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For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Liberia News.Net http://www.liberianews.net/ en-us Tue, 07 Sep 2010 04:10:34 -0400 Tue, 07 Sep 2010 04:10:34 -0400 30 The Burger King fast food chain has been bought by Brazilian investment fund, 3G Capital, which is run by Jorge Paulo Lemann, who ranks 48 in Forbes list of billionaires. http://www.liberianews.net/story/681711 Mon, 06 Sep 2010 21:00:40 -0400 Liberia News.Net http://www.liberianews.net/story/681711 The UN chief has called for the collective global protection of oceans. http://www.liberianews.net/story/681710 Mon, 06 Sep 2010 20:58:54 -0400 Liberia News.Net http://www.liberianews.net/story/681710 Afghanistan has offered a bailout for the troubled Kabul Bank, where nervous investors in droves have been withdrawing money. http://www.liberianews.net/story/681709 Mon, 06 Sep 2010 20:56:18 -0400 Liberia News.Net http://www.liberianews.net/story/681709 The China Strategic company has sunk to an 11-month low in Hong Kong. http://www.liberianews.net/story/681708 Mon, 06 Sep 2010 20:53:39 -0400 Liberia News.Net http://www.liberianews.net/story/681708 The Macquarie bank in Australia has warned customers that shares will be down due to a company announcement cutting its profit forecast. http://www.liberianews.net/story/681707 Mon, 06 Sep 2010 20:51:41 -0400 Liberia News.Net http://www.liberianews.net/story/681707 President Obama has announced he will unveil a new plan to create jobs. http://www.liberianews.net/story/681451 Mon, 06 Sep 2010 05:00:50 -0400 Liberia News.Net http://www.liberianews.net/story/681451 The head of British Airways, Willie Walsh, has said a shortlist of names has been drawn up for consideration in merger action. http://www.liberianews.net/story/681450 Mon, 06 Sep 2010 04:57:13 -0400 Liberia News.Net http://www.liberianews.net/story/681450 A strike has begun at the South African mine which produces most of the country’s platinum. http://www.liberianews.net/story/681449 Mon, 06 Sep 2010 04:55:21 -0400 Liberia News.Net http://www.liberianews.net/story/681449 Building standards in Dubai are said to be getting worse with developers cutting jobs and other costs. http://www.liberianews.net/story/681452 Mon, 06 Sep 2010 05:02:26 -0400 Liberia News.Net http://www.liberianews.net/story/681452 TOKYO - Japan's central bank voted to keep interest rates near zero, holding off on further measures to tackle a strong yen that is undermining the country's fragile economic recovery. In an unanimo... http://feeds.liberianews.net/?rid=38429168&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Tue, 07 Sep 2010 01:56:17 -0400 Star Tribune http://feeds.liberianews.net/?rid=38429168&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc 0.00% ) has sunk $102.3 million into the plot as part of early preparations for construction, even though it doesn't technically own the land, according to a Wall Street Journal report. It's not unc... http://feeds.liberianews.net/?rid=38429156&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Tue, 07 Sep 2010 01:45:44 -0400 MarketWatch http://feeds.liberianews.net/?rid=38429156&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Asian stock markets fell in early trading Tuesday but losses were limited on easing worries over the pace of the global economic recovery.Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 stock index declined 50.19 points... http://feeds.liberianews.net/?rid=38429167&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Tue, 07 Sep 2010 01:42:55 -0400 eTaiwan News http://feeds.liberianews.net/?rid=38429167&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Jailed Russian oil tycoon claims Kremlin pressure forced Big 4 accounting firm PwC to adjust audits By Finfacts Team Sep 7, 2010 - 6:25:57 AM > http://feeds.liberianews.net/?rid=38429169&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Tue, 07 Sep 2010 01:35:56 -0400 Finfacts Business News http://feeds.liberianews.net/?rid=38429169&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Investment grade market let residential property delivered a solid 4.7% six-month total return to June, according to the inaugural IPD UK Biannual Residential Investment Indicator. http://feeds.liberianews.net/?rid=38429170&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Tue, 07 Sep 2010 01:35:51 -0400 Finfacts Business News http://feeds.liberianews.net/?rid=38429170&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc US nonfarm payroll employment changed little (-54,000) in August, and the unemployment rate was about unchanged at 9.6%, the US Bureau of Labour Statistics reported today. Government employment fel... http://feeds.liberianews.net/?rid=38429172&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Tue, 07 Sep 2010 01:35:43 -0400 Finfacts Business News http://feeds.liberianews.net/?rid=38429172&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Sept. 7 (Bloomberg) -- Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou reshuffled his Cabinet for the first time, demoting a key minister in charge of growth. Finance Minister George Papaconstantinou retained ... http://feeds.liberianews.net/?rid=38429160&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Tue, 07 Sep 2010 01:29:31 -0400 Business Week http://feeds.liberianews.net/?rid=38429160&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Sept. 7 (Bloomberg) -- The euro weakened against all 16 of its main counterparts on speculation European banks may need to raise more capital. Asian steelmakers gained after President Barack Obama pro... http://feeds.liberianews.net/?rid=38429161&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Tue, 07 Sep 2010 01:29:28 -0400 Business Week http://feeds.liberianews.net/?rid=38429161&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Sept. 7 (Bloomberg) -- Yanzhou Coal Mining Co. agreed to pay 4.63 billion yuan ($682 million) to become the largest shareholder in Inner Mongolia Haosheng Coal Mining Ltd., boosting reserves with its ... http://feeds.liberianews.net/?rid=38429163&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Tue, 07 Sep 2010 01:29:24 -0400 Business Week http://feeds.liberianews.net/?rid=38429163&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Sept. 7 (Bloomberg) -- The euro fell the most in a week amid concern sovereign-debt risk will hinder the fiscal health of European banks, denting prospects for the region’s recovery. http://feeds.liberianews.net/?rid=38429165&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Tue, 07 Sep 2010 01:29:22 -0400 Business Week http://feeds.liberianews.net/?rid=38429165&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Sept. 7 (Bloomberg) -- Most Asian stocks fell, led by Japanese automakers, on concern a stronger yen will hurt the value of overseas sales. Steel producers rose after U.S. President Barack Obama propo... http://feeds.liberianews.net/?rid=38429164&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Tue, 07 Sep 2010 01:29:21 -0400 Business Week http://feeds.liberianews.net/?rid=38429164&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc U.S. technology companies are in a bind. Although they are cash-rich, much of their hoard is parked abroad and they risk a hefty tax bill if they bring profits from overseas back home. They have joine... http://feeds.liberianews.net/?rid=38429166&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Tue, 07 Sep 2010 01:29:20 -0400 Business Week http://feeds.liberianews.net/?rid=38429166&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Sensex on Tuesday gained 62 points in early trade on continued capital inflows by foreign funds. The 30-share index rose by 62.16 points, or 0.33 per cent, to to 18,622.21 points. The index had gained... http://feeds.liberianews.net/?rid=38429158&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Tue, 07 Sep 2010 01:23:16 -0400 Times Of India http://feeds.liberianews.net/?rid=38429158&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc NEW YORK — ABC News President David Westin, the longest-reigning U.S. television network news division chief, with more than 13 tumultuous years on the job, told his staff Monday that he is resi... http://feeds.liberianews.net/?rid=38429173&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Tue, 07 Sep 2010 01:18:39 -0400 MSNBC http://feeds.liberianews.net/?rid=38429173&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc 0.00% ) has sunk $102.3 million into the plot as part of early preparations for construction, even though it doesn't technically own the land, according to a Wall Street Journal report. It's not unc... http://feeds.liberianews.net/?rid=38429176&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Tue, 07 Sep 2010 00:53:18 -0400 Market Watch http://feeds.liberianews.net/?rid=38429176&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc HONG KONG -- SJM Holdings , the Chinese gambling company controlled by Stanley Ho, has filed an application with the Macau government seeking to take over a piece of land which has already seen develo... http://feeds.liberianews.net/?rid=38429177&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Tue, 07 Sep 2010 00:52:23 -0400 Fox Business http://feeds.liberianews.net/?rid=38429177&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc TOKYO, Sept 7 (Reuters) - The Bank of Japan kept interestrates steady and held off on new policy steps on Tuesday but saidit will take appropriate and timely action when necessary. In a statement on i... http://feeds.liberianews.net/?rid=38429178&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Tue, 07 Sep 2010 00:52:21 -0400 Fox Business http://feeds.liberianews.net/?rid=38429178&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc By Alejandro Barbajosa SINGAPORE, Sept 7 (Reuters) - Oil extended losses onTuesday as the dollar strengthened and Tropical Storm Hermineshowed no signs of disrupting crude or refining output aroundthe... http://feeds.liberianews.net/?rid=38429179&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Tue, 07 Sep 2010 00:52:19 -0400 Fox Business http://feeds.liberianews.net/?rid=38429179&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc HBC ) Chairman Stephen Green is among the contenders for the post of U.K. trade minister, Sky News reported Tuesday. The report said the government will announce its new trade minister within 48 hours... http://feeds.liberianews.net/?rid=38429183&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Tue, 07 Sep 2010 00:52:16 -0400 Fox Business http://feeds.liberianews.net/?rid=38429183&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc By Masayuki Kitano TOKYO, Sept 7 (Reuters) - Lead 10-year Japanese governmentbond futures edged higher on Tuesday, drawing support from a dipin Tokyo shares and regaining some ground after sliding to ... http://feeds.liberianews.net/?rid=38429185&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Tue, 07 Sep 2010 00:52:14 -0400 Fox Business http://feeds.liberianews.net/?rid=38429185&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc (Updates with Mitsubishi Motors comment) TOKYO, Sept 7 (Reuters) - Japan's Mitsubishi Motors Corp andpartner Peugeot SA plan to build a compact electric vehicle atthe French company's plant in Spain, ... http://feeds.liberianews.net/?rid=38429184&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Tue, 07 Sep 2010 00:52:12 -0400 Fox Business http://feeds.liberianews.net/?rid=38429184&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc By Shinichi Saoshiro TOKYO, Sept 7 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei stock average edgedlower on Tuesday, dented by profit-taking after four straightdays of large gains and as the yen's strength shows little... http://feeds.liberianews.net/?rid=38429182&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Tue, 07 Sep 2010 00:52:11 -0400 Fox Business http://feeds.liberianews.net/?rid=38429182&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc By Rika Otsuka TOKYO, Sept 7 (Reuters) - The euro slid on Tuesday from athree-week peak against the dollar hit the previous day, asrekindled worries about the European banking sector promptedinvestors... http://feeds.liberianews.net/?rid=38429181&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Tue, 07 Sep 2010 00:52:10 -0400 Fox Business http://feeds.liberianews.net/?rid=38429181&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc China will intensify efforts todraw factories inland from crowded coastal regions, agovernment directive said, but warned officials to leave suchdecisions to companies. The State Council, or cabinet, ... http://feeds.liberianews.net/?rid=38429180&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Tue, 07 Sep 2010 00:52:08 -0400 Fox Business http://feeds.liberianews.net/?rid=38429180&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Australia operations, Ann Pickard, on Tuesday played down the potential for mergers to occur between rival liquefied natural gas projects being built in Queensland state. Pickard said that cooperation... http://feeds.liberianews.net/?rid=38429186&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Tue, 07 Sep 2010 00:52:05 -0400 Fox Business http://feeds.liberianews.net/?rid=38429186&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc BEIJING, Sept 7 (Reuters) - Annual growth in Chinese factoryoutput will slow to 10 percent in the second half of this year, agovernment official said on Tuesday. Beijing's drive against property specu... http://feeds.liberianews.net/?rid=38429191&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Tue, 07 Sep 2010 00:52:03 -0400 Fox Business http://feeds.liberianews.net/?rid=38429191&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc By Kevin Yao SINGAPORE, Sept 7 (Reuters) - Asian stocks hovered nearone-month highs on Tuesday as investors awaited Chinese data,while the euro took a hit after a newspaper report rekindledfears about... http://feeds.liberianews.net/?rid=38429190&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Tue, 07 Sep 2010 00:52:01 -0400 Fox Business http://feeds.liberianews.net/?rid=38429190&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc LONDON, Sept 6 (Reuters) - Barclays is expected to appointBob Diamond as its new chief executive in a shake-up at theBritish lender, media reports said on Tuesday. Diamond, who heads the group's inves... http://feeds.liberianews.net/?rid=38429189&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Tue, 07 Sep 2010 00:51:53 -0400 Fox Business http://feeds.liberianews.net/?rid=38429189&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc LOS ANGELES -- Hong Kong shares were mixed in choppy trading Tuesday, with property shares higher and some mainland Chinese metal-sector names continuing to gain on reports of moves to limit capacity,... http://feeds.liberianews.net/?rid=38429188&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Tue, 07 Sep 2010 00:51:51 -0400 Fox Business http://feeds.liberianews.net/?rid=38429188&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Dow Jones )- Mitsubishi Motors (7211.TO) said Tuesday there is no truth to a report in the Nikkei newspaper that the company will partner with France's Peugeot-Citroen S.A. (UG.FR) to jointly produce ... http://feeds.liberianews.net/?rid=38429187&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Tue, 07 Sep 2010 00:51:48 -0400 Fox Business http://feeds.liberianews.net/?rid=38429187&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc China will treat overseas suppliers fairly whenthey bid for public procurement contracts. Speaking at an investment forum in the southeastern coastalcity of Xiamen, Xi described the global recovery as... http://feeds.liberianews.net/?rid=38429193&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Tue, 07 Sep 2010 00:51:44 -0400 Fox Business http://feeds.liberianews.net/?rid=38429193&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc HONG KONG, Sept 7 (Reuters) - Hong Kong stocks are set torise for a fifth successive session on the back of optimism overglobal growth although gains are likely to be limited as someinvestors take mon... http://feeds.liberianews.net/?rid=38429192&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Tue, 07 Sep 2010 00:51:40 -0400 Fox Business http://feeds.liberianews.net/?rid=38429192&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Oil prices fell to near $74 a barrel Tuesday in Asia as investors mull the strength of the U.S economy and demand for crude. Benchmark oil for October delivery was down 57 cents at $74.03 a barrel ... http://feeds.liberianews.net/?rid=38429153&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Tue, 07 Sep 2010 00:42:54 -0400 ABCNews http://feeds.liberianews.net/?rid=38429153&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Already in distinctive company as an American president, George W. Bush seeks to join an even more select group: president and top-selling author. Since The New York Times began its weekly lists of... http://feeds.liberianews.net/?rid=38429155&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Tue, 07 Sep 2010 00:42:50 -0400 ABCNews http://feeds.liberianews.net/?rid=38429155&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc NEW YORK - ABC News President David Westin, the longest-reigning network news division chief, with more than 13 tumultuous years on the job, told his staff Monday that he is resigning and will leave ... http://feeds.liberianews.net/?rid=38427131&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Mon, 06 Sep 2010 23:45:53 -0400 Star Tribune http://feeds.liberianews.net/?rid=38427131&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Sept. 7 (Bloomberg) -- Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s largest television maker, said it may equip its TVs with Google Inc. software, and compete with Sony Corp. in offering sets that surf ... http://feeds.liberianews.net/?rid=38427130&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Mon, 06 Sep 2010 23:20:40 -0400 Business Week http://feeds.liberianews.net/?rid=38427130&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc WPD ) could always rely on its Kaplan testing and education unit to help prop up results. With the company's media business still hurting, a crackdown by the Obama Administration on student loan repay... http://feeds.liberianews.net/?rid=38427129&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Mon, 06 Sep 2010 23:20:39 -0400 Business Week http://feeds.liberianews.net/?rid=38427129&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc There has been a seventh consecutive rise on the FTSE with investors still buoyed by a better than expected US employment report. (ABC News, file photo) http://feeds.liberianews.net/?rid=38427134&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Mon, 06 Sep 2010 23:17:12 -0400 ABC Australia http://feeds.liberianews.net/?rid=38427134&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Hewlett-Packard Co. Chief Executive Mark Hurd to be the company's co-president and a director on its board.Hurd, 53, resigned as head of HP, the world's largest computer maker, on Aug. 6 after a forme... http://feeds.liberianews.net/?rid=38427133&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Mon, 06 Sep 2010 22:43:14 -0400 Associated Press http://feeds.liberianews.net/?rid=38427133&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc By Rika Otsuka TOKYO, Sept 7 (Reuters) - The euro slid on Tuesday from athree-week peak against the dollar hit the previous day, asrekindled worries about the European banking sector promptedinvestors... http://feeds.liberianews.net/?rid=38427135&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Mon, 06 Sep 2010 22:41:46 -0400 Fox Business http://feeds.liberianews.net/?rid=38427135&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Australia Chairman Ann Pickard said Tuesday the company isn't considering buying Woodside Petroleum Ltd. (WPL.AU). Shell has a "small piece of Woodside," Pickard said at a business breakfast in Perth.... http://feeds.liberianews.net/?rid=38427137&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Mon, 06 Sep 2010 22:41:42 -0400 Fox Business http://feeds.liberianews.net/?rid=38427137&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc LOS ANGELES -- Australian shares traded little changed Tuesday morning, as the markets awaited a central bank policy decision and a likely announcement over which political party would lead the nation... http://feeds.liberianews.net/?rid=38427139&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Mon, 06 Sep 2010 22:41:37 -0400 Fox Business http://feeds.liberianews.net/?rid=38427139&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc TOKYO, Sept 7 (Reuters) - Lead 10-year Japanese governmentbond futures edged higher on Tuesday, drawing support from a dipin Tokyo share prices, and regaining some ground a day aftersuffering their bi... http://feeds.liberianews.net/?rid=38427140&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Mon, 06 Sep 2010 22:41:34 -0400 Fox Business http://feeds.liberianews.net/?rid=38427140&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc (Corrects index's 16-month low in paragraph 7 to 8,796 from8,927) TOKYO, Sept 7 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei average is set torise on Tuesday, riding momentum from the past four days of gainsbut profit-... http://feeds.liberianews.net/?rid=38427141&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Mon, 06 Sep 2010 22:41:30 -0400 Fox Business http://feeds.liberianews.net/?rid=38427141&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Barack Obama willpropose Wednesday that businesses be allowed to write offall their new investments in plant and equipment through 2011,an administration official said Sunday. The plan would cut busin... http://feeds.liberianews.net/?rid=38427142&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Mon, 06 Sep 2010 22:41:28 -0400 Fox Business http://feeds.liberianews.net/?rid=38427142&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc (Updates with more details) TOKYO, Sept 7 (Reuters) - Japan's Mitsubishi Motors Corp andpartner Peugeot SA plan to build a compact electric vehicle atthe French company's plant in Spain, the Nikkei bu... http://feeds.liberianews.net/?rid=38427143&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Mon, 06 Sep 2010 22:41:16 -0400 Fox Business http://feeds.liberianews.net/?rid=38427143&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc China Strategic Holdings Ltd. (0235.HK) said Monday it received formal notice from Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs rejecting its planned US$2.15 billion purchase of http://feeds.liberianews.net/?rid=38427147&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Mon, 06 Sep 2010 22:41:15 -0400 Fox Business http://feeds.liberianews.net/?rid=38427147&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Dow Jones )- Woolworths Ltd. (WOW.AU) intends to sell more than A$900 million of its shopping centers and development projects. The 30-plus properties will be disposed of via sale and lease-back arran... http://feeds.liberianews.net/?rid=38427146&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Mon, 06 Sep 2010 22:41:14 -0400 Fox Business http://feeds.liberianews.net/?rid=38427146&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc LOS ANGELES -- Japanese shares lost ground in early Tuesday trading, giving back some of their previous-session gains ahead of a central bank decision due later in the day. The Nikkei Stock Average fe... http://feeds.liberianews.net/?rid=38427145&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Mon, 06 Sep 2010 22:41:13 -0400 Fox Business http://feeds.liberianews.net/?rid=38427145&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc SYDNEY - British banking group Barclays PLC is expected to announce a change of chief executive officers on Tuesday, according to a report Monday. The lender will announce that Bob Diamond, the bank's... http://feeds.liberianews.net/?rid=38427150&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Mon, 06 Sep 2010 22:41:01 -0400 Fox Business http://feeds.liberianews.net/?rid=38427150&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc MILWAUKEE (Reuters) - President Barack Obama, scrambling to spur job creation, proposed a six-year plan on Monday to rebuild infrastructure with an initial $50 billion investment and prepared new busi... http://feeds.liberianews.net/?rid=38427127&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Mon, 06 Sep 2010 22:38:33 -0400 Reuters http://feeds.liberianews.net/?rid=38427127&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc ATHENS (Reuters) - Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou reshuffled his cabinet early on Tuesday to try to better deal with the debt crisis and signaled he would stay the fiscal course by leaving his... http://feeds.liberianews.net/?rid=38427128&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Mon, 06 Sep 2010 22:38:31 -0400 Reuters http://feeds.liberianews.net/?rid=38427128&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Two nieces and a nephew of the reclusive heiress of a Montana copper fortune are asking a Manhattan court to appoint a guardian to oversee the 104-year-old woman's personal and financial affairs. T... http://feeds.liberianews.net/?rid=38427125&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Mon, 06 Sep 2010 22:28:14 -0400 ABCNews http://feeds.liberianews.net/?rid=38427125&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc This NOAA satellite image taken Monday, September 06, 2010 at 01:45 PM EDT shows clouds associated with Tropical Storm Hermine spinning in the western Gulf of Mexico. The system is currently about 85 ... http://feeds.liberianews.net/?rid=38427126&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Mon, 06 Sep 2010 22:28:11 -0400 ABCNews http://feeds.liberianews.net/?rid=38427126&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc On the production line of a never-opened potato chip plant, Arlen Kangas pointed to where potato flour and flakes would be put into an oven to be baked into a uniform stackable shape. http://feeds.liberianews.net/?rid=38424819&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Mon, 06 Sep 2010 21:33:07 -0400 Star Tribune http://feeds.liberianews.net/?rid=38424819&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc SAN FRANCISCO - Oracle Corp. has announced former Hewlett-Packard Co. CEO Mark Hurd is joining the database software maker as co-president. Oracle said in a statement Monday that Hurd will also serv... http://feeds.liberianews.net/?rid=38424820&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Mon, 06 Sep 2010 21:33:03 -0400 Star Tribune http://feeds.liberianews.net/?rid=38424820&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Tesco's Lucy Neville-Rolfe has joined ITV as a non-executive director to help drive its new team's turnaround and tackle potential regulatory hurdles. The corporate and legal affairs director at the ... http://feeds.liberianews.net/?rid=38424825&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Mon, 06 Sep 2010 21:11:30 -0400 The Independent http://feeds.liberianews.net/?rid=38424825&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc biofuels falls into the trap of being overly simplistic on a topic of enormous complexity – namely, how can we ensure smart land use across the globe to meet human needs for food, fuel, clothing, bu... http://feeds.liberianews.net/?rid=38424817&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Mon, 06 Sep 2010 21:08:39 -0400 Guardian http://feeds.liberianews.net/?rid=38424817&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Sept. 7 (Bloomberg) -- The euro fell the most in a week against the dollar and the yen on concern European banks will struggle to raise funds, damping the region’s economic outlook. http://feeds.liberianews.net/?rid=38424813&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Mon, 06 Sep 2010 21:01:42 -0400 Business Week http://feeds.liberianews.net/?rid=38424813&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Sept. 7 (Bloomberg) -- Barclays Plc, Britain’s third- largest bank, is poised to name President Robert Diamond as Chief Executive Officer John Varley’s successor, a person with direct know... http://feeds.liberianews.net/?rid=38424814&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Mon, 06 Sep 2010 21:01:40 -0400 Business Week http://feeds.liberianews.net/?rid=38424814&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is considering a number of options to try to jump-start job creation, the top priority for recession-weary Americans as the country heads toward congressional... http://feeds.liberianews.net/?rid=38424823&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Mon, 06 Sep 2010 20:50:55 -0400 MSNBC http://feeds.liberianews.net/?rid=38424823&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc TOKYO, Sept 7 (Reuters) - Japan's Mitsubishi Motors Corp andpartner Peugeot SA plan to build a compact electric vehicle atthe French company's plant in Spain, the Nikkei business dailysaid on Tuesday.... http://feeds.liberianews.net/?rid=38424826&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Mon, 06 Sep 2010 20:19:49 -0400 Fox Business http://feeds.liberianews.net/?rid=38424826&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Dow Jones )- Malaysian telecommunications company Telekom Malaysia Bhd (4863.KU) said it has accepted an offer to sell its 15.4% stake in satellite operator MEASAT Global Bhd (3875.KU) to MEASAT's lar... http://feeds.liberianews.net/?rid=38424827&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Mon, 06 Sep 2010 20:19:45 -0400 Fox Business http://feeds.liberianews.net/?rid=38424827&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc By Leika Kihara TOKYO, Sept 7 (Reuters) - The Bank of Japan is expected toforego any further monetary easing at Tuesday's policy meeting,saving its limited firepower for when there is clearer evidence... http://feeds.liberianews.net/?rid=38424828&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Mon, 06 Sep 2010 20:19:38 -0400 Fox Business http://feeds.liberianews.net/?rid=38424828&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc NEW YORK (Reuters) - Air Products and Chemicals said Monday it raised its bid for Airgas Inc to $5.5 billion, the latest salvo in its hostile bid for therival company. The new Air Products cash offer ... http://feeds.liberianews.net/?rid=38424831&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Mon, 06 Sep 2010 20:19:35 -0400 Fox Business http://feeds.liberianews.net/?rid=38424831&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer urged federal securities regulators to explore ways to slow some high-speed trading at times of market stress and to investigate strategies that have raised concerns of stock... http://feeds.liberianews.net/?rid=38424830&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Mon, 06 Sep 2010 20:19:31 -0400 Fox Business http://feeds.liberianews.net/?rid=38424830&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc (Updates after main strike begins) By Tim Castle LONDON, Sept 6 (Reuters) - Workers on London's undergroundrail network walked out on Monday in a staggered 24-hour strikeover plans to save money by re... http://feeds.liberianews.net/?rid=38424832&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Mon, 06 Sep 2010 20:19:26 -0400 Fox Business http://feeds.liberianews.net/?rid=38424832&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Dow Jones )- Italian bank UniCredit SpA (UCG.MI) is increasing its focus on Central and Eastern Europe as data show the region's economies are now growing at a fast pace, Chief Executive Officer Aless... http://feeds.liberianews.net/?rid=38424833&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Mon, 06 Sep 2010 20:19:22 -0400 Fox Business http://feeds.liberianews.net/?rid=38424833&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc TORONTO • When Vidéotron Ltée chief executive Robert Dépatie confidently beamed this past spring that his Quebecor Inc. telecom division was “on the verge of launching Quebec’s most competiti... http://feeds.liberianews.net/?rid=38424818&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Mon, 06 Sep 2010 20:16:33 -0400 Financial Post http://feeds.liberianews.net/?rid=38424818&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Seven Days of Rage "48 Hours" delves into the life of Philip Markoff to uncover how he went from promising young medical student to alleged Craigslist killer. http://feeds.liberianews.net/?rid=38424811&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Mon, 06 Sep 2010 20:13:00 -0400 CBS News http://feeds.liberianews.net/?rid=38424811&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Union workers in Williamson, N.Y. protest the Dr. Pepper-Snapple company, which demanded a $1.50-an-hour pay cut and pension freeze from its Mott's apple juice employees despite the company making rec... http://feeds.liberianews.net/?rid=38424810&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Mon, 06 Sep 2010 20:12:57 -0400 CBS News http://feeds.liberianews.net/?rid=38424810&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Wayne Dyer says positive thinking can create happiness. People's emotional well-being - happiness - increases along with their income up to about $75,000, researchers report in Tuesday's edition of... http://feeds.liberianews.net/?rid=38424809&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Mon, 06 Sep 2010 20:10:28 -0400 ABCNews http://feeds.liberianews.net/?rid=38424809&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc On Tuesday 7 September 2010, 7:29 EST Stocks on the key global markets have posted modest rises, with no direction from Wall Street as the New York Stock Exchange was closed for the Labor Day hol... http://feeds.liberianews.net/?rid=38424822&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Mon, 06 Sep 2010 20:04:28 -0400 Yahoo!7 News http://feeds.liberianews.net/?rid=38424822&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Sept. 7 (Bloomberg) -- Bayerische Motoren Werke AG, the world’s largest maker of luxury autos, will expand the BMW and Mini model ranges to boost annual sales 55 percent over the next decade and... http://feeds.liberianews.net/?rid=38422979&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Mon, 06 Sep 2010 18:46:05 -0400 Business Week http://feeds.liberianews.net/?rid=38422979&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc (Edits, adds detail) By Fredrik Dahl and Sylvia Westall VIENNA, Sept 6 (Reuters) - Iran's barring of some inspectorsis hampering the U.N. nuclear watchdog's work in the Islamicstate, the IAEA said in ... http://feeds.liberianews.net/?rid=38422983&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Mon, 06 Sep 2010 18:09:53 -0400 Fox Business http://feeds.liberianews.net/?rid=38422983&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc * No milestones on budget rule reform after Monday talks * Frustration over slow progress on tougher budget rules * Talks on permanent mechanism for crisis resolution put off By Daniel Flynn and John ... http://feeds.liberianews.net/?rid=38422984&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Mon, 06 Sep 2010 18:09:50 -0400 Fox Business http://feeds.liberianews.net/?rid=38422984&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc OTTAWA • What a difference a week makes in gauging the state of the Canadian economy.At the start of last week, few market players believed the Bank of Canada would raise its benchmark rate on Wedne... http://feeds.liberianews.net/?rid=38422980&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Mon, 06 Sep 2010 18:06:44 -0400 Financial Post http://feeds.liberianews.net/?rid=38422980&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc The Justice Department won't say if the blowout preventer that failed to stop oil from gushing from BP's undersea well into the Gulf of Mexico is on its way to shore. Spokeswoman Hannah August decl... http://feeds.liberianews.net/?rid=38422976&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Mon, 06 Sep 2010 18:01:06 -0400 ABCNews http://feeds.liberianews.net/?rid=38422976&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc In this photo taken Sept. 2, 2010, a police officer guards outside a bank in downtown Buenos Aires, Argentina. Argentines reluctance to use the banking system makes them attractive targets for attacke... http://feeds.liberianews.net/?rid=38422977&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Mon, 06 Sep 2010 18:01:03 -0400 ABCNews http://feeds.liberianews.net/?rid=38422977&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc On Tuesday 7 September 2010, 7:29 Stocks on the key global markets have posted modest rises, with no direction from Wall Street as the New York Stock Exchange was closed for the Labor Day holiday... http://feeds.liberianews.net/?rid=38422982&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Mon, 06 Sep 2010 17:56:17 -0400 Yahoo!7 News http://feeds.liberianews.net/?rid=38422982&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Louisiana coast protects itself from Deepwater Horizon oil spill Wildlife, habitats and livelihoods are all under pressure from as oil from the Deepwater Horizon rig reaches the Louisiana coast http://feeds.liberianews.net/?rid=38421008&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Mon, 06 Sep 2010 16:54:31 -0400 Guardian http://feeds.liberianews.net/?rid=38421008&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Enron affair exposed poor practices and conflicts of interest and led to the demise of Arthur Andersen, then one of the biggest accountancy firms in the world. However, PwC confirmed that £515m of it... http://feeds.liberianews.net/?rid=38421007&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Mon, 06 Sep 2010 16:54:29 -0400 Guardian http://feeds.liberianews.net/?rid=38421007&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Canadian copper group First Quantum Minerals claims some of its assets in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) were illegally seized last year by the government. International arbitration procee... http://feeds.liberianews.net/?rid=38421006&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Mon, 06 Sep 2010 16:54:24 -0400 Guardian http://feeds.liberianews.net/?rid=38421006&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc John Bond does not appear to be in a rush to vacate the chairman's seat at Vodafone . Never mind. The appointment of headhunters will excite those frustrated investors who would like their company to ... http://feeds.liberianews.net/?rid=38421005&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Mon, 06 Sep 2010 16:54:20 -0400 Guardian http://feeds.liberianews.net/?rid=38421005&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc , as the company's shares jumped as much as 8% on bid speculation before ending virtually unchanged.CWW - which despite its name has most of its business in the UK - had already been in demand last we... http://feeds.liberianews.net/?rid=38421009&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Mon, 06 Sep 2010 16:54:17 -0400 Guardian http://feeds.liberianews.net/?rid=38421009&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Sept. 6 (Bloomberg) -- European Union governments sought to strengthen the management of the euro region as Germany warned that the economic rebound is slowing its push for stiffer sanctions on high-d... http://feeds.liberianews.net/?rid=38421003&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Mon, 06 Sep 2010 16:46:09 -0400 Business Week http://feeds.liberianews.net/?rid=38421003&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc GTL Infrastructure to merge telecom tower businesses of the two companies has fallen through mainly due to differences over valuation. In a statement, R-Infratel's parent company http://feeds.liberianews.net/?rid=38421000&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Mon, 06 Sep 2010 16:41:17 -0400 Times Of India http://feeds.liberianews.net/?rid=38421000&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc direct tax collection for the current fiscal crossed Rs 1 lakh crore in the first five months with the April-August figures released on Monday indicating a growth of 14% over the same period last year... http://feeds.liberianews.net/?rid=38421001&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Mon, 06 Sep 2010 16:41:14 -0400 Times Of India http://feeds.liberianews.net/?rid=38421001&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc NEW DELHI: The 30-share sensex surged by 339 points to close at its highest level in two-and-half years. While the mood was upbeat due to strong performances of http://feeds.liberianews.net/?rid=38421002&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Mon, 06 Sep 2010 16:41:10 -0400 Times Of India http://feeds.liberianews.net/?rid=38421002&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Columbia University's Manhattanville Development looks northeast from Riverside Drive, in New York. Columbia, like many colleges across the country, has bought acres and acres of land that it doesn't ... http://feeds.liberianews.net/?rid=38421012&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Mon, 06 Sep 2010 16:36:53 -0400 MSNBC http://feeds.liberianews.net/?rid=38421012&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc BP Plc, thelargest oil producer in U.S.-regulated areas of the Gulf ofMexico, and Shell Oil Co said Monday that TropicalStorm Hermine was not affecting their offshore operations. Hermine, which formed... http://feeds.liberianews.net/?rid=38421013&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc Mon, 06 Sep 2010 16:09:29 -0400 Fox Business http://feeds.liberianews.net/?rid=38421013&cat=3a8a80d6f705f8cc