. Singhal, head of textiles at India’s biggest fabric maker, bought the finest wool Australia ever auctioned this year to make fifty $12,500 suits. In the wedding and f... http://feeds.dominicanrepublicnews.net/?rid=38496291&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 00:35:32 -0400 Business Week http://feeds.dominicanrepublicnews.net/?rid=38496291&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc US stocks have partially recovered the previous session's losses, with a worrying Federal Reserve Report offset by positive signs that European governments will be able to fund their deficits. Stocks... http://feeds.dominicanrepublicnews.net/?rid=38496306&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 00:31:02 -0400 ABC Australia http://feeds.dominicanrepublicnews.net/?rid=38496306&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc US state of Ohio's decision to ban offshoring of government work to countries such as India, saying governor Ted Strickland's decision violates the commitment made by http://feeds.dominicanrepublicnews.net/?rid=38496283&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 00:29:30 -0400 Times Of India http://feeds.dominicanrepublicnews.net/?rid=38496283&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Sony Corp.'s PlayStation 3 console and Nintendo Co.'s Wii. But the Seattle-based company is armed with a new weapon -- its new controller-free Kinect game technology -- that it hopes will convince Ja... http://feeds.dominicanrepublicnews.net/?rid=38496293&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Thu, 09 Sep 2010 00:06:44 -0400 International Herald Tribune http://feeds.dominicanrepublicnews.net/?rid=38496293&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Australia was the exception, where rising equities led Asiaon a solid labour market report, which also drove theAustralian dollar to a four-month high. [ID:nSYU010602] Meanwhile, the yen's 11 percent ... http://feeds.dominicanrepublicnews.net/?rid=38496309&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Wed, 08 Sep 2010 23:58:08 -0400 Fox Business http://feeds.dominicanrepublicnews.net/?rid=38496309&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Dow Jones )- Johnson Electric Holdings Ltd. (0179.HK) named former Hong Kong central banker Joseph Yam as an independent nonexecutive director, effective Sept. 30, the Hong Kong-listed maker of mini-m... http://feeds.dominicanrepublicnews.net/?rid=38496310&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Wed, 08 Sep 2010 23:58:06 -0400 Fox Business http://feeds.dominicanrepublicnews.net/?rid=38496310&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Dow Jones )- Barclays Wealth, the global wealth management division of Barclays PLC (BARC.LN), Thursday announced the appointment of Thelma Kwan as Head of Wealth Advisory for Asia Pacific. Based in H... http://feeds.dominicanrepublicnews.net/?rid=38496311&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Wed, 08 Sep 2010 23:58:04 -0400 Fox Business http://feeds.dominicanrepublicnews.net/?rid=38496311&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc TOKYO, Sept 9 (Reuters) - Shares of Japan's Trend Microjumped as much as 21 percent on Thursday after a Taiwanesenewspaper said the anti-virus computer software developer hadreceived takeover proposal... http://feeds.dominicanrepublicnews.net/?rid=38496314&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Wed, 08 Sep 2010 23:58:00 -0400 Fox Business http://feeds.dominicanrepublicnews.net/?rid=38496314&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Wall Street eked out gains in lightvolume on positive news out of Europe. The benchmark Hang Seng Index <.HSI> was set to open 0.38percent higher at 21,169.82. The http://feeds.dominicanrepublicnews.net/?rid=38496313&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Wed, 08 Sep 2010 23:57:58 -0400 Fox Business http://feeds.dominicanrepublicnews.net/?rid=38496313&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc SYDNEY -- Australian energy producer Santos Ltd. said Thursday that it will sell a 15% interest in GLNG to French oil giant Total for A$650 million ($596.8 million). At the same time, Petronas will se... http://feeds.dominicanrepublicnews.net/?rid=38496312&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Wed, 08 Sep 2010 23:57:57 -0400 Fox Business http://feeds.dominicanrepublicnews.net/?rid=38496312&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc unemployment rate decreased 0.2 percentage points to 5.1% in August, the Australian Bureau of Statistics reported Thursday. The number of people employed in the country rose 30,900 to 11,272 million o... http://feeds.dominicanrepublicnews.net/?rid=38496315&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Wed, 08 Sep 2010 23:57:55 -0400 Fox Business http://feeds.dominicanrepublicnews.net/?rid=38496315&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Wall Street eked out gains in light volume onpositive news out of Europe. U.S. stocks climbed on Wednesday, led by banks, but subduedtrading activity suggested investors were not entirely convincedthe... http://feeds.dominicanrepublicnews.net/?rid=38496317&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Wed, 08 Sep 2010 23:57:54 -0400 Fox Business http://feeds.dominicanrepublicnews.net/?rid=38496317&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc By Aiko Hayashi TOKYO, Sept 9 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei average rose 0.9percent on Thursday, lifted by short-covering after successfulbond auctions in Portugal and Poland helped ease worries aboutEur... http://feeds.dominicanrepublicnews.net/?rid=38496316&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Wed, 08 Sep 2010 23:57:53 -0400 Fox Business http://feeds.dominicanrepublicnews.net/?rid=38496316&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc (Updates refinery status) By Robert Campbell MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's state oil monopolyPemex should be able to quickly repair the hydrotreater at its275,000 barrels-per-day Cadereyta refinery... http://feeds.dominicanrepublicnews.net/?rid=38496321&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Wed, 08 Sep 2010 23:57:51 -0400 Fox Business http://feeds.dominicanrepublicnews.net/?rid=38496321&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Dow Jones )- Peruvian base metals miner, Compania Minera Antamina SA, expects copper production to increase and remain at a higher level once its expansion project is completed, company chief executiv... http://feeds.dominicanrepublicnews.net/?rid=38496322&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Wed, 08 Sep 2010 23:57:49 -0400 Fox Business http://feeds.dominicanrepublicnews.net/?rid=38496322&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc BEIJING, Sept 9 (Reuters) - China's National Bureau ofStatistics will release its monthly suite of economic data onSaturday, Sept. 11, at 0200 GMT, an official at the agency said. According to a sched... http://feeds.dominicanrepublicnews.net/?rid=38496323&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Wed, 08 Sep 2010 23:57:47 -0400 Fox Business http://feeds.dominicanrepublicnews.net/?rid=38496323&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc * Companies worried about slowing overseas growth, strong yen (Adds analyst quotes, details) By Kaori Kaneko TOKYO, Sept 9 (Reuters) - Big Japanese manufacturers expectconditions to worsen in the fina... http://feeds.dominicanrepublicnews.net/?rid=38496319&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Wed, 08 Sep 2010 23:57:38 -0400 Fox Business http://feeds.dominicanrepublicnews.net/?rid=38496319&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Oracle , the world's No. 3 software maker, named Hurdco-president Monday, a month after he stepped down from HPbecause of a scandal involving expense reports and a femalecontractor.. According to the ... http://feeds.dominicanrepublicnews.net/?rid=38496318&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Wed, 08 Sep 2010 23:57:35 -0400 Fox Business http://feeds.dominicanrepublicnews.net/?rid=38496318&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc C.N ) private banking unit and Merrill Lynch before, has been appointed as managing director at UBS. Another Citigroup private banker Rennie Lim has also joined UBS as a director. http://feeds.dominicanrepublicnews.net/?rid=38496282&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Wed, 08 Sep 2010 23:55:46 -0400 Reuters http://feeds.dominicanrepublicnews.net/?rid=38496282&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc US stocks rose on Wednesday as investors latched onto positive news out of Europe in the latest in a string of low-volume sessions suggesting little confidence in market direction. Bank stocks recove... http://feeds.dominicanrepublicnews.net/?rid=38496284&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Wed, 08 Sep 2010 23:55:18 -0400 Business Standard http://feeds.dominicanrepublicnews.net/?rid=38496284&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc (AP) A sharply divided federal appeals court threw out a lawsuit that challenged Boeing Co.'s role flying terrorism suspects to secret prisons and raised questions about the government's ability to qu... http://feeds.dominicanrepublicnews.net/?rid=38496281&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Wed, 08 Sep 2010 23:51:39 -0400 CBS News http://feeds.dominicanrepublicnews.net/?rid=38496281&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc 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. The Se... http://feeds.dominicanrepublicnews.net/?rid=38496277&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Wed, 08 Sep 2010 23:48:24 -0400 ABCNews http://feeds.dominicanrepublicnews.net/?rid=38496277&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc A burned home is seen through a remaining entryway of another home on Detroit's east side, Wednesday, Sept. 8, 2010. Wind-whipped flames swept through at least three Detroit neighborhoods, destroying ... http://feeds.dominicanrepublicnews.net/?rid=38496276&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Wed, 08 Sep 2010 23:48:22 -0400 ABCNews http://feeds.dominicanrepublicnews.net/?rid=38496276&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc The federal government is considering giving Central California farmers some massive water infrastructure to settle a lawsuit over drainage problems that killed birds and left farmland too salty for c... http://feeds.dominicanrepublicnews.net/?rid=38496278&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Wed, 08 Sep 2010 23:48:20 -0400 ABCNews http://feeds.dominicanrepublicnews.net/?rid=38496278&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc In this undated photo provided by Toys R Us Inc., an "Express" store is shown at Monmouth Mall in Eatontown, N.J. Toys R Us plans on invading the mall this holiday season, opening 600 pop-up "Express"... http://feeds.dominicanrepublicnews.net/?rid=38496279&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Wed, 08 Sep 2010 23:48:17 -0400 ABCNews http://feeds.dominicanrepublicnews.net/?rid=38496279&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Most Asian stock markets advanced Thursday after worries about Europe's financial health eased, sending Wall Street higher. News that Portugal managed to raise euro1.04 billion ($1.3 billion) in a ... http://feeds.dominicanrepublicnews.net/?rid=38496280&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Wed, 08 Sep 2010 23:48:14 -0400 ABCNews http://feeds.dominicanrepublicnews.net/?rid=38496280&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Jason Jabas of Lakeville says that when he worked for Hawkins Tree and Landscaping Inc. of Shakopee several years ago, his paychecks often came up short. "It was always generally less than what ... http://feeds.dominicanrepublicnews.net/?rid=38493653&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Wed, 08 Sep 2010 22:56:31 -0400 Star Tribune http://feeds.dominicanrepublicnews.net/?rid=38493653&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc GAYLORD, MINN. - Farmer Mike Hartmann, who sold raw milk linked to an outbreak of illness caused by dangerous E. coli bacteria, repeatedly told government attorneys in court Wednesday that he couldn't... http://feeds.dominicanrepublicnews.net/?rid=38493654&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Wed, 08 Sep 2010 22:56:29 -0400 Star Tribune http://feeds.dominicanrepublicnews.net/?rid=38493654&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc WASHINGTON - 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 subpr... http://feeds.dominicanrepublicnews.net/?rid=38493655&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Wed, 08 Sep 2010 22:56:26 -0400 Star Tribune http://feeds.dominicanrepublicnews.net/?rid=38493655&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Sept. 9 (Bloomberg) -- North Korea celebrates its birthday today with no indication of whether the nation has begun its first party congress in 30 years that may endorse a dynastic transfer of power i... http://feeds.dominicanrepublicnews.net/?rid=38493648&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Wed, 08 Sep 2010 22:30:18 -0400 Business Week http://feeds.dominicanrepublicnews.net/?rid=38493648&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Sept. 9 (Bloomberg) -- Australian employers added workers in August for the 11th time in 12 months, underscoring the central bank’s view that a jobs boom will help stoke an economic expansion in... http://feeds.dominicanrepublicnews.net/?rid=38493649&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Wed, 08 Sep 2010 22:30:16 -0400 Business Week http://feeds.dominicanrepublicnews.net/?rid=38493649&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc FILE - In this Aug. 8, 1994 file photo, Billionaire John Kluge, is shown in New York. John Kluge, who built an investment in a radio station into the Metromedia broadcasting empire, has died. He was 9... http://feeds.dominicanrepublicnews.net/?rid=38493657&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Wed, 08 Sep 2010 22:18:53 -0400 MSNBC http://feeds.dominicanrepublicnews.net/?rid=38493657&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Microsoft is continuing on its campaign to shut down the notorious Waledac malware botnet.The company said that it has been awarded a summary judgement which will give Microsoft control of some 276 ... http://feeds.dominicanrepublicnews.net/?rid=38493651&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Wed, 08 Sep 2010 21:58:23 -0400 Infomatics http://feeds.dominicanrepublicnews.net/?rid=38493651&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc NEW YORK (Reuters) - The sole Republican candidate for New York attorney general says he does not want to be the next "sheriff of Wall Street" and would give up the national prominence the job offers ... http://feeds.dominicanrepublicnews.net/?rid=38493627&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Wed, 08 Sep 2010 21:56:05 -0400 Reuters http://feeds.dominicanrepublicnews.net/?rid=38493627&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc GE Capital teamed up with Polaris industries to streamline their distribution strategy. With GE’s valuable insights on their dealer network, Polaris manages inventory in a way that mitigates risk an... http://feeds.dominicanrepublicnews.net/?rid=38493660&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Wed, 08 Sep 2010 21:50:04 -0400 Fox Business http://feeds.dominicanrepublicnews.net/?rid=38493660&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Dow Jones )- AMP Ltd. (AMP.AU) continues to see AXA Asia Pacific Holdings Ltd. (AXA.AU) as an attractive strategic target but sees no urgency to make any quick moves on the group after the Australian ... http://feeds.dominicanrepublicnews.net/?rid=38493661&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Wed, 08 Sep 2010 21:49:59 -0400 Fox Business http://feeds.dominicanrepublicnews.net/?rid=38493661&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc TOKYO, Sept 9 (Reuters) - Hong Kong-based private equity firmFirst Eastern Investment Group will take a stake in All NipponAirways' planned low cost carrier ( http://feeds.dominicanrepublicnews.net/?rid=38493663&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Wed, 08 Sep 2010 21:49:57 -0400 Fox Business http://feeds.dominicanrepublicnews.net/?rid=38493663&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Dow Jones )- Argentina is open to the possibility of importing natural gas from neighboring Chile, which has two liquefied natural gas regasification terminals, Argentine Planning Minister Julio De Vi... http://feeds.dominicanrepublicnews.net/?rid=38493662&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Wed, 08 Sep 2010 21:49:55 -0400 Fox Business http://feeds.dominicanrepublicnews.net/?rid=38493662&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Wall Street , with investment bank Macquarie Group up 1.4%, while shares of the Commonwealth Bank of Australia Ltd. rose 0.8%. National Australia Bank shares were up 2.3%, although the Australian comp... http://feeds.dominicanrepublicnews.net/?rid=38493665&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Wed, 08 Sep 2010 21:49:53 -0400 Fox Business http://feeds.dominicanrepublicnews.net/?rid=38493665&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Wall Street . The Nikkei Stock Average gained 0.9% to 9,107.35 and the broader Topix index gained 0.7% to 826.84. Shares of Canon Inc. rose 1.6% and Elpida Memory Inc. rose 2%, while Mitsui Fudosan Co... http://feeds.dominicanrepublicnews.net/?rid=38493664&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Wed, 08 Sep 2010 21:49:52 -0400 Fox Business http://feeds.dominicanrepublicnews.net/?rid=38493664&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Dow Jones )- Santos Ltd. (STO.AU) said Thursday that it is in the final stages of negotiating a sell down of part of its stake in the Gladstone Liquefied Natural Gas project, and requested that its sh... http://feeds.dominicanrepublicnews.net/?rid=38493666&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Wed, 08 Sep 2010 21:49:50 -0400 Fox Business http://feeds.dominicanrepublicnews.net/?rid=38493666&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc By Jennifer Kwan TORONTO (Reuters) - There is still a 40 percentchance of a double-dip recession in the United States, and theslide back into recession could come within 12 months, U.S.economist Nouri... http://feeds.dominicanrepublicnews.net/?rid=38493667&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Wed, 08 Sep 2010 21:49:47 -0400 Fox Business http://feeds.dominicanrepublicnews.net/?rid=38493667&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc SYDNEY - The Australian competition commission Wednesday rejected undertakings proposed by National Australia Bank as part of its attempt to buy AXA Asia Pacific Holdings Ltd . "The proposed undertaki... http://feeds.dominicanrepublicnews.net/?rid=38493669&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Wed, 08 Sep 2010 21:49:43 -0400 Fox Business http://feeds.dominicanrepublicnews.net/?rid=38493669&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc SYDNEY -- The U.S. Department of Transportation late Wednesday rejected an application for antitrust immunity from Delta Airlines and Virgin Blue over joint services between the U.S. and Australia. Th... http://feeds.dominicanrepublicnews.net/?rid=38493672&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Wed, 08 Sep 2010 21:49:39 -0400 Fox Business http://feeds.dominicanrepublicnews.net/?rid=38493672&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc MELBOURNE, Sept 9 (Reuters) - AMP Ltd. <AMP.AX> said onThursday it was "very pleased" with a decision by Australia'scompetition regulator to block National http://feeds.dominicanrepublicnews.net/?rid=38493673&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Wed, 08 Sep 2010 21:49:38 -0400 Fox Business http://feeds.dominicanrepublicnews.net/?rid=38493673&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Wall Street " and would give up the nationalprominence the job offers in favor of tackling politicalcorruption in the capital. Dan Donovan, 53, a career prosecutor in New York City'sborough of Staten ... http://feeds.dominicanrepublicnews.net/?rid=38493674&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Wed, 08 Sep 2010 21:49:33 -0400 Fox Business http://feeds.dominicanrepublicnews.net/?rid=38493674&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Australia Bank's <NAB.AX>$12 billion bid for AXA Asia Pacific <AXA.AX>, dealing a blowto NAB's 9-month efforts to cement its dominance in the world'sfourth-largest wealth management market... http://feeds.dominicanrepublicnews.net/?rid=38493676&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Wed, 08 Sep 2010 21:49:29 -0400 Fox Business http://feeds.dominicanrepublicnews.net/?rid=38493676&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc TOKYO, Sept 9 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei average is likely torise on Thursday, lifted by short-covering after successful bondauctions in Portugal and Poland helped ease worries aboutEurope's debt prob... http://feeds.dominicanrepublicnews.net/?rid=38493675&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Wed, 08 Sep 2010 21:49:25 -0400 Fox Business http://feeds.dominicanrepublicnews.net/?rid=38493675&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Credit Suisse , JPMorgan to manage offer (Recasts with total size, adds prices, yields) SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazilian mining giant Vale said Wednesday it sold $1.75 billion inglobal bonds to be used... http://feeds.dominicanrepublicnews.net/?rid=38493677&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Wed, 08 Sep 2010 21:49:22 -0400 Fox Business http://feeds.dominicanrepublicnews.net/?rid=38493677&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc MELBOURNE, Sept 9 (Reuters) - Cerberus Capital Managementis believed to be the firm that made an offer worth up to $2.5billion for the wine business of Foster's Group Ltd, TheAustralian newspaper repo... http://feeds.dominicanrepublicnews.net/?rid=38493678&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Wed, 08 Sep 2010 21:49:18 -0400 Fox Business http://feeds.dominicanrepublicnews.net/?rid=38493678&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc U.S. President Barack Obama speaks about the economy at the Cuyahoga Community College West Campus in Parma, Ohio, near Cleveland, September 8, 2010. http://feeds.dominicanrepublicnews.net/?rid=38493643&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Wed, 08 Sep 2010 21:47:29 -0400 Reuters http://feeds.dominicanrepublicnews.net/?rid=38493643&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Fire boat response crews battle the blazing remnants of the off shore oil rig Deepwater Horizon, off Louisiana, in this handout photograph taken on April 21, 2010 and obtained on April 22. http://feeds.dominicanrepublicnews.net/?rid=38493644&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Wed, 08 Sep 2010 21:47:26 -0400 Reuters http://feeds.dominicanrepublicnews.net/?rid=38493644&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc SAN FRANCISCO/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Oracle Corp has offered its new co-president, former Hewlett-Packard chief Mark Hurd, a hiring package with a bonus of up to $10 million and options potentially wort... http://feeds.dominicanrepublicnews.net/?rid=38493645&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Wed, 08 Sep 2010 21:47:24 -0400 Reuters http://feeds.dominicanrepublicnews.net/?rid=38493645&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc There is a growing consensus Canadian banks will start increasing dividends as early as December in the wake of comments by European officials that global capital rules will be softer than anticipated... http://feeds.dominicanrepublicnews.net/?rid=38493652&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Wed, 08 Sep 2010 21:46:23 -0400 Financial Post http://feeds.dominicanrepublicnews.net/?rid=38493652&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Think you know your waist size? Guess again. Katie Couric reports that an Esquire Magazine investigation found that retailers have been lying to consumers about pants waist sizes in order to make them... http://feeds.dominicanrepublicnews.net/?rid=38493642&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Wed, 08 Sep 2010 21:42:31 -0400 CBS News http://feeds.dominicanrepublicnews.net/?rid=38493642&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc A newly-released internal report by BP shifts blame over the disastrous oil rig collapse and subsequent spill on subcontractors Halliburton and Transocean. Mark Strassmann reports. http://feeds.dominicanrepublicnews.net/?rid=38493641&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Wed, 08 Sep 2010 21:42:30 -0400 CBS News http://feeds.dominicanrepublicnews.net/?rid=38493641&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc North Dakota regulators on Wednesday endorsed most of an Xcel Energy Inc. plan for selling its renewable energy credits and sharing the money with its electric customers in the state. Xcel, which i... http://feeds.dominicanrepublicnews.net/?rid=38493636&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Wed, 08 Sep 2010 21:39:21 -0400 ABCNews http://feeds.dominicanrepublicnews.net/?rid=38493636&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc A group of local and state officials have called on Boeing to sign an agreement committing the company to completely cleaning up the site of a partial nuclear meltdown that occurred in 1959 just outsi... http://feeds.dominicanrepublicnews.net/?rid=38493639&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Wed, 08 Sep 2010 21:39:11 -0400 ABCNews http://feeds.dominicanrepublicnews.net/?rid=38493639&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Harrah's Entertainment Inc. on Wednesday dropped its proposal to build a casino south of Wichita, leaving two smaller regional companies to compete for a contract with the Kansas Lottery. The Las V... http://feeds.dominicanrepublicnews.net/?rid=38493640&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Wed, 08 Sep 2010 21:39:07 -0400 ABCNews http://feeds.dominicanrepublicnews.net/?rid=38493640&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc NEW YORK - Stocks resumed their rally Wednesday after a successful auction of Portuguese government debt eased worries about Europe's financial system. The Dow Jones industrial average gained 46 poin... http://feeds.dominicanrepublicnews.net/?rid=38490038&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Wed, 08 Sep 2010 20:43:27 -0400 Star Tribune http://feeds.dominicanrepublicnews.net/?rid=38490038&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc SAN FRANCISCO - A sharply divided federal appeals court threw out a lawsuit that challenged Boeing Co.'s role flying terrorism suspects to secret prisons and raised questions about the government's a... http://feeds.dominicanrepublicnews.net/?rid=38490040&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Wed, 08 Sep 2010 20:43:21 -0400 Star Tribune http://feeds.dominicanrepublicnews.net/?rid=38490040&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Among the companies whose shares are expected to see active trade in Thursday's session are National Semiconductor, Smith & Wesson Holding Corp., and Piedmont Natura... http://feeds.dominicanrepublicnews.net/?rid=38490010&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Wed, 08 Sep 2010 20:30:22 -0400 MarketWatch http://feeds.dominicanrepublicnews.net/?rid=38490010&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc The Entertainment Software Association will honor Robbie Bach, the retiring president of Microsoft's entertainment and devices business and supreme Xbox commander, during an Oct. 20 event in San Franc... http://feeds.dominicanrepublicnews.net/?rid=38490017&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Wed, 08 Sep 2010 20:10:02 -0400 The Seattle Times http://feeds.dominicanrepublicnews.net/?rid=38490017&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Sept. 9 (Bloomberg) -- The dollar traded near its lowest levels since mid-August against higher-yielding counterparts including the Australian and Canadian currencies before reports that may add to ev... http://feeds.dominicanrepublicnews.net/?rid=38490022&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Wed, 08 Sep 2010 20:09:24 -0400 Business Week http://feeds.dominicanrepublicnews.net/?rid=38490022&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Sept. 9 (Bloomberg) -- National Australia Bank Ltd.’s proposed A$13.3 billion takeover of asset manager Axa Asia Pacific Holdings Ltd. was blocked a second time by the country’s regulator ... http://feeds.dominicanrepublicnews.net/?rid=38490021&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Wed, 08 Sep 2010 20:09:22 -0400 Business Week http://feeds.dominicanrepublicnews.net/?rid=38490021&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Sept. 9 (Bloomberg) -- China may tomorrow say that its trade surplus topped $20 billion for a third month in August in a report that risks stoking American lawmakers’ calls for protection from C... http://feeds.dominicanrepublicnews.net/?rid=38490023&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Wed, 08 Sep 2010 20:09:16 -0400 Business Week http://feeds.dominicanrepublicnews.net/?rid=38490023&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Sept. 8 (Bloomberg) -- When Jim Yong Kim left a March gathering of more than 600 Dartmouth alumni in New York, he received a standing ovation that no one could have expected for the new president at t... http://feeds.dominicanrepublicnews.net/?rid=38490025&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Wed, 08 Sep 2010 20:09:15 -0400 Business Week http://feeds.dominicanrepublicnews.net/?rid=38490025&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc WASHINGTON — Consumer borrowing fell again in July as households cut back on their credit card use for a 23rd consecutive month, adding more drag on an economy struggling to mount a sustained re... http://feeds.dominicanrepublicnews.net/?rid=38490043&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Wed, 08 Sep 2010 19:57:37 -0400 MSNBC http://feeds.dominicanrepublicnews.net/?rid=38490043&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc