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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 Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:18:54 -0500 Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:18:54 -0500 30 BEIJING China's inflation rose to 4.5 per cent in January with soaring food prices contributing significantly to the reversal of a five month trend of easing prices. http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203358377/cs/1/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 10:16:53 -0500 Herald Globe.com http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203358377/cs/1/ BEIJING - China's exports and imports in January have recorded more-than-expected decline, triggering fears about the global financial crisis which may have contributed to the drop in its economy. http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203392316/cs/1/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:15:35 -0500 Herald Globe.com http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203392316/cs/1/ MADRID - The Spanish government Friday approved a new decree to usher in labour market reforms to tackle an all time high unemployment of nearly 5.3 million. http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203392322/cs/1/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:44:34 -0500 Herald Globe.com http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203392322/cs/1/ WASHINGTON- In a settlement that will bring relief to over a million house owners in the US, five of the biggest American banks accused of abusive mortgage practices have agreed to a $25 billion gover http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203392321/cs/1/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:31:19 -0500 Herald Globe.com http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203392321/cs/1/ BRUSSELS/ATHENS As Eurozone put forth fresh conditions for Athens to secure a 130 billion bailout package violent protests broke out in Greece against the austerity measures and four ministers were re http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203391236/cs/1/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 11:44:43 -0500 Herald Globe.com http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203391236/cs/1/ LONDON - Strong indicators of Britain's property market looking up to be are seen with a rise in those investing for renting out and first time buyers making a strong return, while loan defaults leadi http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203391183/cs/1/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 11:39:14 -0500 Herald Globe.com http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203391183/cs/1/ LONDON - Oil and gas major BG Group plans to capitalise on strong global demand for liquefied natural gas to boost investments and growth prospects, the company said Thursday announcing $8.209 billion http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203359245/cs/1/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:47:53 -0500 Herald Globe.com http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203359245/cs/1/ ATHENS - Greek Prime Minister Lucas Papademos has failed to garner support from his coalition partners for new austerity measures, necessary for a crucial 130 billion euros European Union bailout pack http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203359231/cs/1/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:37:04 -0500 Herald Globe.com http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203359231/cs/1/ NEW YORK - Profits of Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation have risen sharply by 65 per cent in the quarter ending December, despite an ongoing investigations into the closure of the 'News of the World' http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203359230/cs/1/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:31:08 -0500 Herald Globe.com http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203359230/cs/1/ NEW YORK - U.S. stock futures are following overseas markets lower after Greece's crucial bailout was put on hold by the rest of the eurozone, a day after it seemed that the country had ... http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203387014/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 08:33:41 -0500 Richmond Times-Dispatch http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203387014/ FILE - In this Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2011 file photo, Bank of America Merrill Lynch traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange in New York. There are fewer and fewer traders on the NYSE ... http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203386983/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 08:21:27 -0500 San Diego Union-Tribune http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203386983/ News ) on Thursday said profit in the fourth quarter increased significantly from last year, amid strong demand for its attention deficiency drugs. Adjusted earnings and revenues topped Wall Street ... http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203387015/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 08:18:40 -0500 RTT News http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203387015/ February 10, 2012 The company will instead focus on home photo printers, high-speed commercial ink jet presses and software. Other companies may license the Kodak brand for cameras, and some ... http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203386990/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 08:12:51 -0500 NPR http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203386990/ US infrastructure firm, General Electric, has signed an agreement with the government to modernise Kenya's transport, health and aviation ... http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203386980/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 08:10:27 -0500 Daily Nation http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203386980/ The country's biggest retail banking group, Barclays plc-owned ABSA (ASA), boosted headline earnings by 21% to R9.719 billion for the year ended 31 December ... http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203387016/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 08:01:39 -0500 IPO http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203387016/ The Barclays chief executive is refusing to talk about his own rewards on the day of the bank's annual results. Photograph: Dylan Martinez / ... http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203386971/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 07:58:16 -0500 Guardian http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203386971/ If stringent patent and border measures are agreed at the EU-India free trade summit, patients in poor countries will no longer have access to cheap essential ... http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203386970/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 07:58:08 -0500 Guardian http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203386970/ Mining shares are among the fallers so far on renewed worries about a slowdown in China, a key market for commodity companies.According to the country's latest trade date, imports fell 15.3% ... http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203386972/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 07:58:01 -0500 Guardian http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203386972/ Nissan's production line in Washington, Tyne and Wear. Manufacturers have seen the inflation rate for raw materials fall. Photograph: CHRISTOPHER THOMOND / The Guardiam for the ... http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203386973/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 07:57:55 -0500 Guardian http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203386973/ Christopher Bones calls current crop of senior staff the 'L'Oreal generation' who feel they have the right to sizeable salaries 'because they're worth ... http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203386974/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 07:57:48 -0500 Guardian http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203386974/ has fallen back after calling off takeover talks.The company, a closed life fund specialist formerly known as Pearl, pulled out of discussions with private equity group CVC because it could not ... http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203386975/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 07:57:40 -0500 Guardian http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203386975/ have lost 7.5% after a disappointing trading update.The company said since September it had seen a strong performance in Macau and the Bahamas, both of which were expected to beat expectations for ... http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203386976/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 07:57:32 -0500 Guardian http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203386976/ The Swedish Paradox, innovation, entrepreneurship and outcomes By Michael Hennigan, Finfacts founder and editor Feb 10, 2012 - 8:51 AM ... http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203386993/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 07:55:10 -0500 Finfacts Business News http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203386993/ The US financial sector accounted for just over 8% of the market capitalisation of the S&P 500 stock index companies in 1990 and peaked at over 22% by late 2006. It had dipped to 8.6% in ... http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203386992/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 07:55:08 -0500 Finfacts Business News http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203386992/ See Search Box lower down this column for searches of Finfacts news pages. Where there may be the odd special character missing from an older page, it's a problem that developed when ... http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203386994/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 07:55:05 -0500 Finfacts Business News http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203386994/ Eastman Kodak, which filed for bankruptcy in January 2012, has announced plans to phase out its dedicated capture devices business, which includes digital cameras, pocket video cameras and digital ... http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203386967/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 07:47:33 -0500 Digitimes http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203386967/ The Securities and Exchange Commission has reached a settlement with two former Bear Stearns hedge fund managers that will avert a second trial over accusations that they had misled investors as the ... http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203386942/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 07:44:35 -0500 CNBC http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203386942/ When commodities brokerage MF Global imploded, the FBI and federal prosecutors were quick to launch an investigation to pursue what seemed obvious to outspoken regulators and lawmakers: laws were ... http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203386943/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 07:44:30 -0500 CNBC http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203386943/ Police said the clashes came as some 7,000 people marched peacefully Friday on the first day of a 48-hour general strike by the country's two main labor ... http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203386944/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 07:44:23 -0500 CNBC http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203386944/ The new regime, which could be largely in place by the end of 2012, will overhaul a market that boomed in the decade before the economic crash and was blamed for amplifying the crisis by hiding ... http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203386945/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 07:44:14 -0500 CNBC http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203386945/ Today's beer industry is dominated by a handful of large macro-brand corporations such as the 'big four' brewers: Belgium-based Anheuser-Busch InBev, London-listed SABMiller, ... http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203386947/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 07:44:05 -0500 CNBC http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203386947/ might suddenly fall apart. But crisis has given way to a grinding reality for Europe: economic stagnation and even, for much of the Continent, the specter of another downturn less than three years ... http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203386946/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 07:44:00 -0500 CNBC http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203386946/ Citigroup was forced to write off $50 million after two traders accused of attempting to influence global lending rates left the bank, according to people familiar with a worldwide investigation ... http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203386979/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 07:43:49 -0500 CNBC http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203386979/ Trying to track China's economic course during the Lunar New Year can leave analysts howling at the moon. January auto sales tumbled, yet oil imports were the third highest on record. A measure ... http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203386949/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 07:43:41 -0500 CNBC http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203386949/ Feb. 8 (Bloomberg) -- The striking down of California’s Proposition 8 voter initiative banning same-sex couples from marrying sets up what may be a quick appeal to the U.S. Supreme ... http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203386958/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 07:42:27 -0500 Business Week http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203386958/ Feb. 10 (Bloomberg) -- Newt Gingrich was just days away from the Jan. 31 Florida Republican presidential primary when he told reporters that his campaign was down to its last ... http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203386959/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 07:42:25 -0500 Business Week http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203386959/ Jan. 31 (Bloomberg) -- A home in the U.K.’s most expensive neighborhood is being offered for more than 100 million pounds ($158 million), according to the broker handling the ... http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203386960/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 07:42:20 -0500 Business Week http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203386960/ Feb. 10 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. money-market funds more than doubled their short-term loans to French banks in January, ending six months during which they reduced ... http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203386961/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 07:42:17 -0500 Business Week http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203386961/ Feb. 8 (Bloomberg) -- China’s decision to join Russia in blocking United Nations action on Syria may carry little risk of economic reprisals from Persian Gulf states, the major oil suppliers ... http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203386962/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 07:42:12 -0500 Business Week http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203386962/ Feb. 10 (Bloomberg) -- Emerging-market stocks are "overbought" as investors pour money into developing-nation equity funds, prompting Morgan Stanley to cut its allocation for ... http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203386964/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 07:42:10 -0500 Business Week http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203386964/ NEW YORK -- PepsiCo is trying to put some fizz back into its business. The food and drinks maker announced a restructuring Thursday that includes cutting 8,700 jobs globally and plowing money into ... http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203387018/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 07:41:34 -0500 The Buffalo News http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203387018/ Outraged over a spike in airfare for pre-booking an aisle seat, Consumer Advocate Ralph Nader talks with Msnbc.com's Dara Brown about his ordeal and what consumers can do to protect their ... http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203386997/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 07:27:45 -0500 MSNBC http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203386997/ Microsoft has released technical design details about the new version of Windows for devices that use ARM chips, outlining in a lengthy blog post different ways in which this OS, called WOA and ... http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203387002/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 07:27:38 -0500 Techworld http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203387002/ Microsoft is set to deliver nine security updates next week, four of them critical, to patch 21 vulnerabilities in Windows, Internet Explorer, Office, .Net and Silverlight. This year's ... http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203387003/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 07:27:20 -0500 Techworld http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203387003/ NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- President Obama is likely to propose a substantial funding increase for Wall Street regulators in his forthcoming budget.But there won't be any cheering in the boardrooms ... http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203386995/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 07:25:50 -0500 CNN Money http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203386995/ UK banks have missed the overall target they agreed with the Government for lending to small businesses, with the blame falling on taxpayer backed Royal Bank of ... http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203386984/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 07:17:50 -0500 Sky News http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203386984/ Its income was dragged down by the investment banking arm, Barclays Capital, where pre-tax profits fell by 32%. Trading revenues were battered by ... http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203386986/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 07:17:48 -0500 Sky News http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203386986/ LinkedIn took in 106m ($167.7m) in revenue in the quarter ending on December 31, a 105% increase from the same period a year earlier. Profit for the quarter was 4.4m compared with the 3.4m the ... http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203386985/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 07:17:45 -0500 Sky News http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203386985/ Microsoft Windows President Steven Sinofsky Presents Windows 8 at BUILD. Image courtesy Microsoft Microsoft has good news for mobile users: Windows 8 will indeed run full-sized desktop applications ... http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203386998/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 07:07:26 -0500 Wired News http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203386998/ NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stock index futures pointed to a weaker open for equities on Wall Street on Friday, with futures for the S&P 500, the Dow Jones and the Nasdaq 100 down 0.4 to 0.5 ... http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203386951/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 07:05:17 -0500 Reuters http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203386951/ Detail seen at the NYSE Euronext cash markets operations room at the transatlantic stock market operator responsible for the proper functioning of the Paris, Brussels, Amsterdam and Lisbon stock ... http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203386950/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 07:05:10 -0500 Reuters http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203386950/ A slump in bond trading income due to the euro zone debt crisis dragged down annual profit, prompting Chief Executive Bob Diamond to push back a return on equity (RoE) target of 13 percent he set ... http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203386952/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 07:05:04 -0500 Reuters http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203386952/ A toy dragon decoration for the upcoming Chinese Lunar New Year is seen in front of an electrical board showing stock information at a brokerage house in Wuhan, Hubei province January 19, ... http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203386953/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 07:04:57 -0500 Reuters http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203386953/ BEIJING (Reuters) - China's imports in January fell the most since the depths of the global financial crisis, raising concerns that demand may be weaker than previously thought even allowing ... http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203386954/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 07:04:51 -0500 Reuters http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203386954/ "I see no reason to look exclusively at personnel when it comes to increasing efficiency," Wilfried Porth told Reuters in an interview, adding staff costs account for less than a fifth of ... http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203386955/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 07:04:45 -0500 Reuters http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203386955/ LONDON (MarketWatch) -- European stock markets pulled back Friday after euro-zone finance ministers held off on approving Greece's second bailout late the prior day, with banks and resource ... http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203386999/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 07:01:17 -0500 Market Watch http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203386999/ FRANKFURT – German steel association Wirtschaftsvereinigung Stahl projects a strong start for the steel industry in 2012 due to solid demand and low inventory levels.The association said ... http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203387004/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 06:57:51 -0500 Fox Business http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203387004/ MUMBAI – Indian financial services company Reliance Capital Ltd. (500111.BY) Friday reported a 43% drop in third-quarter net profit, hurt by higher interest costs.Net profit for the ... http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203387005/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 06:57:46 -0500 Fox Business http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203387005/ LONDON – U.K. lender Lloyds TSB Bank PLC (LGY) priced its new subordinated Tier 2 bonds as a part of its planned exchange offer, one of the banks running the sale said Friday.The bank offered ... http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203387006/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 06:57:41 -0500 Fox Business http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203387006/ BEIJING – China's new loans and money supply in January fell well below economists' estimates, marking a notable decline compared with the previous few years and signalling ... http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203387007/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 06:57:35 -0500 Fox Business http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203387007/ LONDON – U.K. banking group Barclays PLC (BCS) Friday said it would cap investment banker bonuses as its 2011 full-year net profit slumped on a sharp drop in investment banking revenue.The ... http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203387008/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 06:57:29 -0500 Fox Business http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203387008/ LONDON – German agricultural development bank Landwirtschaftliche Rentenbank has set guidance on its EUR500 million, seven-year bond, one of the banks running the deal said Friday.Initial ... http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203387009/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 06:57:23 -0500 Fox Business http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203387009/ WARSAW – Polish state-controlled companies from various industries should team up to look for shale gas in Poland, said Mikolaj Budzanowski, the country's treasury minister.Polish ... http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203387011/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 06:57:17 -0500 Fox Business http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203387011/ Tata Chemicals Ltd. (500770.BY) said Friday net profit for the third quarter rose 36%, driven by higher prices of chemicals and increased sales of salt and fertilizers.Net profit for the ... http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203387010/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 06:57:11 -0500 Fox Business http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203387010/ LONDON – Mobile phone operator Orange Switzerland priced late Thursday a EUR180 million tap of its 2019 floating-rate note, one of the banks running the deal said Friday.The bond priced at ... http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203387013/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 06:57:07 -0500 Fox Business http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203387013/ foreclosure settlement as the beginning of a new era for the U.S. mortgage industry. He also minced no words in calling big banks' foreclosure practices "plainly irresponsible." ... http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203386927/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 06:49:33 -0500 CBS News http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203386927/ (AP) BRUSSELS - Just hours after Greece gave in to painful new job and spending cuts, European ministers declared Thursday that Athens didn't go far enough and demanded more within a week in ... http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203386928/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 06:49:29 -0500 CBS News http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203386928/ Greek trade unions have begun a two-day strike to protest against austerity measures approved by politicians under pressure from international lenders. In Athens protesters are gathering outside ... http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203386929/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 06:47:49 -0500 BBC http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203386929/ UK producer prices rose 0.5% in January from December as the cost of alcohol, fuel and clothes rose, figures show. In the year to January 2012 output inflation was 4.1%, down from a rate of 4.8% in ... http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203386930/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 06:47:44 -0500 BBC http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203386930/ The "energy literacy" of gas and electricity billpayers is to be tested during an inquiry by a committee of MPs to see if more education is needed from the industry. The jargon used on ... http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203386932/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 06:47:32 -0500 BBC http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203386932/ Financier Nathaniel Rothschild has lost his libel case against the Daily Mail following a 2010 story which he said portrayed him as a "puppet-master". In May that year, the paper said Mr ... http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203386936/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 06:47:22 -0500 BBC http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203386936/ Portsmouth will meet with HM Revenue and Customs on Friday to discuss their unpaid tax bill, believed to be 1.9m. The club were issued with a winding-up petition by HMRC on 3 January over unpaid ... http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203386937/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 06:47:14 -0500 BBC http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203386937/ London 2012 organisers still do not have an energy-saving strategy despite a pledge to make it one of the greenest Olympics, a watchdog has said. It missed its target to source 20% of energy from ... http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203386939/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 06:47:11 -0500 BBC http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203386939/ As chief executives face public pressure over their annual bonuses, many smaller companies find bonuses are a useful tool to help improve productivity. At D-Drill in Coventry, workers like Mark ... http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203386938/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 06:47:07 -0500 BBC http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203386938/ Barclays Bank has posted annual pre-tax profits for last year of $5.9bn - a fall of three percent. The bank also announced that its bonus pool for its investment arm has been reduced by a third, and ... http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203386940/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 06:47:03 -0500 BBC http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203386940/ When England's rugby union team take the field at the Stadio Olimpico to play Italy on Saturday, they will do so with an extra spring in their step following their Calcutta Cup victory over ... http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203386941/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 06:47:01 -0500 BBC http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203386941/ Founded in 1880, Kodak dominated photography for a century. Kodak even invented the digital camera, in 1975. But reluctance to shed its film focus allowed Japanese rivals to overtake the market, ... http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203386981/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 06:40:53 -0500 News & Observer http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203386981/ Calgary, AB (Marketwire) - Husky Energy Inc. (TSX:HSE) recorded a 135 percent increase in net earnings and a 69 percent increase in cash flow from operations in 2011, driven by strong production ... http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203386982/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 06:31:03 -0500 Oil and Gas Online http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203386982/ Investing in gold is easy. Call Goldline at 1-888-321-9158 to find out how. Goldu00e2u0080u0099s 4% Rally Spurs Profit-Taking, Europe in ... http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203387001/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 06:19:23 -0500 Breitbart http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203387001/ NEW YORK (AP) -- Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. and its creditors are suing several units of Citigroup Inc. to recover $2.5 billion the failed investment bank transferred to a backup account at Citi ... http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203379833/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 02:40:46 -0500 Richmond Times-Dispatch http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203379833/ Delta Air Lines is considering moving as many as 150 jobs from the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport to Atlanta as part of a plan to consolidate its warehouse operations. In a Jan. 24 memo ... http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203379804/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 02:30:24 -0500 Star Tribune http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203379804/ Michael Graves put the cachet in Chez Tarzhay. The architect's 13-year partnership with Target Corp. ends this year, but his impact will continue to reverberate at the Minneapolis-based ... http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203379806/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 02:30:16 -0500 Star Tribune http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203379806/ UnitedHealth Group Inc., the Minnetonka-based health insurer, will pay doctors based on the quality of their care in a cost-cutting effort that also benefits the company's consulting business. ... http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203379805/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 02:30:09 -0500 Star Tribune http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203379805/ A long-awaited mining project that promises economic renewal for Minnesota's Iron Range has been delayed repeatedly in the past year because federal regulators are insisting the company conduct ... http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203379807/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 02:30:01 -0500 Star Tribune http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203379807/ This settlement is a case of too little, too late. But the silver lining might be the lifting of the uncertainty that's been hanging over mortgage lenders. A lot of lending activity has been ... http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203379800/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 02:27:53 -0500 San Diego Union-Tribune http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203379800/ Talks have been held between Alcoa management and the Victorian government to try to save the company's Geelong smelter but neither state nor federal government funds have been ... http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203379824/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 02:27:02 -0500 SBS http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203379824/ appears to be the first who will write about it.The salsa-dancing standout player, who is repped by IMG for non-play-related activities, is said to be closing in on a book ... http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203379792/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 02:22:39 -0500 New York Post http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203379792/ Some advice for homeowners hurt by the housing bust: be patient. While New Yorkers stand to get $790 million under the $26 billion settlement, the deal is complex and it’s unclear exactly how ... http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203379793/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 02:22:36 -0500 New York Post http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203379793/ Gannett, the nation’s largest newspaper chain and owner of USA Today, said yesterday it was going to offer voluntary buyouts to 665 employees at its 81 small and mid-sized newspapers ... http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203379794/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 02:22:34 -0500 New York Post http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203379794/ Social game network developer Zynga is teaming with Hasbro to develop a wide range of toy and gaming experiences based on Zynga’s most popular Facebook games and characters, All Things Digital ... http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203379795/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 02:22:32 -0500 New York Post http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203379795/ A pre-IPO rally in Facebook shares has pushed the value of the social-networking giant past $100 billion.Some 150,000 Facebook shares sold for $44 apiece in the latest auction on SharesPost, a ... http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203379796/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 02:22:30 -0500 New York Post http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203379796/ SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- The merger announcement from Glencore International PLC and Xstrata PLC this week turned heads because the combination of a commodities trading powerhouse and a major ... http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203379753/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 02:16:20 -0500 MarketWatch http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203379753/ waste .Brand new labelling on food products being rolled out in all Sainsbury's stores from Friday will instead advise customers to freeze food as soon as possible up to the product's ... http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203379787/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 02:08:46 -0500 Guardian http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203379787/ "Flash Occupation" was staged here at several Wall Street bank branches Thursday in an attempt to escalate pressure on them to pay a fair share and stop foreclosures. More than 200 people ... http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203379834/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 02:08:21 -0500 Global Times http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203379834/ See Search Box lower down this column for searches of Finfacts news pages. Where there may be the odd special character missing from an older page, it's a problem that developed when ... http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203379815/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 02:06:36 -0500 Finfacts Business News http://story.heraldglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203379815/