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For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Birmingham News.Net http://www.birminghamnews.net/ en-us Wed, 08 Sep 2010 01:36:55 -0400 Wed, 08 Sep 2010 01:36:55 -0400 30 President Obama is to call for business investment tax breaks. http://www.birminghamnews.net/story/682161 Tue, 07 Sep 2010 22:32:18 -0400 Birmingham News.Net http://www.birminghamnews.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.birminghamnews.net/story/682163 Tue, 07 Sep 2010 22:35:56 -0400 Birmingham News.Net http://www.birminghamnews.net/story/682163 George Soros has given a fair chunk of his money to a human rights group. http://www.birminghamnews.net/story/682162 Tue, 07 Sep 2010 22:34:07 -0400 Birmingham News.Net http://www.birminghamnews.net/story/682162 French strikers have gone to war with the government over plans to extend the retirement age. http://www.birminghamnews.net/story/682160 Tue, 07 Sep 2010 22:30:29 -0400 Birmingham News.Net http://www.birminghamnews.net/story/682160 UK people believe retirement as it has been known is generally over. http://www.birminghamnews.net/story/682159 Tue, 07 Sep 2010 22:28:40 -0400 Birmingham News.Net http://www.birminghamnews.net/story/682159 An increase in Asian travel has seen a greater need for pilots. http://www.birminghamnews.net/story/681959 Tue, 07 Sep 2010 07:21:19 -0400 Birmingham News.Net http://www.birminghamnews.net/story/681959 There has been a sharp decline in UK car sales. http://www.birminghamnews.net/story/681960 Tue, 07 Sep 2010 07:23:18 -0400 Birmingham News.Net http://www.birminghamnews.net/story/681960 Toyota Prius has become the top-selling car in Japan for August. http://www.birminghamnews.net/story/681947 Tue, 07 Sep 2010 07:18:58 -0400 Birmingham News.Net http://www.birminghamnews.net/story/681947 The Australian central bank has left interest rates on hold at 4.5%. http://www.birminghamnews.net/story/681946 Tue, 07 Sep 2010 07:04:37 -0400 Birmingham News.Net http://www.birminghamnews.net/story/681946 The Burger King fast food chain has been bought by Brazilian investment fund, 3G Capital, which is run by Jorge Paulo Lemann, who ranks 48 in Forbes list of billionaires. http://www.birminghamnews.net/story/681711 Mon, 06 Sep 2010 21:00:40 -0400 Birmingham News.Net http://www.birminghamnews.net/story/681711 The UN chief has called for the collective global protection of oceans. http://www.birminghamnews.net/story/681710 Mon, 06 Sep 2010 20:58:54 -0400 Birmingham News.Net http://www.birminghamnews.net/story/681710 Afghanistan has offered a bailout for the troubled Kabul Bank, where nervous investors in droves have been withdrawing money. http://www.birminghamnews.net/story/681709 Mon, 06 Sep 2010 20:56:18 -0400 Birmingham News.Net http://www.birminghamnews.net/story/681709 The China Strategic company has sunk to an 11-month low in Hong Kong. http://www.birminghamnews.net/story/681708 Mon, 06 Sep 2010 20:53:39 -0400 Birmingham News.Net http://www.birminghamnews.net/story/681708 The Macquarie bank in Australia has warned customers that shares will be down due to a company announcement cutting its profit forecast. http://www.birminghamnews.net/story/681707 Mon, 06 Sep 2010 20:51:41 -0400 Birmingham News.Net http://www.birminghamnews.net/story/681707 Hewlett Packard sued its former boss Mark Hurd Tuesday for breach of confidentiality agreements a day after the highly-regarded executive was hired as president of rival Oracle, The Wall Street Journal reported. http://www.birminghamnews.net/story/682147 Tue, 07 Sep 2010 21:10:03 -0400 IANS http://www.birminghamnews.net/story/682147 TOKYO — Most Asian stock markets slumped in early trading Wednesday, pressured by renewed concerns over the health of European banks following a report that the region's banks may have more risk... http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=38460046&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Wed, 08 Sep 2010 00:21:03 -0400 Sign on San Diego http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=38460046&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc GAYLORD, MINN. - The rebel Minnesota dairy farmer at the heart of an E. coli outbreak linked to raw milk -- a controversial beverage that has sparked a nationwide food safety debate -- got his day in ... http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=38460017&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Wed, 08 Sep 2010 00:11:01 -0400 Star Tribune http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=38460017&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Federal regulators are seeking to punish a Colorado financial adviser burned in the Ponzi schemes of convicted swindlers Tom Petters and Bernard Madoff. Neal Greenberg, head of Agile Group in Boulder... http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=38460016&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Wed, 08 Sep 2010 00:10:58 -0400 Star Tribune http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=38460016&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc When we last encountered Bryan Reichel 12 years ago, the company he founded, PureChoice Inc., had just introduced what was to become known as "the Nose," a high-tech sensor driven by the com... http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=38460015&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Wed, 08 Sep 2010 00:10:56 -0400 Star Tribune http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=38460015&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc WASHINGTON - Car booster seats have made strides in ensuring a proper fit for children in the back seat, according to a review by the insurance industry. The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety g... http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=38460014&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Wed, 08 Sep 2010 00:10:53 -0400 Star Tribune http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=38460014&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Vizit viewer can visually search through SharePoint 2010 documents rapidly and effectively. Vizit enhances the SharePoint collaboration experience by enabling users to share documents without worrying... http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=38460026&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Wed, 08 Sep 2010 00:07:28 -0400 RedOrbit http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=38460026&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Global Employment Outlook: Emerging markets lead recovery; 4Q outlook mixed in Europe; Irish hiring prospects negative but improving By Finfacts Team Sep 8, 2010 - 3:55:57 AM > http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=38460022&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Tue, 07 Sep 2010 23:51:51 -0400 Finfacts Business News http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=38460022&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Dr. Peter Morici: US Economy; More infrastructure, payroll tax holidays and mortgage aid won’t end jobs drought By Professor Peter Morici Sep 8, 2010 - 3:11:12 AM > http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=38460023&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Tue, 07 Sep 2010 23:51:47 -0400 Finfacts Business News http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=38460023&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Sept. 8 (Bloomberg) -- Investors added the most cash to global bond funds since May and withdrew from equity funds last week amid concern economic growth around the world is weakening. http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=38460007&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Tue, 07 Sep 2010 23:46:02 -0400 Business Week http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=38460007&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Yangzijiang Shipbuilding Holdings Ltd. surged on its debut today after raising NT$4.5 billion ($141 million) in the first sale of Taiwan depositary receipts by a Chinese-owned company. Further listing... http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=38460006&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Tue, 07 Sep 2010 23:46:01 -0400 Business Week http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=38460006&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Sept. 8 (Bloomberg) -- The Bank of Korea may increase its benchmark interest rate to damp price pressures even as the risk of faltering world growth dims the nation’s export outlook. http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=38460009&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Tue, 07 Sep 2010 23:46:00 -0400 Business Week http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=38460009&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Sept. 8 (Bloomberg) -- Foster’s Group Ltd. rose to the highest in two and a half years in Sydney trading on speculation suitors will raise bids for its wine unit after the company rejected an of... http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=38460008&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Tue, 07 Sep 2010 23:45:59 -0400 Business Week http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=38460008&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc new opposition from Republican senators . Huawei has had its share of political problems in India, too, with New Delhi putting Huawei and Chinese rival ZTE on a http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=38460012&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Tue, 07 Sep 2010 23:45:58 -0400 Business Week http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=38460012&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Sept. 8 (Bloomberg) -- Investors should buy shares in Japanese real-estate companies because demand for offices and houses is likely to increase as the central bank keeps borrowing costs near zero, sa... http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=38460011&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Tue, 07 Sep 2010 23:45:57 -0400 Business Week http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=38460011&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Sept. 8 (Bloomberg) -- Japanese Finance Minister Yoshihiko Noda said he is prepared to take “bold” action on currencies, including intervention in foreign-exchange markets, after the yen r... http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=38460010&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Tue, 07 Sep 2010 23:45:56 -0400 Business Week http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=38460010&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc The U.S. District Court of Eastern Virginia last week granted a motion that, in effect, gives Microsoft permanent ownership of 276 Web domains once used by the Waledac cybergang to send instructions t... http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=38460024&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Tue, 07 Sep 2010 23:35:53 -0400 USA Today http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=38460024&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Hewlett-Packard Co. went to court Tuesday to try to prevent its former chief executive, Mark V. Hurd, from taking a top post with Silicon Valley rival http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=38460025&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Tue, 07 Sep 2010 23:07:43 -0400 Los Angeles Times http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=38460025&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc SINGAPORE, Sept 8 (Reuters) - The yen will probably weakenagainst the U.S. dollar and other Asian currencies once Japaneseofficials are forced to take more steps to ease policy, MichaelHasenstab, Fran... http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=38460028&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Tue, 07 Sep 2010 23:07:27 -0400 Fox Business http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=38460028&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc (Updates prices, adds quotes) SINGAPORE, Sept 8 (Reuters) - Gold gained on Wednesday,within sight of a 2-month high hit the previous day, as globalstocks tumbled and the euro slipped on renewed fears ... http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=38460030&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Tue, 07 Sep 2010 23:07:23 -0400 Fox Business http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=38460030&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc China Mobile Ltd <0941.HK>shares fell 4.15 percent on Wednesday after Vodafone Group Plc<VOD.L> said it had sold its 3.2 percent stake in the largestmobile carrier in http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=38460032&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Tue, 07 Sep 2010 23:07:19 -0400 Fox Business http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=38460032&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc By Shinichi Saoshiro TOKYO, Sept 8 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei stock average shed2.2 percent on Wednesday, as the yen's advance to a new 15-yearhigh extinguished an upbeat mood gained from last week'sb... http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=38460031&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Tue, 07 Sep 2010 23:07:17 -0400 Fox Business http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=38460031&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc China Mobile is expected to open weaker following news ofa stake sale. U.S. stocks fell in very light volume on Tuesday as investorsseized on renewed concern about European banks as a reason tosell sh... http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=38460037&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Tue, 07 Sep 2010 23:07:15 -0400 Fox Business http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=38460037&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc China , Sept 8 (Reuters) - The yuan's moves in recentdays have been normal and its exchange rate is determined bymarket forces, Chinese commerce minister Chen Deming said onWednesday. The yuan closed ... http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=38460036&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Tue, 07 Sep 2010 23:07:12 -0400 Fox Business http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=38460036&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Wal-Mart de Mexico among session decliners after the retailing giant's monthly sales figures fell short of expectations. Mexico's IPC index posted its first loss in six sessions, ending down 0.9% at 3... http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=38460035&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Tue, 07 Sep 2010 23:07:11 -0400 Fox Business http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=38460035&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Dow Jones Newswires. The books for the share sale closed at 0030 GMT Wednesday, with the final price yet to be determined, according to a person familiar with the situation. The world's biggest mobile... http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=38460034&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Tue, 07 Sep 2010 23:07:09 -0400 Fox Business http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=38460034&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc NEW YORK (Reuters) - The leaders of General GrowthProperties Inc will stay on for up to one yearfollowing completion of the company's restructuring, which isexpected in October, the company said Tuesd... http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=38460033&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Tue, 07 Sep 2010 23:07:07 -0400 Fox Business http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=38460033&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Dow Jones )- Foster's Group Ltd. (FGL.AU) said Wednesday it has rejected a takeover proposal for its wine business from a private equity firm, which valued the unit at up to A$2.7 billion, sparking sp... http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=38460039&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Tue, 07 Sep 2010 23:07:03 -0400 Fox Business http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=38460039&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc SEOUL, Sept 8 (Reuters) - JPMorgan and two South Koreanbrokerages will manage the sale of Woori Finance Holdings, SouthKorea's third-biggest banking group by market value, a sourceclose to the selecti... http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=38460040&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Tue, 07 Sep 2010 23:07:02 -0400 Fox Business http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=38460040&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc * Japan's Q2 GDP likely to be revised up due to capex gains (Adds economist's quote, details) By Stanley White TOKYO, Sept 8 (Reuters) - Japanese machinery orders surged bythe most in seven months in ... http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=38460042&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Tue, 07 Sep 2010 23:06:59 -0400 Fox Business http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=38460042&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc SINGAPORE, Sept 8 (Reuters) - Oil fell for a third straightsession on Wednesday as the dollar jumped and Asian equitiesfell on investor attempts to reduce risk exposure, while U.S.crude remained depre... http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=38460041&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Tue, 07 Sep 2010 23:06:56 -0400 Fox Business http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=38460041&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Larry Ellison in a statement. "The H-P board is acting with utter disregard for that partnership, our joint customers, and their own shareholders and employees. The H-P Board is making it virtually im... http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=38460044&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Tue, 07 Sep 2010 23:06:50 -0400 Fox Business http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=38460044&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc (Updates refinery status, injured workers) By Gabriela Lopez CADEREYTA, Mexico(Reuters) - An explosion rippedthrough a major Mexican refinery Tuesday, killing one workerand pushing gasoline and diesel... http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=38460045&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Tue, 07 Sep 2010 23:06:47 -0400 Fox Business http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=38460045&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republicans in Congress showed little willingness to help President Barack Obama approve billions of dollars in measures to boost the economy with midterm elections less than tw... http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=38460005&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Tue, 07 Sep 2010 23:05:01 -0400 Reuters http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=38460005&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Obama and Tax Cuts President Obama has proposed extending tax cuts for individuals making less than $200,000. But the top two income tax rates would revert to higher levels. Anthony Mason reports. http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=38459990&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Tue, 07 Sep 2010 23:01:05 -0400 CBS News http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=38459990&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc With a five star hotel in the background, a man walks by restored Roman pillar tombs in the ancient city of Leukaspis, a well known Greco-Roman port overlooking the Mediterranean Sea at the costal res... http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=38459989&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Tue, 07 Sep 2010 23:01:02 -0400 CBS News http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=38459989&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc (CBS/AP) Last Updated 5:49 p.m. ET Hewlett-Packard Co. is suing the chief executive it ousted last month, Mark Hurd, to stop him from taking a top job at rival Oracle Corp. The lawsuit, filed Tu... http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=38459991&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Tue, 07 Sep 2010 23:00:58 -0400 CBS News http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=38459991&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc (AP) French strikers disrupted trains and planes, hospitals and mail delivery Tuesday amid massive street protests over plans to raise the retirement age. Across the English Channel, London subway wor... http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=38459992&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Tue, 07 Sep 2010 23:00:53 -0400 CBS News http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=38459992&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc (AP) Federal health regulators have issued warnings to the makers of Canada Dry ginger ale and Lipton tea for making unsubstantiated nutritional claims about their green tea-flavored beverages. In ... http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=38459993&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Tue, 07 Sep 2010 23:00:49 -0400 CBS News http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=38459993&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc (AP) Private, nonprofit colleges in 12 states have launched a new web tool to help students find private loans for school. C. Todd Jones, an Ohio official who helped develop the website called http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=38459995&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Tue, 07 Sep 2010 23:00:40 -0400 CBS News http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=38459995&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Valet Joyrides: Is Your Car Safe? When the Gunters picked up their car from a valet service they noticed that more than 700 miles were put on the car. Susan Koeppen reports. http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=38459996&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Tue, 07 Sep 2010 23:00:33 -0400 CBS News http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=38459996&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc (AP) Philanthropist George Soros has announced a 10-year, $100 million grant to Human Rights Watch. The organization said Tuesday that it is receiving the funding from Soros' Open Society Foundatio... http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=38459997&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Tue, 07 Sep 2010 23:00:30 -0400 CBS News http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=38459997&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc A file photo of workers at an unfinished Volkswagen assembly plant in Chattanooga, Tenn. The Obama proposal to allow businesses to write off their capital investments in one year rather than over a pe... http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=38459998&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Tue, 07 Sep 2010 23:00:26 -0400 CBS News http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=38459998&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc "Censored" Ads Still on Craigslist A link that once brought Craigslist users to an "adult services" section of the website was removed and replaced with the word "censored." Seth Doane reports on the ... http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=38459999&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Tue, 07 Sep 2010 23:00:19 -0400 CBS News http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=38459999&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Three Month Mott's Strike Continues Elaine Quijano reports on a strike outside the Mott's apple juice plant in Williamson, NY, where hundreds of union workers are locked in a heated dispute with the c... http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=38460000&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Tue, 07 Sep 2010 23:00:16 -0400 CBS News http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=38460000&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc CBS News Business and Economics correspondent Rebecca Jarvis spoke to Harry Smith about how to find the businesses that are hiring and, once you get your foot in the door, how to make a good impressio... http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=38460003&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Tue, 07 Sep 2010 23:00:11 -0400 CBS News http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=38460003&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.birminghamnews.net/?rid=38460002&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Tue, 07 Sep 2010 23:00:09 -0400 CBS News http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=38460002&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Job Growth Exceeds Expectations The job growth for the month of August exceeded expectations with American businesses creating 67,000 jobs in August. But as Anthony Mason reports, there still lies gre... http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=38460004&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Tue, 07 Sep 2010 22:59:57 -0400 CBS News http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=38460004&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid knows who's to blame for the sickly economy. And it's not him. In his latest TV ad Tuesday, the Democratic leader says Wall Street, former President George W. Bush... http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=38459986&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Tue, 07 Sep 2010 22:56:51 -0400 ABCNews http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=38459986&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Michigan's legislative leaders and Gov. Jennifer Granholm's administration agreed in concept Tuesday on ways to balance the state budget, a significant step toward getting a final plan in place by an ... http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=38459987&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Tue, 07 Sep 2010 22:56:48 -0400 ABCNews http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=38459987&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc With clean-energy legislation trapped in a political deadlock, renewable-energy advocates called big business the new leader in the nation's green revolution during a national summit meeting Tuesday. ... http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=38459988&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Tue, 07 Sep 2010 22:56:44 -0400 ABCNews http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=38459988&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Australia's export earnings from energy and mineral commodities in the June quarter was the second highest on record.Earnings increased by 41 per cent to $44 billion compared with the previous qua... http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=38460047&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Tue, 07 Sep 2010 22:53:52 -0400 The West Australian http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=38460047&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Submit your comment The JSE was flat in afternoon trade on Friday in line with global markets as they await US August non farm payrolls. By 12pm local time the JSE all share index had risen 0.17 pe... http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=38460018&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Tue, 07 Sep 2010 22:34:57 -0400 Business Report http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=38460018&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc In his latest TV ad Tuesday, the Democratic leader says Wall Street, former President George W. Bush, corporate job-cutters and foreign oil prices are the culprits behind the nation's economic trouble... http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=38460019&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Tue, 07 Sep 2010 22:26:11 -0400 Tampa Bay Online http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=38460019&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc (RTTNews) - The Australian stock market is trading notably lower on Wednesday with investors tracking cues from Wall Street and pressing sales in several front line stocks. Financial, mining and cons... http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=38460027&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Tue, 07 Sep 2010 22:25:32 -0400 Quote.com http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=38460027&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc CADEREYTA, Mexico - An explosion at Mexico's third-largest refinery Tuesday killed one worker and injured 10, the state-run oil company said. The blast at the Cadereyta refinery outside the northeas... http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=38456810&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Tue, 07 Sep 2010 22:01:51 -0400 Star Tribune http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=38456810&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc BEIJING - Microsoft Corp. co-founder Bill Gates and billionaire investor Warren Buffett plan to sell the art of giving to China's super rich in a visit later this month that's already sparked some sou... http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=38456811&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Tue, 07 Sep 2010 22:01:49 -0400 Star Tribune http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=38456811&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc WASHINGTON - The fire that broke out in a UPS plane that crashed last week in Dubai, killing both pilots, appears to have begun in a cargo compartment, according to people familiar with the accident ... http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=38456812&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Tue, 07 Sep 2010 22:01:46 -0400 Star Tribune http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=38456812&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Tuesday, September 7, 2010 at 3:27 p.m. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid knows who's to blame for the sickly economy. And it's not him. In his latest TV ad Tuesday, the Democratic leader says... http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=38456809&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Tue, 07 Sep 2010 22:00:31 -0400 San Diego Union-Tribune http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=38456809&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Sept. 8 (Bloomberg) -- China bought more Japanese bonds than it sold for a seventh-straight month in July, heading for the biggest annual increase on record. http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=38456798&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Tue, 07 Sep 2010 21:35:58 -0400 Business Week http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=38456798&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Sept. 8 (Bloomberg) -- Asian stocks fell, dragging the MSCI Asia Pacific Index lower for a second straight day, on concern a stronger yen will hurt Japan’s economic growth. http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=38456799&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Tue, 07 Sep 2010 21:35:57 -0400 Business Week http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=38456799&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc WASHINGTON — The U.S. Justice Department is looking into allegations that Google Inc's purchase of airline ticketing firm ITA Software Inc will cost rivals access to data they need to compete wi... http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=38456813&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Tue, 07 Sep 2010 21:25:51 -0400 MSNBC http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=38456813&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Lloyd is compromised and Jamie is insufferable, so there's an opening for Bob. Among the (very) small number of Wall Street chief executives who steered their firms intact through the financial crisis... http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=38456790&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Tue, 07 Sep 2010 21:05:48 -0400 The Independent http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=38456790&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc In his latest TV ad Tuesday, the Democratic leader says Wall Street, former President George W. Bush, corporate job-cutters and foreign oil prices are the culprits behind the nation's economic trouble... http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=38456814&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Tue, 07 Sep 2010 21:01:29 -0400 Associated Press http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=38456814&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Hewlett-Packard Co. went to court Tuesday to try to prevent its former chief executive, Mark V. Hurd, from taking a top post with Silicon Valley rival http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=38456815&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Tue, 07 Sep 2010 20:53:21 -0400 Associated Press http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=38456815&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc MSFT ), a move that suggests the Internet retailer may be gearing up for a push into the online gaming market. Andre Vrignaud, Microsoft's director of game platform strategy, said on his blog that he ... http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=38456819&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Tue, 07 Sep 2010 20:52:31 -0400 Fox Business http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=38456819&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Oracle in 1977, earned a smaller salary during the year, while option awards also fell, although his non-equity incentive plan compensation grew. During the fiscal year, Ellison agreed to decrease his... http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=38456818&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Tue, 07 Sep 2010 20:52:28 -0400 Fox Business http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=38456818&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc TOKYO, Sept 8 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei average is likely tofall on Wednesday with concerns over the yen's advance to a15-year high against the dollar seen dousing an upbeat mood thatstemmed from las... http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=38456829&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Tue, 07 Sep 2010 20:52:25 -0400 Fox Business http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=38456829&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Dow Jones )- Aeropuertos Andinos del Peru has won the concession to build and run six new airports in southern Peru. In a statement released Tuesday, Aeropuertos Andinos director for http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=38456828&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Tue, 07 Sep 2010 20:52:22 -0400 Fox Business http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=38456828&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc CVX ) lawyers to ascertain his knowledge of a legal fight between the oil company and Ecuadoreans over oil contamination, the Associated Press reports. U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan said it's likel... http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=38456826&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Tue, 07 Sep 2010 20:52:17 -0400 Fox Business http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=38456826&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Financial Times reports late Tuesday. Sullivan, who was pushed out just three months before giant AIG was bailed out by the U.S. government, will lead a new unit at Willis that intends to win more lar... http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=38456824&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Tue, 07 Sep 2010 20:52:11 -0400 Fox Business http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=38456824&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Latin America , said that some of the more attractive markets in the region include Brazil, Argentina and, on a smaller scale, Costa Rica. After consolidating its operations in countries like Colombia... http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=38456823&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Tue, 07 Sep 2010 20:52:09 -0400 Fox Business http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=38456823&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc By Alexandria Sage SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Apparel maker CorpPhillips-Van Heusen Corp raised its adjusted profit andrevenue outlook for 2010, and reported better-than-expectedsecond-quarter earnings... http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=38456822&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Tue, 07 Sep 2010 20:52:03 -0400 Fox Business http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=38456822&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Casey's General Stores , the U.S. Midwest convenience-store chain fending offa takeover bid from Canada's Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc, said on Tuesday it has received a rival,$2.1 billion proposal, s... http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=38456821&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Tue, 07 Sep 2010 20:51:57 -0400 Fox Business http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=38456821&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Dow Jones )- Mexican airport operator Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico (PAC, GAP.MX) reported Tuesday that passenger traffic at its 12 airports rose 3.6% in August from a year earlier to 1.8 million. ... http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=38456820&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Tue, 07 Sep 2010 20:51:55 -0400 Fox Business http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=38456820&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc NASDAQ :ALTR) edged nearly 4% higher after the market closed Tuesday as the semiconductor company ratcheted up its sales forecast for the third quarter. The chip-maker gave its revenue view a boost, ... http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=38456830&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Tue, 07 Sep 2010 20:51:47 -0400 Fox Business http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=38456830&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc HOUSTON (Reuters) - BP Plc's internal probe of the deadly April 20 blowout that unleashed the massive Gulf of Mexico oil spill will assign blame to BP as well as other companies involved in the well's... http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=38456793&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Tue, 07 Sep 2010 20:48:57 -0400 Reuters http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=38456793&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc OTTAWA -- Any savings Canadians have realized through this period of near-zero interest rates have been all but wiped out by the large amount of debt households have taken on, new research shows.As a ... http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=38456801&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Tue, 07 Sep 2010 20:47:07 -0400 Financial Post http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=38456801&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Barack Obama, the U.S. President, is set to unveil a new round of tax breaks for businesses Wednesday, initiatives many economists believe will do little to help rev up the economy http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=38456802&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Tue, 07 Sep 2010 20:47:03 -0400 Financial Post http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=38456802&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed and RIM said the transaction was “not material to RIM in the context of RIM’s financial results.” http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=38456804&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Tue, 07 Sep 2010 20:46:58 -0400 Financial Post http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=38456804&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Brick Brewing Co. said late Tuesday that it had settled its legal battle with founder Jim Brickman. The company said the two sides have agreed to keep the terms of the settlement confidential. Last su... http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=38456805&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Tue, 07 Sep 2010 20:46:51 -0400 Financial Post http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=38456805&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc On opposing sides of the battle for a Canadian mining mammoth are two groups of shareholders with competing interests, separated by a rift that may well prove unbridgeable.Major shareholders of takeov... http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=38456807&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Tue, 07 Sep 2010 20:46:48 -0400 Financial Post http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=38456807&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc With a five star hotel in the background, a man walks by restored Roman pillar tombs in the ancient city of Leukaspis, a well known Greco-Roman port overlooking the Mediterranean Sea at the costal res... http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=38456787&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Tue, 07 Sep 2010 20:40:39 -0400 CBS News http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=38456787&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc A Delaware judge on Tuesday granted a request from a court-appointed independent examiner for more time to review claims and assets in Washington Mutual Inc.'s bankruptcy. The examiner's request fo... http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=38456786&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Tue, 07 Sep 2010 20:35:57 -0400 ABCNews http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=38456786&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc director of game platform strategy, said on his blog that he couldn't provide details about his new role at Amazon but said he was "very intrigued about what Amazon is looking to do." The posting wa... http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=38456792&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Tue, 07 Sep 2010 20:03:42 -0400 Morning Star http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=38456792&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc PVH ), Tuesday reported a net loss for the second quarter over a profit last year, mainly due to the acquisition and integration costs related to Tommy Hilfiger. On an adjusted basis, profit for the... http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=38456817&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Tue, 07 Sep 2010 20:01:36 -0400 Quote.com http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=38456817&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc