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Futures Drop as Dollar Gains - FOXBusiness

Tue, 09/07/2010 - 04:52

Reuters

Futures Drop as Dollar Gains
FOXBusiness
Stock futures pointed to a lower open Tuesday as traders return to work after last week's strong performance and the long holiday weekend. As of 6:20 am in New York, the Dow Jones Industrial Average futures were down 60 points, or 0.58%, ...
Jobs Data Keep Shaky Recovery AfloatSmartmoney.com
US futures point to lower openingInternational Business Times
Wall St futures signal weaker start for US stocksReuters Africa
Motley Fool (blog) -Sydney Morning Herald -Benzinga
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Greek, Irish Bonds Decline Versus German Bunds on Bank Holdings Concern - Bloomberg

Tue, 09/07/2010 - 04:36

RTE.ie

Greek, Irish Bonds Decline Versus German Bunds on Bank Holdings Concern
Bloomberg
Greek, Irish and Portuguese government bonds fell relative to benchmark German bunds on concern European banks are vulnerable to losses on their holdings of so-called peripheral euro-region sovereign debt ...
German Bunds Rise as Bank Health Concern Spurs Haven DemandBusinessWeek
Euro hits day's low vs dlr, bunds up on German dataReuters
German Government Bonds Rise as Bank Capital Concern Spurs Safety DemandBloomberg
Bloomberg -RTE.ie -FXstreet.com The Forex Market
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Bank of Japan keeps rates unchanged at 0.1% - AFP

Tue, 09/07/2010 - 04:34

Reuters India

Bank of Japan keeps rates unchanged at 0.1%
AFP
TOKYO — Japan's central bank on Tuesday kept its key interest rate unchanged at 0.1 percent to continue nurturing a moderate recovery, but signalled stronger concern about the impact of a surging yen. In a slightly toughened stance, the Bank of Japan ...
BOJ vows timely action but few clues on next moveReuters (press release)
BOJ Keeps Credit Program Unchanged, Says It's Ready to Do More If NeededBloomberg
BOJ Stands Pat, Signals Ready to Ease Further if NeededWall Street Journal
RTT News -MarketWatch -Xinhua
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FOREX-Euro slides, Europe banking issues in focus - Reuters

Tue, 09/07/2010 - 04:24

Atlanta Journal Constitution

FOREX-Euro slides, Europe banking issues in focus
Reuters
LONDON, Sept 7 (Reuters) - The euro fell broadly on Tuesday after rekindled concerns about the European banking sector prompted investors to sell higher-risk currencies. The yen and the Swiss franc rallied, supported by their ...
World stocks fall amid renewed Europe bank worriesThe Associated Press
Bank Shares Fall in EuropeWall Street Journal
European shares slip on banking worriesFOXBusiness
Bloomberg -MarketWatch -NASDAQ
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Market Bids Farewell To Barclays, HSBC Bosses - Forbes

Tue, 09/07/2010 - 03:32

Reuters

Market Bids Farewell To Barclays, HSBC Bosses
Forbes
Shares slide as leaders who piloted their banks through the financial crisis appear to be on their way out. LONDON -- There were synchronistic movements from British banks on Tuesday as two well-known leaders in the industry were apparently stepping ...
Barclays Elevates Diamond to CEONew York Times
Barclays taps Diamond to succeed Varley as CEOAtlanta Journal Constitution
Diamond to be new Barclays chiefBBC News
Financial Times -Telegraph.co.uk (blog) -The Guardian
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Kia Motors Exec Resigns Due To Recalls - Wall Street Journal

Tue, 09/07/2010 - 03:26

Kansas City Star

Kia Motors Exec Resigns Due To Recalls
Wall Street Journal
SEOUL—Kia Motors Corp., South Korea's No. 2 automobile maker by sales, said Tuesday that Vice-Chairman Chung Sung-eun has resigned to take responsibility for several ongoing recalls due to faulty electric wiring. ...
Kia Says Vice Chairman Jeong Resigned on RecallsBusinessWeek
Kia's top executive resigns after recallsThe Associated Press
Kia Motors boss resigns over mass recallAFP
The Press Association -The Korea Herald -The Epoch Times
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Oracle Taps Mark Hurd; Shares Higher - TheStreet.com

Tue, 09/07/2010 - 03:20

Telegraph.co.uk

Oracle Taps Mark Hurd; Shares Higher
TheStreet.com
REDWOOD SHORES, Calif. (TheStreet) -- Oracle(ORCL) named former Hewlett-Packard (HP) CEO Mark Hurd as co-president, a month after Hurd quit HP because of a sexual harassment investigation. ...
Oracle hires former HP's Mark HurdReuters
Oracle names ex-HP CEO Mark Hurd co-presidentThe Associated Press
Mark Hurd Joins Oracle After Leaving HP; Phillips ResignsBloomberg
Muckety -Los Angeles Times -San Francisco Chronicle
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Canadian Companies Plan to Increase Jobs in Fourth Quarter, Manpower Says - Bloomberg

Tue, 09/07/2010 - 03:19

New Zealand Herald

Canadian Companies Plan to Increase Jobs in Fourth Quarter, Manpower Says
Bloomberg
Canadian employers plan to increase hiring in the fourth quarter, led by miners and durable goods manufacturers, according to a survey by Manpower Inc. The net employment outlook, ...
Manpower: Sorry, There Won't Be A Hiring Surge In The Fourth QuarterThe Business Insider
Jobs Survey: Hiring to Slow in Metro AtlantaWXIA-TV
Houston companies hedge on hiringHouston Business Journal
OCRegister -MarketWatch -Wall Street Journal
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Does money buy happiness? New research says yes, to a point - Philadelphia Inquirer

Tue, 09/07/2010 - 01:06

Sydney Morning Herald

Does money buy happiness? New research says yes, to a point
Philadelphia Inquirer
It is the age-old question, oft asked and answered but never settled, about that liquid asset that consumes so great a portion of human effort. Ducats. Dinero. Dough. Now comes the latest word on the subject, from prominent researchers at ...
Report: Money can buy you happiness, to a pointThe Associated Press
After $75000, Money Can't Buy Day-to-Day HappinessBusinessWeek
Happiness Depends On How Much You EarnUK News Reporter
TIME -The Guardian -Telegraph.co.uk
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Students get older peers to co-sign for credit cards - Denver Post

Tue, 09/07/2010 - 01:02

Digital News Report

Students get older peers to co-sign for credit cards
Denver Post
Some college students have figured a way around new federal rules restricting their access to credit cards by simply turning to older students for help. The rules, part of the Credit CARD Act that was implemented in part earlier this ...
Credit cards 101: Be thriftyMontreal Gazette
Beware new credit card offers7Online.com
Debtadviser: CARD Act in place to help with interest-rate increasesScripps News
USA Today -The Star-Ledger - NJ.com -The Northern Echo
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Hon Hai Taps China's Interior - Wall Street Journal

Mon, 09/06/2010 - 11:49

Reuters

Hon Hai Taps China's Interior
Wall Street Journal
SHENZHEN, China—Terry Gou has done more than any other single executive to turn China into the world's factory floor, building his company, Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., into an electronics titan whose products include ...
Foxconn's Gou Cuts Long-Term Sales Growth TargetBloomberg
Foxconn sales growth set to halve, Chairman saysMarketWatch
Hon Hai Shares Fall After Reports on Sales Target CutABC News
International Business Times -Focus Taiwan News Channel -The Korea Herald
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EU Finmins Want Budget Rule Offenders Rapped Swiftly - ABC News

Mon, 09/06/2010 - 11:14

Kansas City Star

EU Finmins Want Budget Rule Offenders Rapped Swiftly
ABC News
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Union finance ministers sought on Monday to make sanctions for EU budget rule breakers more automatic, but put off potentially difficult talks on a permanent mechanism to resolve euro ...
Push for common approach on bank tax in EUFinancial Times
EU Finance Ministers To Discuss New Bank LevyNPR
EU Seeks Consensus on Bank LevyWall Street Journal
FOXBusiness -istockAnalyst.com (press release) -IMarketnews.com
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German Banks May Need to Raise $135 Billion on Rule Changes, Group Says - Bloomberg

Mon, 09/06/2010 - 11:10

Reuters India

German Banks May Need to Raise $135 Billion on Rule Changes, Group Says
Bloomberg
Germany's 10 biggest lenders, including Deutsche Bank AG and Commerzbank AG, may need about 105 billion euros ($135 billion) in fresh capital because of new regulation, according to ...
German Banks May Need $141 Billion Under Basel IIIABC News
German Banks Warn of Costs of Basel IIIWall Street Journal
German banks try to fend off Basel IIIFinancial Times
Financial Times -Expatica Germany
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Delta launches new flight from Liberia to US - The Associated Press

Mon, 09/06/2010 - 10:52

The Inquirer

Delta launches new flight from Liberia to US
The Associated Press
MONROVIA, Liberia — Delta Air Lines Inc. has launched a new flight from the US to Liberia, becoming the first American carrier to serve the West African nation that is recovering from more than a decade of civil war. A statement issued Sunday by Delta ...
Delta Flies Direct Into LiberiaGPB
'Delta Opens the Sky'Liberian Daily Observer
Delta Airlines flight to Liberia to boost commerce: SirleafMSN Malaysia News
DailyFinance -African Press Agency (subscription) -Atlanta Journal Constitution
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Fed Should Not Set Limit on Economy Aid: Kohn - ABC News

Mon, 09/06/2010 - 10:50

Telegraph.co.uk

Fed Should Not Set Limit on Economy Aid: Kohn
ABC News
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve should not announce a limit on its actions if it resumes purchases of Treasury securities to stimulate the US economy, the former vice chairman of the central bank said. Donald Kohn, who retired as vice ...
Fed must embark on new stimulus blitz, urges retiring deputy chairman Donald KohnTelegraph.co.uk
Economic woe set to continueHerald Scotland
Donald Kohn: Fed Should Consider More StimulusHuffington Post (blog)
The Australian -Today's Zaman -TheChronicleHerald.ca
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Labor Day Takes On New Meaning For The Unemployed - The Atlanta Post

Mon, 09/06/2010 - 10:22

Kansas City Star

Labor Day Takes On New Meaning For The Unemployed
The Atlanta Post
My uncle Keith, who has been unemployed since last November, has only one plan for this Labor Day weekend; scouring the help wanted ads and sending out resumes. Uncle Keith, who has dedicated most of his adult life to the military and ...
On Labor Day, remember the unemployed voteSan Francisco Chronicle
Some economists see a US divided by pay scalesBoston Globe
Labor Day quiz: What are the hot spots in a cool jobs market?Christian Science Monitor
TheDay.com -NorthJersey.com -SunHerald.com
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US Commodities Day Ahead: Russia Says Don't Panic About Grains After Ban - Bloomberg

Mon, 09/06/2010 - 09:21

Prairie Farmer

US Commodities Day Ahead: Russia Says Don't Panic About Grains After Ban
Bloomberg
Global grain supplies are adequate to meet demand and any “panic” isn't warranted, Russian Deputy Agriculture Minister Alexander Petrikov said. Copper may rise to $7875 a metric ton ths week after prices ...
How Accurate Are Pre-Harvest Corn Yield Estimates This Year?Wallace's Farmer
Price Outlook Points to an Increase in Corn, Soybean and Wheat PlantingsPrairie Farmer
RPT-Grains Week Ahead-How low will USDA go with corn yield?Reuters Africa
FarmersWeekly -Seeking Alpha (blog) -BloggingStocks (blog)
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Irish finmin says cancer stabilised, to stay in job - Reuters

Mon, 09/06/2010 - 08:34

Reuters

Irish finmin says cancer stabilised, to stay in job
Reuters
DUBLIN, Sept 6 (Reuters) - Irish Finance Minister Brian Lenihan, Dublin's architect of fiscal and banking reforms, has completed treatment for cancer, which he said on Monday has stabilised the disease and will allow him to stay in his job. ...
Anglo Bailout Won't Bankrupt Ireland, Lenihan SaysBusinessWeek
Keeping Anglo Irish rump remains option -ministryReuters
Lenihan claims his bank guarantee warded off 'financial nuclear winter'Irish Independent
CNBC -Bloomberg -BBC News
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World markets rise as double-dip fears ease - The Associated Press

Mon, 09/06/2010 - 08:05

CBC.ca

World markets rise as double-dip fears ease
The Associated Press
LONDON — World stock markets advanced modestly Monday as investors rode momentum from Friday, when an upbeat US jobs report eased fears that the global economy could slip back into recession. With Wall Street closed for a holiday, however, ...
World markets rise as double-dip fears easeWEAR
World Markets Rise As Double-Dip Fears EaseNPR

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BP Seen Revving Up Asset Sales - Forbes

Mon, 09/06/2010 - 07:08

BigPond News

BP Seen Revving Up Asset Sales
Forbes
The oil giant has reportedly renewed talks over Prudhoe Bay in Alaska, and upped its target for cash raised from disposals. LONDON -- BP appears to be revving up its efforts to raise cash following mounting costs from its clean-up of the Deepwater ...
BP revives bid to sell Alaskan assetsFinancial Times
BP reportedly stepping up asset disposal plansMarketWatch
BP Restarts Sale of Alaskan Assets: ReportABC News
myfoxny.com -Benzinga -ShareCast
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