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For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Asia Bulletin.com http://www.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/10/id/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/ en-us Sat, 31 Jul 2010 04:04:31 -0400 Sat, 31 Jul 2010 04:04:31 -0400 30 The more than 25-year old bank was shut on Friday as the FDIC took over as receiver. http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/666470/cs/1/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 22:26:41 -0400 Asia Bulletin.com http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/666470/cs/1/ The major indices finished flat Friday despite a weaker than expected GDP figure for the June quarter. http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/666452/cs/1/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 17:05:32 -0400 Asia Bulletin.com http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/666452/cs/1/ The banks origins date back to 1897 when Apalachicola State Bank was founded. http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/666455/cs/1/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 20:30:34 -0400 Asia Bulletin.com http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/666455/cs/1/ First quarter growth was revised upwards to an annualised 3.7% growth rate. http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/666330/cs/1/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 09:09:14 -0400 Asia Bulletin.com http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/666330/cs/1/ Bank branches across Washington and Oregon were closed on Friday as the Cowlitz Bank group collapsed. http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/666468/cs/1/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 21:43:36 -0400 Asia Bulletin.com http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/666468/cs/1/ The NorthWest Bank and Trust, of Acworth, Georgia is no more. http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/666453/cs/1/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 19:27:21 -0400 Asia Bulletin.com http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/666453/cs/1/ Google's search engine has once again started working in China, where users had been temporarily blocked from accessing the site. http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/666034/cs/1/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 01:54:36 -0400 Asia Bulletin.com http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/666034/cs/1/ The first flights have been arriving this week at India's newest and largest air terminal. http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/666349/cs/1/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 09:51:25 -0400 Asia Bulletin.com http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/666349/cs/1/ The Italian parliament has approved its austerity package by a vote 321 to 270 votes. http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/666032/cs/1/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 01:45:47 -0400 Asia Bulletin.com http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/666032/cs/1/ The French energy infrastructure firm Alstom has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Iraqi government. http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/666029/cs/1/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 01:30:17 -0400 Asia Bulletin.com http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/666029/cs/1/ The Italian energy group, ENI, has agreed to aid in the production and transport of oil and gas supplies in Egypt. http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/666028/cs/1/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 01:21:39 -0400 Asia Bulletin.com http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/666028/cs/1/ July 31 (Bloomberg) -- Australian opposition leader Tony Abbott’s coalition has an election-winning lead over Prime Minister Julia Gillard’s Labor Party with three weeks of campaigning lef... http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37385592/ Sat, 31 Jul 2010 03:10:19 -0400 Business Week http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37385592/ July 31, 2010 * Court to hear Arizona's appeal on immigration law * Request for expedited hearing denied PHOENIX, Ariz. (Reuters) - A U.S. court denied a request for an expedited hearing Frida... http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37385596/ Sat, 31 Jul 2010 02:34:03 -0400 Fox Business http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37385596/ ARNA ) stock rose 14% on optimism for its experimental weight-loss drug Lorcaserin, after an editorial in a medical journal raised questions about the need for more data from a potential rival treatme... http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37385597/ Sat, 31 Jul 2010 02:34:00 -0400 Fox Business http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37385597/ MOS ) from expanding a key phosphate mine in Florida due to environmental concerns. The ruling Friday evening by a federal district court judge in Jacksonville, Fla., found that the Sierra Club and lo... http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37385598/ Sat, 31 Jul 2010 02:33:57 -0400 Fox Business http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37385598/ Good morning, passengers, and welcome aboard. We're expecting clear skies today, but we're out of pilots. National air carrier Philippine Airlines had to cancel at least five flights Saturday — o... http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37385591/ Sat, 31 Jul 2010 02:24:10 -0400 ABCNews http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37385591/ Submit your comment Seardel last week reported that its headline loss per share for the six months ended September 2009 was at 23.4 cents, down 56.2 percent from the 53.3 cents reported last year. ... http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37385593/ Sat, 31 Jul 2010 02:04:17 -0400 Business Report http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37385593/ Submit your comment Hosken Consolidated Investments (HCI) reported a 17 percent rise in full-year earnings yesterday, helped by growth in its media business and its stake in textile firm Seardel. H... http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37385594/ Sat, 31 Jul 2010 02:04:14 -0400 Business Report http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37385594/ A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange in New York, the United States, July 30, 2010. Wall Street traded flat on Friday as investors weighed mixed messages in economic reports. (Xi... http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37385595/ Sat, 31 Jul 2010 01:53:52 -0400 People's Daily http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37385595/ NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- The U.S. stock market is likely to continue pulling risk on and off the table in the days ahead, with another heavy round of earnings reports in store, along will a full slat... http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37383787/ Sat, 31 Jul 2010 01:22:17 -0400 MarketWatch http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37383787/ July 31 (Bloomberg) -- Illinois Governor Pat Quinn’s administration is sending different messages to municipal- bond investors and voters about its plans to close the state’s $13 billion d... http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37383789/ Sat, 31 Jul 2010 01:07:11 -0400 Business Week http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37383789/ July 31 (Bloomberg) -- Canadian Foreign Minister Lawrence Cannon said Iran is “hiding” the truth about its nuclear program and added that the effectiveness of new sanctions will be reviewe... http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37383790/ Sat, 31 Jul 2010 01:07:09 -0400 Business Week http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37383790/ July ended up being a big positive month for the stock market, as the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed up nearly 7.1 percent for the month, making it the strongest month in a year. While news that... http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37383792/ Sat, 31 Jul 2010 01:05:21 -0400 Business Journal http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37383792/ NEW YORK - Stocks had a fitting end to a choppy July on Friday, US time, as prices seesawed their way to a narrowly mixed finish. But despite the turbulence, this was still the market's best month in ... http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37383794/ Sat, 31 Jul 2010 01:01:18 -0400 New Zealand Herald http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37383794/ July 31, 2010 MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's finance ministry said Friday the Mexican economy likely grew about 7 percent during the second quarter from a year earlier. The ministry also said ... http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37383796/ Sat, 31 Jul 2010 00:30:35 -0400 Fox Business http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37383796/ July 31, 2010 By Corbett B. Daly WASHINGTON, July 30 (Reuters) - U.S. bank failures reached 108 so far in 2010 on Friday as regulators seized five small banks in the Pacific Northwest and the So... http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37383795/ Sat, 31 Jul 2010 00:30:32 -0400 Fox Business http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37383795/ WASHINGTON -(Dow Jones)- U.S. regulators closed LibertyBank of Eugene, Ore., bringing the 2010 total of failed banks to 108. The Oregon Division of Finance and Corporate Securities seized the bank, wh... http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37383798/ Sat, 31 Jul 2010 00:30:24 -0400 Fox Business http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37383798/ US stocks closed little changed on Friday, but Wall Street wrapped up its best month in a year after the earnings season rounded the final turn with a group of strong results that offset the impact of... http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37383788/ Sat, 31 Jul 2010 00:28:50 -0400 Business Standard http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37383788/ (Credit: Microsoft) Microsoft plans to release a patch on Monday for a flaw involving how Windows handles shortcut files, after seeing the hole being used to spread a particularly nasty and fast-s... http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37383793/ Sat, 31 Jul 2010 00:27:16 -0400 CNet http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37383793/ Massachusetts House and Senate leaders agreed Friday to the state's most sweeping expansion of gambling in four decades — drawing immediate criticism from Gov. Deval Patrick, who said he can't sign ... http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37383785/ Sat, 31 Jul 2010 00:19:43 -0400 ABCNews http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37383785/ FILE ** In this file photo of Sept. 2, 2008 Sam Wyly poses at his Explore book store in Aspen, Colo. Famed Dallas billionaire investors Sam and Charles Wyly made $550 million in undisclosed profits th... http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37383786/ Sat, 31 Jul 2010 00:19:39 -0400 ABCNews http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37383786/ Steve Meads could use a few more customers like Mike Barry. Barry is president of Twin City Fan & Blower, a manufacturer of industrial fans and ventilation systems that is growing. And Meads, pre... http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37381815/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 23:26:54 -0400 Star Tribune http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37381815/ Veteran Twin Cities labor leader Tom Keegel has been at James P. Hoffa's side in the Teamsters union for 12 years. The Hoffa-Keegel ticket -- with Hoffa as president and Keegel as the No. 2 man -- ha... http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37381814/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 23:26:52 -0400 Star Tribune http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37381814/ There is no more disputing it: The economic recovery in the United States has slowed. The nation's economy has been growing for a year, with few new jobs to show for it. Now, with the government repo... http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37381812/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 23:26:46 -0400 Star Tribune http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37381812/ BILOXI, Miss. - BP's new boss says it's time for a "scaleback" in cleaning up the Gulf of Mexico oil spill. Federal officials say there is no way the crude could reach the East Coast. And f... http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37381816/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 23:26:43 -0400 Star Tribune http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37381816/ Linux Integration Services 2.1 had been in beta for a number of months, and the final version was released yesterday. The software improves on relatively weak support for Linux virtual machines whe... http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37381811/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 22:30:36 -0400 Infomatics http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37381811/ July 31, 2010 * Restart of Michigan line in hands of regulators * As much as 6,000 barrels collected from spill * Oil is not advancing toward Lake Michigan - EPA (Adds comments from EPA chief, ... http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37381820/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 22:23:48 -0400 Fox Business http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37381820/ CALGARY -(Dow Jones)- TransCanada Corp. (TRP, TRP.T) received multiple bids from major shippers to participate in its proposed Alaska natural-gas pipeline project, though many came with conditions, th... http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37381818/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 22:23:44 -0400 Fox Business http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37381818/ July 31, 2010 CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez Friday said his foreign minister was ready to meet the foreign minister of the incoming Colombian government to try to fix broke... http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37381821/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 22:23:41 -0400 Fox Business http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37381821/ July 31, 2010 CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez Friday said he had deployed infantry and air force units following Colombian charges last week that his country harbored leftist... http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37381822/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 22:23:35 -0400 Fox Business http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37381822/ July 31, 2010 By Corbett B. Daly WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States and India on Friday formally signed an agreement on reprocessing spent nuclear fuel that U.S. officials hope will allow ... http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37381823/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 22:23:32 -0400 Fox Business http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37381823/ July 31, 2010 KINGSTON (Reuters) - China National Complete Plant Import & Export Co Ltd signed a US$9 million agreement on Friday to buy three Jamaican government-owned sugar factories. Jama... http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37381824/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 22:23:29 -0400 Fox Business http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37381824/ July 30, 2010 * Ford apologizes for delay in shipping Fiesta * Customers left waiting offered $50 gift card * Small car launch key of Ford's global design push http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37381825/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 22:23:26 -0400 Fox Business http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37381825/ July 30, 2010 * Offshore drilling rig expected in Cuba in early 2011 * Oil companies preparing for full-scale exploration * U.S. companies forbidden by U.S. trade embargo http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37381826/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 22:23:23 -0400 Fox Business http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37381826/ WASHINGTON -(Dow Jones)- The U.S. House of Representatives on Friday voted to overhaul the entire system of offshore drilling, responding to the worst offshore oil spill in U.S. history with new drill... http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37381827/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 22:23:17 -0400 Fox Business http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37381827/ From a question via Facebook as part of the ongoing series, "Ask CBS News," Katie Couric asks senior business correspondent Anthony Mason if the media's negative portrayal of the economy has contribut... http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37381804/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 22:17:10 -0400 CBS News http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37381804/ A wall of flames roared through the hills just outside Los Angeles Thursday night, as fire officials continue to fight to control the blaze. Ben Tracy reports from Palmdale, Calif. http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37381805/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 22:17:08 -0400 CBS News http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37381805/ Friday: Economic recovery not as strong as originally thought; Also, military spouses face dread over bad news; And, a farm sanctuary that helps both animals and humans. http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37381808/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 22:17:04 -0400 CBS News http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37381808/ Oil sheen is shown in the Kalamazoo River in Battle Creek, Mich., from a ruptured pipeline, owned by Enbridge Inc., Thursday, July 29, 2010. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya) (AP) Volunteers and government offi... http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37381799/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 22:13:18 -0400 ABCNews http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37381799/ TransCanada Corp. has received multiple bids from "major industry players and others" that want to use its proposed pipeline to transport natural gas from Alaska's North Slope to market, a company off... http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37381801/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 22:13:15 -0400 ABCNews http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37381801/ Felipa Solario pauses as she cries while telling her story of having her husband, an illegal immigrant, taken away by authorities some months ago, while she joined hundreds at a solidarity rally at St... http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37381802/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 22:13:07 -0400 ABCNews http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37381802/ NEW YORK, July 30 (AP) - (Kyodo)—New York stocks ended mixed Friday as selling on slower U.S. economic growth mostly offset buying on other better-than-expected indicators. The 30-issue Dow ... http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37381817/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 21:50:14 -0400 Breitbart http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37381817/ NEW YORK - Stocks had a fitting end to a choppy July as prices seesawed their way to a narrowly mixed finish. The market still had its best month in a year. Investors had an ambivalent response Frida... http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37378824/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 21:18:00 -0400 Star Tribune http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37378824/ BATTLE CREEK, Mich. - Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm says there has been "significant progress" in cleaning up an oil spill in the Kalamazoo River. Granholm says that a Friday helicopter ... http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37378825/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 21:17:59 -0400 Star Tribune http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37378825/ SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Among the companies whose shares are expected to see active trading in Monday's session are Humana Inc., NRG Energy Inc. and VeriSign Inc. Humana Inc. http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37378812/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 21:07:53 -0400 MarketWatch http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37378812/ mortgages feeling very smug.And it's not too late to join their ranks. There are some great tracker home loan deals on offer, particularly if you are looking to remortgage and have built up a reasonab... http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37378818/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 20:58:23 -0400 Guardian http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37378818/ has come under pressure ahead of next week's results and imminent news from a US study into treatments for attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).The study, commissioned by the US Food and Dr... http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37378819/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 20:58:20 -0400 Guardian http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37378819/ (AP) - Among the earnings stories for Friday, July 30, from AP Financial News: NEW YORK (AP) — Shares of Genworth Financial Inc. plunged a day after the insurer and financial services company&#... http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37378830/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 20:50:54 -0400 Canadian Business http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37378830/ Dow Jones Industrials High: 10,507.19 Low: 10,347.50 Close: 10,465.94 Change: —1.22 Other Indexes Standard&Poors 500 Index: 1101.60 +0.07 NYSE Index: 6998.99 +4.42 Nasdaq Composite ... http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37378831/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 20:50:46 -0400 Canadian Business http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37378831/ July 31 (Bloomberg) -- Asian currencies strengthened this week, led by the Philippine peso and Indonesia’s rupiah, as the fastest economic growth in the world and relatively high interest rates ... http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37378817/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 20:50:35 -0400 Business Week http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37378817/ GDP report for the second quarter has prompted much concern about the tepid 2.4 percent growth rate, but there are three other aspects of the report worth noting. First, the bifurcated economy live... http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37378827/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 20:40:53 -0400 MSNBC http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37378827/ Tony Hayward, who is stepping down as chief executive of BP in the wake of the Gulf oil spill, has said that he was turned into "a villain for doing the right thing." In his first interview since d... http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37378828/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 20:40:52 -0400 MSNBC http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37378828/ July 31 (Bloomberg) -- European stocks declined this week as slower-than-forecast U.S. economic growth overshadowed a rally in banks after European Union stress tests eased concern that lenders may ne... http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37378816/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 20:28:14 -0400 Business Week http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37378816/ INTC ) is in talks with Infineon Technologies AG to acquire the company’s wireless chip division, according to reports. According to people familiar with the situation, Intel is looking to buy the ... http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37378835/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 20:10:43 -0400 Fox Business http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37378835/ NOK ) is in talks with several private equity firms about the sale of a minority stake in the company in order to raising $1 billion in cash, according to reports. According to people familiar with t... http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37378838/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 20:10:34 -0400 Fox Business http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37378838/ July 30, 2010 LONDON, July 30 (Reuters) - Bob Dudley, BP Plc's newly appointed chief executive, will fly to Moscow next week to meet shareholders in its Russian joint venture TNK-BP, a source clos... http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37378840/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 20:10:25 -0400 Fox Business http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37378840/ SEATTLE -- Acworth, Ga.-based NorthWest Bank and Trust was closed by regulators Friday, marking the 104th U.S. bank failure of 2010. NorthWest Bank and Trust had $167.7 million in assets and $159.4 mi... http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37378841/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 20:10:21 -0400 Fox Business http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37378841/ FCVA ) said Friday that its second-quarter loss widened, compared to a year ago, as the company added $6.3 million to its loan loss reserves, nearly doubling them to 2.78% of total loans. "The Compan... http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37378842/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 20:10:17 -0400 Fox Business http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37378842/ July 30, 2010 * Plans to invest are at an early stage - sources * Nokia Siemens Networks recently bought Motorola unit (Adds background, Bain Capital) By Megan Davies NEW YORK (Reuters) - B... http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37378847/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 20:10:07 -0400 Fox Business http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37378847/ July 30, 2010 By Caroline Valetkevitch NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks are unlikely to break above a key technical level next week unless monthly jobs data and consumer company results paint a ... http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37378846/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 20:10:03 -0400 Fox Business http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37378846/ July 30, 2010 * Imperial, Exxon to have 25 pct stakes, BP 50 pct * Talks began in 2009 to team up on Beaufort acreage * No work planned until NEB offshore review (Adds details, background) ... http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37378848/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 20:09:55 -0400 Fox Business http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37378848/ July 30, 2010 * COMEX copper sets highest close since April 30 * Aluminium hits 11-week high on consumer buying * Strong US Midwest business gauge spurs month-end buying * Coming Up: On Monday... http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37378849/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 20:09:52 -0400 Fox Business http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37378849/ NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks are unlikely to break above a key technical level next week unless monthly jobs data and consumer company results paint a more promising picture of the recovery. http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37378815/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 20:07:44 -0400 Reuters http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37378815/ TORONTO -- Canadian life insurers have “concerns” about the impact on capital levels of new global accounting standards released in draft form yesterday that appear to disrupt the matching on thei... http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37378823/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 20:06:42 -0400 Financial Post http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37378823/ -- Vale (NYSE: VALE) would like to share the highlights of it's Webcast about the company's performance in the 2Q of 2010. Main highlights of Vale's Webcast: http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37378834/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 20:05:25 -0400 Earth Times http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37378834/ It's official; the Guiness World Records has declared the "haute dog" at New York's legendary Serendipity 3 as the most expensive hot dog in the world, at $69 a serving. CBSNews.com's Karina Mitchell ... http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37378798/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 20:04:17 -0400 CBS News http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37378798/ (AP) General Motors said Friday that it is boosting production capacity for its new Chevrolet Volt due to strong public interest in the electric car that goes on sale this year. GM will now have a ... http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37378797/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 20:04:15 -0400 CBS News http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37378797/ (AP) BP gas station owners across the country are divided over whether the oil giant stained by its handling of the Gulf spill should rebrand U.S. outlets as Amoco or another name as part of its effor... http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37378799/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 20:04:11 -0400 CBS News http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37378799/ (CBS/AP) Updated at 6:33 p.m. ET U.S. gross domestic product increased at an annual rate of 2.4 percent in the second quarter of this year. That lackluster performance was less than the 2.5 percent http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37378800/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 20:04:06 -0400 CBS News http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37378800/ (CBS/AP) The president wants you to know Detroit's Big Three are in the black again. President Barack Obama is going to the heart of the U.S. auto industry to push an important election-year claim: h... http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37378801/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 20:04:02 -0400 CBS News http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37378801/ (AP) The Walt Disney Co. said Friday that it agreed to sell its Miramax Films to an investor group for about $660 million, ending a 17-year association with the studio and a six-month bidding process.... http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37378802/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 20:03:59 -0400 CBS News http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37378802/ James Lee Witt, right, listens to incoming BP CEO Bob Dudley as he announces Witt's hiring as a spill cleanup consultant in Biloxi, Miss., July 30, 2010. Witt was the head of FEMA under President Bill... http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37378805/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 20:03:56 -0400 CBS News http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37378805/ Katie Couric exposes the "dirty little secret" of life insurance providers Prudential and MetLife who profited from the death benefits of fallen soldiers. http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37378803/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 20:03:47 -0400 CBS News http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37378803/ (AP) Mortgage rates are the most affordable in decades for those who can qualify for a loan. For many, the opportunity to buy a home or refinance at this time is lost because of the tough economy a... http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37378806/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 20:03:44 -0400 CBS News http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37378806/ Gulf Visibly Cleaner, Oil Rare On day 100 of the devastating oil spill, Mark Strassmann reports from Gulfport, Miss. that with the well capped and the spill breaking up it's tough to find any oil on t... http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37378807/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 20:03:40 -0400 CBS News http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37378807/ (AP) Updated at 4:41 p.m. ET Toyota is recalling nearly half a million cars, most of them large sedans sold in the U.S., for problems that can cause the steering wheel to lock up. It's the latest i... http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37378809/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 20:03:30 -0400 CBS News http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37378809/ (CBS) Have you ever checked the license of the person styling your hair? Maybe it's time you started. On Thursday, "Early Show" Consumer Correspondent Susan Koeppen shared her startling investigati... http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37378810/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 20:03:26 -0400 CBS News http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37378810/ Northwest Pipe Co. on Friday said it will restate previously issued financial statements because of a "material error" in its accounting practice that caused it to overstate earnings by as m... http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37378814/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 19:59:24 -0400 The Business Journal http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37378814/ Massachusetts House and Senate leaders Friday agreed on a bill to legalize casino gambling in the state — drawing immediate criticism from Gov. Deval Patrick who threatened to veto the measure. T... http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37378794/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 19:59:02 -0400 ABCNews http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37378794/ Regulators on Friday shut two banks in Florida and one in Georgia, lifting to 106 the number of U.S. banks to fail this year as the industry has struggled to cope with mounting loan defaults and reces... http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37378796/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 19:58:55 -0400 ABCNews http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37378796/ report cited "two people familiar with the company's plans" to build an iPad-like touchscreen device and release it this fall. Dubbed the "Blackpad," the device will ostensibly run the as-yet-unreleas... http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37378832/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 19:54:14 -0400 Ars Technica http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37378832/ TOKYO —  Microsoft Corp. is planning to present the Japan Fair Trade Commission with evidence to prove that the planned tie-up between Yahoo Japan Corp. and Google Inc. will impair fair compet... http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37378820/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 19:44:30 -0400 Japan Today http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37378820/ Attorneys for Tom Petters on Friday appealed the December conviction of the former Wayzata businessman, asserting that he was denied the ability to detail the deep criminal past of one of his then bus... http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37375582/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 19:00:27 -0400 Star Tribune http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37375582/ WASHINGTON - Talk about a paperwork nightmare: Tucked into the massive new health care law is a demand that nearly 40 million U.S. businesses file tax forms for every vendor that sells them more than... http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37375583/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 19:00:24 -0400 Star Tribune http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37375583/ WASHINGTON - Mexico's aviation safety rating was downgraded Friday due to concerns about the country's safety oversight, the Federal Aviation Administration said. The action won't stop flights betwe... http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37375584/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 19:00:18 -0400 Star Tribune http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37375584/ FILE ** In this file photo of Sept. 2, 2008 Sam Wyly poses at his Explore book store in Aspen, Colo. Famed Dallas billionaire investors Sam and Charles Wyly made $550 million in undisclosed profits th... http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37375593/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 18:58:05 -0400 Seattle Post-Intelligencer http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37375593/ SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) - Shares of TeleNav Inc. lost more than a third of their value Friday after the mobile-navigation-services company said it was in negotiations with its largest customer, wh... http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37375556/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 18:48:58 -0400 MarketWatch http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37375556/ SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- The search for successors to Berkshire Hathaway Chairman and Chief Executive Warren Buffett took a big leap forward Friday after The Wall Street Journal reported that Ch... http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37375557/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 18:48:55 -0400 MarketWatch http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37375557/ Dow Jones Industrials High: 10,507.19 Low: 10,347.50 Close: 10,465.94 Change: —1.22 Other Indexes Standard&Poors 500 Index: 1101.60 +0.07 NYSE Index: 6998.99 +4.42 Nasdaq Composite ... http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37375595/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 18:31:28 -0400 Canadian Business http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37375595/ FILE - In this file photograph taken July 25, 2007, a Chevron gas station service sign is displayed in Menlo Park, Calif. Chevron Corp. said Friday, July 30, 2010, its second-quarter earnings tripled ... http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37375596/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 18:31:19 -0400 Canadian Business http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37375596/