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For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Herald Globe.com http://www.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/10/id/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/ en-us Thu, 02 Jul 2009 21:44:34 -0400 Thu, 02 Jul 2009 21:44:34 -0400 30 A marked increase in unemployment dented the confidence of investors Thursday. http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/514500/cs/1/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:48:42 -0400 Herald Globe.com http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/514500/cs/1/ China is hoping foreign-funded firms will make public share offerings in China. http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/514512/cs/1/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 20:31:13 -0400 Herald Globe.com http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/514512/cs/1/ Iraq says new offers from foreign companies to develop the country's oil and gas fields were rejected after an international tender this week. http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/514511/cs/1/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 20:30:06 -0400 Herald Globe.com http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/514511/cs/1/ The keys to economic growth in developing countries are the mobile phone and high speed Internet. http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/514510/cs/1/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 20:28:36 -0400 Herald Globe.com http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/514510/cs/1/ President Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe has spoken on food aid to an agriculture conference in Sirte, Libya. http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/514509/cs/1/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 20:27:50 -0400 Herald Globe.com http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/514509/cs/1/ Ford has seen its smallest fall in a year. http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/514508/cs/1/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 20:26:55 -0400 Herald Globe.com http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/514508/cs/1/ Text messaging in the European Union has jsut become cheaper with the maximum charge allowed for sending a text set at 11 euro cents, plus sales tax. http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/514299/cs/1/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 06:33:45 -0400 Herald Globe.com http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/514299/cs/1/ A new law in Russia will ban gambling in most parts of the country. http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/514298/cs/1/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 06:32:50 -0400 Herald Globe.com http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/514298/cs/1/ A bank merger in Japan will see Shinsei Bank and Aozora Bank becoming the country's sixth largest bank. http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/514297/cs/1/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 06:31:51 -0400 Herald Globe.com http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/514297/cs/1/ UK beverage company Diageo has announced it will cut about 900 jobs in Scotland. http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/514296/cs/1/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 06:31:06 -0400 Herald Globe.com http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/514296/cs/1/ The Unite and GMB unions are talking to British Airways management over cost savings at the airline. http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/514046/cs/1/ Wed, 01 Jul 2009 20:36:24 -0400 Herald Globe.com http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/514046/cs/1/ British Gas intends creating jobs to enable it to fulfil the rollout of smart meter technology. http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/514045/cs/1/ Wed, 01 Jul 2009 20:35:25 -0400 Herald Globe.com http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/514045/cs/1/ Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai of Zimbabwe has announced that Harare has accepted a credit line of US$950 million from China. http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/514044/cs/1/ Wed, 01 Jul 2009 20:34:27 -0400 Herald Globe.com http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/514044/cs/1/ General Motors China has announced good sales, contrasting with the auto giant's problems in other parts of the world. http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/514043/cs/1/ Wed, 01 Jul 2009 20:33:00 -0400 Herald Globe.com http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/514043/cs/1/ Sony, the Japanese electronics company which lost US$1.02 billion in the fiscal year ended March, is celebrating 30 years of the Sony Walkman. http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/514042/cs/1/ Wed, 01 Jul 2009 20:31:48 -0400 Herald Globe.com http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/514042/cs/1/ US stocks climbed higher Wednesday on slightly rosier prospects for manufacturing and housing, a day after investors celebrated the best quarter on Wall Street since 2003. http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/514049/cs/1/ Wed, 01 Jul 2009 22:00:05 -0400 Herald Globe.com http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/514049/cs/1/ NEW YORK - Federal marshals seized disgraced financier Bernard Madoff's $7 million Manhattan penthouse on Thursday and forced his wife to move out and leave her possessions behind, including a fur co... http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25830121/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 21:09:08 -0400 Star Tribune http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25830121/ /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Officials of S&T Bancorp, Inc. (Nasdaq: STBA) announced today that they plan to broadcast a conference call detailing the company's second quarter 2009 earnings live over... http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25830192/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 21:06:37 -0400 RedOrbit http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25830192/ CSC has announced an agreement with Microsoft where the systems integrator will resell cloud-based Microsoft online services. Under the agreement, CSC will resell the Microsoft Business Productivi... http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25830189/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 20:46:37 -0400 eWeek http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25830189/ Patricia McNally, 58, of Washington, uses social networking sites to track down job leads. One consultant suggest older workers mention their use of newer technology in their search. http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25830187/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 20:44:43 -0400 MSNBC http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25830187/ U.S. employers cut a larger-than-expected 467,000 jobs in June, according to the Labor Dept. The U.S. unemployment rate hit a 26-year high of 9.5%. "Today's Labor Dept. report again indicate... http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25830175/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 20:39:14 -0400 Business Week http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25830175/ NEW YORK - The stock market found little to celebrate heading into the holiday weekend. Major stock indexes fell more than 2.6 percent Thursday, pushing the Dow Jones industrials to their lowest leve... http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25830178/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 21:09:12 -0400 Star Tribune http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25830178/ Posted on: Thursday, 2 July 2009, 16:10 CDT Microsoft is including some “tweets” from prominent Twitter users in search results generated by its new Bing Internet search engine, the AFP news ag... http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25830191/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 21:06:49 -0400 RedOrbit http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25830191/ Nike Jones Beach sneaker is just about sold out. "It's unbelievable," said owner Richard Leggio, who had to speak on his cell phone because the store phones were ringing non-stop. "Even the people ... http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25830185/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 20:27:50 -0400 Newsday http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25830185/ SAN FRANCISCO -- Rock River Bank of Oregon, Ill. became the 48th bank failure of 2009, and the ninth Illinois bank failure of the year, according to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. late Thursday.... http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25830201/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 20:29:10 -0400 Fox Business http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25830201/ After the euphoria of May's job report comes sobering June data. The U.S. economy shed 467,000 jobs in that month, up from a revised 322,000 for May, which many thought might have signaled the bott... http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25830186/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 20:27:45 -0400 Newsday http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25830186/ NEW YORK: US stocks plunged Thursday after worse-than-expected monthly jobless figures suggested the country's worst recession since the 1930s is still going strong. The dismal trading session c... http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25830183/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 20:47:55 -0400 Times of India http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25830183/ Mongolian workers are seen at 551 meters below the surface of the earth while sinking an exploration shaft at the Oyu Tolgoi copper-gold project in southern Mongolia's Khanbogd soum. Ivanhoe has been ... http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25830174/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 20:26:56 -0400 Financial Post http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25830174/ The retail giant Tesco faces a protest from the trade union Unite over the treatment of migrant workers in its meat and poultry supply chain at its annual meeting in Glasgow today. In a resolution th... http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25830193/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 20:59:51 -0400 The Independent http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25830193/ NEW YORK: US stocks tumbled on Thursday, driving the S&P 500 down to its third-straight weekly loss, as a steeper-than-expected slide in June non-farm payrolls revived caution about economic recove... http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25830184/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 20:23:15 -0400 Times of India http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25830184/ Feeling spiritually bankrupt after watching Bernie Madoff's sentencing, I took the subway uptown to the Union Theological Seminary, where they teach a class called "Christianity and the U.S. Crisis."... http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25830199/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 20:29:16 -0400 Fox Business http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25830199/ When a business borrows money so it can reinvest it in hopes of getting a higher return, it's called leverage. Using loaned money, the company can make larger investments, and, therefore, receive lar... http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25830197/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 20:29:19 -0400 Fox Business http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25830197/ (AP) — NEW YORK - Treasury prices moved higher Wednesday as investors sought safety in the wake of a discouraging labor market report. The rise in prices pushed yields lower, which is good new... http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25830176/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 20:10:29 -0400 New Jersey Online http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25830176/ (29 mins ago) Wall Street fell hard after a government report highlighted a weak labor market that could hinder prospects for recovery from the brutal recession. The Dow plunged 223.32 point, or 2... http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25830180/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 20:33:58 -0400 The Standard http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25830180/ Well, after getting our hopes up over the last few months, the economy turned on us this week and sent a depressing but fairly clear message that we are still deep in the recessionary tunnel. In fact... http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25830202/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 20:29:09 -0400 Fox Business http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25830202/ (AP) — Key barometers in the Treasury market late Thursday, compared with late Wednesday. Price changes in the 10-year note and 30-year bond are per $1,000 invested: http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25830177/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 20:10:15 -0400 New Jersey Online http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25830177/ SAN FRANCISCO -- The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. added three more failed banks to their tally late Thursday, bringing the day's total to six, and the year's total to 51. First National Bank of Da... http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25830198/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 20:29:17 -0400 Fox Business http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25830198/ NEW YORK (Reuters) - With Wall Street stuck in a range since May, the start of second-quarter earnings season next week could prove to be a decisive factor for determining how much faith investors sho... http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25830195/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 19:52:56 -0400 Breitbart http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25830195/ The Australian sharemarket is expected to open significantly lower this morning after dire job loss figures out of the US overnight drove heavy falls on Wall Street and European markets. Prices in th... http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25830194/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 21:11:21 -0400 West Australian http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25830194/ Notes: Twomey and other senior executives received no salary increases in 2009; for 2010 the board of directors cut their salaries 5 percent. Beginning in fiscal 2009, the Compensation Committee chang... http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25830179/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 21:09:10 -0400 Star Tribune http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25830179/ Eric Gales' dream was always to become a country manager for Microsoft Corp. He just never imagined it would happen in Canada. Born and raised in the United Kingdom, Mr. Gales joined Microsoft nearly ... http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25830171/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 20:27:01 -0400 Financial Post http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25830171/ WASHINGTON--U.S. bank regulators Thursday said they closed three small Illinois banks, bringing the total of U.S. bank failures so far this year to 48. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp said regula... http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25830200/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 20:29:13 -0400 Fox Business http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25830200/ By MARK WILLIAMSAP ENERGY WRITER COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Exelon Corp. on Thursday sweetened its hostile takeover bid for NRG Energy Inc. by 12 percent to $8 billion in stock, citing newly identified cost... http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25830188/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 20:46:44 -0400 Seattle Post-Intelligencer http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25830188/ NWN , dba NW Natural, announced today that it will issue its second quarter and year-to-date earnings release on Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2009, for the three- and six-month period ending June 30, 2009. http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25830169/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 19:45:59 -0400 CNBC http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25830169/ AGF Management Ltd. has opened a Boston office in a bid to land more investing mandates from state pension plans, foundations and corporate investors, part of the company's efforts to expand its globa... http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25830173/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 20:26:59 -0400 Financial Post http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25830173/ Seitel, Inc., a leading provider of seismic data to the oil and gas industry, today announced that, based on preliminary information, total revenue for the quarter ended June 30, 2009, is expected t... http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25830168/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 19:45:58 -0400 CNBC http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25830168/ A rogue trader at a London oil broker caused his employer to lose $10m (£6m) after making unauthorised trades.PVM Oil Futures said it was a "victim of unauthorised trading on Tuesday June 3... http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25830167/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 19:45:21 -0400 BBC http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25830167/ RICHMOND, Va. (AP) -- Philip Morris International, maker of Marlboro and other cigarettes for sale overseas, has agreed to buy a Swedish company's South African snuff and pipe tobacco operations for 1... http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25830181/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 19:44:34 -0400 Tampa Bay Online http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25830181/ remodeled a New Port Richey store with what it calls its “next generation of store design and customer experience.” The store has an expanded electronics department. Its new layout has wi... http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25825680/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:09:24 -0400 The Business Journal http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25825680/ TORONTO - Canadian earnings declared Thursday as of 3:30 p.m.: Cantronic Systems Inc. (TSXV:CTS): Three months ended April 30, 2009, net loss $843,000, per share data unavailable for both periods; 200... http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25825714/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:13:37 -0400 Canadian Business http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25825714/ President Barack Obama (L) speaks on innovation and jobs in the Rose Garden of the White House as Secretary of Energy Steven Chu (R) looks on July 2, 2009 in Washington, D.C. (Alex Wong, Getty Images)... http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25825712/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:02:47 -0400 Fox 23 http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25825712/ To support its Bing search engine and Azure hosted services, the software giant has opened its largest data center outside the U.S. in temperate Ireland http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25825681/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:58:41 -0400 Business Week http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25825681/ Hawaii stocks all ended down Thursday as the Dow Jones Industrial slipped 223 points on the latest jobless data. Hawaii stocks seeing declines: • http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25825695/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:09:51 -0400 Business Journal http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25825695/ Bing News could have done a much better job delivering relevant stories during the two or so frantic hours in which searches went through the roof. "By most reports, Bing did not deliver the best exp... http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25825664/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:56:01 -0400 CNet http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25825664/ NEW YORK - In a big break for online shoppers, Web retailers generally don't have to charge sales taxes in states where they lack a store or some other physical presence. http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25825710/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:03:00 -0400 MSNBC http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25825710/ SAN FRANCISCO -- U.S. stocks gave up more ground after the New York Stock Exchange, in an unusual move, extended the daytime trading session until 4:15 p.m. Eastern Thursday to deal with unspecified ... http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25825725/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:49:25 -0400 Fox Business http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25825725/ NEW YORK -- The New York Stock Exchange said it extended trading until 4.15 p.m. Eastern on Thursday due to system irregularities. The NYSE, which normally ends trading at 4 p.m. Eastern, said it wou... http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25825727/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:49:21 -0400 Fox Business http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25825727/ WASHINGTON -- A U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission lawyer warned about irregularities at Bernard Madoff's financial management firm as far back as 2004, The Washington Post reported Thursday, cit... http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25825688/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:46:24 -0400 Financial Post http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25825688/ NEW YORK (AdAge.com) -- One of the world's largest advertisers, Unilever, is launching a massive review of its media planning and buying later this month encompassing 13 countries around the globe. Th... http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25825713/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:45:42 -0400 Ad Age http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25825713/ /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Manpower Inc. (NYSE: MAN) today announced that it plans to release 2nd quarter earnings results before the market opens on http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25825717/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:45:34 -0400 Earth Times http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25825717/ According to a regulatory filing, Buffett on Wednesday donated 428,688 Berkshire Class B shares to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, and 87,884 shares to four family charities. http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25825679/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:47:27 -0400 Reuters http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25825679/ SAN FRANCISCO -- U.S. stocks made a sharp retreat Thursday, with losses steepening after the New York Stock Exchange extended the trading session by 15 minutes. The Dow Jones Industrial Average and t... http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25825722/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:49:32 -0400 Fox Business http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25825722/ As General Motors Corp. prepares to sell its best assets to a streamlined new entity, the worst of what it owns will be auctioned off in bankruptcy court, including contaminated factory sites, parking... http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25825689/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:46:21 -0400 Financial Post http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25825689/ RRD announced today that it will release its financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2009 on Wednesday, August 5, before the market opens. On the same day, at 9:00 am central time, ... http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25825667/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:03:38 -0400 CNBC http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25825667/ SAN FRANCISCO -- LDK Solar Co. said late Thursday that it estimates revenue of $215 million to $225 million in the second quarter. Analysts surveyed by FactSet Research estimate revenue of $253.4 mil... http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25825721/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:49:33 -0400 Fox Business http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25825721/ Rare views of the Statue of Liberty July 1, 1983: Photographer Peter Kaplan captures rare shots of the Statue of Liberty. NBC's Bob Dotson takes a look back the history of the Statue. http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25825709/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:03:02 -0400 MSNBC http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25825709/ SAN FRANCISCO -- Bank of America Corp. said Thursday its board approved about $713 million in dividend payments to the government under the Troubled Asset Relief Program. The dividend payment is rela... http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25825723/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:49:26 -0400 Fox Business http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25825723/ Major retailers are expected to report a decrease in June same-store sales Thursday, compared with a small increase a year earlier. The Group of Eight nations will summit in http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25825675/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:03:59 -0400 Morning Star http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25825675/ MONTREAL - Air Canada's biggest union is meeting Thursday to plan strategy after the surprise rejection by its membership on a tentative agreement its executive bargaining committee reached with the c... http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25825687/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:46:27 -0400 Financial Post http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25825687/ TORONTO -- Canadian exchange-traded-funds management company BetaPro Management Inc. has sold a 20% stake of its subsidiary AlphaPro Management Inc. to National Bank Financial Group.Adam Felesky, chie... http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25825685/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:46:31 -0400 Financial Post http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25825685/ TOKYO — KDDI Corp. reported that its net profit for the fiscal year climbed 2.3 percent but failed to meet market expectations as a 32 percent year-on-year drop in the number of handsets sold a... http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25825682/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:24:01 -0400 Japan Today http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25825682/ NEW YORK - Federal marshals took possession of disgraced financier Bernard Madoff’s $7 million Manhattan penthouse on Thursday in a move that forced his wife to move elsewhere. http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25825706/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:03:07 -0400 MSNBC http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25825706/ TORONTO -- The dry spell for Canadian IPOs has started to ease as investors cautiously return to the market for new equity issues after the global financial crisis kept many of them out of harm's way ... http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25825684/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:46:35 -0400 Financial Post http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25825684/ Cup holders have come a long way from when some carmakers considerd them an annoying design afterthought. These days, all new cars have two husky cup holders in the center console and usually a pair ... http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25825707/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:03:06 -0400 MSNBC http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25825707/ SAN FRANCISCO -- A broad sell-off in U.S. stocks deepened in the last hour of trading Thursday as investors wound up positions ahead of the three-day holiday weekend that starts Friday. The Dow Jones... http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25825728/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:49:19 -0400 Fox Business http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25825728/ DETROIT - The latest numbers on auto sales show that Chrysler needs to quickly figure out how to navigate the car market as deftly as it did bankruptcy court. http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25825708/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:03:04 -0400 MSNBC http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25825708/ For the second time this year, General Motors Corp. has been knocked off its perch as the top-selling automaker in Canada.Ford Motor Co. said Thursday it outsold GM in Canada in June to take the numbe... http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25825683/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:46:33 -0400 Financial Post http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25825683/ ITT will release its second quarter 2009 financial results at 7:00 a.m. EDT, Friday, July 31, 2009. At 9:00 a.m. senior management will review financial and operating results, comment on current co... http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25825665/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:03:39 -0400 CNBC http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25825665/ Experts are speculating that the five-door Alfa Romeo Milano will form the basis for a new Chrysler sedan. It'll go on sale in Europe first, then likely come to the U.S. a few years later. http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25825705/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:03:09 -0400 MSNBC http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25825705/ The New York Stock Exchange extended trading by 15 minutes Thursday, in an extraordinary move prompted by what the exchange said were “system irregularities.” The NYSE had connectivity issues ... http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25825726/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:49:22 -0400 Fox Business http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25825726/ SAN FRANCISCO -- First State Bank of Winchester of Winchester, Ill. became the 47th bank failure of the year and the eighth bank to close in Illinois, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)... http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25825720/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:49:38 -0400 Fox Business http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25825720/ SemGroup Energy Partners, L.P. (“SGLP”) (Pink Sheets: SGLP) today announced a net loss of $1.7 million on total revenues of $42.9 million for the quarter ended December 31, 2008, as compared to... http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25825669/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:03:37 -0400 CNBC http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25825669/ HERSHEY, Pa. - People who like to order chocolate and gifts from Hershey's online service won't be able to after this month. The nation's second-largest candy maker, The Hershey Co., announced it is... http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25825693/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:29:02 -0400 Star Tribune http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25825693/ WINDSOR, Ont. -- Navistar International Corp.'s Chatham, Ont., truck plant is shut down indefinitely and contentious talks between the company and union over dramatic staff cuts are on hold for at lea... http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25825686/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:46:29 -0400 Financial Post http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25825686/ With fireworks behind us, we can settle in for summer with a quiet statistical start to the first full week of the third quarter – maybe. The absence of potent economic data will give analysts m... http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25825719/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:49:37 -0400 Fox Business http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25825719/ CHICAGO - (Business Wire) Zacks.com announces the list of stocks featured in the Analyst Blog. Every day the Zacks Equity Research analysts discuss the latest news and events impacting stocks and the ... http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25825718/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:45:13 -0400 Earth Times http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25825718/ FCS will hold its second quarter 2009 financial results conference call on Thursday, July 16, at 9:00 a.m. ET. The company will release its second quarter 2009 results that day before the market op... http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25825668/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:03:37 -0400 CNBC http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25825668/ The International Monetary Fund has told Zimbabwe that it will not provide the country with more funds until its existing $1bn debts are settled.Zimbabwe's government estimates it will need $10bn (&po... http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25825662/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:03:02 -0400 BBC http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25825662/ The Wall Street Journal's list reflects nationwide sales of hardcover books during the week ended last Saturday at more than 2,500 Barnes & Noble, B. Dalton, Bookland, Books-a-Million, Books & Co., Bo... http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25825704/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:02:12 -0400 Tampa Bay Online http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25825704/ (RTTNews) - After plummeting early on in reaction to disappointing employment data, stocks lingered near their worst levels of the day throughout the trading session on Thursday. The major averages a... http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25825716/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:01:41 -0400 Quote.com http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25825716/ IDG News Service - An online ad for Internet Explorer 8 (IE8) that showed a woman projectile vomiting has left such a bad taste in viewers' mouths that Microsoft has decided to remove it. The http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25820266/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:16:43 -0400 Computerworld http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25820266/ CHICAGO -- When carpenter Greg Douglas rolled his pickup truck, his toolbox hit him and smashed his ribs and collarbone. After a month in the hospital, the medical bills hit him even harder, totaling ... http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25820276/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:06:16 -0400 Seattle Post-Intelligencer http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25820276/ “I think on the auto side we can count on a snap back in terms of GDP simply based on the fact that GM and Chrysler were essentially shut down in the second quarter,” said Robert Barbera, chief ec... http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25820272/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:04:11 -0400 MSNBC http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25820272/ Today is the deadline for victims of Bernie Madoff’s massive Ponzi scheme to file a claim with the Securities Investor Protection Corp. [SIPC], the agency charged with protecting investors from Mad... http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25820286/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:50:08 -0400 Fox Business http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25820286/ THE ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. -- Johnson & Johnson said Thursday it will take an 18.4 percent stake Ireland-based drug developer Elan Corp. with a $1 billion investment. The news sen... http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25820275/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:06:17 -0400 Seattle Post-Intelligencer http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25820275/ NEW YORK -- Financial stocks in the S&P 500 fell further in midday trade Thursday as investors fretted when the economic recovery would kick in after a jobs report said unemployment hit a 26-year hig... http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25820290/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:50:03 -0400 Fox Business http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25820290/ NEW YORK -- Standard & Poor's Equity Research upgraded shares of Visa Inc. to buy from hold Thursday, saying the credit card maker can be bought on the cheap relative to its main opponent. "We believ... http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25820289/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:50:02 -0400 Fox Business http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25820289/ NEW YORK -- Standard & Poor's Ratings Services on Thursday reiterated its ratings on Exelon's corporate debt following the utility giant's increased offer to buy NRG Energy [s:nrg]. S&P noted that th... http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25820288/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:50:01 -0400 Fox Business http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25820288/ SAN FRANCISCO -- Boeing Co. said Thursday it delivered 125 commercial jets to customers in the second quarter. Boeing delivered 99 737s, two 747s, three 767s, and 21 777s during the quarter.Copyright... http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25820294/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:49:56 -0400 Fox Business http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25820294/ WASHINGTON - An investigator at the Securities and Exchange Commission warned superiors as far back as 2004 about irregularities at Bernard L. Madoff's financial management firm, but she was told to f... http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25820271/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:47:47 -0400 Newsday http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/25820271/