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Top Stories: Dell and homebuilder D.R. Horton filed their results for the quarter on Friday, and both brought disappointing responses. Big News Network.com Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:18:34 -0500Commerce Bank of Southwest Florida was established on September 14 2005, and had been operating just over four years. Big News Network.com Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:48:12 -0500The state-owned Ukraine railway company last week defaulted on a $550 million syndicated loan. Big News Network.com Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:15:52 -0500The Address hotels have now opened in five key locations across Dubai. Big News Network.com Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:16:48 -0500The biggest loser on the day was the Australian All Ordinaries which fell 1.28%. Big News Network.com Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:57:22 -0500Commercial Aircraft Corp. of China will build an assembly line for its C919 jetliners in Shanghai. Big News Network.com Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:09:05 -0500The head of the world's largest miner, BHP Billiton chief executive Marius Kloppers, has said demand in developed nations remains sluggish for Australia’s resource products. Big News Network.com Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:13:27 -0500The UK government was forced to borrow £11.4 billion in October to meet its bills. Big News Network.com Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:07:03 -0500FORT LAUDERDALE | When Cindy Naugle took the witness stand in her lawsuit against tobacco company Philip Morris USA, she toted an oxygen bottle and had to pause a few minutes to catch her breath. The Ledger Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:48:20 -0500France Telecom is undergoing a major restructuring in which the goal is to cut billions of dollars in expenses. The process has led to an epidemic of suicide. Sheila MacVicar reports. CBS News Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:12:56 -0500Wall Street continued the previous decline Friday, after the technology giant Dell posted disappointing earnings and European Central Bank (ECB) President Jean-Claude Trichet said policy makers will w... People's Daily Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:44:38 -0500Wall Street declined on Friday after technology giant Dell and homebuilder D.R. Horton Inc. posted disappointing earnings. Technology stocks led the downward slide, after Dell reported a54-percent dro... People's Daily Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:44:37 -0500QUINCY, Mass., Nov. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Following a recall by Unilever The Stop & Shop Supermarket Company removed from sale Shedd's Country Crock ® Side Dishes DELUXE Cheddar Broccoli Rice and Sh... RedOrbit Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:15:46 -0500NEW YORK (Reuters) - News Corp, Time Warner Inc and Qualia Capital LLC are interested in buying Hollywood's Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer film studio, home of the James Bond movies, Bloomberg News reported on F... Reuters Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:45:27 -0500A biologist walks into a sushi bar and orders some tuna. What does he get? Escolar, a nasty fish with buttery flesh that can cause bizarre episodes of diarrhea, accompanied by a waxy intestinal discha... Wired News Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:38:44 -0500The Twilight Saga: New Moon tells us to stay with the people that hurt us. It’s a very strange message to be sending such a wide audience, especially one composed of so many young and impression... Wired News Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:38:42 -0500The world’s largest seismically isolated building, the new international terminal at Istanbul’s Sabiha Gökçen Airport, is now complete and open for business. Stretching across more than... Wired News Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:38:38 -0500An online debate over global warming science has broken out after an unknown hacker broke into the e-mail server at a prominent, British climate-research center, stole more than a thousand e-mails abo... Wired News Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:38:36 -0500Dakar rally are tech porn of the highest order. Take a look at what VW has to offer for the 2010 running of the race, which will be run through Argentina and Chile. (The name comes from the days when ... Wired News Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:38:32 -0500WASHINGTON - Suitably opaque, Section 2006 takes up only a few dozen lines in a sweeping health care bill that runs to 2,074 pages and mentions neither Sen. Mary Landrieu nor her state of Louisiana. ... Star Tribune Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:50:29 -0500PHILADELPHIA - A labor agreement for Philadelphia transit workers has been ratified overwhelmingly by union members. Transport Workers Union Local 234 spokesman Bob Wolper said Friday night that 2,8... Star Tribune Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:50:28 -0500WASHINGTON - Republicans are seizing on this week's recommendations for fewer Pap smears and mammograms to fuel concern about government-rationed medical care — and to try to chip away support ... Star Tribune Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:50:25 -0500NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks could sputter next week as volumes dry up in holiday-shortened trading and with a slew of economic reports likely to illustrate the recovery is still fragile. Reuters Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:16:59 -0500LANDOVER, Md., Nov. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Following a recall by Unilever, Giant Food removed from sale Shedd's Country Crock ® Side Dishes DELUXE Cheddar Broccoli Rice and Shedd's Country Crock ® Side ... Earth Times Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:15:58 -0500By DAVE KOLPACKASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER FARGO, N.D. -- A philanthropist and former Microsoft Corp. executive who built a big-time company with small-town people is the recipient of North Dakota's hi... Seattle Post-Intelligencer Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:49:26 -0500Entellus Medical Inc., which is developing an easier, more cost-effective way to treat severe chronic sinus infections, has raised an additional $30 million in venture capital. The Maple Grove-based ... Star Tribune Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:11:15 -0500The phones are ringing again at Hobbit Travel. As cold weather approaches, Minnesotans are plotting their winter getaways and for Hobbit President George Wozniak, the reprieve couldn’t come soo... Star Tribune Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:11:14 -0500For decades, when Wells Fargo & Co. tried to reach struggling homeowners who had fallen behind on their mortgages, the bank had just a few options: It could call, phone or knock on doors. But wit... Star Tribune Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:11:13 -0500PORTLAND, Ore. - The collapse of a Bend real estate development company has resulted in charges against 13 people in what prosecutors say is the largest Oregon fraud case to emerge from the national ... Star Tribune Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:11:13 -0500House prices have proved pretty resilient though the economic turmoil. Photograph: Graeme Robertson/Getty Images Forget the stockmarket and high-interest savings accounts – the best place for your... Guardian Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:00:15 -0500Cadbury confectionery empire through a takeover offer of at least $17bn (£10.2bn) to edge out Kraft's £9.8bn hostile bid.Sources close to the situation last night said that Hershey has lined up deal... Guardian Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:00:10 -0500In this Nov. 17, 2009 photo, jars of Smucker's jelly are stacked on a shelf in the Heinen's grocery store in Bainbridge Twp., Ohio on Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2009. J.M. Smucker said Friday, Nov. 20, its sec... Salt Lake Tribune Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:47:58 -0500Now Alasdair Gray, one of Scotland's greatest living writers, has followed Pablo Picasso and Prince Charles by designing his first label for a drink bottle.The author of the modern Scottish classic La... The Scotsman Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:41:31 -0500Now Alasdair Gray, one of Scotland's greatest living writers, has followed Pablo Picasso and Prince Charles by designing his first label for a drink bottle.The author of the modern Scottish classic La... The Scotsman Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:41:14 -0500Now Alasdair Gray, one of Scotland's greatest living writers, has followed Pablo Picasso and Prince Charles by designing his first label for a drink bottle.The author of the modern Scottish classic La... The Scotsman Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:40:40 -0500LOS ANGELES -- California resident J.D. won over $50,000 playing video poker online this year. Wow! She couldn't do that well in Las Vegas, and at home she can play anytime without having to drive fo... Fox Business Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:32:39 -0500DBRN ) saw shares rise more than five percent in Friday’s session, after the company beat first-quarter earnings estimates and boosted its outlook on Thursday. The company said it expects full-ye... Fox Business Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:32:38 -0500PPD ) tried to diffuse some of the negativity brought on by a complaint from the Federal Trade Commission by saying the complaint was the “next step in an ongoing process." Shares dropped 19% on ... Fox Business Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:32:36 -0500WTSLA ) fell more than 8% on Friday, after the company gave weak fourth-quarter guidance. The company forecast earnings between 3 and 7 cents a share, below expectations for 8 cents a share, accordi... Fox Business Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:32:34 -0500EFII ), the Foster City, California-based maker of digital imaging and printing products, announced on Friday an auction of its common stock. The company will offer as many as 4,500,000 shares of i... Fox Business Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:32:32 -0500MS ) announced on Friday that it will turn over ownership of Cresent Real Estate Equities to lending giant Barclay’s Capital. The portfolio of real estate holdings includes more than 17 million sq... Fox Business Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:32:30 -050010 States Face Looming Budget Disasters (CBS) Las Vegas is a city built on a gamble, but now it wants to be seen as a sure bet. So it's taking its show on the road. The city is sending dancers to H... CBS News Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:29:15 -0500Stocks fell for a third straight day Friday as a disappointing outlook from computer maker Dell Inc. suggested that an economic recovery could be uneven. The major indexes all had moderate losses, ... Times of India Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:27:03 -0500Syabas Popcorn Hour devices like this C-200 can no longer play YouTube videos, due to the absence of a deal between Syabas and Google/YouTube. YouTube is set to become a regular feature of televisions... Wired News Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:23:50 -0500Sometimes you have to take a step down to step up. That’s what Google should’ve done with its open source PC operating system Chrome OS, which the corporation demonstrated Thursday. Inste... Wired News Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:23:49 -0500US stocks have drifted downward for a third straight session, with the tech sector in focus after weak results from computer-maker Dell on the heels of a downgrade of key semiconductor stocks. The Australian Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:21:07 -0500Banks are still finding "sneaky ways" to make money out of people, the consumers' association Which? has said.It claims the rate on authorised overdrafts is at its highest level since record... BBC Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:00:45 -0500Bogus callers posing as council staff are luring homeowners into a council tax scam, say council leaders.Residents are asked for banking details by people who claim they have paid too much or too litt... BBC Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:00:43 -0500The Alcoa School District is looking at officially discontinuing bus service to areas deemed dangerous to both buses and students. On Tuesday, the school board unanimously approved the plan. It would... WBIR Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:09:30 -0500NEW YORK - "Going Rogue" is going big. Publisher HarperCollins said Friday that Sarah Palin's memoir sold 300,000 copies its first day, among the best openings ever for a nonfiction book. ... Star Tribune Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:04:06 -0500RALEIGH, N.C. - North Carolina's state treasurer has unveiled rules banning employees from taking gifts from companies that do substantial business with the agency. Treasurer Janet Cowell also annou... Star Tribune Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:04:06 -0500Hawaii stocks were mixed Friday, meanwhile Wall Street fell for the third day in a row as the dollar grew stronger. Hawaii stocks seeing declines: •... Pacific Business News Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:48:12 -0500THE ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON -- Figures on government spending and debt (last six digits are eliminated). The government's fiscal year runs Oct. 1 through Sept. 30. Total public debt subject to... Seattle Post-Intelligencer Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:44:25 -0500U.S. firm Abington IP recently announced on its website that it’s begun an investigation into Microsoft’s recent worldwide crackdown on modified Xbox 360 consoles by booting them from the Xbox Liv... Canada.com Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:41:15 -0500U.S. firm Abington IP recently announced on its website that it’s begun an investigation into Microsoft’s recent worldwide crackdown on modified Xbox 360 consoles by booting them from the Xbox Liv... Vancouver Sun Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:39:36 -0500US stocks have drifted downward for a third straight session, with the tech sector in focus after weak results from computer-maker Dell on the heels of a downgrade of key semiconductor stocks. The Daily Telegraph Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:33:11 -0500US stocks have drifted downward for a third straight session, with the tech sector in focus after weak results from computer-maker Dell on the heels of a downgrade of key semiconductor stocks. The Daily Telegraph Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:32:56 -0500US stocks have drifted downward for a third straight session, with the tech sector in focus after weak results from computer-maker Dell on the heels of a downgrade of key semiconductor stocks. The Do... The Courier Mail Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:32:50 -0500US stocks have drifted downward for a third straight session, with the tech sector in focus after weak results from computer-maker Dell on the heels of a downgrade of key semiconductor stocks. News.com.au Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:32:44 -0500JPM ) has reached a tentative settlement with plaintiffs in a lawsuit accusing the bank and other financial institutions of conspiring to force cardholders to resolve credit-card disagreements out o... Fox Business Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:31:20 -0500Economic data will take precedence over earnings next week. Home sales, gross domestic product, and personal income and spending will all be released early next week ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday... Fox Business Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:31:18 -0500UPS ) announced its new rates on Friday, which will reflect an average net increase of 4.9% on all international shipments originating in the U.S., and on air express mail, the company said in a rel... Fox Business Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:31:16 -0500Maybe it’s the way reports of the dollar’s value are worded each day that gives rise to the visceral response when the U.S. currency tanks once a decade or so. The dollar is often written about ... Fox Business Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:31:11 -0500NEW YORK -- Bloomberg L.P. plans to close its Bloomberg Press operation, a small unit that publishes books, following its acquisition of BusinessWeek magazine, spokeswoman for the parent company said... Fox Business Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:31:09 -0500MRK ) new fertility drug Elonva. The Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use of the European Medicines Agency made the recommendation, which will be considered by the European Commission when... Fox Business Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:31:07 -0500NVAX ) said it plans to hold a public offering for 6.8 million shares of its common stock Friday, putting downward pressure on the stock’s price. The company will use the offering to raise $21 mi... Fox Business Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:31:05 -0500KIRK ) to a third-quarter profit, causing the company to raise its forecast for full-year revenue. For the quarter ended October 31, Kirkland's posted earnings of $5.6 million, or 27 cents per share... Fox Business Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:31:03 -0500DDS ) shares jumped more than 8% Friday after an analyst upgraded the stock to “buy” and said the company’s efforts to cut costs and improve its merchandise are paying off. Bill Dreher Jr. of... Fox Business Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:31:00 -0500BOSTON (Reuters) - Investors tempted to put money into star hedge fund manager John Paulson's new gold portfolio will have to commit at least $10 million and leave the money locked up for at least one... Reuters Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:30:03 -0500New home sales in Toronto spiked last month, an early indication that construction may soon pick up for a housing market that is short on supply, not only in Canada's largest market, but most of the c... Financial Post Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:29:25 -0500Agrium Inc. has hit a major roadblock in its bid to buy a U.S. rival and create a dominant nitrogen fertilizer company. But sources said the battle is far from over and could last for several months .... Financial Post Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:29:23 -0500TORONTO -- Cossette Inc. announced Friday that Cosmos Capital Inc. made a private overture to the company to increase its recently sweetened offer to an even higher price of $8.10 per share. Cosmos, ... Financial Post Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:29:20 -0500A recovery in U.S. housing will have to wait at least until next year. The outlook for the home market dimmed this week as residential construction and mortgage applications fell and loan delinquenci... Financial Post Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:29:19 -0500TORONTO -- Rogers Communications Inc. filed a preliminary prospectus on Friday that would allow the Toronto-based media and cable company to raise as much as $4-billion in debt securities. The new sh... Financial Post Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:29:17 -0500Microsoft Corp. has responded to a possible class-action lawsuit over banning up to one million Xbox 360 consoles from accessing its online gaming service, arguing the company is well within its right... Financial Post Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:29:16 -0500Each song on this Twitter-able album is represented by no more than 140 characters of code. Anyone with half a brain can put a song onto Twitter by pasting in the... Wired News Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:21:50 -0500Valero Energy has announced it is permanently shutting down its oil refining plant in Delaware City, with the loss of 550 jobs.The company says the closure of the 210,000 barrel a day plant will reduc... BBC Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:58:32 -0500Key barometers in the Treasury market late Friday, compared with late Thursday. Price changes in the 10-year note and 30-year bond are per $1,000 invested:... Tampa Bay Online Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:57:57 -0500(RTTNews) - Stocks moved mostly lower on Friday, as a lack of significant economic catalysts gave traders the further opportunity to cash in on recent gains ahead of next week's deluge of data. The ... Quote.com Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:57:48 -0500A Minneapolis jury dealt Fair Isaac Corp. a blow today when it ruled in favor of the company's credit-scoring competitors, VantageScore, Experian and TransUnion, in a three-year-old lawsuit brought by... Star Tribune Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:06:56 -0500CHARLES TOWN, W.Va. - More than 1,300 people have already voted on whether to let the Charles Town Races & Slots put table games in its casino.Early voting in Jefferson County began Nov. 13 and conti... Star Tribune Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:06:55 -0500NEW YORK - The safe-haven dollar further strengthened Friday and Treasury yields hovered around their lows for the year as worries about the economy in 2010 diminished traders' appetites for risky be... Star Tribune Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:06:54 -0500NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Tennessee's new law allowing people with handgun permits to be armed in bars and restaurants that serve alcohol is unconstitutionally vague, a judge ruled on Friday. Chancellor Cl... Star Tribune Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:06:48 -0500ASUR ), a leading provider of workforce management software, today announced that it will release the results of its 2010 first quarter, ended October 31, 2009 on Thursday, December 10, 2009. As... Market Wire Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:00:48 -0500Dell, chip stocks may find action during late-trading session LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) -- Dell Inc. shares are likely to stay in focus Friday evening after disappointing results from the persona... MarketWatch Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:00:13 -0500Ashok Nayak (left), HAL Chairman, presenting a memento to Robin Wilson, President, Business and General Aviation, Honeywell, at a press conference in Bangalore on Friday. The Hindu Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:57:40 -0500City of Industry, CA --(www.FinancialNewsUSA.com)-- 11/20/2009 - Earnings industry news provided by Financial News USA. TAIYUAN CITY, China, Nov. 20 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ -- -- Revenue up 33% Ye... Financial News USA Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:56:36 -0500Computerworld - Microsoft has launched new betas for its free Office suite and for the "streaming" technology it will use to deliver some paid versions of Office 2010 next year. As first reported by... Computerworld Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:53:26 -0500. The agency’s Trade Adjustment Assistance program helps people who are unemployed due to competition from foreign trade. Honeywell International... Business Journal Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:51:01 -0500. The agency’s Trade Adjustment Assistance program helps people who are unemployed due to competition from foreign trade. Honeywell International... The Business Journal Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:49:57 -0500Microsoft issued an official response to news of Google releasing its Chrome Operating System to open source for developers. Although the Chrome OS will not be available to end users for at least anot... eWeek Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:46:00 -0500Kennett, Missouri (CNN) -- A woman accused of cutting in line in a Wal-Mart, shoving merchandise and assaulting police officers took the stand Friday and denied all charges in the racially charged cas... CNN Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:43:05 -0500SAN FRANCISCO -- UPS said late Friday that it will hike its rates by about 4.9% for ground packages in 2010. It will also implement a net increase of 4.9% on its air express and international shipmen... Fox Business Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:32:45 -0500NEW YORK - U.S. stocks on Friday tallied mild losses to finish mostly lower for the week, as disappointing results from computer maker Dell Inc. dented the technology sector. "Investors are dating th... Fox Business Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:32:44 -0500Government regulators and financial professionals appear to be coming to a realization that one possible way to save struggling banks is to turn to private equity firms, which not only have the finan... Fox Business Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:32:43 -0500NEW YORK -- Crude futures fell Friday for a second session, reducing their weekly gains as a rebounding dollar and weaker stock markets continued to weigh on commodities trading. Crude for December d... Fox Business Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:32:40 -0500General Motors filed for bankruptcy protection in June, the company shed thousands of jobs, cost investors millions and – again – lawyers walked off with wads of cash for restructuring the troub... Fox Business Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:32:39 -0500LOS ANGELES -- Moody's Investors Service on Friday downgraded its corporate family rating on Sprint Nextel Corp. to Ba2 from Ba1, saying the wireless-services provider's ability to stem the deteriora... Fox Business Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:32:37 -0500WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. economy's return to growth in the third quarter was less brisk than previously thought as the trade deficit worsened and companies still aggressively cut inventories, a... Reuters Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:31:49 -0500 |
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