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For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Trinidad Times.com http://www.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/ct/10/id/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/ en-us Fri, 05 Sep 2008 08:00:01 -0400 Fri, 05 Sep 2008 08:00:01 -0400 30 India's TATA Group is reportedly looking to spin off its international steel assets in an overseas listing that could raise billions of dollars to help bankroll the steel unit's expansion. http://story.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/403088/cs/1/ Fri, 05 Sep 2008 04:51:51 -0400 Trinidad Times.com http://story.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/403088/cs/1/ Nigeria and Russia have signed a pact to explore natural gas reserves in the West African nation. http://story.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/403087/cs/1/ Fri, 05 Sep 2008 04:48:09 -0400 Trinidad Times.com http://story.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/403087/cs/1/ Auto major Fiat has released plans to bring out a new low-cost car that would be the cheapest among its stable of vehicles. http://story.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/403086/cs/1/ Fri, 05 Sep 2008 04:46:50 -0400 Trinidad Times.com http://story.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/403086/cs/1/ The first guitar torched on stage by rock legend Jimi Hendrix in 1967 has been sold for 280,000 pounds at a rock memorabilia auction in London. http://story.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/403085/cs/1/ Fri, 05 Sep 2008 04:45:26 -0400 Trinidad Times.com http://story.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/403085/cs/1/ With US companies responding to the slowing economy by pushing out more product with fewer workers, the US government has revealed jobless claims rose last week. http://story.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/402972/cs/1/ Thu, 04 Sep 2008 20:42:21 -0400 Trinidad Times.com http://story.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/402972/cs/1/ Pakistan has proposed to India a meeting in Islamabad, to discuss possible trade across the Line of Control in Kashmir. http://story.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/402971/cs/1/ Thu, 04 Sep 2008 20:40:14 -0400 Trinidad Times.com http://story.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/402971/cs/1/ Seven people have been killed in a helicopter crash off the coast of Dubai. http://story.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/402970/cs/1/ Thu, 04 Sep 2008 20:39:14 -0400 Trinidad Times.com http://story.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/402970/cs/1/ The US Food and Drug Administration has ordered stronger warnings on four medications widely used to treat rheumatoid arthritis and other serious illnesses. http://story.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/402969/cs/1/ Thu, 04 Sep 2008 20:37:35 -0400 Trinidad Times.com http://story.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/402969/cs/1/ In the US, Internet traffic grew at a slower rate over the past year. http://story.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/402968/cs/1/ Thu, 04 Sep 2008 20:36:29 -0400 Trinidad Times.com http://story.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/402968/cs/1/ The European Central Bank and the Bank of England are keeping their key interest rates unchanged. http://story.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/402811/cs/1/ Thu, 04 Sep 2008 08:47:12 -0400 Trinidad Times.com http://story.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/402811/cs/1/ The US central bank has claimed the US economy is facing slow growth and higher prices. http://story.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/402810/cs/1/ Thu, 04 Sep 2008 08:46:05 -0400 Trinidad Times.com http://story.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/402810/cs/1/ Iran has invited Brazil to join oil producers' cartel OPEC. http://story.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/402809/cs/1/ Thu, 04 Sep 2008 08:44:51 -0400 Trinidad Times.com http://story.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/402809/cs/1/ Boeing's largest union has convinced workers to strike after the rejection of a contract offer. http://story.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/402808/cs/1/ Thu, 04 Sep 2008 08:43:57 -0400 Trinidad Times.com http://story.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/402808/cs/1/ US stocks posted sharp losses Thursday as oil prices continued to fall and weekly jobless numbers sparked wider concerns about the state of employment in a sluggish US economy. http://story.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/403012/cs/1/ Fri, 05 Sep 2008 02:01:28 -0400 Trinidad Times.com http://story.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/403012/cs/1/ The Beatles' first contract with Brian Epstein and a guitar burned onstage by Jimi Hendrix are for sale. http://story.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/402807/cs/1/ Thu, 04 Sep 2008 08:42:56 -0400 Trinidad Times.com http://story.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/402807/cs/1/ Tomoko A. Hosaka September 5, 2008 - 04:00 a.m. TOKYO (AP) - Asian stock markets plunged Friday after more bad news on the U.S. economy, a vital export market, triggered a broad sell-off on Wall ... http://story.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/17502219/ Fri, 05 Sep 2008 06:20:24 -0400 Canadian Business http://story.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/17502219/ LONDON (MarketWatch) -- U.S. stock futures pointed to further losses on Friday ahead of a report likely to show the economy shedding more jobs, with a broker's recommendation to sell Merrill Lynch als... http://story.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/17502181/ Fri, 05 Sep 2008 06:27:00 -0400 MarketWatch http://story.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/17502181/ September 5, 2008 - 05:22 a.m. HONG KONG (AP) - Hong Kong's key stock index tumbled below the key 20,000 level Friday for the first time in more than a year as investors sold shares across the ... http://story.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/17502220/ Fri, 05 Sep 2008 06:20:24 -0400 Canadian Business http://story.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/17502220/ Sony plunged today after the firm was forced to recall hundreds of thousands of Vaio laptop computers amid reports that some models have caught fire and injured their owners.Shares in the electronics ... http://story.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/17502200/ Fri, 05 Sep 2008 06:23:51 -0400 Guardian http://story.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/17502200/ AAPL ) opened its iTunes App Store in July, the idea of a mass-market Web site that sells downloadable games, tools, and other applications for cell phones was a rarity. Handset owners could buy apps ... http://story.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/17502201/ Fri, 05 Sep 2008 06:08:31 -0400 Business Week http://story.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/17502201/ Stock Buzz ), battered by more than $40 billion of write-downs tied largely to mortgages, will likely incur fresh write-downs, in addition to those assumed after its recent sale of repackaged debt to ... http://story.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/17502188/ Fri, 05 Sep 2008 06:01:12 -0400 Reuters http://story.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/17502188/ LONDON (MarketWatch) -- Brits may love their bitter ales and strong lagers, but one pub chain has turned to an all-American brew to stem a downturn in the market: Coors Light. http://story.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/17502182/ Fri, 05 Sep 2008 06:26:58 -0400 MarketWatch http://story.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/17502182/ Miners and banks are leading the way down as the market heads lower for the third day in a row.It was always going to be a nervous start, given that Asian markets slumped overnight after Wall Street's... http://story.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/17502197/ Fri, 05 Sep 2008 06:23:56 -0400 Guardian http://story.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/17502197/ The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index closed down 102.4 points or 2.1 per cent at 4877.1 after hitting one-month low of 4837.6. The index lost 5.0 per cent for the week, giving up nearly three quarters ... http://story.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/17502149/ Fri, 05 Sep 2008 05:52:48 -0400 The Australian http://story.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/17502149/ The Government's decision to rule out cash handouts for households struggling with soaring fuel bills has been blasted by unions as a "downright disgrace". The attack comes amid renewed calls for a ... http://story.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/17502192/ Fri, 05 Sep 2008 05:36:24 -0400 Ananova http://story.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/17502192/ Gordon Brown today faced a backlash from the Labour movement after signalling that the government will not be making cash payments to low-income families to help them with the cost of rising fuel bill... http://story.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/17502198/ Fri, 05 Sep 2008 06:23:55 -0400 Guardian http://story.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/17502198/ PASADENA, California – For all you moonshine makers who thought your hobby was just a guilty pleasure, a new spin on distilling may actually help save lives. Using ancient technology reduced to a mi... http://story.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/17502208/ Fri, 05 Sep 2008 05:54:56 -0400 Wired News http://story.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/17502208/ Beijing - China's two stock markets on Friday lost about 3 per cent of their value, following an overnight fall on Wall Street. The key Shanghai Composite Index, which tracks shares traded in foreign ... http://story.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/17502196/ Fri, 05 Sep 2008 06:22:12 -0400 Earth Times http://story.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/17502196/ TOKYO - Honda is bringing back the defunct Insight nameplate for a hybrid-only vehicle planned for the Japanese, European and North American markets early next year, as the automaker strives to play ... http://story.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/17502206/ Fri, 05 Sep 2008 06:36:06 -0400 Star Tribune http://story.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/17502206/ British households are swallowing food prices that have risen at almost twice the rate of inflation, according to new research. A typical trolley of food has risen in price by 8.3% since the beginni... http://story.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/17502193/ Fri, 05 Sep 2008 05:36:23 -0400 Ananova http://story.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/17502193/ In a list of Britain's costliest streets, the top slot has been grabbed by Kensington Palace Gardens, popularly known as Billionaire's Row, where Arcelor's Laxmi Mittal has purchased three houses. http://story.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/17502191/ Fri, 05 Sep 2008 05:35:10 -0400 Times Of India http://story.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/17502191/ Almost four thousand staff at Crewe-based carmaker Bentley are going down to a three-day week. The firm has blamed the cut in production on the economic slowdown which has led to a fall in sales. Th... http://story.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/17502185/ Fri, 05 Sep 2008 05:31:53 -0400 BBC http://story.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/17502185/ Shoppers held out for back-to-school bargains last month, stoking fears that the crucial holiday season will be a disappointment for the nation's retailers. Some chains reported a flurry of last... http://story.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/17502216/ Fri, 05 Sep 2008 06:31:00 -0400 New York Post http://story.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/17502216/ TOKYO - Asian stock markets plunged Friday in the wake of a sell-off on Wall Street amid mounting concerns about a slumping U.S. economy and its impact on global growth. European shares also opened l... http://story.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/17502207/ Fri, 05 Sep 2008 06:36:07 -0400 Star Tribune http://story.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/17502207/ (Reuters) - Pacific Investment Management Co, the manager of the world's biggest bond fund, named Mohamed El-Erian as its chief executive to replace Bill Thompson, who will retire at the end of the ye... http://story.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/17502187/ Fri, 05 Sep 2008 06:01:13 -0400 Reuters http://story.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/17502187/ "We are looking at various opportunities regarding SanDisk, but nothing has been decided yet," Samsung spokesman James Chung told Reuters in response to reports the South Korean firm was interested in... http://story.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/17502190/ Fri, 05 Sep 2008 06:01:09 -0400 Reuters http://story.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/17502190/ Chinese equities tumbled on Friday following a heavy slump overnight on the Wall Street as concerns about US economic slump worsened. The Shanghai Composite Index sank 3.29 percent, or 74.97 points, ... http://story.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/17502212/ Fri, 05 Sep 2008 05:38:15 -0400 China Daily http://story.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/17502212/ key non-farm payroll figures for August due today. They are expected to show that tens of thousands more Americans lost their jobs last month. Wall Street had its sharpest fall in more than two months... http://story.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/17502199/ Fri, 05 Sep 2008 06:23:53 -0400 Guardian http://story.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/17502199/ Fears about a global economic slowdown have continued to weigh on stock markets around the world, with Japan's main share index falling nearly 3%. Lack of confidence was evident across Asia with mark... http://story.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/17502184/ Fri, 05 Sep 2008 06:08:00 -0400 BBC http://story.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/17502184/ Chinese economy just slows down in some separate aspects, and Caterpillar doesn't get affected, said CEO of Caterpillar Inc. James Owens recently, according to International Finance News. The company ... http://story.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/17502210/ Fri, 05 Sep 2008 05:30:36 -0400 People's Daily http://story.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/17502210/ Asian stock markets plunge after more bad news on the U.S. economy Pessimism permeated markets ahead of August U.S. employment report Drop in dollar against yen overnight pummeled major Japanese expor... http://story.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/17502180/ Fri, 05 Sep 2008 05:29:16 -0400 CNN Asia http://story.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/17502180/ Wall Street plunged Thursday, sending the Dow Jones industrials down more than 340 points as retailers and the Labor Department added to the mountain of dismal economic news that has all but dashed in... http://story.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/17498973/ Fri, 05 Sep 2008 03:36:08 -0400 eTaiwan News http://story.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/17498973/ 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 Interactive To... http://story.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/17498998/ Fri, 05 Sep 2008 03:33:58 -0400 Finfacts http://story.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/17498998/ The Internal Revenue Service is investigating a Brooklyn Park accounting firm and its general partner on suspicion of tax evasion and assisting in the filing of false or fraudulent tax returns. IRS c... http://story.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/17498989/ Fri, 05 Sep 2008 03:42:01 -0400 Star Tribune http://story.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/17498989/ Microsoft Corp.'s chief financial officer said Thursday that the chances of the software maker buying Yahoo Inc. are still "negligible." "You never say never, I can never say that, but it's so close ... http://story.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/17499000/ Fri, 05 Sep 2008 03:23:26 -0400 Seattle Post-Intelligencer http://story.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/17499000/ Shares of ADC Telecommunications Inc. rose as much as 5.8 percent in after-hours trading after the Eden Prairie-based maker of phone networking equipment forecast 2008 sales that topped analysts' esti... http://story.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/17498991/ Fri, 05 Sep 2008 03:42:00 -0400 Star Tribune http://story.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/17498991/ ) said Friday it has suspended its iron-ore operations in Western Australia after two workers died in less than two weeks, according to a statement on its Web site. http://story.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/17498964/ Fri, 05 Sep 2008 03:36:37 -0400 MarketWatch http://story.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/17498964/ NASSAU, Bahamas - Tropical Storm Hanna was accelerating early Friday as it made its way toward the United States' southeast coast. The National Hurricane Center in Miami said only slight strengtheni... http://story.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/17498993/ Fri, 05 Sep 2008 03:41:52 -0400 Star Tribune http://story.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/17498993/ Sun Country Airlines played catch-up with the major carriers Thursday, announcing a new $12 fee for the first checked bag. The change comes a week after Northwest Airlines began assessing its passeng... http://story.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/17498988/ Fri, 05 Sep 2008 03:42:09 -0400 Star Tribune http://story.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/17498988/ ACRA, N.Y. - There's a mushroom boom in the wet woods of the Northeast this summer. Hillsides bloom with black trumpets. Disc-shaped mushrooms called artist's conch sprout from tree trunks. Forests ... http://story.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/17498992/ Fri, 05 Sep 2008 03:41:54 -0400 Star Tribune http://story.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/17498992/ The Wall Street slumped on Thrusday on weak job data and fears of global slowdown. The Dow Jones industrial average tanked 345 points to 11,188. The Nasdaq plunged 75 points to 2,259. http://story.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/17498970/ Fri, 05 Sep 2008 03:09:24 -0400 Business Standard http://story.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/17498970/ Jobless claims rose unexpectedly last week, the government said Thursday, while companies responded to the slowing economy by producing more with fewer workers. http://story.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/17498977/ Fri, 05 Sep 2008 02:50:27 -0400 Herald Sun http://story.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/17498977/ SALT LAKE CITY, Utah (Reuters) - Senior Federal Reserve officials on Thursday said the U.S. economy seems on the verge of another slowdown while the most severe inflation threats may have passed, hint... http://story.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/17498969/ Fri, 05 Sep 2008 03:09:54 -0400 Reuters http://story.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/17498969/ Comcast Corp. is appealing an FCC ruling that the company is improperly blocking customers' Web traffic, triggering a legal battle that could determine the extent of the government's authority to regu... http://story.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/17498982/ Fri, 05 Sep 2008 02:50:19 -0400 Herald Sun http://story.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/17498982/ When it came to buying their children new jeans and trendy tops, parents held the line: They focused on basics at discounters and waited for the best deals, resulting in weak August sales at many stor... http://story.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/17498979/ Fri, 05 Sep 2008 02:50:25 -0400 Herald Sun http://story.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/17498979/ Banks borrowed more over the past week from the Federal Reserve's emergency lending program, while Wall Street firms took a pass for the fifth week in a row.A Fed report released Thursday said commerc... http://story.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/17498974/ Fri, 05 Sep 2008 03:35:53 -0400 eTaiwan News http://story.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/17498974/ Mumbai, Sep 5 : Indian equity markets opened significantly lower Friday following weak global cues and went further in the red during early trade. Oil and gas, PSU, realty, power and metal stocks were... http://story.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/17498995/ Fri, 05 Sep 2008 03:39:11 -0400 New Kerala http://story.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/17498995/ Microsoft Corp. is turning to comedian Jerry Seinfeld to revive its Windows operating system brand as the software maker's biggest ad campaign ever began Thursday night. "The Windows brand identity h... http://story.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/17498999/ Fri, 05 Sep 2008 03:23:25 -0400 Seattle Post-Intelligencer http://story.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/17498999/ Tokyo - Tokyo stocks plunged Friday, dragged down by Wall Street and a strengthened yen. The benchmark Nikkei 225 Stock Average fell 319.05 points, or 2.54 per cent, to 12,238,91. The broader Topix in... http://story.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/17496210/ Fri, 05 Sep 2008 00:54:12 -0400 Earth Times http://story.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/17496210/ Former Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan says the government should only bailout a failing company if it poses a great threat to the entire U.S. economy. http://story.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/17496218/ Fri, 05 Sep 2008 00:45:04 -0400 MSNBC http://story.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/17496218/ WASHINGTON - Troubled by the Bear Stearns debacle, former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan is advocating a new way of dealing with government bailouts of companies whose sudden collapse could ... http://story.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/17496214/ Fri, 05 Sep 2008 01:04:11 -0400 Star Tribune http://story.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/17496214/ NEW YORK (Reuters) -Wall Street had its steepest decline in more than two months on Thursday, as more signs of weakness in the labor market and increasingly sluggish growth overseas fueled fears about... http://story.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/17496205/ Fri, 05 Sep 2008 00:34:10 -0400 Reuters http://story.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/17496205/ TOKYO, Sept. 5 (AP) - (Kyodo)—(EDS: ADDING DETAILS AND PRICES) Tokyo stocks dived over 2 percent Friday morning as investors were unnerved by mounting fears about the global economy, following an... http://story.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/17496220/ Fri, 05 Sep 2008 00:09:54 -0400 Breitbart http://story.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/17496220/ After centuries of giving humanity little more than nicotine and death, the tobacco plant may be the wellspring of a revolution in gene therapy. Scientists are using a modified tobacco virus to deliv... http://story.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/17496216/ Fri, 05 Sep 2008 00:28:05 -0400 Wired News http://story.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/17496216/ ket and concern over the outlook for corporate profits. Labor market jitters were sparked by a weekly government report showing an unexpected jump in the number of filings for jobless benefits and by ... http://story.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/17496219/ Fri, 05 Sep 2008 00:52:50 -0400 The China Post http://story.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/17496219/ NEW YORK (Reuters) - Banks and businesses are still having trouble raising money, according to data on Thursday that reinforced the prospect that the year-long U.S. credit crisis will persist for the ... http://story.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/17496206/ Fri, 05 Sep 2008 00:34:08 -0400 Reuters http://story.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/17496206/ Edition 1 D’Arcy Doran Shanghai The fate of Coca-Cola's proposed takeover of China's Huiyuan Juice Group is in the hands of Chinese regulators in the first high-profile test of Beijin... http://story.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/17496217/ Fri, 05 Sep 2008 00:11:20 -0400 Business Report http://story.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/17496217/ SINGAPORE: Oil prices were little changed near $108 on Friday after falling nearly 8 per cent this week as traders shed commodities positions to join a dollar rally and on signs that $100-plus pric... http://story.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/17496207/ Fri, 05 Sep 2008 00:07:15 -0400 Times Of India http://story.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/17496207/ TOKYO: Gold edged down to near $790 an ounce on Friday on the dollar's strength against the euro, as well as weaker oil prices, while concerns about the outlook for the US economy undermined overall... http://story.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/17496208/ Fri, 05 Sep 2008 00:07:14 -0400 Times Of India http://story.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/17496208/ MUMBAI: Wipro chairman Azim Premji has picked up a 10% equity stake in retail chain Subhiksha Trading for Rs 230 crore. Mr Premji has acquired the stake in his personal capacity through Premji Inves... http://story.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/17496209/ Fri, 05 Sep 2008 00:07:13 -0400 Times Of India http://story.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/17496209/ UK house prices recorded an annual fall of 10.9% in August - the first double digit drop since 1983 says the Halifax. The lender said that property prices dropped 1.8% in August compared with July, l... http://story.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/17496204/ Fri, 05 Sep 2008 00:04:27 -0400 BBC http://story.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/17496204/ kicked off a $300 million marketing campaign on Thursday, aimed at improving the image of its Windows Vista operating system and strike back at Apple Inc's http://story.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/17492247/ Thu, 04 Sep 2008 22:11:47 -0400 Earth Times http://story.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/17492247/ Microsoft Corp. today said it will ship four security updates next week, only a third as many as it did last month, to fix critical vulnerabilities in Windows, Office, http://story.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/17492237/ Thu, 04 Sep 2008 22:11:45 -0400 Computerworld http://story.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/17492237/ said its 2009 first-quarter net income rose to $1.6 million, or 4 cents a share, from $400,000, or 1 cent a share a year earlier. In the past quarter, the company closed its Burlington, Ontario, faci... http://story.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/17492222/ Thu, 04 Sep 2008 22:06:58 -0400 Puget Sound Business Journal http://story.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/17492222/ This week, the Republican Party in its national platform called for an end to ethanol mandates in just the latest shot at a fuel alternative that, in some circles, has grown more targeted than treasur... http://story.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/17492242/ Thu, 04 Sep 2008 22:00:08 -0400 MSNBC http://story.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/17492242/ HONG KONG (MarketWatch) -- Asian markets fell sharply Friday, with stocks taking a hit across the board after weak jobless claims and mixed retail data triggered fresh worries about the health of the ... http://story.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/17492248/ Thu, 04 Sep 2008 21:50:06 -0400 Market Watch http://story.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/17492248/ Long Island homes. The "high-low" -- it doesn't have a name yet -- is one of several new technologies experts said are in the pipeline and can offer hope for those who heat with oil. For many co... http://story.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/17492241/ Thu, 04 Sep 2008 21:48:23 -0400 Newsday http://story.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/17492241/ ABM , a leading facility services contractor, today reported sales and other income of $930.6 million for the third quarter of fiscal 2008, up 34.7% from $690.9 million in the third quarter of fisc... http://story.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/17492209/ Thu, 04 Sep 2008 21:17:31 -0400 CNBC http://story.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/17492209/ Nine Minnesota physicians allegedly received kickbacks and illegally marketed a popular Medtronic product used in spine surgery, according to a federal whistleblower lawsuit recently made public. The... http://story.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/17492231/ Thu, 04 Sep 2008 22:21:52 -0400 Star Tribune http://story.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/17492231/ September 04, 2008 BATAVIA, Ohio (AdAge.com) -- In a stunning move that ratchets up already intense rivalries, Unilever is bringing in Paul Polman, who has been a senior executive within the past t... http://story.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/17492216/ Thu, 04 Sep 2008 21:43:58 -0400 Ad Age http://story.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/17492216/ Wall Street has suffered its worst day in more than two months, with more signs of weakness in the United States jobs market and warnings of sluggish growth in Europe driving a big sell off. Disappoi... http://story.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/17492232/ Thu, 04 Sep 2008 22:04:55 -0400 ABC Australia http://story.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/17492232/ September 3, 2008 (InfoWorld) Microsoft Corp. is boosting integration of functional programming with its Visual Studio 2008 software development platform. Improved integration is featured in a Septemb... http://story.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/17492238/ Thu, 04 Sep 2008 22:11:06 -0400 Computerworld http://story.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/17492238/ Friday’s report on the job market is expected to show further losses in August, as the economy ranks as the most important issue on voters’ minds. With the employment outlook sluggish at best for ... http://story.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/17492243/ Thu, 04 Sep 2008 22:00:06 -0400 MSNBC http://story.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/17492243/ Application Virtualization 4.5 software today, it also announced several licensing changes around virtual desktops and application virtualization, while omitting a long-anticipated one. Enterprises wi... http://story.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/17492240/ Thu, 04 Sep 2008 22:10:36 -0400 Computerworld http://story.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/17492240/ Cascade Corp. on Thursday reported a 31 percent decrease in second quarter earnings, led by a drop in North American sales and increased materials costs. The Gresham-based maker of truck attachments ... http://story.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/17492234/ Thu, 04 Sep 2008 22:07:26 -0400 Business Journal http://story.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/17492234/ NEW YORK - Conventional wisdom long held that some industries would collapse if oil topped $100 a barrel. As oil neared $150, sending costs higher for everything from jet fuel to plastic jars, the que... http://story.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/17492229/ Thu, 04 Sep 2008 22:21:48 -0400 Star Tribune http://story.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/17492229/ SHANGHAI: The Coca-Cola Company's $2.3 billion bid for premier juice maker China Huiyuan Juice may help the US company achieve dominance in China's beverage market. But analysts remain skeptical becau... http://story.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/17492233/ Thu, 04 Sep 2008 21:23:23 -0400 China Daily http://story.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/17492233/ All Associated Press news COLUMBIA, Md. (AP) - Martek Biosciences Corp., which sells nutritional oils and dietary supplements, reported third-quarter profits Thursday that jumped more than 50 percent ... http://story.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/17492210/ Thu, 04 Sep 2008 21:17:32 -0400 CNBC http://story.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/17492210/ (DGS) subsidiary, the Atlanta-based carrier announced Thursday. Cyril Turner, 46, has been named the president of DGS, which provides aviation and temporary staffing services to more than 30 airline ... http://story.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/17492236/ Thu, 04 Sep 2008 22:07:45 -0400 Business Journal http://story.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/17492236/ NYSEWal-Mart Stores Inc., down a penny at $59.78The world's largest retailer said groceries and back-to-school items helped its August same-store sales top expectations, but shares fell amid a broader... http://story.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/17492227/ Thu, 04 Sep 2008 21:28:12 -0400 Gadsden Times http://story.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/17492227/ Few appointments receive such rave reviews as that afforded yesterday to Paul Polman, the new broom at Unilever. News that he's coming in as chief executive added more than £1bn to the company's... http://story.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/17492249/ Thu, 04 Sep 2008 22:15:13 -0400 The Independent http://story.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/17492249/ Subscribe to the Digital Home podcast Have you ever wanted a no-nonsense discussion on what is really going with all the tech topics related to your Digital Home? If so, join Don Reisinger as he bring... http://story.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/17492245/ Thu, 04 Sep 2008 21:53:27 -0400 CNet http://story.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/17492245/ EVERETT, Washington (Reuters) - Less than a day after voting to strike, Boeing workers expressed frustration and anger on Thursday at the decision by union leaders to postpone a walkout and negotiate ... http://story.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/17492217/ Thu, 04 Sep 2008 21:48:36 -0400 Reuters http://story.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/17492217/ September 04, 2008 — IDG News Service — As economic worries battered tech stocks in a brief post-Labor Day week, Yahoo hit a 52-week low, Oracle continued its buying spree to strengthe... http://story.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/17492224/ Thu, 04 Sep 2008 21:48:20 -0400 CIO http://story.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/17492224/ All Associated Press news (AP) - Among the earnings stories for Thursday, Sept. 4, from AP Financial News:NEW YORK (AP) — Specialty retailer Ulta Salon, Cosmetics & Fragrance Inc. said Thursday ... http://story.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/17492212/ Thu, 04 Sep 2008 21:17:27 -0400 CNBC http://story.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/17492212/ ASHW , a leading designer of golf-inspired lifestyle sportswear, invites shareholders and investors to listen to a broadcast review of the Company's third quarter and YTD fiscal 2008 financial resu... http://story.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/17492213/ Thu, 04 Sep 2008 21:17:26 -0400 CNBC http://story.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/17492213/ All Associated Press news NEW YORK (AP) - Power services contractor Pike Electric Corp. said Thursday its fiscal fourth-quarter earnings were essentially flat as overall revenue fell.Earnings for the ... http://story.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/17492214/ Thu, 04 Sep 2008 21:17:25 -0400 CNBC http://story.trinidadtimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/17492214/ Your use of this webcasting service is subject to FT.com’s Terms, which we encourage you to read for full details. 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