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For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Birmingham Star.com http://www.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/10/id/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/ en-us Thu, 09 Feb 2012 07:05:23 -0500 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 07:05:23 -0500 30 U.S. stocks spent the day see-sawing Wednesday as events in Greece kept industrial stocks on edge, while the geek-sector was helped by the record $5 billion IPO for Facebook. http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203335748/cs/1/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:03:45 -0500 Birmingham Star.com http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203335748/cs/1/ LONDON - Rupert Murdoch's News Corp's British arm has reached out of court settlements with 15 more phone hacking victims including politicians, sportsmen and celebrities in the scam, the high court w http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203334354/cs/1/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 14:00:16 -0500 Birmingham Star.com http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203334354/cs/1/ BERLIN - German exports have grown 11.4 per cent to top one trillion euros in 2011 but a sharp decline towards the end of the year has triggered fears in Europe's biggest economy, according to fresh f http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203334192/cs/1/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 13:52:23 -0500 Birmingham Star.com http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203334192/cs/1/ SAN FRANCISCO - Yahoo's chairman and three other board members have decided not to stand for re-election, giving in to the demands of its shareholders frustrated over the Internet company's declining http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203333913/cs/1/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 13:41:42 -0500 Birmingham Star.com http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203333913/cs/1/ SYDNEY - Australia's flag carrier Qantas Airways Ltd. said Wednesday it has pulled one of its A380 super jumbos out of service after cracks were discovered in its wings, despite Airbus assuring that t http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203333763/cs/1/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 13:36:05 -0500 Birmingham Star.com http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203333763/cs/1/ MELBOURNE - Global mining major BHP Billiton is planning a rethink on its focus areas for investments including the American shale gas venture, with weakening global commodity prices pulling down the http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203333726/cs/1/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 13:33:16 -0500 Birmingham Star.com http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203333726/cs/1/ US stocks edged higher Wednesday as investors were still hoping the debt talks in Greece will be resolved, Xinhua reported. http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203338582/cs/1/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 20:10:05 -0500 IANS http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203338582/cs/1/ The Canadian Auto Workers (CAW) union began talks with Caterpillar subsidiary Electro-Motive Diesel Tuesday on an agreement to close its London, Ontario, plant. Last Friday, Caterpillar announced ... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203350109/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 05:13:54 -0500 wsws.org http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203350109/ Caterpillar's decision to close its London, Ontario locomotive plant exemplifies the ruthlessness of big business and the urgency of workers in North America and around the world uniting their ... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203350110/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 05:13:33 -0500 wsws.org http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203350110/ SYDNEY (AFP) - Anglo-Australian mining giant Rio Tinto on Thursday unveiled a 59 percent slump in annual net earnings to $5.8 billion and its chief refused his bonus due to write-offs from its ... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203350079/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 05:08:30 -0500 West Australian http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203350079/ REDMOND, Wash. - Microsoft Corp. announced in a press release that Laura K. Ipsen will join the company as corporate vice president of Microsoft's Worldwide Public Sector organization. She will ... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203350108/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 05:04:39 -0500 Tag-IT News http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203350108/ Considering that the use of stents in the treatment of patients with blocked blood vessels in the legs is a growing market -- an estimated 8 million Americans suffer from peripheral arterial disease ... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203350061/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 05:03:07 -0500 Star Tribune http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203350061/ NEW YORK - When J.C. Penney announced in December that it had cut a deal to carry Martha Stewart-branded home goods in its stores, it didn't take Macy's long to say: Wait a minute, ... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203350062/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 05:03:05 -0500 Star Tribune http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203350062/ More than 2 million Americans could benefit from at least $25 billion in relief from the nation's biggest banks as part of a broad government settlement to be announced as early as Thursday, ... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203350063/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 05:02:59 -0500 Star Tribune http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203350063/ Note: Toro's sales rose 11.5 percent to a record $1.9 billion, while earnings per share increased even faster -- up by 32.6 percent from 2010 to $3.70 per share. That performance helped Hoffman ... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203350064/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 05:02:54 -0500 Star Tribune http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203350064/ Groupon, the daily deals site, seemed a bit less like a deal Wednesday. In its first earnings release as a public company, Groupon reported a fourth-quarter loss of $9.8 million on an adjusted ... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203350065/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 05:02:49 -0500 Star Tribune http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203350065/ NEW YORK - Stocks staged an afternoon-long rally and closed higher Wednesday as Greece appeared to close in on the cost-cutting deal it needs to keep from defaulting on its national debt. The Dow ... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203350066/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 05:02:44 -0500 Star Tribune http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203350066/ Specialty mattress maker Select Comfort Corp. beat fourth-quarter earnings expectations by 5 cents a share Wednesday, and attributed much of the gain to national advertising that raised awareness of ... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203350067/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 05:02:38 -0500 Star Tribune http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203350067/ SAN FRANCISCO - A consumer watchdog has escalated its efforts to block Google from rolling out a controversial new privacy policy that would allow the Internet search giant to harvest more ... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203350068/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 05:02:34 -0500 Star Tribune http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203350068/ HONG KONG -; Lenovo Group Ltd., the world's second biggest personal computer maker, said Thursday that quarterly profit grew by more than half but warned hard drive costs would remain high ... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203350052/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 05:01:11 -0500 San Diego Union-Tribune http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203350052/ Sempra Energy is assuring investors that its San Diego-area utility customers will pay for nearly all of an estimated $463 million in costs not covered by insurance from the catastrophic 2007 ... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203350053/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 05:01:03 -0500 San Diego Union-Tribune http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203350053/ "We design solutions for travelers, so for us, this is what we do," says Candyce Johnson, the vice president of marketing and merchandising at Eagle Creek with acting company president ... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203350054/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 05:01:00 -0500 San Diego Union-Tribune http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203350054/ Sen. Barbara Boxer has asked the Nuclear Regulatory Commission for a comprehensive review of the radiation leaks at the San Onofre nuclear power plant, to determine how widespread the problems might ... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203350055/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 05:00:57 -0500 San Diego Union-Tribune http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203350055/ NEW YORK -; Facebook's top executives, including CEO Mark Zuckerberg, are eligible for twice-a-year bonuses of up to 45 percent of their base salaries and other earnings, according to a ... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203350056/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 05:00:54 -0500 San Diego Union-Tribune http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203350056/ Next Seafood, Italian and a modern-day twist on classic American comfort food are among the concepts that restaurateurs are betting on in the coming months when they debut their new eateries.Fresh ... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203350057/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 05:00:52 -0500 San Diego Union-Tribune http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203350057/ SAN DIEGO -; Shamu and his whale pals at SeaWorld are staying put, despite efforts by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals to set them free.A federal judge dismissed on Wednesday a lawsuit ... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203350058/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 05:00:49 -0500 San Diego Union-Tribune http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203350058/ Union leaders have left a meeting with management of the Alcoa manufacturing plant confident they can save thousands of jobs that rely on its operations. Despite being hard-hit by the high ... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203350083/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 05:00:33 -0500 SBS http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203350083/ Harry Potter is dead; long live Harry Potter.Time Warner got a boost from its movie studio and cable TV networks in the fourth quarter, and the media company expects growth to continue even with the ... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203350044/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 04:53:09 -0500 New York Post http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203350044/ Madison Square Garden said that the shortened NBA season drove its second-quarter profit down nearly 22 percent.The lockout delayed the start of the regular basketball season by about two months. As ... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203350043/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 04:53:07 -0500 New York Post http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203350043/ Clint Eastwood knows his limitations - and they apparently don’t include media startups.The 81-year-old Hollywood legend is investing an untold amount of his Tinseltown fortune to launch a ... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203350045/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 04:53:05 -0500 New York Post http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203350045/ The Port Authority’s board is expected to approve an agreement with global shopping center owner Westfield Group for a 50 percent stake in the World Trade Center’s sprawling retail space ... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203350047/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 04:53:02 -0500 New York Post http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203350047/ The "B-word" is buzzing around Barneys New York again.The swanky retail chain has hired law firm Kirkland & Ellis, a bankruptcy and restructuring adviser, as it faces significant debts ... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203350048/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 04:53:00 -0500 New York Post http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203350048/ "In my specialty, construction, there’s almost nothing out there," says Angelo, who used to make $25 an hour and bring home $700 to $800 a week.Some of the other residents of Tent ... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203350046/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 04:52:58 -0500 New York Post http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203350046/ News Corp. said profit rose 65 percent in the most recent quarter, topping expectations, thanks to the strength of its cable television and filmed entertainment businesses. For the fiscal second ... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203350050/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 04:52:55 -0500 New York Post http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203350050/ HOUSTON - On the last day of his testimony, R. Allen Stanford’s former moneyman James Davis pointed a shaking finger at his one-time boss and said that if anyone wanted proof of the crimes he ... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203350049/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 04:52:53 -0500 New York Post http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203350049/ BURB APPEAL As I watched the yellow earth mover scooping out mounds of dirt, I crossed my fingers and hoped the folks who recently bought the house around the corner were making room for an ... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203350051/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 04:52:50 -0500 New York Post http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203350051/ The German national statistics office has reported that German trade reached an export surplus record which estimated of €158 billion. As the world's second-biggest exporter behind ... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203350094/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 04:51:25 -0500 New Europe http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203350094/ LONDON (Marketwatch) -- European stock markets edged higher on Thursday, buoyed by banks and oil firms, while investors continued to follow developments in Greek debt ... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203349980/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 04:43:57 -0500 MarketWatch http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203349980/ Almost 1,000 jobs could be lost at Alcoa’s Geelong aluminium smelter due to the high Australian dollar, input costs and low metal prices, the company has ... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203350096/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 04:43:55 -0500 Manufacturers Monthly http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203350096/ Ever since last month, when an iconic camera and film company filed for bankruptcy protection, millions have been recalling important "Kodak moments" in their ... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203350081/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 04:42:34 -0500 Knox News http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203350081/ Imperial announced on Wednesday that headline earnings per share (EPS) for the six months ending in December 31, 2011 were expected to come in between 2% to -2% compared with the previous ... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203350105/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 04:38:13 -0500 IPO http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203350105/ US stocks closed flat in another thinly traded session on Wednesday as Greece remained in a standstill over accepting tough reforms in exchange for a bailout critical to avoiding a chaotic ... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203350106/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 04:38:04 -0500 IOL http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203350106/ , the drinks group whose brands include Johnnie Walker and Guinness, has dipped as investors decided to take profits after cautious comments from the company.Its half year earnings per share rose ... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203350033/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 04:34:32 -0500 Guardian http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203350033/ Tom Albanese , who received salaries, bonus and benefits of $2.97m (1.87m) in 2010, has said he will waive his bonus entitlement after Rio was forced to take a $9.3bn charge, largely in relation to ... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203350034/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 04:34:27 -0500 Guardian http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203350034/ Credit Suisse Group has announced its first fourth-quarter net loss since 2008, posting negative returns of SFr637m (442m) that were far below what analysts had expected.Analysts' consensus ... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203350036/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 04:34:24 -0500 Guardian http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203350036/ Danske Bank Group today announced its financial results for the twelve months to 31 December 2011. Profit before tax was down 35% to EUR566m. Irish unit, National Irish Bank, reported an operating ... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203350074/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 04:31:49 -0500 Finfacts Business News http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203350074/ 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 ... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203350076/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 04:31:32 -0500 Finfacts Business News http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203350076/ Greek leaders failed on Thursday to agree on a reform and austerity program, the price of a financial bailout to avoid a messy default, forcing Finance Minister Evangelos Venizelos to go to the ... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203350000/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 04:21:50 -0500 CNBC http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203350000/ "We were expecting the reserve ratios to be cut over Chinese New Year, they have not been. So I think this [rising inflation] is a bit of a threat to the Chinese equity rally that we've ... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203350002/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 04:21:43 -0500 CNBC http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203350002/ The European Central Bank's second injection of long-term liquidity into markets could reach as much as 1 trillion euros ($1.33 trillion), analysts ... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203350001/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 04:21:36 -0500 CNBC http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203350001/ reported a 6 percent drop in underlying second-half profits and took a $9.3 billion chargemainly against its aluminum business, but appeased investors with a huge dividend hike, underscoring its ... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203350003/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 04:21:29 -0500 CNBC http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203350003/ It's not cheating to take every write-off that is legally available to you; it's just good common sense. If you skip one, you're just leaving money on the table. So here's a list ... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203350005/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 04:21:22 -0500 CNBC http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203350005/ The weekly unemployment claims data at 8:30 a.m. EST is always important, but it is of special interest this week after the January employment report showed surprising momentum in job creation and a ... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203350004/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 04:21:14 -0500 CNBC http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203350004/ China will continue its currency reforms and recent yuan gains are not due to Vice President Xi Jinping's visit to Washington, a top Chinese diplomat said on ... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203350006/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 04:21:03 -0500 CNBC http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203350006/ The Bank of England looks set to inject more cash into the economy to shore up a stuttering recovery, despite signs that the country may have avoided slipping back into ... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203350007/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 04:20:53 -0500 CNBC http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203350007/ Europe's 20 richest football teams defied the continent's financial woes to generate total revenue of $5.8 billion last season, according to a new report by business advisory firm ... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203350008/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 04:20:41 -0500 CNBC http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203350008/ More than a dozen traders and brokers in London and Asia have been fired, suspended or put on leave by their employers as a multinational probe into alleged manipulation of crucial global lending ... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203350009/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 04:20:34 -0500 CNBC http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203350009/ Making a bullish and bearish case for Whirlpool, with Mike Murphy, Rosecliff Capital, and Pete Najarian, optionMONSTER.com. Also, the Fast Money traders weigh in with the play on the ... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203350010/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 04:20:25 -0500 CNBC http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203350010/ After months of painstaking talks, government authorities and five of the nation's biggest banks have agreed to a $26 billion settlement that could provide relief to nearly two million current ... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203350011/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 04:20:20 -0500 CNBC http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203350011/ The Washington state House of Representatives approved a Senate-passed bill to legalize gay marriage in a vote on Wednesday, moving the state another step closer to becoming the seventh to recognize ... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203350012/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 04:20:12 -0500 CNBC http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203350012/ Feb. 9 (Bloomberg) -- Stocks in Europe were little changed before the European Central Bank and the Bank of England hold their policy meetings and as Greek leaders debated an austerity package. U.S. ... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203350027/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 04:18:39 -0500 Business Week http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203350027/ Feb. 9 (Bloomberg) -- UniCredit SpA’s $9.9 billion rights offer is leading Europe’s stock sales to the best start of the year since 2007, a sign that the region’s companies may ... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203350029/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 04:18:36 -0500 Business Week http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203350029/ Feb. 8 (Bloomberg) -- Democratic Republic of Congo’s gold output is set to surge as record prices and the end of Africa’s biggest war prompted production to restart in some of the ... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203350028/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 04:18:33 -0500 Business Week http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203350028/ Feb. 9 (Bloomberg) -- European stocks rose for the first time in four days and the euro reached a two-month high on speculation regional policy makers will approve a rescue package for Greece. ... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203350030/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 04:18:30 -0500 Business Week http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203350030/ Feb. 9 (Bloomberg) -- Daimler AG, the maker of Mercedes- Benz cars, reported a 39 percent surge in fourth-quarter profit, boosted by demand for the revamped M-Class sport-utility vehicle. The shares ... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203350031/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 04:18:27 -0500 Business Week http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203350031/ hyper-realistic, encyclopedic simulator that mostly appealed to flight enthusiasts, Microsoft built a smaller, more accessible game that's going to be offered online for ... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203350024/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 04:17:18 -0500 The Seattle Times http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203350024/ Welcome to Microsoft Pri0: That's Microspeak for top priority, and that's the news and observations you'll find here from Seattle Times technology reporter Janet I. ... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203350025/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 04:17:13 -0500 The Seattle Times http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203350025/ Stocks closed flat in another thinly traded session on Wednesday as Greece remained in a standstill over accepting tough reforms in exchange for a bailout critical to avoiding a chaotic ... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203350111/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 04:05:04 -0500 RTB News http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203350111/ Could an old mattress be responsible for a lackluster love life? A recent survey found that almost a quarter of respondents with a mattress more than 10 years old report less romance in their lives ... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203350077/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 04:01:06 -0500 MSNBC http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203350077/ SAN FRANCISCO  — Diamond Foods Inc. said Wednesday it is replacing its CEO and chief financial officer after an internal investigation found that the company improperly accounted for ... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203350078/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 04:01:02 -0500 MSNBC http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203350078/ Feb. 9 (Bloomberg) -- Microsoft Corp.’s vow to negotiate with competitors over industry-standard patents, instead of trying to block their products, marks a change from the company’s ... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203350032/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 03:50:04 -0500 BusinessWeek http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203350032/ House Republicans caught flak from both parties for deleting language on political intelligence firms from a bill that would ban congressional insider trading. The House GOP removed a provision ... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203350103/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 03:49:40 -0500 UPI http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203350103/ The one-day summit in Stockhom, hosted by Sweden, is also being attended by Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and the three Baltic nations - Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia. Critics have described ... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203350060/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 03:47:43 -0500 Sky News http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203350060/ (Credit: Screen capture by Martin LaMonica/CNET) Nest Labs today said it will "vigorously defend" itself from a patent infringement lawsuit filed by thermostat giant Honeywell. ... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203349999/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 03:40:41 -0500 CNet http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203349999/ February 07 2012 When one of the biggest retailers in the world pulls the plug on its carbon count initiative, it’s a serious blow to all the stakeholder organisations that advocate the ... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203350095/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 03:36:15 -0500 Infowars Ireland http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203350095/ TOKYO (Reuters) - Shares struggled but the euro recovered on Thursday, as markets were left without a clear direction after Greek political leaders failed again to conclude a deal for a bailout ... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203350013/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 03:31:45 -0500 Reuters http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203350013/ (Reuters) - Groupon Inc shares slumped Wednesday as the daily deal company's first quarterly results since it went public stoked concern about limited disclosure and slowing ... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203350017/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 03:31:32 -0500 Reuters http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203350017/ SHANGHAI/HONG KONG (Reuters) - Trading in shares of Alibaba.com Ltd was halted on Thursday pending an announcement regarding its parent, Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group, which reportedly ... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203350015/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 03:31:24 -0500 Reuters http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203350015/ 0992.HK ) rose sharply to its highest in more than 3-1/2 years after the world's No.2 PC maker reported forecast-beating results in the third ... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203350099/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 03:31:15 -0500 Reuters http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203350099/ (Reuters) - Diamond Foods Inc removed top management after a probe by its audit committee found that the company improperly accounted for payments to walnut growers, sending its shares down 40 ... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203350100/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 03:31:10 -0500 Reuters http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203350100/ BEIJING (Reuters) - China's annual inflation spiked to a consensus-busting 4.5 percent in January as spending jumped during the Chinese Lunar New Year holiday season, breaking a five-month ... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203350019/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 03:31:06 -0500 Reuters http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203350019/ (Reuters) - California and New York, two big holdout states in a $25 billion mortgage settlement, are expected to join the deal, smoothing the way for an announcement on Thursday, according to a ... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203350020/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 03:31:01 -0500 Reuters http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203350020/ (Reuters) - Network equipment maker Cisco Systems Inc promised further revenue growth after its second quarter results beat estimates, thanks to a restructuring, leading to a dividend ... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203350102/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 03:30:56 -0500 Reuters http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203350102/ SYDNEY/SEOUL (Reuters) - Qantas Airways and Korean Air will carry out inspections for wing cracks on their Airbus A380 superjumbo planes earlier than previously scheduled, after European air safety ... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203350021/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 03:30:55 -0500 Reuters http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203350021/ NEW YORK (Reuters) - A new crop of companies entering the U.S. public markets, including such high-profile offerings as Facebook, are turning the clock back on the way U.S. corporations are ... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203350022/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 03:30:50 -0500 Reuters http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203350022/ ZURICH – Credit Suisse's (CS) rates and currency business was resilient in the fourth quarter, but accelerated efforts to exit some business lines, including certain emerging market ... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203350085/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 03:23:09 -0500 Fox Business http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203350085/ Anglo American PLC (AAL.LN) said Thursday will report underlying earnings in respect of Kumba Iron Ore Ltd. (KIO.JO) of $1.46 billion for the year ended Dec. 31, 2011, which takes into account ... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203350088/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 03:23:07 -0500 Fox Business http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203350088/ PRAGUE – The fourth quarter net loss of Czech petrochemical holding Unipetrol AS (BAAUNIPE.PR), released Thursday, widened on year and was considerably larger than expected due to refinery ... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203350087/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 03:23:04 -0500 Fox Business http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203350087/ WARSAW – Polish state-controlled refiner PKN Orlen SA (PKN.WA) Thursday reported fourth-quarter net profit more than doubled from a year earlier because of a PLN2.3 billion profit from the ... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203350086/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 03:23:01 -0500 Fox Business http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203350086/ SEOUL – Hana Financial Group Inc. (086790.SE) said Thursday that its net profit rose 11% on year in the fourth quarter despite a fall in net interest margin and an increase in loan-loss ... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203350089/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 03:22:58 -0500 Fox Business http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203350089/ MOSCOW – State-owned Russian lender VTB (VTBR.RS) will compensate "Mom and Pop" investors that took part in its disastrous 2007 initial public offering by buying back up to 500,000 ... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203350090/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 03:22:55 -0500 Fox Business http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203350090/ BANGKOK – Siam Cement PCL (SCC.TH) said Thursday it signed a joint-venture agreement to invest in Vietnam's first petrochemicals complex worth $4.5 billion.The company has 28% of the ... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203350091/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 03:22:51 -0500 Fox Business http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203350091/ DOW JONES NEWSWIRESDanish bank Danske Bank A/S (DANSKE.KO) Thursday posted a bigger-than-expected drop in fourth-quarter net profit as widening loan losses weighed on the result, and said it expects ... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203350093/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 03:22:48 -0500 Fox Business http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203350093/ WARSAW – Polish ING Bank Slaski SA (BSK.WA) Thursday posted a 11% year-on-year rise in consolidated net profit in fourth quarter of 2011 due to higher interest income and lower provisioning ... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203350092/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 03:22:46 -0500 Fox Business http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203350092/ Shares of daily deals Web site Groupon, Inc. (NASDAQ: GRPN) fell after the Chicago-based company reported a net loss in its first earnings announcement since its initial public offering. Groupon ... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203350112/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 03:17:28 -0500 IBTimes http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203350112/ The BSE Sensex dropped 0.4 percent on Thursday on concerns about earnings outlook and investors took profits after the main index rallied 15 percent over the past five weeks. Hindalco Industries ... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203350113/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 03:16:14 -0500 IBTimes http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203350113/ Ian Telfer. On Tuesday the OSC used its "public interest" powers to accuse prominent mining executive Ian Telfer of helping to "facilitate" the actions of others in a sweeping ... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203350038/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 03:15:24 -0500 Financial Post http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203350038/ According to the Ontario Securities Commission, the tip came down on April 17, 2007. Eda Marie Agueci had an urgent piece of advice for several friends and family members: A stock called NU Energy ... http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203350037/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 03:15:23 -0500 Financial Post http://story.birminghamstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203350037/