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For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Nigeria News.Net http://www.nigeriannews.net/ en-us Wed, 08 Sep 2010 15:25:48 -0400 Wed, 08 Sep 2010 15:25:48 -0400 30 The Nasdaq was the star on the day, leaping ahead of the other major indices. http://www.nigeriannews.net/story/682601 Wed, 08 Sep 2010 13:56:16 -0400 Nigeria News.Net http://www.nigeriannews.net/story/682601 Delta Air Lines has decided to upgrade the seats on its Boeing 747s to coincide with next summer’s travel. http://www.nigeriannews.net/story/682446 Wed, 08 Sep 2010 07:32:42 -0400 Nigeria News.Net http://www.nigeriannews.net/story/682446 http://www.nigeriannews.net/story/682445 Wed, 08 Sep 2010 07:30:42 -0400 Nigeria News.Net http://www.nigeriannews.net/story/682445 Beirut has become the most expensive city in the Middle East this year. http://www.nigeriannews.net/story/682432 Wed, 08 Sep 2010 07:21:42 -0400 Nigeria News.Net http://www.nigeriannews.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.nigeriannews.net/story/682454 Wed, 08 Sep 2010 07:43:40 -0400 Nigeria News.Net http://www.nigeriannews.net/story/682454 President Obama is to call for business investment tax breaks. http://www.nigeriannews.net/story/682161 Tue, 07 Sep 2010 22:32:18 -0400 Nigeria News.Net http://www.nigeriannews.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.nigeriannews.net/story/682163 Tue, 07 Sep 2010 22:35:56 -0400 Nigeria News.Net http://www.nigeriannews.net/story/682163 George Soros has given a fair chunk of his money to a human rights group. http://www.nigeriannews.net/story/682162 Tue, 07 Sep 2010 22:34:07 -0400 Nigeria News.Net http://www.nigeriannews.net/story/682162 French strikers have gone to war with the government over plans to extend the retirement age. http://www.nigeriannews.net/story/682160 Tue, 07 Sep 2010 22:30:29 -0400 Nigeria News.Net http://www.nigeriannews.net/story/682160 UK people believe retirement as it has been known is generally over. http://www.nigeriannews.net/story/682159 Tue, 07 Sep 2010 22:28:40 -0400 Nigeria News.Net http://www.nigeriannews.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.nigeriannews.net/story/682249 Wed, 08 Sep 2010 03:10:33 -0400 ANI http://www.nigeriannews.net/story/682249 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.nigeriannews.net/story/682147 Tue, 07 Sep 2010 21:10:03 -0400 IANS http://www.nigeriannews.net/story/682147 LONDON — A solid showing on Wall Street and a relatively successful Portuguese government debt sale helped Europe's stocks recover early losses Wednesday to close higher, though fears of a flare... http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=38477800&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Wed, 08 Sep 2010 13:42:22 -0400 Sign on San Diego http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=38477800&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc CHICAGO - Tribune Co. promoted its general counsel to the position of chief restructuring officer on Wednesday as it attempts to lift itself out of Chapter 11 protection.The publisher, which owns the... http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=38477766&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Wed, 08 Sep 2010 13:31:55 -0400 Star Tribune http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=38477766&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc MINNEAPOLIS - Military contractor Alliant Techsystems Inc. said Wednesday it is raising $300 million in a debt sale. The company has begun a public offering of $300 million of senior subordinated no... http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=38477765&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Wed, 08 Sep 2010 13:31:50 -0400 Star Tribune http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=38477765&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc MFRI ) announced today that it expects to publish second quarter 2010 earnings and file the Form 10-Q with the Securities Exchange Commission Thursday, September 9, 2010. http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=38477752&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Wed, 08 Sep 2010 13:23:25 -0400 Market Wire http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=38477752&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc PennyStockAlley.com, a premier micro cap research firm provides subscribers with comprehensive research, in depth due diligence and technical analysis to provide our subscribers with high octane stock... http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=38477753&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Wed, 08 Sep 2010 13:22:35 -0400 Market Wire http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=38477753&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc 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.nigeriannews.net/?rid=38477777&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Wed, 08 Sep 2010 13:20:24 -0400 Miami Herald http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=38477777&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Gold futures held close to the previous day's record-high close on Wednesday as concerns about European banks and economic growth faded and investors pulled out of safe-haven... http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=38477730&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Wed, 08 Sep 2010 13:19:40 -0400 MarketWatch http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=38477730&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Oil and gas stocks were holding early gains on Wednesday, with BP PLC shares leading the way following the release of the company's much-anticipated Macondo well report.... http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=38477731&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Wed, 08 Sep 2010 13:19:36 -0400 MarketWatch http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=38477731&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Bulls are finding it hard to hold the upper hand, despite some hope on the labor front and Boeing plans to double employees at a parts factory in northern China. SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Can... http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=38477732&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Wed, 08 Sep 2010 13:19:33 -0400 MarketWatch http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=38477732&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Tech stocks were mostly higher Wednesday, as several bellwether companies rose, but UBS cast a shadow on part of the sector after the brokerage cut its ratings on Hewlet... http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=38477733&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Wed, 08 Sep 2010 13:19:32 -0400 MarketWatch http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=38477733&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.nigeriannews.net/?rid=38477779&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Wed, 08 Sep 2010 13:14:17 -0400 The Independent http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=38477779&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Brian Lenihan, the Irish finance minister, in 2009. The two new institutions created from Anglo Irish will not be able to lend any more money. Photograph: Niall Carson/PA http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=38477755&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Wed, 08 Sep 2010 13:11:44 -0400 Guardian http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=38477755&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc ended as the best performing share in a rising market, after suggestions that Korea's Samsung had picked the company's chip designs for its latest smartphone, tablet and netbooks processor.Analysts at... http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=38477754&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Wed, 08 Sep 2010 13:11:40 -0400 Guardian http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=38477754&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Investors are taking a punt on online gambling companies following a ruling than German restrictions breached European law.The European Court of Justice ruled there should not be a state monolopy of s... http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=38477756&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Wed, 08 Sep 2010 13:11:36 -0400 Guardian http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=38477756&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.nigeriannews.net/?rid=38477773&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Wed, 08 Sep 2010 13:09:38 -0400 Finfacts Business News http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=38477773&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc on Wednesday said it would meet sales and earnings targets for the fiscal year ending in May. The Golden Valley-based food manufacturer, speaking at the Barclays Capital Back-to-school Consumer Confe... http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=38477770&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Wed, 08 Sep 2010 13:04:25 -0400 Business Journal http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=38477770&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Sept. 8 (Bloomberg) -- KKR & Co. and Perella Weinberg Partners LP are in talks to hire members of Goldman Sachs Group Inc.’s U.S. principal-strategies group, according to two people briefed ... http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=38477750&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Wed, 08 Sep 2010 13:03:05 -0400 Business Week http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=38477750&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Wall Street rose in early Wednesday trading. By noon, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 71.56 points, or 0.69 percent, to 10,412.25. Nasdaq added 22.07 points, or 1 percent, to reach 2,230.96. ... http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=38477769&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Wed, 08 Sep 2010 13:01:51 -0400 Business Journal http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=38477769&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Wall Street rose in early Wednesday trading. By noon, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 71.56 points, or 0.69 percent, to 10,412.25. Nasdaq added 22.07 points, or 1 percent, to reach 2,230.96. ... http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=38477771&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Wed, 08 Sep 2010 13:01:20 -0400 Business Journal http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=38477771&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc 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 ... http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=38477744&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Wed, 08 Sep 2010 13:01:18 -0400 The Seattle Times http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=38477744&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc dollar today amid renewed dollar selling by banks and exporte rs as the American currency fell to a 15-year low against the Japanese yen. Forex dealers said sustained capital inflows also helped the r... http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=38477745&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Wed, 08 Sep 2010 12:56:55 -0400 Times Of India http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=38477745&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc US stocks were slightly up on Wednesday after news of a successful Portuguese debt auction eased the previous day's concerns about the European economy. The http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=38477746&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Wed, 08 Sep 2010 12:56:52 -0400 Times Of India http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=38477746&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc A model shows a Microsoft's new Kinect motion-sensing system for the Xbox 360 videogame console at a press briefing in Tokyo Wednesday, Sept. 8, 2010. The new Kinect, featuring a 3-D camra and motion ... http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=38477775&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Wed, 08 Sep 2010 12:54:57 -0400 Seattle Post-Intelligencer http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=38477775&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc a major speech in Cleveland Wednesday to promote his plans for getting the economy back on track and putting Americans back to work. The Associated Press reports that Obama’s plans call for abou... http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=38477774&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Wed, 08 Sep 2010 12:52:38 -0400 MSNBC http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=38477774&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Sept. 8 (Bloomberg) -- Former Citigroup Inc. stockbroker Ralph Casbarro was fined $500 and received no prison sentence or probation for his involvement in a scheme to let day traders eavesdrop on inte... http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=38477748&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Wed, 08 Sep 2010 12:40:46 -0400 Business Week http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=38477748&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Sept. 8 (Bloomberg) -- European stocks rose to a four-month high as improved demand for government bonds from Portugal to Poland helped ease concern about sovereign debt and shares of BP Plc advanced. http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=38477749&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Wed, 08 Sep 2010 12:40:45 -0400 Business Week http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=38477749&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc (Credit: Microsoft) Microsoft plans to offer a Kinect bundle for $400 when its motion-gaming peripheral launches on November 4. The bundle includes a 250GB http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=38477776&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Wed, 08 Sep 2010 12:34:21 -0400 CNet http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=38477776&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc But the Seattle-based company is armed with a new weapon - its new controller-free Kinect game technology - that it hopes will convince Japanese consumers to embrace the Xbox 360. http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=38477778&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Wed, 08 Sep 2010 12:32:49 -0400 Associated Press http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=38477778&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc -2.92% ) and Goodrich Corp. are among companies lining up Wednesday to sell bonds, according to Informa Global Markets. Goodrich [gr], an aerospace and military supplier, said in a regulatory filing... http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=38477734&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Wed, 08 Sep 2010 12:25:30 -0400 Market Watch http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=38477734&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc The funding levels of the typical U.S. corporate pension plan hit at least a four-year low last month, according to BNY Mellon Asset Management, hit by a weak stock market and falling interest rates. ... http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=38477784&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Wed, 08 Sep 2010 12:23:37 -0400 Fox Business http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=38477784&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc (Recasts, adds quote, detail, background on incident) MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's state oil monopolyshould be able to quickly repair the hydrotreater at its275,000 barrels-per-day Cadereyta refin... http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=38477785&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Wed, 08 Sep 2010 12:23:34 -0400 Fox Business http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=38477785&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc ArcelorMittal , the world'slargest steelmaker, and No. 1 miner BHP Billiton have scrappedplans to combine their iron ore assets in West Africa after theyfailed to seal a final deal. The two announced ... http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=38477786&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Wed, 08 Sep 2010 12:23:32 -0400 Fox Business http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=38477786&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc By Andy Bruce LONDON, Sept 8 (Reuters) - Major developed economies arepoised for a marked slowdown in coming quarters, led by theUnited States, although another recession still looks unlikely,a Reuter... http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=38477787&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Wed, 08 Sep 2010 12:23:29 -0400 Fox Business http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=38477787&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Dow Jones )- Mexican auto production in August rose 53% from the year-ago month to 205,740 vehicles, continuing a rapid recovery from the slump of 2009, according to figures released Wednesday by the ... http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=38477788&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Wed, 08 Sep 2010 12:23:25 -0400 Fox Business http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=38477788&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc * Concern over European bank sector weighs on risk appetite* Gold eyes record as haven buying, seasonality converge* Silver climbs to fresh 2-1/2 yr high (Updates prices) By Amanda Cooper LONDON, Sept... http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=38477789&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Wed, 08 Sep 2010 12:23:22 -0400 Fox Business http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=38477789&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc BP , BP.LN) has found that "multiple companies and work teams" contributed to the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, releasing a long-awaited report Wednesday that says BP workers missed key warning signs but ... http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=38477790&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Wed, 08 Sep 2010 12:23:17 -0400 Fox Business http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=38477790&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc U.S. stocks climbed Wednesday, shifting gears from the prior day's decline, as investors waited for possible confirmation of improving economic conditions from the http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=38477792&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Wed, 08 Sep 2010 12:23:13 -0400 Fox Business http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=38477792&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc SFD ) expects to be the seller of its 49% ownership of Butterball LLC to its partner as the decision date approaches this Saturday. Larry Pope, President and Chief Executive Officer at Smithfield Food... http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=38477793&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Wed, 08 Sep 2010 12:23:10 -0400 Fox Business http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=38477793&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc By David Brough and Nigel Hunt LONDON, Sept 8 (Reuters) - ICE coffee futures rallied to a13-1/4 year high on Wednesday and were within sight of thepsychological $2 a lb, while raw sugar touched a fres... http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=38477794&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Wed, 08 Sep 2010 12:23:06 -0400 Fox Business http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=38477794&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc (Changes dateline, adds details, background) By Euan Rocha TORONTO (Reuters) - Canada's Anatolia MineralsDevelopment Ltd said Wednesday it plans to acquireAustralia's Avoca Resources for C$1.08 billio... http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=38477795&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Wed, 08 Sep 2010 12:23:01 -0400 Fox Business http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=38477795&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc By Steve Slater LONDON, Sept 8 (Reuters) - For a bank that prides itself onsmooth successions, HSBC is suddenly scrambling to pick its nextchairman. The frontrunners to succeed Stephen Green, set to b... http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=38477796&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Wed, 08 Sep 2010 12:22:58 -0400 Fox Business http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=38477796&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc (Corrects healdine, para 3 to say plan's capital cost will beknown by Oct, not in Oct) By Carmel Crimmins DUBLIN, Sept 8 (Reuters) - Ireland's government outlined acompromise solution for winding down... http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=38477797&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Wed, 08 Sep 2010 12:22:54 -0400 Fox Business http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=38477797&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc By Guillermo Parra-Bernal SAO PAULO, (Reuters) - CSN, Brazil's largestdiversified steel group, expects its $2.6 billion railway andlogistics project Transnordestina to start operations by theend of 20... http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=38477798&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Wed, 08 Sep 2010 12:22:50 -0400 Fox Business http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=38477798&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Dow Jones )- The investment banking division of Italy's Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena SpA (BMPS.MI) on Wednesday moved to back up $200 billion in interest-rate swap transactions through London-based... http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=38477799&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Wed, 08 Sep 2010 12:22:46 -0400 Fox Business http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=38477799&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stubbornly high unemployment and signs of persistent weakness in the housing market have prompted economists to further cut their outlook for U.S. growth in the second half of the... http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=38477740&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Wed, 08 Sep 2010 12:21:00 -0400 Reuters http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=38477740&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc NEW YORK (Reuters) - Individuals within Goldman Sachs Group Inc's New York Principal Strategies group are in talks with several groups, including KKR, Perella Weinberg, and BlackRock, to possibly join... http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=38477741&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Wed, 08 Sep 2010 12:20:56 -0400 Reuters http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=38477741&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc OTTAWA -- The Bank of Canada raised its benchmark interest rate Wednesday by 25 basis points to 1%, arguing financial conditions remain “exceptionally stimulative” even in the face of a slowing --... http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=38477757&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Wed, 08 Sep 2010 12:19:49 -0400 Financial Post http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=38477757&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc that the Beijing and Shanghai authorities were investigating the high vacancy rate for Chinese property. Markets are worried they'll be shocked by what they discover and clamp down on speculation even... http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=38477758&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Wed, 08 Sep 2010 12:19:46 -0400 Financial Post http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=38477758&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Airgas Inc. rejected a sweetened US$5.5-billion bid from Air Products & Chemicals Inc. and committed to solicit other offers by June if shareholders vote against holding two annual meetings in the... http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=38477759&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Wed, 08 Sep 2010 12:19:43 -0400 Financial Post http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=38477759&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. said Wednesday it will now have to sell 25 convenience stores and service stations after completing any potential deal for Casey's General Stores Inc., citing an agreemen... http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=38477760&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Wed, 08 Sep 2010 12:19:41 -0400 Financial Post http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=38477760&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Sanofi-Aventis SA’s Chief Executive Officer Chris Viehbacher took his case for a takeover directly to Genzyme Corp.’s investors in meetings in New York yesterday, according to two people who atten... http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=38477761&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Wed, 08 Sep 2010 12:19:38 -0400 Financial Post http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=38477761&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Markets rose in Canada after the Bank of Canada raised its key lending rate for the third time this year. The Toronto Stock Exchange’s S&P/TSX composite index rose 48.96 points, or 0.4 per cent,... http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=38477762&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Wed, 08 Sep 2010 12:19:32 -0400 Financial Post http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=38477762&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc HONG KONG -- China Mobile shares fell the most in a year after Vodafone sold its stake in the company for US$6.5-billion, nearly double what it paid, but analysts expect the stake sale to have no majo... http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=38477763&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Wed, 08 Sep 2010 12:19:29 -0400 Financial Post http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=38477763&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc OTTAWA -- Confidence among Canadian small- and medium-sized businesses fell for the third-consecutive month according to a report by the Canadian Federation of Independent Business’ released Wednesd... http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=38477764&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Wed, 08 Sep 2010 12:19:27 -0400 Financial Post http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=38477764&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc (AP) Applications for home loans dipped last week as mortgage rates ticked up slightly from the lowest level in decades. The Mortgage Bankers Association says overall applications fell 1.5 percent ... http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=38477727&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Wed, 08 Sep 2010 12:16:11 -0400 CBS News http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=38477727&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Stores Inc. works with the City of Houston on a new Walmart Supercenter in The Heights, the retail chain wants to hire 450 associates to work at a new store in North Houston that is slated to open in ... http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=38477768&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Wed, 08 Sep 2010 12:12:51 -0400 Business Journal http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=38477768&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc incentives that would allow businesses to write off 100 percent of their spending on new plants and equipment through the end of 2011 and retroactive to Sept. 8. The proposal, White House officials... http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=38477721&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Wed, 08 Sep 2010 12:11:25 -0400 ABCNews http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=38477721&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Navistar International Corp. plans to keep its headquarters in Illinois and will move forward with plans to expand its operations in the state. Gov. Pat Quinn made the announcement Wednesday at an ... http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=38477724&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Wed, 08 Sep 2010 12:11:13 -0400 ABCNews http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=38477724&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Guillermo Rodriguez, left, talks with Labor Finders manager Emmanuel Garcia, right, after being assigned a day's work on a construction site, Wednesday, Sept. 8, 2010, in Miami. Labor Finders is an in... http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=38477725&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Wed, 08 Sep 2010 12:11:06 -0400 ABCNews http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=38477725&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc 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 ... http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=38477736&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Wed, 08 Sep 2010 12:09:37 -0400 Deseret News http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=38477736&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Hewlett Packard Co. (HPQ) is tapping the investment- grade bond market with a fixed rate three-part benchmark note, according to a person familiar with the matter. http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=38477738&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Wed, 08 Sep 2010 11:40:05 -0400 Morning Star http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=38477738&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Hewlett Packard Co. (HPQ) is tapping the investment- grade bond market with a fixed rate three-part benchmark note, according to a person familiar with the matter. http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=38477737&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Wed, 08 Sep 2010 11:39:07 -0400 Morning Star http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=38477737&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc But the Seattle-based company is armed with a new weapon - its new controller-free Kinect game technology - that it hopes will convince Japanese consumers to embrace the Xbox 360. http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=38477772&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Wed, 08 Sep 2010 11:38:03 -0400 Tampa Bay Online http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=38477772&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Five years ago, a small addiction treatment center in Wayzata got a large donation from a local businessman named Tom Petters. It was the biggest donation ever received by the Retreat -- $1 million. ... http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=38474124&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Wed, 08 Sep 2010 11:11:22 -0400 Star Tribune http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=38474124&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc GEORGETOWN, Texas - Authorities are searching for possible victims after two mobile homes and a house in central Texas were swept away by floodwaters dumped by the remnants of Tropical Storm Hermine ... http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=38474125&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Wed, 08 Sep 2010 11:11:19 -0400 Star Tribune http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=38474125&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc BOSTON (MarketWatch) -- The financial sector led U.S. stocks higher early Wednesday as the market recovered some of the previous session's losses. The Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=38474087&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Wed, 08 Sep 2010 10:58:53 -0400 MarketWatch http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=38474087&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc BOSTON (MarketWatch) -- ZymoGenetics Inc. was in the spotlight Wednesday as shares of the biotech group shot up 84% on news that Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. will acquire the company for $9.75 a share. http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=38474088&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Wed, 08 Sep 2010 10:58:49 -0400 MarketWatch http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=38474088&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Retail stocks rose on Wednesday, with gainers including Staples Inc. and Costco Wholesale Corp., after both stocks were upgraded to buy by Goldman Sachs. Phillips-Van He... http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=38474090&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Wed, 08 Sep 2010 10:58:46 -0400 MarketWatch http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=38474090&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Treasury prices declined on Wednesday, pushing long-term yields up, before the government sells $21 billion in 10-year notes, the second major auction of the week. Yield... http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=38474089&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Wed, 08 Sep 2010 10:58:41 -0400 MarketWatch http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=38474089&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- U.S. stocks bounced back from the previous day's declines as concerns about European bank health subsided. The Dow Jones Industrial Average http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=38474091&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Wed, 08 Sep 2010 10:58:38 -0400 MarketWatch http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=38474091&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Crude oil futures traded slightly lower on Wednesday, amid concern that an upcoming report will show supplies are rising. Crude oil for October delivery recently fell 12... http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=38474092&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Wed, 08 Sep 2010 10:58:33 -0400 MarketWatch http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=38474092&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Afghan security forces used batons on unruly customers scrambling to withdraw their savings today from the country's biggest bank, which is mired in a scandal of corruption and mismanagement.Kabul Ban... http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=38474107&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Wed, 08 Sep 2010 10:51:07 -0400 Guardian http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=38474107&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc could be on the acquisition trail, it appears, and in the same potash sector as rival BHP Billiton.But the deal - if it happens - is nowhere near the scale of BHP's $39bn hostile pursuit of Canada's P... http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=38474108&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Wed, 08 Sep 2010 10:51:05 -0400 Guardian http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=38474108&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Announcing its annual results, Barratt Developments warns that trading conditions remain tough and says that it will not reinstate dividend payments http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=38474109&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Wed, 08 Sep 2010 10:51:03 -0400 Guardian http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=38474109&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc On 1 January 2009, 31.9 million foreign citizens lived in the EU27 member states, of which 11.9 million were citizens of another EU27 member state. The remaining were citizens of countries outside ... http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=38474129&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Wed, 08 Sep 2010 10:48:52 -0400 Finfacts Business News http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=38474129&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc UK manufacturing grew for the third month in a row in July maintaining its recovery from the deep plunge it suffered during the recession. The annual rate is at the highest since 1994. http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=38474128&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Wed, 08 Sep 2010 10:48:48 -0400 Finfacts Business News http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=38474128&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc The Minister for Finance, Brian Lenihan, TD today announced that the State bank guarantee for short term bank liabilities, including corporate and interbank deposits as well as debt securities woul... http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=38474127&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Wed, 08 Sep 2010 10:48:46 -0400 Finfacts Business News http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=38474127&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.nigeriannews.net/?rid=38474131&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Wed, 08 Sep 2010 10:46:49 -0400 Deseret News http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=38474131&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Sept. 8 (Bloomberg) -- President Barack Obama’s proposal to provide immediate deductions for the full cost of new equipment will encourage companies to game the system just to get the tax benefi... http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=38474100&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Wed, 08 Sep 2010 10:42:53 -0400 Business Week http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=38474100&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Sept. 8 (Bloomberg) -- GlaxoSmithKline Plc named Simon Dingemans, a Goldman Sachs Group Inc. investment banker, as chief financial officer at a time when the U.K. drugmaker is counting on acquisitions... http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=38474102&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Wed, 08 Sep 2010 10:42:52 -0400 Business Week http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=38474102&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Sept. 8 (Bloomberg) -- Oil traders are showing increasing confidence that U.S. economic growth will rebound next year as they take advantage of the widening gap between current prices of crude and con... http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=38474101&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Wed, 08 Sep 2010 10:42:51 -0400 Business Week http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=38474101&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc The Bundesbank last week asked German President Christian Wulff to dismiss Sarrazin, saying his remarks damaged the central bank’s reputation. Any disciplinary action might run astray of Europea... http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=38474103&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Wed, 08 Sep 2010 10:42:50 -0400 Business Week http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=38474103&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Sept. 8 (Bloomberg) -- Anglo Irish Bank Corp. will be split into two banks by Ireland’s government and part of the lender will be wound down over time or sold. http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=38474104&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Wed, 08 Sep 2010 10:42:49 -0400 Business Week http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=38474104&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Sept 8 (Bloomberg) -- The U.S. remains open to negotiations with Iran even as sanctions intended to constrain the country’s nuclear program begin, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said today i... http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=38474105&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Wed, 08 Sep 2010 10:42:48 -0400 Business Week http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=38474105&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc ’s fourth quarter did little to derail a strong fiscal year for earnings and sales at the slipper maker. The Pickerington company told investors Wednesday it lost $1.6 million, or 15 cents a sh... http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=38474126&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Wed, 08 Sep 2010 10:40:52 -0400 Business Journal http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=38474126&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Oracle Corp offered its new president, Mark Hurd, former head of ewlett-Packard Co, a salary of $950,000 and a bonus of up to $10 million for fiscal 2011, plus stock options. Oracle, the world's No... http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=38474132&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Wed, 08 Sep 2010 10:31:39 -0400 MSNBC http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=38474132&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc The sector grew 0.3% in July compared to June, lifting growth over the three-month period to 4.9% compared to last year. It was the highest rate of annual growth since 1994 as firms continued to defy... http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=38474122&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Wed, 08 Sep 2010 10:17:50 -0400 Sky News http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=38474122&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Richard Branson is providing a welcome boost to the Scottish capital which has suffered large-scale job cuts. Virgin Money said the new jobs would bring its total workforce to 500. The new jobs come... http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=38474123&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Wed, 08 Sep 2010 10:17:46 -0400 Sky News http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=38474123&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc