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For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page St Louis Star.com http://www.stlouisstar.com/index.php/ct/10/id/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/ en-us Fri, 12 Mar 2010 14:34:32 -0500 Fri, 12 Mar 2010 14:34:32 -0500 30 The U.S. dollar was sharply weaker Friday as stocks drifted sideways. http://story.stlouisstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/611515/cs/1/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 14:04:17 -0500 St Louis Star.com http://story.stlouisstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/611515/cs/1/ Auditors, former executives, Barclays Bank, and Wall Street banks have copped a serve from a court-appointer examiner who probed the Lehman Brothers collapse. http://story.stlouisstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/611158/cs/1/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:46:21 -0500 St Louis Star.com http://story.stlouisstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/611158/cs/1/ Australia's biggest banks are gouging its customers, the Reserve Bank of Australia says. http://story.stlouisstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/611135/cs/1/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:30:50 -0500 St Louis Star.com http://story.stlouisstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/611135/cs/1/ San Francisco Federal Reserve Bank President Janet Yellen is expected to be nominated to become Ben Bernanke's deputy. http://story.stlouisstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/611171/cs/1/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:58:08 -0500 St Louis Star.com http://story.stlouisstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/611171/cs/1/ The US Ambassador to India Timothy J. Roemer on Thursday inaugurated an annual international food festival 'Aahar-2010' in the national capital. http://story.stlouisstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/611087/cs/1/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:30:05 -0500 ANI http://story.stlouisstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/611087/cs/1/ The American president told the U.S. Export-Import Bank in Washington he was launching a new strategy to improve exports. http://story.stlouisstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/611200/cs/1/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 01:31:39 -0500 St Louis Star.com http://story.stlouisstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/611200/cs/1/ Sri Lanka will soon build a second international airport on the south of the island, with much of the money coming from China. http://story.stlouisstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/610746/cs/1/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:24:36 -0500 St Louis Star.com http://story.stlouisstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/610746/cs/1/ There has been no agreement reached between British Airways and the Unite union. http://story.stlouisstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/610739/cs/1/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:55:56 -0500 St Louis Star.com http://story.stlouisstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/610739/cs/1/ The US sales of Toyota vehicles declined nearly 9 percent in February. http://story.stlouisstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/610737/cs/1/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:42:42 -0500 St Louis Star.com http://story.stlouisstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/610737/cs/1/ In the US, the school board in Kansas City has decided to close 26 of the city's 59 public schools to keep the district afloat financially. http://story.stlouisstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/610885/cs/1/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 04:46:45 -0500 St Louis Star.com http://story.stlouisstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/610885/cs/1/ The Chrysler Group in the US has named a new executive to head the reintroduction of the Fiat brand to the local market. http://story.stlouisstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/610740/cs/1/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 20:00:53 -0500 St Louis Star.com http://story.stlouisstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/610740/cs/1/ A surge in bank shares returned the major indices to the black Thursday, after rough sailing earlier in the day. http://story.stlouisstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/611129/cs/1/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 19:30:00 -0500 St Louis Star.com http://story.stlouisstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/611129/cs/1/ Friday, March 12, 2010 at 9:08 a.m. Major companies tentatively scheduled to report quarterly earnings next week: Monday No major releases. Tuesday NEW YORK - Discover Financial... http://story.stlouisstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33065897/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 12:30:18 -0500 Sign on San Diego http://story.stlouisstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33065897/ WASHINGTON - A group of Republican senators is questioning high salaries and expensive travel bills for executives at the Boys & Girls Clubs of America, raising issues that could jeopardize millions ... http://story.stlouisstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33065875/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 12:21:16 -0500 Star Tribune http://story.stlouisstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33065875/ FILE - In this Feb. 24, 2010, file photo, Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa., arrives to vote on the Senate Jobs Bill on Capitol Hill in Washington. A group of Republican senators is questioning high salari... http://story.stlouisstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33065879/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 12:19:37 -0500 Seattle Post-Intelligencer http://story.stlouisstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33065879/ WALL, N.J., March 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- BIO-key International, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: BKYI), a leader in finger-based biometric identification solutions, today announced plans to release fou... http://story.stlouisstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33065882/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 12:18:30 -0500 RedOrbit http://story.stlouisstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33065882/ Coca-Cola and WWF Pakistan’s partnership on improving sub-watershed management and creating environmental awareness in Ayubia National Park has delivered exceptional results in its first year. T... http://story.stlouisstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33065854/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 12:18:07 -0500 PR Web http://story.stlouisstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33065854/ SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Canadian stocks inched higher Friday, supported by shares of potash makers that soared a day after one company said demand for the soil nutrient would rise this year. ... http://story.stlouisstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33065838/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 12:13:22 -0500 MarketWatch http://story.stlouisstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33065838/ SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Energy stocks fell off their opening gains Friday as a report on shrinking optimism among U.S. consumers dragged the broader stock market into the red and trimmed an ear... http://story.stlouisstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33065837/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 12:13:21 -0500 MarketWatch http://story.stlouisstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33065837/ BOSTON (MarketWatch) -- Abbott Laboratories led drug stocks lower early Friday as shares of the medical products conglomerate lost ground on an analyst downgrade. Shares of Abbott http://story.stlouisstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33065839/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 12:13:20 -0500 MarketWatch http://story.stlouisstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33065839/ +0.03% ) rose about 20 points to 10,632. Labor unrest was at the forefront of industry concerns again after the union representing 28,000 workers at American Airlines asked to be released from ... http://story.stlouisstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33065840/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 12:13:18 -0500 MarketWatch http://story.stlouisstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33065840/ Protesters wearing masks during a demonstration in central Athens, against government austerity measures. Photograph: Vassil Donev/EPA The eurozone has agreed a multibillion-euro bailout for http://story.stlouisstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33065867/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 12:09:05 -0500 Guardian http://story.stlouisstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33065867/ was in demand as speculation ran round the market that Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation wanted to take the satellite broadcaster private.News Corporation owns just over 39% of BSkyB and analysts said... http://story.stlouisstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33065866/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 12:09:03 -0500 Guardian http://story.stlouisstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33065866/ Comfortably won ... Pink Floyd trounce EMI in battle over download sales. Photograph: Andy Paradise/Rex Features They don't often look cheery in photos – and at least two of them can http://story.stlouisstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33065865/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 12:08:59 -0500 Guardian http://story.stlouisstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33065865/ U.S. stocks staged an 11th hour rally Thursday after the head of Citigroup, Vikram Pandit, said he was sure the major bank was on track for a sustainable recovery, lifting sentiment.After opening most... http://story.stlouisstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33065864/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 12:08:21 -0500 eTaiwan News http://story.stlouisstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33065864/ March 12 (Bloomberg) -- President Barack Obama is delaying his trip to Asia to work on health-care legislation as Republicans claimed a parliamentary victory in their effort to derail the measure. http://story.stlouisstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33065860/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 12:02:53 -0500 Business Week http://story.stlouisstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33065860/ March 12 (Bloomberg) -- CF Industries Holdings Inc. will acquire Terra Industries Inc. for about $4.7 billion after topping a bid from Yara International ASA and fending off its own hostile suitor dur... http://story.stlouisstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33065861/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 12:02:52 -0500 Business Week http://story.stlouisstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33065861/ March 12 (Bloomberg) -- Amylin Pharmaceuticals Inc.’s Cincinnati manufacturing plant didn’t have procedures to prevent contamination or trained employees in a December inspection, accordin... http://story.stlouisstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33065862/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 12:02:52 -0500 Business Week http://story.stlouisstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33065862/ A permanent injunction against Microsoft selling versions of Word that contain XML editing ability effectively remains in place today, after a shot-in-the-dark appeal by Microsoft of its http://story.stlouisstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33065880/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 12:01:40 -0500 Beta News http://story.stlouisstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33065880/ WOLFSBURG (Germany): European auto giant Volkswagen Group today reported an over 80 per cent plunge in net profit for the year 2009 and said the prospect of the global auto industry remains grim th... http://story.stlouisstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33065857/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:58:55 -0500 Times Of India http://story.stlouisstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33065857/ WASHINGTON - Wall St banks are seeking exemptions to proposed new financial derivatives rules that could shield more than half the trades that should be subject to disclosure, a federal regulator said... http://story.stlouisstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33065881/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:58:16 -0500 New Zealand Herald http://story.stlouisstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33065881/ Within the heart of your company, saboteurs lurk. Disguised as instruments of productivity, they are subverting your staff's most precious resource: attention. Incessant e-mail alerts, instant message... http://story.stlouisstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33065876/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:56:09 -0500 MSNBC http://story.stlouisstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33065876/ WASHINGTON - Business inventories were unexpectedly flat in January, while sales rose to their highest level since October 2008, government data showed on Friday. http://story.stlouisstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33065877/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:56:07 -0500 MSNBC http://story.stlouisstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33065877/ NEW YORK - U.S. consumer sentiment declined slightly in early March, with Americans less positive about the job outlook, a survey released on Friday showed. http://story.stlouisstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33065878/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:56:06 -0500 MSNBC http://story.stlouisstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33065878/ A strong jobs report pushed the Canadian dollar to its highest point in nearly two years on Friday. The Canadian dollar was trading at 98.35 cents US a little before noon Friday, up 0.72 of a cent. http://story.stlouisstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33065863/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:53:45 -0500 CBC News http://story.stlouisstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33065863/ March 12 (Bloomberg) -- JPMorgan Chase & Co. and Citigroup Inc. helped cause the failure of Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. by demanding more collateral and changing guarantee agreements, according ... http://story.stlouisstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33065858/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:51:19 -0500 Business Week http://story.stlouisstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33065858/ March 12 (Bloomberg) -- U.K. stocks rose, with the benchmark FTSE 100 Index headed for a second straight weekly gain, as financial shares advanced and British Sky Broadcasting Plc rallied. http://story.stlouisstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33065859/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:51:17 -0500 Business Week http://story.stlouisstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33065859/ Business Secretary Lord Mandelson has announced a 300m-euro ($412m; £270m) loan guarantee to the European arm of General Motors (GM).The money will help secure operations at the carmaker's two V... http://story.stlouisstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33065842/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:50:49 -0500 BBC http://story.stlouisstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33065842/ China's top internet official has warned that Google will "pay the consequences" if it continues to go against Chinese law.Google announced in January that it would no longer comply with Chi... http://story.stlouisstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33065841/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:50:48 -0500 BBC http://story.stlouisstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33065841/ Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) said their figures "emphatically demonstrated" the impact that this decision had on the market. The drop was even worse among first-time buyers, with the number of m... http://story.stlouisstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33065873/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:50:30 -0500 Sky News http://story.stlouisstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33065873/ LONDON -(Dow Jones)- Brian Pitman, the veteran banker who helped transform Lloyds TSB into one of Europe's largest banks, has died at age 78, the British Bankers Association said. The banker, hailed ... http://story.stlouisstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33065888/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:42:45 -0500 Fox Business http://story.stlouisstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33065888/ E ), Italy's biggest energy company by market value, expects to reach a deal with U.S. authorities over the TSKJ consortium graft probe, Chairman Roberto Poli said Friday. "It is probable a closing ... http://story.stlouisstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33065890/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:42:40 -0500 Fox Business http://story.stlouisstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33065890/ SAN FRANCISCO -- Goldman Sachs Group said Friday that it has never used a transaction known as repo 105. The examiner investigating the collapse of Lehman Brothers said repo 105 used a clause in acco... http://story.stlouisstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33065891/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:42:39 -0500 Fox Business http://story.stlouisstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33065891/ SCHW ) said Friday its first-quarter earnings will fall short of expectations due to a 14% drop in trading during February, the first month the company offered lower fees as an incentive for investo... http://story.stlouisstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33065892/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:42:37 -0500 Fox Business http://story.stlouisstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33065892/ BAC ) added nearly 8,000 customers to the ranks of borrowers modifying mortgages under the government's Home Affordable Modification Program in the latest month. The giant bank said 20,666 of its cu... http://story.stlouisstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33065893/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:42:36 -0500 Fox Business http://story.stlouisstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33065893/ Tech stocks had a hard time holding on to steady gains Friday, as the sector appeared headed along with the broader market for a mixed trading session. Among the gainers was Apple Inc. ( http://story.stlouisstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33065894/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:42:34 -0500 Fox Business http://story.stlouisstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33065894/ WASHINGTON -(Dow Jones)- A divided federal appeals court on Friday upheld the Federal Communications Commission's decision to extend a rule that bars cable operators from withholding some television ... http://story.stlouisstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33065895/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:42:34 -0500 Fox Business http://story.stlouisstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33065895/ DOW JONES NEWSWIRES CARACAS -(Dow Jones)- A top Venezuelan official said Friday that a payment deal with Holcim Ltd. is expected soon, after the socialist government nationalized the cement company i... http://story.stlouisstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33065896/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:42:33 -0500 Fox Business http://story.stlouisstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33065896/ In an exclusive interview with the National Post, John Felderhof maintains his innocence and speaks about his frustration over still being portrayed as the Bre-X "villain‚" despite being acquitted i... http://story.stlouisstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33065868/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:40:47 -0500 Financial Post http://story.stlouisstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33065868/ NEW YORK -- Warren Buffett was awarded total compensation of about US$519,490 in 2009 to run Berkshire Hathaway Inc, a 6% increase mainly reflecting the higher cost of keeping the world's third-riches... http://story.stlouisstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33065870/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:40:44 -0500 Financial Post http://story.stlouisstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33065870/ Canada's National Energy Board (NEB) said it approved an application from TransCanada Keystone Pipeline GP Ltd to construct and operate the Keystone XL Pipeline Project, and the proposed tolls for the... http://story.stlouisstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33065871/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:40:43 -0500 Financial Post http://story.stlouisstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33065871/ CHANTILLY, Va. - (Business Wire) Intersections Inc. (Nasdaq: INTX), a provider of comprehensive consumer identity theft protection and credit management solutions, will hold a conference call to discu... http://story.stlouisstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33065886/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:40:17 -0500 Earth Times http://story.stlouisstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33065886/ /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- First West Virginia Bancorp, Inc. (NYSE Amex: FWV) President and Chief Executive Officer, Sylvan J. Dlesk, today announced year end earnings along with fourth quarter earning... http://story.stlouisstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33065887/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:40:05 -0500 Earth Times http://story.stlouisstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33065887/ Police say Toyota is sending an engineer to help investigate a suburban New York accident in which the driver said her Prius accelerated on its own and slammed into a stone wall. Harrison police Ca... http://story.stlouisstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33065835/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:35:57 -0500 ABCNews http://story.stlouisstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33065835/ MGM Mirage said Friday it will sell its 50 percent interest in Atlantic City's top casino and stop doing business in New Jersey rather than cut ties with the family of an Asian casino mogul accused of... http://story.stlouisstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33065834/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:35:56 -0500 ABCNews http://story.stlouisstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33065834/ Nokia Corp. on Friday revised its global market share estimate for mobile phones in 2009 to 34 percent, from an earlier 38 percent, and said it expected no growth this year. The revision was due to... http://story.stlouisstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33065833/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:35:54 -0500 ABCNews http://story.stlouisstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33065833/ Orange County prosecutors say they'll file a lawsuit against Toyota because of continuing problems with their vehicles. District Attorney Tony Rackauckas says the company continues to endanger the ... http://story.stlouisstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33065832/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:35:53 -0500 ABCNews http://story.stlouisstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33065832/ <Time: 08:30:00> <Head: Event Brief of Q4 2009 The Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. Earnings Conference Call - Part 2> <Tran: 022610sm.777> <Time: 08:32:55> MICHAEL RO... http://story.stlouisstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33065872/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:29:23 -0500 New Jersey Online http://story.stlouisstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33065872/ MERCATOR GOLD plc (“Mercator Gold”, “Mercator” or “the Company”) Preliminary Announcement of the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 30 September 2009 & Date of AGM http://story.stlouisstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33065843/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:15:06 -0500 CNBC http://story.stlouisstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33065843/ WMAR will hold a webcast and conference call on Tuesday, March 16, 2010 at 10:00 AM Pacific Time to discuss fourth quarter and fiscal year 2009 financial results. West Marine’s earnings release w... http://story.stlouisstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33065846/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:15:03 -0500 CNBC http://story.stlouisstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33065846/ $0.8 million reported in the same period last year, with Non-GAAP net income attributable to Cogo Group, Inc. up 9.1% over the same period last year.  Earnings per share ("EPS") Diluted attributable ... http://story.stlouisstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33065844/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:15:02 -0500 CNBC http://story.stlouisstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33065844/ March 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Digital Power Corporation (NYSE Amex: DPW) today announced its financial results for the fourth quarter and for the year ended http://story.stlouisstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33065845/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:15:02 -0500 CNBC http://story.stlouisstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33065845/ IVZ will present new non-GAAP measures, including adjusted cash earnings per share (EPS), adjusted cash operating income and adjusted cash operating margin. This release presents reconciliations of ... http://story.stlouisstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33065847/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:15:01 -0500 CNBC http://story.stlouisstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33065847/ January 31, 2009 . The Mass Megawatts wind power plant also known as the Multiaxis Turbosystem has recently constructed an improved augmenter in the past year. The newest version of the augmenter is a... http://story.stlouisstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33065848/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:15:01 -0500 CNBC http://story.stlouisstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33065848/ we continued to see local currency cinema revenue growth in both Australia and New Zealand, with Australia showing a 17.9% increase and New Zealand a 36.6% increase over the December quarter in 2008... http://story.stlouisstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33065853/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:14:57 -0500 CNBC http://story.stlouisstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33065853/ Ken Forster , CEO commented, "All and all I'm quite satisfied with this 30% increase although we expected stronger numbers prior to the economic meltdown." Mr. Forster continued, "Considering the stat... http://story.stlouisstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33065852/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:14:47 -0500 CNBC http://story.stlouisstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33065852/ Stocks are rising in early trading after retail sales unexpectedly rose in February, raising hopes that the economy may be gaining momentum. The Commerce Department said retail sales rose 0.3 percent... http://story.stlouisstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33065883/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:13:38 -0500 SINA http://story.stlouisstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33065883/ (RTTNews) - Stocks are showing a lack of direction in mid-morning trading on Friday, as a mixed batch of economic data once again failed to provide the markets with a clear economic outlook. The majo... http://story.stlouisstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33065885/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:13:37 -0500 Quote.com http://story.stlouisstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33065885/ WASHINGTON - Business inventories were basically flat in January even though sales rose for an eighth consecutive month. The Commerce Department said that inventories were unchanged, a weaker readin... http://story.stlouisstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33063612/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 10:11:35 -0500 Star Tribune http://story.stlouisstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33063612/ DENVER, CO--(Marketwire - March 12, 2010) - Pixorial, the first collaborative video platform of its kind, announced today that Ari Kaufman has joined the company as CEO. Kaufman has been a leader in t... http://story.stlouisstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33063552/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 10:04:46 -0500 Market Wire http://story.stlouisstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33063552/ NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Among the companies whose shares are expected to see active trading in Friday's session are Pacific Sunwear of California Inc., Aeropostale Inc. and AnnTaylor Stores Corp. ... http://story.stlouisstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33063524/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 10:04:01 -0500 MarketWatch http://story.stlouisstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33063524/ NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Gold futures rose early on Friday, but remained on track for a 2.4% drop for the week, helped by a weaker dollar and a jump in crude oil prices after the International Energy... http://story.stlouisstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33063523/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 10:03:59 -0500 MarketWatch http://story.stlouisstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33063523/ -1.18% ) on Friday reaffirmed its expectations for 2010 earnings per share in the range of $4.40 to $4.65 and sees revenues of $54 billion to $55 billion for the period. FactSet analyst's on average... http://story.stlouisstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33063525/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 10:03:58 -0500 MarketWatch http://story.stlouisstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33063525/ NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Treasury prices declined on Friday, pushing short-term yields to a two-month high, after a report showed U.S. retail sales unexpectedly rose last month by 0.3%. http://story.stlouisstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33063526/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 10:03:57 -0500 MarketWatch http://story.stlouisstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33063526/ UK retailers may be constantly bemoaning the bad weather and blaming the cold for their falling sales, but it seems a little thing like a blizzard won't stop the American consumer from hitting the sto... http://story.stlouisstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33063553/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 09:59:26 -0500 Guardian http://story.stlouisstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33063553/ March 12 (Bloomberg) -- BHP Billiton Plc, Anglo American Plc and Xstrata Plc are shipping coal 10,000 miles to China from their Cerrejon mine in Colombia for the first time this year because of surgin... http://story.stlouisstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33063546/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 09:53:50 -0500 Business Week http://story.stlouisstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33063546/ March 12 (Bloomberg) -- Liberty Plc, the 135-year-old U.K. luxury retailer known for its iconic Tudor-style flagship store in London’s West End, said it was in the early stages of takeover talks... http://story.stlouisstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33063548/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 09:53:48 -0500 Business Week http://story.stlouisstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33063548/ March 12 (Bloomberg) -- Chile’s peso will begin weakening late this year as the country’s worst earthquake in 50 years slows economic growth and record-low interest rates sap demand for fi... http://story.stlouisstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33063550/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 09:53:48 -0500 Business Week http://story.stlouisstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33063550/ Right now Chicago has the highest big-city sales tax rate, 10.25 percent. But in a move forced by Cook County lawmakers, the rate is scheduled to drop on July 1 to 9.75 percent, matching that of Los A... http://story.stlouisstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33063614/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 09:47:46 -0500 MSNBC http://story.stlouisstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33063614/ March 12 (Bloomberg) -- Investors have been net buyers for the past three weeks of bonds issued by Greece and other so- called peripheral European nations with widening deficits, including Spain, Port... http://story.stlouisstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33063545/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 09:43:49 -0500 Business Week http://story.stlouisstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33063545/ +0.07% ) on Friday reaffirmed its expectations for 2010 earnings per share in the range of $4.40 to $4.65 and sees revenues of $54 billion to $55 billion for the period. FactSet analyst's on average... http://story.stlouisstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33063615/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 09:31:12 -0500 Market Watch http://story.stlouisstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33063615/ LONDON -- French President Nicolas Sarkozy on Friday said he wasn't against proposals to form a European Monetary Fund to provide assistance to euro-zone countries that find themselves in dire fiscal... http://story.stlouisstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33063617/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 09:30:14 -0500 Fox Business http://story.stlouisstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33063617/ Stock futures were indicating a higher opening after the Commerce Department released better-than-expected data showing retail sales were up 0.3% in February. Here are some of the early-market mover... http://story.stlouisstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33063618/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 09:30:14 -0500 Fox Business http://story.stlouisstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33063618/ NEW YORK -- United Technologies Corp. on Friday reaffirmed its expectations for 2010 earnings per share in the range of $4.40 to $4.65 and sees revenues of $54 billion to $55 billion for the period. ... http://story.stlouisstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33063616/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 09:30:13 -0500 Fox Business http://story.stlouisstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33063616/ PSUN ) saw its shares dive 14% in the premarkets Friday, a day after the retailer’s better-than-expected fourth-quarter results was overshadowed by an ugly outlook for the current quarter. The te... http://story.stlouisstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33063620/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 09:30:11 -0500 Fox Business http://story.stlouisstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33063620/ BOSTON -- The Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund is testing the top of an eight-month price range and a breakout should see a "sharp move" to $17.50 a share, the ETF Review from Investors Intelligence... http://story.stlouisstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33063619/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 09:30:10 -0500 Fox Business http://story.stlouisstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33063619/ LONDON -- Nokia said it's reclassified how it classifies industry mobile devices, to include vendors of legitimate, as well as unlicensed and counterfeit, products with manufacturing facilities prima... http://story.stlouisstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33063621/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 09:30:08 -0500 Fox Business http://story.stlouisstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33063621/ ANN ) surprised Wall Street by posting a fourth-quarter profit on Friday, but the retailer’s sales failed to meet analysts’ expectations. The company said it earned $41 million, or break even a ... http://story.stlouisstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33063623/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 09:30:05 -0500 Fox Business http://story.stlouisstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33063623/ Potash Corp. dramatically improved its first quarter earnings guidance Thursday. The company said a sharp rebound in potash demand will help it earn between $1.30 and $1.50 a share. The new estimate ... http://story.stlouisstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33063555/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 09:29:58 -0500 Financial Post http://story.stlouisstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33063555/ NEW YORK -- Warren Buffett was awarded total compensation of about US$519,490 in 2009 to run Berkshire Hathaway Inc, a 6% increase mainly reflecting the higher cost of keeping the world's third-riches... http://story.stlouisstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33063558/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 09:29:55 -0500 Financial Post http://story.stlouisstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33063558/ The sale of Canada's largest English-language daily newspaper chain has attracted some of the country's financial heavyweights as potential suitors. Among the shortlist of bidders for Canwest Limited... http://story.stlouisstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33063557/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 09:29:54 -0500 Financial Post http://story.stlouisstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33063557/ NEW YORK -- Back in 1976 after he bought the New York Post, a confounded Rupert Murdoch asked the chairman of Bloomingdales why the upscale department store didn't advertise in his paper. According t... http://story.stlouisstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33063559/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 09:29:52 -0500 Financial Post http://story.stlouisstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33063559/ Jean-Marc Eustache, Transat A.T. chief executive, admitted Thursday that his efforts to restore the profitability of the country’s largest tour operator fell flat this winter after just about ... http://story.stlouisstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33063561/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 09:29:51 -0500 Financial Post http://story.stlouisstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33063561/ The United States should not make a political issue out of the yuan, a Chinese central banker said on Friday, as the two countries lurched toward a potential bust-up over Beijing's currency regime. http://story.stlouisstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33063560/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 09:29:49 -0500 Financial Post http://story.stlouisstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33063560/ LONDON -- Global stocks rose to seven week highs on Friday led by bank shares after talks on U.S. banking reform collapsed, while speculation the Bank of Japan may soon ease monetary policy weighed on... http://story.stlouisstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33063562/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 09:29:48 -0500 Financial Post http://story.stlouisstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33063562/ TORONTO -- Goldcorp Inc. delivered a solid fourth quarter as it continues to keep costs in check and benefit from near-record gold prices. The Vancouver-based giant reported adjusted Q4 earnings late... http://story.stlouisstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33063565/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 09:29:43 -0500 Financial Post http://story.stlouisstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33063565/ MONTREAL -- SNC-Lavalin Group Inc. is weighing whether to boost its investment in Toronto-area toll highway 407-ETR after Spanish infrastructure giant Ferrovial announced Thursday it would put a 10% s... http://story.stlouisstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33063567/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 09:29:41 -0500 Financial Post http://story.stlouisstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33063567/ TORONTO -- Giant industrial outfit Siemens AG announced Thursday it is closing its gas turbine plant in Hamilton, Ontario, cutting 550 jobs as the operation is relocated to Charlotte, N.C. The move i... http://story.stlouisstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33063566/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 09:29:40 -0500 Financial Post http://story.stlouisstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33063566/ The Toronto Stock Exchange stayed close to home throughout most of Thursday's trading session, eking out a small gain by the end of it as several different developments cancelled each other out in ter... http://story.stlouisstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33063568/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 09:29:39 -0500 Financial Post http://story.stlouisstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33063568/ DETROIT -- Sales incentives, including zero-percent financing offers, have boosted Toyota Motor Corp's U.S. sales by nearly 50%t in early March, an industry tracking service and dealers said Thursday.... http://story.stlouisstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33063569/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 09:29:36 -0500 Financial Post http://story.stlouisstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/33063569/