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Powers urge Iran to reconsider nuclear offer 
Senior officials from six world powers said on Friday they were disappointed Iran had not accepted proposals intended to delay its potential to make nuclear bombs, and urged Tehran to ...
20 Nov 2009
U.N. committee slams Iran for post-election crackdown 
The U.N. General Assembly's human rights committee condemned Iran on Friday for a violent crackdown on protesters after presidential elections this year that the Iranian opposition says were ...
20 Nov 2009
New EU president raises fears in aspirant Turkey 
Herman Van Rompuy's appointment as the first European Union president provoked fears in Turkey that he might hinder Ankara's hopes of joining the bloc, with some media declaring outright that he is ...
20 Nov 2009
Moderate Democrat boosts Senate healthcare bill 
One of three wavering U.S. Senate Democrats said on Friday he would vote to start the chamber's healthcare debate, bolstering the chances for a broad overhaul one day before its first crucial ...
20 Nov 2009
Pelosi calls Afghan Karzai "unworthy partner" 
Afghan President Hamid Karzai is an "unworthy partner" who does not deserve a big boost either in U.S. troops or civilian aid, U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi ...
20 Nov 2009
 
Industries
RLPC-Naspers doubles $1.6 bln forward start loan-sources 
South African media group Naspers has signed an increased $1.6 billion forward start loan with a group of international banks, banking sources said on ...
20 Nov 2009
U.S. electric carmaker Tesla preparing IPO-sources 
U.S. electric sports car maker Tesla Motors plans to go public soon, two sources familiar with the matter said, amid growing interest in green technology and battery-powered ...
20 Nov 2009
Ford to invest $2.3 bln to boost Brazil output 
Ford Motor Co plans to invest 4 billion reais ($2.26 billion) in Brazil to boost output as record-low borrowing costs and a recovery in Latin America's largest economy stoke demand for new cars, Mark Fields, the company's president for the Americas, said on ...
20 Nov 2009
Spain sees no more than 900 job cuts at Opel plant 
Spain's industry minister on Friday said after meeting with a top General Motors executive that no more jobs would be cut at a GM Opel plant near Zaragoza than previously agreed with former prospective buyer ...
20 Nov 2009
Rothschild star and Buffett banker circle Cadbury 
Akeel Sachak, global head of the consumer team at Rothschild, may get a seat at the table for this year's sweetest deal after ...
20 Nov 2009
 
Global Markets
James Passin: The Feedback Loop 
Today's extraordinary loose monetary conditions are "benefiting hard assets," according to James Passin, co-founder and manager of Firebird Global Fund and Firebird Global Fund II. Surplus liquidity is flowing into ETFs that buy commodity futures and physical commodities, which James says, is ...
20 Nov 2009
FRIDAY MIDDAY WEATHER 11/20  
he 12z FRIDAY operational GFS still shows a significant event developing for the eastern portions of the Upper Plains and Midwest 11/23-11/24. The GFS has done a flip flop... again... and now shows a colder pattern for the central and eastern US in the 1st week of DEC. ...
20 Nov 2009
Grain Report  
The Thursday weekly export sales report put wheat sales last week at a weak 362,000 metric tons, down 12% from the week prior and 13% below our four-week average. Slow demand comes as record-ending stocks keep importers buying hand-to-mouth as needed and last week's rally in-priced of $0.40. ...
20 Nov 2009
Today's Comex Gold Settled $4.90 Cents Higher...($1146.80) 
Despite a stronger U.S Dollar today the Gold traders made a late session push and closing over my 1st Resistance level. I believe this is simple speculation that the U.S Dollar will fall back. Globex continued to rally after the (Comex) day session closed. Remember the all-time high is recorded ...
20 Nov 2009
Crude Oil sells off with strong dollar and weak equities 
Crude futures have slipped back below our 1st tier downtrend and uptrend lines in reaction to broad-based strength of the Dollar. This week's wave of negatively mixed econ data appears to be taking its toll on riskier investment vehicles, leading investors towards the Dollar and away from crude and ...
20 Nov 2009
 
Forex
US Stock Market 
The U.S stocks end this week closing in red despite the current gains in health-care and consumer shares as fears are spread throughout overall markets concerning a global recovery while that huge U.S huge high-tech corporation; Dell Inc, posted its earnings that came in worse than forecasts, ...
20 Nov 2009
The Week Ahead updated November 20, 2009 
The moves this week should convince anyone that had any doubt, that the correlation between equity markets and currencies remains alive and well. It was a rollercoaster, with EUR/USD oscillating between 1.4800 support and 1.5000 resistance for the better part of the ...
20 Nov 2009
Forex: EUR/GBP trades at the highest level in a week 
Forex: EUR/GBP trades at the highest level in a weekFITITOL--> (Córdoba) The Pound is... For more information, read our latest forex news.
20 Nov 2009
Correctional movements after a strong strengthening of the dollar… 
So far, correctional movements are clearly witnessed throughout the currencies market after a strong strengthening of the green Benjamin along with the yen as their appeal was strongly boosted as a refuge as a result of fears, knowing that the U.S stocks plummeted within the midday session and the ...
20 Nov 2009
USD/JPY glides lower amid weakness in U.S. equities 
The USD/JPY hovered below our 1st tier uptrend line earlier today as we witness a broad-based selloff in riskier investment vehicles. Investors have indicated a preference for the Yen over the Dollar when heading for safety, meaning the USD/JPY could experience a positive correlation with U.S. ...
20 Nov 2009
 
Personal Finance
Race is on as U.S. home buyer tax credit nears end 
Samantha Kielar is scrambling to find a house in Colorado before the doors slam shut on an $8,000 first-time buyer's tax credit she needs for her downpayment or home ...
14 Aug 2009
Warren Buffett lunch sells for £1 million on eBay 
A bidder agreed to pay $1.68 million (1 million pound) for a steak lunch with billionaire investor Warren Buffett in a charity auction completed Friday night, according to eBay's website, where the bidding took ...
27 Jun 2009
Vanishing Credit Lines for Consumers and Small Businesses 
In Credit Card Lending Goes Full Cycle I posted an Email from Scott who was denied a credit card by Capital One on the basis of where he lived. Capital One did not even bother with a credit check that would have sown that Scott had a FICO score of ...
11 May 2009
Riding High on the Hog: High Yield Bonds are Another Win/Win for Buffett 
Once again Warren Buffett makes the best of a bad situation. Today Harley-Davidson (NYSE:HOG) announced it will be raising $600 million through an offering of 15% ...
4 Feb 2009
What the Really Smart Money is Buying 
We talked about an hour after the markets closed. At the time, a Reuters headline proclaimed, "Worst January Ever for Dow, S&P 500." The Dow sat at ...
3 Feb 2009
 
Technology
Dell demand pick ups "substantially" after Windows 7 launch 
Dell, the world's No.3 PC seller, said on Friday that demand for its PCs picked up "quite substantially" following the launch of Microsoft's new Windows 7 operating system in ...
20 Nov 2009
Nokia, Sony Ericsson eye layoffs  
Mobile phone giant Nokia said on Friday it will axe 330 people from its research and development staff in Finland and ...
20 Nov 2009
EU extends review of Oracle plan to buy Sun 
European regulators extended their review of Oracle Corp's proposed $7-billion acquisition of Sun Microsystems Inc, giving the software maker more time to address anti-competitive ...
20 Nov 2009
Chrome OS opens source code for developers, to hit market next year 
Google Inc on Thursday unveiled the open sourcing of the code for its Chrome operating system for personal computers, inviting developers to keep up with developments and start contributing to Chrome OS, which will hit the market by the holiday season of next ...
19 Nov 2009
Gamestop Q3 profit beats estimates 
GameStop Corp's quarterly profit beat expectations helped by price cuts that stoked video game console demand and as used-game sales boosted margins -- signs a months-long period of gloom may be ...
19 Nov 2009
 
Entertainment
Watch Taylor Swift music video " you belong with me" (video)  
Taylor Swift, the recent Best Female Video award winner at the MTV Video Music Awards has set a Guinness World Record. ...
18 Sep 2009
Kanye West taking time to reassess Taylor Swift incident at VMA (video + pictures) 
Kanve West said on Monday he would take some time off to reassess the incident through the rest of his life for upstaging Taylor Swift at the MTV Video Music ...
15 Sep 2009
Kanye West taking time off after debacle 
A day after Kanye West earned widespread scorn for upstaging Taylor Swift at the MTV Video Music Awards, the remorseful rapper said on Monday he would take time off to reflect on his ...
15 Sep 2009
Patrick Swayze of 'Dirty Dancing,' 'Ghost' Dies of Cancer at 57  
Actor Patrick Swayze, who battled pancreatic cancer since last year, died at 57 on ...
14 Sep 2009
Kanye West outburst mars MTV music video awards 
The MTV video music awards held on Sunday paid tribute to the late Michael Jackson, but was overshadowed by an outburst by rapper Kanye West, who interrupted an acceptance speech by U.S. singer Taylor ...
14 Sep 2009
 
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Sports
UConn cornerback Jasper Howard stabbed to death 
University of Connecticut football player has died following an on-campus stabbing, hours after the team's victory over Louisville. ...
18 Oct 2009
Rio wins 2016 Games as IOC rebuffs Obama  
Rio de Janeiro won a resounding vote on Friday to stage the first Olympics in South America in 2016, rebuffing U.S. President Barack Obama, who had personally lobbied for his adopted hometown ...
3 Oct 2009
Foul ball 3-year old girl gives interview 
Emily, the 3-year-old girl that made headlines for throwing a foul ball back caught by her father at the Phillies' game was interviewed by ...
17 Sep 2009
Del Potro Prevails in Hard Fought Upset to Beat Federer in U.S. Open 
Juan Martin Del Potro overcame a two sets to one deficit in a hard fought match to beat Roger Federer, the world's No. 1 player, at the 2009 U.S. ...
14 Sep 2009
Serena Williams finally apologizes for outburst (Video) 
Serena Williams apologized on Monday afternoon for her "inappropriate" outburst towards a U.S. Open line judge during her match with Kim Clijsters in the tournament's ...
14 Sep 2009
 
World
Storm Bill loses steam in North Atlantic 
Hurricane Bill weakened to post-tropical storm status on Monday after lashing Eastern Canada with heavy winds and rain and pounding the U.S. East Coast with heavy seas that killed two ...
24 Aug 2009
Asia's No.1 outdoor digital playground opened in HK 
Hong Kong on Thursday opened its first DigPlayground at Cyberpor, which is also the first unique outdoor digital playground in Asia. ...
31 Jul 2009
Bulgaria Tourism Arrivals Decline In June 
Monday, Bulgaria's National Statistical Institute announced that the visitor arrivals from abroad decreased 12.7% year-over-year in June. The number of visitor arrivals totaled ...
27 Jul 2009
Cyprus Tourism Revenue Drops In May 
Monday, the Statistical Service of the Republic of Cyprus said the tourism revenue decreased 17.3% year-over-year to EUR 158.1 million in May, compared to the 0.3% fall in the preceding ...
29 Jun 2009
How do 'Build America Bonds' work? 
Income investors are snatching up a new form of pseudo municipal bonds known as Build America Bonds ...
12 May 2009
 
Energy
Sasol to cut emissions, invest in solar power 
Petrochemicals group Sasol, the world's leader in making motor fuel from coal, plans to reduce its carbon footprint by capturing its emissions, producing solar power and making its plants more ...
20 Nov 2009
EU carbon emissions futures fall to 7-week low 
The benchmark contract for European Union carbon emissions permits fell below 13 euros a tonne to a seven-week low on Friday as energy prices weakened, traders ...
20 Nov 2009
Greenpeace says Europe smart power grid affordable 
Revving up European power transmission networks to transport 90 percent of renewable energy by the year 2050 could be achieved at affordable sums, pressure group Greenpeace said in a study published on ...
20 Nov 2009
Australia's Rudd faces showdown on carbon vote 
Australia's parliament votes next week on Prime Minister Kevin Rudd's plan for a sweeping carbon trade scheme with hopes it will finally win approval after two years of divisive ...
20 Nov 2009
Valero shuts Texas HDS due to bad weather-filing 
Valero Energy Corporation has shut a hydrodesulferization unit at its 340,000-barrel-per-day Corpus Christi refinery in Texas due to bad weather conditions, the company said in a filing with state regulators on ...
20 Nov 2009
 
Investing
Asia shares dip in nervous trade, dollar steady 
Asian shares slipped on Friday, but recovered some early losses, while the dollar was steady after U.S. data raised fears that a global economic recovery could lose ...
20 Nov 2009
Asia shares dip in shift to safety 
Asian shares fell on Friday and the dollar firmed as investors took profits on riskier assets after U.S. data raised fears that a global economic recovery could lose ...
19 Nov 2009
Gold demand falls 34 percent in Q3: World Gold Council 
Gold demand fell 34 percent in the third quarter as high prices weighed on investment flows and led to a slump in jewelry buying in key markets like India and the Middle East, a World Gold Council report showed on ...
19 Nov 2009
Ferrero, Hershey mull Cadbury bid, Kraft seen No.1 
Italy's Ferrero and U.S.-based Hershey Co are considering a bid for chocolatier Cadbury Plc <CBRY.L>, but Kraft Foods Inc <KFT.N> is still seen as the front-runner with its $16.8 billion hostile ...
18 Nov 2009
World's Best Investors Bet Big on “Utter Nonsense” 
That's what Nouriel Roubini said a few days ago at the Inside Commodities Conference in New ...
18 Nov 2009
 
Tech
Google Chrome OS available now at a BitTorrent near you 
Google Chrome OS open source version was released on Thursday and already programmers have turned the code into a test version of the new OS that is set to officially debut at the end of 2010. The working Chrome OS has already appeared on several peer-to-peer BitTorrent tracking sites, including ...
20 Nov 2009
Ex-Vivendi CEO Messier testifies: Losses not fraud 
Former Vivendi CEO Jean-Marie Messier told a U.S. jury he "never, never, never" committed fraud as he took the stand on Friday in a civil trial pitting international shareholders against the French conglomerate and former top ...
20 Nov 2009
Barnes & Noble says Nook shipments will be delayed 
Barnes & Noble Inc said on Friday it had sold out of its first allotment of newly launched Nook electronic readers due to high demand and new shipments will not arrive in time for the ...
20 Nov 2009
Why people won't use Google Chrome OS 
As more details of Google Chrome OS came out on Thursday, people already took to Twitter and blogs to voice their complaints with the new OS and shared why they won't be using it when it launches at the end of 2010. ...
20 Nov 2009
Dell bets on corporate spending for recovery 
Dell , the world's No.3 PC brand, said on Friday that its core business of selling computers to companies was returning, after a sharp drop-off during the global downturn led to disappointing quarterly ...
20 Nov 2009
 
Finance
U.S. lawmakers urged to drop clearinghouse owner cap 
NYSE Euronext <NYX.N>, LCH.Clearnet, BATS Global Markets and other firms partnered with banks have urged two U.S. legislators to drop a proposed "rigid" cap on dealer ownership of clearinghouses, according to a letter sent this ...
20 Nov 2009
Existing home sales seen at highest since July 2007 
Sales of existing U.S. homes likely rose for second consecutive month in October, reaching their highest level since July 2007, according to a Reuters poll, as buyers scrambled to take advantage of greater affordability and a first-time home buyer tax ...
20 Nov 2009
Cautious optimism as job losses slow 
The pace of job losses slowed in many U.S. states in October, and the unemployment rate slipped in hard-hit Michigan, the Labor Department said on Friday, hinting the recession may be easing in some ...
20 Nov 2009
Cautious optimism as job losses slow in U.S. states 
The pace of job losses slowed in many U.S. states in October, and the unemployment rate slipped in hard-hit Michigan, the Labor Department said on Friday, hinting the recession may be easing in some ...
20 Nov 2009
U.S. layoffs fall in October 
The number of mass layoffs reported by U.S. employers fell last month from September, a government report showed on Friday, suggesting job losses were close to ...
20 Nov 2009
 
Columnists
Right on Schedule: Revisiting 3 Stages of Bear Market Rally 
As the polls have shown, the more time that passes, the more folks realize odds are it won't be different this ...
18 Nov 2009
India-IMF Deal: Tipping Point for Gold 
India's deal to buy 200 metric tons (6.4 million troy ounces) of gold from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is a huge deal – not just the fact that the New Delhi government is handing over $6.7 billion for the metal, but what it may mean for gold going ...
9 Nov 2009
Rethinking the China Bubble 
It has caused me to rethink the growing bubble in Chinese markets. And that we may have thought a bit too much, looking too closely at key economic fundamentals like electricity consumption and age demographics in the ...
5 Nov 2009
The Feds Have No Faith in Recovery 
The stock market has enjoyed a significant rally since the end of the first quarter. The Bureau of Economic Analysis reported last week that the economy grew at a 3.5% annual rate in the third quarter--a ...
4 Nov 2009
Geithner Inadvertently Signals Gold Going Much Higher, What to Buy Now 
The Obama administration dispatched high-level members back onto the Sunday morning talk show circuit following a few bits of positive economic ...
2 Nov 2009
 
Industries
Ferrero, Hershey weigh Cadbury split - source 
Cadbury Plc suitors Ferrero and Hershey Co have weighed breaking the UK confectioner up into separate businesses as part of a friendly, all-cash bid, a source familiar with the situation said on ...
20 Nov 2009
Philip Morris ordered to pay $300 million to smoker 
A Florida jury on Thursday ordered cigarette maker Philip Morris USA to pay $300 million in damages to a 61-year-old ex-smoker named Cindy Naugle who is wheelchair-bound by ...
20 Nov 2009
Shoppers going green despite struggling economy 
Despite the worst U.S. recession in decades, sales of organic and sustainable products have continued to grow, experts say, with shoppers willing to spend a few more dollars in a bid to become more ...
20 Nov 2009
Vodafone seeks extension for India tax claim reply 
Vodafone has sought an extension until Jan. 29 to reply to a tax claim notice issued last month by the Indian tax department, Junior Finance Minister S.S. Palanimanickam said on Friday in a written reply to question in ...
20 Nov 2009
Nokia cuts 330 R&D jobs as focuses on fewer models 
Nokia is to cut 330 research and development jobs in Finland and Denmark as it focuses on launching fewer, but more iconic, ...
20 Nov 2009
 
Equities
Stocks dip as investors fret about recovery 
U.S. stocks fell for a third straight day on Friday as investors took weaker-than-expected results from computer maker Dell <DELL.O> and homebuilder D.R. Horton <DHI.N> as a further sign that the recovery would be ...
20 Nov 2009
Stocks dip as investors weigh recovery bets 
U.S. stocks fell for third straight day on Friday as investors took weaker-than-expected results from computer maker Dell and homebuilder D.R. Horton as a further sign that the recovery would be ...
20 Nov 2009
Rio's Cloud Peak IPO edges down, 3 other IPOs up 
Investors bet on growth on Friday, bumping up shares in two newly listed companies with strong trajectories while remaining neutral or down on two others whose prospects are ...
20 Nov 2009
What the Heck is Going on During Mondays Lately? Always Up 
I've noticed Mondays have been very strong lately; the past few weeks government officials worldwide reiterated stimulus, money printing, and more stimulus - first in the G20 (2 weekends ago) and then in Asia (last weekend).  But then I thought back and it seemed like every Monday we seem to ...
20 Nov 2009
NYT: With FHA Help, Easy Loans in Expensive Areas 
Let me take you back to a time... a simpler, gentler era known as 2006.  Money was easy, banks were giddy with their chance to throw dollars in every direction.Let me take you forward 3 years.  Replace the words 2006 with 2009, and banks with US taxpayer.  We not only have not only ...
20 Nov 2009
 
IBTimes Exclusives
Macy's Thanksgiving Parade launches new route ( Route Map, Date)
The Macy's Thanksgiving Parade 2009 has changed its route for the first time in 82 years, Macy's announced ahead of Thanksgiving Day when millions of attendants are ...
20 Nov 2009
Google Chrome OS available now at a BitTorrent near you
Google Chrome OS open source version was released on Thursday and already programmers have turned the code into a test version of the new OS that is set to officially debut at the end of 2010. The working Chrome OS has already appeared on several peer-to-peer BitTorrent tracking sites, including ...
20 Nov 2009
Nokia, Sony Ericsson eye layoffs
Mobile phone giant Nokia said on Friday it will axe 330 people from its research and development staff in Finland and ...
20 Nov 2009
Miley Cyrus tour bus crashes leaving driver dead
One of the Miley Cyrus tour buses crashed leaving its driver dead, TMZ reported. Miley Cyrus was not on the crashed ...
20 Nov 2009
Oasis of the Seas: World's largest cruise ship launched (VIDEO)
Royal Caribbean has released the world's largest cruise ship, Oasis of the Seas, which is five times bigger than the titanic arrived at its home port, Port Everglades in Florida ...
20 Nov 2009
 
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