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For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Kansas City Post.com http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/ct/10/id/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/ en-us Fri, 30 Jul 2010 11:44:41 -0400 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 11:44:41 -0400 30 First quarter growth was revised upwards to an annualised 3.7% growth rate. http://story.kansascitypost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/666330/cs/1/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 09:09:14 -0400 Kansas City Post.com http://story.kansascitypost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/666330/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.kansascitypost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/666034/cs/1/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 01:54:36 -0400 Kansas City Post.com http://story.kansascitypost.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.kansascitypost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/666349/cs/1/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 09:51:25 -0400 Kansas City Post.com http://story.kansascitypost.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.kansascitypost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/666032/cs/1/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 01:45:47 -0400 Kansas City Post.com http://story.kansascitypost.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.kansascitypost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/666029/cs/1/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 01:30:17 -0400 Kansas City Post.com http://story.kansascitypost.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.kansascitypost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/666028/cs/1/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 01:21:39 -0400 Kansas City Post.com http://story.kansascitypost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/666028/cs/1/ Toyota Motors has told US owners of their high-priced passenger cars and SUVs that they could be in for a recall. http://story.kansascitypost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/666001/cs/1/ Thu, 29 Jul 2010 21:29:28 -0400 Kansas City Post.com http://story.kansascitypost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/666001/cs/1/ The giant Anglo-Australian miner, Rio Tinto, has agreed to a joint venture with Chinese firm, Chinalco. http://story.kansascitypost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/665999/cs/1/ Thu, 29 Jul 2010 21:15:00 -0400 Kansas City Post.com http://story.kansascitypost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/665999/cs/1/ Bangladesh has told its garment workers they can have another $20 per month in a minimum wage case. http://story.kansascitypost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/665997/cs/1/ Thu, 29 Jul 2010 20:58:08 -0400 Kansas City Post.com http://story.kansascitypost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/665997/cs/1/ The private details of 100 million Facebook users have been published online. http://story.kansascitypost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/666000/cs/1/ Thu, 29 Jul 2010 21:21:31 -0400 Kansas City Post.com http://story.kansascitypost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/666000/cs/1/ Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger of California has given an executive order for some state workers to take three unpaid days off per month starting in August. http://story.kansascitypost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/665811/cs/1/ Thu, 29 Jul 2010 07:47:14 -0400 Kansas City Post.com http://story.kansascitypost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/665811/cs/1/ The Greek government, using a rare law, has ordered truck drivers back to work. http://story.kansascitypost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/665812/cs/1/ Thu, 29 Jul 2010 07:54:08 -0400 Kansas City Post.com http://story.kansascitypost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/665812/cs/1/ Fiat car workers in Italy have been running protests over the company’s future in its home country. http://story.kansascitypost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/665844/cs/1/ Thu, 29 Jul 2010 08:04:30 -0400 Kansas City Post.com http://story.kansascitypost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/665844/cs/1/ A power failure contributed to a 4,500-barrel oil spill in the US in May. http://story.kansascitypost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/665810/cs/1/ Thu, 29 Jul 2010 07:39:07 -0400 Kansas City Post.com http://story.kansascitypost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/665810/cs/1/ U.S. stocks lost ground Thursday although losses were limited. http://story.kansascitypost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/665983/cs/1/ Thu, 29 Jul 2010 15:56:18 -0400 Kansas City Post.com http://story.kansascitypost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/665983/cs/1/ NEW ORLEANS - 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... http://story.kansascitypost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37362071/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 09:36:48 -0400 Star Tribune http://story.kansascitypost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37362071/ ST. LOUIS - Arch Coal Inc. said Friday it reversed losses from a year ago during the second quarter, handily beating Wall Street's expectations on the strength of global markets and a nearly 40 perce... http://story.kansascitypost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37362072/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 09:36:44 -0400 Star Tribune http://story.kansascitypost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37362072/ New statistics today show that Irish household net financial wealth - how much people own less their debts - grew by 58% to €95.8 billion in the first quarter of this year compared to the same ... http://story.kansascitypost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37362084/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 09:34:04 -0400 RTE http://story.kansascitypost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37362084/ www.stockcall.com/ to have free access to these researches. The United States' aluminum industry produces approximately $40 billion in products and exports annually, and while global aluminum consump... http://story.kansascitypost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37362059/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 09:27:31 -0400 Market Wire http://story.kansascitypost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37362059/ WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. -- Defense contractor ITT Corp. said Friday its second-quarter net income got a boost from better operating margins with revenue nearly flat.The company earned $238 million, or $1.... http://story.kansascitypost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37362085/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 09:27:18 -0400 Miami Herald http://story.kansascitypost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37362085/ WWW.INTERTAPEPOLYMER.COM (Go to "Investor Relations", "Conference Call Notice" and click on "WebCast" icon for live Web Cast) DIGITIZED REPLAY http://story.kansascitypost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37362060/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 09:26:25 -0400 Market Wire http://story.kansascitypost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37362060/ Noranda Income Fund (the "Fund") (TSX:NIF.UN) reported net earnings of $8.5 million for the second quarter of 2010, compared to a net loss of $0.7 million in the same quarter a year ago. "We've had ... http://story.kansascitypost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37362061/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 09:26:11 -0400 Market Wire http://story.kansascitypost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37362061/ NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Stocks expected to move significantly in trading Friday include Acme Packet, Coinstar, Genworth Financial and Volcom. Acme Packet http://story.kansascitypost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37362036/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 09:26:00 -0400 MarketWatch http://story.kansascitypost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37362036/ NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Treasury prices added to gains, pushing 2-year yields back to the lowest on record, after a report said the U.S. economy grew at a 2.4% pace in the second quarter, a little s... http://story.kansascitypost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37362037/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 09:25:56 -0400 MarketWatch http://story.kansascitypost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37362037/ NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Oil prices lapsed further under $78 a barrel on Friday after a report showed U.S. economic growth slowed in the second quarter and after data earlier in the week showing an i... http://story.kansascitypost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37362040/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 09:25:53 -0400 MarketWatch http://story.kansascitypost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37362040/ U.S. stock futures extended a bearish tone in the wake of gross-domestic-product data that showed the U.S. economy lost momentum in the second quarter. Real GDP rose at a 2.4% annualized rate in the q... http://story.kansascitypost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37362038/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 09:25:48 -0400 MarketWatch http://story.kansascitypost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37362038/ ACTI ), a global leader in credential management and strong authentication, today announced that it has scheduled to release its third quarter 2010 financial results on August 5, 2010 and will host a ... http://story.kansascitypost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37362062/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 09:25:47 -0400 Market Wire http://story.kansascitypost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37362062/ Markets are on the slide again after new figures showed the US recession was deeper than previously thought.In the second quarter US GDP grew by 2.4%, compared to analysts' expectation of around 2.6%.... http://story.kansascitypost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37362065/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 09:17:46 -0400 Guardian http://story.kansascitypost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37362065/ Fugitive tycoon Asil Nadir was given bail today on condition he returns to Britain. Nadir is said to be willing to come back to face trial after fleeing to Northern http://story.kansascitypost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37362064/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 09:17:43 -0400 Guardian http://story.kansascitypost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37362064/ The question can´t be answered like that.Yes, the ebook readers are for book lovers.But, no, it cannot ever replace the real thing.I would love to have an ebook reader on my own (I have borrowed ... http://story.kansascitypost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37362063/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 09:17:41 -0400 Guardian http://story.kansascitypost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37362063/ The oil giant earned $2.70 a share in its second quarter, compared with 87 cents a share this time last year. Sales for the most recent quarter reached $53 billion, up from $40.21 billion in the same ... http://story.kansascitypost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37362086/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 09:11:04 -0400 CNBC http://story.kansascitypost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37362086/ LONDON - Mining company Anglo American PLC said Friday it was resuming dividend payments as business improved in the first half of the year, although net profit slid by 31 per cent from a year ago whe... http://story.kansascitypost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37362087/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 09:08:50 -0400 Canadian Business http://story.kansascitypost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37362087/ July 30 (Bloomberg) -- President Barack Obama flies to the heart of the U.S. auto industry today on a mission to convince taxpayers that their investment in the bailouts of General Motors Co. and Chry... http://story.kansascitypost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37362056/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 09:08:42 -0400 Business Week http://story.kansascitypost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37362056/ July 30 (Bloomberg) -- Virgin Atlantic Airways Ltd. and British Airways Plc, the biggest long-distance carriers at London’s Heathrow airport, said they’ve been able to raise fares as a jum... http://story.kansascitypost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37362058/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 09:08:40 -0400 Business Week http://story.kansascitypost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37362058/ July 30 (Bloomberg) -- Alan Shadrake, the British author charged for contempt of court for challenging the integrity and independence of Singapore’s judiciary, said he wouldn’t apologize f... http://story.kansascitypost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37362057/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 09:08:39 -0400 Business Week http://story.kansascitypost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37362057/ Gov. Beverly Perdue is expected to announce today that Caterpillar has chosen Winston-Salem as the site of its new manufacturing plant and more than 500 jobs. A press conference has been scheduled fo... http://story.kansascitypost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37362074/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 09:07:14 -0400 Business Journal http://story.kansascitypost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37362074/ McKesson Corp. reported a 3 percent spike in earnings during its first quarter. The San Francisco-based company (NYSE: MCK), whose McKesson Automation Inc. division is located in Cranberry Township, ... http://story.kansascitypost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37362075/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 09:07:05 -0400 Business Journal http://story.kansascitypost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37362075/ THE ASSOCIATED PRESS WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. -- Defense contractor ITT Corp. said Friday its second-quarter net income got a boost from better operating margins with revenue nearly flat. The company ea... http://story.kansascitypost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37362083/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 09:01:01 -0400 Seattle Post-Intelligencer http://story.kansascitypost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37362083/ WASHINGTON — The nation’s economic recovery lost speed in the second quarter, according to the government's first reading on gross domestic product, released Friday. The U.S. economy grew a... http://story.kansascitypost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37362079/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 08:59:13 -0400 MSNBC http://story.kansascitypost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37362079/ Whether you want pear chutney grown by local farmers on your sandwich, or an artery-clogging ball of meat and grease for less than a buck, there’s a regional burger chain for you somewhere in Americ... http://story.kansascitypost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37362082/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 08:59:11 -0400 MSNBC http://story.kansascitypost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37362082/ A "hot" startup company isn't the entrepreneurial equivalent of a winning lottery ticket. Probe a bit beneath the surface, and what you'll find is a combination of creativity, determination, hard work... http://story.kansascitypost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37362081/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 08:59:08 -0400 MSNBC http://story.kansascitypost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37362081/ In this file photo Sam Wyly poses at his Explore book store in Aspen, Colo. The SEC has accused famed Dallas billionaire investors Sam and Charles Wyly of defrauding the investing public. http://story.kansascitypost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37362080/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 08:59:05 -0400 MSNBC http://story.kansascitypost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37362080/ Disney has been negotiating with potential buyers for months to sell the division, which has made films such as Pulp Fiction and Shakespeare in Love. http://story.kansascitypost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37362043/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 08:48:43 -0400 BBC http://story.kansascitypost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37362043/ However, Mr Osborne said in his first Budget that there would be significant cuts in tax credits - currently available to 4.7 million households - from next April. http://story.kansascitypost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37362042/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 08:48:41 -0400 BBC http://story.kansascitypost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37362042/ Ten years on from the fuel protests that ground the UK to a halt, have we learned the lessons on food security? Science correspondent Tom Feilden investigates. http://story.kansascitypost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37362046/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 08:48:34 -0400 BBC http://story.kansascitypost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37362046/ Ministers are to set out options for reforming the benefits system and moving people from welfare into work. Work and Pensions Secretary Iain Duncan Smith told Evan Davis he was "absolutely commi... http://story.kansascitypost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37362045/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 08:48:33 -0400 BBC http://story.kansascitypost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37362045/ Puerto Rico may be a Caribbean island but it remains a US colony and while they are US citizens, Puerto Ricans cannot vote for the US President or his policies. Now the economic downturn plaguing the ... http://story.kansascitypost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37362044/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 08:48:25 -0400 BBC http://story.kansascitypost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37362044/ July 30, 2010 * Q2 advance gross domestic product report on tap * Chevron to announce second quarter results * Futures down: S&P 5.1 pts, Dow 29 pts, Nasdaq 5.75 pts NEW YORK (Reuter... http://story.kansascitypost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37362092/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 08:31:53 -0400 Fox Business http://story.kansascitypost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37362092/ July 30, 2010 * Q2 FFO shr $1.38 vs Street view $1.34 * Maintains 2010 forecast * Shares close at $87.93 on Wednesday, inactive pre-market NEW YORK (Reuters) - Simon Property Group Inc , th... http://story.kansascitypost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37362093/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 08:31:51 -0400 Fox Business http://story.kansascitypost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37362093/ Merck & Co reported higher-than-expected second-quarter earnings Friday, helped by strong sales of its treatments for diabetes, arthritis and HIV. The U.S. drugmaker, which completed its $41 bill... http://story.kansascitypost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37362094/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 08:31:49 -0400 Fox Business http://story.kansascitypost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37362094/ ATLANTA (Reuters) - Diversified manufacturer ITT Corp reported a higher second quarter profit Friday aided by cost controls, and said it would sell an advisory business in its defense segment. Th... http://story.kansascitypost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37362095/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 08:31:46 -0400 Fox Business http://story.kansascitypost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37362095/ July 30, 2010 * FTSEurofirst 300 dips 0.3 percent; to post strong monthly gain * Mixed earnings dent investors' enthusiasm about results * U.S. GDP data due at 1230 GMT * Euro STOXX 50 hits k... http://story.kansascitypost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37362096/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 08:31:44 -0400 Fox Business http://story.kansascitypost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37362096/ July 30, 2010 * Europe, Asia shares slip on U.S. growth fears * Dollar at eight-month low vs yen before U.S. GDP * Fed official's warning add to fears about the economy By Emelia Sithole-Matar... http://story.kansascitypost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37362097/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 08:31:41 -0400 Fox Business http://story.kansascitypost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37362097/ July 30, 2010 * Investors await U.S. GDP numbers for direction * Coming Up: U.S. Q2 GDP; 1230 GMT (Updates prices, adds news quotes parasgraphs 4-5) By Alex Lawler CAPE TOWN, July 30 (Reut... http://story.kansascitypost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37362099/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 08:31:37 -0400 Fox Business http://story.kansascitypost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37362099/ LONDON -- Managed healthcare company Coventry Health Care Inc. said Friday that its second-quarter net profit fell 94% to $1 million, or 1 cent a share, from $18.4 million, or 12 cents a share, a year... http://story.kansascitypost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37362101/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 08:31:30 -0400 Fox Business http://story.kansascitypost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37362101/ July 30, 2010 * Nomura Q1 net profit 2.3 bln yen, down 80 pct yr/yr * Nomura, Macquarie hit by trading, underwriting, M&A slump * Macquarie warns unlikely to match 2010 results * Macquarie... http://story.kansascitypost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37362108/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 08:31:26 -0400 Fox Business http://story.kansascitypost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37362108/ NEW YORK (Reuters) - Consumer products maker Newell Rubbermaid Inc reported a higher quarterly profit, boosted by price hikes and strong demand in key markets like Latin America. A move to exit m... http://story.kansascitypost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37362105/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 08:31:22 -0400 Fox Business http://story.kansascitypost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37362105/ LONDON -- Newell Rubbermaid said that its second-quarter net profit rose to $130.4 million, or 41 cents a share, from $105.7 million, or 37 cents a share, in the year-ago period. Sales were broadly fl... http://story.kansascitypost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37362103/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 08:31:15 -0400 Fox Business http://story.kansascitypost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37362103/ MDC ) second-quarter loss narrowed less than analysts expected as the home builder's closings soared ahead of an expiring government tax credit. During the quarter, the company "successfully executed ... http://story.kansascitypost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37362102/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 08:31:12 -0400 Fox Business http://story.kansascitypost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37362102/ July 30, 2010 (Corrects headline to ... raises forecast ... not, keeps forecast) TOKYO, July 30 (Reuters) - Honda Motor Co posted a nine-fold surge in quarterly operating profit on Friday on bri... http://story.kansascitypost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37362109/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 08:31:08 -0400 Fox Business http://story.kansascitypost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37362109/ July 30, 2010 * LME's global steel contract at 2.5-month high * Merchant inventories at low levels, mkt tight By Humeyra Pamuk LONDON, July 30 (Reuters) - Steel billet prices held firm in t... http://story.kansascitypost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37362110/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 08:31:04 -0400 Fox Business http://story.kansascitypost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37362110/ July 30, 2010 To view a Special Report on the long road to Geely's Volvo acquisition, click on:; to read the report in PDF format, click on: http://r.reuters.com/feb98m. * Geely has received all... http://story.kansascitypost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37362107/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 08:31:01 -0400 Fox Business http://story.kansascitypost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37362107/ QCOM ) confirmed Friday it is forming a joint venture with India's Global Holding Corp. and Tulip Telecom Ltd. (532691.BY) to build a network for offering wireless broadband services in the South Asia... http://story.kansascitypost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37362106/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 08:30:59 -0400 Fox Business http://story.kansascitypost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37362106/ Honda, Japan's No.2 automaker, joined rivals in reporting strong results for April-June, but like the rest of the industry, faces concerns over slowing demand in the United States and China, the world... http://story.kansascitypost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37362050/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 08:29:04 -0400 Reuters http://story.kansascitypost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37362050/ WASHINGTON (Reuters) - St. Louis Federal Reserve Bank President James Bullard on Friday said there is unanimity among officials on the central bank's policy-setting panel over providing more support t... http://story.kansascitypost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37362051/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 08:29:02 -0400 Reuters http://story.kansascitypost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37362051/ Canadians finally get their shot at owning the iPhone 4 today when it's released nationwide.With Apple Inc.'s most recent incarnation of the popular technology, Canadians can choose whether to purchas... http://story.kansascitypost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37362067/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 08:28:09 -0400 Financial Post http://story.kansascitypost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37362067/ HONG KONG — Sun Life Financial expects premium growth at its China insurance venture to more than double this year, a senior executive said, after receiving approval to turn the company into a Chine... http://story.kansascitypost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37362068/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 08:28:06 -0400 Financial Post http://story.kansascitypost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37362068/ Brookfield Homes Corp., a land developer and home builder based in Fairfax, Va., said it intends to commence merger discussions with Toronto-based Brookfield Properties Corp.Brookfield Asset Managemen... http://story.kansascitypost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37362070/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 08:28:04 -0400 Financial Post http://story.kansascitypost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37362070/ (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.kansascitypost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37362034/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 08:24:27 -0400 CBS News http://story.kansascitypost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37362034/ 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.kansascitypost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37362035/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 08:24:23 -0400 CBS News http://story.kansascitypost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37362035/ Drugmaker Merck & Co. on Friday reported a 52 percent drop in second-quarter net income, due to big merger and restructuring charges and lower income from partnerships. http://story.kansascitypost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37362032/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 08:20:54 -0400 ABCNews http://story.kansascitypost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37362032/ TOKYO: Microsoft plans to argue before Japan's Fair Trade Commission that a tie-up between Yahoo! Japan and Google is anti-competitive, local media said Friday. The watchdog has said the deal ... http://story.kansascitypost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37362078/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 08:18:43 -0400 Times of India http://story.kansascitypost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37362078/ By Blaise Robinson PARIS, July 30 (Reuters) - European stocks fell on Friday as mixed corporate results prompted investors to cash in some of the strong gains made in the month, ahead of U.S. GDP data... http://story.kansascitypost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37362090/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 08:07:34 -0400 London South East http://story.kansascitypost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37362090/ Submit your comment Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group and Mizuho Financial Group stuck with their full-year profit forecast, suggesting a tough year, after Japan's top two banks reported strong quarterly... http://story.kansascitypost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37362073/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 07:57:56 -0400 Business Report http://story.kansascitypost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37362073/ A successful conclusion to the talks would mark the entry of another global energy major into China's huge but undeveloped shale or tight gas sector, which http://story.kansascitypost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37362048/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 07:49:32 -0400 Morning Star http://story.kansascitypost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37362048/ A successful conclusion to the talks would mark the entry of another global energy major into China's huge but undeveloped shale or tight gas sector, which http://story.kansascitypost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37362047/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 07:49:05 -0400 Morning Star http://story.kansascitypost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37362047/ LONDON (AP) -- World markets fell Friday despite another batch of positive earnings statements in Asia and Europe as investors fretted about a key U.S. economic growth report due later. http://story.kansascitypost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37362076/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 07:47:58 -0400 Tampa Bay Online http://story.kansascitypost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37362076/ Economists expect the government to report Friday that economic growth slowed in the April-to-June quarter as consumers bought less, builders pulled back further, and cash-hungry state and local gover... http://story.kansascitypost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37359503/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 07:26:50 -0400 Star Tribune http://story.kansascitypost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37359503/ WHITEHOUSE STATION, N.J. - Drugmaker Merck & Co. posts a 52 percent drop in second-quarter net income, due to higher costs for sales, administration and restructuring and sharply lower income from pa... http://story.kansascitypost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37359504/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 07:26:47 -0400 Star Tribune http://story.kansascitypost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37359504/ THE ASSOCIATED PRESS BEIJING -- Charles River Laboratories International Inc., a U.S. medical research equipment and services company, said Friday it is canceling a $1.6 billion acquisition of WuXi... http://story.kansascitypost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37359510/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 07:24:59 -0400 Seattle Post-Intelligencer http://story.kansascitypost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37359510/ BLUE BELL, Pa., July 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- UniTek Global Services, Inc. ("UniTek" or the "Company") (OTC Bulletin Board: UGLB), a premier provider of permanently outsourced infrastructure servi... http://story.kansascitypost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37359511/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 07:23:50 -0400 RedOrbit http://story.kansascitypost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37359511/ July 30, 2010 Microsoft is pulling the plug Friday on a program that paid people to use its Bing search engine. The company said it did not see the broad adoption of the search engine that it had ho... http://story.kansascitypost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37359506/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 07:20:58 -0400 NPR http://story.kansascitypost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37359506/ HWK ) today announced that its second quarter 2010 earnings conference call with financial analysts and investors will take place on Thursday, August 5, 2010, at 11:00 a.m. Eastern time and will be we... http://story.kansascitypost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37359492/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 07:16:12 -0400 Market Wire http://story.kansascitypost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37359492/ Alex Salmond said it would be unprecedented for the Senate committee to be allowed to interview ministers in Edinburgh. Photograph: David Moir/Reuters http://story.kansascitypost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37359495/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 07:08:26 -0400 Guardian http://story.kansascitypost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37359495/ Disney sells Miramax along with rights to Oscar-winning films to Filmyard Holdings, scotching rumours that the company's founders might buy it back http://story.kansascitypost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37359494/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 07:08:23 -0400 Guardian http://story.kansascitypost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37359494/ by introducing "free" internet access four years ago , will offer both contract and pre-pay tariffs to existing customers from the autumn.Market watchers will be looking to see whether the company, th... http://story.kansascitypost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37359499/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 07:08:21 -0400 Guardian http://story.kansascitypost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37359499/ plans to scrap the default retirement age will hamper the efforts of businesses to beat the recession and risk causing rifts among staff, employers claimed http://story.kansascitypost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37359497/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 07:08:16 -0400 Guardian http://story.kansascitypost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37359497/ has lost nearly 5% as profit takers moved in after a positive set of results.Shares in the exhibitions and publishing group have climbed around 17% in the last few weeks ahead of the figures, and toda... http://story.kansascitypost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37359496/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 07:08:11 -0400 Guardian http://story.kansascitypost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37359496/ German retail sales in June were in nominal terms down 1.1% and in real terms fell 0.9% on May 2010 while the rise in earnings subject to collective bargaining slowed. http://story.kansascitypost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37359508/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 07:05:58 -0400 Finfacts Business News http://story.kansascitypost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37359508/ Chip packager Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE) has reported net profits of NT$4.61 billion (US$144 million) for the second quarter of 2010, up 36% sequentially and topping market watcher estim... http://story.kansascitypost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37359493/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 07:05:07 -0400 Digitimes http://story.kansascitypost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37359493/ July 30 (Bloomberg) -- Pakistan stepped up rescue efforts after flash floods and heavy rains in the northwest killed 313 people and left thousands stranded in the region’s worst storms. Communic... http://story.kansascitypost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37359491/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 06:59:09 -0400 Business Week http://story.kansascitypost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37359491/ July 30 (Bloomberg) -- Asian stocks fell, dragging down the MSCI Asia Pacific Index by the most in almost two weeks, as higher-than-estimated unemployment in Japan and a poorer Macquarie Group Ltd. ea... http://story.kansascitypost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37359490/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 06:38:43 -0400 Business Week http://story.kansascitypost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37359490/ A consortium of companies led by Asia's richest businessman has won a bid to buy the UK distribution networks of the French electricity provider EDF for £5.8bn. http://story.kansascitypost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37359461/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 06:36:26 -0400 Sky News http://story.kansascitypost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37359461/ Wall Street Journal , Mr Hayward said he did everything possible once the Deepwater Horizon rig exploded and sank in the Gulf of Mexico. He took responsibility for the incident and spent billions of ... http://story.kansascitypost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37359502/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 06:36:20 -0400 Sky News http://story.kansascitypost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37359502/ July 30, 2010 * MUFG Q1 net doubles to Y166.4 bln vs Citi's 140 bln view * Mizuho net profit Y150 bln vs 4.5 bln loss a year ago * Both firms retain full-year profit forecast * DBS in surprise... http://story.kansascitypost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37359516/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 06:21:08 -0400 Fox Business http://story.kansascitypost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37359516/ July 30, 2010 * China set to grow by more than 9 pct this year * No basis for sharp yuan rise; rate nearer to equilibrium * China to keep mix of FX reserve assets * Beijing in no rush to make ... http://story.kansascitypost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37359517/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 06:21:06 -0400 Fox Business http://story.kansascitypost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37359517/ LONDON -(Dow Jones)- Electrocomponents PLC (ECM.LN), a distributor of electronics and maintenance products, said Friday it has appointed Peter Johnson Chairman, following the retirement of Helmut Mams... http://story.kansascitypost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37359518/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 06:21:04 -0400 Fox Business http://story.kansascitypost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37359518/ JOHANNESBURG -(Dow Jones)- Northam Platinum Ltd. (NHM.JO) said Friday underground operations have resumed at its Zondereinde mine in South Africa that were suspended last week following a mining accid... http://story.kansascitypost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37359519/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 06:21:01 -0400 Fox Business http://story.kansascitypost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37359519/ July 30, 2010 * Shanghai Comp falls 0.4 pct; Chalco up on joint venture * Hong Kong up 4.5 pct in July, best since last September * CKI, HKE gain after EDF deal (Updates with closing prices) ... http://story.kansascitypost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37359520/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 06:20:58 -0400 Fox Business http://story.kansascitypost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37359520/ July 30, 2010 * One million people in the east rely on mining * Several tracking schemes face smuggling quagmire * Detractors say mineral focus won't solve conflict By Katrina Manson NUMBI, ... http://story.kansascitypost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37359524/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 06:20:56 -0400 Fox Business http://story.kansascitypost.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/id/37359524/