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  • EDITORIAL: Zooming in on Canada Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 9:08PMAs almost every Barbadian must know by now, our economy is built around tourism and the provision of services, particularly services in the international financial business.
  • Euro Heads for Second Weekly Gain Versus Dollar Before Retail Sales Report Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 7:14PMThe euro headed for a second weekly gain versus the dollar before a European report that economists said will show retail sales rose for a third month, spurring demand for the region’s assets.
  • CME Group Names Alexander Rozenberg as Managing Director, Over-The-Counter Risk Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 9:48AMCME Group, the world's leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace, today announced that it has named Alexander Rozenberg as Managing Director, Over-the-Counter Risk for CME Clearing. Â Rozenberg, 39, will be responsible for advancing the company's over-the-counter risk management policies and practices. Â He will be based in New York and will report to Tim Doar, Managing Director, Risk ...
  • H.J. Heinz Company Reports Operating Results (10-Q) Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 8:26AMBy 10qk. H.J. Heinz Company ( HNZ ) filed Quarterly Report for the period ended 2010-07-28. Read more » »
  • Sri Lanka shares hit new peak amid new SEC rule Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 7:26AM* SEC amends related party transactions rules
  • Sandstorm Resources Announces First Gold Sales and Provides Update on Luna Gold's Aurizona Mine Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 3:06PMVANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - Aug. 30, 2010) - Sandstorm Resources Ltd. ("Sandstorm") (TSX VENTURE:SSL) is pleased to announce the first gold sales from its gold streaming transaction with Luna Gold Corp. ("Luna"). Luna has begun extracting gold from both the gravity circuit and the cyanide leach system of its Aurizona mine in Brazil, of which Sandstorm is entitled to purchase 17 ...
  • Sandstorm Resources Announces First Gold Sales and Provides Update on Luna Gold's Aurizona Mine Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 3:00PMVANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - 08/30/10) - Sandstorm Resources Ltd. ("Sandstorm") (TSX-V: SSL - News ) is pleased to announce the first gold sales from its gold streaming transaction with Luna Gold Corp. ("Luna"). Luna has begun extracting gold from both the gravity circuit and the cyanide leach system of its Aurizona mine in Brazil, of which Sandstorm is entitled to purchase 17% at ...
  • GARNEAU INC. ANNOUNCES SECOND QUARTER RESULTS Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 2:30PMGarneau Inc. the Corporation is pleased to announce that it has filed its unaudited consolidated financial statements and related Management's Discussion and Analysis for the three months ended June 30th, 2010.
  • Morris Stage: Companies co-produce new play at Kean University Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 6:56AMPlaywrights Theatre, which has always had its act together, is taking it on the road.
  • Rural areas in S.C. to have fewer docs Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 5:45AMAccess to primary care doctors is about to go from bad to worse for South Carolina's rural residents.
  • Financial sector displays ‘good marks’ on half-yearly report cards; market to exhibit softness throughout Merdeka week ... Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 12:44AMKUCHING: The past two weeks witnessed many banking groups announcing financial results for the half-year period, of which many had shown impressive ‘marks’ on their report cards.
  • A record period for banks Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 5:14PMTHE second quarter has been a record period for all banks, with most seeing increases in their margins, mainly due to the impact of the hike in the overnight policy rate (OPR) and strong loans growth.
  • Forbes Medi-Tech Announces Closing of Asset Sale to Pharmachem Laboratories, Inc. and Change of Name to FMI Holdings ... Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 4:07PMVANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - Aug. 27, 2010) - Forbes Medi-Tech Inc. (OTCBB:FMTI) ("Forbes" or "Company") today announced that on August 26, 2010 the Company completed the previously announced sale of substantially all of its assets (the "Asset Sale") to Pharmachem Laboratories, Inc. for cash consideration of US$4.0 million. The Asset Sale was approved by shareholders at its ...
  • Forbes Medi-Tech Announces Closing of Asset Sale to Pharmachem Laboratories, Inc. and Change of Name to FMI Holdings ... Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 4:00PMVANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA-- - Forbes Medi-Tech Inc. today announced that on August 26, 2010 the Company completed the previously announced sale of substantially all of its assets to Pharmachem Laboratories, Inc. for cash consideration of US$4.0 million.
  • FE Editorial : Captive problems Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 3:54PMGiven the furore over the illegal mining by the Reddy brothers in Bellary, and the internal differences in the party on whether or not to support them, it is not surprising that BJP leader Arun Jaitley should come down against illegal mining in the debate in the Rajya Sabha.
  • U.S. Department of Justice Informs United and Continental That It Has Completed Antitrust Review Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 3:06PMUnited Airlines and Continental Airlines today announced they have been notified by the Antitrust Division of the United States Department of Justice of the termination of its Hart-Scott-Rodino Act review and the closing of its investigation of the airlines' pending merger.
  • Canacol Energy Ltd Tests Total of 12,847 BOPD From 3 Separate Zones in the Rancho Hermoso 6 Well in Colombia Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 3:36AMCALGARY, ALBERTA--(Marketwire - Aug. 27, 2010) - Canacol Energy Ltd. ("Canacol" or the "Corporation") (TSX VENTURE:CNE)(BVC:CNEC) is pleased to provide an update of its development drilling program at its Rancho Hermoso Field, a field under commercial production, located in the Llanos Basin of Colombia, which is operated under a Participation Contract with Ecopetrol. The Corporation has ...
  • More Debate on QE Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 2:37AMThe Jackson Hole conference starting today is expected to include a talk by Ben Bernanke on the benefits and costs of further monetary easing, which in ZIRP-land means quantitative easing. Gavyn Davies put up a good short list of arguments made against QE at the Financial Times, and most do not look terribly persuasive. One [...]
  • Thailand Will Prevent Excessive Baht Volatility, Abhisit Says Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 2:23AMThailand will prevent any excessive volatility of its currency without moving against the market trend, Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva said.
  • Asian Dollar Sukuk Relative Yields Slump: Islamic Finance Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 11:48PMYields on Asia’s dollar Islamic bonds have slumped to the lowest levels in three months relative to local-currency debt on evidence that the U.S. economic recovery is flagging as growth accelerates across the region.
  • Related Information Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 11:30PMISS is the municipal tax on services levied on the import and the rendering of services listed in Federal Supplementary Law 116/03.
  • July new home sales sag as durables orders soft Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 3:46PMNew home sales slumped to the slowest pace on record in July and orders for costly durable goods were weak, heightening fears the economy was at risk of another downturn.
  • July new home sales sag as durables orders soft Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 3:46PMBy Lucia Mutikani
  • Grand River Station Officially Open Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 3:41PMA new $23 million public transportation hub in downtown La Crosse is now open.  The city celebrated the grand opening of the Grand River Station Wednesday.
  • Bridgestone: little impact from current yen levels Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 2:54AMBridgestone: little impact from current yen levels
  • Bridgestone: little impact from current yen levels Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 2:34AMTOKYO, Aug 25 (Reuters) - Top Japanese tyre maker Bridgestone Corp <5108.T> said on Wednesday the yen's current level does not hugely affect its earnings or long-term business strategy because it has diversified its operations around the world.
  • Leaders warn on Southeast Asia's rich-poor gap Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 1:49AMDANANG, Vietnam - Southeast Asian leaders warned Wednesday of a widening gap between the booming region's richest and poorest nations that could threaten its ambitious drive for an EU-style single market.
  • Top leaders of Vietnam and Laos hold talks Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 1:46AMThe top leaders of Vietnam and Laos have agreed to give all priorities to strengthening and promoting the bilateral special friendship and comprehensive co-operation, considering them valuable assets which must be preserved and handed to future generations.
  • Federal Reserve, Lehman, Disney, Apple, JPMorgan, Wesleyan in Court News Monday, August 23, 2010 @ 10:00PMAn appeals court refused to reconsider a decision compelling the Federal Reserve Board to release documents identifying banks that might have failed without the U.S. government bailout.
  • World of Warcraft(R): Wrath of The Lich King(TM) to Launch in Mainland China on August 31, 2010 Monday, August 23, 2010 @ 7:07PMSHANGHAI, Aug. 23 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. and NetEase.com, Inc. (Nasdaq: NTES) today announced that World of Warcraft(R): Wrath of the Lich King(TM), the second expansion for Blizzard Entertainment's award-winning subscription-based massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG), will launch in mainland China on August 31, 2010. "We appreciate the continued ...
  • Foster's tips a better year ahead Monday, August 23, 2010 @ 6:31PMUPDATE 2.27pm: GLOBAL beverages firm Foster's says it remains on track for a possible demerger of its wine business.
  • World of Warcraft®: Wrath of the Lich King to Launch in Mainland China on August 31, 2010 Monday, August 23, 2010 @ 6:13PMBlizzard Entertainment, Inc. and NetEase.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: NTES) today announced ...
  • World of Warcraft®: Wrath of the Lich King™ to Launch in Mainland China on August 31, 2010 Monday, August 23, 2010 @ 6:06PMSHANGHAI--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Blizzard Entertainment announces release date for World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King in mainland China
  • World of Warcraft(R): Wrath of The Lich King(TM) to Launch in Mainland China on August 31, 2010 Monday, August 23, 2010 @ 6:00PMBlizzard Entertainment, Inc. and NetEase.com, Inc. today announced that World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King, the second expansion for Blizzard Entertainment's award-winning subscription-based massively multiplayer online role-playing game , will launch in mainland China on August 31, 2010.
  • Australian Hung Parliament Deepens Currency, Stock ‘Jitters’ Sunday, August 22, 2010 @ 2:19PMAustralia’s dollar fell and equity futures signaled investors may look to other markets after the nation’s federal election failed to deliver a majority government for the first time in 70 years.
  • VimpelCom Yields Surging on Sawiris Speculation: Russia Credit Sunday, August 22, 2010 @ 1:42PMOAO VimpelCom bond yields hit a one- month high and may rise more should the Russian mobile-phone operator’s parent follow through on merger plans in Italy and Egypt, according to Troika Dialog and Metropol IFC.
  • Is it time to invest in Europe? Sunday, August 22, 2010 @ 1:38PMSome investors who have heavily underweighted euro zone assets may have more reasons to change their mind in the coming week as the resilience of the region's economy contrasts with persistent hints of a US double dip.
  • What Problems Lie Ahead for the U.S. Dollar? Sunday, August 22, 2010 @ 12:29PMChina is the largest holder of the U.S. Dollar in its foreign exchange reserves at $2.45 + trillion. This is an impossible number to trade on foreign exchanges. So they’re stuck with them until they can spend them.
  • Bank Negara's move strengthens ringgit further Sunday, August 22, 2010 @ 11:18AMBank Negara Malaysia's foreign exchange liberalisation measures last week provided a "knee-jerk" strengthening in the ringgit, US investment bank Citi said.
  • Molson Coors drinks cheers to Foster's Sunday, August 15, 2010 @ 7:24AMNorth American brewer Molson Coors books a $US21.9 million ($A24 million) gain on its stake in Foster's Group.
  • Foreign Exchange Sunday, August 15, 2010 @ 12:36AMHere is what a U.S. dollar buys (in commercial trades; consumer rates may be lower). Country   Aug. 5 Yr. ago   
  • Goldman Sachs launches derivatives clearing unit Sunday, August 15, 2010 @ 12:27AMNEW YORK—Goldman Sachs Group Inc. said Tuesday it has launched a new business to help clients adapt to changes in trading of derivatives, which have come under regulatory scrutiny for their role in the financial crisis.
  • Time to worry like it's 2003? Sunday, August 15, 2010 @ 12:04AM( FT ) -- It's time to worry like it's 2003. Last week the Federal Reserve's open market committee (FOMC) startled financial markets by raising its terror alert level over the economy and declaring it would keep buying bonds to maintain its loose-money stance.
  • Foreign workers: Filling a need, facing obstacles Saturday, August 14, 2010 @ 7:14PMEach year, hundreds of thousands of foreign workers descend uponresort areas all over the U.S. to take jobs like housekeeping anddish washing - jobs their employers say Americans don't want. TheLake George region is no exception, as hundreds are employed in thearea.
  • Stocks fall sharply as investors' gloom grows Wednesday, August 11, 2010 @ 7:20PMStocks fall sharply as investors' gloom grows
  • Hardie plunges despite profit Wednesday, August 11, 2010 @ 6:05PMBuilding products supplier says recovery in the US housing market has been ‘‘disappointing and fragile’’ and expects conditions to remain near historic lows.
  • Stocks fall sharply as investors' gloom grows Wednesday, August 11, 2010 @ 6:00PMNEW YORK (AP) — Stocks and interest rates tumbled Wednesday as investors around the world took a bleaker view of the U.S. economy.
  • THE DAILY CHART: Qantas dividends stuck in transit Wednesday, August 11, 2010 @ 5:55PM12 Aug 2010 10:32 AM
  • Quebecor Inc. Reports its Consolidated Results for Second Quarter 2010 Wednesday, August 11, 2010 @ 3:30AMMONTREAL, QUEBEC--(Marketwire - 08/11/10) - Quebecor Inc. (TSX: QBR.A - News )(TSX: QBR.B - News ) ("Quebecor" or the "Company") today reported its consolidated financial results for the second quarter of 2010. Quebecor consolidates the financial results of its Quebecor Media Inc. ("Quebecor Media") subsidiary, in which it holds a 54.7% interest. Second quarter 2010 highlights -- Quebecor ...
  • China Nepstar Chain Drugstore Reports Second Quarter 2010 Financial Results Wednesday, August 11, 2010 @ 3:14AMSHENZHEN, China, Aug. 11 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ -- China Nepstar Chain Drugstore Ltd. (NYSE: NPD) ("Nepstar" or "the Company"), the largest retail drugstore chain in China based on the number of directly operated stores, today announced its unaudited financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2010. Financial Highlights for the quarter ended June 30, 2010: -- Revenue was RMB565 million ...