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  • 4-year T-bond auction swamped Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 11:15AMINVESTORS, wishing to diversify their portfolios, swamped the Treasurys auction of fresh four-year bonds yesterday.
  • Sunnyside Grower Suing John Deere Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 11:27AMA lawsuit has been filed in Washington state against John Deere alleging that the equipment maker’s lending unit fraudulently issued $2 billion in senior unsecured debt under the U.S. government’s emergency liquidity program enacted during the financial crisis.
  • Hong Kong exhibition embraces its love of superheroes Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 1:51AMStan Lee knows a good thing when he sees it. The man who created such comic heroes as Spider-Man, The Incredible Hulk and Iron Man has sent the internet abuzz with news that he is now eying the Chinese market and has plans to help develop the "world's first" Chinese superhero.
  • Canada's Telecommunications Hall of Fame Announces 2011 Telecom Laureates Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 10:00AMOTTAWA, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - 07/14/11) - His Excellency the Right Honourable David Johnston, Canada's 28th Governor General, heads the 2011 list of Canadian achievers in the field of telecommunications selected for induction this year into Canada's Telecommunications Hall of Fame. His Excellency, whose distinguished career included significant success in advancing Canada's digital ...
  • 29% drop in first-half Illinois foreclosures deceptive Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 8:11AMForeclosure activity in Illinois for 2011's first six months fell 29 percent on a year-over-year basis but mortgage servicers ramped up their activity in June, RealtyTrac reported Thursday.
  • Ai Weiwei's wife says Beijing tax agency alleges firm hasn't paid corporate taxes in decade Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 7:08AMBEIJING, China - Chinese authorities told representatives of outspoken artist Ai Weiwei's design firm Thursday that the company had not paid corporate taxes for a decade, but did not allow them to keep documents showing the alleged offence.
  • Italy expected to pass crucial bond auction test Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 3:57AMFRANKFURT (Reuters) - Italy is expected to succeed in selling bonds on Thursday in a crucial test of its ability to continue funding itself from the markets. But a smooth sale would not remove longer-term worries over its financial health.
  • Bond Report: Treasurys pare losses on auction, Greece Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 9:27AMU.S. Treasurys trimmed losses Wednesday after the Treasury sold $21 billion in 10-year notes at the lowest yield since November and Fitch downgraded Greece.
  • FBI investigates Unabomber in 1982 Tylenol deaths Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 9:14AMCHICAGO (AP) — Could the Unabomber and Chicago's Tylenol poisoner be one and the same? FBI agents investigating the Tylenol killings, unsolved for nearly 30 years, want Ted Kaczynski 's DNA, but they aren't saying whether there's any reason to believe he might be a match.
  • North Sudan faces economic challenges after split Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 7:57AMKHARTOUM (Reuters) - - While southern Sudanese are enjoying their first heady days of independence, people in the north, like Khartoum food vendor Mutasem Suleiman, see hard times ahead.
  • Chinese artist Ai Weiwei's firm to challenge tax bill Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 5:52AMOutspoken Chinese artist Ai Weiwei's design firm will use a closed hearing Thursday to challenge a $1.85 million tax bill delivered by authorities after the dissident was released from nearly three months' detention.
  • Ai Weiwei's firm granted hearing with tax agency Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 4:39AMGILLIAN WONG Associated Press BEIJING Outspoken Chinese artist Ai Weiwei's design firm will use a closed hearing Thursday to challenge a $1.85 million tax bill delivered by authorities after the dissident was released from nearly three months' detention. The prominent government critic was the most high-profile target of a sweeping crackdown on activists this year and his detention sparked ...
  • East Aurora Native Kipp Endorsed in 144th Assembly District Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 12:47PMThe Erie County Republican Committee on Monday endorsed Sean Kipp as the Republican candidate for the 144th Assembly District. The special election will be held on Sept. 13 and is a result of the resignation of Sam Hoyt. Governor Andrew Cuomo named Hoyt as senior vice president for regional economic development at Empire State Development Corp.
  • News Briefs - July 13, 2011 Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 10:49AMTEAM Santa Rosa and UWF Announce Summer Workshop TEAM Santa Rosa and the University of West Florida’s Career Services department have joined forces to present an employer workshop on July 22. The workshop is from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the...
  • San Miguel confirms energy arm may raise $500-M in IPO Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 1:34AMSan Miguel Corp. said on Tuesday its power unit was seeking to raise $500 million via an initial public offering this year, with the company eyeing to participate in auctions of state power assets.
  • Sweet charity: How giving back is helping business' bottom line Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 5:11AMDarcy Neighbors knows first hand that philanthropy is not only good for the soul, but great for the bottom line. In business, giving back is a selfish act—and that’s OK. All credible studies show that businesses that actively donate to charitable causes increase their brand awareness, boost employee morale and fatten their balance sheets.
  • Boost for N-E spice traders Thursday, July 7, 2011 @ 7:00PMSpices Board India has initiated a process for identifying the local cardamom traders of Arunachal Pradesh and Nagaland to bring them under the Cardamom (Licensing and Marketing) Rules, 1987 to give a fillip to the cardamom business in the region.Senior officials of the ministry of commerce were informed about this at a consultation workshop for the forthcoming twelfth plan in Guwahati recently ...
  • JPMorgan to Pay $228 Million to Settle Muni Bid-Rigging Allegations by SEC Thursday, July 7, 2011 @ 4:58PMJPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM) agreed to a $228 million settlement on charges it conspired to rig the bidding on investment contracts sold to state and local governments to boost its profits at taxpayer expense.
  • JPMorgan Chase to pay £142m to settle allegations Thursday, July 7, 2011 @ 4:54PMJPMorgan Chase has agreed to pay $228m (£142m) to settle allegations it rigged almost one hundred auctions involving local government bonds, in a fresh embarrassment for America's second-biggest bank.
  • Sinopec, Henan Coal Win China Shale Gas Exploration Blocks, Ministry Says Thursday, July 7, 2011 @ 2:58AMChina Petroleum & Chemical Corp. (600028) and Henan Provincial Coal Seam Gas Development and Utilization Co. won rights to explore two areas in the country’s first auction of shale-gas blocks, the Ministry of Land and Resources said.
  • The Local Buzz, July 7: Parsons secures transit contract Wednesday, July 6, 2011 @ 7:56PMPASADENA - Syndicat des Transports d'lle de France has awarded Parsons Corp. a contract to provide technical and strategy advice for a new signaling system to be deployed on a rapid-transit rail line.
  • Queue forms for a stake in China's vast shale gas reserves Wednesday, July 6, 2011 @ 9:22AMCHINA, estimated to hold more gas trapped in shale than the United States, will open new areas to exploration as PetroChina and Cnooc seek drilling technology through partnerships and acquisitions.
  • Queue forms for a stake in China's vast shale gas reserves Wednesday, July 6, 2011 @ 9:22AMCHINA, estimated to hold more gas trapped in shale than the United States, will open new areas to exploration as PetroChina and Cnooc seek drilling technology through partnerships and acquisitions.
  • Export ban driving down local cattle prices Friday, July 1, 2011 @ 9:35PMIt has been more than three weeks since Australia froze live cattle exports to Indonesia, and now the domestic market is paying the price.
  • Raising The Debt Ceiling? Friday, July 1, 2011 @ 12:59AMThe debt ceiling is a growing $14.3 billion problem. Some officials like Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner have argued Congress must raise the debt limit if the U.S. wants to maintain its creditworthiness.
  • Hong Kong to march on handover anniversary Thursday, June 30, 2011 @ 6:12PMHONG KONG (AFP) - As many as 100,000 people are expected to hit Hong Kong's sweltering streets Friday in an annual democracy rally marking the 14th anniversary of the former British colony's return to China.
  • Welcome Back Veterans awards $4M in grants Thursday, June 30, 2011 @ 4:48PMWelcome Back Veterans awards $4M in grants
  • Nigerian Naira Heads for Best Quarter in 14 as Bank to Lifts Curb on Flows Thursday, June 30, 2011 @ 5:29AMNigeria’s naira headed for the biggest three-month gain in 14 quarters against the dollar after demand for the U.S. currency ebbed before the central bank lifts curbs on foreign investors’ debt holdings.
  • PHL govt to borrow P117B from domestic market in Q3 Thursday, June 30, 2011 @ 3:52AMThe Bureau of Treasury on Thursday said the Philippine government will borrow P117 billion from the local debt market this third quarter, unchanged from the amount under the January-March borrowing program. The bureau will sell P54 billion worth of Treasury bills in six auctions from July to September, as well as P63 billion worth of Treasury bonds.
  • Chinese artist appeals tax bill Wednesday, June 29, 2011 @ 9:11PMChinese artist Ai Weiwei's design firm has challenged the $US1.85 million tax bill delivered by authorities.
  • Chinese artist Ai Weiwei appeals tax bill Wednesday, June 29, 2011 @ 8:36PMChinese artist Ai Weiwei's design firm has challenged the $US1.85 million ($A1.76 million) tax bill delivered by authorities shortly after Ai was released.
  • Cox Enterprises and The League of United Latin American Citizens Announce National Partnership Monday, June 27, 2011 @ 9:00AMCox Enterprises today announced a national partnership with The League of United Latin American Citizens . Â As a gold sponsor, Cox will provide monetary support, as well as promote LULAC and its initiatives through Cox's media properties.
  • 'Stop appointing retired officials as regulators' Sunday, June 26, 2011 @ 1:35PMRecommendation part of Moily’s 10-point agenda to curb corruption.
  • Packet Thank You Letters for June 27 Friday, June 24, 2011 @ 8:43PMTo Bargain Box On behalf of our students, staff and volunteers
  • Investors’ message Thursday, June 23, 2011 @ 4:16PMEditor’s Note: The following is a speech by Thomas Mirow, president of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, to the Domestic and Foreign Investors’ Advisory Council on June 23 in Kyiv, chaired by President Viktor Yanukovych.
  • The Leading Business Weekly Thursday, June 23, 2011 @ 3:03PMNEARLY five years after large earthmoving equipment roared onto the serene semi-arid Chiadzwa to exploit diamonds, this relatively small and unknown community has nothing to show for its natural wealth.
  • FX ease on Fed, Czech cbank keeps rates on hold Thursday, June 23, 2011 @ 12:14PMBUDAPEST/BUCHAREST: Emerging European currencies weakened on Thursday after comments by the US Federal Reserve left markets edgy and the euro fell, with the Hungarian forint hitting a historic low against the Swiss franc.
  • WYES-TV (finally) breaks ground on new headquarters Thursday, June 23, 2011 @ 3:37AMPhase one of rebuilding begins.
  • Shiori reaches out to devastated homeland Wednesday, June 22, 2011 @ 3:29PMShiori Kobayashi continues to do what she can to help those devastated by the 9.0-magnitude earthquake in Japan. Even though three months have passed, Kobayashi said there are still countless people suffering and trying to recover from the disaster.
  • Egyptian T-Bill yields at 2008 high on aid concern: Arab credit Tuesday, June 21, 2011 @ 6:03PMInvestors in Egyptian treasury-bill auctions are demanding the highest yields since 2008 on concern international aid pledges won’t arrive on time, hurting the government’s efforts to finance the widening budget deficit.
  • CEA chief: Broadcasters don't innovate (Q&A) Tuesday, June 21, 2011 @ 6:11AMConsumer Electronics Association Chief Executive Gary Shapiro says that TV broadcasters need to give up some of their wireless spectrum to support growing demand for wireless broadband.
  • Treasury targets June 28 to launch peso debt swap Tuesday, June 21, 2011 @ 4:51AMJune 28 is the target launch for the transaction, said Deputy Treasurer Eduardo Mendiola, who disclosed that the BoT is now awaiting clearance from Malacañang and the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas.
  • Austin's source for local news Monday, June 20, 2011 @ 12:51PMSINGAPORE (AP) — Internet minders voted Monday to allow virtually unlimited new domain names based on themes as varied as company brands, entertainment and political causes, in the system’s biggest shake-up since it started 26 years ago.
  • Tag: korea Friday, June 17, 2011 @ 3:35AM... dollar again after they were spotted unloading dollars to cap falls in the South Korea n currency. Given sustained worries about Greek crisis, investors remain reluctant to buy the won more aggressively, ...
  • The ripple effect of the Arab Spring Friday, June 17, 2011 @ 3:11AMArt Basel is engaging with the politics and art of the Middle East through Friday’s “Collector Focus: Patronage and Politics”, a discussion that focuses on “the heightened challenges, pitfalls and opportunities of art patronage in the 21st century”,...
  • Letter dated August 12, 2009 Friday, June 17, 2011 @ 2:48AMRegd. Post/ Ack.
  • Strauss Festival’s Celebrity Gala shines spotlight on dancers Thursday, June 16, 2011 @ 12:29PMPhoto by Mary Lewis - Practicing the swing for the Strauss Festival’s ‘Celebrity Gala – Dancing with the Strauss Festival Stars,’ are RaeLynn Springer and Steve Detrick.
  • More WikiLeaks cables on Thailand Monday, June 13, 2011 @ 2:04AMAccording to Der Spiegel there are 2,941 cables from the US Embassy in Bangkok and another 278 from the Consulate in Chiang Mai – slightly higher figures are also quoted elsewhere. BP has previously blogged about some issues to look out for in the Wikileaks cables. Due to the sensitivity and for legal reasons, it
  • HK Home Sales Tumble Monday, June 13, 2011 @ 12:45AMSales at 10 of Hong Kong’s biggest private residential developments fell 58 percent at the weekend from a week earlier after the government raised minimum down payments and deposits for foreign buyers.
  • Hong Kong Raises Down-Payment Requirements for Home Loans Friday, June 10, 2011 @ 4:34AMHong Kong ordered home-buyers to make bigger downpayments and raised hurdles for overseas investors, widening a 20-month effort to cool surging home prices and avert defaults on bank loans.