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For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Russia Herald.com http://www.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/10/id/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/ en-us Tue, 07 Feb 2012 22:18:37 -0500 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 22:18:37 -0500 30 U.S. stocks nudged higher on Tuesday, with a gain in the Dow Jones of 33 points. http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203307752/cs/1/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:09:10 -0500 Russia Herald.com http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203307752/cs/1/ LONDON - Prime Minister David Cameron Tuesday unveiled plans to club apprenticeships with higher education to remove the poor class tag often attached to the vocational training programme. http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203306350/cs/1/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:47:00 -0500 Russia Herald.com http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203306350/cs/1/ Citigroup (c) is set to become the first global bank to issue its own credit cards in China. http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203298496/cs/1/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 07:11:48 -0500 ANI http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203298496/cs/1/ Apple's iPhone business alone is now bigger than the whole of Microsoft, recent revenue figures have revealed. http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203295552/cs/1/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 03:50:05 -0500 ANI http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203295552/cs/1/ London - Part-nationalised Lloyds Banking Group Tuesday announced plans to cut 900 jobs as part of wider plans unveiled last year to cull 15,000 posts across the company. http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203305972/cs/1/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:13:38 -0500 Russia Herald.com http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203305972/cs/1/ TOKYO - Japan Airlines (JAL) said Tuesday that delivery of first Dreamliner aircraft originally expected by February end would be delayed as Boeing was removing a technical glitch in some of the fue http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203305961/cs/1/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:46:38 -0500 Russia Herald.com http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203305961/cs/1/ ATHENS - Unions in Greece went on strike against austerity measures Tuesday as Prime Minister Lucas Papademos tried hard to persuade leaders of his coalition government to accept the tough bailout pla http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203305960/cs/1/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:43:40 -0500 Russia Herald.com http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203305960/cs/1/ NEW YORK Mining giant Xstrata and Glencore, the world's biggest commodity trader, have announced a $90 billion all-share merger to create the world's fourth largest natural resources company. http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203305958/cs/1/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:34:15 -0500 Russia Herald.com http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203305958/cs/1/ KO-N reported better-than-expected quarterly results and announced a new cost-savings program that it will use to boost its brands and mitigate higher commodity costs.Coke’s results on Tuesday ... http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203306631/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:19:36 -0500 The Globe And Mail http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203306631/ Enjoy the convenience of having The Globe and Mail delivered right to your door, your mobile phone and computer. From exclusive content and mobile apps to online tools and loyalty programs, The ... http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203306632/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:18:44 -0500 The Globe And Mail http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203306632/ Wal-Mart Stores Inc. plans to help its customers figure that out by adding a new green icon that reads "Great for You" to packaging of some of its house-brand ... http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203306713/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:17:08 -0500 Chicago Sun-Times http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203306713/ Michael Graves' curtain call with Target Corp. is set for this spring. The Minneapolis-based retailer said Tuesday that the final installment of Michael Graves-designed kitchen gadgets, ... http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203306666/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:15:52 -0500 Star Tribune http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203306666/ WASHINGTON - The number of available jobs in the United States jumped in December to near a three-year high, supporting other data that show a brighter outlook for hiring. Companies and ... http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203306667/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:15:48 -0500 Star Tribune http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203306667/ Our friends over at Twin Cities Public Television have produced a new documentary about three innovative housing developments built for those Twin Citians living on limited incomes. "Homes ... http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203306668/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:15:43 -0500 Star Tribune http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203306668/ Stratasys Inc. finished last year on a high note, reporting Tuesday that fourth quarter revenue jumped nearly 30 percent. The Eden Prairie-based maker of 3D printers said sales during the final ... http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203306669/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:15:38 -0500 Star Tribune http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203306669/ WASHINGTON - Ben Bernanke on Tuesday reiterated the Federal Reserve's plan to hold interest rates near record lows until at least late 2014. The Fed chairman stuck with the three-year time ... http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203306670/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:15:33 -0500 Star Tribune http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203306670/ The fast-fashion retail powerhouse ZARA is opening its first San Diego store this fall in Fashion Valley Mall.With European style and accessible prices, ZARA carries clothing for women, men and ... http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203306656/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:13:50 -0500 San Diego Union-Tribune http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203306656/ Kamala D. Harris - AP file photo California has not yet decided if it will take part in a proposed $25 billion mortgage settlement with the country's largest banks over foreclosure and ... http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203306657/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:13:47 -0500 San Diego Union-Tribune http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203306657/ NEW YORK -; U.S. magazine sales at newsstands and other retailers dropped 10 percent in the second half of 2011, a sign that Americans are still careful about discretionary spending and impulse ... http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203306660/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:13:41 -0500 San Diego Union-Tribune http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203306660/ bbry@blackbirdv.com . Your place or mine. It wasn't a bar or a club; it was Biocom's second annual Global Life Science Partnering Conference last week at the Lodge at Torrey Pines. It was ... http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203306659/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:13:38 -0500 San Diego Union-Tribune http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203306659/ SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Canadian equities inched lower Tuesday, looking set to extend losses from the previous session with the diversified metals and mining sector posting the largest ... http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203306568/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:02:08 -0500 MarketWatch http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203306568/ NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- U.S. stocks erased losses and turned higher Tuesday, with the Dow industrials at a multi-year high, as Greece reportedly neared accord on budget cuts and U.S. job openings ... http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203306569/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:02:02 -0500 MarketWatch http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203306569/ SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Crude futures shook off initial weakness to trade 1.6% higher on Tuesday, gaining as Greece reportedly neared a deal that could avoid a messy default and drag the ... http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203306570/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:01:56 -0500 MarketWatch http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203306570/ NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- U.S. financial firms with a big business in money-market funds fell Tuesday after a report said that the Securities and Exchange Commission is close to proposing new ... http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203306572/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:01:49 -0500 MarketWatch http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203306572/ NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Anadarko Petroleum Corp. led gains among big oil producers on Tuesday, but shares of natural gas and oil service specialists fell ... http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203306571/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:01:46 -0500 MarketWatch http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203306571/ SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Coinstar Inc. saw its shares climb more than 18% Tuesday on upbeat reaction to a trifecta of announcements, including strong quarterly results and new shots at Netflix ... http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203306573/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:01:42 -0500 MarketWatch http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203306573/ +0.42% reports its fiscal first-quarter earnings following the market's close on Tuesday, investors should focus on fees paid by cable operators to the company's ESPN and other cable ... http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203306574/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:01:39 -0500 MarketWatch http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203306574/ Technology News: BELLEVUE, With the company's Redbox kiosks for renting DVDs picked up customers who stopped getting their discs through Netflix's rival service, Coinstar's ... http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203306643/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:59:09 -0500 KeralaNext http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203306643/ Sensient Technologies Inc. reported Tuesday a nearly 11% increase in fourth-quarter earnings on flat revenue growth. The Milwaukee-based manufacturer of colors, flavors and fragrances said net ... http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203306736/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:57:46 -0500 Journal Sentinel http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203306736/ US stocks opened lower Tuesday as traders awaited fresh testimony from Federal Reserve chief Ben Bernanke to Congress on the economy and watched fraught efforts to resolve the Greek debt ... http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203306737/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:56:25 -0500 IOL http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203306737/ A worldwide sales increase of 5 per cent saw US giant Coca-Cola record profits of 8.6 billion dollars for 2011, the company reported Tuesday. However, that meant profits were 27 per cent lower ... http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203306716/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:54:31 -0500 Hispanic Business Magazine http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203306716/ Occupy Wall Street activist whose tweets have become the subject of a subpoena by a New York prosecutor is seeking to quash the order in court.A lawyer for Malcolm Harris, 23, who was arrested along ... http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203306712/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:53:44 -0500 The Guardian http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203306712/ Glencore are miserable. As matters stand, Sir John Bond and Mick Davis, chairman and chief executive of Xstrata, have granted Glencore's Ivan Glasenberg greatest wish and extracted too little ... http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203306633/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:52:43 -0500 Guardian http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203306633/ Demonstrators in Bhopal urge the organisers of the London Olympics to stop Dow Chemical's involvement in the 2012 Games. Photograph: Sanjeev ... http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203306634/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:52:39 -0500 Guardian http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203306634/ BP chief executive Bob Dudley says that his work keeps him too busy to think about his 1m pay package or has the time to spend it. Photograph Toby ... http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203306635/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:52:35 -0500 Guardian http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203306635/ has taken off on talk of a possible bid for the satellite operator.Its shares have jumped 15.2p to 437.2p - a 3.6% rise - on suggestions of a 700p offer, with US giant GE and private equity both ... http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203306636/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:52:28 -0500 Guardian http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203306636/ The World Food Programme has been criticised for buying wheat from Glencore during last year's famine in the Horn of Africa. Photograph: Tariq Mahmood/AFP/Getty ... http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203306637/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:52:24 -0500 Guardian http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203306637/ has fallen back on concerns it could miss out on a lucrative Army contract.The company has already had a disappointing start to 2012, says Espirito Santo, missing out on a couple of prospects in ... http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203306638/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:52:21 -0500 Guardian http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203306638/ Tui Travel .Independent shareholders on Tuesday delivered a heavy protest vote against the company's executive pay arrangements with 50% of independent investors voting against salary and ... http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203306639/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:52:16 -0500 Guardian http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203306639/ the alleged rogue trading incident that had caused 1.4bn of losses .Carsten Kengeter, the head of investment banking, is waiving his potential multimillion-pound bonus for 2011 as it was his arm of ... http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203306641/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:52:11 -0500 Guardian http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203306641/ Goldman Sachs ," the man says with his unmistakably Brooklynese accent, "and I support marriage equality." In line with the HRC's policy of homosexual self-erasure, Blankfein ... http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203306640/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:52:08 -0500 Guardian http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203306640/ Sprint plans to announce its earnings for the fourth quarter 2011 on Wednesday, February 8. During the earnings call, we will be closely watching the company's net postpaid additions for the ... http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203306628/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:49:29 -0500 Forbes http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203306628/ (Oregon Coast) – Last week's wild run of low tide events and this week's stunning weather seem to have made a surge in visitors, but it may only have made tourism numbers even with ... http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203306702/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:42:49 -0500 Beach Connection http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203306702/ The Windows Start button is going the way of the dinosaur. Here, a Microsoft Office logo is shown on display at a Microsoft retail store in San ... http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203306688/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:38:37 -0500 Christian Science Monitor http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203306688/ For two years, European officials have wrestled with Greece to try to save the country from financial ruin. Yet the closer talks get to a definitive deal, the greater the risk seems to get that ... http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203306594/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:37:05 -0500 CNBC http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203306594/ program if necessary. Dealers took 63.8 percent of the 3-year auction, compared to an average of about 50 percent. That is the highest level since January 2009. Indirect bidders, which include ... http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203306596/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:36:52 -0500 CNBC http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203306596/ Barack Obama will outline a slew of tax proposals in his 2013 budget on Feb. 13, including a revival of past ideas and some new ones aimed at jump-starting U.S. ... http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203306597/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:36:47 -0500 CNBC http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203306597/ , the percentage was even lower. Only 0.6 percent with adjusted gross income of $25,000 to $75,000 were audited, according to the IRS.But traditional audits are just one way the IRS enforces the tax ... http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203306598/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:36:43 -0500 CNBC http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203306598/ New research reveals how Alzheimer's spreads through the brain, a discovery that could change the way the disease is treated. Pat Battle ... http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203306599/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:36:37 -0500 CNBC http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203306599/ U.S. authorities are stepping up investigations, including an FBI criminal inquiry, into possible violations by employees of Rupert Murdoch's media empire of a U.S. law banning corrupt payments ... http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203306600/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:36:33 -0500 CNBC http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203306600/ employee. "The communications with the person(s) attempting to extort the payment from Symantec were part of the law enforcement investigation," company spokesman Cris Paden said, adding ... http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203306601/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:36:22 -0500 CNBC http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203306601/ . That would give the network plenty of time to provide political coverage geared toward Hispanics, who are considered influential swing voters in states like Florida, New Mexico, and Colorado. ... http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203306602/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:36:15 -0500 CNBC http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203306602/ California’s Kamala Harris and New York’s Eric Schneiderman, who have been some of the most outspoken in pushing for changes to the deal, are among those who hadn’t joined the ... http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203306618/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:34:51 -0500 Business Week http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203306618/ Feb. 7 (Bloomberg) -- Job openings in the U.S. increased in December by the most in almost a year, showing employers are gaining confidence the economy will keep growing in ... http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203306619/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:34:48 -0500 Business Week http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203306619/ Feb. 8 (Bloomberg) -- China’s central bank pledged support for first-home buyers as a crackdown on real-estate speculation threatens to trigger a property slump in the world’s second- ... http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203306620/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:34:45 -0500 Business Week http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203306620/ Feb. 7 (Bloomberg) -- ArcelorMittal, the world’s biggest steelmaker, posted fourth-quarter profit that was in line with analyst estimates and forecast an improvement in the first ... http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203306617/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:34:43 -0500 Business Week http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203306617/ Feb. 7 (Bloomberg) -- California, New York, Nevada, Florida and Massachusetts are among the handful of states that haven’t signed a deal with banks over foreclosure abuses, according to state ... http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203306616/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:34:39 -0500 Business Week http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203306616/ Feb. 7 (Bloomberg) -- Manssor Arbabsiar, the Iranian- American car salesman accused of plotting to assassinate the Saudi ambassador to the U.S., will go on trial Oct. 22, a federal judge ... http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203306621/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:34:36 -0500 Business Week http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203306621/ Feb. 7 (Bloomberg) -- California’s voter-backed Proposition 8 law declaring marriage to be only between a man and a woman was ruled unconstitutional by a federal appeals ... http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203306622/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:34:33 -0500 Business Week http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203306622/ Follow this company reported net earnings of $1.4 million for the quarter ended Dec. 31, compared to earnings of $11.7 million in the same quarter a year ago. The company's net ... http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203306677/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:32:58 -0500 Business Journal http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203306677/ C2C , B2B, and so forth) because both ends rely on their mobile devices as the primary method of communication. An important component in this customer relationship model is automated ... http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203306701/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:30:41 -0500 Beta News http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203306701/ Welcome to Microsoft Pri0: That's Microspeak for top priority, and that's the news and observations you'll find here from Seattle Times technology reporter Janet I. ... http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203306613/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:29:37 -0500 The Seattle Times http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203306613/ By msnbc.com staff and wires The number of jobs waiting to be filled rose in December as employers tried to ramp up hiring in factories, retail and business services, the government said on ... http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203306689/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:19:16 -0500 MSNBC http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203306689/ "Sometimes circumstances get in the way of philosophy," said George W. Bush during his speech last week in Las Vegas, referring to his normal stand in favor of free ... http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203306690/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:19:07 -0500 MSNBC http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203306690/ CalSTRS decided on Friday -- just two days after Facebook filed for a $5 billion IPO -- to try to talk to the website about improving its corporate governance, two executives told Reuters."We ... http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203306692/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:19:01 -0500 MSNBC http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203306692/ Surrounded by reporters, executive director Takahiko Ichiji of Japan's auto maker Toyota (C) answers questions during a press conference in Tokyo on February 7, ... http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203306693/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:18:58 -0500 MSNBC http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203306693/ Jon Huntsman, Sr.'s Park City home has 20,000 square feet of living space and 12 bedrooms - two of which are bunk bedrooms with 20 mattresses - enough room for his children and grandchildren, ... http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203306694/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:18:55 -0500 MSNBC http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203306694/ Everyone knows that amateur athletes play strictly for the love of the game, while the professionals are corrupted by the dastardly influence of money, right? Well, that notion may be partially ... http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203306695/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:18:52 -0500 MSNBC http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203306695/ Follow me on Facebook That online news story with glowing reviews about an amazing weight-loss product (or other health supplement) may be fake – designed to look like objective reporters ... http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203306696/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:18:48 -0500 MSNBC http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203306696/ Lloyds Banking Group in Britian today announced plans to axe almost 1,000 jobs and close three offices in a "devastating" blow to workers. Meanwhile, the Australian owner of the Clydesdale ... http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203306735/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:18:47 -0500 Independent.ie http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203306735/ Robert Franek from the Princeton Review announces the magazine's picks for the best value public and private schools, such as New College of Florida. Financial aid season kicks in this month, ... http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203306697/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:18:44 -0500 MSNBC http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203306697/ Two major consumer brands posted better than expected earnings Wednesday, offering evidence that consumers remain resilient despite the global economic slowdown.KFC parent Yum Brands said price ... http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203306698/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:18:39 -0500 MSNBC http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203306698/ By Marisa Taylor Among the more thrilling parts of Facebook’s impending initial public offering has been the wealth of details offered up in the social networking site’s prospectus ... http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203306699/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:18:37 -0500 MSNBC http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203306699/ By John Bailey, NBC News With last month’s employment report showing signs the economy may finally be recovering, a group of business leaders who survived the great recession joined a crop of ... http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203306700/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:18:35 -0500 MSNBC http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203306700/ When the bells rang at 6 p.m. Monday night in the City Hall clock tower and Calgary Tower, they marked the 60th anniversary of Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II’s ascension to the ... http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203306709/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:16:24 -0500 Calgary Herald http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203306709/ Wal-Mart Canada will spend $750 million to add 4.6 million square feet of retail space and 14,000 jobs in Canada this year, a release said Tuesday. The world's largest retailer plans to ... http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203306625/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:15:49 -0500 CBC News http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203306625/ OTTAWA -- Wal-Mart Canada said Tuesday it will spend more than $750 million on projects across the country over the next year, adding 4.6 million square feet of retail space and creating 14,000 ... http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203306710/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:12:25 -0500 Calgary Herald http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203306710/ Markets were mixed in sometimes choppy trading at midday on Tuesday, as forecasts of slowing production in China and declines in factory output in Germany weighed on investor sentiment, while ... http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203306711/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:11:09 -0500 Vancouver Sun http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203306711/ BP boss Bob Dudley has told Sky News that he is "willing to settle" the outstanding compensation claims arising from the Gulf of Mexico oil spill in 2010 before they go to ... http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203306661/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:08:25 -0500 Sky News http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203306661/ Britain's biggest drugs maker GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) returned to profit in the fourth quarter of 2011 following vigorous restructuring and ... http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203306664/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:08:23 -0500 Sky News http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203306664/ Three major UK retailers - Dixons, Comet and Argos - have pledged to improve warranties on their electrical goods following an investigation by the consumer ... http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203306663/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:08:20 -0500 Sky News http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203306663/ Wal-Mart Stores Inc. plans to help its customers figure that out by adding a new green icon that reads "Great for You" to packaging of some of its house-brand ... http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203306706/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:58:34 -0500 Associated Press http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203306706/ Under the joint venture, Coinstar will provide the digital content, while Verizon will provide streaming and download services, and is expected in the second half of the ... http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203306728/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:54:23 -0500 Reuters http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203306728/ BMTI.O ) jumped 36 percent on Tuesday, a day after the company reported positive data from a small Canadian trial testing its graft in patients who undergo surgery for a common type of shoulder ... http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203306730/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:54:17 -0500 Reuters http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203306730/ RTI.N ), which supplies titanium products to aerospace and defense customers, sees continued pressure on its operating income this year as costs rise and major customer Boeing's ... http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203306729/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:54:13 -0500 Reuters http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203306729/ KNL.N ) posted fourth-quarter results that missed analysts' expectations, hurt by reduced project activity in its government business, sending its shares down as much as 17 percent in morning ... http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203306731/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:54:09 -0500 Reuters http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203306731/ The Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission was finalizing rules meant to stabilize the $2.7 trillion money-market mutual fund sector, which required ... http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203306732/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:54:04 -0500 Reuters http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203306732/ AGCO.N ) reported a 33 percent rise in quarterly earnings and beat analyst expectations Tuesday due to strong global demand for farm equipment and cost reduction actions, and it reiterated its ... http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203306733/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:54:00 -0500 Reuters http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203306733/ U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke testifies before the House Budget committee hearing on the state of the Economy on Capitol Hill in Washington February 2, ... http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203306604/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:53:55 -0500 Reuters http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203306604/ BEIJING/LONDON (Reuters) - China is scouring the world for alternative oil supplies to replace a fall in its imports from Iran, as it seeks to negotiate lower prices from Tehran, and has been ... http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203306606/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:53:47 -0500 Reuters http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203306606/ LONDON (Reuters) - A new guessing game is about to begin: will China's incoming generation of leaders show more courage than the current incumbents in tackling deep economic imbalances that ... http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203306607/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:53:43 -0500 Reuters http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203306607/ The mad rush to move client money out of MF Global Inc. after its collapse left two firms with the bulk of customer accounts, while other brokerages emerged with only minor gains from the chaos of ... http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203306608/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:53:40 -0500 Reuters http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203306608/ +5.20% rose nearly 8% at the open Tuesday, making the company the top percentage gainer in the S&P 500 index. The company, whose products include automotive entertainment systems and GPS, ... http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203306575/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:51:02 -0500 Market Watch http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203306575/ LONDON (MarketWatch) -- Most European stock markets closed lower Tuesday, but pared losses in late trade on reports that Greece was close to reaching an agreement needed to qualify for a second ... http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203306703/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:49:54 -0500 Market Watch http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203306703/ +0.70% said Tuesday it'll hike its quarterly dividend by 23% to 16 cents a share. Shareholders of record as of March 9 will receive the dividend on March ... http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203306577/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:49:27 -0500 Market Watch http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203306577/ Wal-Mart are healthful, the world’s largest retailer will make it obvious right on the package with a Great For You label.Wal-Mart, which now also claims to be the largest food seller in the ... http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203306707/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:48:46 -0500 Associated Press http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203306707/ Data released today by the ministry of finance in Japan indicates that Japan used stealth intervention in November to prevent the Yen from making more gains as exports became more and more ... http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203306725/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:48:18 -0500 FXstreet http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203306725/ FXstreet.com (Crdoba) - US stocks opened lower on Tuesday as investors continue to look for a deal in Greece to implement more austerity measures needed to receive funds from the Troika and avoid ... http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203306726/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:47:52 -0500 FXstreet http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203306726/ LONDON – State-owned German development bank KfW is planning to issue a five-year dollar global benchmark bond, one of the lead managers said Tuesday.Triple A-rated KfW has ... http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203306717/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:46:57 -0500 Fox Business http://story.russiaherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/203306717/